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An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...work, power and efficiency, then briefly investigates the different types of energy available, their sources and renewability. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Science...Energy resources: An introduction to energy resources: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the difference between energy and power,...
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...work, including making decisions about what is assessed and how it is assessed. Most of all, however, the course will have at its heart considerations of how music assessment can be musical. The course identifies and explores some of the key issues and debates around assessment and music in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates you will...
Saving capitalists from themselves?
Society, Politics & Law

Saving capitalists from themselves?

...working" (a pun on the Conservative election poster "Labour isn't working") at the G20 Meltdown protest in London on 1 April 2009] For the first time, one per cent of the world population controls more than half of the world's wealth, according to a Credit Suisse study released in December. And it is mark of our times that Credit Suisse, which has contributed to the...
Toyota diffusion (TD)
Science, Maths & Technology

Toyota diffusion (TD)

...working tool steel (Fe–5Cr) D2 ASP30, produced by hot isostatic compaction. The coating grows by reaction of the carbide-former and carbon atoms diffusing from the matrix. The hardness of the vanadium carbide layer is in excess of 3000 VPN, which is higher than most other similar processes. Very hard carbide layers provide excellent wear resistance to steel and, in some...
Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
OpenLearn Ireland

Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...works in Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway in Northern Ireland...Bird ringing is a world-wide method of finding out where birds migrate and how population levels change. See here how it is done on the Bog Meadows, a city nature reserve a few metres from the M1 motorway near Belfast. Video Transcript AIDAN CREAN: There’s many many...
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...worked through in order, but they do usually have a topic guide. This is a list of areas that you want to find out about that helps you structure the interview. To begin creating a topic guide, make a list of the areas you’d like to cover. When your list is complete, think about what order would mimic a natural conversation and create the best flow. You may find it...
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...work and learn about the existential view of the human being as free and responsible for his or her actions. You will discover that Beauvoir argues that women are generally conceived of as ‘Other’, that is different from a supposed neutral human being...In this free course you will study the ideas of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986). In doing so you will...
Learning through spoken interaction
Education & Development

Learning through spoken interaction

...work so learners need to be able to communicate effectively with each other when speaking. Group work can provide practice and good learning experiences but only if learners are able to explore ideas constructively. This involves the following: - Starting and finishing discussions - Keeping the discussion relevant - Taking and giving turns - Putting forward and explaining...