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Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A113 Revolutions63and is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties64. Transcript...Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution: Introduction - Are we always free to choose one course of action over another, regardless of the situation that we are facing? Many of us would...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teaching and learning tricky topics Badge icon
Education & Development

Teaching and learning tricky topics

...badged open course. Each week builds on the understanding you have developed during the previous week’s study, and you should expect to spend 3 hours per week studying. By the end of this week you should be able to: understand what constitutes a threshold concept, and why this is a problem for both students and teachers see how the term ‘tricky topics’ relates to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...other materials included in this course are derived from content originated at the Open University or Public Domain. 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/ ......
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Studying mammals: The insect hunters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The insect hunters

...course, Studying mammals: The insect hunters, you will learn about these adaptations, along with survival strategies for when food is scarce. This is the second course in the Studying mammals series...From pygmy shrews to armadillos, a wide range of mammals survive on a diet made up largely of insects. Many of these have fascinating adaptations suited to catching or...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B327 Creating futures: sustainable enterprise and innovation. The full course teaches you how to create and manage sustainable forms of innovative and entrepreneurial ventures within a range of specialist areas. It gives the learner the opportunity to apply core theories, concepts and frameworks of innovation...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Estimating the cost of equity
Money & Business

Estimating the cost of equity

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B858 Introduction to corporate finance...Estimating the cost of equity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: select and justify a suitable risk-free rate and equity risk premium for use in determining the expected return for a share evaluate the different approaches to...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...course, Building relationships with donors, will help you to gain the skills necessary to persuade individuals to become donors. How do you change people's ideas about methods of giving, moving them from casual street donations to regular direct debit giving?...Legacy fundraising and big-gift seeking are part of the professional fundraiser's role. This free course,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Liquidity management
Money & Business

Liquidity management

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B862 Derivatives and risk management...Liquidity management: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the nature of liquidity risk understand methods that can be used to measure exposure to liquidity review how organisations manage their exposure to liquidity risk...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs