Futurelearn

Futurelearn is an award-winning digital education platform launched in 2012 and based in the UK. The company has over 12 top university partners, including Princeton, Yale, and The University of Amsterdam. Its courses cover various topics, from Artificial Intelligence to Philosophy to Global History. Futurelearn also offers micro-credentials accredited by its partner universities on topics like Digital Leadership and STEM teaching. Futurelearn is founded on the belief that learning can be inspiring and accessible to everyone. It strives to create a global community of learners through its online platform, which provides high-quality educational materials in videos, texts, quizzes, articles, and discussions.
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Futurelearn
Behavioural Economics: Employee and Customer Behaviour

Learn how to motivate positive behaviour changeOn this three-week course, you’ll learn how to promote positive behaviour change in your employees through effective incentives and an awareness of default behaviours. You’ll also explore customer behav...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 3 hours
Business Ethics: Exploring Big Data and Tax Avoidance
4.8

Explore the ethical complexities of big data and tax avoidance Ethical behaviour brings significant benefits to businesses such as attracting employees, customers and investors. But failure to manage it properly can create huge challenges. On...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Cognitive Psychology: Employee and Customer Behaviour

Explore the psychological factors that influence behaviourThis three-week course will help you explore the role of the subconscious and emotions in decision-making and strategies for capturing the attention of your customers. With this knowledge, yo...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 3 hours
Communication and Interpersonal Skills at Work
4.76

Discover useful communication strategies for the workplaceWhether we communicate from behind a screen or face to face, strong interpersonal skills allow us to share ideas, points of view, expertise, and information effectively. On this course,...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Digital Skills: Embracing Digital Technology
4.69

Create a plan for using digital tools to learn more about your favourite topicsOn this course, you’ll learn about the digital technologies you can use to make your life, work and study easier. From email...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Entrepreneurship: From Business Idea to Action
4.79

Learn key business skills, from pitching your idea to writing a vision statementOn this course, you’ll enhance your understanding of business and improve your skills in entrepreneurship for university study and work. You’ll develop yourself...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Essential Skills for Your Career Development
4.63

Learn the professional career development tools to get your career on trackMost people want to achieve career success, but how can you make it a reality? On this course, you’ll get the tools to take...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
How to Succeed at: Interviews
4.7

Being offered an interview is exciting but can be quite daunting. On this course, our experts from The Careers Service here at The University of Sheffield will make sure you are prepared for the big...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 3 hours
Innovation Management: Winning in the Age of Disruption
4.79

Find out how to manage innovation and make it happen in your organisationThis course from the Leeds University Business School will show you how to manage innovation through real-life examples from IBM. You’ll identify challenges...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Innovation: the Fashion Industry
4.6

This course introduces a case study showing how Marks & Spencer has been a key innovator in fashion, introducing new fabrics that make our lives easier and more comfortable. You will see how M&S continues...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Innovation: the World's Greatest
4.21

This course considers innovations throughout history identifying that very few innovative ideas are new; the vast majority take something that is already working and improve it, be it a product, service or process. You’ll consider...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Introduction to Business Management
4.78

Explore what it means to be a business managerOn this course, you’ll develop a range of business management skills relevant to your life, university study or the world of work. You’ll learn how to use...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Introduction to Health Economics

Take an in-depth look at the economic principles of health care deliveryThe study of health economics is important in helping to ensure the efficient use of available resources for maximising health benefits. It is also...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Introduction to Intercultural Studies: The Branding of Culture
4.38

Discover how marketing uses narratives of culture and place. The course examines an aspect of marketing through the ways branding makes use of cultural stereotypes to promote products or places. On the course you’ll consider...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Social Psychology: Employee and Customer Behaviour

Delve into behavioural science and human behaviourWhy do we act in the ways that we do, and how can we apply our understanding of human behaviour to the world of business? This four-week course will...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 4 hours
Starting a Business 1: Vision and Opportunity
4.46

A successful business starts with a clear vision and a thorough understanding of the opportunities available to turn that vision into a reality. Whether you have an idea for a future venture or you already...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Starting a Business 2: People and Networks
4.54

A successful business relies heavily on people and networking. A good team and wider network are essential to success and growth. Whether you have an idea for a future venture or you already have a...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Starting a Business 3: Customers and Competitors
4.44

To run a successful business you need to understand who your customers are and more importantly, how you are going to reach them. Whether you have an idea for a future venture or you already...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Starting a Business 4: Business Processes
4.53

A successful business relies on processes and information systems; it is important that an entrepreneur pays close attention to how their business works and how performance can be improved so that they are in a...

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours
Starting a Business 5: Managing Finances
4.57

The management of finances is crucial to a successful business; financial information provides the evidence to support your decisions about a business and helps to justify those decisions when you present them to other people....

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  • Flexible deadline
  • 2 hours