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Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...course. An Open University Associate Lecturer and occasional stand-up comedian, Marshal has years of experience presenting himself both online and offline. He’ll introduce each week, reminding you of what you’ve learned and mentioning the highlights of the week ahead. Each week’s work is designed to take about three hours. This includes engaging with the course...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...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 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them ......
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Applying social work law with children and families
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law with children and families

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law....Applying social work law with children and families: Introduction - In this free course, Applying social work law with children and families, you will be introduced to the law as it applies to social work with children and families in the United Kingdom. You will learn about varying...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law. ...Social work law and UK regulation: Introduction - In this free course, Social work law and UK regulation, you are going to learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and also learn how social work is regulated across the UK...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland....Exploring evidence-based policing: Introduction - The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whateverthat it is not utterly absurd. (Bertrand Russell) In recent years policing has seen a shift away from taken-for-granted ways of doing things. As part...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...Open University course A223 Early modern Europe: society and culture, 1500 to 1780...Early modern Europe: an introduction: Learning outcomes - By the end of this course, you should be able to: identify the fundamental features of the early modern period and understand the problems of defining the early modern period appreciate that there are different approaches to the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TM354 Software engineering...Approaches to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and identify, using examples, the connections between the characteristics of a good software system describe the elements of a basic...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation

...course is adapted from the Open University course A234 Understanding Music. It is the second in a planned sequence of courses that will each introduce different aspects of music theory....Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation: Introduction - This free course explores pitch, considering how musical sounds are differentiated as notes and as systems of ......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs