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Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the potential for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, and speculates on the ethics of searching for life elsewhere in the solar system...The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science of searching for...
Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain
Money & Business

Gweithio hybrid: sgiliau ar gyfer arwain

...anfwriadol, bydd y cyhoeddwyr yn hapus i wneud y trefniadau gofynnol ar y cyfle cyntaf. Peidiwch â cholli cyfle Os yw darllen y testun hwn wedi eich ysbrydoli i ddysgu mwy, efallai y bydd gennych ddiddordeb mewn ymuno â'r miliynau o bobl sy'n darganfod ein hadnoddau dysgu a chymwysterau am ddim trwy droi at y Brifysgol Agored – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...course, The body in antiquity, will introduce you to the concept of the body in Greek and Roman civilisation. In recent years, the body has become a steadily growing field in historical scholarship, and Classical Studies is no exception. It is an aspect of the ancient world that can be explored through a whole host of different types of evidence: art, literature and...
Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction
History & The Arts

Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction

...course you’ll examine one of Agatha Christie’s most significant works, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and explore the evolution of British detective fiction in relation to Christie’s background, literary modernism and the development of middlebrow fiction...When we think of twentieth century literature as a popular cultural form, Agatha Christie (1890–1976),...
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...course, Entrepreneurial impressions - reflection, you will be encouraged to unpack your own experiences of, and perceptions about, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. You will also take a look at the relevant research evidence on entrepreneurial personality and on the role of informal ties with family and friends. There are still many unresolved questions about the nature...
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...course, Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth, you will build on your understanding of how to evaluate research by thinking about a fundamental part of the research process: research perspectives and approaches. Some of the different ways of researching situations that can arise when working in education and working with children and young...
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...course, The social in social science, provides a basic overview of how social science contains deeply embedded cultural assumptions, and outlines the important relationship between philosophical thinking and practical research methods in social sciences...In a complex and rapidly changing world, social scientific study examines how we produce things, communicate, govern...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...course, Partnerships and networks in work with young people, you will explore a range of meanings for the word 'partnership' and see that it is used to describe a range of practices, structures and processes. You will also look at some of the difficulties, as well as the potential benefits, that can come from working in partnership...The term 'partnership' is used to...