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Learning, thinking and doing
Science, Maths & Technology

Learning, thinking and doing

...Introduction - This course has been written because it is all too easy not to take an active approach to learning, thinking and doing, merely reading information but not actively engaging with it. The course itself is a mixture of the theoretical and the practical, the academic and the vocational, and designed to stimulate an active approach to learning, thinking and...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Software development for enterprise systems
Digital & Computing

Software development for enterprise systems

...Introduction - Enterprise systems are software applications that automate and integrate all many of the key business processes of an organisation. With some understanding of software development, you will learn about current development practices for this type of system and develop relevant skills to apply them to real-world problems. You will develop core skills in...
What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about
Health, Sports & Psychology

What the Applying Psychology to Work hub is about

...Managing Relationships and Work: This theme relates to the relationships between people in the workplace. It shows how effective relationships are crucial for an enjoyable and productive work environment, and what can be done to promote or maintain successful relationships. See the Managing Relationships and Work article. Wellbeing for Work: This theme explores how what...
Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging
Languages

Messaging apps – staying connected and in control with mobile messaging

...manage our ‘mobile conversations’...Find out about The Open University's English courses Digital technologies such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps are now deeply embedded into many people’s daily lives. Mobile conversations interweave in complex ways with offline activities, interrupting and being interrupted by what we’re doing in the real world. Phone...
Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...manager in mental health social work and then in charities across adult services. I also taught for The Open University and delighted in the variety of my work, which included teaching, practice tutor roles and delivering residential schools, which were large, a real thrill and great fun. Gradually, despite enjoying my various work roles, I began to be a bit more worried...
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...introduction and will prepare you for further OU study where remotely operable telescopes feature...PLEASE NOTE: After a hardware failure, COAST remains offline for now. All observing requests are being redirected to PIRATE. As Open University teaching and research commitments of PIRATE have to take priority, the observing time available for telescope.org requests is more...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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...
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...