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The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...source for understanding the subjects depicted on Byzantine icons. Once you're familiar with the concept of the Byzantine icon, in Week 2 you will learn how to ‘read’ an icon. Since the subjects depicted on icons rely on the narrative of the Bible, in Week 2 you will be taught some basic skills on how to approach and identify the subject matter of an icon. This course...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Open University course DD102 Introducing the social sciences...Political ordering: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand key social issues and debates in contemporary UK society, such as: how social and material lives are related; how our identities are made; and how societies are ordered and governed understand inequalities,...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...sources with flyers that we put around various venues, directly approached youth groups in the area, university groups and other people that we knew. We basically were trying to find kind of as many young gay men as we could who were willing to volunteer that didn’t already have children through whatever means, and that had some wish to take part and talk about the...
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...opening doors?’ Yes. I push doors that are meant to be pulled, pull doors that should be pushed, and walk into doors that should be slid. Moreover, I see others having the same troubles – unnecessary troubles. There are psychological principles that can be followed to make these things understandable and usable. Click on 'View document' below if you would like to read...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify pertinent health issues in the field of...
Exploring how migration changes the places where we live
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring how migration changes the places where we live

...Open University's Sociology courses Migration is a key political issue, consistently rated by the public as one of the most important issues facing the UK. Most debate on migration focusses on national policy decisions in relation to how many people should be allowed into the UK and the role of the Home Office in controlling the border and, recently, in terms of the...
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...Open University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law to asylum and immigration: Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration...
Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...Open University course D322 International relations: people, power and change – making IR theory accessible to everyone. You can find out more about The Open University courses and qualifications, tuition fees and funding options by visiting our online prospectus....Concepts and theories in international relations: Introduction - ‘Concepts’ and ‘theories’ are...