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Succeeding in postgraduate study Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...badged open course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, will introduce you to the nature of Master's level study. It offers essential preparation for pursuing your learning at this level. Watch the following trailer in which the authors, Eric Addae-Kyeremeh and Payam Rezaie, introduce the course. Transcript This free course will help you to become familiar with the...
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: Unlocking core skills for personal and professional growth: Introduction - Have you observed a growing trend in recent years where job advertisements and requirements emphasise core skills and personal qualities? For example, a job description for a role at the Open University outlines the requirement...
Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...Open University course K323 Investigating health and social care....Why use literature reviews in health and social care?: Introduction - Why use literature reviews in health and social care? is a free course which introduces and explains how literature reviews can support evidence-based practice in health and social care. A literature review can offer a systematic way in...
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...course author Lurraine Jones, Director of EDI at The Open University, would like to thank Marcia Wilson, Jason Arday and Dave Thomas for their work in creating this course. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...course that will gently guide you to an understanding of how devices 'talk' to each other and what technologies and processes are involved. You will also look at wired and wireless communication technologies, introducing you to some of the key methods involved...Are you a technophobe? Bluetooth, Ethernet, WiFi; are they terms that mean nothing to you? IT: device to device...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Succeed in the workplace Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...course and this week. Wendy Woolery: Welcome to Week 1 of this badged open course, Succeed in the workplace. In this first week we’ll be looking at career planning, which involves developing self-awareness, understanding the opportunities available, making decisions and taking action. We’ll also consider what you’ve done before and what you want to do next. By the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Personal branding for career success Badge icon
Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...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 ......