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The physical world: helicopters
Science, Maths & Technology

The physical world: helicopters

...course S207 The physical world... The physical world: helicopters An introduction to this album How helicopters fly Marie and Tracey from the Royal Berkshire Ambulance Unit find out how helicopter rotors work. Traditional rotor blades How rotor blades are constructed to cut through the air and keep the helicopter off the ground. Modern rotor blades Large, high speed...
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Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The Work and Background of a Female Automotive Engineer Penny Freeman, a professional automotive engineer, talks about her career in car and component manufacturing in the UK. Life as a Digital Communications Engineer Steve...
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Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Peter Tuddenham On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...courses on Systems Behaviour, Industrial Relations and Computers and Computing with the UK Open University in 1978-1980. After completing his Army service, he moved to the USA in 1980. He obtained a BS degree in Business from Regis University in Denver, Colorado in 1982. He went on to study Systems Design at Saybrook University in California with Bela Banathy. As an...
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Esports: an introduction to the industry
Science, Maths & Technology

Esports: an introduction to the industry

...has launched a comprehensive 24-hour online CPD course for teachers. This badged qualification will equip educators with the knowledge, confidence and practical strategies needed to introduce esports and build meaningful esports education programmes in schools. Find out more about EStars and The Open University's for-fee CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports....
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A brief history of Science
History & The Arts

A brief history of Science

...courses and qualifications Humankind has always been inquisitive, needing to understand why things behave in a certain way, and trying to link observation with prediction. For example, since prehistoric times we have observed the heavens and tried to make sense of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun, moon and stars. [Astronomers statue outside the Griffith...
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...courses in Beginners' and Elementary level Mandarin Chinese, and Chinese Business Culture Essentials course are available to study at any time, and they provide digital badges for completion. For further information, please visit the short courses page. The Online Confucius Institute at The Open University holds regular free online public talks in Chinese history, culture...
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Take away Science
History & The Arts

Take away Science

...courses. We chat to Ian Baines, a OU student currently studying chemistry and catch up with Professor Peter Taylor to talk about his work in broadcas ting and science. The interviews are recorded by OU staff and the programme is hosted by Dr Mike Bullivant, also from the OU/BBC television series Rough Science. Life sciences: Evolution in snails, the perils of looking...
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‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...course involving supervised practice, before the NMC would register them to practice in the UK. As the NHS in Scotland did not provide or fund such a programme, they could not, practically or ethically, recruit directly from abroad. This created a role for recruitment agencies in the international health market. The Impact of Nursing Agencies The reluctance of the UK to...
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