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Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’
History & The Arts

Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: analyse the pros and cons of the biographical monograph in art history examine the strengths and weaknesses of the biographical monograph in relation to other kinds of art history writing...Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’: 1.1 Biography and art history - The biographical monograph, that is, a book...
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss why emotional resilience is important in social work practice and what skills and strategies are involved explore the support that social workers can expect from their managers, and how to get the best out of supervision demonstrate a critical understanding of the skills and qualities involved...
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
History & The Arts

Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution

...learn about the existential view of the human being as free and responsible for his or her actions. You will discover that Beauvoir argues that women are generally conceived of as ‘Other’, that is different from a supposed neutral human being...In this free course you will study the ideas of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986). In doing so you will also briefly...
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...learn about some of the different ways the ancient Greeks interacted with Amphiaraos, both individually and as part of their community...The ancient Greeks did not have a term equivalent to the English word ‘religion’. However, their world was populated by numerous figures they both recognised and worshipped as divinities. Among these figures was Amphiaraos, an...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
General Election 2015 - 79Rewind
Society, Politics & Law

General Election 2015 - 79Rewind

...learning. Try one of our free open courses: Political Ordering Nationalism, self-determination and secession Rights and justice in international relations The USA, power and international order: Foreign policy under Obama Politics, media and war: 9/11 and its aftermaths Welfare reconstruction 2 days: Step back in time and see BBC 1979 election coverage: See Part Two here...
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic composition and structure of DNA understand what is meant by complementary DNA base pairing understand how base pairing allows a mechanism for DNA replication understand the number of DNA molecules within a chromosome...What is the genome made of?: 1.1.1 The chemical structure of...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the difference between groups and teams and understand when each is more appropriate understand issues in team constitution (team roles) identify the different stages of team development and how a manager can support the team at each stage understand and identify team processes (inputs,...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...learning in entrepreneurship and innovation in different contexts...Sustainable innovations in enterprises: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define sustainable innovation analyse sustainable innovations within a specialist area evaluate and measure the impact of sustainable innovation engage with the social impact of sustainable...