After completing this course you will be able to:

• Identify the importance of Human Resource Management (HRM) and the functions involved
• Discuss staff recruitment issues commonly faced by HR managers today
• Outline the importance of the job description to the advertisement and interview processes
• Describe various recruitment options for finding suitable employees
• Explain how to screen resumés for suitable candidates and manage applications effectively
• Demonstrate effective interview questions, techniques and approaches
• Discuss protocols for conducting reference checks
• Summarise the procedures involved in offering employment, including human rights concerns
• Summarise the procedures for the effective orientation of new employees
• Discuss the benefits of employee training for organisations and staff
• Describe the procedures for effective employee performance evaluation

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define your role as an online learner by developing a mindset for independent learning
• Describe how to prepare for a role as a team member in a virtual classroom
• Outline how to relate to online instructors in a way that supports your learning and growth
• Explain how to communicate professionally with them
• Employ different techniques that improve your time management skills when learning online
• Demonstrate how to analyze writing assignments
• Read strategically using the ‘SQ3R’ method

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the composition and characteristics of meat
• Outline the chemical changes associated with slaughter
• Discuss the ageing, blooming and tenderness factors of meat
• Explain the handling and storage of meat and meat products
• Identify meat inspection levels and agencies
• Outline grading regulations for meat
• Identify suitable cuts of meat for various cooking methods
• Define ‘variety meats’ and ‘offal’
• Recall the diseases associated with meat
• State the meat inspection process
• Illustrate the muscle and bone structure of meat
• Compare primal and secondary cuts of beef, lamb, pork, veal and game

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the diverse areas community psychologists work and research in
• Recognize how an international context differs from at-home Community Psychology
• Describe the main theories and research methods
• Recognize cultural humility and the dimensions of diversity in a community
• Discuss the concepts and theories of oppression and power
• Discuss the processes of empowerment to make changes in communities
• Identify what is involved in a community intervention and how to measure its effectiveness
• Discuss the key aspects of prevention programs and evaluation
• Discuss community psychologists work with public policy, and community organizing

Having completed this course, you will be tested on the following learning outcomes:

• Discuss the definition of sustainability
• Identify the basic facility before the IPAT equation can be used
• Define both "climate" and "weather" and explain how they relate
• Discuss the role and mechanisms of the major controls on Earth's climate using the concepts of insolation, albedo and greenhouse gases
• Explain the enhanced greenhouse effect
• Describe the natural cycles of carbon, water, and nitrogen
• Discuss biodiversity and current trends in biodiversity loss
• Discuss soil sustainability and soil-forming factors
• Discuss what sewage treatment does and its importance
• Discuss cost-benefit analysis
• Discuss how to identify/evaluate uncertainties in risk assessment
• Identify the ultimate sources of renewable energy
• Discuss the basic thermodynamic principles of heat

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Recognize common examples of graphic design in use
• Explain the design process as a problem-solving activity
• Discuss design elements such as space, colour and type
• Describe the influence of the Industrial Revolution on design practices
• Summarize the main features of graphic design in the modern and postmodern periods
• Outline the key content and partners involved in the design process
• Explain ‘AIDA’ and the use of other graphic design techniques
• Discuss the use of graphic design elements such as point, line, plane, colour, space and figure/ground
• Indicate the process involved in designing drafts
• State the use of compositional techniques such as contrast, emphasis, movement, symmetry and visual hierarchy
• Describe how constraints, alignment, grids and organizational systems enhance design

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Describe the procedure for measurement and colour profile generation in the manufacturing process
• Discuss the primary four imaging and six pre-imaging processes
• Discuss on-screen and imaging compatibility issues with different types of fonts
• Trace the issues involved in preparing transparent graphic elements for output
• Outline Preflight procedures for checking a computer graphic document in preparation for the manufacturing process
• Compare digital and traditional printing methods, including different types of inkjet printing
• Discuss how paper size, weight and quality can effec output
• Trace the development of page description languages and digital front ends
• Explain how Variable data printing uses data to personalize documents
• Discuss the advantages to companies and customers of using online print services

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Define what technical writing is, why it’s important, and what it looks like
• Recognize the main conventions and characteristics of technical writing
• Identify how to use rhetoric appeals in a professional context and avoid logical fallacies
• Recognize how to effectively integrate headings, figures and tables, and lists in written communications
• Define basic terms related to conducting and disseminating various types of research
• Outline how to determine the reliability, authority, and relevance of research sources in a professional context
• Identify the most common types of documents used in technical communications
• Outline how to create technical descriptions and write instruction manuals
• Recognize how to create the appropriate format, structure and content for different types of professional documents

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the difference between the use of themes and genres in movies
• Recognize different types of genres and sub-genres
• Describe the mechanics of creating the story and plot
• Discuss how the story can be categorized into six elements and define these elements
• Outline the three elements needed to create a three-dimensional character
• Describe the role of a movie director
• Identify common vocabulary and terms used in cinematography;
• Outline the basic principles of editing and different editing techniques;
• Identify different types of sound techniques used in movie production

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define the meaning of mass media, "legacy media" and culture
• Explain the role of digital culture and social media in society
• Discuss media literacy and different mass communication theories
• Discuss the influence of TV, films, music and radio broadcasting on society and culture
• Define what "superbug" media products are
• Explain the use of narratives and platforms in digital gaming and its role in digital culture
• Discuss the role and future of newspapers and digital news in society
• Outline the role of advertising, marketing and PR as mass communication tools

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the traits common to good investigators
• Identify the role of ‘Actus Reus’ and ‘Mens Rea’ in criminal investigations
• Categorize the various types of evidence
• Explain how to classify a criminal event as ‘active’ or ‘inactive’
• Outline the proper handling and management of evidence
• Compare the processes of interviewing, questioning and interrogating suspects
• Discuss the forensic sciences essential to modern criminal investigations
• Evaluate the importance of thinking through the process of a criminal investigation
• Define the ‘burden of proof’, the idea of ‘reasonable doubt’ and ‘reasonable grounds'
• Recognize the different types of witnesses
• Outline how to maintain the integrity of crime scenes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify digital accessibility issues for online businesses
• Identify the knowledge and accessibility training requirements for various staff
• Describe the required knowledge, skills and characteristics of an effective accessibility champion
• Describe the use of different digital accessibility testing tools and services
• Explain different ways you can approach a software vendor to have accessibility standards implemented
• Outline the context and value of having an accessibility culture in your organization
• List a range of business arguments for implementing digital accessibility
• Describe the range of disabilities people with digital accessibility issues faced
• Summarize the use of different techniques for spreading accessibility awareness throughout an organization

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Identify the four main concerns about corruption and its effects
• Describe corruption in regards to human rights, gender equality, global security, climate change and environmental degradation
• Discuss the lack of a universal definition of corruption
• Describe the prevalence of corruption throughout society
• Identify potential drivers of corruption
• Identify the commonly cited indexes for measuring corruption
• Discuss historic examples of corruption that lead to the creation of many anti-corruption laws
• Explain the anti-corruption, practices and laws the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) convention established
• Describe what institutional corruption is and the effects it can have
• Explain what corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves
• List the UN Global Compact's 10 principles of CSR

Upon successful completion of this module you will be able to:

• Discuss the major arguments concerning the importance of ethics in law enforcement
• Identify the issues relating to morals, ethics, values, ethical codes, ethical standards, and ethical dilemmas
• Identify the importance of values in law enforcement
• Recognize how law enforcement officers can be investigated and held accountable
• Discuss how ethical issues arise from decision making, discretion, and the structure of accountability
• Identify the ethical issues when policing difficult situations such as protests
• Discuss the ethical issues within the polcie subculture
• Recognize how law enforcement needs to weigh moral culpability against legal culpability

Having completed this course you will be able to:

• Explain why quality care services depends on understanding clients
• List the four guiding principles of support work
• Describe how support workers use the strengths and resources of clients and their communities
• Describe the negative use of names and their impact on people with disabilities
• Trace the historical use of labels for people with disabilities
• Identify classification categories that differentiate levels of intellectual disability