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Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...Open University course BB842 Sustainable creative management...Making creativity and innovation happen: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand different perspectives on why creativity matters consider cognitive aspects of creativity and how personality and individual differences might contribute explore ways in which individuals...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...sources of heat. For much of this course, you will be concerned with exploring these diagnostic features of mammals in more detail. One issue that comes up a good deal is how we should best use the term ‘successful’ in describing mammals. You may recall images from TV programmes of mammals flourishing in hostile environments. The fact that mammals are very widely...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...source of crime primarily within the individual and bringing to the fore questions of individual pathology. This approach is termed individual positivism. Other theorists – who regard crime as a consequence of social rather than individual pathology – have, by contrast, argued that more insights can be gained by studying the social context external to individuals....
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...Open University course K123 Foundations for social care and social work practice. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short survey...An introduction to social work: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify why biography is important...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...Open University course DD802 Investigating forensic psychology357357. Explore the collection of Postgraduate study in psychology and criminology....The psychology of cybercrime: Introduction - In this free course, The psychology of cybercrime, you will explore different questions about cybercrime from a psychological angle in an attempt to better understand this...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Project management: the start of the project journey
Money & Business

Project management: the start of the project journey

...Open University, the geographical dispersion of both students and their tutors has to be addressed in order for the tutors to be able to assess their students’ progress on a given course of study. The UK postal service became the key component of the solution that enabled The Open University to deal with large numbers of assignments. At regular intervals during the...
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Level 3: Advanced 35 hrs
EPQs: why give a presentation?
Education & Development

EPQs: why give a presentation?

...open window, working on a laptop. The other is an older man, playing a banjo. He’s seated on a stool in front of a stone wall. He’s wearing jeans and a blue jacket. He has long white hair and a white beard. How did you describe them? You might have come up with: girl, writing, young, computer, relaxed, t-shirt man, banjo, musician, outdoors, beard How can you use this...
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