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Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

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 of this shift, the utilisation of a more consistent evidence base to support decisions, techniques and interventions has become more...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...Introduction - Welcome to Week 1 of Developing business ideas for drone technologies. This week you will develop an initial view of the drone industry, looking at the evolution of the industry and the potential market opportunities available. The aim of this week is to present the potential for business development in the drone industry. You will look at recent...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Norway

...Introduction: English The Norwegian short summers, cold climate, limited areas of arable farmland and proximity of the sea have influenced traditions for food production, including bread, cakes and baking. There is a wide variety of traditional bread and cakes in Norway, and its said that Norwegians probably eat more bread than any other Europeans. Norwegian bread is...
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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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Article 10 mins
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...HR manager, talk about how he uses LinkedIn in his company's recruitment. JOHN Our perspective in using things like LinkedIn and social media – I think certainly over the last few years we've seen that as a very viable route to market. It's replaced what I would call some of the headhunting activity, where we've gone out for professional roles. We've been able to post...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
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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Video 5 mins
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...Introduction and overview: Introduction and overview - Welcome to the course All my own work: exploring academic integrity. As you might anticipate from the title, the aim of this short course is to help you explore the issues around producing your own work for academic purposes. This course goes beyond the ‘nuts and bolts’ of referencing styles to enable you to...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?
Nature & Environment

Why is New Delhi experiencing ever-worsening periods of smog?

...introduction of a new industry — waste-to-energy plants to incinerate the 10,000 odd tonnes of municipal solid waste generated daily by New Delhi’s 25 million residents. Alarm bells first began ringing in 2014 when a WHO study of ambient air pollution in 1,600 cities across the world found New Delhi the worst. This was especially in respect to respirable suspended...
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Article 5 mins