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Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...learn to recognise the difference between freedom from constraint and the freedom that comes from self-mastery or self-realisation. The following material is taken from the book Arguments for Freedom ‘1999’ authored by Nigel Warburton of The Open University. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Arts and Humanities...Two concepts of freedom:...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the chemical compositions of natural waters, and explain how and why these compositions vary describe the main sources of water pollution, the main types of pollutant and how each type may be controlled outline the extent of water pollution in the UK and in selected global locations identify...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...learning. A number of its chancellors were scholars, who advanced the concept that learning could be applied to the running of public affairs. It was a city famous for its financial and political shrewdness and its exceptional craft skills. These factors gave the people of Florence a renewed confidence and belief in their city. The famous banking family, the Medicis,...
Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)
Society, Politics & Law

Brexit: What’s this fine mess you’ve gotten us into? (Apologies to Laurel and Hardy)

...learned? Looking after vested interests The answer is political of course since powerful vested interests thereby benefit (such as, for example, banks, large corporations and those who benefit from stock market rises); but it is also ideological in the sense that it is given credence by flawed economic theory (the kind that is taught to future treasury officials in...
How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
Science, Maths & Technology

How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...learned to convert some of this wind energy into electricity or use it for other mechanical work, such as pumping or milling. Of course, we are not the only life form to make use of wind energy. Plants can use it to disperse their seeds more widely, for example. The water transporter The atmosphere is vital for all life on the planet, not only humans, and for reasons...
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...learning things for exams plus working in the lab. She had a family with three young children and a husband and managed to do all the household stuff as well as all her high powered research and unfortunately, of course, when she won her Nobel Prize the headlines were mother of three wins £18,750 rather than amazing scientist wins Nobel Prize, which is a bit unfortunate...
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and use correctly terms introduced in this course in relation to communication networks understand general principles involved in data exchange between IT devices work with numbers expressed in scientific notation, and use the Windows calculator to perform calculations on these numbers...IT:...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define and use, or recognise definitions and applications of, each of the terms in bold in the course use examples from the history of vaccination to illustrate the conduct and outcomes of vaccine strategies to control infectious diseases discuss the principle strategies available for developing a...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs