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How Bitcoin works
Digital & Computing

How Bitcoin works

Everything you need to know to get started with Bitcoin. ...[Two door keys on a dark surface] Bitcoin is an application of public-key cryptography (cyrptographic algorithms which require two separate keys). Getting started with Bitcoin is relatively simple. You need to download one of many special ‘wallet’ applications available for most computers and smartphones. You...
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The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...work with young people, identifies some features that we might use to describe the various settings where work with young people takes place. This encourages us to identify similarities and differences between settings. It then introduces some theoretical perspectives to help us review these settings and thus understand more about the experience for young people and...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Remaking the relations of work and welfare
Society, Politics & Law

Remaking the relations of work and welfare

...work' programmes such as the New Deal take into account and shape people's personal lives? This free course, Remaking the relations of work and welfare, looks at how participation in, and drop-out from, 'workfare' programmes are interpreted within different theoretical perspectives, and uses two case studies to connect the theory with the reality of people's lives...How...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying social work law
Society, Politics & Law

Studying social work law

...work and explores how the law influences social work practice. You will learn the role of social workers in the UK and how the profession is regulated across the four nations. The courses also examine how the law is applied by social workers in their practice with the people they support. ...Transcript The four OpenLearn courses, which will each build your knowledge of...
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World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...Work Day. Explore social work in more detail with our range of free resources including interactives and free courses...[world social work day poster] 15th March is World Social Work Day, a day that gives those in the profession (and students) an opportunity to express international solidarity and send consistent messages to governments, regional bodies and the community....
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Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...work practice around the world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice... Critical social work practice A short introduction to this album. What is critical practice? A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...working mothers in the Scottish railway industry, including her mum, to find out what has changed since her mum joined the industry. ...Find out more about The Open University's History and Social Sciences Courses [Nicola Parker]The railway has been an integral part of my life since I was a baby, as my mother joined the railway in July 1989. Seeing the changes over the...
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