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Power and people in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Power and people in ancient Rome

...Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Power and people in ancient Rome An audio introduction to this album. The Colosseum of Rome The most impressive structure in ancient Rome Roman amphitheatres How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures. Glorifying Rome How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the...
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Audio 25 mins
Design for dementia care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Design for dementia care

...open-door policy promote activity, interaction and quality of life for residents of The Lodge. The Lodge: evaluating the success of the design. How the various elements of dementia-friendly design contribute to good dementia care at The Lodge. Elmhurst: refurbishing an existing home How dementia friendly design features have been incorporated into an existing care home....
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Video 43 mins
Personal and career development in engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal and career development in engineering

...Open University course T191 Personal and career development in engineering... Personal and career development in engineering A short introduction to this album. The Work and Background of a Female Automotive Engineer Penny Freeman, a professional automotive engineer, talks about her career in car and component manufacturing in the UK. Life as a Digital Communications...
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you will explore two people’s experiences of visiting a hospital in these circumstances. You will find out how the hospital environment could be adjusted to improve the experience. In the interactive there are two animations, both of which are accompanied by transcripts. [A scene...
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Activity 15 mins
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...resources to their criminalisation. Thus these state and media processes were seen to criminalise certain groups and not others, while attention was argued to be deflected from the inequalities that shape the underlying social problems. Furthermore, through placing the spotlight on the power of these institutions, these newer perspectives argued that it revealed how the...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...resources, how much to spend on roads, how much to spend on hospitals, how much to spend on education. So we have to develop a political system to make those decisions. In the UK and most other countries of the world, we have what’s called representative democracy. We elect people to make those decisions on our behalf and if we don’t like the decisions that they’ve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Getting started with French 3
Languages

Getting started with French 3

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Introduction: Introduction - Bonjour. This two-week course offers you the opportunity to learn how to ask for directions. Starting with the basic vocabulary you’ll progress towards being able to say more and more, ask questions and understand replies. Little by...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target
Society, Politics & Law

How we live is seen as a justification: Why the French way of life became a target

...education and strategy, but we should recognise that liberty unites us much more than these disagreements divide us. Positive thinking It remains for politicians to make speeches that can bring us together. But each of us must also have a positive attitude towards our society, which offers so much liberty and possibility. Don’t forget what those who wage war on us would...
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Article 5 mins