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Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...course, Succeed with maths: part 2, is a sequel to Part 1, in which you will continue to develop your mathematical knowledge and skills using everyday examples. The course takes a look at measurement of length, mass and volume, negative numbers and how to use these, scientific notation (based upon powers of 10), shapes and how to calculate their properties before finally...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...course offers an introduction to the Aeneid. Virgil’s Latin epic, written in the 1st century BCE, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his journey to Italy, where he would become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This course uses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...course will introduce you to technology and innovation management and is relevant to managers and students of technological innovation. You will learn about innovation types and processes, how innovation can add or create value, and about the management activities that underpin the innovation and value creation process. You do not need to have worked in a technology and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...course, Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin, gives a taste of what it is like to learn two ancient languages. It is for those who have encountered the classical world through translations of Greek and Latin texts and wish to know more about the languages in which these works were composed...The free course, Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin, gives a taste of what it is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...course, Rights and justice in international relations, takes a critical view of the assumption that 'rights are a good thing' and looks at the problems that arise when they are applied in the international arena...Can the concept of human rights be applied across borders or are rights culturally specific? Is it realistic, or even desirable, to aim at an international...
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Level 3: Advanced 13 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...course, Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around, concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio materials. This OpenLearn course focuses on public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city...Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...course explores how to use data to inform a change you would like to make within your business or organisational context. It looks at the type of evidence you can gather to inform your proposed change, and how to evaluate data with a view to using it as part of this transformation. Specifically, you will learn about internal and external sources of secondary information...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...course, Reading evidence, you will be focusing on the variety of methods for presenting and organising qualitative and quantitative evidence in the form of numbers and text. You will learn how to understand the ways in which evidence is presented and to read it actively and with purpose...What is active reading? It is reading with the aim of understanding and grasping...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs