Acknowledgements

This course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S288 Practical science and was developed as part of the Opening Educational Practices in Scotland (OEPS) project [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] funded by the Scottish Funding Council, which supports and builds best practice in open education in the Scottish HE, colleges and third sectors.

Course team

Amanda Law (Lead Contributor)

Dave Edwards (Lead Contributor)

Pete Cannell (Contributor)

Ronald Macintyre (Contributor)

Rosemarie McIlwhan (Contributor)

Anna Page (Contributor)

Tim Smith (Contributor)

Open University S288 course team (original authors)

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