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Managing my investments
Money & Business

Managing my investments

...concept of the government bond yield curve and the importance of this yield curve to investment management. By the end of the week you will understand the features and risks of the products available in the personal investment ‘supermarket’...Week 2: The spectrum of personal investments: 2.1 Variable rate and fixed rate savings products - [Example of variable rate and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Scottish courts and the law Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish courts and the law

...concept of separation of powers. The concept of separation of powers means that the organs of state, executive, legislature and judiciary, should be separate from each other. This separation enables a system of checks and balances on the use of power. These checks and balances are aimed at safeguarding against the abuse of power by the state and the protection of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...concepts on methods or techniques which may go alongside other teaching content. And then I think finally more broadly, I think, as a way of working, I think we are continuing with many of our meetings conducted online. That we are more flexible in the working conditions we are able to offer staff with more working from home. And it's important, I think, that we do still...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing mammals
Nature & Environment

Introducing mammals

...conception, the tiny ball of dividing cells, called a blastocyst, stops developing after a few days and the process of attachment to the inner lining of the uterus is prevented. In most forms of mammalian reproduction, a blastocyst would undergo such implantation without significant delay – indeed, in humans it’s seen as marking the beginnings of true pregnancy. But...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...concepts: conditionality and liability to maintain? Professor David Marsland There are precious few countries throughout the world, which have such a comprehensive state welfare system as Britain so the examples could be many. But I’m thinking of the United States in part, Switzerland in part, Japan in part. They’re important examples from across the world where it is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...concepts (in this case the different classifications of businesses) to that case study information...Different types of business: References - The Economic Times (n.d.) ‘Company history: Reliance Industries Ltd.’ [Online]. Available at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/reliance-industries-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13215.cms (Accessed 22 August 2014). The...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...concept, but it was Charles Richter, a professor at the California Institute of Technology, who set up a scale on the basis of many years of observations and applied it to well-known earthquakes. He explained the scale in a now classic paper published in 1935. Professor Richter modestly never attached his own name to the scale. He even refused to call it the Richter scale...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online

...concepts such as network security, cryptography, identity theft and risk management. This course has been developed by The Open University with support from the UK Government's National Cyber Security Programme and can be accessed free of charge. Please tell us more about your Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and personal skill development! We would really...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs