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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey The law can be constricting with asylum...
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What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...becomes positively charged and the other becomes negatively charged. This causes the electrons, which are free to move, to travel through the wire towards the positive terminal of the battery, where they are removed. At the same time the negative terminal supplies more electrons to the wire. Within the battery there is a net flow of negative charge from the positive...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...student tuition fees or the NHS. [Chart illustrating points described in the text] Figure 3. Labour posts by media type. N=545 [Chart illustrating points described in the text] Figure 4. Labour posts by policy area. N=545 The Labour party’s Facebook feed spent a lot of time on issues connected to its campaign and voting. Labour strategists wanted to energise voters who...
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Writing your research proposal
Education & Development

Writing your research proposal

...student can achieve. The guidance provided in these articles will help you apply for one of the two main types of research degree offered by The Open University...A traditional PhD, a Doctor of Philosophy, usually studied full-time, prepares candidates for a career in Higher Education. A Professional Doctorate is usually studied part-time by mid- to late-career...
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Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...become embedded in society, making certain transactions between people or organisations affecting other people – what economists call ‘externalities’. Sometimes these externalities are generally positive and good, but lead to the ‘free-rider’ problem. In other cases the effects can be negative and bad – and even the seemingly beneficial free ride can also...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...become matted) are Locticians. [Lux advert - text: 'Lux won't shrink wool', illustration is a black woman pouring the product on a black child's hair]Nineteenth-century US advertisement. Show me the money Madame C.J. Walker, the first Black female millionaire, received a patent for developing the ‘hot comb’, also known as the ‘pressing comb’, with the premise that...
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Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...OU offers...Psychology around the world: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe how cultural and societal factors shape some core psychological processes, namely how people think, remember and perceive the world describe some different cultural approaches to wellbeing understand how early life experiences impact infant development,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...become entrepreneurs. Over a period of approximately 18 months, the programme trained and supported a team of 15 volunteer Business Enterprise mentor, linking them to around 50 young people during this period. 10 of the mentors are male and five female. They ranged in age from 22 to 60 years. Nine define themselves as white British, two as other British, one as black...
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