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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, which explores how technology shapes our world. Learn what it means to live a ‘digital life’, understand the role of information and communication technologies, and discover how computers work behind the scenes...This free course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, provides a general...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...course, So you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing, provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK, what nurse training involves, as well as what makes a great nurse. This course offers a brief introduction to the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...course is rich in high-quality text, images, video, audio and interactive elements to support your learning. Please note that the forum referred to in course videos is no longer available. This course is presented on OpenLearn with the kind support of True Potential LLP. If you want to know more about the work of the True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...course, Exploring philosophy: faking nature, examines ‘the restoration thesis’, and provides an insight into philosophical study at postgraduate level...Commercial exploitation of nature, such as mining, fracking, or generating hydro-electric power, often damages the way the natural environment looks. What if the environment could be restored to exactly how it looked...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...course, Changing cities, explores how contemporary processes of urbanisation challenge how we think about political agency, providing a framework for the analysis of the causes, implications and responses to issues of common concern...Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...course introduces you to the legal characteristics of limited companies and how limited companies raise finance through ordinary shares and loan capital. It also introduces the interests of company stakeholders, and looks at three different perspectives on companies and their role in society. Finally, it introduces the formats of company financial statements in comparison...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...course, Political ordering, asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Building from an awareness of just how much of everyday life involves the state, the course questions whether states have this authority to govern. It also asks about situations in which states may not be able to command such...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, explores the underpinning methodologies, then looks at how research data are produced and how they are analysed. The course also includes case study interviews with active researchers and activities to help you understand data sources and sampling...What are the key features of qualitative and quantitative research...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs