The University of Nottingham’s open courseware initiative


Open CourseWare (OCW) is a term used to describe collections of educational materials that are freely available, usually via the Web for use and in some cases, modification.

Learning materials may be complete modules or smaller scale learning objects. No assessment is undertaken and no credits are awarded. It is essentially a process of sharing knowledge and expertise making aspects of an institution’s approach to teaching available to other academics and making the content of that teaching available to anyone with an interest in learning.

In acting as a window onto the University of Nottingham’s activities, u-Now offers an opportunity for knowledge to be shared widely so as to increase learning opportunities for those who, for whatever reason, are unable to undertake formal qualifications and can contribute to the advancement of pedagogy across the academic community.

The resources available here show a range of teaching and learning activities from across the University that are drawn from a large number of degree programmes offered.

FLASH - Some of the content on these pages uses Flash which as you may know has been discontinued. As such you may encounter problems when trying to access flash content on these pages. You can still view files if you download the Flash Player content debugger to your system from this link - https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html You can then download the flash content that you wish to view and open it within the player

Creative Commons Licence

Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA).

Recent Submissions

  • Politics in 60 seconds. War 

    Sargisson, L. M.
    Dr Lucy Sargisson defines a political concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on War as a political concept. Warning: video does contain bloopers and out ...
  • Foundations in evidence based practice 

    University of Nottingham. School of Nursing Midwifery and Physiotherapy
    This is a module framework. It can be viewed online for downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Spring Semester 2010. This module is taught on the Diploma/BSc in Nursing and covers an introduction to evidence-based ...
  • Politics in 60 seconds. Party whips 

    Cowley, Philip J.
    Professor Philip Cowley defines a political concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on the role of the party whips. Warning: video does contain bloopers and out ...
  • Statistics - an intuitive introduction : variability 

    Field, Richard; Horton, John C.
    Statistical data vary: range and inter-quartile range measure this. Are they good measures?
  • Enhancing oral skills 

    Comerio, Giovanna; Delcloque, Philippe
    This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2010. Enhancing Oral Skills (EOS) is a project aimed to provide French beginners with listening activities ...
  • Psychology lab classes using PsychPy 

    Peirce, Jon
    These lab classes were developed at the University of Nottingham as part of the first year course in BSc (Hons) Psychology, with support from the Higher Education Association Psychology Network (HEA-PN). The materials ...
  • Smooth muscle 

    Meal, Andy
    As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object describes the structure and function of smooth muscle. The learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module delivered by the School of ...
  • Doing the right thing : corporate social responsibility in a global marketplace 

    Moon, Jeremy W.
    Globalisation, mass consumer awareness and public accountability are all factors in persuading companies to adopt ethical policies. As companies become more accountable not only for their own actions but for those within ...
  • Historical skills : dating documents 

    University of Nottingham. Dept. of Manuscripts and Special Collections. Digital Access Team
    Explains the different dating conventions employed in historical documents. For example, the system of dating by reference to a religious feast day and the year of the reigning monarch has little in common with the modern ...
  • Clinical leadership and management of change 

    Simpson, Chris
    The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GS6 ‘Clinical Leadership and Management of Change’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma ...
  • BURN - Biosciences Undergraduate Research at Nottingham 

    Luck, Martin
    This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. Research produced 2006 - 2009. BURN brings final year undergraduate research work to public view in a professional and relevant way. ...
  • Improving the health of the population and evidence based medicine 

    Myles, Puja R.
    This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009 This module has two essential components: Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health. Evidence-Based ...
  • The theory and practice of diplomacy 

    Eadie, Pauline
    As taught Spring Semester 2011. This module focuses on the changing nature of diplomatic practice, together with the range of conceptual tools that seek to explain this international activity. Its focus is contemporary. ...
  • Sacred calendars : Ramadan 

    Aslam, Shujahat; Hoover, Jon
    Mr Shujahat Aslam, an imam, discusses the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with Dr Jon Hoover, an expert in Islamic Studies; it describes what happens during the time, and what it means to those who celebrate it.
  • Thinking about dyslexia 

    Carter, Christine
    These documents are part of the Thinking about Dyslexia website which was produced by Academic Support. The website is intended to support our staff by providing a resource about dyslexia and by highlighting the good ...
  • Why study Ibn Taymiyya? 

    Hoover, Jon
    Ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328 C.E.) was an Islamic thinker who has exerted, and continues to exert, an enormous influence within Islamic thought. Taymiyya was often quoted by the late Osama Bin Laden and in this video, Jon Hoover, ...
  • Afferent and efferent nerves 

    Meal, Andy
    As taught Semesters 1 and 2, 2011 This learning object compares and contrasts afferent and efferent nerves of the peripheral nervous system. This learning object is used as part of the level 1 Biological Sciences module ...
  • Creativity and mental illness : the Madness and Literature Network 

    Gale, Patrick
    In this video author Patrick Gale shares his thoughts on madness and creativity during the Madness and Literature Network Seminar in 2009. For related videocasts see those presented by Professor Paul Crawford and Paul ...
  • The sounds of German 

    McLelland, Nicola
    This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009. This module investigates the sounds of German and how they can be described accurately (“phonetics and ...
  • Options and futures markets 

    Morgan, Wyn
    As taught Spring 2011 ‘Options and Futures Markets' Module Guide Module Code: L14080 Total Credits: 15 Offering School: Economics Suitable for study at: postgraduate Level The content presented here provides information ...

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