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Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...account include: the extent of biodegradation the rate of accumulation of a substance in the biota (and so within the food chain) the retention time of a substance within an organism. An important mechanism for toxicity in the body is the poisoning of enzymes, which are the catalysts of all the bodily functions. The terms used when explaining the effects of a toxic...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...accountability for senior managers. It is also necessary to create a culture of transparency and dialogue in such contexts.’...Contemporary issues in managing: 3.4 Using collective leadership for problem-solving - A complex problem for an organisation could consist of having to innovate in terms of processes and products, to be creative and think out of the box – all...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...account. You will find links to recordings of previous ‘planets and moons chat’ throughout the course. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...account and several blogs to maintain, plus my Facebook status updates, my photo diary, my video blogs and my podcast that I have to record. And that's the content that I create. There's also the content that I consume, not least of which are the emails in my inbox and all the messages on my answering machine. I was away for a week and I had 283 emails that I had to go...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Approaching poetry
History & The Arts

Approaching poetry

...account, widening your own experience and enjoying it too. Remember that language changes over the years. I've deliberately chosen to discuss poems from different periods, and given dates of first publication. Do keep this in mind, especially as you may find some examples more accessible than others. The idiom and register of a poem written in the eighteenth century will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...account. The second point puts forward one's nation as a core of value; the third is about the creation of varied markers of centre and periphery; borders, government institutions and others that embody, and which make real, what the ideology has imagined. Freeden rightly warns that this set of concepts cannot be used to explain a great deal in itself. It is necessarily a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...account of her reasons for working in schools. In response, she wrote: I have always wanted to work with children. I had experience of work relating to children, for example at camps and in clubs. I felt my experience as a mother and childminder was a good foundation from which to start. I was keen to look after my own children during school holidays and during...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...account by calculating the volume of oxygen consumed for a particular amount (or mass) of animal. Volumes of a gas such as oxygen would be measured in millilitres (ml), or the numerically equivalent unit, cubic centimetres (cm3). The mass of the animal would be measured in grams (g), or perhaps in thousandths of a gram, i.e. milligrams (mg). In practical terms, oxygen...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs