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Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...OU. At the start of the course, you'll learn the basics of information security and how to take some easy steps to secure your digital life. We'll then begin to look under the hood, exploring some of the technologies underpinning the internet and information security. You'll see how data moves between computers over the internet, how it can be attacked, and how it can be...
Як почати навчання онлайн
Education & Development

Як почати навчання онлайн

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...become ubiquitous in the developed world and is becoming progressively more common in much of the developing world as well (Naughton, 2016). Psychologists studying cybercrime, including its perpetrators and victims, are interested both in what makes cybercrime unique (e.g. does online anonymity increase the propensity of some people to commit crimes of harassment?) as...
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...students to help them develop their legal skills and knowledge. But now you have a working understanding, we are now in a position to look at a deeper socio-legal issues of bias in legal reasoning. [Described image] Figure 7 Christopher Columbus Langdell At one extreme, some doctrinal lawyers (lawyers who study the rules and principles) believe that the cases and statutes...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...become the ‘leader of the pack’ through innovation and how it can then gain an advantage over competitors by reducing its costs through large-scale production...Innovation, markets and industrial change: 2.1 Industry and markets: what do we mean? - Case study: Digital outsells film Sales of digital cameras have overtaken traditional 35 mm cameras for the first time....
Is science fiction a field in its own right?
History & The Arts

Is science fiction a field in its own right?

...student had a significant impact on my own work. When I wrote the proposal for a PhD in literature and science, it originally did not cover any science fiction at all—it was my supervisor, Sally Shuttleworth, who very soon after the start of my PhD convinced me to include science fiction. I am grateful for that, but I also wonder how many other early-career literature...
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...become objective and value-free?...Why maps are made: 2.1 How do we use maps? - Reading about maps, I have been struck by the number of times that the idea of ‘maps as part of our everyday experience’ has been mentioned. In fact, I was thinking about it recently, when I was preparing to travel from Belfast to London. I left home with a mental map of my journey to the...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Moons of our Solar System Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of our Solar System

...students, currently studying with The Open University – http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content 2. Enjoyed this? Find out more about this topic or browse all our free course materials on OpenLearn – http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ 3. Outside the UK? We have students in over a hundred countries studying online qualifications – http://www.openuniversity.edu/...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs