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Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...become more familiar with some of the main themes in the arguments about doping. You are also able to see how your position compares to other learners. You have started to look at diverse opinions about the doping issue and you will now extend this to consider how debates about issues partly depend how they are shaped. This is called ‘framing an argument’...Doping: a...
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying mathematics courses and would like to understand more about the teaching and learning process...This free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching mathematics, those who are considering becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...become prejudiced and in this section you will undertake some online activities that focus on ‘implicit and explicit’ forms of prejudice and the distinctions between them...Making sense of ourselves: 1.1 Explicit and implicit prejudice - Some research evidence suggests that levels of racial prejudice are changing in modern, Western societies. Consider, for example,...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...becomes clearer if we work out what percentage its weight is of the mother's weight. But to compare 'like with like' we first need to express each measurement in the same units, in this case grams (g). 8.0 kg is equivalent to (8.0 × 1000) grams = 8000 g, so 0.5 g as a percentage of 8000 g is (0.5/8000) × 100%. This calculation comes to a little over 0.006% - compared to...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Brighton Pavilion
History & The Arts

Brighton Pavilion

...become clearer as we progress). Whereas Soane's house celebrates the architect as sole creator, the Pavilion is much more typically the product of a collaboration between architect and client. While Soane was and is the architect's architect, an intellectual and an academic, distinguished, original and serious, Nash was the darling of fashionable aristocratic society,...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...becomes 92.3 × 109, which is written in formal scientific notation as 9.23 × 1010.) The UK population in 2010 was approximately 62 million. Express the UK population in scientific notation. 6.2 × 107 people (one million = 1 000 000 = 1 × 106) Setting out your calculation using scientific notation, calculate the number of litres of oil consumed on average by each UK...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...become involved. You will begin by noting what you understand currently about some of the common social work tasks. Activity 3 Social work tasks From your current experience or knowledge, even if you have very limited direct experience to date, list some tasks that social workers and/or staff working in a social work setting might undertake. Note: five social work tasks...
Digital thinking tools for better decision making Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital thinking tools for better decision making

...become a ‘super-Googler’, use your computer as a big calculator and make digital argument maps that shed light on the reasoning behind your own writing and that of others. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest...