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Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...students. Income (flow over time) A teacher receives her monthly income. Income (flow over time) The government pays someone without work unemployment benefit. Income (flow over time) An increase in the value of shares owned in EasyJet PLC. Wealth (stock at a given point of time) Savings account Wealth (stock at a given point of time) The ownership of a 3-bedroom house...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...become increasingly clear that these assertions are fundamentally wrong and there are numerous examples where sport and politics mix only too well. This free course examines how sport and politics exist, support and challenge one another through the contextual backdrop of the football World Cup...Occasionally, controversies arise that remind us of the link between sport...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Business models in strategic management
Money & Business

Business models in strategic management

...become so popular, and not just among academics. He also introduces you to the different possible definitions of business models. CHARLES BADEN-FULLER: The word business model is commonly used by many people in many situations. You hear it on television when people ask would be entrepreneurs, what is your business model? People talk about it about businesses. People even...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Supporting female performance in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting female performance in sport and fitness

...becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National on what was the 173rd running of the event, while in September 2021 Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to reach the final of a Professional Darts Corporation final. You would be right to think it is about time we started to see women and men competing on an equal footing. However, it has taken until the second...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Languages

Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

...ou salle de bains? Philippe Avec douche Framboise (Woman on desk) Avec WC? Philippe Oui, avec WC. Framboise (Woman on desk) L’Hôtel de Bretagne est assez confortable et pas trop cher. Philippe C’est combien? Framboise (Woman on desk) 50 € la nuit. Ça va? Philippe Oui, très bien Framboise (Woman on desk) Si vous voulez, je vais téléphoner pour vous. Votre nom...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Getting started with French 2
Languages

Getting started with French 2

...OU is the leader in online learning and teaching with a heritage of more than 50 years helping students achieve their learning ambitions. The short courses are underpinned by academic rigour and designed by native speakers experienced in producing engaging materials for online learning of languages and cultures. The graduating nature of the courses means that learners can...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...become a staple of anxious multimedia coverage and of popular cultural representation. The picture that comes to mind is of a young person slumped on the sofa in front of a TV screen, phone or tablet, or hunched over a PlayStation, snacking on unhealthy food, rarely going out into the fresh air or taking part in physical activity. A second and increasingly pervasive image...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
Science, Maths & Technology

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

...become a familiar story and the steady stream of failures seems destined to continue into the future. During the same period a committee of members of parliament issued a warning that of 254 government-funded computer projects currently under development, 70 had been given a ‘red light’, meaning that they will fail to deliver the promised benefits unless immediate...
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Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs