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A Europe of the Regions?
Society, Politics & Law

A Europe of the Regions?

...become a federal super-state or a decentralised 'Europe of the Regions'?...What role will the 'regions' play in the emerging governance structures of the European Union? This free course, A Europe of the Regions?, examines the rise of the regions and regionalism in Western Europe. You will look at the possible development pathways for Europe: will it become a federal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...become poor at sensing the direction. Interestingly, animals have evolved to exploit this weakness. For example, pheasant chicks (that live on the ground and cannot fly to escape predators) emit chirps that are in the ‘difficult’ wavelength range for the auditory system of a fox. The chicks’ mother, with her bird-sized head, does not have any problems at the chirp...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...become more isolated and lonely. And then that can affect their surrounding families and friends. And then it's obviously not good for their mental and physical health as well. SPEAKER 3 It’s the reduction of hormones, isn't it? So it would be maybe feeling very tired, mood swings, things like that. INTERVIEWER Are there any other symptoms that typically relate? SPEAKER...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...students are expected to be relatively independent learners, feedback comments have not been included for all the activities. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E809 Frameworks for critical practice with children and young people...Working with diversity in services for children and young people: Learning outcomes - After studying...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...students, age approximately 11-16...Learning languages and finding out about other countries can be fun, as well as useful, and this free course, Why study languages?, is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...become adapted to spending part or all of their lives in water and it is these mammals that you are going to concentrate on in this course. You will meet some aquatic mammals, find out how we can study them, consider their evolutionary history and read about human impacts on one iconic group...Mammals come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes and yet all of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to design engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to design engineering

...becomes important. [Described image] Figure 8 Examples of packaging designs that solve multiple problems to create successful design projects In many ways solving individual problems is relatively easy if the resources are available. What is often far harder is solving the right problems with the best solution(s). Part of the skill of a design engineer is not only...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...students are encouraged to become critical thinkers about both how they undertake their own decisions, as well as how marketing influences our society...This free course, Marketing in the 21st century, offers a managerial perspective on how to deliver more effective marketing in an organisation, regardless of whether it is based in the private, public or non-profit...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs