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Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...creative commons licence which allows all our content to be re-used for educational purposes if The Open University is credited. More details are available here. Acknowledgements Catherine Comfort would like to thank the students who contributed to the research and who talked about their lives. Their names have been changed and they contributed anonymously to the PhD...
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Internships and other work experiences Badge icon
Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...write a short sentence or paragraph explaining your current understanding of what an internship is and why you would benefit from doing one. Discussion Most of us understand that an internship is a period of work experience that develops the skills, confidence and networks that can add value to future job applications, but did you know that there are other ways to gain...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...write your answers in the text box below. How many works by women composers do you regularly perform/does your organisation regularly perform? How aware are you of women composers? How many can you name? How many of their compositions do you know/regularly listen to? Discussion There are no right or wrong answers here, and your responses will be very personal to you. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What happens when a Bill is drafted?
Society, Politics & Law

What happens when a Bill is drafted?

...a White Paper? The department will publish a White Paper which outlines firm proposals which will be contained in the Bill. This White Paper will form the basis of the Bill to be introduced to Parliament. Who writes the Bill? The Bill is drafted by parliamentary draftsmen, who are lawyers skilled in drafting Bills. They must ensure that the Bill is clear and unambiguous....
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The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...write about them creatively. The armistice of November, 1918 has been represented many times in the post-war drama, poetry and fiction produced in ex-combatant countries and elsewhere too. [Ford Madox Ford] Ford Madox Ford Using one of its most well-known novelistic representations, A Man Could Stand Up-, volume 3 of Parade’s End by Ford Madox Ford, I’m going to...
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Article 15 mins
An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...writing in a notebook.] Activity 1 What do I ‘know’ already? Timing: Allow 10 minutes to complete Make a list of the sorts of things you think you already know that might be useful to you if you were practising as a social worker. Discussion Here are some example suggestions that might be similar to yours: I know about some of the services that are relevant and who...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Working mathematically
Science, Maths & Technology

Working mathematically

...write down some of your beliefs about teaching mathematics. Complete the following prompts. Teaching mathematics is like … What I like most about teaching mathematics is … What I like least about teaching mathematics is … Comment As with learning, metaphors for teaching may be very personal and may vary, even for an individual at different times. Some of these that...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...creative explosion; Babbage had a new idea; one that had never occurred to anyone in the World – a machine that could perform any intellectual task. The Industrial Revolution was in full flood and it was being powered by machines – pumps, ships, locomotives, weaving frames, drills – but each of these machines served a single purpose; a steam locomotive could not...
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