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Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: list the major sources of water pollutants; describe the effects on water due to organic materials, plant nutrients and toxic, physical and biological pollutants; list the main diseases caused by microorganisms that can be carried by water...Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment: 1 The...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
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Money & Business

Розуміння вашої галузі

...learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Тиждень 3: Що ще потрібно знати про свою галузь?: Вступ - Минулого тижня ви вивчали зовнішнє...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of different ways in which our use of technology can affect the environment demonstrate a set of skills in reading and interpreting texts and diagrams containing some technical descriptions...Working with our environment: an introduction: 1 Introductory advice - There are two...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...learn how these fibres are linked, examine the technology used and assess the future direction of this continually developing area of communication...Optical-fibre communications became commercially viable in the 1970s and innovation continues today. This free course, Digital communications, will illustrate how very high data rates can be transmitted over long distances...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research identify different sampling approaches distinguish between primary and secondary data sources interpret the political and ethical aspects in financial research...Quantitative and qualitative research in finance: 1 What is qualitative research? -...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Prices, location and spread
Science, Maths & Technology

Prices, location and spread

...learn about some circumstances where it makes sense to calculate a weighted mean. Section 3 shows how to calculate one particular measure of spread for a batch: the ‘interquartile range’. It also shows some diagrammatic methods for representing the spread and shape of the distribution of values in a batch. Section 4 introduces the notion of a ‘price index’ for...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the meaning of all the emboldened terms introduced in this course explain what is meant by a physical world-view and describe some of the major world-views that have emerged during the evolution of physics describe some of the major concepts of physics, give brief biographical sketches of some...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
IT: Information
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: Information

In a world of 24-hour news and instant updates, this free course explores how information is gathered, stored and shared through technology. Learn about the evolution of IT in news reporting, compare different media sources, and develop a critical eye for trust and authenticity in the information you consume...BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN. We live in an era where news...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs