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Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...badged open course, Can renewable energy sources power the world?. The course is made up of eight weeks, with approximately three hours of study in each. It is suggested that you do one session per week, but you can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another session. The eight ......
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...Open University course U101Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century...Design thinking: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: have an awareness of how design thinking can be applied in a wide range of contexts, from the personal to the global investigate and think creatively about design problems and opportunities initiate an...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B126 Business data analytics and decision making....Data analysis: visualisations in Excel: Introduction - The objectives of this course are to explore ways to visualise data sets in Excel, familiarise yourself with Excel functions and explore the relationship(s) between variables. [A graphical illustration of...
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University courses TM111 Introduction to computing and information technology 1 and TM112Introduction to computing and information technology 2. Note: The word ‘data’ is plural (‘datum’ refers to an item of data), but is often used in the singular, e.g. ‘The data is ….’. You will find both uses in this course,...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Education & Development

Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach

...course at The Open University. This course no longer runs, but the ideas discussed in this course remain current and will help you to understand the different routes into teaching. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Learning to teach: making sense of ......
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E302 Language and creativity...Language and creativity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand key issues in the relationship between language and creativity understand some of the different ways that linguistic creativity can be studied understand the importance of...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...Open University postgraduate course TB872 Managing change with systems thinking in practice. ...Week 1: Practising systems thinking in practice: Introduction - Welcome to the first part of this free course Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP). This course provides an introduction to the field of practice called systems thinking in practice, or STiP. Systems...
Getting started on classical Latin
History & The Arts

Getting started on classical Latin

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A276 Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome ...Getting started on classical Latin: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the main links between English and Latin pronounce Latin words confidently have an understanding of basic English grammar in order to...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs