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The database development life cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

The database development life cycle

...course, The database development life cycle, has been designed to give you an overview of the developmental lifecycle for a database system, explaining the importance of data analysis and highlighting how database development differs from traditional software development...No idea how relational database systems are constructed? Did you know that they underpin the...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...course introduces you to futures and foresight planning and explores different frameworks to develop your skills to plan for an uncertain future and considers how you can become a more sustainable organisation in the face of continuing change and evolving employee expectations...In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic organisations had to plan and adapt within a week to move...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Enlightenment
History & The Arts

The Enlightenment

...course will examine the Enlightenment. To help understand the nature and scale of the cultural changes of the time, we offer a 'map' of the conceptual territory and the intellectual and cultural climate. We will examine the impact of Enlightenment on a variety of areas including science, religion, the classics, art and nature. Finally, we will examine the forces of change...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...course, Engineering: The nature of problems, we learn that engineers see the problems more as challenges and opportunities than as difficulties. What they appear to be doing is solving problems, but in fact they are busy creating solutions, an altogether more imaginative activity...Engineering is about extending the horizons of society by solving technical problems,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs
Icarus: entering the world of myth
History & The Arts

Icarus: entering the world of myth

...course, Icarus: entering the world of myth, will introduce you to one of the best-known myths from classical antiquity and its various re-tellings in later periods. You will begin by examining how the Icarus story connects with a number of other ancient myths, such as that of Theseus and the Minotaur. You will then be guided through an in-depth reading of Icarus’ story...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...course, Understanding operations management, will provide you with a basic framework for understanding this function, whether producing goods or services or in the private, public or voluntary sectors. In addition, this OpenLearn course discusses the role of operations managers and the importance of focusing on suppliers and customers...Operations management is one of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Algorithmic Design
Science, Maths & Technology

Algorithmic Design

...course explores the creative potential of designing with algorithms. This is part of the new BDes Design qualification at The Open University. Learn to think algorithmically and tweak code to create your own wallpaper patterns and be part of contemporary design practices. Through hands-on graphical experimentation using p5.js JavaScript, you'll get to experience concepts...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Getting started with Spanish 3
Languages

Getting started with Spanish 3

...course will take you some steps further in your journey toward learning Spanish. You should have some previous knowledge of Spanish, whether you have studied Getting Started with Spanish 1 and Getting Started with Spanish 2, or because you have learned Spanish elsewhere. This free course will allow you to practise some very useful skills, such as how to greet people in...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs