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How to start a course
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How to start a course

...Introduction, under 'Course content'. You then navigate through the course either using the left hand navigation, or the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons. Further help can be found in Advantages of signing up onto a free course. How do I find out how much of the course I've done? If you are enrolled on a course, you will see a progress tracking bar as you work through the...
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Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Broken Pipeline for Black Coaches in World Football

...managers in the UK or Europe? ...This content is associated with The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. So why is the representation of Black football players in coaching and management positions not as prevalent as white players? The following animation explores this topic: Transcript. Acknowledgements and references Acknowledgements Daniel...
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Fundamentals of accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of accounting

...management accounting differs from that of financial accounting. In Week 2 you will gain some practical skills in numeracy, including learning about rearranging simple equations such as the accounting equation. In Week 3 you will gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin double-entry accounting. You will also learn the rules of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...introduction of the Conservative trade union laws introduced in 2016 aimed at curtailing industrial action by unions, joining RMT and CWU. Over 70,000 university staff at 150 institutions are set to act, beginning in November 2022 and escalating in early 2023 at the beginning of the new semester. The higher education sector faces significant disruption, with sister unions...
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Careers education and guidance
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance

...Introduction - Successful transitions – whether from lower secondary to upper secondary; at age 16; into work-based training or university; or into work at any age – are life-enhancing for individuals and crucial to our future social and economic well-being. They are also an indicator of a good school. Careers education and guidance (CEG) is therefore at the heart of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Rupesh Shah On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...Management. Rupesh has worked as a participatory development practitioner and community educator, designing and managing a range of international and local projects in the UK, India, Argentina and Nigeria. In describing himself, Rupesh imagines a rich picture with a cartoon of body in a dynamic yoga pose, trees in a landscape that included a shrub with branches in the...
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Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...manage. While there are now treatments for the most common form of MS (Relapsing-Remitting MS), these disease modifying therapies (DMT’s) can slow the progress of the disease, but they are not a cure. Recent reports suggest that people with long term conditions like MS, spend on average 3 hours a year with health professionals. The remaining 8,757 hours per year is...
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What do we mean by digital health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What do we mean by digital health and social care?

...Introduction - This free course, What do we mean by digital health and social care?, will focus on digital health and social care technologies. Digital health technologies encompass a range of innovations and interventions. During this course you will explore the different types of technologies that exist in health and social care and the advantages and disadvantages...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs