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Evolution through natural selection
Nature & Environment

Evolution through natural selection

...accounted for.} The group B ponds allowed Endler to check whether any change observed in the group C ponds could have been due, not so much to the addition of a fish that preys on guppies, but to the addition of any other species of fish or even any other species of predatory fish (whether it preyed on guppies or not). {So again, the group B ponds serve as 'controls' for...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Inheritance of characters
Science, Maths & Technology

Inheritance of characters

...account for the transmission of eye colour in humans. However, not until 1953 was the structure of DNA deduced by Watson and Crick. Hence, most of this course will consider aspects of genetics and the genome that were understood long before the publication of the first draft of the human genome. Human genetics is a huge topic. It would be possible to write a whole course...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...account for good interaction design...An introduction to interaction design: 3 The ‘who, where and what’ of the design context - Section 2 discussed the importance, when designing an interactive product, of usability and user experience goals. At the same time, the discussion of design principles emphasised that their implementation needs to consider the user...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...account and things like that, trying to get my passport. JOHN BROWN: When I first became homeless, I was 16. I met a girl and made [INAUDIBLE] with her. I had a child, got married, and then fell out with her, and ended back on the street again. JOE HART: I never had anywhere to stay, unless it was on a friend's couch or under a bridge. PETER HART: I used to sell the Big...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The law-making process in England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The law-making process in England and Wales

...account, checking proposed legislation, and debating and approving or rejecting new legislation. It is the role of the first minister, who is commonly known as the Prime Minister, to take responsibility for forming the government and to appoint members of the government to take responsibility for specific areas, such as health or education. You have now considered what a...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Exploring the history of prisoner education Badge icon
History & The Arts

Exploring the history of prisoner education

...accounts offer a specific idea or circumstance as an explanation, others refer to a national trait such as ‘British pluck’. One step towards being a critical thinker is to be aware of our preconceptions. [This is a large-scale oil painting of a battle scene. Commanders on horseback in the centre foreground are surrounded by hundreds of red-uniformed foot soldiers....
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...account that plays with our prior knowledge of the condition and revisits many of the common assumptions that we have about shell shock, and about the First World War from a British perspective. BBC - iWonder - Did Craiglockhart hospital revolutionise mental health? Claudia Hammond explores the variety of treatments available at the famous First World War hospital. (Some...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Software and the law
Science, Maths & Technology

Software and the law

...account of the law with examples from around the world – we want to enable you to explore the laws of your own country to understand their scope in your context. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University postgraduate computing course, M814 Software Engineering...Software and the law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs