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IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...have an awareness of how IT impacts on everyday life...IT in everyday life: 1.1 Data and information - Although this course is about IT, the technologies you'll be learning about do not actually handle information. Instead they handle data. In everyday language the terms 'data' and 'information' are often used interchangeably, but it is important to understand the difference when you are......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Assessing contemporary science
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing contemporary science

...analysis is at the heart of good science. This free course, Assessing contemporary science, will introduce you to the assessment of reports on contemporary areas in science, allowing you to examine the scientific information that is available to members of the public in a range of forms. Additionally, you will explore the ways in which scientific knowledge develops and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...data (the proposed study and the systematic reviews that are underway). To achieve these objectives each carer will take part in an initial interview to establish the context of caring and understand the carer in their role prior to the COVID lockdown. The carers will then be tasked with completing a journey map/timeline highlighting critical moments identified during the...
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Article 30 mins
Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?
Languages

Sofas, car seats and toilet seats: where are your tweets read?

...data on how people engage with Twitter, how often they check it, for how long, best times to tweet for impact and use of images and video, for example, but little research has been carried out on what people are doing while they use Twitter. Checking Twitter is something that many people do not do as an isolated activity. This is linked to the rise in 'Continuous Partial...
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Article 5 mins
What is a password manager - and should I be using one?
Digital & Computing

What is a password manager - and should I be using one?

...data will not be visible to casual inspection, but you should be extremely careful using them on any computer that you do not own or have sole control of, since your data will be stored on the machine and could be misused by another user or an administrator. You should only consider using a browser’s password storage on a machine that you are the sole user of, or one...
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Article 5 mins
My OpenLearn account
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My OpenLearn account

...data in our Privacy Statement. How do I create an account? To create an account, click the green 'Create account / Sign in' button found in the top right-hand corner of the OpenLearn site. If you are on a mobile phone then you will need to click the profile icon next to the search icon. Then, click the pink 'Create account' button in the 'New visitor?' Section. Fill in...
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Article 10 mins
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...data centres). Secondly, the success of such technologies depends on factors that go well beyond the purely technical, to include, especially, human and organisational factors, but also many others. When we talk about IT systems we mean both more than technology and – within the technology – more than software. Hardware technology is just as important for IT success...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...analysis of spend categories within their own apps. All in all, this means awareness of carbon footprints is higher than it has ever been. However, there is one very significant part of our lifestyles that is difficult to find, or indeed absent, in many of these carbon footprint calculators – if you haven’t guessed already, it’s our digital lifestyle. Digital carbon...
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Article 5 mins