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IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...University...IT in everyday life: 2.3 IT and you - Sometimes it's useful to stop and think a bit about your own experiences and focus on your own views. This can help you understand issues in more depth. For example, when studying the impact of IT on everyday life, your own experiences are a useful resource. Activity 4 Think of ways in which your own life has changed as a...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Innovation, markets and industrial change
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation, markets and industrial change

...guide of What Camera? Magazine The quotation and the case study describe the take-up by consumers of new products embodying innovations in information technology. Both link the popularity of new technology among consumers with falling prices and draw attention to the rapidity of consumer take-up. There is something new for Dixons and other retailers to sell and for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Everyday English 1
Languages

Everyday English 1

...University digital badge. The badge is a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject. What you learn by completing the course will really help if you wish to enrol on a formal qualification. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from your OpenLearn Profile. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn Statement of...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...University. Shaffer, W.O. and LaBerge, D. (1979) ‘Automatic semantic processing of unattended words’, Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behaviour, vol. 18, pp. 413–26. Spence, C. (2002) ‘Multisensory integration, attention and perception’, in Roberts, D. (ed.) (2002). Sperling, G. (1960) ‘The information available in brief visual presentations’,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing
Money & Business

Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing

...University course DB125 You and your money...Rent or buy? The challenge of access to housing: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some features of the housing market, such as affordability, and decisions to rent or buy, supported by the use of various media, including graphs, tables, news articles, videos and household...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...university lecturer scale than comparable men and that they are less likely to become senior lecturers, readers and professors (McNabb and Wass, 1997). The failure of women to make significant progress in the professions and in senior management and administrative posts has led to the idea that there is a ‘glass ceiling’ which means that women are under-represented in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...University’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning, and Forensic Cognition Research Group....Week 1: Introduction to the case: Introduction - Welcome to Investigating a murder with forensic psychology. In this free course, you will take the role of a detective investigating a murder. Alongside two fictional detectives, you will work with the Senior Investigating...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...University course TM356 Interaction Design...An introduction to interaction design: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what interaction design is, the importance of user-centred design and methods of user information gathering understand how the sensory, cognitive and physical capabilities of users inform the design of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs