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Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...world...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the nature and extent of the carbon footprints of individuals and households within the national and global economy assess individual carbon footprints using a carbon calculator understand the main components of the carbon footprint of...
History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...World War I Reading places Reading while travelling Samuel Pepys: diarist, book collector and reader Robert Louis Stevenson’s reading Reading culture in the Victorian underworld Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past: Learning outcomes - After studying this...
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed...This course is available in English,...
The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...heritage. The festival programmes regularly quoted Amilcar Cabral, Guinean Pan-Africanist: “Our children are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight.” The event provided a platform for the community, particularly young people, to showcase their talents, to learn about African and Caribbean cultures, and to celebrate the achievements of Black...
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...world, particularly the countries of the global South that produce the natural resources which feed this growth. Box 1 The global South The term ‘global South’ started to emerge in the late 1960s. Although a contested and controversial term that is tied to concepts such as the ‘Third World’, the global South is commonly held to refer to ‘to countries classified...
Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that half the world’s population is ageist against older people (2021). This course was co-developed with the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales; you’ll find useful links to the Commissioner’s resources throughout the course. In the video below, Rhian Bowen-Davies, the current Older People's Commissioner for Wales,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...world famous engineers. The government called a halt. Amazing! Britain doesn't build ships any more. And in Scotswood – no ships. No work. No wages. Mary Ray is a community activist who watched her neighbourhood’s nemesis. Mary Ray It was down to politicians and Vickers themselves that wanted to take Vickers out of this community and put it somewhere else. But they...
An introduction to computers and computer systems
Digital & Computing

An introduction to computers and computer systems

...world market for maybe five computers. (Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943) Even later on, in the mid 1970s, some still failed to comprehend the size of the future computer market. There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. (Ken Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977) And although a diminution in size was anticipated, it was...