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Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...course is rich in high-quality text, images, video, audio and interactive elements to support your learning. Please note that the forum referred to in course videos is no longer available. This course is presented on OpenLearn with the kind support of True Potential LLP. If you want to know more about the work of the True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...course, Exploring philosophy: faking nature, examines ‘the restoration thesis’, and provides an insight into philosophical study at postgraduate level...Commercial exploitation of nature, such as mining, fracking, or generating hydro-electric power, often damages the way the natural environment looks. What if the environment could be restored to exactly how it looked...
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...course, Changing cities, explores how contemporary processes of urbanisation challenge how we think about political agency, providing a framework for the analysis of the causes, implications and responses to issues of common concern...Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice,...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...course introduces you to the legal characteristics of limited companies and how limited companies raise finance through ordinary shares and loan capital. It also introduces the interests of company stakeholders, and looks at three different perspectives on companies and their role in society. Finally, it introduces the formats of company financial statements in comparison...
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...course, Political ordering, asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Building from an awareness of just how much of everyday life involves the state, the course questions whether states have this authority to govern. It also asks about situations in which states may not be able to command such...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...course, Quantitative and qualitative research in finance, explores the underpinning methodologies, then looks at how research data are produced and how they are analysed. The course also includes case study interviews with active researchers and activities to help you understand data sources and sampling...What are the key features of qualitative and quantitative research...
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who wish to review how they go about the practice of teaching mathematics, those who are considering becoming mathematics teachers, or those who are studying mathematics courses and would like to understand more about the teaching and learning process...This free course, Working mathematically, is aimed at teachers who...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying natural sciences bilingually
Science, Maths & Technology

Studying natural sciences bilingually

...course? Considering studying through the medium of Welsh and want to know what the benefits are? Not sure whether your Welsh is good enough? If you’re reading this article, it’s quite possible you’ve thought about these questions. This article aims to answer these questions, and show how studying Natural Sciences through the medium of Welsh could improve your...