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The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...change. President Dwight Eisenhower was reluctant to act, and the court did not actually set a timeframe in which schools would have to be desegregated. Figure 2: Portrait of Thurgood Marshall in the 1950s. The Supreme Court’s decision, however, did provide further impetus for Black people across the American South, encouraging many to resist racial discrimination. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...changing in modern, Western societies. Consider, for example, Figure 1 below, which presents evidence on white Americans’ levels of agreement with negative stereotypes about black Americans at three points in time. What does this figure show? What kind of historical changes does it convey? [Described image] (Dovidio and Gaertner, 1986, pp. 91-125) Figure 1 Historical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...change and social and cultural diversity...Reading visual images: 1.1 Why look at photographs? - Age Concern poster: age and identity [Figure 2] The Cenotaph: nation and identity [Figure 3] Images of the family [Figure 4] Happy families in the 1950s This course is an introduction to analysing and interpreting photographs as social data. Most of us look at photographs...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The science of nutrition and healthy eating Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The science of nutrition and healthy eating

...changes you will make as a result of what you have learned! Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Manufacturing

...changes in the manufacturing environment brought about by legislation, currency exchange rate fluctuations, new markets and so on. One thing that distinguishes humans from the rest of the animal kingdom is the ingenuity to devise tools and use them to achieve a purpose. The component parts of the large machines that can be seen in manufacturing plants are made by other...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...changing its magnification, to see which are best for you. Below the viewing window on the left-hand side are two tick boxes. When the '50 mm graticule' box is selected, a 50 mm graticule is superimposed over the image, allowing direct measurement of features anywhere on a specimen once the features are moved to the centre of the field of view. Clicking on either of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...change on sound recording understand some of the decisions made by contemporary sound recordists, including the placement of microphones...Recording music and sound: 1 Recording production - For many people today the recording process is very simple. A recording device is placed in front of a musician, a few takes are recorded, any editing that is necessary is quickly...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...changes they suggest...Interpreting data: boxplots and tables: 2.2 Basic table layout - As Table 2.1 stands, it is hard to assimilate the information. Indeed it is not at all clear what any of the numbers mean. Even doing something as simple as giving the columns proper headings and drawing a few lines to separate the headings from the rest of the data, as in Table 2.2,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs