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Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...Open University's London region; Mary McLeod Director of Policy and Research at Childline; Ann Phoenix Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London. Activity 1 Try to identify for yourself, and note down, the various arguments that Mary McLeod and Ann Phoenix make about children and childhood. The following questions will help you to structure...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The Bletchley Park connection
History & The Arts

The Bletchley Park connection

...Open University. I’m at the Bletchley Park museum, a few miles from the Open University’s headquarters in Milton Keynes. It was here, during the Second World War, that the Allies broke many crucial enemy codes, changing the course of twentieth-century history in the process. The Second World War was a radio war; and deciphering the enemy’s encrypted radio messages...
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Article 5 mins
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...opened a manufactured can of manufactured food for her. Outside, in the old tree in my garden (all organised, hybridised and fertilised by human intervention) a blackbird called his territory: the first wild thing of the day. Look around yourself. Recognise just how much the material environment we live in is of our own making; it has been engineered. Even to provide a...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Supply chain sustainability
Money & Business

Supply chain sustainability

...Open University course BB849 Supply chain management...Supply chain sustainability: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by sustainability in the context of the supply chain explain the four perspectives of supply chain sustainability assess the degree of sustainability in your (or any other) organisation from...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...Open University’s English language courses and qualifications....Week 1: Exploring the language of branding: Introduction - To start this course, take a look at the following slideshow of logos. You’re probably familiar with many of the items in the slideshow. Think for a moment on what one or two of these mean to you. You may have thought that ‘Ferrari’ denotes...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Extending and developing your thinking skills: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: feel more confident about studying understand any grades received and how to improve them overcome problems with reading and writing make the most of the opportunities a higher education course provides...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland....Justice, fairness and mediation: Introduction - Questions of justice and fairness are central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in reality they are contested ideas...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...Open University course KE206 Making a difference: working with children and young people...Supporting children and young people's wellbeing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the principles, purposes and responsibilities affecting those working with children and young people critically engage with some of the social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs