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Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: Green pools, drug cheats, sexism and nationality - A short reading list

...opening ceremony] A scene from the 2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony Sharing games Inevitably, London 2012 was dubbed "the first social media Olympics", which makes Rio 2016 the second Summer Social Olympics. How have athletes adapted to having direct access to a global audience? Northwestern University's Michelle R Martinelli reports that, while participants are hemmed...
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Article 5 mins
Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...Open University's Health and Social Care qualifications. In this second of a series of OpenLearn articles linking to The Ageing Well Public Talks (AWPT) Series structured around Five Pillars for Ageing Well that runs every year at The Open University, we are going to discuss how we could prepare for a home death. Earlier in the AWPT Series, we discussed Advance Care...
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Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

...Open University course A210, Approaching Literature. If you want to explore these topics further you could opt to study A100 The Arts Past and Present which includes material on Irish national identity in the unit ‘Tradition and Dissent’. A multi-disciplinary course, AA100 also introduces you to literary study. If you enjoy in-depth discussion and analysis of...
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What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
Education & Development

What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?

...Open University's Open Degree. What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study? [Silhouette with education icons and symbols in their head.] The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “Interdisciplinary” as: “Involving two or more academic, scientific, or artistic disciplines”. So perhaps the best place to start in thinking about the benefits of interdisciplinary...
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Article 15 mins
What do genes do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What do genes do?

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Course image: brewbooks in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Open University’s Health and Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK) population’s life expectancy. Less well recognised is that the life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has also improved and over half are now aged over forty-five. The majority of those...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...Open University and Rolls-Royce PLC. This collaboration has ensured that contemporary theories about risk management are explored within the context of an international company that is required to apply these theories in its business practices. Recent decades have seen an array of news stories where risk management failings have undermined an organisation and dented the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...Open University, who you'll hear from at the start of each week, introduces the course. Transcript 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 of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs