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Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Paramedics

...part of The Open University course SDK125 Introducing health sciences: a case study approach... Introducing health sciences: paramedics A short introduction to this album. A road traffic accident Paramedics arrive at the scene of a car crash and assess the driver's injuries. Extracting the injured driver The paramedics evacuate the injured driver from a crashed vehicle....
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Audio 11 mins
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...project (i.e. a venture). VCs differ from BAs, as the former invest their funds through a managed fund (called a Venture Capital Trust), which is established using either private or public resources. The fund is managed in order to make a return for the fund’s investors. Compared to the structure of BA investment, VC investment carries substantial administrative costs,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Surfaces
Science, Maths & Technology

Surfaces

...Introduction - This course is concerned with a special class of topological spaces called surfaces. Common examples of surfaces are the sphere and the cylinder; less common, though probably still familiar, are the torus and the Möbius band. Other surfaces, such as the projective plane and the Klein bottle, may be unfamiliar, but they crop up in many places in...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration
Society, Politics & Law

Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration

...Project...[Who Are We banner] The referendum about EU membership in 2016 in Britain has once again sparked intense debate about the history and future of migration policy. This ties into wider debates on citizenship, participation and belonging in contemporary societies. The aim of this unit is to shed some light on the ways in which creativity and communication can be...
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Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
History & The Arts

Download free eBook guides to famous literary works

...Introduction collection In this collection of free eBooks you will find new extended introductions to some classic works of fiction, looking at the creation, themes and characters of the works - Charles Dickens' Great Expectations; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Viriginia Wolf's Mrs Dalloway; William Shakespeare's First Folio and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. The books are...
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Activity 5 mins
Understanding Identity
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Identity

...introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change... Understanding Identity A short introduction to this album Identity - what is it? Definitions of identity, the existence of personal and social identity and the way in which concepts of identity have changed. Formation of Identity Identities are formed by society and by individuals. Identities are created...
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Audio 1 hr 48 mins
Crime, Order and Social Control
Society, Politics & Law

Crime, Order and Social Control

...introduction of possibly controversial crime control initiatives such as restorative justice, which involves offenders meeting their victims. It also looks at schemes tackling problems of racial violence and other anti-social behaviours. This material forms part of The Open University course D315 Crime, order and social control... Crime, order and social control A short...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Earth and Life
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth and Life

...introduction to this album. Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia An introduction to Gaia by James Lovelock. Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld James lovelock discusses the original Gaia theory and how it developed and led to the Daisy world model. Daisyworld: Self regulation James Lovelock continues to look at the idea of Daisy world and its links to nature and systems....
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Audio 1 hr 8 mins