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Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand more effective ways of engaging with children and young people understand the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences understand the difference between ‘at risk’ and ‘risky behaviours’ evaluate potential steps that can be taken to better support children and young people...Engaging with children and young...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Death and medicine: postponement and promise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

...study in Health & Social Care. If you find this course interesting, take a look at the Open University course K220 Death, Dying and Bereavement. Alternatively, you can explore the related OpenLearn course, An introduction to death, dying and grief...Death and medicine: Postponement and promise: Learning outcomes - After completing this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...study of the reading habits of a writer, and how this information can be used in a literary study of that writer’s own writing. To this end we will be focussing on the reading experiences of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee. This course builds on the previous two courses, Red_1 and Red_2, and trains users in advanced search functions and close analysis of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...study of their efficacy or with any consideration as to whether they were ethically appropriate – or not. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S111 Questions in science...Ethics in science?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how clinical trials are used today in medicine understand...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...study in Health and Social Care. In this free course, Introducing healthcare improvement, you will be exploring what is meant by the terms ‘quality’ and ‘quality improvement’ in the context of healthcare. You will consider what constitutes the key dimensions of healthcare quality that improvement initiatives typically target. You will be introduced to some key...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide
History & The Arts

What did Plato believe about the human soul? The one minute guide

...Studies and qualifications [Plato compared the soul to a person driving a chariot pulled by two flying horses] [One horse is beautiful and noble; it wants to soar into heaven. This horse is our finer spirit.] [The other horse is ugly and bad. This horse represents our base nature, driven by passions and irrationality.] [The soul is our rational self, trying to keep...
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Article 1 min
The origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

The origins of the First World War

...Read about Franz Ferdinand's assassination, discover the diplomatic crisis that engulfed Europe in July, explore Germany's strategic war plans, and lots more. We've suggested an order for you to read, but feel free to dip in and out wherever you like. Has this whetted your appetite about studying history? Find out more about The Open University's BA (Hons) in History....
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Article 5 mins
Are you care experienced and considering university?
Education & Development

Are you care experienced and considering university?

...for finding the key information necessary to simplify this process. Explore CLASS Cymru Support areas include: Before university Making applications Transition to university Studying at university After university Advice and support [university ready - white back ] This resource is part of the University Ready hub. Find more resources like this on the hub homepage....
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Article 5 mins