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How to start a course

...OU curriculum. Many are based on Open University course materials while others are written specifically for OpenLearn. All of our courses enable you to earn a Statement of participation and some also allow you to earn a free digital badge. You can use your badge or Statement of participation to share your achievement with others, although they do not carry any formal...
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Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)
Money & Business

Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO)

...becomes more likely, and may arise from change of staff within the organisation, or even where the strategic priority attached to a project changes so that the sponsor also changes...Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO): 1.3 Communication of governance arrangements - Four principles of effective project governance are given in the book Project...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...OU students who helped to develop the Changemakers project upon which this course is partly based. Thank you to the UK Parliament Week team for helping to develop the original Changemakers guide. Thank you to the Political Studies Association for helping to fund the original Changemakers guide. Thank you to OU Scotland, OU Wales and OU Ireland for commenting...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...becomes law...This free course, The law-making process in England and Wales, introduces you to the sources of law in England and Wales. It examines the democratic law-making process and how and by whom proposed legislation is initiated, before introducing you to the Westminster Parliament, which creates legislation. It is within this Parliament that proposed legislation...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...become the global force it is today? This free course, English in the world today, explores the status of the language and its worldwide diversity. It looks at how social and political factors influence people's attitudes towards it, and at the relationship between one's linguistic heritage and sense of identity...How did English become the global force it is today? This...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Paratoi aseiniadau
Education & Development

Paratoi aseiniadau

...ou&utm_medium=ebook Mae cyrsiau prifysgolion yn amrywio o ran y mathau o aseiniadau sy’n ofynnol. Gellid gofyn i chi gwblhau unrhyw rai o’r canlynol. Traethodau Adroddiadau Aseiniadau llafar Aseiniadau atebion byr Aseiniadau a gaiff eu marcio gan gyfrifiadur Asesiadau ar ddiwedd y cwrs Ceir disgrifiad byr o bob un o’r rhain isod ond bydd deunyddiau eich cwrs yn...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...become more confident with learning the language. Video 2 You may wish to print out the Instructions on how to enable Chinese font and type characters for your own reference. Note that Video 1 and the instructions about enabling Chinese fonts for PC were based on Windows 10. For Windows 11, see Video 3 below. Please note, to revert back to an English (or your primary...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place
History & The Arts

Keeping the spark of the 60s alive: Neil Young and a sense of place

...students by the US National Guard during a peaceful protest against the Vietnam War. His activism has more recently led him to criticize US foreign policy during the Iraq War, off-shore fracking, and the use of GMOs by multinational corporations. Professor Halliwell continued: “Arguably, Neil Young has more contemporary relevance than Bob Dylan, who is back on the...
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