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

Assessing risk in engineering, work and life

...Research consistently shows that people’s perception of risk is a function not just of the possible harm, but also of the attributes of the hazards and benefits associated with the thing in question. So how can you decide what risk is reasonable and on what evidence something is safe?...Assessing risk in engineering, work and life: ALARP - One concept of risk...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
A short introduction to the English language
Languages

A short introduction to the English language

...researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does this tell us about the nature of language itself? These are the question explored in the video below. Activity 11 Watch the video and make some notes in the text box below and save your answer. There is no comment for this activity. [MUSIC PLAYING] BARIS SERHAN: What is this? ROBOT: Just a second. It...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...research/library/position/41233.aspx (Accessed 6 June 2013). EPA (2000) ‘Generalized short-term effects of acidity on fish’, National Water Quality Inventory: 1998 Report to Congress, Environmental Protection Agency, USA. EPA (2012) Basic Information About Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Drinking Water [Online], Environmental Protection Agency, USA. Available at...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Supporting children’s learning in primary education today
Education & Development

Supporting children’s learning in primary education today

...Research into apps that promise gains in children’s literacy and numeracy skills (e.g. Meyer et al., 2021) reveal that often they are designed to offer right or wrong answers (Vaala, Ly and Levine, 2015) and narrow possibilities for play (Plowman, 2020). Understanding what children think is play is important for educators as they design playful ways to support learning....
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...research on CoPs was based on understanding what insurance claims processers did when they did what they did). In other words CoPs are common in business including SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) volunteers, social enterprise or NGO/CBO members who form to address an issue or issues of concern. While often associated with particular geographical areas, other...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...research using opinion surveys and monitoring expenditure on items such as nicotine patches among smokers and purchase of cars with airbags (when airbags were an optional extra rather than a standard fitting). Results The results in terms of damage cost per tonne of each pollutant emitted are shown in Table 8 for Stuttgart and a 90 m discharge height; the values for Paris...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...Research in the USA found that the manager’s day included a series of short, unconnected activities. At first sight, a lot of the things that managers spend their time doing don’t seem clearly connected to the achievement of their goals. In an article in the Harvard Business Review, ‘What effective general managers really do’, John P. Kotter examined the seemingly...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration adviser

...research interests include public engagement with law, and marginalised communities and their access to justice. Edwin Parks Edwin is a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University and has written a wide range of courses, including materials for OpenLearn, the LLB and Executive Education. He is an international practitioner and experienced OU tutor. Liz Moody [Described...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs