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Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...Introduction - So how did an Assembly which was only just voted into existence gain enough power to call itself a Parliament and set taxes in less than 21 years? The answer is a series of reviews, reform and legislation – none of it easy. The purpose of this section is to set out that process in largely chronological order. Before doing that, it will be helpful to...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...Introduction: Introduction - This free course, From Brexit to the Break-up of Britain?, is focused on the 2016 referendum vote on membership of the European Union. It aims to do so in ways that go beyond the familiar debates over whether the outcome was right or wrong. Instead it focuses on what the vote has to tell us about the United Kingdom and its future. In the 23...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Teachers sharing resources online
Education & Development

Teachers sharing resources online

...Introduction - This unit is designed to help you learn about how learning resources can be shared using online repositories, i.e. websites that allow for the uploading of electronic materials that can then be used and adapted by others. The unit comes about through collaboration between The Open University and TSL Education Ltd, the company behind one of the leading...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German
Languages

Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German

...Introduction - This free course, Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German, is aimed at intermediate learners of German with an interest in language and culture. The six-hour-course is designed to develop your understanding of spoken German through video portraits of people in the German cities of Hamburg and Passau. It introduces you to naturally spoken language,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...Introduction - The focus of this course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers you in terms of health and social care. You will reflect on your own use of online social networks, along with the ethical and professional issues associated with these...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...Introduction - The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those not. You may wonder why the question ‘Who gets to be a human?’ matters. Historically, not all people were considered fully human. Some were considered rational, civilised, and intelligent, thus human, while...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...Introduction - One of the best known studies in the history of psychology is the research on obedience carried out by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s. In his research Milgram demonstrated the lengths to which people are willing to go just because someone in authority tells them to do something. The studies Milgram conducted also raised the issue of ethics in research, as...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...managed to return, finally getting its current sound and official status as national anthem in 1997. History goes that it was not the monarch, but the Spanish population who called it Royal March (Marcha Real) and adopted it as the hymn for their nation despite that it was simply that, a military march without lyrics, a march that no one could sing. This preference was...
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