Understanding antibiotic resistance

This badge has been issued for participating in the free non-accredited course Understanding antibiotic resistance. This course supported demonstration of the following learning outcomes: understand what antibiotics are and how they work; understand how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics; appreciate the issues surrounding antibiotic resistance; know about the challenges in developing new antibiotics; know about alternative approaches to tackling infectious diseases. You can review the course at the following link: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/understanding-antibiotic-resistance/content-section-overview. This badge does not represent formal credit or award from The Open University. It does demonstrate participation in informal learning activity.