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ALISON Global Health Initiative is a series of free online courses created to raise public awareness and understanding of common diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. In this second course important aspects of the disease COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) are covered in detail. The course begins by defining what COPD is, and detailing the two types of COPD and important facts and statistics about the disease. It then goes on to describe aspects such as symptoms and risk factors that are associated with the disease and how COPD can be diagnosed and prevented. Finally, the course describes how a patient can live with COPD and how family, friends and colleagues can cope with and support a person with COPD. The information in this course will be of great interest to all learners, especially those who have been diagnosed with COPD, and who would like to know more about the disease, its treatment and coping with it. It will also be of great interest to all healthcare professionals who would like access to easy to understand facts and information about diabetes that they can share with their patients. <br />

ALISON Global Health Initiative è una piattaforma che fornisce una serie di corsi gratuiti online creati per sensibilizzare l'opinione pubblica e aumentare la comprensione delle malattie più comuni che colpiscono milioni di persone in tutto il mondo. In questo secondo corso sono trattati gli aspetti piu’ importanti della BPCO.Il corso inizia con la definizione di che cos’e’ la BPCO, elenca le diverse forme della malattia, i meccanismi si cui agisce e tratta la diffusione mondiale della malattia. Si passa quindi a descrivere i sintomi e fattori di rischio che sono associati con la malattia e come la BPCO possa essere diagnosticata e prevenuta. Infine, il corso descrive come un paziente puo’ convivere con la BPCO e e come la famiglia, i familiari, gli amici e i colleghi possono affrontare e sostenere una persona con la BPCO. Le informazioni contenute in questo corso saranno di grande interesse per tutti gli studenti , in particolare quelli che hanno ricevuto una diagnosi, e che vorrebbero saperne di più sulla malattia, il suo trattamento e come si affronta questa malattia. Sarà anche di grande interesse per tutti gli operatori sanitari che desiderano accedere a informazioni sulla BPCO di facile comprensione da poter condividere con i loro pazienti.<br />

Taking out a mortgage for a house or property is the biggest financial commitment most people make in their lives. Because of this it is of vital importance that people understand the financial concepts behind mortgages and home equity. In this free online course you will learn about the concepts of assets, liabilities and equity in relation to obtaining a mortgage from a financial institution to purchase a house. You will also learn how to calculate the monthly interest repayments for a mortgage. This course will be of great interest to all learners who are considering purchasing a house or property and who would like to learn more about the financial concepts behind mortgages and home equity.<br />

World War 1 was a momentous event that resulted not only in the death of millions of soldiers and civilians but also in the political collapse of European empires and the beginning of the rise of America as a world power. In this fascinating course on World War 1 history, you will learn about the political alliances between countries in Europe and how they pitted Britain, France and Russia against Germany and Austro-Hungary. You will learn about the decisive battles of the First World War on the Western and Eastern fronts and what eventually led to Germany's defeat. Finally, you will learn about the post-war negotiations and the Treaty of Versailles. This course will be of great interest to all students who would like to learn more about what led to the outbreak of World War 1, the military battles which occurred during the First World War and political outcome after the war that shaped world events for the rest of the 20th century.

Thermodynamics is a very important branch of science and engineering that studies the role of heat and its relation to energy and work. Having a good knowledge and understanding of thermodynamics is essential for working in many scientific and engineering disciplines such as physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering and materials science. This free online course introduces you to the core concepts of thermodynamics such as the relationship between pressure, volume and temperature and how changes in one can affect the others. Examples are also given and worked out step by step. This course will be of great interest to professionals working in science and engineering disciplines who would like to learn more about the concepts behind thermodynamics, and to students who are studying physics, chemistry or engineering and who would like a greater knowledge and understanding of thermodynamics.

Tourism has become one of the biggest industries globally generating up to 10% of world GDP. It is a vital industry for the economy of many communities and countries as it supports nearly 300 million jobs globally. There are many sectors in the tourist industry, each of which provides numerous employment and career opportunities. This free online course provides an overview of the various sectors and describes the type of employment and career opportunities that are available. The course also describes how tourism has been defined by tourist authorities and diplomatic organisations, and how these definitions have evolved over time. The final section describes the four essential elements needed to establish and develop an area as a tourist destination. This course will be of great interest to people who wish to gain employment or a career in the tourist industry as well as people already working in tourism. It will also be of interest to owners of tourism focused businesses.<br />

The free online course Health and Fitness - Flexibility, Calisthenics and Plyometrics is designed to show you how stretching exercises, calisthenics and plyometrics can be used to help improve your flexibility, core strength, and muscular speed and power. The course begins by focusing on flexibility and stretching. Firstly, an accurate description of what exactly is meant by flexibility is given. You will then learn about the many benefits of having high flexibility levels and study the process of how flexibility is developed within muscles all around the body. This section concludes by examining various flexibility development techniques and provides you with a variety of examples of stretches that will help you improve your own flexibility levels. The course then continues by examining how calisthenics can help you build and maintain fitness and core strength. You will learn how calisthenic exercise differs from more conventional forms of exercise such as basic strength training. You will then learn how calisthenic exercise develops both muscular strength and endurance by targeting multiple development systems within the muscle. Next, you will study the critical role that technique plays in remaining injury free while performing calisthenic exercises. This section concludes by presenting a range of calisthenic exercises that help develop a variety of muscle groups around the body. Finally, the course looks at how plyometric exercise can be used to develop explosive speed and power within various muscle groups around the body. You will learn about the high impact nature of plyometric exercises, the potential for injury and ways to decrease the risk of injury when performing them. You will learn about the correct surfaces to train on, what sports shoes to wear, the correct equipment to use and what techniques to follow when performing plyometric exercises. Finally, you will learn about a range of low, medium and high intensity plyometric exercises that can be used to develop explosive speed and power in various muscle groups around the body. This course will be of great interest to anyone who wishes to improve their overall flexibility, core strength and suppleness in a safe and progressive manner. The course will also be of interest to professionals who work in the health and fitness industry or individuals who may be interested in pursuing a career in the health and fitness.<br />

For any business or organization, the need to control and monitor cash transactions to ensure the efficient operation of the business is vital. In ALISON's free online accounting course, procedures and structures for establishing internal control such as control of cash receipts and cash disbursements, proper use of the bank checking account, preparation of the bank reconciliation, and protection of petty cash funds are all explored in detail. Examples of recommended documentation and the postings used in the ledgers are given. An overview of the five components for internal control is described and this provides a structure for developing the necessary procedures needed to ensure the safe handling of cash within an organization. You will also see how companies can protect both their assets and employees by following steps such as segregating employee duties, assigning specific duties to each employee, rotating employee job assignments, and using mechanical devices. <br /><br />ALISON's free online accounting course will be of great interest to entrepreneurs and business professionals who would like to better understand how to control and monitor daily cash transactions within an enterprise, and to any learner who is interested in accounting as a future career.<br />

A financial instrument is a tradable asset of any kind and they are a key component of the modern financial market system as they allow for efficient flow of capital through the global financial marketplace. In this free online course you will learn how financial institutions package and trade mortgage backed securities in financial markets and how collateralized debt obligations function. You will also learn about credit default swaps and interest rate swaps and their role in financial trading. This course will be of great interest to professionals in the areas of finance, investments and economics and who like to learn more about the function and use of financial instruments, and to all learners who are interested in how financial instruments help the global financial marketplace function.<br />

ALISON Global Health Initiative is a series of free online courses created to raise public awareness and understanding of common diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. In this course important aspects of the hypertension are covered in detail. The course begins by defining what hypertension is, and important facts and statistics about this medical condition. It then goes on to describe aspects such as symptoms and risk factors that are associated with the disease and how hypertension can be diagnosed and prevented. Finally, the course describes how a patient can successfully live with hypertension and how family, friends and colleagues can cope with and support a person with hypertension. The information in this course will be of great interest to all learners, especially those who have been diagnosed with hypertension, and who would like to know more about the disease, its treatment and coping with it. It will also be of great interest to all healthcare professionals who would like access to easy to understand facts and information about hypertension that they can share with their patients. <br />

Put options and Call options are widely used financial contracts by investors and are part of very important financial trading methods that keep the financial markets running. In this free online course you will learn more about the role of put and call options as financial contracts, what the difference between American and European options are, what going short and going long on investments mean, how to balance investment risks by taking a long straddle and how to use payoff diagrams to read the outcomes of put and call options. This course will be of great interest to finance and business professionals who would like to learn more about put and call options and how they are used as financial contracts, and to all learners who would like a greater understanding of important financial trading methods.<br />

Understanding the travel patterns of tourists and why they choose which destinations they go to is of vital importance if tourism-focused organisations and businesses are to maximise the financial benefits of the international travel industry in a particular country or region. In this free online tourism course the learner will study the travel patterns of tourists and the most common reasons for why people travel. The course also explains the six main types of pleasure trips and the ways in which holiday resorts can attract tourists. The priorities of business travellers are also explained as well as the ways in which companies can instil loyalty in business customers. The second section of the course describes the various types of holiday destinations and the key factors needed for these destinations to be successful. This course will be of great interest to owners of tourism-focused organisations and businesses who would like to learn more about the travel patterns and destinations of the international tourist. It will also be of interest to people who wish to begin working and develop a career in the tourist industry.<br />

The rise of fascism as a political movement during the middle of the 20th century was a key period in the history of modern Europe as it eventually led to a world war and the division of Europe as part of the Cold War. The rise of fascism also unleashed an unprecedented attack on minority populations and communities, in particular the Jewish population of Europe, that resulted in millions of deaths in concentration camps. In this fascinating free online course you will learn about the rise of the Nazi party led by Adolf Hitler and how economic chaos in Germany helped propel the party into power. The course then describes how the Nazi party turned Germany into a one-party dictatorship which they called the Third Reich. You will also learn how Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy in the 1920s, how the Italian political system was turned into a fascist dictatorship and the relationship that formed between Hitler and Mussolini as the leaders of the two main fascist powers. This course will be of great interest to all learners who would like to learn more about the rise of the fascist political movement in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s and the outcome which led to a world war and the Holocaust.<br />

Quality management is an integral part of the functioning of many businesses and organisations, both small and large, around the world. Of all quality management system regimes, the ISO 9000 family of standards is probably the most widely implemented worldwide. This free online course will introduce the learner to the whole area of quality management, standards such as ISO 9000 and its specifications and costs. The course explains Total Quality Management tools and why external benchmarking is used. The course also reviews service quality management and introduces Six Sigma quality. This course will be of great interest to all quality management professionals who would like to learn more about the application of quality management within an organisation, and to all learners who are interested in developing a career in the area of quality management.<br />

In this the second of our series of courses on Quality Management topics such as Cost of Quality and what tools are used in Total Quality Management are covered in more detail. The Cost of Quality is a term that's widely used and widely misunderstood. It isn't about the cost of creating a quality product or service, rather it's the cost of not creating a quality product or service. For example, every time work is redone the cost of quality increases. TQM tools have been around for more than 50 years and have revolutionised the concept of quality management. Successful businesses realise that TQM tools are used to prevent problems from occurring rather than detect problems that have occurred. Popular TQM tools include Checklists, Fishbone Diagrams, Histogram Charts, PDCA Cycle and Pareto Diagrams. This free online course will be of great interest to all professionals working in the area of Quality Management and who would like to learn more about Cost of Quality and using TQM tools. It will also be of great interest to any learner who is interested in a career in the area of Quality Management.<br />

ALISON Global Health Initiative is a series of free online courses created to raise public awareness and understanding of common diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. In this course important aspects of the hepatitis B are covered in detail. The course begins by defining what hepatitis B is, and important facts and statistics about this medical condition. It then goes on to describe aspects such as symptoms and risk factors that are associated with the disease and how hepatitis B can be diagnosed and prevented. Finally, the course describes how a patient can successfully live with hepatitis B and how family, friends and colleagues can cope with and support a person with hepatitis B. The information in this course will be of great interest to all learners, especially those who have been diagnosed with hepatitis B, and who would like to know more about the disease, its treatment and coping with it. It will also be of great interest to all healthcare professionals who would like access to easy to understand facts and information about hepatitis B that they can share with their patients. <br />

Almost two thirds of modern economies are driven by various service industries so it is of vital importance that quality management practices and procedures be applied to these service industries. This is known as service quality and any business with high service quality will meet customer needs while remaining economically competitive. In this free online course you will learn what service quality means and how it can be applied within service industries. You will learn more about the practices and procedures that can be used to improve customer satisfaction. Finally, there is a case study of a credit union that reviewed its customer service and how it implemented changes that greatly improved its service quality. This course will be of great interest to all quality management professionals who would like to learn more about service quality within service industries. It will also be of great interest to all learners who are interested in a career in quality management.<br />

Tourism is a major global industry worth over one trillion dollars in revenue annually and it is an important part of the economies of many countries and regions around the world. With huge markets such as China yet to reach its full potential, the tourism industry will continue to grow in importance. The first part of the course describes the formation of the tourist industry as well as outlining its sectors and employment opportunities. The next part of the course explains the needs of both business and pleasure travellers. Following this, the ways that tourism businesses/destinations can market themselves effectively is described. The final section explains how the travel industry packages and sells tourism products through retail and online channels. This free Diploma course will be of great interest to all tourism professionals who would like to learn more about the growth and importance of the tourism industry. It will also be of great interest to all learners who are interested in a career in the tourism sector.<br />

ALISON Global Health Initiative is a series of free online courses created to raise public awareness and understanding of common diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. In this course important aspects of the Hepatitis C are covered in detail. The course begins by defining what Hepatitis C is, and important facts and statistics about this medical condition. It then goes on to describe aspects such as symptoms and risk factors that are associated with the disease and how Hepatitis C can be diagnosed and prevented. Finally, the course describes how a patient can successfully live with Hepatitis C and how family, friends and colleagues can cope with and support a person with Hepatitis C. The information in this course will be of great interest to all learners, especially those who have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, and who would like to know more about the disease, its treatment and coping with it. It will also be of great interest to all healthcare professionals who would like access easy to understand facts and information about Hepatitis C that they can share with their patients. <br />

This course is for students interested in studying the Project Maths Ordinary Level Course in its entirety. This free online course provides students with videos on all the Ordinary Level topics in one location listed by module and topic. In addition, a comprehensive assessment is provided which tests learners on the entire content of the Project Maths Ordinary Level Syllabus. These topics include Probability and Statistics, Geometry and Trigonometry, Numbers and Shapes, Algebra, Functions and Calculus.<br />