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Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
Languages

Croeso: Beginners' Welsh

...Scots Gaelic, it is today spoken by almost 600,000 people in Wales, some 20 per cent of the population. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Languages. You can learn more about Wales, the Welsh people and the Welsh language in the free course Discovering Wales and Welsh: first steps, which is based on the Open University course LG001 Discovering...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...laws...This free course explores controversies associated with the practice of 'veiling' within Islam. The Islamic 'veil', be it in the form of the hijab, niqab, jilbab or burqa (we shall explore this terminology in more detail later), has been at the centre of many different controversies. Many of these controversies can be understood in the context of debates about...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...laws governing legally permissible harming of farmed animals, but all ‘livestock’ farming necessitates killing. This is obviously so for ‘meat’, but also applies to killing ‘dairy’ cows and laying hens when they are no longer able to produce enough milk or eggs to be profitably kept alive. These harms include slaughterhouse killing but also legal killing on...
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...laws. So it means, literally, the laws of work. This title reflects the origins of the approach, which lay in attempts to improve the performance efficiency of industrial workers and military personnel, through rational, scientific enquiry into human needs and behaviour. There are two things, therefore, that distinguish ergonomics both from other professional design...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Leadership: external context and culture
Education & Development

Leadership: external context and culture

...laws. And he made the rules. And whatever he says we must just do. But when Mr. Alexander came, and new policies and the whole approach on being a principal also changed, it was more of a collaborative approach. Whenever he throw out policies, teachers have an input. He can't do things on his own. He must always consult the rest of his management also, and then consult...
Continuity and learning
Education & Development

Continuity and learning

...Law and Spanish. Found that wasn’t for me, didn’t enjoy it at all. So that I went into NatWest Bank and worked my way up there, became sort of in-house financial advisor, and lasted about four years there until I really don’t want to do this anymore. So I went to work for a specialist learning disabilities company that helped remediate learning difficulty through...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...laws and ethical considerations. Activity 3 Open the CHIP resource in a new tab in your web browser. Begin by clicking ‘pin all’ for methods and return to the star field so you can see them all. Match each of the options with its related terms: Projective testing Queer history/theory IQ testing Alfred Binet Introspection Wilhelm Wundt Discourse analysis Jonathan...
Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Why maps are made
Society, Politics & Law

Why maps are made

...law and also in the ‘claiming and naming’ of places. Being ‘on’ or ‘off the map’ can literally change your fortunes...Why maps are made: 3.3.1 Mapmaking for the twenty-first century - In early mapmaking history, maps were compiled from travellers’ tales, sailors’ logs and other maps. Information could, therefore, come from various sources and different...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs