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Some merits of Manchester
History & The Arts

Some merits of Manchester

...open square before it. Call it an incongruity, if you will, but that enemy of episcopacy is at least not accused of stabling his horses in The Old Church at Manchester, or despoiling it of its sacred images and stained glass, and he merits a monument there if anywhere. With the constantly passing trams which traverse the square, he is undoubtedly more significant of...
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Article 10 mins
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...Open University students to sum up what wellbeing meant to them, some used words such as ‘contentment’, ‘calmness’ and ‘happiness’ that indicated they thought wellbeing was focused on aspects of mental health. However, other students provided words that showed they thought wellbeing was living a life ‘free from illness’ and other terms focused on physical...
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EPQs: designing your research question
Education & Development

EPQs: designing your research question

...open to a range of perspectives will give you much more opportunities to develop your skills in presenting arguments and discussing their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, the question should be interesting – for you, of course, but also for those who will read your dissertation or watch your final presentation. The ‘ten words’ technique and exercise. Developing a...
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Article 5 mins
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...Open University Figure 2 The Sahara desert near Erfoud, Morocco [Figure 3] Science Photo Library Figure 3 A dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) [Figure 4] David Robinson, The Open University Figure 4 Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) [Figure 5] David Robinson, The Open University Figure 5 Oryx In fact the picture is much more complex; the environment of each desert is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...sources of support available to you. These can be found in a later section in this course. In addition, this course presents a range of views, some of which you may disagree with. Nevertheless, being able to understand different perspectives is an important skill in the study of crime and justice. Hopefully you will find that being able to consider competing perspectives...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...source of the fifth conception in Aristotle's work, as already noted above (section 2.1), and mentions Descartes too in this regard. All four conceptions he finds illustrated in Hume's philosophy, and the eighth in particular is also characteristic of Kant's philosophy. The final four conceptions, numbered 9 to 12, concern the role of the imagination in aesthetic...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty
Money & Business

Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty

...Open University course B874 Finance for strategic decision-making...Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: deal with basic uncertainty in a decision-making context understand the basic ideas of probability calculate expected values produce and analyse a decision tree...Decision trees and dealing...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome ...Getting started on classical Latin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the main links between English and Latin pronounce Latin words confidently have an understanding of basic English grammar in order to recognise and describe the way...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs