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Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...Open University course B870 Managing in a changing world which looks at the different viewpoints surrounding the concept of management and managing...Contemporary issues in managing: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: describe the nature of different types of managerial approaches adopted by organisations in contemporary time understand...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Supporting children's development
Education & Development

Supporting children's development

...course was written by Isobel Shelton and Sue McKeogh (staff tutors at The Open University). Contributions were made by Katie Harrison (teacher and member of the ATL Union). Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Ethics in science?
Science, Maths & Technology

Ethics in science?

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S111 Questions in science...Ethics in science?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how clinical trials are used today in medicine understand the importance of acting ethically in scientific research understand why it is important to continue to ask moral questions...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...Open University course A230 : Reading and studying literature. It can also be found in the publication Sara Haslam and Sue Asbee (eds) (2012) The Twentieth Century, published by The Open University and Bloomsbury Academic...Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand representations of the themes of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K101 An introduction to health and social care...Social care in the community: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the variety of caring activity within the UK for older people in the home describe care situations for older people in the home objectively identify...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaching language, literature and childhood
Education & Development

Approaching language, literature and childhood

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L301 Language, literature and childhood...Studying children's literature allows us to learn not just about the books that children are reading, but also about what role reading plays in childhood, and how our ideas about childhood affect the books that they read. In this free course, you will be introduced to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Could we control our climate? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational wellbeing of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time and......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...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 1: Introductory 12 hrs