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Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...out a little more about the Open qualifications, innovative curriculum design, the value of multidisciplinary study or being a brave learner. Open qualifications provide the opportunity to choose from a range of different subjects, allowing you to learn in different ways and to develop a wide range of skills. At other universities, multidisciplinary qualifications may...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...out a bit. RT: I rarely go to those meetings. RH: OK. Tell us about your t-shirt. RT: My t-shirt is by Cartoons by Josh. It says 'Blackout Britain.' It's essentially about the risks that fortunately did not come true last winter about major blackouts in Britain. We may actually be looking at major blackouts coming winter. RH: Is that something you seriously fear? RT: I...
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Audio 5 mins
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...out of my office window I can see natural things like trees, which you might think are definitely not designed. However, even these might be objects of design; trees might be positioned according to an overall plan, for example. Even the variety or look of trees might be a consequence of human intervention through propagation or pruning! [Described image] Peter Lloyd,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...out one other certainty – risk – but at least we can sometimes do something about risk and not merely allow the inevitable to happen!...Understanding and managing risk: 1.2 The financial crisis – the cost of risk management failures - At the time of writing (in 2013), the global economy is in the aftermath of the financial crisis – principally a banking crisis –...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...out or by panning around the specimen, at different magnifications. As the main image is zoomed or panned, the inset image in the bottom right-hand corner shows its location as a red rectangle. The dimensions of the field of view displayed are given in millimetres, below the inset image. These will change as you zoom in and out. The image can be moved either by clicking...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...out of this course you will need access to a copy of The Life of Mammals (2002) by David Attenborough, BBC Books (ISBN 0563534230), and The Life of Mammals (2002) on DVD, which contains the associated series of ten BBC TV programmes. You should begin each course by watching the relevant TV programme on the DVD and reading the corresponding chapter in The Life of Mammals....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...out the possibilities that additive manufacturing opens up for new ways of making products. In this free course, Additive manufacturing, you will see how product designs are captured digitally in ways that allow the product to be created by depositing material incrementally. You will be introduced to the principles that underpin additive manufacturing so that you are...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...out what that decision is? With technology it has become relatively easy, as long as there is internet access, to find records of decisions made by a court. Lawyers rely on formal reports of cases – not newspaper reports –and these can be found in official law reports. The Scottish Council of Law Reporting, a company limited by guarantee, has been established by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs