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Exploring books for children: words and pictures
History & The Arts

Exploring books for children: words and pictures

...course, Exploring books for children: words and pictures, you will learn how children’s books use words and pictures together in remarkably sophisticated ways to communicate both to young and older readers, drawing on examples from the classics, such as Beatrix Potter’s Tales of Peter Rabbit, and from contemporary children’s authors such as Anthony Browne, author of...
Introducing vectors for engineering applications
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

...course, Introducing vectors for engineering applications, covers one aspect of a Level 1 engineering module, the application of vectors and vector algebra, using examples inspired by engineering applications...Applied mathematics is a key skill for practicing engineers and mathematical modelling is an ever-increasing field within engineering. This free course, Introducing...
Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction
Education & Development

Conducting qualitative interviews: an introduction

...course on conducting a basic qualitative interview. The course covers preparing for interviews, setting up an interview, familiarisation with research tools and obtaining informed consent. It then covers tips and suggestions for conducting the interview before moving on to after the interview and recording fieldnotes...Do you want to find out what people think about an...
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...course, The use of force in international law, is designed to provide you with an introduction to one of the contentious topics in public international law: the use of force. In this course, you will explore international rules governing the use of force, including an introduction to the laws of war (International Humanitarian Law). Finally, you will also consider the...
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Society, Politics & Law

Advancing Black leadership

...course, learners will develop and explore skills to empower themselves as leaders...This free course, Advancing Black leadership, explores techniques members of the Black and Minority Ethnic communities can use to influence people and organisations with power. Advancing Black leadership builds on and consolidates learning from the Introducing Black leadership course....
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...course, Rising China and Africa's development: oil, considers the impact of the rise of China on Africa’s development through the lens of oil production...China has emerged as a global economic superpower over the past few decades. This has sparked intense academic and popular debate about the long-term implications of its continued growth. The expansion of China into...
Economics explains discrimination in the labour market
Society, Politics & Law

Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

...course, Economics explains discrimination in the labour market, will help you look at this problem from a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and those from minority ethnic groups seem to suffer the most...Discrimination in the labour market exists in many...
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...course, What can philosophy tell us about race?, will introduce you to debates about the fundamental nature of race and racism, and encourage you to explore the ways in which philosophy matters for understanding the world around us...Categorising human beings into races has had, and continues to have, an enormous impact on people’s lives. Many societies have been shaped...