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Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...work on my computer, although if I decide to check my email account, or access some information on the Open University intranet, or perhaps seek to purchase a textbook from an online retailer, I may need to enter further user names, account details or passwords. This sequence of events is likely to be fairly typical of the requirements of many work environments and you...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...social media. If using Twitter, try using the hashtag #OLOrion to share your images and compare them with other people studying this course...Week 1: Beginning the journey: 1.1.4 Who was Orion? - [An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion.] Figure 6 An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion. In Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter, the son of Poseidon, god of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...social memory, battlefield heritage and landscapes of regret’ in Hanna, S.P. and Del Casino, V.J. (eds) Mapping Tourism, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, pp. 108–131. Johnston, R. and Ripmeester, M. (2007) ‘A monument's work is never done: the Watson monument, memory, and forgetting in a small Canadian city’, International Journal of Heritage Studies,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Surfaces
Science, Maths & Technology

Surfaces

...worked problem we present an object that looks as though it might be a surface, but fails to be so because it has a point with no such neighbourhood. Worked problem 1 [Figure 9] Figure 9 Explain why the double cone, open at both ends, is not a surface. Solution Although most points on the double cone have disc-like or half-disc-like neighbourhoods, the point z in the...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with water...Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
EU Referendum - Sovereignty
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Sovereignty

...work better with individual countries. Others say the EU is being too weak when it comes to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which critics attack for potentially forcing the privatisation of public goods and services which member governments want to keep public, and for the secrecy surrounding its negotiation. It has been largely powerless to...
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Article 5 mins
Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...working memory, better problem solving skills a greater ability to pay attention. It’s not just a boon for people who speak a language other than English at home. Briseño says more non-native speakers of Spanish are taking advantage of dual-language programs in schools too. According to the Harvard Education Letter, programs have increased tenfold in as many years. In...
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Article 5 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...work was a Nature paper by Rob DeConto and David Pollard in 2016 who predicted up to ten times higher sea level contributions from Antarctica at the end of this century than previous estimates. Maybe not completely surprisingly, this had a huge impact and ended up as one of the most discussed scientific papers of the year. But the interesting thing about this 2016 paper...
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Article 10 mins