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Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Design

...work. You will be able to identify innovation in a wide variety of designed objects and evaluate the impact of this innovation...This free course looks at the process of design, from assessing the complexity of design as an activity to exposing the difficulty in making general conclusions about how designers work. You will be able to identify innovation in a wide variety...
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Level 1: Introductory 28 hrs
‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places
Society, Politics & Law

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

...work, and so on. Through such arguments poverty comes to be understood not as an outcome of the society in which we live, a product of state failure or of an inadequate welfare state, but as a consequence of ‘negative’ or ‘dysfunctional’ attitudes, behaviours and ways of life that necessitate control. People living in poverty may be those who are viewed as not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004
History & The Arts

The Empties Generation: Why did we hit peak booze in 2004

...worked on Saturdays. Trips to music festivals and birthday parties always involved booze, invariably in violently flavoured and oddly coloured forms. Standouts include Apple Sourz, a neon-green fruit liqueur with an ABV of 15%, and Hooch, a classic alcopop that looked and tasted like lemonade but was stronger than many beers. Yet it wasn’t until university that booze...
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Article 10 mins
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...works (shown schematically in Figure 5), it is first filtered to remove large objects (e.g. condoms, tampons and cigarette ends) which have got into the system. These usually go to a landfill site or incinerator. The remaining material is then allowed to ‘settle’so that much of the solid material drops to the bottom of a tank. This solid material is then removed and...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...these different levels of analysing things. The following sections will focus on the work of psychologists who developed theories to try and understand why some people behave in deviant ways, and even commit crimes, as compared to those who do not. Sections 2.1 to 2.3 look at early research that focused specifically on the individual’s personality, without exploring other factors that may influence a person to behave in......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...working tablets and so on like pass masters. I mean do they just pick up how to use things like that? LYDIA PLOWMAN Quite a few of the parents will tell us that that is the case, but in fact, because we do visits to home and we’re observing what’s going on rather than just asking questions down the phone line or something, we are able to see that children are...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. It is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. While this definition has been praised, there has also been some criticism of the overly positive nature of the definition. For example, some academics suggest that...
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Article 10 mins
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another week's study. You can also take as long as you want to complete it. 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs