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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...course. Complete the Week 1 quiz here. Open the quiz in a new window or tab then come back here when you’re done...Week 1: Building stone: 1.14 Summary of Week 1 - You’ve reached the end of Week 1, and have looked at how rocks form: sedimentary rocks in a depositional environment; igneous rocks from molten rock; and metamorphic rock within the Earth’s crust where...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...course, Introducing engineering, introduces a number of key themes that explore how engineering is undertaken in our modern world. These themes include engineering design, rules that govern engineers, manufacturing for products and electricity generation using solar energy...Engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines from design to manufacturing. This free...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time ......
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 48 hours of study time. It is possible to study them at any time, and at......
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
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...Open University course S385 Cosmology and the distant Universe. ...Unsolved problems in cosmology: Introduction - Welcome to this free course, Unsolved problems in cosmology. If you have read any other books or articles about cosmology, or seen TV programmes on the subject, you will probably be aware that cosmological theory has been very successful in explaining a wide...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...course at The Open University. This course no longer runs, but the ideas discussed in this course remain current and will help you to understand the different routes into teaching. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Learning to teach: making sense of ......
Start writing fiction: characters and stories
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

...Open University. I’ll be your guide throughout the course and each week, I’ll let you know what’s coming up. We’re going to focus on a skill that is central to the writing of all stories and novels – creating characters. Through course you’ll explore various ideas and exercises to help you develop your own characters and then reveal them to your reader....