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Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...course, Introducing consciousness, will introduce you to the slippery phenomenon that is consciousness, as well as some of the difficulties consciousness presents to science and philosophy...What is consciousness? How does the brain generate consciousness and how can a science of the mind describe and explain it adequately? This free course, Introducing consciousness,...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...course, Introducing the Classical world, will provide you with an insight into the Classical world by introducing you to the various sources of information used by scholars to draw together an image of this fascinating period of history...How do we learn about the world of the ancient Romans and Greeks? This free course, Introducing the Classical world, will provide you...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...course, Library of Alexandria, encourages you to reflect upon and critically assess those factors. Interpreting an ancient text, or a piece of material culture, or understanding an historical event, is never a straightforward process of 'discovery', but is always affected by things such as translation choices, the preservation (or loss) of an archaeological record, or the...
Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...course, The caring manager in health and social care, particular attention will be paid to stress and change, the relationship between stress and organisational change, and the ways in which management can lead with a caring face in the context of ongoing organisational change in health and social care...In this free course, The caring manager in health and social care,...
Organisations and the financial system
Money & Business

Organisations and the financial system

...course, Organisations and the financial system, introduces the key operational and decisional features of the process of business financing and also considers organisations’ specific structures and goals. Transcript...Organisations and the financial system: Introduction - What are the main types of financial resources available to organisations and how can these funds...
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with water...Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...course will introduce you to the work and writings of George Orwell through a study of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). By studying the book, well-known for its depiction of a totalitarian state, and the techniques, language and oppressive methods used by such states, you will gain a wider understanding of the meaning of totalitarianism. The course will also explore...
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...course, English in the world today, explores the status of the language and its worldwide diversity. It looks at how social and political factors influence people's attitudes towards it, and at the relationship between one's linguistic heritage and sense of identity...How did English become the global force it is today? This free course, English in the world today,...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs