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Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...determine the average monthly rent or mortgage costs in the low-income location that you chose, and compare this with the cost of the meal in the same location. Briefly summarise the outcomes of your analysis of the relative costs of food in the two locations you have studied. (Answer in fewer than 150 words.) An example answer, from a respondent based on Milton Keynes,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...determine the order in which we read the artwork...Week 3: Art history in the arts and humanities: Has a wide or narrow palette of colours been used? - The word palette is used when describing the number of different colours that are present in an artwork. A painting with many different colours – for example, Chris Ofili’s Afrodizzia (Resource booklet Plate 7) – can...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...determine what differs between people and makes one individual distinctive from another (psychologists refer to this as ‘individual differences’). Activity 4 What makes people tick? To explore your own theories about personality, try to answer the following questions: A. Think of the last time you were late for something (e.g. work, an appointment, a bus/train or...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...determine the approvals processes. Organisational: at the organisational level, a given interactive product may be conceived as part of a product line or portfolio, and therefore design choices may be influenced not just by the single product specification, but also by the styles, standards and technical infrastructure determined for the product line or portfolio. For...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...determined the speed of an engine. If too much steam entered its cylinders it would turn too fast, and might possibly break down under the strain. If too little entered, then it would run too slowly. The aim was to keep the engine running at a constant speed, by continuously monitoring the rate at which it was turning, and opening or closing a valve to increase or...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...determined. Included in this world of untestable testimony is Homer’s Troy story, which the Persians bring to mind when they assert that it was the Greeks who were to blame for sending an army to get Helen back. The lesson is that such stories, while familiar and perhaps even comforting (in that they conform to preconceived ideas), cannot be verified and are just as...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...determine which groups of people could feel underrepresented and undervalued. Be genuine and show them that you cherish them, whether that be through developing policies that support them or launching internal campaigns that celebrate them. Internal communications are hugely valuable here, and we’ve found that our ‘You Belong’ campaign has been immeasurably...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Education & Development

Take your teaching online

...determine the kinds of face-to-face teaching activities that might, or might not, transfer successfully to an online environment summarise the elements of online teaching that need a different skillset to face-to-face teaching. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs