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Time: 4 hours
Level: Introductory
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 Introduction Resource- This unit provides an overview of Open University Course Y161 Introducing environment. You will be introduced to the types of activities, tasks and assignments that you would be asked to undertake if you...
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| | 1 Introduction to the course
- What is the course Introducing Environment about? Resource
- If you are particularly interested in the environment, or you want to study a subject where science and technology will feature significantly, Y161 Introducing Environment offers a friendly introduction....
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| | 2 Introduction to the taster materials
- 2 Introduction to the taster materials Resource
- The idea of this taster pack is to give you a very brief taste of what it is like to study on Y161 Introducing Environment.
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| | 3 Extract from Chapter 6 Resources and environmental impact of the Y161 Introducing Environment course materials
- 6.1 Introduction Resource
- Chapter 4 showed how we have altered the landscape for our own purposes. People need to cultivate the land, and use its resources, in order to provide food and shelter. In doing so, we have altered the...
- 6.2 Ecological footprint Resource
- The idea of the area needed to support each person has developed into a concept known as the ecological footprint, or ecofootprint. This is an important idea in discussing the impact a particular lifestyle...
- 6.3 Contributions to the ecofootprint Resource
- The essential idea behind the ecofootprint is actually quite simple. The area required for each product or process is added up to give the total area, much as you might add up a shopping list. The complicated...
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| | 4 Example assignment – Y161 Introducing Environment
- Assignment 1 (TMA01) Resource
- Note that the example assignment is shorter than an actual assignment, but it is similar in content and level. This question includes more information than usual, so that you can follow the science involved....
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| | 5 Example of a student's assignment | |
| | 6 Sample of tutors PT3 comments on student assignment
- Tutor's general summary Resource
- First, note that the one in the box is just so the computer recognises that you have done the assignment – it isn't a grade or score!
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