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Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...studying very large samples, we sometimes expect that overall the orientations are random, which enables the use of statistical methods or computer simulations to determine the overall size and shape distributions of a set of objects. However, unknown orientation angles remain a major uncertainty in many astronomical studies...Astronomy: images of the Universe: 2...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 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
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
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
Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...skilled workers, unskilled workers, people in very precarious forms of employment. And those divisions have always existed to be exploited and, from the 1980s onwards, many of those internal divisions widened for various reasons, not least because of deindustrialisation, consigning many traditional industrial communities to insecure work, long-term unemployment for many...
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Audio 5 mins
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