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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
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
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...writes: ‘I have never enjoyed housework, it is not in my nature; please try to find me somewhere to work with children’. Both had learned English in school; they thought they would be safe in England, and could probably find work; if not they would try America again. They married in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. He fought a 5 year battle with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...write articles and features on the environmental issue, thereby educating the local citizens. The citizens in turn come to expect their local officials to act to safeguard their environment...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Pressure groups and politics - There is clear evidence that environmental NGOs are expanding the political space within which they...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...writing within an American context, and thinking about race within the American racial system. You may have different responses to these cases than Mills does, depending on your own understanding of race. [A person holding a mask in front of their face.] You’ll be asked to consider what race the person in each case would be judged to be depending on each criterion, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...writing, and you should always check to see how it is being used. As I explained, our focus in this course will be on state consciousness of the ordinary non-introspective variety – phenomenal consciousness, in Block's terminology. I shall not keep spelling this out, however, and from now on, unless otherwise indicated, the words ‘conscious’ and ‘consciousness’...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...writing, the government is introducing changes to the inheritance tax. Please see How Inheritance Tax works: thresholds, rules and allowances for more information. It’s a good idea to make or update your will so you can decide who to leave your money, property and possessions to. If you don’t have a will the law dictates who gets everything. Pension plans usually have...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Write their names down below. Comment You may have thought about some fictional judges such as Judge John Deed (TV series of the same name), Judge Roy Snyder (TV series The Simpsons), Judge Bullingham (Book and TV Series Rumpole of the Bailey) or Judge Judy (TV series of the same name). Alternatively you may have considered some real judges such as Baroness Lady Brenda...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs