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Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...studies you’ll analyse various types of attack, look at what lessons can be learnt from major incidents and consider what security measures you should apply to protect yourself. To help you to follow the case studies, the same framework has been adopted to analyse and explain each attack. Each case study will answer the questions: What was the attack? How did it work?...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...studies, videos, activities and group discussions. Supporting this learning, students are encouraged to become critical thinkers about both how they undertake their own decisions, as well as how marketing influences our society...This free course, Marketing in the 21st century, offers a managerial perspective on how to deliver more effective marketing in an organisation,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...skill development! We would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete this survey and tell us about yourself and your experiences of CPD and lifelong learning. The Open University is working in collaboration with the CPD Standards Office in a national study to understand more about individual professionals' experiences, perceptions, and practice for adult...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?
Nature & Environment

Why would you want to make a bee wear a backpack?

...studies tend to count the number of bees that do not return to a hive as lost or dead, for example. And any attempt to determine a cause of death is lost in the wider environment as we don’t know where the missing bees end up. Knowing where, how and when they died or became lost is essential to improving our understanding of the impact of pesticides on non-target...
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Article 5 mins
How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...Studies and Economic Media Center in Yemen. The Ministry of Agriculture statistics confirm that the percentage of land used to cultivate khat has been increasing over the past three years. It has not seen the significant decline in areas cultivated that has been seen with other crops as a result of the ongoing crisis, or as a result of the absence of fuel, climate change...
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Will burnt food give you cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will burnt food give you cancer?

...studies do appear to have shown that meat that has been burned, fried or barbecued is associated with higher possibilities of certain cancers, but these links are hard to prove for certain. If you are really concerned, you could reduce exposure risks by cooking in a microwave rather than over naked flames, and turning meat regularly. You could also eat less meat or...
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Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two
Society, Politics & Law

Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two

...1985) and Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom (1996). Current students should look at DTS206's block on food, which addresses the question of affluent diets and its effects on the environment. Steve Pile is Professor of Human Geography. He is currently writing about electricity for the new Environment and Society module, D213, which you will be able to study from 2018 onwards....
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Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon
Science, Maths & Technology

Apollo 11’s ‘one small step’ sparked a new rush to reach the Moon

...study Moon rocks and feel part of a shared historical ­adventure. New research will explore the possibility of building habitats on the Moon. The availability of water on the Moon will play a vital part in realising our bold ambition of living there in the not too distant future. As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, The Open University...
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