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An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...2.0 Licence. All other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University. 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...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: skills for digital transformation

...course to do, surely. I think probably the Open University – maybe in particular, because of the nature of the way the University works and being a distance learning organisation – but organisations in general would probably benefit from just making that type of training and digital skills training mandatory. You can't really give people the option to dip in and out...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...badged open courses: Succeed with learning and English: skills for learning...Week 5: Work, inequality and diversity in families: 1.4 How work is divided in different families - The extract in Activity 1 stated that the way household tasks are divided depends partly on ‘the beliefs partners have about the role each should play’, that is, what social scientists call...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Second-order differential equations
Science, Maths & Technology

Second-order differential equations

...Open University course MST224 Mathematical methods, a second level course that provides a background in mathematical methods for students studying physical sciences, engineering, mathematics and economics. The course is designed to teach ‘pencil and paper’ techniques that are at the core of applying mathematics. Students are expected to be familiar with standard...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink

...Open University course L194 Portales: beginners' Spanish...Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: take part in simple exchanges when buying food in shops or at the market in Spain understand basic information about prices and quantities in Spanish order food and drinks in a bar or restaurant using...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...Open University’s Classical Studies courses and qualifications....Exploring Homer’s Odyssey: Introduction - This free course introduces Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem, the Odyssey, which tells of Odysseus’ long journey home after fighting in the Trojan War, and his eventual reunion with his wife Penelope. Odysseus is famous for his cunning and his courage, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S295 The biology of survival. Figure 1 Migration word cloud...Migration: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe some of the migratory journeys made by birds and other animals explain the process of adaptation by natural selection and how this results in evolution describe...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs