One way or another, all employees are managed. But approaches to managing employees varying from employee-to-employee, job-to-job, manager-to-manager, organization-to-organization, and country-to-country. This course provides a foundation for developing your own approach to skillfully managing employees by illustrating alternative human resource management (HRM) strategies, … [Read more...] about Preparing to Manage Human Resources
Psychology
Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman's Visionary Science
Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman—renowned worldwide as the “father of Positive Psychologyâ€â€”has led visionary leaps in the scientific research, empirical data and personal understandings of human flourishing. This course explores the past, present and future of positive psychology as a journey through the key scientific leaps led by Dr. Seligman and his colleagues at the … [Read more...] about Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman's Visionary Science
The Bilingual Brain
This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills. … [Read more...] about The Bilingual Brain
The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs
This course provides an introduction to: 1. Basic concepts of The Strategies and Skills Learning and Development System (SSLD), their relevance for every day relationships and provide advanced concepts for participants who work in fields of social work and health care . 2. Basic practice principles and methods of SSLD, illustrated by relationship management case studies. 3. … [Read more...] about The Arts and Science of Relationships: Understanding Human Needs
Science Literacy
Fake news or good science? In a world where we have access to unlimited information, it is hard to sift through the echo chamber of opinions fueled by emotions and personal biases, rather than scientific evidence. Science Literacy will teach you about the process of science, how to think critically, how to differentiate science from pseudoscience, how indigenous wisdom can … [Read more...] about Science Literacy