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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...skills you can gain from studying a multi-subject qualification and how it can benefit your career prospects. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...study-skills/conducting-an-interview (Accessed: 14 December 2023). Tight, M. (2021) Documentary research in the social sciences. Available at: https://www.methodspace.com/blog/documentary-research-in-the-social-sciences (Accessed: 19 December 2023). Wellcome Trust (2014) Ensuring your research is ethical: a guide for extended project qualification students. Available at:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...skills for study and career management articulate personal goals and evaluate progress towards their achievement develop a positive attitude to learning throughout life. (Houghton and Maddocks, 2005, p. 1) The most important ideas to take from the statements presented above are those of responsibility, reflection and undergoing a continuous process. But in addition, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Revision and examinations
Education & Development

Revision and examinations

...study skills on which you can draw when circumstances dictate. If you are a perfectionist, then be realistic. Sometimes you may have to compromise and accept that, in better times, you could have revised longer and more effectively, and probably got better results - that’s life! The chances are that you have learned from the experience and things will be better next...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...study skills that you will be developing as you progress through the course. To avoid breaking up the flow of the text, they will usually appear at the start or end of the sections. As well as the course text, you will be using The Life of Mammals book (LoM) and related The Life of Mammals DVDs, as described in the introduction to this course. Before you go any further,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: A winning design
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: A winning design

...study skills that you will be developing as you progress through the course. To avoid breaking up the flow of the text, they will usually appear at the start or end of the sections. As well as the course text, you will be using The Life of Mammals book (LoM) and related The Life of Mammals DVDs, as described in the introduction to this course. Before you go any further,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Return to the water
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Return to the water

...study skills that you will be developing as you progress through the course. To avoid breaking up the flow of the text, they will usually appear at the start or end of the sections. As well as the course text, you will be using The Life of Mammals book (LoM) and related The Life of Mammals DVDs, as described in the introduction to this course. Before you go any further,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Studying mammals: Plant predators
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Plant predators

...study skills that you will be developing as you progress through the course. To avoid breaking up the flow of the text, they will usually appear at the start or end of the sections. As well as the course text, you will be using The Life of Mammals book (LoM) and related The Life of Mammals DVDs, as described in the introduction to this course. Before you go any further,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs