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Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century
Science, Maths & Technology

Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century

...course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, which explores how technology shapes our world. Learn what it means to live a ‘digital life’, understand the role of information and communication technologies, and discover how computers work behind the scenes...This free course, Preparing for your digital life in the 21st Century, provides a general...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introduction to making political and social change
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to making political and social change

...course explores how you can make change politically and socially, giving essential background information to get started, examples of inspiring changemakers, advice on how to have an impact both within and outside of traditional UK parliamentary politics, and the qualities needed to succeed...This course is available in English, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. The UK is...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...course, Introduction to polymers, examines the use of polymers and demonstrates how their properties are controlled by their molecular structure. You will learn how this structure determines which polymer to use for a particular product. You will also explore the manufacturing techniques used and the how the use of polymerisation can be used to control the structure of...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...course on creativity and innovation. Explore how individual creativity develops, how organisations can foster innovation, and discover strategies to tackle challenges and do things better and differently...Creativity and innovation address ways of doing things better and differently. This free course, Making creativity and innovation happen, focuses both on individual...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...course, Political ordering, asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Building from an awareness of just how much of everyday life involves the state, the course questions whether states have this authority to govern. It also asks about situations in which states may not be able to command such...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...course, Changing cities, explores how contemporary processes of urbanisation challenge how we think about political agency, providing a framework for the analysis of the causes, implications and responses to issues of common concern...Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice,...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...course, Who counts as a refugee?, explores how changing social policy and terminology help to shape, and are shaped by, the experiences of people seeking asylum in the UK...The words 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' have a wide variety of connotations in Britain, many of them negative. This free course, Who counts as a refugee?, explores how changing social policy and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The power of infographics in research dissemination
Education & Development

The power of infographics in research dissemination

...course, The power of infographics in research dissemination, you will explore when and how infographics can be useful to your work. You will look at some good and bad practice in making and using infographics, and will learn how to evaluate infographics that appear to be presenting research evidence. The course concludes by introducing some free resources that can help...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs