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Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...Open University course A226 Exploring art and visual culture...Art and visual culture: Medieval to modern: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the changing perceptions and definitions of art across history understand the relationship between ‘art’ and visual culture understand the global dimension of art and how it has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: Course image: Robert Couse-Baker in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Birth of a drug
Science, Maths & Technology

Birth of a drug

...open a Research paper from the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry...Birth of a drug: 4 Summary of video - At the beginning of the video clip, Dr Simon Campbell pointed out that, in the development of any drug, there are a number of criteria that must be satisfied. There must be a clinical need – a medical condition or disease that requires effective treatment. Secondly,...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
Science, Maths & Technology

Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere

...Open University course S283 Planetary science and the search for life...Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss processes upon and within, and internal structure of, differentiated icy bodies (primarily large satellites) in comparison with the terrestrial planets describe the conditions that may be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 17 hrs
Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection
Money & Business

Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

...Open University course BB846 Entrepreneurship: experience and perspective...Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: consider what it means to be ‘an entrepreneur’ examine the role played by an entrepreneur’s family and friends reflect on the narratives (or ‘stories’) that entrepreneurs...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: outline to what extent a person’s ‘lifestyle’ impacts upon their health and wellbeing describe how psychosocial (i.e. social, economic, cultural and political) factors...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...open plain. They were very active carrying up straws and feathers to the crevices on the trioliths where the massive imposts rest on the upright stones. I noticed the birds because of their bright appearance: they were lighter coloured than any sparrows I have ever seen, and one cock bird when flying to and fro in the sunlight looked almost white. I formed the idea that...
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Article 10 mins
Assessment in secondary geography
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary geography

...Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary geography: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate what it means to make progress in geography outline a framework for assessing progress in geography outline the differences between formative and summative assessment explain some of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs