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Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...types of materials (music, video, text and so on) that are available for use under an open, ‘some rights reserved’ copyright licence that enables people to use, adapt and share the materials. So open content may not necessarily have an educational purpose. There are a number of different types of open licence and so the content may be ‘open’ but not necessarily...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...type of work experience that matter and that everyone needs to have at least one on their CV. In some industries, such as finance or IT, there is more of an emphasis on formal internships but there are many others where the knowledge and skills that you gain are what’s important – regardless of the environment in which you experience them. In Week 3, you’ll focus on...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...types of behaviour or social interaction in society, such as excluding certain liability in contract law or imposing liability for certain types of anti-social behaviour. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W101An introduction to law...The law-making process in England and Wales: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...types of emotion. One way to start is to consider a range of states and to identify which states we would naturally classify as emotions, and which we would naturally classify as states of some other kind. This will put us in a better position to see whether there are any common features that link different types of emotions and differentiate them from states of other...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers
Education & Development

Learning to teach: mentoring and tutoring student teachers

...type of skills do mentors need to be effective? Daniel Park (Student teacher): One of the key skills they’ll need is to be organized themselves so that they can fit in the time necessary to train a teacher as well as all the duties that they have themselves. Ann Shelton Mayes (Academic consultant): Daniel Park. Certainly a mentor has to be well organized to do the job...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...types of learning we do. Sometimes, for example, we set out intentionally to learn new things – to enrol for a course, start an apprenticeship or teach ourselves a language in preparation for a holiday. Coombs and Ahmed call this deliberate learning. ‘Accidental learning’ In contrast, other learning could be called accidental – occurring as a result of something...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...type of system and develop relevant skills to apply them to real-world problems. You will develop core skills in object-oriented analysis and design, allowing you to develop software that is fit for purpose, reusable and amenable to change...Enterprise systems are software applications that automate and integrate all many of the key business processes of an organisation....
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...type of group which ‘unites the members towards mutually-held objectives’ (Bennett, 1994). Some differences between groups and teams are given in Table 1. Table 1 Differences between groups and teams GROUPS TEAMS Leadership Strong, focused leader There may be some sharing of leadership Accountability Individual accountability Both individual and mutual accountability...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs