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Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...Open University, Manchester City won the FA Cup when they defeated Leicester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. During The Open University’s 50th year they celebrated winning the League Cup for the fourth time in the previous six seasons. However, unlike the OU, Manchester City’s success has not been consistently achieved, and the past 50 years has witnessed many barren...
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An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice
Science, Maths & Technology

An exploration of ‘doing’ ethics in design practice

...open letter from the Future of Life Institute (2023) called for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT‑4. They argued that we needed time to breathe, reflect, and figure out how to make AI safer and more trustworthy before it outpaced us completely. To look at the risks of this ‘race to replace.’ This surge of public attention didn’t just shine a...
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Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...Open University course DD315 Researching current issues in criminology....Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts: Introduction - Welcome to this free course on formal court processes and social rupture and repair. This course will introduce you to alternative ways of thinking about social problems and the formal means that many western societies use to resolve...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Asset allocation in investment: References - CalPERS (2015) CalPERS Asset Allocation & Performance. [Online] Available at: https://www.calpers.ca.gov/ index.jsp?bc=/ investments/ assets/ assetallocation.xml(Accessed July 2015) CFA Institute (2010) Elements of...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...Open University course A327 Europe 1914-1989: war, peace, modernity...Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand ‘modernisation’, ‘modernity’ and ‘modernism’ and how they relate to each other understand modernity in interwar Europe understand the main historical debates...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...Open University course S111 Questions in science...What is a metal?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand metallic bonding and how it is related to metallic characteristics understand the role of metals in everyday life...What is a metal?: 1 What is a metal? - To begin, have a look at the following questions. Write down the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...resources in any system that promotes economic citizenship for all. This is part of the story that needs to be told in any economic appraisal of the impact of Brexit as an ongoing process in the longer term. The combination of a Shackle-type framework, within a storytelling practice that the Irish have made famous, seems to be an absolute necessity in addressing the...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: The Northern Powerhouse

...resources together. Nevertheless, these still ambiguous plans are raising as much concern and questions as they are excitement. The BBC provides an overview of this policy in their article “What is the Northern Powerhouse”. Indeed this is not the first time that the Conservative government has announced a huge initiative. Previously the government introduced the...
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