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Modelling the planets
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling the planets

...Education, about her route to astrobiology, her current research and where her work might go in the future...Find out more about The Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Astrobiology isn’t a subject on the school curriculum or even in many universities. Could you tell me something about your journey to astrobiology? It was a long journey. A very long...
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Using a scientific calculator
Science, Maths & Technology

Using a scientific calculator

...in Pexels made available under Creative Commons Public Domain 1.0 Licence. Figure 1: © Casio Electronics Co Ltd. 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 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses. Go to Week 1...Week 1: Fictional villains: Introduction - Who is your favourite fictional villain? From Voldemort to Moriarty, from Hannibal Lecter to Cruella de Vil, villains are often the most thrilling aspect of a story and can be more exciting than the hero. It is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...Open University course BB845 Strategic human resource management...Employee engagement: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify and describe the meaning of employee engagement and its different components appreciate the strategic issues associated with employee engagement describe the changes in systems of employee relations...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...Open University course A330 Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds...Icarus: entering the world of myth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: display knowledge of one well-known classical myth, and understand its relation to a number of other myths and characters understand how this myth functions in a range of historical, cultural and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...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 1: Introductory 15 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: An introduction to sport, politics and political themes: Introduction - ‘You have to stand proudly for the national anthem or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there, maybe you shouldn’t be in the country’ – Former US President, Donald...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...Open University's Education Studies (Primary) qualification. Most contemporary theorists argue that cognitive processes need to be taken into account in order to explain how the social environment makes its mark on the child’s gender development and how the child plays an important role in directing his or her own gender development. Cognitive processes The theories...
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