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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...research: ‘the capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and working in a digital society’ (Jisc, 2015). ‘Digital literacy’ includes the skills everyone needs to be effective online, whether it’s searching efficiently, evaluating online information, communicating and sharing, or finding the right digital or online tools to suit particular needs. These...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...research – we see this as a circular relationship where we develop one another’s knowledge. The aim is to build a community of learning: we are all in this together. By sharing any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) with The Open University, you agree to grant to The Open University, free of charge, permission to use and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others....Week 1: Where am I starting from?: Introduction - Welcome to Week 1 of this free badged course,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...researching any topic on the First World War. To learn more about the historiographical debate discussed in this section, you could explore 1914–1918 Online and read the article by William Mulligan: ‘The Historiography of the Origins of the First World War’. Discussion Hopefully you found this article useful and also took time to explore some other articles in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...research to find approximate values for the same set of ingredients as you used for your initial analysis. Don’t worry if you can’t find exact prices for all of the ingredients – you only need indicative values for the purpose of this activity. How does the costs of the meal compare across the two locations? Finally, determine the average monthly rent or mortgage...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)
Money & Business

Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)

...researchers of the ENACT project. Rutvica Andrijasevic conducts the interview with Engin Isin, who in turn conducts the other interviews. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT): Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate a familiarity with the...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Advancing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) the pattern between 2009-2019 was of the cost of rail growing roughly twice as much as people’s earnings (TUC, 2019a). The TUC also showed in 2019 that the shareholders of rail companies in the UK were paid dividends of more than £1bn between 2013-2019, while passengers in the UK paid a far greater percentage of their monthly...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...researching your career options, you may already have come across the word ‘internship’ several times, and it can be easy to assume that you must complete one otherwise employers will never be interested in you. Read on to find out why that is not the case...Week 1: What is an internship or work experience opportunity?: 1.1 What’s the difference between work...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs