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In 2017, an international movement gained momentum highlighting the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and violence. Millions worldwide used #MeToo, #TimesUp, #BalanceTonPorc, #NotYourHabibti, #Teknisktfel, #QuellaVoltaChe, #YoTambien and similar hashtags not just to bring collective attention to these issues, but to push for changes that would bring an end to sexual violence and discrimination in all their forms by breaking the silence and promoting social change.But how do we bring about this change? What can we do as individuals, in our work environment, at home, and in our wider social relations?No matter where we live, what industry we work in, or what role we have in the workplace, active bystander training is relevant to us all. It acts as a catalyst for action around the pressing issues raised by #MeToo for wider society and for workplaces, whether you’re an individual contributor or in a leadership position. Join a range of international faculty, practitioners, survivors, and a global community of learners to master an active bystander approach to preventing and responding to sexual harassment and violence.This course, delivered by Jesus College in the University of Cambridge, draws from multiple disciplines including social psychology, sociology, law, business studies, and public policy to explore the evidence about what what you can do, and what actually works.Learners will acquire the tools to act, including a practical how-to guide, and will gain applied insights through a wide range of real-world examples to help them think and respond in the workplace and other settings.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s MicroMasters program in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.We will be looking in depth at how to build a screenplay that communicates its central meaning through strong visual images. How do we write a script containing almost no dialogue? And when we do have to use speech, what constitutes successful dialogue for the screen? How will film genre and history influence your writing? What is the difference between a tagline and a logline? How do you write an effective outline of your script for a producer to read? What is a ‘story bible’ and when do you need one? All these questions and more will be answered.We will be thinking comparatively about screenplay advice from film and TV industry gurus such as Robert McKee and John Yorke - as well as asking you to find your own habits and practices as writing methodology. We will critically analyse the work of filmmakers such as Jeremiah Mosese, Mustashrik Mahbub and Melina Matsoukas. How do our global film and TV industries reflect our social and cultural concerns and needs today? The work of James Frey ( Queen and Slim ), Michaela Coel ( I May Destroy You ) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge ( Fleabag, Killing Eve ) will inspire us to find the stories within ourselves than can change the world.Successful visual communication is a vital skill in any workplace. Visual images are the fastest way to communicate the most information possible in the shortest possible time, and a strong intuitive and strategic grasp of this process will offer you an in valuable creative toolbox for expert communication in any professional sphere.Skill transferability, flexible thinking, and expert language abilities are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief creativity journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed several new scenes of a screenplay, with a considered plan for the structure of the entire piece of work. You will have reflected on how social and cultural mores can become useful themes to create commercially successful work.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s MicroMaster’s program in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.How can you utilise the innovative creative world of online digital platforms to advance and create new material as dramatic writers? We will be looking in depth at how to find an digital form that stimulates you as a writer. Do you want to write interactive gameplay ‘script’ for the video game industry? Or learn how to write soundscapes for radio drama and podcast plays? Perhaps you want to create new content for your own YouTube channel? We will be looking at how narrative skill and digital production coincide in all these mediums.We will consider successful professional examples of digital narratives; look deeply into the changing form of scriptwriting in the video game industry, as well as acquire a knowledge of how to reach a target audience online. This is a comprehensive introduction to writing and innovating digital content.Learning to write for online platforms, and how to communicate most effectively with an online audience, is now an highly transferable skill for any profession.Digital expertise, flexible thinking, and expert storytelling abilities are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief creativity journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed several pieces of script in a range of digital mediums of your choice.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s Micro Master’s program in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.We will be looking in depth at how to find your own distinctive dramatic voice as you develop as a playwright. How do we choose themes that will resonate with our audience? What qualities makes a powerful character? How should we structure a scene so that it moves the dramatic action forward? How do we find our creative flow when writing under time pressure? How can you connect with new writing theatres and get your work read? All these questions and more will be answered.We will be thinking comparatively about play-texts and production and well as considering how audiences receive and contribute to the creative process within theatre-making. This is a comprehensive introduction to theatre writing that will give beginners a strong understanding of essential concepts, as well as reinvigorate anyone who has been working in this area for a while, and who wants to find fresh perspective.Learning to write dialogue for theatre, and how to communicate most effectively with our audience, gives us a good toolbox for expert communication in any professional sphere.Skill transferability, flexible thinking, and expert language abilities are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief creativity journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed several new scenes of a play - this can be the development of something you are working on already, or this might be completely new material derived from working on this module - and you will have created a lead character for a piece of stage writing.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s MicroMasters programme in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.How can we use story within the practice of art installation? What function does narrative ‘perform’ in the world of performance art? Do you want to create an interdisciplinary text as a basis for a three-dimensional site-specific piece of work? We will be looking in depth at how to find your own distinctive voice as you develop as a performance or installation artist.Come and consider the spatial narratives of Ai Weiwei, Joseph Beuys and Kara walker. Or you may be drawn to performance artists as diverse as Maria Abramovich and Joan Jonas. Perhaps these practices are tools for you to extend your conceptual processes within another performative medium? We will be experimenting with space, language, ‘liveness’ and sound - an inspiring and freeing component of the MicroMasters!We will be thinking comparatively about the histories of performance art and art installation, as well as considering how audience reception contributes to the creative process within these art forms. This is a comprehensive introduction to performative art forms that will give beginners a strong understanding of the essential concepts.Flexible thinking and creativity are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief creativity journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed several new texts for use in a piece of installation or performance art. You will have been asked to reflect on the cultural significance of the work of the artists we analyse.
This five week course focuses on financial accounting, capital markets, and the relationships between them. Cash flow versus profit; Accruals and accruals accountingCapitalisation, Depreciation, Amortisation and RevaluationFinancial modelling and Financial sensitivitiesDebt capital markets and Loan marketsEquity capital markets and Private equityWith case studies, mini-quizzes, as well as clear expert lectures this course enables you to apply terms and techniques that have been explained to ensure that the learning makes sense in the real world. Skills learned can be put to use when making strategic decisions, or simply understanding financial modelling for projects or the wider business.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s MicroMasters program in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.Ever wanted to jump up on stage and make people laugh…and then make them cry? In this course we will be looking at how to write and perform your own five-minute stand-up routine or your own performative poetry with good timing, energy, and personal charisma! We will be looking in depth at how to structure short-form performance material, as well as how to prepare physically and vocally so that you can perform live with calm and clarity.We will be engaging with the work of performance poets across the world, and looking at what attributes and writing skills are embedded in a successful stand-up script. Why do we need to stand up and speak in person, and how do we conceptualise the authority and power of the live performance?This is a comprehensive introduction to performing stand-up and performance poetry that will give beginners a strong understanding of essential concepts, as well as reinvigorate anyone who has been working in this area for a while, and who wants to find fresh energy and perspective.Learning to how to communicate most effectively with any audience gives us a good toolbox for expert communication in any professional sphere.Skill transferability, flexible thinking, and expert language abilities are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief comedy/poetry journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed five minutes of performable material that you are ready to try out in a venue of your choice!
Learn the fundamentals of law and whether studying law is right for youIf you’re aged 16 to 18 and are considering studying law at a UK university, this six-week University of Cambridge course is for you.Whether you already know that you want to study law at university, you’re considering your options, or are just curious about the law, this course will give you the introduction you need.Get great insights into legal studiesDuring this course, you’ll learn what studying law at at a UK university entails.You’ll learn about the nature, sources and major categories of law, and key skills needed to succeed as a law student.You’ll hear first-hand from university law students about their experiences, and from inspirational people from the legal world.You’ll also gain insights into how to make an effective university application.Whether or not you ultimately decide to study law or become a lawyer, this course will develop your understanding of the law and its role in society.Discover diverse areas of lawBeyond the fundamentals of law, you’ll have the chance to explore in depth some fascinating questions of criminal law, public law and private law.Study law with expertsThis course is convened by Stephen Watterson, Okeoghene Odudu and Amy Goymour from the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, assisted by six specialist colleagues.Under their guidance, you’ll gain insights into the law and develop key skills needed to succeed in legal studies. You’ll learn how to interpret different legal sources, apply legal rules to real-world scenarios, explore different perspectives on legal rules, and develop your own critical arguments.Ultimately, we hope that you’ll develop confidence in your ability to enjoy and succeed in legal studies at university.This course is primarily designed for students between 16 and 18 years old who are considering whether to study law at a UK university.
This course will help you understand why and how polarisation happens. Critically, it will give you the skills to bridge those divides when they occur. It will help you to understand the often-hostile consequences of our natural human instincts to form groups. You’ll leave understanding your role in this phenomenon, and with a grasp of what you can do to master your own behaviour and how you can guide others to find common ground.Groups and divides appear across our lives: at home, at work, and at play. These divides can help us, individually, collectively and as a society - driving competition, progress, and innovation. But they often drive us apart in ways that are unhelpful, harmful, and in extreme cases, violent. But are they inevitable? Do they serve a purpose? Can they help us? What can we do when divides do more harm than good? What can we do when divisions threaten to break down society?Drawing on expertise from renowned speakers in business, behavioural science, and politics, we explore the triggers of division that activate these ‘groupish’ instincts, and how they can lead to problematic polarisation. Here it can impact every part of life at work, home, and wider society. Impairing judgements, reducing profits and lowering productivity.
In this capstone course we will bring together and apply the five most important components of writing successfully for performance and the entertainment industries, across all the mediums we have covered:1: Understanding story structure, dialogue, character and theme2: Understanding how to work as your own producer with an entrepreneur’s mindset3: How to create commercially viable scripts4: How to anticipate audience reception5: How to challenge yourself to work experimentally, and to write outside your comfort zoneYou will be asked to reflect critically on your experience as well as to refine your favourite piece of work from the course. We will look at best-practice career tips as well, and review one essential concept from each course.Assessments for this course :3000 word critical essay based upon a chosen aspect of performance theory or history. Deadline: 20 June 23:59 BST (UTC+1)Feedback and marks will be given by our tutors by 11 July and this assignment must be passed at 60%. Each assignment will be double marked and assessed for original content.For those progressing to the MSt, this mark will be carried forward as your mark for module 1.You are encouraged to link this to your own writing practice, and may use ideas from throughout the programme.10-page script in a medium of your choice. This will be peer-assessed in small groups and you must show evidence of providing as well as receiving feedback in order to pass the course. It will not be graded.Multiple choice test based upon understanding gained in the previous 7 courses.Deadline: 4 July 23:59 BST (UTC+1)This must be passed at 60% to pass the course and, therefore, MicroMasters program.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s MicroMasters programme in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.How can you build a secure business base for your screenwriting career? What tools do you need to start your own production company? Which techniques do you need to learn in order to pitch ideas effectively to producers and directors? How important is networking in the film and TV industries, and what skills can you develop in order to do it successfully? What is a ‘writers’ room’ and how can you learn to collaborate in time-pressured environments? In this course, we will be looking in depth at how create the best commercial platform in order that your creative work may flourish in the wider world.We will be looking at business models for the writer-entrepreneur, and considering how other successful writers, animators and producers have found commercial outlets for their creative practice. Learn how to maintain your resilience and motivation within a demanding profession; find out how to create a market for your own work and how to use social media to build an outstanding professional profile. Expert networking and business skills are an important part of maintaining a successful career as a screenwriter. These are now essential skills in a diversifying global job market.You will be set reflective writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief business journal to note how your creative work may have commercial value. By the end of this module, you will have reflected on your strengths as a producer of your own work, and have learnt practical tools about how to manage your career after you have finished that script!
This course provides a rigorous, but straightforward, introduction to the key concepts of financial understanding. Using real-world case studies and practitioner interviews, as well as timely knowledge checks, you will integrate your new knowledge and problem solving skills with practical application.No prior knowledge is required or assumed, and the course will be particularly beneficial if:you engage with/need to engage with financial specialists, and want to collaborate more effectively;you are self-employed or are considering self-employment;you are considering a career or secondment in finance; you are interested in corporate finance, financial management, or business finance;you are simply interested in the subject and wish to know more
Through this five week course you will not only learn key financial concepts, but how to apply them to a business to improve its financial outlook. As you know, sustainable businesses need to earn consistent and predictable profits, but it is important to understand how these are calculated. Different accounting techniques, and how to value a business are explored throughout the sessions below:Profits aren't enough - servicing capital providersFuture value, Present value and Net present valueInternal rate of return, Yield and Total shareholder returnValuation, Market and Book valuesGrowing and Safeguarding stakeholder value __Whether one of your KPIs is Total shareholder return, or you want to understand the figures associated with your capital investments, this course will de-mystify financial reports and help you to make balanced assessments of risks and opportunities.
Building on the ‘Foundations of Finance’course, completing your Professional Certificate in Applied Corporate Finance will give you a rigorous understanding of universal financial concepts, & the skills & confidence to apply them. From cash flow, debt & valuation, to the perspectives of shareholders & other stakeholders, understanding how to interpret - & prepare - financial information can make the difference between beneficial & catastrophic decisions in all organisations. Whether you want to brush up your knowledge of capitalisation, amortisation & revaluation, are responsible for a budget or financial accounting, or need to present a proposal to a panel of financial decision makers, this program provides a straightforward & practical financial toolkit you can use across the board.
This course is part of the University of Cambridge’s Micro Master’s program in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries.We will be looking in depth at how to turn your ideas into well-structured story arcs with resonant plot points. How can we write dialogue that sings with sub-text, and embodies your own distinctive creative voice? We will look closely at form, and find ways of relating theme to style. How should we structure a play-text so that it is active and makes every dramatic beat count? How will you use stage direction, music and set design to develop the metaphoric world of your play? All these questions and more will be answered.We will be thinking comparatively about advice from the most famous script-editors and dramaturgs, as well as investigating the work of Brecht, Richard Schechner, Augusto Boal, Japanese Noh theatre, and epic forms of theatre from around the world. We will explore how theory may inspire creative practice and vice versa. What commonalities does theatre-making share in cultural communities across the world and why is important that we reference creative practices outside our own? Join us and expand your perspective on what is possible with space, words, and live performance.Learning to pace a story effectively, to engage and surprise an audience(and to make them laugh!), are useful skills for your professional development outside the Arts.Skill transferability, flexible thinking, and expert language abilities are now essential in a diversifying global job market - come and learn essential new skills, and have fun doing it!You will be set writing exercises over the course of the module, and you will asked to keep a brief creativity journal to note how your ideas progress and how your intuition leads you into productivity. By the end of this module, you will have completed a plan for the structure of a new play. You will have tried out different ways of writing dialogue and found one that suits you – you will be invited to share this in a discussion forum with your peers.