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The restless Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

The restless Universe

...free course without recourse to challenging mathematics but with the fundamental features of theories and discoveries described in sufficient detail to whet your appetite for further physics study...--- Please note: This is course is due to be archived on . You can study the course up until this date. For learners who have completed the course, the Statement...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...Language Sabbaticals Scheme'. This Sabbatical Scheme offers a five week entry level Welsh course to all primary practitioners working in English medium schools to help them develop vocabulary and language skills relevant to primary practice. The Welsh Government's Action Plan to promote the role and development of support staff in schools in Wales acknowledged that...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...free course, Waste management and environmentalism in China, is an introduction to waste generation and waste management processes currently being practiced in China. This course explores how the Chinese can deal with increasing volumes of waste, drawing parallels with the UK experience of waste management. It also discusses the conceptual tools that can be used to make...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...free 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...language, the free course Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin will soon be available on OpenLearn. If you are interested in studying Latin or Roman culture more formally, you might be interested in the following Open University courses: A276 Classical Latin: the language of Ancient Rome, A219 Exploring the classical world and A340 The Roman Empire...Introducing ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...free 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...languages in which these works were composed...The free 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....Discovering ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...free 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