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Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this course, you will be able to: recognise the importance of effective communication in the sector in benefitting sport and fitness participants’ experiences evaluate your own communication skills demonstrate an awareness of being able to build and sustain...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hospital: Dementia patients
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hospital: Dementia patients

...January - this time, he was found wandering semi-naked by police and brought to A&E. Unpredictable and prone to outbursts of challenging behaviour, Stanley isn't coping well at home. His family are keen for the hospital to find him a nursing home place, but it won't be easy. Not every nursing home will have the skills and resources to manage Stanley's demanding behaviour....
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Video 5 mins
Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates
Science, Maths & Technology

Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates

...skills. The best thing about being an engineer Transcript. I never feel alone as an engineer. No matter what’s happening, something, you need something done, it will get done. And it will get done by teamwork. The biggest myths in engineering Transcript. A lot of the rare metals that we use in electronics are starting to run out. Which means we need to find...
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Video 10 mins
Password checker
Digital & Computing

Password checker

...left of these instructions. Make sure you don't leave your password visible to other people! Please note this tool does not send or record your password in any way. Try our FREE course on cyber security Learn how you can protect your information by gaining essential skills and security knowledge with our free badged course Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online....
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Activity 5 mins
Marxism and Marketing
Money & Business

Marxism and Marketing

...skills... What is Neo-Marxism? How does Neo-Marxism differ from our typical view of Marxism? Marketing White Cider What are the motivations behind the development of cheap alcohol? A Neo-Marxist perspective on White Cider Is cheap alcohol developed in order oppress the vulnerable? Neo-Marxism and prestige brands Looking at market segmentation from a Marxist perspective...
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Audio 8 mins
Babylonian mathematics
Science, Maths & Technology

Babylonian mathematics

...study the various techniques the Babylonians used for problem-solving and teaching. The Babylonian problem-solving skills have been described as remarkable and scribes of the time received a training far in advance of anything available in medieval Christian Europe 3000 years later...This free course looks at Babylonian mathematics. You will learn how a series of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...study. He also found creative ways of representing statistical information in graphics which are admired to this day. To give people a realistic sense of African American lives, he used both a plain factual way of writing and a descriptive style of writing full of rich imagery. Du Bois famously commented in his collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk “The problem...
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Article 10 mins
Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...study at The Open University...Listen to their inspiring stories below. In these, they share how having a long-term vision of achieving a degree helped them stay motivated despite challenges. The words are spoken by racially minoritised members of the OU community, but are based on the students’ lived experience. Debra's student experience Transcript. I’m a single mum...
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Audio 15 mins