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Why Biology Matters: The Genome And You

Genome plays a major role in people, families and all mankind. The ‘Why Biology matters: the genome and you’ certification course aims to provide the foundation for a thorough biological understanding of human beings, for answering questions that can be countered by biology. It primarily focuses on increasing your knowledge of the genome, and about genetic inheritance. This course also gives an overview of the transmission of traits from one generation to the next.

By exploring genomes, it will be possible to learn the type of information the genome provides. It will also give an insight into the social and philosophical implications of genomes on human affairs, in the future. We are, after all, rooted in our biology, our DNA.

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, one of the best universities in Europe has developed this course. UPF is an international, public research-intensive university. 

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5 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of genetics
Intercultural Communication Dynamics of cultural identities in global interaction

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Intercultural Communication: Dynamics of cultural identities in global interaction

FutureLearn’s Intercultural Communication training focuses on the necessities of cross-cultural communication and relations. China’s renowned foreign language institutions, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) has developed the course. The training will be mentored by expert instructors from the university, Steve Kulich, Hongling Zhang, and Ruobing Chi. 

Considering that businesses have become global, the Intercultural Communication online course helps candidates recognise the distinctions of intercultural interaction from all over the world. The study process is facilitated by teaching the candidates to understand their own cultural identities along with those of others. The syllabus emphasises on different communication styles, the contrast in values across countries, cultivation of intercultural adaptation, etc.

The Intercultural Communication: Dynamics of cultural identities in global interactionis a five-week course and requires a weekly study of four hours. Candidates can participate in the training for free and start learning at their own pace immediately. Additionally, applicants can avail of unique features and a printable certificate by picking the upgrade or unlimited option. 

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5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills
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Supercomputing

A 5 weeks Supercomputing certification course that is supervised by the University of Edinburgh, Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), SURFsara, and the certification is distributed by FutureLearn. This course covers all the aspects which are technical and are conceptually covered. Supercomputers give Scientists and Engineers an extremely powerful tool for studying the natural world for computer simulation.

With no prior requirement of being able to write computer programs, this weekly Supercomputing certification syllabus is powered by EPCC. Spread over 5 weeks the curriculum covers topics like supercomputers, parallel computers, parallel computing, computer simulation, and also case studies.

Falling under the Information Technology and Computer Science batch of courses, the Supercomputing training teaches how virtual environments can be prepared using supercomputers. This training will offer how one can look real inside of atoms individually so that future climates can be studied, and evolution can follow the full universe from the big bang.

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5 Weeks
Free
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Entrepreneurship in Nonprofits

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Extinctions Past and Present

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Extinctions: Past and Present

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Developing and Testing Complex Healthcare Interventions

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University of Bergen, Bergen via Futurelearn
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People Management Skills

The course on ‘People Management Skills’ is offered by the online educational platform FutureLearn for a period of five weeks and three study hours every week. This course is developed by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) to improve the business and management expertise of the leaders.

The People Management Skills online course helps managers exercise their role with improved confidence and preparation as successful leaders. This course provides insights into the various kinds of leadership and management, organising skills, and adaptive techniques. 

Specific human resource and management concepts like labour market, recruitment process, team development and successful coaching, conflict management, and well-being in a workplace are discussed during the training. The course instruction engages with performance management aspects like the high-performing team and setting team performance goals through practical strategies.

Learning with Andy Lancaster (learning and development head in CIPD), Michelle Parry-Slater(L&D Consultancy owner), Jo Squires (Learning and development content producer at CIPD) and Robin Lawrence(leadership and management developing specialist) will help the candidates acquire valuable knowledge of the domain.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Human Resource Management Business Management Managerial skill Leadership Innovative Teamwork Mental Agility

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UCM Madrid via Futurelearn
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Principles of Service Management

5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Transforming Urban Mobility Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities

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Transforming Urban Mobility: Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities

The Transforming Urban Mobility: Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities online course is provided by FutureLearn and is developed by the University College London, GIZ (a serving agency that helps the German government) and the Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI). 

This online programme delves into strategies to develop sustainable cities like the Avoid-Shift-Improve framework which includes important elements of ‘Shift’ and ‘Improve’. It helps the candidates understand the significance of alternative public transport options which reduce environmental pollution. The course instruction describes the components of urban mobility like traffic demand management and the role of public transports. 

The online trainees will be able to decode the aspects of active mobility and streetscape designing while identifying the role of vehicle technologies in environmental effects. The practical methodologies and case analyses will enable the learners to comprehend the productive decision-making process and the participatory impact on the sustainability of cities.

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5 Weeks
Expert
Free
Skills Covered:
Decision making skills Knowledge of Environmental Science Knowledge of Urban Planning Knowledge of engineering
Eliminating Trachoma

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Eliminating Trachoma

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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Marketing Analytics

Organizations have access to a tremendous amount of data about customers and their preferences, buying behaviour, etc. But having access to all this data is of no use if marketers and decision-makers do not know how to interpret it and use it to justify and inform their decisions. The Marketing Analytics online course by Future Learn will teach you how to do just that. 

The Marketing Analytics online course will equip you with the tools you need to measure the efficiency of your customer and brand assets; calculate customer lifetime value; interpret regression analysis; and design experiments as a means to optimize and evaluate marketing campaigns.

The Marketing Analytics programme will benefit aspiring marketing professionals, and even practising marketing professionals who want to develop a career portfolio, grow their knowledge, and increase the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns. But anyone interested in learning the basics of marketing analytics will find this course useful.

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5 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Marketing skills Brand Management
Managing Big Data with R and Hadoop

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Managing Big Data With R and Hadoop

The Managing Big Data With R and Hadoop training is a five-week training programme offered by the FutureLearn portal in association with the Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE). In this course, candidates will learn about statistical learning, the use of Linux with Hadoop, and how to manage data using different tools and techniques such as R, Hadoop, and R Studio. Also, learners will learn to use the big data Hadoop tool to manage and analyse big data for the organisation or client.  

Managing Big Data With R and Hadoop online course will be taught by Janez Povh, Biljsna Mileva Boshkoska, and Leon Kos using the English language as a medium of teaching. This course is designed for people who are interested in learning about data science, computational statistics, and machine learning. To apply for this course, students will have to visit the official website of the provider and register for the Managing Big Data With R and Hadoop online course. As for the complete information about this course, please go through the article given below.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Data science knowledge Knowledge of Big Data Machine learning Knowledge of Linux
Black Performance as Social Protest

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Black Performance as Social Protest

5 Weeks
Free
Certificate

Train the Healthcare Trainer

5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Certificate

Animal Feed Production: Feed Quality

The course Animal Feed Production: Feed Quality by Future Learn is here to help us to know what is the best way of feeding animals, what all can be fed, and how to feed them. A good diet will make animals healthier and yield more productivity eventually leading to more profits. 

This course will help a candidate to learn different types of animal feed Production, learn regulatory requirements, come across different issues that affect the quality of feed, learn about hazard analysis critical control points, adulteration in food quality, and touch many more areas associated with animal feed Production. 

The course enlightens the candidates about the feed production discipline and the right knowledge about livestock production. This 5 weeks course requires a weekly study of around 4 hours giving the candidates exhaustive and elaborative knowledge about animal feed regulation, production, and quality assurance of the same. The course also gives its candidates the flexibility to learn at their own pace and time.

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5 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Quality control
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Caregiving Dementia and Incontinence

This Caregiving, Dementia, and Incontinence training is a five weeks online course. This online course was designed and offered through Deakin University and NARI and delivered through the FutureLearn platform. The instructors for the Caregiving, Dementia, and Incontinence online course are Elizabeth (Liz) Watt, Jessica Cecil, and Joan Ostaszkiewicz.

Through the Caregiving, Dementia, and Incontinence certification, you will investigate the biological functions of the bowel and bladder, as well as the effects of ageing and dementia on continence, and identify warning signs for when medical attention is required. You will also be able to develop sensitive support strategies based on a scientific understanding of this knowledge. 

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5 Weeks
Free
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Building Alliances in Global Health From Global Institutions to Local Communities

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Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities

This Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities training is a five-week online course. The course syllabus was developed and offered by Johns Hopkins University and STRIPE via the FutureLearn platform. The instructors for this online course are Olakunle Alonge, Svea Closser, Anna Kalbarczyk, and Angelica Lopez Hernandez.

The Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities online course will enable you to face the challenges of forming alliances in the global health sector. You will discuss the themes of political causes, policymaking, health communications, and wider community engagement that use the Global Polio Eradication Initiative as a case study.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Planning and Managing Global Health Programmes Promoting Quality Accountability and Equity

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Planning and Managing Global Health Programmes: Promoting Quality, Accountability, and Equity

This online training for Planning and Managing Global Health Programmes: Promoting Quality, Accountability, and Equity lasts five weeks. This course syllabus was created and delivered through the FutureLearn platform by the Synthesis and Translation of Research and Innovations in Polio Eradication and Johns Hopkins University. Svea Closser, Olakunle Alonge, Anna Kalbarczyk, and Angelica Lopez Hernandez are the instructors for this course.

A complex set of problems must be discussed when organising and overseeing a global health initiative. There are numerous considerations to be made at all levels, from global to citizen and sub-national. Using polio eradication as a case study, you will tackle the basic concepts, theoretical frameworks, and practical details involved in this complex process. This included establishing a strong supply chain, combating corruption, evaluating the intersectional of poverty and gender, as well as evaluating how the initiative may assist or impede the bigger goal of universal access. 

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
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Communicating with Diverse Audiences

Communication is critical for a professional in any domain. However, what sets one apart, is communicating seamlessly in a diverse setting, with people from various backgrounds, thus ensuring a seamless interaction. 

The online Communicating with Diverse Audiences programme imparts learning in this sphere exactly, enabling aspirants to master barrier-less communication, no matter what the situation. 

FutureLearn offers the Communicating with Diverse Audiences training course in collaboration with the CPD Certification Service. Hence, learners undertake a programme that conforms to continuing the professional development principles and become certified professionals in the process. 

The course curriculum covers essential topics of this domain, including the role of language and culture in communication, unconscious and language bias, how language establishes interpersonal relationships, and more. 

Other than the course content, students will avail an array of benefits as well. The Communicating with Diverse Audiences certificate programme offers a 100% online training, a short duration of four weeks, a chance to earn a digital certificate, and more. Learners can also preview a couple of the course steps to understand what the programme is about before they join.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills
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Climate Change: The Science

4 Weeks
Free
English for Healthcare

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English for Healthcare

An online English for Healthcare certification course by King's College London is exclusively available on the FutureLearn platform. This 3 hours weekly course is thought of mainly for professionals who want to learn the healthcare language and vocabulary and is put under the category of Healthcare and Medicine. The healthcare language can be quite difficult, but with this course, candidates will explore the English language skills required for a healthcare study.

Having the terminologies, and communication related to the healthcare sector on different occasions, the English for Healthcare certification syllabus covers all these aspects. Not only this but listening to English through the healthcare personnel recordings also is a part of the course curriculum. Candidates can test their own knowledge by writing suitable answers for discussed questions by using the Language taught.

Anyone with an interest in the healthcare sector communication will be eligible for the English for Healthcare training. To feel more confident when speaking the healthcare language, candidates will explore English more, and develop a more caring attitude towards patients.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of healthcare sciences

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