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Medical statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical statistics

...studies in which individuals are classified according to their exposure and followed forward in time to evaluate disease outcomes. Section 2 looks at models for cohort studies. Section 3 introduces case-control studies in which individuals are selected according to their disease status and past exposures are then ascertained. Section 4 covers testing for no association in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Supporting university students with a mental health condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting university students with a mental health condition

...study understand what skills are needed by a tutor to support a student with a mental health condition understand what support some students who have a mental health condition feel they would benefit from to keep them studying...Supporting university students with a mental health condition: 1 Introduction and background - There has been an increased focus on student...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...studying this course, you should be able to: define ‘service’ in the context of healthcare understand what is meant by ‘service improvement’ in healthcare settings monitor when progress is being made towards service improvement understand what sustains service improvement...Understanding service improvement in healthcare: 1 Speculating about knowledge - Before you...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...study C requires a greater level of skill. As you read and engage in the activities think about which of these examples would best suit your professional practice...Week 1: What is innovative assessment and why is it useful?: 3.1 Case study A: pictures and voice - In this case study the teacher is working with children in a primary school setting. The presenter offers...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Redundancy - what are your next steps?
Education & Development

Redundancy - what are your next steps?

...skills, strengths and weaknesses. Knowing your skills can help broaden your job prospects, perhaps moving on to explore gaps in your knowledge or experience and consider how gaining new skills can improve your employability. Structuring and planning your next steps through your own personal career planning journey is a great way to chart progress and celebrate how far you...
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Article 5 mins
Careers in Esports
Science, Maths & Technology

Careers in Esports

...skills, roles and opportunities shaping the future of esports. Find out more about EStars and The Open University's paid-for CPD course: EStars CPD Programme In Esports. What is your current job and who do you work for? Transcript. What did you study and how did you progress into your role? Transcript. I really enjoy that students can learn about something they're...
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Video 15 mins
Gain a badge and further your career
Money & Business

Gain a badge and further your career

...skills. Many of these courses offer you the chance to gain a digital badge on completion of the course, which you can share as evidence of your achievement – and it's all for free. If you're more interested in shorter pieces of learning to help improve your career, we offer an array of free courses on OpenLearn. See our 'For work' courses With all of these courses, they...
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Article 10 mins
The importance of planning a musical performance
History & The Arts

The importance of planning a musical performance

...from any genre of music who want to develop their performance skills and enhance their understanding of the artform, and there are no auditions for entry. Available as a stand-alone programme, it can also count towards degree study with The Open University, forming part of Level 3 study of the BA (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Arts & Humanities or BA Open qualifications....
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Video 10 mins