This is the first in a comprehensive series of grammar courses for fluent English speakers who lack confidence in their understanding of grammar. It lays the foundations for the succeeding courses, but is complete in itself, so there's no requirement to sign up for the whole series. Please note that this course was not designed for students learning English as a Second Language. If you don't already have a good command of the language, you will struggle to follow the course. Having said that, however, many non-native-speakers who are fluent in English have found this course has helped them increase their understanding of the nuances of English grammar. The course takes a radical new approach to teaching grammar, literally going back to the roots, overturning much of what students may have been taught as children. If you've struggled to get to grips with grammar in the past, try learning it with me. I won't just feed you all the standard statements about grammar that you've probably heard before. Instead, I'll challenge them and point out where they show wanting. In this course, I explain grammar from the ground up and, in doing so, blast through the blocks that interfere with understanding. Because of the way grammar is traditionally taught, it's not surprising that so many people find it too hard to comprehend and retain. This is because the teachings contain many half-truths and misleading 'rules' that just don't make sense. As a result, many people struggle with grammar and just give up, believing it's beyond them. If this resonates with you - if you've tried and failed to understand grammar, then this course will help you. The chances are that the reason you gave up before wasn't because you were too stupid to understand grammar; it was because your brain was clever enough to recognise the inconsistencies, and that was the cause of your confusion and self-doubt. I've designed this foundation course to be engaging and easily digestible, but this doesn't mean it's going to be an easy ride. We're digging foundations here; they need to be solid and well-constructed - and that means hard work. But don't worry - I'll be easing you in gently.

BUSINESS ENGLISH focuses on essential knowledge you need, for improved communication, using the English Language at your work. It is an ESL course for those who want to improve their English in the business scenario and speak English professionally at work. COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: This course will guide you through various situations at work- you will learn English grammar, public speaking, listening, writing and vocabulary. You will learn from extensive course materials like list of business english vocabulary , example sentences from real business situations, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang expressions, writing emails, giving feedback and more. Whether you want to improve your English language skills for your current job or you're looking for a new job that requires Business English, this course will be a great help! This course focuses on examples from the American business environment , so if you want to find a job in the US or if you work for a multinational company, then this course can be very helpful. It will take a around 3 hours to complete this course. The detailed lectures with tips and examples will improve your communication skills in any professional scenario in English speaking countries.

In this course, you will be provided with information that covers the essentials of creating your first online course. We will explore how to develop a course outline, how to benefit from timelines, understanding different marketing strategies as well as how to upload, edit and publish your first online course.

While sport sometimes is dismissed as frivolous, it not only raises fundamental ethical questions, such as what counts as fair play, but is an important cultural phenomenon attracting the interests of millions of people around the globe. Love sports or hate them, their cultural role or influence cannot easily be dismissed. In this course, we will explore some of the fundamental ethical issues raised by sport, ranging from investigation of the nature of sports to see what values, if any, sports do and should promote and the educational significance of sports especially in higher education in the U.S, violence in sports, gender equity in sports, and the ethics of using performance enhancing drugs. We hope that through brief lectures on videos, hearty debate in the discussion board, interactive media, and some selected readings to promote not only better understanding of the ethics of sport, but also appreciation for the role of reasoned discourse in advancing our understanding of ethical issues and how to approach them.

Ethical leadership is the critical appropriation and embodiment of traditions that have shaped the character and shared meanings of a people. Ethical leaders, therefore, are leaders whose characters have been shaped by the wisdom, habits and practices of particular traditions, often more than one, yet they tend be identified with a particular cultural ethos and narrative. Finally, ethical leadership asks the question of values in reference to ultimate concern. --Walter Earl Fluker This course provides theoretical and practical approaches to the development of character, civility and community for leaders and emerging leaders in education, business, nonprofit, academic, religious, and other professions. The course examines the personal, public and spiritual dimensions of leadership within the context that Fluker calls “the intersection of lifeworlds and systems”; and outlines principles and practices of ethical leadership from a diverse field of leadership theories. Fluker’s work grounds leadership in story, the appropriation of one’s personal narrative within social and historical contexts, as a basis for individual and social transformation. Theorists and Leadership Video Interviewees include: Congressman John Lewis Ambassador Andrew Young Dr. Jochen Fried (Salzburg Global Seminar) Dr. Walter E. Massey (former President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago) Chandra Taylor-Smith (Vice President, Community Conservation and Education, National Audubon Society) Nicole Robinson (Vice President of Community Impact, Greater Chicago Food Depository) Caren Yanis (former President, Crown Family Philanthropies) Biographer Evan Thomas ( Being Nixon: A Man Divided ) Harvard University Business, Kennedy and Education School Professors Max Bazerman, Howard Gardner, Bill George, David Gergen, Ronald Heifetz and Barbara Kellerman. BU Leadership Video Interviewees include: President Robert A. Brown Provost Jean Morrison Deans Coleman (SED), Moore (STH), Cudd (CAS), Elmore (Dean of Students), Freeman (Questrom School of Business), Galea (SPH) and Najam (Pardee School of Global Studies). Course participants will develop an Ethical Leadership Toolkit through video exercises led by Professor Fluker, discussion, journaling and assessments, as well as a 5-7 page final project that addresses his or her area of concern (e.g. economic disparity, racism, LBGTQ concerns, homelessness, hunger, violence, environmental issues, global citizenship).

In this course you'll learn to master grammar as you understand basic grammar rules. We'll cover spelling, grammar and punctuation including commas, colons, adverbs and prepositions, meaning you will be able to write English  better – enhancing both your personal and professional skills. This course also examines sentence structure, correct verb forms, pronouns and much more! This course is ideal for those working in the business world that are already fluent in English. This course will help those improve their writing skills and give an excellent refresher on basic grammar. This course is also great for anyone that is learning the English language. If you just started learning English, you first need to know some basic rules of the language. Developing a solid foundation in English grammar will not only help you create your own sentences correctly but will also make it easier to improve your communication skills in both spoken and written English.

We provide you with every step you need to take in order to launch a profitable online course. Though creating an online course requires some tech know-how, the benefits of building an online course greatly outweigh the negatives. The reason for this is that online course creators are making a full-time living selling their online courses. This incredible monetary payoff is worth the effort of creating an online course. In order for the creator to make money off their online course, the course must have several attributes. Without these attributes, customers will immediately assume that the online course may not be worth their time or money… The first step to creating an online course is picking the perfect topic. This topic should be one that you are passionate about, knowledgeable on, and in high demand on the market. If the topic fails to meet any one of these three criteria, then it is not the perfect topic. Here is how to decide on the best topic for your online course. When drafting your learning outcomes, think about the most important things that the student will take away from the course. You do not want to add filler topics in your learning outcomes. Instead, make sure that the learning outcomes are tailored to the course’s main topic and parallel the course’s title. Get these 10 exclusive video tutorials that’ll show you the most important steps to creating and launching an online course that is successful and profitable.

OVERVIEW Online Learning for Businesses (OLB) is an online learning program for learning and development teams and stakeholders to create online learning experiences for clients, customers, and personnel. Throughout the program, participants will learn everything that goes into creating an online course—from careful planning and preparation , to designing an effective and engaging curriculum , to creating the course collateral (e.g., videos, graphics, exercises), and finally to launching the course. Applicable to L&D stakeholders across the organization: Instructional designers who are responsible for designing learning materials Project Managers who are relied on for smooth execution Subject-Matter Experts whose knowledge is too important not to share Product Owners who are accountable for training development and sign-off Practical, hands-on training: Templates for designing your course and aligning with stakeholders Tools and exercises to think through options and make the best decisions Activities to practice and apply creative skills INSTRUCTOR Katharine Kormanik, your instructor, brings years of experience creating online courses for organizations such as: Udacity McKinsey & Company Oliver Wyman Applied Materials Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Education African Leadership University Cisco Visa Generation Dribbble She has worked with many different teams on many different learning experiences with hundreds of subject-matter experts and has seen what works well, what doesn’t, and what to plan ahead for and when. Read more about Katharine on TURN THE WHEEL’s About page. PROGRAM DETAILS The full program consists of three courses that cover two tracks: Course 1: Getting started with creating online courses Learn what makes a high-quality online course and the various options to consider when you first plan to create a course. Be guided through an envisioning exercise to plan and align on the course experience and potential delivery platforms, and then hear an overview of the full process of creating an online course. Course 2: Designing online learning experiences Learn how to develop a logical curriculum flow and choose an effective content delivery method . This involves making critical instructional design decisions and completing key deliverables at each step of the course creation process: plan, develop, build, and run. Course 3: Bringing the learning experience to life Learn how to push a project forward from start to finish : workplanning, budgeting, aligning stakeholders and keeping them accountable , selecting and managing vendors, tracking and organizing course collateral , logging and addressing issues , and releasing the course to participants. ABOUT COURSE 1 The first course in the OLB series, Getting started with creating online courses , is useful for teams that are just beginning to think about how to develop online learning programs. After taking this course, participants from the same organization will be able to: review the many options for course design align on major decisions for the course get on the same page regarding the path forward While organizations can still benefit from just one or several team members taking part in this course, we strongly encourage all stakeholders who will be involved in the course development process to complete the course: course owners, subject-matter experts, instructional designers, project managers, and others who will have a voice in creating the course experience. By independently exploring options, teams can combine ideas to develop a powerful vision for their organization’s learning program. Lesson 1: What is an online course? Hear a brief history of online learning Consider the benefits of online learning over traditional in-person learning Explore the three critical elements of online courses today See demos of some of the most advanced online courses Lesson 2: Options for designing your course Review the many options to navigate when beginning to plan the course experience Articulate the course objectives in a way that will set your course up for success Think through the key points to be made in your course Hear about common mistakes that teams make in the early stages of planning a course Lesson 3: Envisioning the learning experience Walk through an exercise to envision the entire course experience Align on key decisions with your course development team Lesson 4: Course production overview Prepare for the entire process of course creation Explore the pros and cons of the best off-the-shelf learning platforms and the option to custom-build Hear the steps of creating common course collateral, including various types of videos Prepare to launch and run the course seamlessly while continuing to offer new interactive content

The Tale of Genji ( Genji Monogatari ) is a long-form narrative composed in Japan at the beginning of the eleventh century. It depicts relationships both harmonious and discordant among a wide cast of the men and women of the Heian court. These revolve around the many love affairs of the main character, the Shining Genji (Hikaru Genji). The Tale of Genji is said to be the world’s first novel and a work of extended prose fiction. But the tale is not notable simply because it is old or long. It must be emphasized that this tale is the centerpiece of a long and vital literary practice with outsized cultural impact, inaugurated by a noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu and her female contemporaries at imperial court more than one thousand years ago. Their active engagement in such literary productions represents a ground-breaking shift in human history. At the same time, we must not overlook the contribution The Tale of Genji made to the creation of culture in the eras that followed it. From Genji-themed pictures ( Genji-e ) and Genji-inspired noh dramas ( Genji nō ) to contemporary manga, films, and plays, examples of what we might call “Genji Culture” have continued to appear. This course will give an overview of the story of The Tale of Genji with ample visual references to explain the daily court life, manners and customs, and aesthetic sensibilities, as well as the city (Kyoto), society, and systems that Japanese aristocrats developed a thousand years ago. As a result, students will gain a precise and sophisticated understanding of the world of the tale. Furthermore, with The Tale of Genji and its reception history as a pivotal point, the course structure will enable participants to approach the foundations of Japanese culture and its spirituality that have been passed down from the ancient time. *This program is supported by Global Japanese Studies Model Unit, Waseda University Top Global University Project. For more information, please visit here .

This course has two goals. The first goal is to introduce you to key questions in ethics. What makes your life go better or worse for you? Can ethics be objective? What are the main historical approaches in ethics? What do you owe to others? The second goal is to get you thinking rigorously about ethical questions yourself. This will help you develop your critical reasoning and argumentative skills more generally. Studying philosophy is valuable in itself, but it’s also excellent preparation for a wide variety of other fields. Philosophy majors do exceptionally well in the GRE, GMAT and LSAT, for example. See here for more details. This course offers instructor grading. If you choose to pursue a verified certificate, a professional philosopher will carefully read, grade and comment upon your work. We believe that this is the best way to learn philosophy. Verified learners will be eligible for the MITx Philosophy Award and (for learners in high school) the MITx High School Philosophy Award. The awards will be given by the MIT Philosophy Department for outstanding written work. Award winners will be profiled on the MIT Philosophy Department website . See there for additional information and profiles of winners from previous years.