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Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...study climate change and its impacts, particularly how confident we can be in model predictions. She blogs for PLOS at All Models are Wrong and on Twitter she is @flimsin. © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Tamsin Edwards interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer TE: = Tamsin Edwards, Open University RH: Tell us about yourself and your...
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Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...study in Sociology...Who belongs to Glasgow?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an awareness of ideas about place and identity using our concept of ‘geographical imagination’ by examining the images that represent a place to reveal how those images came about show an awareness of ideas about place and identity by...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
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
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
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
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