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How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...public and the private. Evidence and Argument part 1 (11 minutes 5MB) John Clarke In Chapter 1 of Book Two you were introduced to the idea that argument is a key skill in Social Sciences. Indeed by now you probably realise that argument and debate are essential to the Social Sciences. It is not so much that empirical facts are in dispute but rather how facts are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing Black leadership Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...public issue, it is quite common for them to make reassuring statements but not do anything meaningful. The classic example of this is climate change – so much so that a word has emerged to describe the phenomenon: ‘greenwashing’. ‘Racewashing’ is also a real phenomenon, and many of you will be able to point to major institutions you feel promise change but fail...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...public on Saturday 10 June, 100,000 people crossed it in a charity walk in aid of the Save the Children fund. Problems were immediately apparent and police closed the bridge as it began to sway alarmingly in only a light wind. A similar problem had occurred earlier in the year when a pedestrian bridge in Paris, linking the Quay d'Orsay with the Tuileries gardens, was...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
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Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...Publications Ltd. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing technology and innovation management
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing technology and innovation management

...public or third sector organisations may be more focused on goals to create value in human, social or environmental terms. The value that an organisation seeks to create usually shapes their business model and strategy. You may have heard of the Five Capitals Model, developed by Forum for the Future (2007). This model describes five capitals, or stocks of capitals (i.e....
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...health programs, it can also be about shaping their bodies (Zoller, 2003). Hence employees come to embody the organisational cultural ideals (James & Zoller, 2018), sometimes through intrusive practices...Contemporary issues in managing: 1.3 Session 1 quiz - You have now looked at managing through organisational culture. To test your understanding of this managerial...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...publication of Systems Approaches to Making Change: A Practical Guide by M. Reynolds, and S. Holwell (eds.) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7472-1_1...Introduction: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Martin Reynolds with support from the Systems Thinking in Practice (STiP) team. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...public accolades and increased profile from that success, “openwashing” becomes more prevalent. As far as I know, Michelle Thorn, Mozilla’s Director of the Webmaker Program, was the first to define openwashing in 2009: “Openwashing: to spin a product or company as open, although it is not. Derived from “greenwashing," which should not be confused with "The Open...
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