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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
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...courses. Take your studies further Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus. If you are new to university study, you may be interested in our Access Courses or Certificates. What’s new from OpenLearn? Sign up to our newsletter or view a sample. For reference, full URLs to pages listed above: OpenLearn – www.open.edu/...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland....Justice, fairness and mediation: Introduction - Questions of justice and fairness are central to how societies operate and how people and communities interact. While we might perhaps assume that there is one single view of what either justice or fairness mean, in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...course, Managing coastal environments, looks at the example of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England, describing how the current state of the estuary came to be. It examines the contests and conflicts that centre on the estuary in terms of managing the environment for human needs and the needs of the other species who make their habitat there...Coastal environments are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...Open University course S826 Introduction to mental health science (Stage 1 in the Masters in Mental Health Science), and is suitable preparatory reading if you are considering moving on to postgraduate study in this area. A number of related free courses are also available on OpenLearn. They are recommended to complement your studies, can serve as background reading,...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University module B872 Creating and sustaining value...Understanding organisational value: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the main theories associated with creating organisational value explain the different ways to create value within and across business functions, including...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...course, Building relationships with donors, will help you to gain the skills necessary to persuade individuals to become donors. How do you change people's ideas about methods of giving, moving them from casual street donations to regular direct debit giving?...Legacy fundraising and big-gift seeking are part of the professional fundraiser's role. This free course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Why not ‘World Religions’?
History & The Arts

Why not ‘World Religions’?

...Open University’s Religious Studies courses and qualifications. Resources for teachers There are discussion questions and a classroom activity suggested at the end of this course...Why not ‘World Religions’?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some different ways in which religion can be understood understand the...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr