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Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...OU students need to set aside no longer than, on average, 15 hours to study an entire session of OU module. However, a decision-maker believes that OU students spend longer studying an entire session of the OU module”. You may find this statement different from others you have experienced, so please take a longer time to think about it. Discussion ......
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Conversations and interviews
Money & Business

Conversations and interviews

...become more apparent as we explore the different types of interviews and conversations you might undertake in your inquiry. Not all questions are answered by information – sometimes you will get opinions or feelings – and not all conversations are formal interviews with an interviewee, and so I’ll use the one term respondent to capture all the people that you’ll...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...student looking at laptop holding book doing research] We must, however, also look at the direct impact that our work has on the wider public. This is especially important for peer reviewed publications in the wider areas of health and social care, where the findings of some research studies may directly facilitate a behaviour change that might be beneficial to the...
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Article 10 mins
Broken Hearts in Juvenile Dementia
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Juvenile Dementia

...student Emily Coode tells us about her research into the heart problems in juvenile dementia, also called CLN3 - a rare disease. ...[Cardiac myocytes loaded with a fluorescent stain for lysosomes (red) and a dye measuring the intracellular calcium concentration (green)] Cardiac myocytes loaded with a fluorescent stain for lysosomes (red) and a dye measuring the...
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Article 10 mins
European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...learning. So, what are you waiting for? Test your language skills How to learn a language Exploring English Language for work and travel What can learning languages do for you? Let more real Open University Language students tell you Why study language? Discover 9 reasons to learn a foreign language Try our language courses for free! Study with The Open University...
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Article 5 mins
Seeing the bigger picture: exploring the stories of children from migrant backgrounds
Education & Development

Seeing the bigger picture: exploring the stories of children from migrant backgrounds

...student Karen Horsley describes her research on the stories and experiences of young children whose families have migrated to the UK made visible through documentary photography...[Photos from Karen Horsley] Although there is often a surprise at the idea of young children using cameras intentionally to communicate and tell visual stories, my study, and others before,...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...students who come to your university. [MUSIC PLAYING] An example of how the OU has tackled intersectionality in leadership is, recently, we’ve introduced a diversity statement for future executive leaders in their applications. So what this means is that the leader has to show the diversity thought, critical insight, their experience, and their engagement in it. So the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...becomes more prevalent. As far as I know, Michelle Thorn, Mozilla’s Director of the Webmaker Program, was the first to define openwashing in 2009: “Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived from “greenwashing," which should not be confused with "The Open Source Washing Machine." Also in 2009, Phil Marsosudiro, coined a similar...
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Article 5 mins