2,847 search results
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...students’ confidence and skills in critically evaluating products around them – particularly consumer products. This course aims to inform ‘consumers’ of design (i.e. all of us) about one important characteristic of design. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 2 study in Design...People-centred designing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course,...
View course People-centred designing
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...become more positive. Finally, there are those who don't have resources and are either unable to implement any coping interventions or try an intervention and it doesn't work. These are the athletes who can find themselves having a very poor transitional experience. The main learning to take from this model is that it is important for athletes to build up their resources...
View course The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport
Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
History & The Arts

Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius

...become the most prosperous Italian city and the European capital of the Arts. Florence became wealthy through its commercial enterprises, based on silks, textiles, metalworking and banking. Politically, power was held by those responsible for the city’s wealth; the merchants, manufacturers and bankers. Florence also became renowned for its tradition of liberty and...
View article Leonardo's life: A timeline of genius
Article 30 mins
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...become embedded in modern-day policing and is, for many communities, the only contact they have with someone they can pass information on to and raise issues of concern with. This course will introduce you to some of the powers that PCSOs in England and Wales rely on every day while carrying out their duties. You will look at how the role of a PCSO complements response...
View course Understanding PCSO powers
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...become harder to pin down than you first thought. For example, what about people who run businesses on their own (‘sole traders’), or in partnership with other people? Can these ways of running a business be ‘companies’? Does it make a difference to a business's status as a company whether it deals in goods or whether it supplies services? Does it make a...
View course Company law in context
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...become more permanent in response a training programme such as an increase in muscle strength. These adaptations can be split into three categories – morphological changes, metabolic changes and neuromuscular changes (Lambert and Mujika 2013). Obviously the type and extent of change will depend upon the nature of the exercise training programme. Given the knowledge that...
View course Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...OU Associate Lecturer Roisin Kelly why murals are of interest to him as a social scientist: Transcript Roisin Kelly: Hello Bill. I just want to ask why are murals of interest to you as a social scientist? What made you want to study them? Bill Rolston: If it doesn’t sound too much of a cliché, because they’re there is the first answer. Let me explain that. In 1981,...
View article Murals in Belfast
Article 5 mins
Getting started with Italian 2
Languages

Getting started with Italian 2

...OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping student achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The graduating nature of the courses means that learners can...
View course Getting started with Italian 2
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs