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Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...course. It begins with an introduction to water and goes on to briefly outline the major sources of water pollution (these being sewage works, manufacturing and industrial plants, the farming and animal husbandry sectors, landfill sites and urban surface water run-off). It considers the major water pollutants and describes the effects they have on water...Effects of...
Introducing research in law and beyond
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing research in law and beyond

...course, Introducing research in law and beyond, is designed to introduce you to the skills required to develop and complete a legal research project. You will learn about the complexities of research, how to identify a research topic, how to conduct a literature review and how to develop research questions. This course also considers the uses and applications of...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...course is designed to support you! Transcript65...Session 1: Forums as you see them: Introduction - Welcome to Session 1 of this free course which aims to build your confidence in getting involved when using online learning forums. In this, the first of four study sessions, you will start to consider how you feel about using online learning forums – no matter whether...
Cell signalling
Science, Maths & Technology

Cell signalling

...course, Cell signalling, explains the general principles of signal transduction and specifically, how even the simplest organisms can detect and respond to events in their ever-changing environment...This free course, Cell signalling, explains the general principles of signal transduction and specifically, how even the simplest organisms can detect and respond to events...
Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis
Money & Business

Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis

...course, Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis, is designed to develop your writing skills for business. You will be taken step by step through the process of writing a SWOT analysis, with clear advice on selecting key information from a case study text, making concise notes, choosing an appropriate structure and using language effectively. You will learn how to...
Stakeholders in marketing and finance
Money & Business

Stakeholders in marketing and finance

...course, Stakeholders in marketing and finance, comprises two sections introducing the idea of customers and stakeholders for financial information. It also contains two activities in which learners are asked to relate the ideas discussed to their own work practice...This free course, Stakeholders in marketing and finance, comprises two sections introducing the idea of...
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...course, Introducing consciousness, will introduce you to the slippery phenomenon that is consciousness, as well as some of the difficulties consciousness presents to science and philosophy...What is consciousness? How does the brain generate consciousness and how can a science of the mind describe and explain it adequately? This free course, Introducing consciousness,...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
MSE’s Academy of Money Badge icon
Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...course covers all the key aspects of personal finance in six sessions of study that each take around two hours to complete...The Open University has joined forces with MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to produce this new free course to give you the skills and knowledge to master your finances. The course was written by The OU, with MSE providing support and guidance. Packed with...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs