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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...University in England found adults treated boy and girl babies very differently, depending on whether they thought they were playing with a boy or a girl. The researchers demonstrated this by dressing boy babies in pink and girl babies in blue and observing how adults related to them. So, the development of babies’ personalities comes from the way in which people react...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Approaching prose fiction
History & The Arts

Approaching prose fiction

...university level. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Arts and Humanities...Approaching prose fiction: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise and discuss selected library texts from the Renaissance to the present approach literary texts in terms of genre, gender and the canon engage in close analysis of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...University course K318 Leading, managing, caring....The caring manager in health and social care: Introduction - This free course, The caring manager in health and social care, encourages you to think about how a leader or manager in the ‘caring professions’ can be, in short, more caring. It is made up of a series of four sections. The first section focuses on...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...University course U316 The environmental web. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Environmental Sciences [http://www.open.ac.uk/ courses/ find/ environmental-sciences]...Climate change: transitions to sustainability: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the four dimensions of globalisation in relation to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...University course B328 Marketing in action...The influence and impact of marketing can be seen all around. For instance, you may find marketing communications being used to promote various brands, increase charitable donations, persuade toddlers to eat their vegetables, or encourage teenagers to behave responsibly around alcohol. In this digital era, if you use social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...University courses T213 Energy and sustainability and T313 Renewable energy. It should take about 10 hours study time. You will need a calculator handy (perhaps within your computer) to answer some of the course questions...Energy in buildings: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main ways in which a house loses heat...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...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 argued that ‘villainy is integral in narratives...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth
Nature & Environment

Environment: treading lightly on the Earth

...University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Environment: treading lightly on the Earth: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the nature and extent of the carbon footprints of individuals and households within the national and global economy assess individual carbon footprints using a carbon calculator...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs