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A tour of the cell
Science, Maths & Technology

A tour of the cell

...Introduction - This course contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells 'work' is knowledge of the subcellular components and how they are arranged and this is tested through a series of in-text and self-assessment questions. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...Introduction - Crude oil is currently our most important global source of energy. It is vital in the manufacture of many modern materials. But the world's supply of oil is finite, its price is unstable and our reliance on oil has damaging environmental consequences. This course explains why developing alternatives to oil is an essential and urgent task for humanity. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The oceans
Science, Maths & Technology

The oceans

...Introduction - The oceans cover more than 70 per cent of our planet. In this free course you will learn about the depths of the oceans and the properties of the water that fills them, what drives the ocean circulation and how the oceans influence our climate. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S206 Environmental science...The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to the philosophy of race and explores the ways in which philosophy impacts our understanding of the social world. You will explore answers to two central questions: What is race? What is racism? Along the way, you will consider what the term ‘race’ means, you will critically examine the role of ancestry and power in...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Interpreting data: Boxplots and tables

...Introduction - This course is concerned with two main topics. In Section 1, you will learn about another kind of graphical display, the boxplot. Boxplots are particularly useful for assessing quickly the location, dispersion, and symmetry or skewness of a set of data, and for making comparisons of these features in two or more data sets. The other topic, is that of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

...Introduction - The course uses the example of climate change to highlight the dynamic and volatile character of the planet, and how globalisation links together, in often unequal ways, people and places across the world. The course focuses on the potentially momentous impact of global environmental change on Pacific Islands like Tuvalu. It introduces students to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Protest song
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Protest song

...Introduction - In this free course, Advanced Spanish: Protest song, which is taught in Spanish, you will study the origins of protest songs, paying special attention to Cuba, Spain, Uruguay and Argentina. The course looks at the international context in the late 1960s when protest songs emerged, for example, in Cuba with the Nueva Trova movement. You will also look at one...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising science: Reading the rocks and ecology

...Introduction - Science is all about knowledge, what we know about the material world and the Universe in which our world is just a microscopic speck. The aim of scientists is to extend the frontiers of this knowledge so that we can understand more about the physical Universe and the life within it. Scientists acquire knowledge by engaging in four fundamentally important...
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Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs