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Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the social harm perspective and its relationship to criminology critically examine the role of power, inequality and ‘the global’ in shaping crime and social harm apply learning of the social harm perspective to examples including ‘natural disasters’ such as Hurricane Katrina, as...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline the ways in which the relations between work and welfare are made and remade in different places and at different times explain how these changing relations contribute to constituting welfare subjects describe how welfare provision that is connected to work affects the lives of different...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...learn about the structure of the respiratory system, how the lungs contract and expand, as well as the factors that affect pulmonary ventilation. In addition, you will explore how gases are transported between the lungs and other tissues, how the respiration rate is controlled and look at examples of genetic diseases that affect respiration. This OpenLearn course is an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the glossary terms in the course describe influenza viruses, their structure, how they are transmitted, how they infect cells and replicate and how they produce their damage in the host outline the different types of immune defence...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the rules governing the law on the use of force and their evolution analyse case examples relating to the use of force in international law and be able to critically analyse how the rules of international law have been (mis)applied in particular situations understand how international law...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current issues in ageing and later life reflect on experiences of ageing and later life analyse case studies of care situations, drawing out their wider relevance to concepts and ideas demonstrate developed literacy, numeracy, and digital and information...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the rules for admissibility and presentation of expert evidence describe the duties and responsibilities of forensic experts discuss the challenges posed by expert evidence and how these might be overcome discuss the issues raised by expert evidence in the context of a miscarriage of justice....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas
Science, Maths & Technology

Starting with maths: Patterns and formulas

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: visualise problems using pictures and diagrams recognise patterns in a variety of different situations use a word formula to help solve a problem derive simple word formulas, for example for use in a spreadsheet use doing and undoing diagrams to change formulas round...Starting with maths: Patterns and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs