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How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
Education & Development

How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?

...writing academically, and asking for help when needed. Thus a range of skills are needed for a module which also has substantial weighting on the degree classification. The module was taught fully online, though students were provided with books and online materials to engage with. Two research assistants from an ethnic minority background conducted semi-structured...
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Article 5 mins
Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hammering into hearts: How Dilshod Nazarov's Rio victory lifted the Tajiks

...writing: Long live Tajik mothers who give birth to sons like Dilshod Nazarov. Well done, mother of Dilshod. Tajikistan, the most remittance-dependent country in the world, has had a torrid few years after an economic crisis in Russia, where over a million citizens live and work, rattled the national economy to its core. The country has enjoyed few sporting achievements...
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The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!
Education & Development

The how and why of podcasting: connection, creation and conversation!

...writing doesn’t sound like what’s in my head!’: “I've battled with my assignment most of today and really found myself struggling to get my point across in the way I hear it in my head. This [the podcast] has really helped me relax about it a little and taken away some of the unnecessary pressure I was putting on myself.” “It was like you had climbed into my...
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Video 10 mins
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...writing – a key graduate skill. This course will also help you avoid being accused of plagiarism, but that in itself is not the complete objective; we want you to develop good academic writing skills. We will explain what we mean by academic practice, and then unpick some of the ideas in more detail, such as writing in your own words, the difference between...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What happens when a Bill is drafted?
Society, Politics & Law

What happens when a Bill is drafted?

...a White Paper? The department will publish a White Paper which outlines firm proposals which will be contained in the Bill. This White Paper will form the basis of the Bill to be introduced to Parliament. Who writes the Bill? The Bill is drafted by parliamentary draftsmen, who are lawyers skilled in drafting Bills. They must ensure that the Bill is clear and unambiguous....
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History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...writing. To this end we will be focussing on the reading experiences of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee. This course builds on the previous two courses, Red_1 and Red_2, and trains users in advanced search functions and close analysis of data. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus60...History of reading tutorial...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Using film music in the classroom
Education & Development

Using film music in the classroom

...writing music for films is that it is intensely personal. I work completely emotionally. I cannot intellectualize about the role of music in film. I decide if it should be there purely by my emotions.’ Jerry Goldsmith, composer for Alien (1979), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and the Star Trek films (1979–2002), quoted in Thomas, T. (1991) Film Score: The Art and Craft...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Am I ready to be a distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

...write essays or do mathematical calculations. Activity 2 Timing: Duration 20 mins What sort of approach best fits your attitude to study? Select five skills from the following list that best match your preferred study approach. Then copy and paste them into the box below. I don’t like to give up, I tend to persevere at a task. I am confident about reading in order to...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs