3,694 search results
Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. While feedback can inform service improvement, many sites do not have the processes in place to engage bereaved carers in how to improve such spaces. Claire Henry MBE, and Marie Cooper, both nurses with extensive experience and expertise in end-of-life care, and Roberta Lovick, national campaigner for...
View article Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Article 5 mins
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...resources, they also support the free online courses An introduction to social work, in which you can read more about working with individuals and the importance of biography, and An introduction to social work in Wales, in which you will learn about the importance of the Welsh context and its impact on social work in Wales...Perspectives on social work: Individual...
View course Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Level 1: Introductory 2 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...
View course Employee engagement
Level 3: Advanced 10 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...
View course Introducing engineering
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...opened the piece with, about whether Wellington or Auckland is the capital of New Zealand. Perhaps this was my reason for thinking that Auckland is the capital: My Argument Premise: Auckland is the most famous city in New Zealand. Conclusion: Auckland is the capital of New Zealand. And perhaps this was your reason for thinking that Wellington is the capital: Your Argument...
View article Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
Article 5 mins
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...Open University course S206 Environmental science...The oceans: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain in your own words, and use correctly, all the bold terms in the text identify, classify and interpret various features visible on the ocean floor interpret temperature and salinity plots recorded in the oceans interpret spatial...
View course The oceans
Level 2: Intermediate 15 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...
View course Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Level 1: Introductory 12 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...
View course Icarus: entering the world of myth
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs