7 Free Courses in July
As you know, I’m planning to enjoy a month off when it comes to writing new posts, but it doesn’t mean I’m leaving you without a regular batch of online courses! Quite the opposite, I’ve found some really nice courses you can enjoy on your summer break. I’m planning to attend a course or two as well, simply because the old truth says there’s no rest for the wicked!
So if you want to work on your professional development, I recommend the following options:
Wellbeing at Work: An Introduction by Coventry University
Start: now
Duration: 2 weeks
For whom: anyone looking to gain a greater insight into wellbeing at work
You will learn:
- how to critically evaluate theoretical approaches to wellbeing in organisational psychology, relevant to wellbeing
- how to assess the key issues around wellbeing for employees, managers and organisations
- how to identify the positive and negative aspects of wellbeing at work
Digital Wellbeing by the University of York
Start: now
Duration: 3 weeks
For whom: people concerned with social science, healthcare or online communities
You will learn:
- about some of the benefits and risks of engaging in particular online activities with regards to personal wellbeing
- how to reflect on personal digital practices and the impact they have on digital identity and wellbeing
- how to collaborate in a safe and responsible way in online communities, considering impact on others
Nutrition and Wellbeing by the University of Aberdeen
Start: now
Duration: 4 weeks
For whom: people interested in nutrition courses or food and wellbeing
You will learn:
- about principles of healthy eating
- how to identify current nutrition controversies
- how to apply principles learned to assess their own dietary intake
Professional Resilience: Building Skills to Thrive at Work by the Deakin University
Start: now
Duration: 2 weeks
For whom: people working in or aiming to work in high-pressure environments
You will learn:
- how to define and explain resilience
- how to create your own personal resilience plan
- how to apply resilience frameworks to your professional career
The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know by the University of Michigan
Start: now
Duration: 7 weeks
For whom: people who’d like to know how to plan for a more meaningful, happy, and healthy life or career
You will learn:
- how to apply and learn four strategies for success that researchers have discovered that the most successful people do differently than others
- how to apply the lessons you learn in this course to your own life immediately, which will bring you closer to achieving your most treasured life goals
- how to create a personalized action plan which will help you succeed
The Mind is Flat: The Shocking Shallowness of Human Psychology by the University of Warwick
Start: now
Duration: 6 weeks
For whom: people who’d like to make better personal and professional decisions
You will learn:
- why we take risks and why we fear them
- how our behaviour, governed by a plethora of complicated psychological forces, makes sense at all
- how people succeed or fail to work with other people successfully
Logical and Critical Thinking by the University of Auckland
Start: now
Duration: 8 weeks
For whom: people with an interest in improving their logical and critical thinking skills
You will learn:
- how to evaluate arguments based on criteria such as validity, strength and cogency
- how to classify deductive and non-deductive arguments
- how to apply key concepts in logical and critical thinking
Enjoy your summerbreak!
