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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...management and planning land use. The dawn of the Common Era saw census taking in China and throughout the Roman Empire. Although the Domesday Book of 1086 thoroughly surveyed England, the emphasis there was more on cataloguing land and property than generating population estimates. The modern age of census taking began two hundred years or so ago. In England,...
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Video 30 mins
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...Introduction - Our Open qualifications are one of the most popular pathways of study at The Open University (OU). These qualifications allow you to combine different subjects in your qualification, enabling you to see how they can relate, connect and even influence each other. This is also known as multidisciplinary study. There are a number of modules and qualifications...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Using film music in the classroom
Education & Development

Using film music in the classroom

...Introduction - There are many approaches to using film music in the classroom, including: a focus on pupil experience; a focus on the structure of composition; a focus on the relationship between music and image; This course will explore some of these approaches through various activities. Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...Introduction - This course focuses on the images of Glasgow and was first presented as a TV programme in 1993. It is not about Glasgow as such; it is about Glasgow's image. Images are representations of places: they are constructed and contested; images also represent multiple identities, uniqueness of place, interdependencies. There are many different ways of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Introduction - Questions of justice and fairness are central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in reality they are contested ideas – that is to say, ideas which we all perceive and interpret differently. This course considers the concepts...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teaching secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Teaching secondary mathematics

...Introduction - This free course, Teaching secondary mathematics, first discusses why people learn mathematics and how it is learned. It then moves onto a discussion of what it means to act and be mathematical. When teaching mathematics a consideration of why it is important to learn mathematics will help you decide how you expect your students to learn and what they need...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...Introduction - In the last few decades, English has emerged as the pre-eminent language for international communication. It is spoken by more people around the world than any other language, and is regularly described as a truly ‘global’ language. This course introduces you to the role that English plays in the world today, and examines the social, political and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...Introduction - This free course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, provides you with a good sense of the guiding ideas behind qualitative and quantitative research, of what they involve in practical terms, and of what they can produce. It outlines some of the key features both in terms of how the data are produced and how they are analysed. It also...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs