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Applying to university - your step-by-step guide
Education & Development

Applying to university - your step-by-step guide

...course and writing your personal statement, through to sorting your student accommodation and preparing to leave home. We'll explore the three stages of the application process and what needs to be done at each step: Research Apply Prepare Click below to get started. [Screengrab of Application Guide interactive with button that says 'Get started'] [university ready -...
Ethics in real life
History & The Arts

Ethics in real life

...course A181 Ethics in real life... Ethics in real life An introduction to the album. Codes of ethics Professor Onora O’Neil is one of Britain’s most distinguished Philosophers. Here she discusses the pros and cons of codes of ethics with The Open University's Derek Matravers. Plagiarism and copyright law Nigel Warburton explores with the author, Maureen Duffy, the...
Structural Integrity: designing against failure
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: designing against failure

...course T357, Structural integrity: designing against failure... Structural Integrity: Designing against failure A short introduction to this album. Kinzua's Weakest Link An engineer's worst nightmare come true. Using aerial photography and forensic markers to investigate the precise sequence of the collapse. Reconstructing the collapse Connecting the failure at Kinzua to...
Language and Meaning: How We Learn
Languages

Language and Meaning: How We Learn

...course E852 Language, literacy and learning in the contemporary world... Scarlett in the garden Two year old Scarlett uses and develops her language as she explores the under-life of the garden with her father. Intercultural communication difficulties In a Chinese University class, a teacher uses examples from signage around the world to illustrate linguistic...
Technology, networks and international order
Society, Politics & Law

Technology, networks and international order

...course DU301 A world of whose making?... Technology, networks and international order A short introduction to the album. Technological revolutions Helen Yanacopulos and Simon Bromley discuss technological revolutions and waves of innovation. The benefits of ICT's Simon Bromley and William Brown discuss the benefits and development of ICT's (information and communication...
Maths as others see it
Science, Maths & Technology

Maths as others see it

...course MU120 Open mathematics... Maths as others see it A short introduction to this album. The Whittington Hospital Discover the importance and responsibilities of the porters and cleaners in The Whittington Hospital and how maths is used throughout the hospital.. What is maths? Find out how maths is used to measure haemoglobin levels. Plus, what is the public's...
Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: rocks for roads

...course S278 Earth's physical resources: origin, use and environmental impact... Rocks for Roads An an introduction to this album How a quarry works Quarry managers explain how rock is formed and how they extract different layers of stone. Once blasted and processed, it is used to build roads. Longterm sustainability of quarries A look at the road laying process. The need...
Design Behind the Bike
Science, Maths & Technology

Design Behind the Bike

...looks at what influences the designer and the consumer. The films form part of the Open University Course T317 and T174... History History of the Bike and the Tour de France Aesthetics The significance of aesthetics Wheels The history, design and evolution of the wheel Materials Titanium , carbon fibre and the resurgence of steel Frame Design Design through the Years...