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Training for endurance in sport and fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Training for endurance in sport and fitness

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain what is meant by the concept of endurance understand the physiological principles that underpin endurance apply a range of training techniques for endurance in practice assess which training methods are most suitable for performances in different sports...Training for endurance in sport and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the distinctive biological features of monotremes distinguish contrasting modes of reproduction in monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals describe the cellular basis of lactation and explain the benefits of an early diet of milk explain the significance of mammalian metabolic rate explain...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Meiosis and mitosis
Science, Maths & Technology

Meiosis and mitosis

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand that the number of chromosomes is characteristic of each species and can vary enormously between species recognise that genetics is based on the concept of the gene as the unit of inheritance understand that sexual reproduction always includes two distinctive processes: the production of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Intermediate French: Holiday plans
Languages

Intermediate French: Holiday plans

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand spoken descriptions of holiday resorts understand people talking about where and when they take their holidays and why write an informal postcard or letter identifying the advantages and disadvantages of a holiday resort and/or describing personal holiday plans make a short oral presentation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...learn about some of the disorders related to the feelings of stress, sadness and anxiety including how these disorders are diagnosed, their biological correlates, and evidence of their possible causes...In this free course, Emotions and emotional disorders, you will learn about some of the disorders related to the feelings of stress, sadness and anxiety including how...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...learn how to apply key methods of critiquing and evaluating information. There will be a variety of activities throughout the course for practising these skills – as well as some optional activities that delve slightly deeper, or explore side topics. You are not required to complete these optional activities unless they particularly interest you. This OpenLearn course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: illustrate how CCTV is used for general surveillance give examples of how CCTV can be used for crime control...The technology of crime control: 1 The purpose, efficacy and regulation of CCTV - John Muncie presents a series of opposing views about the purpose, efficacy and regulation of CCTV. The audio...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Environmental management and organisations
Nature & Environment

Environmental management and organisations

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: provide definitions of environment, management, systems and organisations in relation to environmental management describe organisations as systems and their role in environmental management understand the usefulness of systems thinking in relation to environmental management in organisations explain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs