What you'll learn
This online course equips you with the essential skills to navigate the information age critically. You'll learn to identify reliable sources, analyze information effectively, and form well-reasoned arguments.
Course Objectives:
Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate information objectively.
Master information literacy techniques to find and assess credible sources.
Identify bias, misinformation, and propaganda in various media forms.
Construct strong arguments using sound evidence and reasoning.
Enhance communication skills through clear and concise writing and presentation.
What you'll learn
Workplaces are always changing and evolving, and these changes affect employees at all levels. Managers and stakeholders have a responsibility to communicate changes to their employees. The effectiveness of this communication will largely dictate how staff will respond.
What you'll learn
This online course will delve into the five core competencies of EI, as identified by Daniel Goleman:
Self-Awareness: You'll learn to identify your emotions as they arise, understand their triggers, and how they impact your thoughts and actions.
Self-Regulation: Discover strategies to manage your emotions effectively, reducing stress and improving your ability to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.
Motivation: Explore techniques to set goals, maintain focus, and achieve what you set out to do, fueled by intrinsic motivation.
Empathy: Develop the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, fostering stronger connections and building trust.
Social Skills: Learn to communicate assertively, manage conflict constructively, and build rapport with those around you.
What you'll learn
As a professor of social psychology at Stanford University, Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt has spent years researching and teaching about implicit bias—where it comes from and how it affects the way we live. If we don’t challenge implicit bias, it can hold us hostage to limited beliefs and choices based on the stereotypes we are exposed to every day. As Dr. Eberhardt explains, one of the strongest and most damaging stereotypes present in American society is an association between Black people and criminality. Watch the video below to hear Dr. Eberhardt’s story about how this implicit bias played out in her own life.
What you'll learn
If you’ve ever been part of an organization in flux, you probably know instinctively that communication can make or break a given transition. But did you know that “change communication” is a defined process that leaders can use to ease the way through a transformation?
What you'll learn
Reports of online scams and cyberattacks are on the rise, but most people don’t heed them until it’s too late. So, what steps can you take right away to avoid becoming another cautionary tale? One critical security measure is protecting yourself against phishing—when an attacker pretends to be a trusted contact or organization to gain access to personal information.
In this course, you’ll learn exactly what you’re dealing with in a phishing attack, as well as how to spot one. Most importantly, you’ll pick up immediately applicable tips to prevent theft and stop attackers in their tracks.
