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The business of football
Money & Business

The business of football

...management, then this engaging and stimulating course is for you...Welcome to this free OpenLearn course produced by The Open University working in partnership with the EFL Trust, the educational arm of the English Football League. If you are fascinated by men's and women's football and interested in discovering more about business and management then this engaging and...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...management of this condition...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. What is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)? CKD develops overtime and involves abnormalities in both kidneys. There may be a loss of kidney function, with or without other evidence of kidney damage. If CKD progresses, there is a risk that the kidneys will not be able to carry...
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Article 5 mins
The Speed of Extinct Organisms
Nature & Environment

The Speed of Extinct Organisms

...introduction to palaeobiology and how the speed of movement of extinct animals can be calculated...via GIPHY The speed, and gait (how the legs move) of animals can be calculated from trackways. The speed of an animal, such as a dinosaur or a spider, can be calculated when two factors are known. Stride length The first factor is stride length, or the distance between two...
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Article 5 mins
Welfare, crime and society
Society, Politics & Law

Welfare, crime and society

...introduction to the album. Surveillance: safe shopping Surveillance and security in the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds. Surveillance: perceptions of security Private and public, formal and informal forms of security in the White Rose Shopping Centre. Gated communities: who and why? Exploring some of the reasons why people in different parts of the world choose to...
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Audio 1 hr 20 mins
The banking crisis: cause and effect
Money & Business

The banking crisis: cause and effect

...introduction to this album. The collapse Banks were once the corner stone of modern British society, but by September 2005 banks stopped lending to each other overnight. What happened? What caused this credit crisis? Casino Banking As banks were pressured to increase returns, the age of casino banking was born. Along with it came ever more complex forms of securitised...
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Audio 42 mins
Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
Languages

Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...introduction to the history of the Inca people and their influence, which extended through an enormous area of Latin America. Inca architecture Description of the particularities of Inca architecture and methods of construction, which have withstood earthquakes over the centuries. Inca society Explanation of the organization of Inca society. Inca agriculture and beliefs A...
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Video 26 mins
Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning
Education & Development

Exploring babies' and young children's development and learning

...introduction to this album Entering social and cultural worlds Dr Dorothy Faulkner of The Open University sets the scene for the first set of interviews on the album Early relationships In this archive interview, Professor Rudolph Schaffer explores the significance of relationships as part of early infant development Cultural environment and individual development In this...
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Audio 1 hr 56 mins
The dot.com bubble
Society, Politics & Law

The dot.com bubble

...introduction to this album What are economic bubbles? Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts? Types of economic bubbles Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products. The dot.com boom Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old...
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Audio 39 mins