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General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

Learn about how cells sense and respond to extrinsic stimuli, a capacity that allows them to communicate with each other and to respond to changes in their environment. This free course, General principles of cellular communication, explains cell signalling pathways in general terms and identifies some of the universal characteristics of signalling pathway
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the nature of liquidity risk understand methods that can be used to measure exposure to liquidity review how organisations manage their exposure to liquidity risk appreciate how liquidity risk can be managed through the effective structuring of assets (particularly liquid assets) and...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Ratio, proportion and percentages
Science, Maths & Technology

Ratio, proportion and percentages

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: with simple ratios convert between fractions, decimals and percentages explain the meaning of ratio, proportion and percentage find percentages of different quantities calculate percentage increases and decreases...Ratio, proportion and percentages: 1.1 Introduction - Ratios crop up often in official...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of ideas about place and identity using our concept of ‘geographical imagination’ by examining the images that represent a place to reveal how those images came about show an awareness of ideas about place and identity by examining the images that represent a place to...
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis
Languages

A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how different writing systems have developed over time understand how technology influences what we can do with language, and the form that language takes...A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis: 1 Language and everyday technologies - Language is an integral part of our...
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: Understand anxiety and depression from biopsychosocial perspectives Discuss contemporary issues in mental health science related to anxiety and depression Recognise different lines of evidence and appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of current knowledge in the study of mental health...
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...learn how the molecular structure of aspirin has been formulated to help in this process...What causes pain and how do we stop it? This free course, Pain and Aspirin, looks at how the human body responds to the release of certain chemicals and as a result feels pain. Pain can be reduced by inhibiting the formation of such chemicals and you will learn how the molecular...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...Understanding operations management: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define ‘operations’ and ‘operations management’ identify the roles and responsibilities of operations managers in different organisational contexts apply the ‘transformation model’ to...