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Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Developing good academic practice: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of good academic practice and how to build it into your studies understand how to avoid inappropriate or bad academic practice show knowledge of techniques on how to avoid
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Try distance learning for FREE with the OU
Education & Development

Try distance learning for FREE with the OU

...Open University, is a free online learning resource that’s open to everyone. It’s a great way to see if distance learning is right for you and prepare you for university...There are over 1,000 courses to choose from with no start-dates, so you can begin right away or at a time that suits you. Some courses are based on The Open University degree materials and others...
The Funny Thing About...
Society, Politics & Law

The Funny Thing About...

...Open University's Richard Heffernan discusses civil servants, spin doctors and politics, using clips from "Yes, Minister" and "The Thick of It". The Funny Thing About…Scientists Are scientists all geeky, bearded men in white lab coats? Featuring clips from "The Fast Show" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", The Open University's Professor Hazel Rymer dispels the stereotype....
EPQs: help and tips
Education & Development

EPQs: help and tips

...Open University’s Open degree qualification. This series of articles includes help and tips from members of AstrobiologyOU, a research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the advice they offer comes from their different experiences. They focus on the process of undertaking a dissertation/research review EPQ. If you are doing one of the other...
The birth of (synthetic) dyeing
History & The Arts

The birth of (synthetic) dyeing

...opened up by Perkin. The discovery of mauve sparked an international race to produce other synthetic dyes from the myriad chemicals in coal tar. Research was directed towards determining the structures of natural dyes that could then be synthesised in the laboratory, and subsequently manufactured on an industrial scale. Alizarin and Indigo Like many ‘natural’ dyes,...
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Why teach art?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the underlying values and justifications of teaching art and art history within the school curriculum understand developing strategies to explore and engage with some of the subject criticisms voiced understand enhancing and...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...sources of uncertainty. Another problem is our tendency to be swayed by how a problem is framed. Many decisions need revisiting and updating as new information comes available. However most of us make insufficient anchoring adjustment: this is the tendency to fail to update one’s targets as the environment changes. Once a manager has made an initial decision or...
Sound for music technology: An introduction
Science, Maths & Technology

Sound for music technology: An introduction

...source in the open (away from buildings etc.) are travelling waves. Sound waves are longitudinal waves. Here are three explanations ((a) to (c)) of the above statements. These are in the wrong order. Which explanation goes with which statement? (a) Because the molecular oscillations are along the line of travel of the wave. (b) Because the pressure variations radiate...