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Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view
Society, Politics & Law

Economics and the 2008 crisis: a Keynesian view

...world, finance ministers, were discovering Keynesian levers on how to react. Even though the borrowing was going up, governments were spending more than they were earning. The governments were spending money in a Keynesian approach to try and get the economy out of the crisis to reduce the borrowing because of all the money that’s been spent on unemployment benefit. All...
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Level 2: Intermediate 28 hrs
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Money & Business

Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

...world and connecting with people that they normally would never get a chance to without the power of the internet. So do your homework. Start reading blogs, tweets, news articles, and stories so that you can get caught up on the issues that are important to the communities that you want to support. Speak up but not over. If the fight for equality was a girl group, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Marketing communications in the digital age
Money & Business

Marketing communications in the digital age

...world of practice, numerous barriers and challenges limit its applicability. Some of the most common barriers to effective marketing communications include: Lack of understanding of the target audience by the sender The message may be encoded using language or symbols that fail to transfer the intended meaning to the audience. Inadequate definition of required feedback...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...Heritage. This is a very broad definition of the creative arts covering several areas that you might not immediately think of as ‘arts’. In order to simplify the perspective, this course is designed to be most relevant to those working in the following areas: Visual arts: e.g. art, film, photography, crafts, design etc. Performing arts: e.g. music, dance, theatre...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...world because textiles were hand-woven on looms, so they were time-consuming to produce and therefore expensive. For some people, their clothing will have been the most expensive thing they owned; therefore, it was one of the main ways in which a person could show identity and status. So, what kinds of clothing did an elite Roman man like Augustus have at his...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Using data to aid organisational change
Money & Business

Using data to aid organisational change

...world. However, making that change is not straightforward. This free course will guide you through the process of researching and making a change in your work context. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B875 MBA project: leaders of change...Using data to aid organisational change: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life...Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding antibiotic resistance

...world out there. And you might think that you just see competition in the savannas of Africa. But in fact, the microbes fight each other as well. And in fact, like martial arts, they have ways of fighting other microbes with particular moves. And one move they have is to produce antibiotics. These are compounds that allow them to kill other microbes and take all the food...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs