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Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...management’ of these issues: ‘the project of democratic management must protect minorities, resist majority tyranny, correct the misuse of majority rule, and achieve a workable balance between majority rule and minority rights’ (Baogang He, 2002, p. 93). We noted in passing that some observers worry about permissive approaches to national self-determination and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Passports: identity and airports
Society, Politics & Law

Passports: identity and airports

...Introduction - We are all familiar with passports, but what can a sociological analysis tell us about these everyday objects? This free course, Passports: identity and airports, explores how the passport became a commonplace item and how material objects, such as the passport, have come to mediate modern air travel. Passports may seem like unremarkable everyday objects,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences
Education & Development

Introducing ethics in Information and Computer Sciences

...Introduction - Ethics is an established area of academic interest, but it is only fairly recently that the relevance of ethics to Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) started to emerge clearly outside philosophical studies. Professional bodies in Engineering and ICS have begun to require, as a condition for accreditation, the study of ethics-related topics, and,...
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Marketing communications as a strategic function
Money & Business

Marketing communications as a strategic function

...Introduction - In this course, we emphasise the strategic importance of marketing communication, rather than seeing it as merely a tactical process of promoting the other elements of the marketing mix. Brands exist in the minds of customers not only through their experience of a product or service, but also because of the long-term effects of communication. Traditional...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...Introduction - Session 1 illustrated that growing the economy as a policy objective we should continue pursuing is a contested question within the discipline of economics. Similarly, the questions of how an economy is organised and how income is distributed within an economy are debated concerns within economics. [Described image] Figure 1: Economists of different schools...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Mathematics for science and technology Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathematics for science and technology

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn68. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The science of sperm
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of sperm

...manage sex up to three or four times a day. A lion can manage it seventy five times a day during the mating season. • When a man ejaculates he generally produces between 2 and 5 millilitres of sperm (about the same volume as a large teaspoon would hold). A pig routinely manages one litre which is 200 times as much. • Our sperm cells are microscopic - we cannot see them...
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Article 15 mins
Dance skills
Education & Development

Dance skills

...Introduction - Dance communicates ideas through movement and is an expressive art form. Students need to learn how to use their body in a safe and healthy way, whilst developing a wide-ranging movement vocabulary. This unit introduces some key skills and suggestions for how to develop these skills with students. The use of different dance techniques can be an effective...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs