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Moons of the Solar System
Science, Maths & Technology

Moons of the Solar System

...Open University course S194 Introducing astronomy... Europa The quest to find life elsewhere in the universe is biggest in modern science. An ice covered ocean on a small world orbiting Jupiter may hold the answers to this fundamental question. Archive footage appears courtesy of Footagevault. Phobos and Deimos Named after the Greek gods of fear and dread, Mars's two...
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Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...Open University qualification, BSc (Honours) Nursing (Children and Young People). Enjoy your course!...Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the lived experiences of parents/carers who have a child in hospital and be confident about what to say to parents/carers...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
How places affect well-being
Health, Sports & Psychology

How places affect well-being

...Open deck versus closed corridor Look at the following images and think about which layout you think would be better for well-being, and why. Try not to be influenced by which you think looks better or is more to your taste. Think about where the doors are placed and the fact that one is indoors and the other is outdoors. [Images of two different corridors.] Answer You...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Approaching plays
History & The Arts

Approaching plays

...open in front of you. It contains the text of a play. What, then, are you to make of the words on the page before you? If the script you were examining was intended for a film or a TV play it would look different from the examples that follow, since these media focus more on the visual aspect, and the conventions or presentation for a film or TV script are different from...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W112 Civil justice and tort law...This free course, Judicial decision making, explains how judges decide cases. You will learn how judges make sense of evidence, and how they decide on fair outcomes in legal disputes. The course shows how the law constrains and influences judges, and what happens when...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s
History & The Arts

A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s

...Open University course A113 Revolutions63. and is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties. Transcript...A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s: Introduction - Before diving into religious change in the Sixties, you will reflect on how you think about religion and spirituality in your own context. The following...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...Open University course TU100 My digital life...Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the concept of a ‘digital life’ demonstrate an awareness of the role of information and communication technologies in a digital life describe the purpose of each of the major components of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?
Society, Politics & Law

Why could phosphorus depletion leave us all hungry?

...sources are starting to run out. As the mines empty, food production could be hit. Should access to the rock become a basic human right?...Food is a fundamental human right, as set down by international human rights treaties and, often, national constitutions. But the right to food cannot be ensured without a corresponding right to phosphorus, as some scientists pointed...
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