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Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the role of policy research design research and recognise the importance of research ethics carry out a range of different types of empirical research analyse data collected present evidence effectively in a written report...Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work: 1 What is policy...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...learn about how harms are perpetuated by language and imagery, as well as how language and imagery can be used to oppose and resist harms against nonhuman animals...In this free course, Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm? you will investigate why nonhuman animals tend to be overlooked as victims of violence. The course explores some of the social processes and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe and explain the meaning and nature of social marketing analyse social marketing problems and suggest ways of solving these recognise the range of stakeholders involved in social marketing programmes and their role as target markets assess the role of branding, social advertising and other...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Approaches to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

Approaches to software development

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course you should be able to: describe the essential characteristics, and identify, using examples, the connections between the characteristics of a good software system describe the elements of a basic software development process and illustrate the variety of different life cycles understand the motivation for, and best practices...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...learn: what interaction design is; the importance of user-centred design - with its goals and principles; how interaction design focuses on the characteristics of the user, their activities and environment; and the core activities and methods of the interaction design process...From apps, phones and business systems to wearables, the Web and the Internet of Things,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Achieving public dialogue
Science, Maths & Technology

Achieving public dialogue

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate a greater awareness of science-based issues of public importance demonstrate a greater insight into the phrase ‘the public understanding of science’ demonstrate a raised awareness of the ways in which the public can be consulted in relation to science policy issues think of ways in...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
Particle physics
Science, Maths & Technology

Particle physics

...learn about the fundamental components of matter – known as leptons and quarks – and the composite particles, such as protons and neutrons, which are composed of quarks. You will see that all particle reactions may be described in terms of one of two fundamental interactions, known as the strong and the weak interactions, responsible for binding particles together and...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Listening for form in popular music
History & The Arts

Listening for form in popular music

...learn to hear and represent form yourself. Along the way, you will consider how the form of a song works together with its lyrics to create meaning. You do not need to play an instrument or sing or have any prior musical knowledge to be able to complete the course. However, in order to get the most out of it, you will need access to six recordings and a media player that...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs