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Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

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Groups and teamwork
Science, Maths & Technology

Groups and teamwork

...Open University course team. The team has eight members who will work closely together for a period of at least three years on the development of a new course. A lot of the business of meetings involves commenting on each other's drafts of course units, but there is also pressure for the team to meet publishing deadlines. (b) The manager of an 'instant' print shop which...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Health and safety in the laboratory and field
Science, Maths & Technology

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

...course, Health and safety in the laboratory and field, will help make you more aware of the hazards and risks involved wherever you undertake your research, as well as giving you an overview of the legal requirements attached to this work. The course discusses issues involved in the handling of chemical and biological agents, basic safety procedures and common field-work...
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary mathematics: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise what it means to make progress in mathematics know what should be assessed and how it should be assessed use assessment to enable...
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. You can find out more on courses from this series on the Community engagement and policing page....Innovation in policing: Introduction - Although innovation is often seen as typical of Silicon Valley start-ups led by twenty-somethings, organisations of any type, size or...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...Open University course A111 Discovering the arts and humanities...Discovering music: the blues: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the historical context of the blues explain the nature of typical blues lyrics recognise a blues scale understand the concept of primary chords understand the 12-bar blues structure...Discovering...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EA300 Children’s literature ...Exploring books for children: words and pictures: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how images communicate meanings to the readers of children’s books understand the role of cultural knowledge in making sense of images understand...