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Crimes of the powerful
Society, Politics & Law

Crimes of the powerful

...course examines the complexities of, and barriers to, setting new criminological research agendas by considering the difficulties associated with conducting research on crimes of the powerful...This free course examines the complexities of, and barriers to, setting new criminological research agendas by considering the difficulties associated with conducting research on...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
What is poetry?
History & The Arts

What is poetry?

...course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate the techniques behind both the traditional forms of poetry and free verse. You will learn how you can use your own experiences to develop ideas and how to harness your imagination...Have you always wanted to try to write poetry but never quite managed to start? This free course, What is poetry?, is designed to illustrate...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K101 An introduction to health and social care...Social care in the community: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the variety of caring activity within the UK for older people in the home describe care situations for older people in the home objectively identify...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...Open University course D810 Critically exploring psychology 1 and D811 Critically Exploring Psychology 2...This free course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way through the course you will learn what critical thinking is, and why it is important to use in the study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...Cartoons and Caricature, University of Kent. © News International Syndication. Adapted from Figure 2 © Empics Ltd; Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Returning to STEM Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Returning to STEM

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is ......
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course TM356 Interaction Design...An introduction to interaction design: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what interaction design is, the importance of user-centred design and methods of user information gathering understand how the sensory, cognitive and physical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs