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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...manage 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 start-of-course...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ
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...manager [Online course on how to be a good supervisor] Parents [List of local schools] Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 4 items in each list. Older people Young children A manager Parents Match each of the previous list items with an item from the following list: a.[List of local...
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...managed to kill the scorpion, she got stung by its tail as it died. In gratitude for Felis’ sacrifice, Artemis placed Felis among the stars where she could chase the scorpion and keep him away from Orion. [A made-up constellation.] Figure 12 Snuffly the Hedgehog Phillipa’s constellation: Snuffly the Hedgehog marks the beginning of autumn and guides animals through the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...managed to trim 1 W K–1 off the heat loss coefficient by better insulation or airtightness, then the marginal saving in space heating demand would be 1889 × 24 = 45.3 kWh in London or 2600 × 24 = 62.4 kWh in Berlin. This could then be used to analyse the relative cost effectiveness of further energy-saving investments. Activity 10 Based on the degree day data, is our...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...Management and Release, Oxford, Oxford University Press. NBC News (2005), ‘Katrina victims blame racism for slow aid: Emotions flare as black survivors testify before special House panel’, NBC News, 12 June [Online]. Available at: http://www.nbcnews.com/ id/ 10354221/ ns/ us_news-katrina_the_long_road_back/ t/ katrina-victims-blame-racism-slow-aid/ #.XKeHFslKjIU...
Reading and note taking – preparation for study
Society, Politics & Law

Reading and note taking – preparation for study

...Management’, in T. Modood et al., Ethnic Minorities in Britain: Diversity and Disadvantage. London: Policy Studies Institute. Source: Smith, 1997, pp.718–20 Discussion Our spider diagram is reproduced below. Once again we wrote the extract details on the top of the page. We also thought up some questions: What is the extent of racially motivated crime and harassment?...
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...managing for the weeks, months or years before they claimed asylum, then there's no reason why they should not continue to do so’ (Prasad, 2003, p. 2). The way the policy was administered resulted in ‘people … being refused support despite applying within days, sometimes minutes, of arriving in Scotland. Refugees ended up having to sleep rough and go hungry simply...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...managed only to get across the road before he was trapped on a railway bridge. He was kicked and punched before his tormentors lifted him over a wall and dropped him on to the electrified tracks below. Another everyday occurrence in Moss Side perhaps? No: this time it was Northwood, a well-to-do suburb on the borders of north-west London and Hertfordshire … The violence...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs