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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
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...Open University course A234 Understanding Music. It is the second in a planned sequence of courses that will each introduce different aspects of music theory....Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: Introduction - This free course explores pitch, considering how musical sounds are differentiated as notes and as systems of notes. It introduces the Western...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...opened. According to Gratton (2022), the pandemic also allowed us to see into each other’s working and domestic lives for the first time, and to connect on a level that we have never achieved before. We started to adopt new habits and talk about how we can get work done not in an office. It was also a big wake-up call to the leaders around us that had to quickly pivot,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...source of immediate weather information. It is interesting that few reports available to the general public include the raw information on cloud classification or a realistic measure of cloud extent, although a simple pictogram is often used to describe the cloud cover...Watching the weather: 1.2 Weather observations - There is a lot more to taking useful meteorological...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems
History & The Arts

Schubert's Lieder: Settings of Goethe's poems

...open Plate 1: Moritz von Schwind, “An Evening at Josef von Spaun’s: Schubert at the Piano with the Operatic Baritone Johann Michael Vogl”, 1868, sepia drawing, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library Plate 1 (above) is a famous sepia drawing by Moritz von Schwind, a painter who was a close friend of Schubert. It shows a Schubertiad at the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 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
Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...Open University courses Starting with maths (Y182) and Discovering mathematics (MU123), but would also be useful for many other courses requiring the use of a scientific calculator. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course MU123 Discovering Mathematics...Using a scientific calculator: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our end-of-course survey. Participation is completely confidential and we will...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs