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Education & Development
Leadership: external context and culture
...free course, Leadership: external context and culture, you will develop your understanding of the impact of external context and culture on the practice of leadership. The course begins by exploring the nature ‘societal culture’, identifying how culture, at a number of levels, impacts on leadership. We then explore how the external context within which an organisation...
Education & Development
Continuity and learning
...free course, Continuity and learning, has a practical and professional development focus. You will explore interactive dimensions of workplace learning: how people and workplace cultures create formal, informal, planned and unplanned opportunities to learn. You will read about 'biographical learning' research, where adults develop narratives to better understand key...
History & The Arts
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
...free course, The Roman Empire: Introducing some key terms, will define basic concepts and terms that are essential for an understanding of the culture and identity of the Roman Empire. Terms such as 'Roman Empire' and 'imperium' will be introduced in the context of the formation and expansion of the empire, and the course will provide you with the background for further...
Money & Business
Developing high trust work relationships
...free course, Developing high trust work relationships, introduces the concept of trust, what it means to you and how it may affect your organisation...Learn about trust in the organisational context. This free course, Developing high trust work relationships, introduces the concept of trust, what it means to you and how it may affect your organisation....Developing high...
Society, Politics & Law
International Women's Day
...free course will teach you about the most influential women of our time and the struggle for equality. Educate Women on Health Choice Decisions From menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced women’s health. Celebrate Women in STEM Explore some of the female trailblazers in science, technology, engineering and maths and...
Digital & Computing
Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
...free courses. Find out more about Computing and IT qualifications at The Open University and a range of short courses on FutureLearn. Learn More about Business and Management Adaptive skills are crucial to any organisation and education in business will help you navigate the competitive global economy. These free online courses will help your business and management...
History & The Arts
My career goal: Creative and design
...now. Take a look at all Open University courses. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we offer, including our entry level Access courses and Certificates. Not ready for University study? Then browse over 1000 free courses on OpenLearn and sign up to our newsletter to hear about new free ......