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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...resources that we offer, to give anybody the tools to achieve success. In 2015, the OU created badged courses, which give learners the option to earn a digital badge on completion, in order to demonstrate their learning journey. The Dangoor Education courses on OpenLearn include some of the first badged courses. As of January 2021, OpenLearn has seen almost 200,000...
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...human experience. As you read this course, you will discover some of the ideas already explored with IoE as well as begin to formulate your own view how IoE could a game changer. From smart homes to smart cities and agile manufacturing, IoE offers us some interesting opportunities. A note about spellings: While The Open University is a UK organisation, Cisco, who...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...resources to ensure they aren't invaded or attacked. Their own survival or security is the primary goal. Power-- states pursue survival by increasing their power. And for realists, the ultimate form of power is military might. There are many strands of realism. Classical realists, like Hans Morgenthau, believed that states competition for power is driven by human nature....
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...human behaviour. The end result is that a team of social entrepreneurs building innovative healthcare systems and a criminal gang creating illicit trading networks may both find themselves referred to as acting ‘entrepreneurially’. In the first activity, we start to explore this territory by asking what it means to be an ‘entrepreneur’...Entrepreneurial...
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...human development but not something that has been considered a key topic in social psychology. However, when you recognise that it is through the body that we relate to other people and the world about us, then perhaps it does make sense. Our body is the vehicle for communicating with others and for carrying out our everyday lives. It is impossible to separate our bodies...
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...Humanities...Language and thought: Introducing representation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning language and thought understand problems concerning language and thought and discuss them in a philosophical way...Language and thought: Introducing representation: 1.1 Introduction - One of...
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...human relationships and the empowerment and liberation of people to enhance wellbeing. Utilising theories of human behaviour and social systems, social work intervenes at the points where people interact with their environments. Principles of human rights and social justice are fundamental to social work (BASW, 2012). The model of the four components of good practice...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...human torso and head in a thinking pose. Behind are thought bubbles with ‘Priority 1’up to ‘Priority 9’ written in them.] Figure 8 What are the priorities of regulation in your nation? However, along with the differences there are also similarities. For example, the term social worker is a protected job title throughout the UK. This means that only those who are...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs