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Introduction to operations management
Money & Business

Introduction to operations management

...course, Introduction to operations management, will introduce you to the role of operations management in organisations, and gives you the opportunity to understand what an operations manager does. It looks at how the role might influence the short- and long-term success of the organisation. It is important to develop a clear understanding of the impact of good and bad...
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...course, you will develop skills to empower yourself as a leader. Guided by the Five Ps model of leadership (person, process, position, product and purpose), you will learn about the challenges and possibilities of Black leadership. Developing skills in communication, critical analysis and teamwork will promote competence in a wide variety of contexts – from formal...
Level 1: Introductory 24 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...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding your customers
Money & Business

Understanding your customers

...course clarifies key marketing concepts and highlights some differences between consumer and business-to-business marketing. The course is suitable for a variety of learners, including small business owners and those working in small businesses with limited access to specialists, as well as marketing professionals and those thinking about pursuing a course of study to...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

...course, Succeed in the workplace, is for you. It will help you explore career opportunities. You will also gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews. By the end of the course you will have made a start on your own realistic and strong action plan to enable you to find a job that will fulfil your aspirations and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Step up to leadership
Money & Business

Step up to leadership

...course is one in a series focusing on leadership, decision-making and communication in the context of policing with the community. This particular course focuses on the challenge of leadership and leading change in an ever-changing policing context. It provides insights to help individuals become more effective leaders of teams and organisations, and to engage more...
Level 1: Introductory 4 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...