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"So how do you tell stories that stick-- in your own mind and in the minds of your family, friends, colleagues, and clients? That's precisely what you'll learn in The Art of Storytelling: From Parents to Professionals, an enthralling course that reveals the tried-and-true methods experienced storytellers use to develop and tell engaging, entertaining, and memorable tales. In 24 lectures, Professor Hannah B. Harvey of East Tennessee State University...
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Teaching is more than a job-- it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But teaching is no easy task. It's an art form that requires...
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Business consultant, former military intelligence officer, and award-winning Professor Stanley K. Ridgley of Drexel University has crafted these 24 lectures as an accessible way to engage with thinking that will help you think and act more strategically in business and in your own life, whether you're the CEO of a Fortune 500 company or you're preparing to embark on a new career path.
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In this course, you will explore the pragmatic benefits of diversity. You will see how differences in how people think contribute to the collective performance in a variety of contexts- including how differences improve prediction and problem solving and how they make systems more robust.
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Review three types of surveillance-physical, electronic and data-and see how each type works. Review some of the many public and private uses of drones, and then consider policy issues such as what factors constitute permissible use of drone footage. Review three types of surveillance-physical, electronic and data-and see how each type works. Review some of the many public and private uses of drones, and then consider policy issues such as what factors...
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Join Professor Randall D. Eliason of The George Washington University Law School for an in-depth investigation of how federal white-collar crime prosecutions work, and why they sometimes don₂t. Over 24 lessons, learn how prosecutors pursue white-collar crimes, including fraud, bribery, obstruction of justice, extortion, perjury, money laundering, and more.
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Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. This brilliantly conceived course gives a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods. As groundwork, grasp the features of good research and what defines it. Then study research methodology, from the classic experiment to surveys, case studies, field research, and more. Finally, learn to analyze data and communicate findings.