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Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...Learn course....Leadership challenges in turbulent times: Introduction - Welcome to the free course, Leadership challenges in turbulent times. The global financial crisis, Brexit, the election of Trump, artificial intelligence and robots, internet of things, the rise of the power of countries such as China and India, international migrations, climate change, the Arab...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
How to be a critical reader
Languages

How to be a critical reader

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: consider the importance of examining attitudes to texts understand the organisation of argument texts distinguish between facts and opinions in texts examine hedging as a technique used by writers to express opinions and avoid making unsupported generalisations consider the importance of reliable...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...learn about their own illnesses (Charlie is also used in a therapy for children with autism). When children are introduced to Charlie, they’re told that it too has to learn about their illness, so they’ll do it together. They’re told the robot knows a bit about diabetes, but makes mistakes. “This is comforting for children,” says Belpaeme. “If Charlie makes a...
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Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...learn that firms can engage in anticompetitive behaviour and use their competitive advantage to deter competition, and how regulators work to impede this behaviour. This course is an adapted extract from the Open University course DD320: Doing economics: inequalities, innovation and environment....Session 2: Alternative views on the economy and income distribution:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
The poetry of Sorley MacLean
History & The Arts

The poetry of Sorley MacLean

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the power of MacLean's poetry in its original Gaelic give examples of how such poetry engages with historical and cultural change...The poetry of Sorley MacLean: 1.1 British poetry and language - To begin this course, look at the sheet of references linked below. You will see that the list...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Earthquakes
Science, Maths & Technology

Earthquakes

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: Explain the reasons for earthquakes Understand where in the world earthquakes are most likely to occur Describe the potential consequences of an earthquake Differentiate between earthquake intensity and earthquake magnitude Appreciate the enormous energies released by earthquakes...Earthquakes: 1.1...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe why and how we study social phenomena outline how theory can help us to deal with complex evidence give examples of the most appropriate theory identify which concepts are most useful for the task explain how hypotheses are generated...The social in social science: 1 What does the philosophy...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system
Education & Development

Why there's still faith in the Spanish education system

...learning, frequent testing and regular repetition of the same course, which has remained in place for over a century. 2015 is the year of two crucial elections that could change Spanish politics forever, it is claimed. Regional elections in Catalunya, to be held on September 27th, are being presented as a definitive plebiscite on the issue of independence from Spain. The...
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