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Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers Badge icon
Education & Development

Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Kinematics of fluids
Science, Maths & Technology

Kinematics of fluids

...course. This free OpenLearn course, Kinematics of fluids, is an extract from the Open University course MST326 Mathematical methods and fluid mechanics, a third level applied mathematics course which provides an introduction to the subject of fluid mechanics. Half of this course is about modelling simple fluid flows; the other half is about ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some of the environmental impacts of economic growth understand some concepts to more sustainably manage waste and resources...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course DD320: Doing economics: inequalities, innovation and environment....Session 2: Alternative views on the economy and income distribution: Introduction - Session 1 illustrated that growing the economy as a policy objective we should continue pursuing is a contested question within the discipline of economics....
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...Open University course E111 Supporting learning in primary schools. This unit is also available in Welsh on OpenLearn...Teaching assistants: Support in action (Wales): Learning outcomes - By the end of this unit, you should: be able to discuss how the UK’s teaching assistant workforce came into being be developing your understanding that teaching assistants are part of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...courses. Take your studies further Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus. If you are new to university study, you may be interested in our Access Courses or Certificates. What's new from OpenLearn? Sign up to our newsletter or view a sample. For reference, full URLs to pages listed above: OpenLearn - www.open.edu/...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Who belongs to Glasgow?
Society, Politics & Law

Who belongs to Glasgow?

...Open University. Course image: amateur photography by michel in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders. If further information can be supplied to amend any acknowledgements, the publishers will be pleased to do so at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...Course badge: © The Open University Figures Figure 2: Illustration Courtesy: Dr Katerini Kasimeti Figure 3: The ICAERUS project logo and grant agreement numbers with the related funders including logos. Protected by Intellectual property laws and/or agreements worldwide Figure 4: Illustration Courtesy: Dr Katerini Kasimati Figure 5: Civilian drone revenues from 2018 to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs