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Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...study of minerals and crystal structures, using online text and interactive activities, including questions and answers, video clips, slidecasts and a Digital Kit...Rocks are made of minerals and, as minerals are natural crystals, the geological world is mostly a crystalline world. This free course, Minerals and the crystalline state, introduces the study of minerals and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...study in Arts and Humanities.The material is derived from an Open University course (AA308) that is no longer available. The content has been used as the basis for a section of Part 1 of the MA in Philosophy (A853) qualification. Tell us what you think! We’d love to hear from you to help us improve our free learning offering through OpenLearn by filling out this short...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...study of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in recent years. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W250 Evidence law...This free course gives an overview of the law of expert evidence, including practice and procedure, the duties and liabilities of experts, the question of how non-experts can adjudicate between the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Risk management Badge icon
Money & Business

Risk management

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this course, you will be able to: identify and understand the risks faced by organisations assess and measure the impact of risks on organisations understand the different ways that risks can be managed or mitigated understand how organisations can apply...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...study in Sociology...Reading visual images: Learning outcomes - After reading this course, you should be able to: recognise how images can be analysed and interpreted comprehend how images can be used to express uncertainties give examples of images that show change and social and cultural diversity...Reading visual images: 1.1 Why look at photographs? - Age Concern...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main theories associated with creating organisational value explain the different ways to create value within and across business functions, including operations management, financial accounting, and business intelligence identify new types of value that are ‘human-centred’ and challenge traditional economic...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...study at postgraduate level...Commercial exploitation of nature, such as mining, fracking, or generating hydro-electric power, often damages the way the natural environment looks. What if the environment could be restored to exactly how it looked before? Would that mean no damage had been done, that the natural environment was as valuable as it had been before the...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...skills for managing in a particular way using STiP, by developing your systemic sensibility, systems literacy and systems thinking in practice capability provide a reflexive account of an experience of conducting an inquiry/co-inquiry into your systems thinking in practice for managing change by using a STiP heuristic begin an inquiry into your own experience of practice...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs