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Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...adapt. With the Open qualifications the sky is the limit. What will your Open qualification look like? Video 1: The Open qualifications Discussion This type of study enables students to draw on the skills, knowledge and expertise of different subjects and is said to be the future of learning. Being able to understand and analyse a project or problem from a number of...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Companies and financial accounting
Money & Business

Companies and financial accounting

...adapted extract from the Open University course B293 Financial accounting in context. Transcript...Companies and financial accounting: Introduction - Companies and financial accounting, serves as an introduction to the understanding of the legal characteristics of limited companies and how the ways in which they are financed impact on their financial reporting and role in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...adapted for OpenLearn by The Open University. The collaboration of The Open University and Cisco Systems to develop and deliver this course as part of OpenLearn’s portfolio will provide and extend free learning in this important and current area of study....Session 1: What is the IoE?: Introduction - Early in your reading you will discover that the terms ‘internet of...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...adapted extract from the Open University course A111 Discovering the arts and humanities...Discovering music: the blues: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe the historical context of the blues explain the nature of typical blues lyrics recognise a blues scale understand the concept of primary chords understand the 12-bar blues...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...adapted extract from the Open University course K828 Researching and evaluating practice...Understanding service improvement in healthcare: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define ‘service’ in the context of healthcare understand what is meant by ‘service improvement’ in healthcare settings monitor when progress is being made...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...adapted extract from the Open University course B628 Managing 1: organisations and people...Managing and managing people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what is meant by management and managerial effectiveness identify the roles which are fulfilled while working as a manager identify managerial activities that contribute...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Fast Reactors and Thorium
Science, Maths & Technology

Fast Reactors and Thorium

...et al. (2015) have concluded: ‘that thorium fuel offers little benefit over conventional uranium-fuelled approaches for open-cycle nuclear energy production limited to the Low-Enriched Uranium standard of 20% 235U. We suggest that short- to medium-term interest in thorium should be restricted to those countries with an interest in spent nuclear fuel reprocessing or with...
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Article 10 mins
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...ETS) - seen by many as the world's foremost market implement for carbon emissions reduction? JJ: Brexit does give more scope for the right-wing ideologues in the Cabinet to undermine existing international agreements, especially as they largely seek to by-pass Parliament by making policy via trade deals. My answer, as before, is to kick them out at the next election....
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Article 10 mins