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The frozen planet
Nature & Environment

The frozen planet

...concepts in physics, biology, chemistry, geology and basic mathematics that underpin our understanding of the polar world demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes and interactions (physical, biological, chemical and geological) which shape the polar environment at different temporal and spatial scales express concepts in an objective and factually correct...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)

...concepts of educational leadership and, among other things, will discuss what might be considered good practice in educational leadership and how capacity for improvement could be understood and developed. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales. The collection was developed by The Open University in Wales with...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...concept of ‘partnership’ working with parents and carers. Understanding how and why schools work with parents and carers helps you to develop your expertise as a governor and enables you to reflect on the many differing types of teams found in your school community...2. A ‘partnership with parents and carers’?: 2. A ‘partnership with parents and carers’? -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 1: the foreground

...concepts of voice leading have a long history, the system of analysis you will be starting to use in this course is relatively recent, having been developed over the last hundred years or so. It is often associated with the name of the person who invented many of its terms and methods, the Viennese composer, pianist and music editor Heinrich Schenker (1865–1935) (Figure...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...concept is far more complex. In addition, lifestyles go beyond the individual level (Jensen, 2007); for instance, they can be conceived at a national or country level (e.g. an ‘American lifestyle’) as well as at a social group level in terms of age (e.g. a ‘youth lifestyle’), geography (e.g. a ‘country lifestyle’ or a ‘city lifestyle’) or socio-economic...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...conception in 1972, at around the time of Monique’s birth in Saskatchewan. My one-cell self inherited a particular version of a gene (known as HLA-DQB1*0602) that forms part of a set that helps the immune system distinguish friend from foe. HLA-DQB1*0602 is pretty common – around one in four people in Europe boasts a copy – but it plays a key role in many cases of...
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Article 15 mins
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

...be able to: know the meaning of all the terms highlighted in the course understand the concept of the ‘network society’ have an awareness of how IT impacts on everyday life...IT in everyday life: 1.1 Data and information - Although this course is about IT, the technologies you'll be learning about do not actually handle information. Instead they handle data. In everyday language the terms 'data' and 'information' are ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing
Education & Development

Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing

...concepts or generate practice questions, but they must be used ethically. Appropriate uses of such tools include: brainstorming, planning and simplifying concepts. Examples of misuse include: submitting AI text as your own, copying without referencing and bypassing learning. Integrity is not just about avoiding plagiarism. It is about building honest, responsible, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs