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Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...introduction of Equiano and his autobiography focuses on his character and the patronage across Britain for his literature. The letters describe Equiano as African, enlightened, intelligent, upright, distinguished and of excellent character (Vassa, 2004). These descriptions of his character allow for consideration on the fluidity of Equiano’s identity as an Igbo,...
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Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...Introduction - This course explores how retailers make use of marketing to identify and communicate with their customers. The course begins by creating a definition of retailing before exploring the importance of marketing with a retail context. The final part looks at how retailers might use marketing communications to interact and communicate with their customers. As...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...Introduction - This course explores how social science helps to inform and shape public debates and policy-making processes. It introduces the idea that the descriptions (measurements, dates and representations) and understandings (concepts, explanations, theories and interpretations) developed by social scientists contribute to actually making the social worlds we live...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...manage. While there are now treatments for the most common form of MS (Relapsing-Remitting MS), these disease modifying therapies (DMT’s) can slow the progress of the disease, but they are not a cure. Recent reports suggest that people with long term conditions like MS, spend on average 3 hours a year with health professionals. The remaining 8,757 hours per year is...
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Financial statement analysis and interpretation
Money & Business

Financial statement analysis and interpretation

...Introduction - Regulatory bodies require companies to prepare financial statements, as they assist a wide range of users in financial decision-making. In this course, you will learn how the users of financial statements draw inferences about the financial position and performance of the reporting entity. To understand the information presented in financial statements,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...managers and agents, as well as an investigation into the industry’s working culture and practices in Scotland and Denmark, it became clear that call centres are built on the sexist attitudes embedded in society. [Smiling woman in call centre] A call centre employee at The University of Memphis Playing by the rules Call centres are intensely regulated and target-driven...
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The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...managing, limiting options for annual leave, giving too much or too little work, and “person related acts”, which include insults or jokes of a personal nature or withholding information needed to do your job. Then there are also “organisational factors” which can include cultures that are extremely competitive, target driven or chauvinistic – where there are...
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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...management. Airlines and their bucket lists Here is how yield management works. For each flight or route (if we are talking about multi-segment itineraries), the airline has a set of available price levels – from the most expensive fully refundable fare to the cheapest deeply discounted non-refundable price. The industry jargon for these prices is “buckets.” Then,...
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