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Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...badged course, Understanding antibiotic resistance, will introduce you to the science behind the problem of antibiotic resistance. You will learn about the history of antibiotics, what they are and how they work. You will learn how antibiotic resistance develops and spreads and look at the issues surrounding antibiotic resistance. Finally, you will look at some of the...
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B205 Exploring innovation and entrepreneurship. The full course examines different forms of innovative and entrepreneurial practice around the world and at different scales, including: technological and social innovation; commercial and social enterprise; independent and corporate entrepreneurship. It also helps...
Machine translation in language learning and teaching
Languages

Machine translation in language learning and teaching

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 4: How to support your writing with OMT: Introduction - Whether you are learning a language for work, study, or pleasure, it is likely that sooner or later you will want to be able to write a text in your target language. Even though they should not replace your own knowledge, OMT can significantly...
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...Course image: M. Accarino in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Licence. © gettyImages 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 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...course. Complete the Week 1 quiz here. Open the quiz in a new window or tab then come back here when you’re done...Week 1: Building stone: 1.14 Summary of Week 1 - You’ve reached the end of Week 1, and have looked at how rocks form: sedimentary rocks in a depositional environment; igneous rocks from molten rock; and metamorphic rock within the Earth’s crust where...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Introducing engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing engineering

...course, Introducing engineering, introduces a number of key themes that explore how engineering is undertaken in our modern world. These themes include engineering design, rules that govern engineers, manufacturing for products and electricity generation using solar energy...Engineering encompasses a broad range of disciplines from design to manufacturing. This free...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...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. Completing a course will require about 24 hours of study time. However, you can study the course at any time ......
All my own work: exploring academic integrity Badge icon
Education & Development

All my own work: exploring academic integrity

...badge. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything to study. They differ from Open University courses because you do not receive support from a tutor, but you do get useful feedback from the interactive quizzes. You can share your achievement with friends, family and employers, and on social media......