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Assessing risk in engineering, work and life
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...Open University course T193 Engineering: frameworks, analysis, production...Assessing risk in engineering, work and life: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: understand what is meant by risk carry out a basic risk assessment understand how accidents can be caused use probability to assess risk and minimise the occurrence of undesirable...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Irish Women’s Poetry
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry

...Education Bureau (WEB) and through organising workshops around the island with facilitators such as Eavan Boland who worked with women to develop their own writing voices. Salmon Poetry, established by American poet Jessie Lendennie in 1981, published the first collections of a number of women writers who would gain prominence in later years, for example Rita Ann Higgins,...
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Research on young people with melanoma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Research on young people with melanoma

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. The lives of young people matter; their experiences matter; their futures matter and their significant others matter. Below are two short podcasts. The first one explores challenges in ethical approval for the Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) with cancer project delivered to you by Professor Susanne...
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Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...Open University and North Yorkshire Police. Upon completion, you’ll be able to identify relevant legislation, understand power assignment, and recognise situations where PCSOs can exercise their authority, enhancing your understanding of this vital role in community safety...Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) play a vital role in modern policing. They often serve...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introducing environmental decision making
Nature & Environment

Introducing environmental decision making

...Education, Society for Research into Higher Education and Open University Press. Buckingham-Hatfield, S. and Percy, S. (1999) Constructing Local Environmental Agendas: People, Places and Participation, London, Routledge. Dryzek, J.S. (1997) The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Hardin, G. (1968) ‘The tragedy of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places

...large cities to uninhabited islands. Below we map some of the locations from the programme and from our timeline of key moments in Scottish political history. Select a map marker to reveal the name and some information. If you'd like to explore in more detail, you can open the map in a new tab. Place information taken from Wikipedia under a Creative Commons licence....
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Activity 10 mins