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Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...Introduction - This course is taken from Ouverture, a language course that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic printed, audio and video materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...Introduction - Please note, this course was written in 2003/2004 therefore some of the information is now outdated. In this free course, Understanding water quality, you will look at the main properties of natural water and how these may be altered by pollutants of various types. Natural water is not just H2O: all natural waters contain dissolved and suspended substances...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Basic science: understanding numbers
Science, Maths & Technology

Basic science: understanding numbers

...manage numbers like a scientist. The course will introduce all the main skills you'll need to understand and communicate scientific numbers, relate them to the real world, and share your discoveries with other learners. Requirements This course is intended for anyone with an interest in numbers and making scientific observations. It does not require mathematical skills or...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...Introduction - Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami – in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In this course you will look at why, where and what happens when they occur and also at how earthquakes are assessed qualitatively and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for speed and power in sport and fitness

...Introduction - Welcome to this free course in which you will explore training for speed and power in relation to sport and fitness. Speed and power are separate but closely related components of fitness that are important in a wide range of sports and activities. First, you will consider the mechanics and physiology of speed before looking at training methods to develop...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...Did you enjoy this? Why not choose another episode of Ethics Bites? Learn more Corporate accountability and ethics Ethics in Real Life short course An introduction to business studies course The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics by Norman Bowie, published by WileyBlackwell Editor's note: The website Open2.net mentioned in this programme merged with OpenLearn in 2011....
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Audio 15 mins
Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Half man, half circuit: Who are the people who are choosing to become cyborgs?

...management kit that includes the anaesthetic lidocaine, an antiseptic applicator, a hypodermic needle, a syringe and non-latex gloves. Not all these products are approved for sale in all regions. There’s nothing experimental about putting an RFID chip in your hand, says Hannes Sjöblad. Alongside his role at BioNyfiken, he is also Chief Disruption Officer at Epicenter,...
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Article 10 mins
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...manage to enforce – earlier bedtimes are less at risk of depression and suicidal thinking. Like light therapy and sleep deprivation, the precise mechanism is unclear, but researchers suspect a closer fit between sleep time and the natural light–dark cycle is important. But sleep phase advance has so far failed to hit the mainstream. And, Stewart accepts, it’s not...
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Article 15 mins