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Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
Nature & Environment

Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment

...et al., 2011). Water quality standards exist to control pollution of domestic water supplies. The maximum limit set by the EU for nitrates in drinking water is 50 g m−3 (as NO3−) (EU, 1998). Water with a high nitrate content can be treated for drinking using reverse osmosis. The effects on the biota of organic pollution and artificial eutrophication are summarised in...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...styles or maybe there’s a subtlety of interpretation that you wish to develop. You might also wish to indicate that the quote, from its time many years ago, has actually wider applicability than originally indicated. When you shouldn’t be using quotes is merely to demonstrate that you claim to have read the article concerned, and, additionally, just to demonstrate...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...et al., 1990; Wainwright, McKeown and Kinney, 2019) because of her dual heritage, in many ways it is typical of the experiences of people who have periods of mental distress. Psychophobia leads to prejudice and discrimination. This may be something you have experienced yourself or have witnessed first-hand. Being seen as someone with mental health problems may result in...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...et al., 1999) – and all share some basic features: they are ‘iterative’ in the sense that one or more activities are repeated; and they are ‘incremental’ in the sense that software development proceeds from an initial subset of the requirements to more and more complete subsets, until the whole system is addressed. Hence, an iterative and incremental process...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...Styles of photograph - Let's briefly examine the various styles of photograph that are commonly found in family albums. [Figure 1 A photograph of a woman] Image 1 Photographer/Painter: Anon. Subject: Unknown woman, 1840s. [Figure 2 A photograph of a woman] Image 2 Photographer/Painter: Anon. Subject: Unknown woman with opera glasses, 1850s. Practical photography was...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...style’ associated with the Italian Renaissance and sustained through the teaching and patronage of state-sponsored Academies of Art across Europe. A central tenet of academic art theory, which Reynolds did much to promote, was that artists should demonstrate a capacity for ‘invention’ and ‘design’ by depicting elevated subjects derived from biblical, historical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...style for a particular subject area. For example, multi-subject students might encounter a range of different assessment methods, including essays, laboratory reports, written and oral examinations, as appropriate to different subject areas. Application of information technology Using technology across a range of subjects means that students can be more practised in...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...style and dialogue to create characters and a fictional world that readers can believe in. You will also find out about the important place of religion in Hardy’s work. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A233 Telling stories – the novel and beyond...Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs