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Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...course will help you understand some of the processes involved in decision making. Attention to the psychology of decision making and the social context in which decisions are made can improve your understanding of others and yourself...Do you hate making decisions? Does the ability of others to make snap decisions really frustrate you? This free course will help you...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Metals in medicine
Science, Maths & Technology

Metals in medicine

...course, Metals in medicine, focuses on the use of metals and their compounds in the production of images of internal structures in our bodies and on the role of metal-containing compounds as drugs in the treatment of disease...This free course, Metals in medicine, focuses on the use of metals and their compounds in the production of images of internal structures in our...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way through the course you will learn what critical thinking is, and why it is important to use in the study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about how to use it when doing independent research. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...course, Encouraging book talk in the school library, offers ideas and activities to engage pupils in discussing books. It is aimed at librarians, teaching assistants and other adults working with pupils in school libraries...As adults we sometimes struggle to justify our feelings about particular books, but children are quite clear about what they like and don't like. It...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...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 previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Talk the talk
Education & Development

Talk the talk

...course introduces the mechanics of effective, persuasive oral presentations, by giving you the opportunity to analyse examples and then create your own. Using resources such as TED Talk videos, you will see how experts deliver professional talks and famous speeches, observe what works, and identify how language connects ideas and keeps a listener engaged...This hands-on...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...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 good...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...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