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Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...community, focuses on one important area of social care, home care for older people...Social care involves the challenge of supporting people who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to function without assistance or supervision. This free course, Social care in the community, focuses on one important area of social care, home care for older people....Social care in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Marketing communications as a strategic function
Money & Business

Marketing communications as a strategic function

...communications help to define an organisation's relationship with its customers. This free course, Marketing communications as a strategic function, emphasises the strategic importance of such communication and its long-term effect on consumers. Communication models can act as a predictive guide, but in the end it is important to recognise the autonomy and...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Communication in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication in health and social care

...communicate is not only useful, but essential. This album provides an invaluable insight into all aspects of communication, with both colleagues and service users. It shows how the difficulties of operating effectively in stressful situations can be overcome and even used as a learning and developmental experience. With contributions from carers and service users, this...
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Audio 2 hrs 30 mins
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...communications being used to promote various brands, increase charitable donations, persuade toddlers to eat their vegetables, or encourage teenagers to behave responsibly around alcohol. In this digital era, if you use social media to portray a particular image to others, you are engaging in a form of marketing communications, with you as the brand. This course uses...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
Science, Maths & Technology

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

...communities at the forefront of a major social and technological experiment. In our world of finite resources and massive over-consumption, “breathing” walls, earth-shelters, composting toilets, "living machines" to deal with wastewater – are just some of the technologies which we may all have to get used to. These eco-communities are all breaking new ground by...
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Audio 55 mins
Science Communication and Public Engagement
Science, Maths & Technology

Science Communication and Public Engagement

...communicate science to different audiences. For decades, print and broadcast media have used different genres to portray the sciences, and the popularity of TV programmes like the BBC’s Blue Planet and the longevity of Horizon illustrates a current demand for science broadcasting. But with the digital revolution and the emergence of social networking will professional...
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Audio 1 hr 14 mins