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Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...learn how IR seeks to analyse vital global problems and the key actors and issues involved. In the course you will explore two contemporary case studies: the competition between great powers like the USA and China for access to Africa’s resources; and the global efforts to combat international terrorism. You will come away with an insight into how to analyse and...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...learn how to determine where rocks have come from and how they were made. You will also examine the processes involved in determining the ecology of a particular area...Have you ever wondered how scientists analyse the environment? This free course, Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology, introduces you to the techniques used by science students at residential...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand different cognitive psychological aproaches used to examine such forms of attention as attention to regions of space, attention to objects and attention for action summarise the different cognitive psychological approaches under a fairly abstract definition of the term understand how ideas...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...learn how the very idea of ‘realism’ in art has been challenged in recent times...Seventeenth-century Dutch painting stands out from other art of the same period and even more so from that of previous centuries on account of its apparently ‘everyday’ character. Works by artists such as Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch and Jacob van Ruisdael seem to offer a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key theories and styles of critical spatial thinking and decision making as they relate to the challenge of transforming urban areas apply a range of critical spatial and social theories to the analysis of specific issues track the way that issues and...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...learn to be an entrepreneur? It is tempting to look for simple answers to these questions. However, the factors influencing entrepreneurial activity are really rather complex and the subject of continuing debate. As you begin to take a more detailed look at the evidence and arguments you may find it useful to relate them to your own experience. This OpenLearn course is an...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...learn....Introducing key global development challenges: Introduction - Development is about change at local, national, international and global levels. Building a new shopping centre, changing national educational policy, creating international defence alliances, or developing a global transport system are forms of deliberate development. Such changes affect all of us,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise what social work is and what a social worker does in their role reflect critically on the ways the law can support social work values of anti-oppressive and anti-discriminatory practice...An introduction to social work law: 1 What is social work? - In this section you are going to think about...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs