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Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...concepts being promoted by organisations. However, for the present we can translate the key actions of management into: Plan – anticipate problems before they occur, and plan for prevention rather than remedying problems. A hierarchical approach is fundamental in both health and safety as well as environmental protection, and the root cause of problems should be...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology
Education & Development

Little white lies: Whiteness, reflexivity, race and criminology

...concept here, but no one’s life is simply black and white. [A postage stamp of Gold Coast overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957] A postage stamp of Gold Coast overprinted for Ghanaian independence in 1957 Revising his first conceptualisation of the ‘colour line’, Du Bois (1910) asserted the problem of the colour line was the problem of Whiteness, and...
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Video 30 mins
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...concept of retailing can be traced back deep into history and the development of human civilisations. However, until about half a century ago, retailers were at the end of the supply chain and their key function was to sell products offered by manufacturers. Retailers had some influence on the products made but much emphasis was placed on pushing (selling) manufactured...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...concepts of identifying a business idea and mapping the stakeholders, in the growing industry of drone technologies. You were introduced to the ICAERUS Horizon EU project and its set of different Use Cases: five innovative developments of drone-related technologies which have potential to be integrated into new businesses. You looked at the nascent stage of the industry...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...de Janeiro’, includes references to Poseidon, Hermes, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hercules, Artemis, Hephaestus and Zeus; and modern programmes such as the Rio 2016 Culture Festival remind us of Classical associations between sport, poetry, music, and prose composition. This course highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...concepts stand for and how they are used with regards to intercultural communication. The activities also aim to increase your cultural self-awareness, which is an important basis for building cultural knowledge, because if you start to understand how your own cultural values and beliefs are reflected in your behaviour, you can relate to and interpret the behaviour of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ Italian: food and drink

...prompts in English, as in the example below. Transcript Now you will be placing some orders yourself. Listen to the questions and follow the prompts, as in the example. Esempio You hear: Buongiorno. Desidera? (A coffee.) You say: Un caffè. Your turn now. 1 Che cosa prendi? (For me, a beer.) Per me una birra. 2 Tu cosa prendi, Antonella? (An ice cream.) Un gelato. 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting
Money & Business

Fundamentals of cost accounting and environmental management accounting

...concept of environmental management accounting and analyse the impact of environmental costs and their implications for management accounting...This course is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of the principles and practices of cost accounting. Cost accounting enables managers to understand the true costs of products, services and processes in order to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs