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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
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...free course, The ethics of cultural heritage, provides the basic theory behind the protection of cultural property in war zones and is presented in three parts: the protection of cultural property; the legal basis for that protection; and accounts of proportionality (that is, on deciding whether or not there is a feasible alternative to damaging cultural property)...This...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...free course explores the potential of social media as a space that can be used in higher education/University to enhance educational experiences. It examines how students can take advantage of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp to engage and connect with other fellow students and their lecturers. While, also examining the common pitfalls and using case study...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...free course, Developing business ideas for drone technologies, you will develop an initial view of the drone industry, looking at the evolution of the industry and the potential market opportunities available. You will look at recent developments and the latest industry data before identifying opportunities and potential for your own drone business idea. The development...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...free course, The science of alcohol, you will learn about the processes involved in the creation of alcoholic drinks – how they are produced, how the wide range of flavours are generated and how scientists ensure the safety of what we drink. You will also explore the effects of alcohol on our bodies in both the short and long term. Alcohol production is an excellent...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...free courses in the English language to articles on mental health and wellbeing, here are some free online resources from The Open University...All of the content listed below is free to use, including all of our OpenLearn courses. Every course offers a free statement of participation on completion (which you can download as a PDF) ......
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...free course about George Orwell’s 1984. [Blue banner says the world mourns for Queen Elizabeth II] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral after reigning for 70 years, Liz Truss wins the months-long Conservative leadership race to become Prime Minister, with her new cabinet being the most ethnically and gender diverse in history, and the Government...
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Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs