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The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...write a paragraph explaining your thoughts. Is there any link between the disasters at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl? How could they have been avoided? Next, find out the fate of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility and the Chernobyl nuclear power station...Week 3: Is nuclear power safe?: 3.1.4 Clean-up at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl - [Described image] Figure 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...writing case studies on organisations that have seen a need to address this. And after all this while, I still find that age tops the list of biases that are witnessed or experienced in the workplace, a view supported by the 2019 State of Inclusion Survey conducted by Deloitte. Ageism still exists because we simply aren’t conscious or aware of these biases that manifest...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...writing your business plan, it is necessary to know for whom it is written. Business plans usually take from one week to three months to write. A business plan is not only a tool for raising money; it also helps the entrepreneur to identify and define business goals and to determine the best methods for achieving those goals. A business plan should highlight the points...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing

...write a list of the ingredients that you think are likely to be a ‘recipe’ for good mental health for babies and very young children. Discussion When compiling your list of ingredients for good mental health and wellbeing, you may have included some of the factors from Session 1, Activity 2, such as resources within the child, family, community and society. You may...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...write a brief explanation of your answer. (a) Many small desert mammals are able to endure hot and physiologically stressful ambient temperatures by storing heat for a number of hours. (b) The coat of camels has an insulating effect in hot environments and camels shorn of their coat are likely to have a higher evaporative water loss. (c) Measurements of BMR in the hoopoe...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...write your own article on the business of football. Jacky Hinton We hope you enjoy this final week – good luck with your learning. Ben and Jacky introduce you to Week 3, the final week of the course. Welcome to the final week of The business of football. So far you have been introduced to a range of ideas about business and management and shown how they might operate in...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...writings and documents, in order to elucidate the significance of particular subjects and motifs. The leading proponent of the use of this approach to elucidate Dutch seventeenth-century painting, Eddy de Jongh, defines iconology as ‘the branch of art history that seeks to explain the content of representations in their historical context, in relation to other cultural...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...writing, listening and speaking skills. Studying this course should give you a basic overview of the importance of crime fiction in French society and the work of some prominent authors. You will also have the opportunity to extend your knowledge of French vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation and develop some key academic skills. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs