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Systems diagramming
Digital & Computing

Systems diagramming

...Introduction - Pictures speak louder than words. But how can you use diagrams to help you? This course, Systems diagramming, looks at how diagrams can be used to represent information and ideas about complex situations. You will learn how to read, draw and present diagrams to help illustrate how ideas or processes are connected. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Introduction - This free course, Exploring issues in women’s health, introduces social model approaches to health and wellbeing, which takes as their starting point not the scientific context of the body, but the social context in which women live. The focus is on women and the impact of social and cultural factors on women’s health. This OpenLearn course is an...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Introduction - This free course explores the criminal law and courts of England and Wales and shows that some common ideas about them may not be entirely true! It examines those ideas and reveals the realities behind them. [Described image] Figure 1 Courtroom drama The criminal justice system appears in news, documentaries, drama, and fiction. Many people also have direct...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...Introduction - Good communication skills are vital in both your work life and your social life. Because talking to other people is part of everyday life, you may feel that you naturally possess these skills. In this course you will discover that a little psychological knowledge about interactions will help you to be able to plan and prepare for conversations in a way that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French
Languages

Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French

...Introduction - In this free course, Intermediate French: Understanding spoken French, you will meet people living and working in France and Belgium by watching video clips and hearing them speak about themselves and their lives. Listening to and seeing people describing what they do and who they are can offer you an enjoyable and interesting insight into a way of life in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...manage it more than 20 times a minute. 'Millions' must mean 2 millions at least. 20)2,000,000 hugs and kisses 60)100,000 minutes 12)1,666 hours 6)138 days (at twelve hours a day) 23 weeks. I couldn't go on hugging and kissing more than 12 hours a day: and I wouldn't like to spend Sundays that way. So you see it would take 23 weeks of hard work. Really, my dear child, I...
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Article 10 mins
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...Introduction - In this course, doping (performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs) is used as an example of how contemporary issues in sport might be studied. Doping is used to illustrate how you can think about the debates involved in an issue and this will help you develop appropriate skills to discuss other contemporary issues in sport. Critical thinking is an essential part...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...Introduction - You will have little hesitation in distinguishing the metal blade of a kitchen knife from the handle which is probably made of plastic or wood. But what really distinguishes a metal from a non-metal? Metals are used in many different ways, such as in jewellery, pots and pans and in wires for conducting electricity and you can probably think of many other...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs