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Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills
Education & Development

Working as a researcher | Developing research and study skills

...resources on the OU Library Training site. Collecting and managing references What others said: I saved all refs in a file as I went on. I … found that the best way for me was to go into Google Scholar and to press cite, grab the APA version which needed less modifications, and to save it in alphabetical order. [EdD student, Year 3] I think I would have tried to find a...
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Article 2 mins
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...human needs for food and shelter to the generation of wealth by trade. In this free course, Engineering: The nature of problems, we learn that engineers see the problems more as challenges and opportunities than as difficulties. What they appear to be doing is solving problems, but in fact they are busy creating solutions, an altogether more imaginative
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...resources and distinct, yet complementary, pedagogies. It can be a real challenge to achieve a balance between high-quality reading instruction and dedicating time purely for Reading for Pleasure in school; however, it is crucial that both aspects are viewed as equal and essential components in literacy education. [Young boy in school uniform smiling up at an adult who...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...human beings, both family, friends, acquaintances, people you might bump into in the street or in the shop. It's just about having that human contact and building up those relationships with people and really making sure that what we do is in line with what the person receiving care wants and vice versa. So it's working together, rather than having this hierarchy of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink
Nature & Environment

El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink

...catastrophe affecting millions...[A woman scoops water in a dry riverbed near Kataboi village in remote Turkana in northern Kenya. In 40 degree heat and with no access to clean water, she resorts to collecting unfiltered water for her family in containers.] The global humanitarian system, designed to save those at risk of dying because of human or natural...
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Article 10 mins
Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...human behaviour as the basis for weighing the benefits and costs of decisions affecting trillions of pounds every year. Psychologists are also interested in people’s choices, particularly the effect of emotions. Much of this complements economists' standard view of us. Take emotions related to the object of choice, for instance. If I choose to watch my local football...
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Article 5 mins
The Odyssey: List of characters
History & The Arts

The Odyssey: List of characters

...human and mythical. In this article Dr Emma Bridges gives us the lowdown on the main characters. ...Find out more about The Open University's Classical Studies courses Odysseus is the king of Ithaca, and one of the Greek heroes who joined in the Greek expedition to Troy, leaving his wife Penelope and infant son Telemachus behind. He has a reputation for clever speaking...
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Article 10 mins
Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network

...human race has taken roughly 250 years to stoke global warming by 1°C. On present trends, we look likely to add the next 1°C far more quickly – across much of the world, many climate scientists believe, by the middle of this century. The research is published in the journal New Scientist, which commissioned it. As so often with climate projections, it needs qualifying...
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Article 10 mins