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Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials
Languages

Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials

...course is an extract from the beginning of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures short course, LG002 Chinese business culture essentials. After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials: Introduction - China is the world’s most populated country,...
Getting started with German 3
Languages

Getting started with German 3

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University badged course LGXG003 - Beginners German 3: richtig so!...Week 2: Ich sehe gern …: Next steps - Learning German will take you on a fascinating journey as you learn about the language and the society and culture of the people who speak it. We hope that you’ll continue your German studies with the Open University on...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...course. The course is produced by The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL). The CVSL was established thanks to the generous support of Mr Anthony Nutt BA. This course is an update of the course Introducing leadership in voluntary organisations. ...Week 2: Leadership as person: traits leadership: Introduction - During this week you will be...
Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction
Digital & Computing

Managing complexity: A systems approach – introduction

...Open University courses. You may have other experiences of studying. What sort of activities do you expect to engage in when you study a course? What sorts of activities have in the past been most effective in enabling you to learn? These questions are easier to answer if you think back to a specific course or other learning experience. What did you actually do? What were...
Succeed with maths: part 2 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 2

...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 ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...Open University course S317 Biological science: from genes to species...General principles of cellular communication: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe in general terms how extrinsic signals activate cell signalling pathways to elicit cellular responses describe how cell signalling processes facilitate quorum sensing in...
Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring
Money & Business

Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B867 Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring...Workplace learning with coaching and mentoring: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the generic components of the traditional training lifecycle of the training needs analysis, or TNA (sometimes called a training...
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...Open University short course on understanding musical scores. CATHERINE Here we are at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, where we've been recording some films for this course and talking with musicians about how they work with musical scores. NAOMI Have you ever seen a musical score in a museum and wondered why it was so important? The object itself may...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs