"OpenLearn" Open Courses
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View Website Alcohol and Its Effects on Health full-course
A course on the the biological effects of alcohol on the body and the effects of chronic alcoholism including liver damage and fetal alcohol syndrome.
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View Website An Introduction to Formal Semantics full-course Spring 2013
Chi Hungfei, Liberal Arts—OpenLearning
This course provides an introduction to formal semantics using the Chinese language, including basic contents, techniques, and methods of approach.
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View Website Biology - Genes and Gene Technology full-course
This course discusses foundational concepts in the study of genetics and genetics technology, including gene therapy, gene testing, and the controversy surrounding genetic modification of food and plants.
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View Website Business 101 full-course Spring 2013
Jamie Knight, Business—OpenLearning
In this course, students will learn fundamental basics of starting and operating a business, covering topics such as payroll, taxes, and employee management, among others.
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View Website Caring in the Health Professions full-course
This course is intended for anyone in the health and medicine industry and teaches how to interact with patients such that they feel cared for, with an emphasis on bedside manner and caring for the elderly.
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View Website Caring in the Health Professions full-course
A course covering hospital care, residential care, and hospice care.
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View Website Christian Discipleship full-course TBD
Aina Samuel, Liberal Arts—OpenLearning
This 10 week course examines the conditions, concepts, and crucialities of discipleship.
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View Website Digital Communication Networks full-course
This course examines the common digital communication networks and their uses, including internet protocols, the Open Systems Interconnection model, transmission control protocols, hypertext transfer protocols, and asynchronous transfer modes.
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View Website Diploma in Children's Studies full-course
This diploma course covers the developmental, psychological, familial, and sociological angles comprised within children's studies, and is particularly helpful for teachers, new parents, and other professionals working with children.
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View Website Diploma in Environmental Science full-course
This diploma course in Environmental Science touches on topics such as alternative energy resources, earth's natural flow, pollution, and climate control.
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View Website Diploma in Human Resources full-course
In this diploma course, students will learn valuable skills necessary for human resources positions, such as recruiting, training employees, and instilling employee morale.
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View Website Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design full-course
This is a diploma course covering the basic elements of product design, including making models, casting, forming, and cutting, with references to relevant case studies.
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View Website Diploma in Operations Management full-course
This diploma course provides an overview of operations management, its role in a business or private sector, and specific methodologies practiced by operations managers.
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View Website Diploma in Social Work Studies full-course
This diploma course instructs students in the field of social working, including the role social workers play for disadvantaged families, personality types best suited for the job, and different social issues that social workers may come across.
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View Website Diploma in Sustainable Development full-course
This diploma course defines and analyzes common sustainability practices, with emphasis on why sustainability is crucial to climate control.
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View Website Exploring Planet Earth - Its Systems and Resources full-course
This class examines the systems unique to Earth, relative to other bodies in our solar system, that make life possible.
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View Website First-Year College Spanish full-course Spring 2013
Scott Rapp, Liberal Arts—OpenLearning
This course provides an overview for students with no previous knowledge of this language to learn to communicate through listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.
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View Website Fundamentals of Childhood and Youth Studies full-course
A course covering early childhood to adolescent development.
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View Website Fundamentals of Network Security full-course
This course covers the basics of network security and various threats that can be posed to the system, delving into topics such as active and passive network attacks, encryption, symmetric and asymmetric key systems, certificate authentication, effective passwords, and firewalls.
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View Website Introduction to Box'Tag full-course Spring 2013
Paul Perkins, Science—OpenLearning
In this five-week course, students will gain an introductory understanding of Box'Tag.
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View Website Introduction to Manufacturing Processes full-course
An overview of the manufacturing process covering casting, forming, cutting, and joining.
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View Website Managing Water Resources for Human Health full-course
A course on the various uses of water, the water cycle, its treatment for human consumption, and the water supply and its management.
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View Website Mental Health and Illness full-course
A course on stigmas and discrimination in mental health, the history of mental health, and its necessity for psychological well-being.
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View Website Modern Lifestyle Diseases: Awareness and Prevention full-course
This course discusses diabetes, obesity, and other diseases that occur often as a result of poor lifestyle choices and how these diseases are becoming more common as developing countries take on Westernized habits.
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View Website Modern Lifestyle Diseases: Awareness and Prevention full-course
A course on factors that affect modern human health including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases.
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View Website Observing and Analysing Performance in Sport full-course Summer 2013
Keith Lyons, Business—OpenLearning
This introductory course discusses observation and analysis of performance in sport.
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View Website Peace Game full-course Spring 2013
Mira Gillet, Liberal Arts—OpenLearning
This game-based interactive course teaches students critical thinking skills useful for making decisions leading towards world peace.
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View Website Practising Sustainable Development full-course
A course covering sustainable development and its relation to ecological, economic, and social aspects.
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View Website Product Design full-course
A course on principles and concepts in product design covering heuristic problem-solving, the utilization of design models, and implementing design concepts toward a prototype.
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View Website Renewable Energy Sources full-course
In this class, students will examine renewable energy sources and how they can impact major environmental concerns like climate change and sustainability.