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Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...course, Changing cities, explores how contemporary processes of urbanisation challenge how we think about political agency, providing a framework for the analysis of the causes, implications and responses to issues of common concern...Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice,...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...Open University, 2004. This publication forms part of the Open University course DD305, Personal Lives and Social Policy. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions). This content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...course – and the postgraduate Open University module on which the course content is based – is developing your skills and understanding as a critical researcher. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course H819 The critical researcher: educational technology in practice...The power of infographics in research ......
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...Open University course S384 Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets. ...White dwarfs and neutron stars: Introduction - In this course, you will explore the exotic end-points in the lives of most stars – namely white dwarfs and neutron stars. To do this we consider the properties of so-called degenerate matter and how these properties govern the later stages of stellar...
Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Histology, microscopy, anatomy and disease

...Open University course on histology. This course is designed for students studying human biology at school or university, medical laboratory scientists and anyone interested in biomedical science. Histology is the study of tissues and their structure, and histopathology labs are found in most hospitals. In the course you will see a histology department in action and...
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...course is produced in association with Open University courses in Nursing and healthcare...So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the opportunities and key roles undertaken by nurses in the UK today summarise some of the key challenges nurses face and establish what makes...
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University courses EXC224 Making your coaching certificate count and EXF224 Making your exercise instruction certificate count...A question of ethics: right or wrong?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why and how sport and fitness professionals are required to work within the codes of...
Understanding different research perspectives
Money & Business

Understanding different research perspectives

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B865 Managing research in the workplace...Understanding different research perspectives: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different perspectives from which a problem can be investigated consider the researcher’s involvement in the research process as insider...