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Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...learn how judges make sense of evidence, and how they decide on fair outcomes in legal disputes. The course shows how the law constrains and influences judges, and what happens when the law is uncertain or contested. The course uses videos, practical examples, and interactive activities to explain and demonstrate each key idea. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...learning or physical disabilities. The course is designed for people who are interested in and curious about social care or social work practice, or who might be thinking about working in these professions in the future. The activities within the course will help you think about practitioner roles, your own and other people’s identities, skills of reflection, and the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Budget 2017: Instant reactions
Money & Business

Budget 2017: Instant reactions

...learn how to learn. Finally, a relatively small investment – but an important one – addresses the issue of lifelong learning. Hammond has announced £40m to be spent on pilot projects in this area. Industrial strategy Ian Greenwood, Associate Professor in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, University of Leeds The government’s plan for a “modern...
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Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Effecting change

...learning contexts, with particular reference to collaborative and distributed practices. You will explore the issues through research from around the world, so that you reflect on personal and institutional responses to enacting leadership that support the involvement of all. If you haven’t already, you might want to consider exploring the related OpenLearn courses...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...learned and to help you make the most of these eight weeks of scientific discovery. JESSICA BARNES Hello and welcome to the course. I’m Jess, I’m a post graduate research student here at The Open University. I’ll be your guide throughout this eight-week learning journey. I’ll be catching up with you each week to let you know what’s coming up. We’ve got a great...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...learning tool. Through completing various activities you will improve your active use of the language, and develop the confidence to access further audio-visual resources and take your French studies to a higher level...This free course, Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French, is aimed at intermediate learners of French with an interest in language and culture....
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...Learn how computers work, how data is stored and deleted, and why online safety and data security matter while gaining a deeper understanding of how technology influences the way we live and think...This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate virtually every aspect of the modern world and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...learn about management. The main one is almost certainly that you want to improve your effectiveness as a manager. If so, it helps to have a clear idea of what managers do and what is meant by managerial ‘effectiveness’. To do this, you need to be able to identify your roles as a manager and those factors which influence your effectiveness – and these lie not only...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs