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Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...learn from each other. Movement and Identity On 21st May 2019 a symposium on Movement and Identity with OU researchers from the Justice, Borders, Rights Research Stream on Citizenship and Governance explored from various disciplinary and artistic perspectives, issues of migration, citizenship and belonging at Tate Modern. Agnes Czajka, Senior Lecturer in POLIS at the OU...
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Article 15 mins
Personality: A user guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

Personality: A user guide

...learning. Researchers sometimes distinguish between temperament, which refers exclusively to characteristics that are inborn or directly caused by biological factors, and personality, which also includes social and cultural learning. Nervousness might be a factor of temperament, but religious piety is an aspect of personality (overlaid, perhaps, on some temperamental...
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Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

Early widowhood: navigating a way through grief

...learning. Grief, love and loss I still grieve. When my emotions bubble up, I get a physical pain, deep in my core – like a knife being twisted. Also, I feel it in my throat – like my airway is closing – then the tears come. It’s like a mini volcanic eruption. I sometimes feel lost – like I have been in an accident at sea, and I am all alone, clinging onto...
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Introduction to differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to differential equations

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise differential equations that can be solved by each of the three methods – direct integration, separation of variables and integrating factor method – and use the appropriate method to solve them use an initial condition to find a particular solution of a differential equation, given a...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The awarding gap at The Open University
Education & Development

The awarding gap at The Open University

...Learning works, widening participation in Education, Coventry, Further Education Funding Council. Available at: http://www.educationengland.org.uk/documents/kennedy1997/kennedy-report.html (Accessed 6 December 2020). National Union of Students (2011) Race for Equality (NUS report). Available at:
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Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the key role of the principle of superposition in the solution of linear constant-coefficient second-order differential equations obtain the general solution of a homogeneous linear constant-coefficient second-order differential equation using the solutions of its auxiliary equation use the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...Learn how to identify your strengths, showcase your skills authentically, and use the right tools to build a professional image that attracts opportunities - whether you’re advancing in your current role or seeking something new...The way you present yourself to your employers, both current and future, plays a crucial part in career success and satisfaction. If you get...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...learned so much from them, and as a consequence, I chose the area of looking at how they supported children’s health for my doctoral research. Children's health is not as good as it could be or as good as they deserve. They have a right to good health. And it is up to the adults in their lives to do what they can to promote good health for children. This course brings...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs