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The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...free course, The psychology of cybercrime, you will explore different questions about cybercrime from a psychological angle in an attempt to better understand this relatively recent field of psychology. You will consider the realms and limits of cybercrime, distinguishing between the different types of cybercrime (e.g. trolling, cyber-stalking, fraud, hacking), the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...free course, The American Civil Rights Movement, you will learn about the mass movement for racial equality in the United States that reached its zenith during the 1950s and 1960s. During this turbulent period in United States history, black Americans sought to overturn deeply entrenched systems of racial segregation and discrimination. This course discusses the key...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...free course, Pain and Aspirin, looks at how the human body responds to the release of certain chemicals and as a result feels pain. Pain can be reduced by inhibiting the formation of such chemicals and you will learn how the molecular structure of aspirin has been formulated to help in this process...What causes pain and how do we stop it? This free course, Pain and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...free course was written by Miranda Dyson. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses differ from each other...A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring Homer’s Odyssey
History & The Arts

Exploring Homer’s Odyssey

...language in this course, you may enjoy the free OpenLearn course Getting started on ancient Greek. This short article by Emma Bridges compares the experiences of soldiers’ wives – like Penelope – in ancient myth, with those of contemporary military spouses: Military homecomings: ancient myths and modern truths. This article by Charlotte Higgins compares Odysseus’...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Modelling and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling and estimation

...free course is concerned with modelling and estimation and looks in particular at the binomial distribution. Section 1 starts by defining probability, introduces relevant notation and briefly discusses basic properties of probabilities. The section concludes by considering some of the general features of and ideas about modelling discrete random variables. Section 2 looks...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 1: bounding realities

...free course that introduces you to the systems diagramming techniques of Rich pictures, Spray diagrams and Systems maps. Using a case study project based in Africa, the course illustrates the use of powerful use of systems diagramming for international development management. This is a companion course to Diagramming for development 2: exploring...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs