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Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...systems in Germany. Photovoltaic and solar thermal panels Solar power stations in Holland generate energy, even on cloudy days. Examining the photovoltaic schemes in operation in the UK and the rest of Europe. Wave and tidal energy Will wave energy eventually overtake wind power? A look at today's technology in operation and the offshore devices of the future. Geothermal...
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Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...think they are going to be. They see things adults do not, they are experts in their own lives. Adults should be partners with the children and young people; this will lead to better research. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...Think about Wikipedia. Everyone uses Wikipedia. It's an online encyclopaedia that's free. Wikipedia competes with the Encyclopaedia Britannica, which originally started life as a multi-volume product which you bought a set of volumes and had the information in it. Difference between the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia is Encyclopaedia Britannica, the customer who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A short Paralympics reading list

...think the risk is worth taking. Studies have shown athletes with a spinal cord injury who boost can get up to a 10 percent improvement in some races. "It's an extreme thing to do and we have to constantly remind athletes it's very dangerous," said Craig Spence, a spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee. The IPC banned the practice in 2004 and says it doesn't...
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Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
History & The Arts

Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

...in the value of hard work into our everyday ethic. ...How does religion fit with the world of business? Perhaps more closely than you think. The sociologist and economist Max Weber argued that after the Reformation one form of Christian Protestantism, Calvinism, encouraged a different attitude to work, with far-reaching effects. Delve deeper into some of the themes raised...
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The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...think that football may differ from businesses usually considered more conventional, such as supermarkets like Sainsburys or Aldi. The business of football Pete Winkelman, Owner and chairman, MK Dons I think football is so different from any other kind of business, because I suppose fundamentally it‘s not a business. You don’t look at income and expenditure sheets in...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...systems...Social science and participation: Differences in participation - Social scientific research on participation is often concerned with differential patterns of participation – with describing who does and who doesn’t participate, and why, and suggesting appropriate measures to enhance participation in general, or among particular groups. These differential...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list

...think about the amount of work that would be involved in a study like this. You would have to take a large group of people and measure each of these factors every day of the year. You would then need to assess the relative contributions of each factor in the equation to feeling a bit low. An equation might look good, but any psychologist doing research will tell you that...
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