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Create value by applying open innovation to your research and developmentThe development of new products and services isn’t confined to one organisation or country. Successful businesses are able to work with others to spot and develop ideas. This model is known as open innovation.On this course, you’ll learn how to get new ideas from outside sources, including suppliers, competitors or customers. You’ll learn to implement them into your supply chain and use them to develop new processes and products.Using leading research, Durham University Business School will help you harness the latest thinking in open innovation to gain an advantage over your competitors.This course is designed for anyone with an interest in research and development or supply chain management.It will be equally relevant to those working in services, process or product orientated businesses. A business background is not essential but will be helpful.
Ensure people-centred change in your organisation stays on trackMany leaders and managers struggle when it comes to managing change, especially if it affects people. This course looks at how we can manage people-centred change effectively. You will learn the importance of bringing people with you through change, and consider the moments where change can go wrong and how to avoid them.Change does not need to be overwhelming, if it is managed well - find out what those of us with leadership or management responsibilities can do to keep things on track with this course.The course is designed for anyone who either leads or manages people or will shortly be in such a position. In particular, it will be useful to people new to leadership roles and practitioners in human resources, organisational development and internal communications.
Discover what happened to the Scottish soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650In November 2013 archaeologists observing building work near Durham Cathedral in England made an unexpected discovery: skeletons in two mass graves. Over the next two years, researchers worked to establish the identity of the human remains. Today we know them to be Scottish prisoners who died after the Battle of Dunbar on the coast of Scotland in 1650.On this course you will learn how the latest archaeological science techniques revealed how and why these men disappeared from history. You will join researchers seeking to solve a 350 year old mystery, and explore the resulting controversies.This course is for anyone interested in history or archaeology. It will be of particular interest to those in (or interested in) the North East of England, Scotland, and the United States; descendants of the Dunbar survivors; and those working in archaeology and heritage.
Learn the science behind the exhumation and identification of skeletal remainsThe location, exhumation and identification of the dead requires highly specialised expertise. On this course, you’ll learn the latest scientific techniques for body location, recovery and analysis.Through a series of real-life case studies, video lab sessions, interactive 3D models, photographs and podcasts, you’ll explore key forensic techniques.You’ll learn how to locate gravesites, excavate human remains, and determine factors like sex and age-at-death from the skeleton. You will also understand how to identify pathology on the skeleton, and be introduced to DNA analysis.This course is suitable for anyone intrigued by forensic archaeology and anthropology.The course is specifically designed for forensic, crime scene, and police practitioners who require training in anthropological and archaeological techniques.It will be useful for undergraduate forensics students or those interested in studying forensic archaeology and anthropology at university.It may also be useful to those working in legal and human rights contexts who require an understanding of forensic methods.