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Bill McKibben - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Bill McKibben - Stories of Change

...study. I want to live in town; I want to live in an air-conditioned apartment with plenty of energy; I want to have a good job; I want to buy consumer stuff and I want to be like you.’ BM: That’s important for people to pursue the things that are important to them and that will continue, no matter what I say and what I do. The thing is: we have to obey the rules of...
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Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)
Languages

Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)

...studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Cànan nan Gàidheal: Learning outcomes - Ma chuireas tu crìoch air an aonad seo bu chòir gum biodh tu fiosrachail agus eòlach a thaobh: an t-àite a tha aig a’ Ghàidhlig ri taobh Albais agus Beurla mar aon de chànain nàiseanta na h-Alba bun-tùsan na Gàidhlig mar chànan Ceilteach le dlùth...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...studying this course, you should be able to: explain the basic principles of the atmospheric greenhouse effect and the term ‘Net Zero’ understand the human influences causing the anthropogenic or enhanced greenhouse effect understand the reasons for, and the consequences of, climate change explain the role of international climate negotiations understand the need for...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Cefnogi datblygiad plant
Education & Development

Cefnogi datblygiad plant

...study-guides/ sociology/ socialization/ piagets-model-of-cognitive-development (cyrchwyd 29 Ionawr 2016]) Cole, M. (1998) ‘Culture in development’ yn Woodhead, M., Faulkner, D. a Routledge mewn cydweithrediad â'r Brifysgol Agored. David, T. (2004) ‘Young children’s social and emotional development’ yn Maynard, T. a Tomos, N. (gol) An Introduction to Early...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...studying this course, you should be able to: select and justify a suitable risk-free rate and equity risk premium for use in determining the expected return for a share evaluate the different approaches to identifying a suitable equity risk premium use the dividend valuation model to calculate the return on a share and the return on a market use the return on a market to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Additive manufacturing
Science, Maths & Technology

Additive manufacturing

...study of the relationship between points, lines, areas and volumes in shapes of two or three dimensions. * Grain: An individual crystal in the microstructure of a polycrystalline material. The structure and size of grains have an influence on the properties of a solid material. Can also be a single grain of powder or sand. In the structure of wood, ‘the grain’...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Prices, location and spread
Science, Maths & Technology

Prices, location and spread

...study time accordingly.) This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course M140 Introducing statistics...Prices, location and spread: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: find the mean and median of a batch of data find the weighted mean of two or more numbers find the lower and upper quartiles, interquartile...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...studying this course, you should be able to: identify Woolf’s ideas about time, memory and identity understand the role of innovation and experimentation in prose fiction demonstrate a developed ability to read dense poetic prose analytically...Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts: 1 Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts - In 1936 Virginia Woolf wrote...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs