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Create stunning images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Create stunning images of the Universe

...OU I have had the pleasure of visiting COAST a number of times and it really is a pristine observing site,” says course co-author and presenter Alan Cayless. The telescope itself has a mirror diameter of 14 inches (35 cm) allowing it to collect over 5000 times lighter than your eye. It also has the advantage of a sensitive digital camera which collects and stores the...
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Article 10 mins
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
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
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...become a monopoly supplier. If it did, then there would be no-one left for the team to play! It's a cross between business and warfare. Stefan Szymanski, from Imperial College Management School: "Football lies somewhere between economics and warfare. In warfare, there can only be one winner. My success necessarily means your failure – and that's true of winning the...
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Article 15 mins
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
Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...OU academics. While you are doing so you may wish to take some notes about why the use of language is important in mental health and what its use might suggest to those who have mental ill-health and how it is perceived and treated. Reading A The impact of language on mental health perspectives One aspect of the debate that surrounds mental health is how to refer to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Can you learn a language with an app?
Languages

Can you learn a language with an app?

...should not feel threatened by apps. Instead, teachers should encourage their students to use them to do the repetitive grammar work, leaving precious class time for more language interaction. Fernando Rosell-Aguilar, Senior lecturer in Spanish and Open Media Fellow, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Article 10 mins
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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Article 5 mins