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Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...out of politeness. Reasons due to the individual's wish to show themselves to be rational or a ‘good citizen’. They might, therefore, overstate intentions to reduce environmental emissions and understate intentions to use private transport. They may genuinely intend to engage in the behaviour but situational factors intervene, e.g. they may not have the time to travel...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol
Education & Development

Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol

...out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Datblygu strategaethau astudio effeithiol (Develop effective study strategies): Learning outcomes - Ar ôl i chi gwblhau'r uned hon, byddwch: yn deall pam bod meddwl am eich dysgu yn bwysig wedi meddwl am eich hanes a'ch profiadau dysgu wedi dysgu am ddysgu gweithredol yn deall...
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...out where the risks lay when making assumptions about them if they are ambiguously or poorly reported. The questions that statistics asks At its heart, statistics is concerned with asking the following questions: is this thing the same as another thing, given things vary? Or: is this thing or these things behaving in a particular way, given things vary? Or: how can we...
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
Science and society: A career and professional development course
Education & Development

Science and society: A career and professional development course

...science losing its objectivity?’ Nature 382, pp. 751–754. Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...hamsters and in particular, the sciurid rodents (squirrels). Table 2 The six (out of 30) families of rodents in which adaptive hypothermia is known to occur. FAMILY EXAMPLES COMMENTS Zapodidae meadow jumping mouse, Scandinavian birch mouse deep hibernation Heteromyidae pocket mice, kangaroo mice erratic, seasonal hibernation Gliridaed dormice (including the native British species) deep hibernation Muridae African fat......
Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema
Languages

Upper intermediate French: discovering French cinema

...out about influential French filmmakers, such as the new generation of female directors and will learn about independent arthouse cinemas, under threat from multiplexes and the big distribution networks. You will also become familiar with the French vocabulary related to the cinema and learn how to describe films and write film reviews in French. [Described image] Figure...