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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University courses EXC224 Making your coaching certificate count and EXF224 Making your exercise instruction certificate count...A question of ethics: right or wrong?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain why and how sport and fitness professionals are required to work within the codes of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...Open University Level 1 maths and computing course Don't worry if you are not a mathematician - the point of this example is to understand the idea of looking at a question to see what thinking skills are expected. You are not expected to understand or be able to answer this question. I have lent a member of my family £1500 and it is being repaid at the rate of £75 a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...course, Earthquakes, you will look at why, where and what happens when they occur and also at how earthquakes are assessed qualitatively and quantitatively...Earthquakes shake the ground surface, can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt transport and services, and can cause fires. They can trigger landslides and tsunami in short, earthquakes can be very destructive. In...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Energy resources: solar energy
Nature & Environment

Energy resources: solar energy

...badged course Can renewable energy sources power the world?...Energy resources: Solar energy: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the principles that underlie the ability of various natural phenomena to deliver solar energy outline the technologies that are used to harness the power of solar energy discuss the positive and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...course brings national census data to life by highlighting the vibrant stories of the diverse residents of Milton Keynes. This ‘new town’ with an increasingly mixed population, serves as a rich case study for understanding demographic changes in ethnicity and religion across the UK. The approach can be applied in any local context. It encourages reflection upon...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...Open University course T305 Digital Communications. You will hear about UK government strategies for combating attacks on communication systems, particularly in response to the terrorist attacks in the USA on 11th September 2001. Representatives of government agencies discuss the actions being taken, potential threats and the implications of new legislation for all...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K102 Introducing health and social care....Social media and networks in health and social care: Introduction - The focus of this course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers you in terms of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Managing coastal environments
Nature & Environment

Managing coastal environments

...course, Managing coastal environments, looks at the example of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, England, describing how the current state of the estuary came to be. It examines the contests and conflicts that centre on the estuary in terms of managing the environment for human needs and the needs of the other species who make their habitat there...Coastal environments are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs