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Equity – law and idea
Society, Politics & Law

Equity – law and idea

...Research how Aristotle defines and discusses equity, either online or in a local library. If you can find them, look for one of the following sections of his work: Section V ‘Litigation’ in Rhetoric (also known as The Art of Rhetoric) Book V in Nicomachean Ethics. Don't worry if you aren't able to track these down – you can move straight on to the discussion below....
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...research methods and pre-sessional English with IELTS, which will be available for registration in due course. The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures is an international leader in online language learning and intercultural communications, built on our pioneering pedagogy and research. What makes the Open Centre different? The OU is the leader in online learning and...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...research, producing courses and marking exam papers. The Open University also presents itself to its employees, its students and the wider society through its official brand, which appears on internal and external communications, and through its advertising in various media. But The Open University also gives the impression that it is more than the sum of all these parts....
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...researchers to propose that a diversity of fire regimes across a landscape (named pyrodiversity) is necessary to maintain biodiversity...Fire ecology: 4.3 The pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis - Without fire, ecosystems that operate to a predictable seasonal or cyclical pattern can, over time, become uniform in how they look and function. Disturbances such as fire...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introducing philosophy
History & The Arts

Introducing philosophy

...research? Should we respect nature? Do we have free will or is our behaviour totally predetermined by our genes? What is the mind and how is it related to the body? Is religious belief reasonable and is there life after death? I'm sure you'll agree that these are questions that concern us all and that the answers may profoundly affect how we conduct our everyday lives....
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...research for not turning to professionals for advice on financial or debt matters was that it costs too much (42%), that they are strangers (41%), while 40% of respondents felt they couldn’t be trusted. Most people (69%) would rather deal with a financial problem themselves than turn to others. When they do, over half of those with financial worries (54%) ask family,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...research areas in astronomy: exoplanets. It would be a shame to study astronomy without sharing the primal and universal experience of viewing the night sky directly with your own eyes. If you have time, on any suitable night, try the following (you’ll need about an hour). Box 1 Stargazing Go outside on a clear night, preferably away from city lights. If you have them,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...researchers must first obtain permission from the relevant Research Ethics Committee governing the proposed research...Session 2: Scientific lessons from the history of infectious diseases: 2.8 Edward Jenner and the scientific method - Now you know what Jenner did, the following activity prompts you to analyse how this action illustrates the scientific method and identify...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs