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Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...skills. This course is adapted from the Open University course, K318 Leading, managing, caring...Unlock the secrets to becoming an effective and empathetic leader with our free course, Approaching leadership with care. Delve into the core concepts of leadership by exploring the significance of empathy, compassion, and understanding when leading others and yourself. This...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Personal branding for career success Badge icon
Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this course, you will be able to: describe what personal branding is and understand how the concept can help you in your career understand how relevant marketing techniques and tactics can be applied to branding a person define your own, authentic personal brand...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Society, Politics & Law

W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times

...study. He also found creative ways of representing statistical information in graphics which are admired to this day. To give people a realistic sense of African American lives, he used both a plain factual way of writing and a descriptive style of writing full of rich imagery. Du Bois famously commented in his collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk “The problem...
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Greek Theatre
History & The Arts

Greek Theatre

...theatre in Ancient Greece. Actors in Greek theatre Why actors in ancient Greece wore masks and were highly skilled. How the plays survived How precious Greek plays survived against all odds to influence theatre into the 21st Century. Modern productions of Persians Some of the ways in which the ancient play “Persians” by Aeschylus has been interpreted in modern times....
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Money and Emotions
Money & Business

Money and Emotions

...the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme... Money and Emotions The xDelia project is a European Commission funded research programme being conducted by The Open University and other partners to research the link between emotions and financial decisions. The aim is to devise new ways to bolster decision-making skills and help avert future monetary crises....
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Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the notion of the academic study of popular music (sometimes referred to as Popular Music Studies) consider the extent to which the sexual revolution brought about greater equality of opportunities for female popular musicians, such as Janis Joplin situate the position of female American popular musicians, such as...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Stories from our Black students
Money & Business

Stories from our Black students

...study at The Open University...Listen to their inspiring stories below. In these, they share how having a long-term vision of achieving a degree helped them stay motivated despite challenges. The words are spoken by racially minoritised members of the OU community, but are based on the students’ lived experience. Debra's student experience Transcript. I’m a single mum...
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Audio 15 mins