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Machines, minds and computers
Digital & Computing

Machines, minds and computers

...Open University course? Can these be summed up in sets of rules? Representations – Computer systems depend on a model of the problem or situation they are tackling. This is easy enough in the case of a chess board, since all we have to represent are 64 squares and the positions of up to 32 pieces on them. But most real-world situations are very, very complex. Is it...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...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. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Grammar matters
Languages

Grammar matters

...Open University course E304 Exploring English Grammar. Brief definitions of words in bold can be found in the Glossary at the end of this course...Grammar matters: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand that grammar can be seen as a flexible and useful tool for meaning making understand how grammar and vocabulary choices together...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Open University’s Health and Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK) population’s life expectancy. Less well recognised is that the life expectancy of people with learning disabilities has also improved and over half are now aged over forty-five. The majority of those...
Studying medicine bilingually
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying medicine bilingually

...course which relies on having a sound scientific knowledge, but if you haven’t chosen those subjects at GCSE level, it’s important to remember that there’s another course that can be done with a pre-medical foundation year so that people can get into medical school with humanities type subjects. That course isn’t a course for having failed to do well in the...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course EE817 Applied linguistics and English language...Language in the real world: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand and describe the key features of (human) language and languages understand what applied linguistics is explore different contexts where language is a...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport coaching and psychology

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational wellbeing 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 and......
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...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. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs