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Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland....Exploring evidence-based policing: Introduction - The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whateverthat it is not utterly absurd. (Bertrand Russell) In recent years policing has seen a shift away from taken-for-granted ways of doing things. As part...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3: Creating an innovative assessment: Introduction - Developing an innovative assessment requires careful thought and visualisation of your ideas. This week you will use what you have learned from Weeks 1 and 2 to help you to begin this process. This week is designed to be quite practical, so you will...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...Open University course A225 The British Isles and the modern world, 1789–1914...National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how the concepts of ‘nation’ and ‘nationalism’ emerged during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries understand the processes that led...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B863 The human resource professional...Developing your skills as an HR professional: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: reflect on practices that support skill development demonstrate self-management skills, particularly in relation to self-organisation and managing work-life...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Microbes – friend or foe?
Nature & Environment

Microbes – friend or foe?

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SG071 Learn about microbes...Microbes – friend or foe?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, language, concepts and principles relating to microbiology and its importance and applications in biological...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E314 Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise...Recovery strategies in sport and exercise: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the importance of recovery in an exercise programme evaluate the role of recovery strategies in sport and exercise identify the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...oil on wood panel, 113 x 89 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien oder, KHM, Wien. Copyright © The British Library 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs