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An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...open letter from the Future of Life Institute (2023) called for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT‑4. They argued that we needed time to breathe, reflect, and figure out how to make AI safer and more trustworthy before it outpaced us completely. To look at the risks of this ‘race to replace.’ This surge of public attention didn’t just shine a...
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Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...Open University in collaboration with the British Museum....Week 1 The influence of Egyptian art: Introduction - It is hard to imagine anyone with an interest in human history and human culture who has not been fascinated by ancient Egypt. Books and films on Egypt abound, ranging from painstaking science to wild fantasy, and the legacy of Egypt can be felt in fields as...
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Level 1: Introductory 30 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing 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 understand...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955
Society, Politics & Law

Women lead the struggle at Rolls-Royce on Clydeside, 1955

...Open University's History and Social Sciences courses. Background On Tuesday 25 October 1955, members of the General Iron Fitters Association at Rolls-Royce in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, took unofficial strike action. By Thursday 27 October, workers in various unions at other Rolls-Royce plants in the west of Scotland, at East Kilbride and Hillington, had joined them (BBC...
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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Course image: edward musiak in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All other written material contained within this course originated at the Open University Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...open and interested in what this person is trying to communicate. I make eye contact with them. Now, I don’t stare them down because, let’s be honest, staring somebody down might be a little intimidating coming from someone who’s five feet tall. So I occasionally make eye contact. I uncross my hands, unclench my fists, let them know that I’m here to listen to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Christmas at war: 1918 - At peace, but not at home
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1918 - At peace, but not at home

...sources the present position regarding the evacuation of internment camps in Germany as far as British prisoners of war are concerned appears to be as follows:- Camps totally evacuated:- Beeskow, Blankeburg, Chernitz, Clausthal, Cologne, Czersk, Darmstadt, Duulmen, Eutin, Freiburg, Furstenerg, Graudenz, Hammerstein, Heidelberg, Heilsberg, Heuberg Lazaret, Holzminden,...
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Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Martin Holt On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...sources in a systematic way every so often and see how far you have wandered from them. There is nothing wrong with this happening but sometimes I’ve found projects have (unintentionally) distorted my application of an approach over a period of time and find a return to basics is useful. What advice would you give the fledgling practitioner? Be kind. There is a reason...
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