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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TT284 Web Technologies...An introduction to web applications architecture: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: understand the development of web application architecture leading to a more modular approach sketch out the components that would be used in a range of approaches to...
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...Audrey Linkman Figure 93 Three Young Men 'horsing about' on the sands', Anon. © National Gallery of Scotland 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...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...Open University course K828 Researching and evaluating practice...Understanding service improvement in healthcare: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define ‘service’ in the context of healthcare understand what is meant by ‘service improvement’ in healthcare settings monitor when progress is being made towards service...
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W102 Law: concepts and perspectives...Modern slavery: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical origins of slavery as well as examples of slavery understand the international legal framework prohibiting slavery understand the concept of modern slavery and...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Teaching Spanish pronunciation
Languages

Teaching Spanish pronunciation

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3 Stress, rhythm and intonation: Introduction - This week you will learn about the suprasegmental or prosodic features of speech and you will find out about the most important differences between Spanish and English prosody. Suprasegmental features are phonetic characteristics that apply to groups that are...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...Open University course S282 Astronomy. This course has made use of the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) which is operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content acknowledged below is Proprietary (see terms and conditions). This content is made available...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...Open University course DD210 Living psychology: from the everyday to the extraordinary. A note on ‘human’ and ‘animal’ differentiation in this course While humans are, of course, animals, for the purposes of this course the term ‘animal’ will be used to refer to non-human species, in order to allow a clear distinction between human and non-human mental...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
History & The Arts

Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons

...course was produced collaboratively by The Open University and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize....Introduction and guidance: Introduction - Nuclear weapons have been used in war twice, when the Americans dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 at the end of the...