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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...free online course, Working in the voluntary sector, will introduce you to some of the main activities carried out by volunteers and staff, will give you some background on how different organisations work and will provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering, as well as to your every day life...Have you been thinking about...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...free course, Seeing institutions in different ways, will present institutions in three key ways: as rules and norms, as meanings and values and as big players. The rules govern social life and the norms establish how people should behave, while institutional development is about changing the rules. Meanings help people make sense of their lives and values indicate what is...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...free course, Understanding and managing risk, provides an introduction to financial risk management. The processes of risk identification, risk measurement and risk management are explored. The course then goes on to examine reputational risk and operational risk. It concludes with an examination of the subject of behavioural finance and what this can contribute to our...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Aquatic mammals
Nature & Environment

Aquatic mammals

...free course, Aquatic mammals, you are going to meet some aquatic mammals, find out how we can study them, consider their evolutionary history and read about human impacts on one iconic group. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Aquatic mammals: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Watching the weather
Nature & Environment

Watching the weather

...free course, Watching the weather, describes how meteorological observations are made looking upwards from the surface of the Earth, looking downwards from satellites in space and from aircraft and balloons within the atmosphere. This international network of observations is vital for scientists and forecasters and the results impact on everyones daily activities...This...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...free course, Understanding your sector, will help you to understand the difference between sectors, industries and professions. It will also help you to gain the inside knowledge to impress in applications and at interviews and to put together an action plan that is tailored to you...Are you in a job you don’t like or which doesn’t satisfy you? Do you want a more...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...free course, Understanding organisational value, will explore how organisations can draw on established theories of value creation for fostering and promoting new types of value...All organisations must find new ways that benefit both their stakeholders and society. This means constantly improving their processes, goods and services. In the 21st century, new ideals of...
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Level 1: Introductory 7 hrs
Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!
Money & Business

Understanding management: I'm managing thank you!

...free course, Understanding management: I'm managing thank you! provides you with a set of ideas for developing your approach to managing your own work what we might call self-management. In order to do this, we will examine some of the key processes of management decision making, such as allocating time, staff, physical and financial resources: prioritising and problem...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs