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An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace
Education & Development

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

...economic, and uniting cultural identity, it will mask that insecurity with a swaggering show of gendered strength,’ said Yvonne Howell, a Russian professor at the University of Richmond. […] ‘[M]any Russians today view Church affiliation as a way to reaffirm their “Russianness,” as Masha Lipman, the chair of the Carnegie Moscow Centre’s Society and Regions...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding antibiotic resistance Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries in 2005 and 2014...Week 1: A future without antibiotics?: 4.2 Superbugs - An increasing and serious concern is that the more antibiotics are used, the greater the likelihood that bacteria develop resistance to multiple antibiotics and so become even more difficult to treat. Watch this short BBC video about the rise of...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...economic power. As the researcher was not familiar with the local languages or cultural norms, some ethical sensitivities may have been missed. The researcher may have decided to work with local partners and to amend the research to align with what was practical and ethical. You will learn more about the ethics of working with partners on international research later in...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

...economic professors from America. By that time, I'd shifted to the line of language and writing. If I remained in Shanghai teaching economics, I think I certainly could be imprisoned for 20 years. And later during the Cultural Revolution, the Great Cultural Revolution, I was called 'fan dong xue shu quan wei', a reactionary academic. SPEAKER: He was sent to work in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Education & Development

Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research

...Economics (LSE) arranged a trip for a group of undergraduates to North Korea – one of the most repressive and secretive regimes in the world. A BBC reporter and cameraman joined the trip. The students were told that a journalist would be joining them and were given the chance to withdraw on the basis of that information. At Bejing airport, en route for North Korea, they...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...Economic (PSHE) curriculum...An education in Religion and Worldviews: 4 An education for life and employment - [A photograph of a group of medical professionals.] The Religion and Worldviews proposal is a potential container for bringing forward discussions which can aid community cohesion, teaching productive dialogue across different beliefs and backgrounds. There is no...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Data analysis: hypothesis testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: hypothesis testing

...economic theory. However, the Great Depression of the 1930s severely tested this hypothesis. As economic conditions worsened, many countries found the gold standard limited their ability to implement expansionary monetary policies to combat the depression. This led to the formulation of an alternative hypothesis. H0: The value of paper money is equal to a fixed amount of...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...economics. It develops through the ages via contacts with other nations, enriching itself and influencing cuisines of other nations. Ukraine’s landscape and natural conditions vary in different regions. Because of this Ukrainian cuisine was destined to be regionally diverse. For example, we can see a number of fish dishes on the South, which is washed by the Black Sea...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs