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Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...public while the encapsulated data and operation implementation are said to be private. The operations provide all the information that anyone using a date would need. There is never a need to access the underlying representation of the date. If the representation needs to change, only the implementation of the operations on date need to be rewritten. All clients are...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...public services will be accessible online, and billions of pounds have been spent to get computers into schools and local communities. The language used by politicians has drawn strongly on the inevitability of technological change and the need to be at the forefront of these changes in order to secure future prosperity. One of the discussions about IT concerns whether...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Effective writing in professional social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Effective writing in professional social work practice

...health and social care practitioners who want to learn about writing in their practice. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University Social Work courses...Effective writing in professional social work practice: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: describe different types of social work writing understand the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...public expect us to hold people to account for behaving in that way. So within Sussex police, I can set the standards and enforce those standards time and again and be able to support people in the challenging decision making that they make. And we are held to account externally by the IOPC. And sometimes it is their behaviour that's seen by officers that says, I feel...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city...Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish? This free course, Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around, concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...public expect or because it is “how it has always been done” even though there might be little evidence to support its continuation. Habit and intuition can play a crucial role in driving these behaviours as can perceptions of good judgement in terms of perpetuating behaviours. In recent years there has been a growing focus on the use of evidence-based approaches in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor
History & The Arts

The repute and reality of being a Roman emperor

...public image of some of Augustus’ successors. Integral to this public image was the way in which the emperor treated and was seen to treat his subjects. Here you will focus on one key group – the provincials – but other key groups of subjects included the senatorial élite, the populace of Rome and the army. These groups sum up the major divisions of people with...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Our sense of balance
Science, Maths & Technology

Our sense of balance

...not try our 3rd level module SD329 Signals and Perception: The Science of the Senses. This module can be studied as part of our degree in Health Sciences (Q71) as well as part of the Natural Sciences (Q64) and Open Degree. It is, however, strongly recommended that you do not attempt a third level Open University module without prior Open University study at a lower level....
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