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Homage to Celtalonia
Society, Politics & Law

Homage to Celtalonia

...education; ICT; oil, gas and energy; pharmaceuticals; shipbuilding and repairs; sport and leisure; and, tourism sectors. In other words, what is termed a modern knowledge economy; In population size terms, it would be about two million smaller than the Netherlands and three million bigger than Belgium; Its total national income would be about 15% smaller than the former...
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Preparation dyeing and finishing
Money & Business

Preparation dyeing and finishing

...education is key for the ongoing improvements in the wet processing of textiles. These processes do use a lot of water but the industry is now using machines that use a lot less water and use dyes which fix to the fabric much better. This means that a t shirt dyed well uses less water at this stage then is probably used during its washing at home. Using good dyes means...
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Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...Berlin, I ‘Four Essays on Liberty’, 1969, Oxford University Press, by permission of Oxford University Press. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
An introduction to crime and criminology
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to crime and criminology

...Open University course DD105 Introduction to criminology...An introduction to crime and criminology: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: provide a basic definition of ‘crime’ demonstrate that ideas about what a crime is and what it is not are often contested provide a definition of what criminology is and the subject matter it...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...education using advice and guidance (such as the 5 A DAY campaign you have already explored). The next activity will involve you finding information about a current health campaign aimed at families. Activity 4: Browsing the Change4Life website Timing: Allow about 15 minutes Browse the Change4Life website by clicking on the link to find some tips (aim for five) for...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...resources are scarce. These include a range of simplifying and confidence-sustaining mental short cuts (heuristics) that help us to make quick decisions when pausing to undertake a full analysis would be unwise (Gigerenzer et al., 1999). While these ways of thinking do not accord with rigorous logic or formally rational reasoning, they are well suited to fast-paced...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...Open University's Sports and Fitness courses and qualifications [The image shows back of a person wearing a hijab looking at trees as she walks on through them. She is wearing a white t-shirt and a black satchel over one shoulder. She is walking into a woodland area with dark trees.] The year 2020 was supposed to be the year when I got back into shape and did something...
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