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Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University postgraduate computing course, M814 Software Engineering...Software and the law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the differences between various types of intellectual property and the legal frameworks that apply to each type understand the issues that arise when drawing up...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...Open University course B861 Investment and portfolio management...Asset allocation in investment: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise how typical client objectives and constraints impacts on asset allocation set client risk and return objectives in the context of an asset allocation process describe the reasons for a written...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...course, Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage, looks at the Aberdulais Falls in Wales, and considers the key issues affecting the decision-making of the bodies which are responsible for looking after our heritage. We examine the heritage debates: who decides what should be preserved from the past as our heritage, who is this heritage for, and how should it be...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...Open University badged course LGXF002 - Beginners French 2: bien sûr!...Week 2: Food - saying what you don’t like: Next steps - Learning French will take you on a fascinating journey as you learn about the language, and the society and culture of the people who speak it. We hope that you’ll continue your French studies with the Open University on our Beginners French...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...Open University course S193 Life in the Palaeozoic) and grateful thanks are extended to them and to all rights-owners for their permission. Thanks are also credited in the original publication for their kind help during production to: Dr Alan Smith, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge and Dr Norman Macleod, Natural History Museum, London. 58l, 58r, 59t,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. All material contained within this course originated at the Open University Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ ......
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
An appreciative approach to inquiry
Education & Development

An appreciative approach to inquiry

...course will help you reframe reflection and inquiry, to open up a more appreciative space full of positive possibility. Underpinning our course is the literature around appreciative inquiry (see Cooperrider, Whitney and Stavros, 2008), which has gained significant attention in the last decade across a range of fields. We have adapted the appreciative inquiry model to...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs