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Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...skills and technological processes to harness the vast amounts of information being generated by all these connected people and things. The goal of this course is to introduce you to fundamental concepts and technologies that enable the IoE and help you understand its benefits as well as potential risks. The course presents introductory material and is intended to be...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...skills and show you ways that adults, both parents and professionals, can play an active role in supporting and promoting good health in babies and young children...The health of babies and young children is at a critical point. Increased levels of poor mental health, high levels of childhood obesity and concerns about infectious diseases all make for a worrying picture...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Describing language Badge icon
Languages

Describing language

...skills and abilities that underpin successful study. So, completing this course could encourage you to think about taking other courses...Introduction and guidance: How to get a badge - Getting a badge is straightforward! Here’s what you have to do: read each week of the course score 50% or more in the two badge quizzes in Week 4 and Week 8 For all the quizzes, you can...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...skill when studying complex social issues. Discussion Putting restorative justice at the heart of the youth justice system in Northern Ireland has involved the establishment of new structures funded by the government of Northern Ireland. The Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland recognises that the dialogues and negotiations involved in restorative justice extend its...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...studying further with us find out more about this and other programmes within the OU. You might be particularly interested in our BSc (hons) Sport, Fitness and Coaching....Week 1: Football: a business like no other: Introduction to Week 1 - [A photograph of the course authors.] Ben Oakley My name is Ben Oakley and my academic expertise is in coaching and working in sport....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...study in Engineering...Engineering: The nature of problems: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: view solutions as belonging to particular categories, broadly classified as: innovation by context; innovation by practice; routine see how external factors affect engineering projects, and appreciate the range of engineering involved in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...study for understanding demographic changes in ethnicity and religion across the UK. The approach can be applied in any local context. It encourages reflection upon personal lived experience and its relationship to the complexities of identity, ethnicity and religion, as observed in the census statistics over time...This free course brings national census data to life by...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lawrence Breen - Earth in Vision

...Studies from Hull University. Following a series of successful attachments (including work at BBC Sound Archives and at BBC Worldwide) he progressed to a career as a staff Archive Researcher, and then going freelance 15 years ago. Lawrence now works for a variety of clients including Tigress, Humble Bee Films, BBC Earth Productions and BBC Science, and has twice been the...
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Video 20 mins