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Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the importance of the concept of power in understanding criminological research agendas define various categories of ‘crimes of the powerful’ describe how researching the powerful can reshape the boundaries and goals of critical criminology provide examples of the barriers that make it...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the importance of recovery in an exercise programme evaluate the role of recovery strategies in sport and exercise identify the challenges of investigating recovery strategies...Recovery strategies in sport and exercise: 1 Why is recovery important? - In order to understand why recovery is so...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...learning, and that we provide them with the personal and social development that they require to ensure that they can succeed. We in the service complete a needs assessment every three years. And five months ago, we engaged directly with 18,000 young people in Northern Ireland. That was a very successful engagement piece of work. And very interestingly, when we looked and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: deal with basic uncertainty in a decision-making context understand the basic ideas of probability calculate expected values produce and analyse a decision tree...Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty: 1 Dealing with uncertainty: an introduction to probability - Allow approximately 1 hour 30...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: have an awareness of how design thinking can be applied in a wide range of contexts, from the personal to the global investigate and think creatively about design problems and opportunities initiate an attitude of playfulness to aid design thinking develop visual literacy and articulacy to explain...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...An introduction to music theory: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic building blocks of musical theory and notation understand music theory to the level demanded by Grade 3 of the Associated Board of the Royals Schools of Music theory syllabus...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Art in Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

Art in Renaissance Venice

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: be aware of the art and culture of fifteenth-century Venice be aware of the nature of cultural exchange in Renaissance Europe understand how Venetian art challenges the canonical view of Renaissance art as a purely western European phenomenon start to develop skills in critical visual analysis based on...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The Scottish Parliament and law making Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Parliament and law making

...Learning outcomes By the end of this week you will be able to: understand the law-making powers of the Scottish Parliament explain the difference between devolved and reserved matters explain what a legislative consent motion is and why they are used. Before you start, The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs