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Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...manage and download your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of Participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...managed expenditure (AME) or non-fiscal DEL'. The next largest funding segment is 'Welsh Rates of Income Tax' at £2.2 billion or 12%. Next is 'Non-Domestic Rates' at £1.1 billion or 6%. And finally 'Fully Devolved Taxes' at £281 million or 2% – this is broken down into 'Land Transaction Tax' at £245m, and 'Landfill Disposals Tax' at £36m. Underneath this diagram is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...manage the complexities of modern society. Others, however, may express reservations that the huge amount of information held by the state poses a threat to individual freedom and the right to privacy. However, even if people are relatively happy about the government holding so much of their personal information, they may not necessarily feel the same about the extent to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...managed to reduce their energy by over 25 per cent in the last four years, so, design engineering is going to be absolutely essential to our sustainable future. SPEAKER 3: This is about a bit more than just this object; a nut and bolt. It’s actually about how this particular nut and bolt is like any other nut or bolt of the same size. To manufacture that requires a...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...Managers by Sheila Cameron, 3rd edition, published by Pitman Publishing, 1997, ISBN 0 273 62812 7. Chapter 13, ‘Using numbers’ introduces the use of number in a management context. Open Mathematics (MU120) – Open University course that comprehensively covers mathematics topics. This course assumes you are already reasonably confident with the material covered by any...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...manageable chunks. Sometimes, periods can be subdivided into short time periods – perhaps the reign of different monarchs. The early modern period is usually broken down into themes that capture key features of the time...Early modern Europe: an introduction: 6.1 Society and social order - Early modern society was hierarchical. According to the French lawyer Charles...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Social psychology and politics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social psychology and politics

...management. All sorts of university systems. I've been doing that since the 1970s with varying degrees of success. Very successful I the early 80s and then that whole system disintegrated as senior management changes within the university and other priorities come on. Quite successful in the 2000s and then that system disintegrates. The last thing that I've been doing in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...manage better next time? In Week 1, you were introduced to an important point of pronunciation which should help with your listening and speaking skills. Building a language notebook This is something you can develop week by week, which is entirely personal to you. You may find that you want to change the way you go about it in Week 2; don’t worry if that happens. The...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs