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Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...studying these changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you will be introduced to the discipline of child psychology and some of the key questions that guide the understanding of childhood. These questions include 'What influences children's development?' and 'How do psychologists study the physical and cognitive changes...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Group theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Group theory

...studied at OU level 2 or equivalent. Section 1 describes how to construct a group called the direct product of two given groups, and then describes certain conditions under which a group can be regarded as the direct product of its subgroups. Section 2 describes the key properties of the structure of cyclic groups. Section 3 introduces the notion of a set of generators of...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy
Education & Development

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

...study of children’s thinking help us to understand these learning difficulties? This album offers insights into some of the problems faced by children with the developmental disorders dyslexia, poor comprehension and specific language impairment. In the main audio tracks, educators, therapists and researchers explore why children might have language and literacy...
Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...skilled at numerate subjects. Despite many studies into sex difference in mathematical ability, the differences have been found to be insignificant. Moreover, studies have shown that reminding women that men are 'better' at mathematics actually causes them to underperform. This would suggest that it is largely social factors which determine how attractive mathematics is...
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...skills’ without requiring ‘the commitment of longer programmes’. However, those studying on a part-time basis might choose a different model – undertaking their internship alongside their study or even virtually. A 12-month internship will usually be targeted at new graduates, although there are cases of individuals with more experience undertaking them where...
Number theory
Science, Maths & Technology

Number theory

...studying M303 develop their understanding of group theory and real analysis and see how some of the ideas are applied to cryptography and fractals. Number theory consists of material from M303 Book A, Chapters 1 and 2 and has four sections in total. You should set aside about four hours to study each of the sections; the main content though is in sections 2, 3 and 4, so...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...studies have identified a skills shortage when it comes to teamwork. For example, Demos research (Dawson & Harrison, 2023) focusing on the employability of young people and involving a 500-person poll of employers, found that 45% said they struggled to hire young people with sufficient team working skills. Similarly, the Manpower Talent Shortage Survey 2024 (Manpower...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...skills, before even seeing them in person. Moreover, many research studies have found that people who do better in these tests, perform better in the job role itself. For example, in their meta-analysis of research studies, books and reports, Bertua et al. (2005) found that tests of general mental ability and specific cognitive abilities (verbal, numerical, perceptual and...