Business and Organisation Studies

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These free resources are organised into categories aligned to the College of Policing Curriculum and in agreement with police experts. You can study them at any time and anywhere.

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1-7 Hours of study	More than 7 hours of study

1-7 Hours of study

More than 7 hours of study

Managing Complexity: A Systems Approach

Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex situation? This course that examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept that gaps in knowledge can be acceptable.
Type of activity: Course

Social Marketing

From concerns about sustainability and the future of the planet to the introduction of smoking bans, there is a growing recognition that social marketing has a role to play in achieving a wide range of social goals. This course examines the nature of social marketing and how the adoption of marketing concepts, frameworks and techniques developed for commercial markets can be applied to the solution of social problems.
Type of activity: Course

Systems thinking and practice

What is systems thinking and practice? The essence of systems thinking and practice is in ‘seeing’ the world in a particular way, because how you ‘see’ things affects the way you approach situations or undertake specific tasks. This course will help you to learn about the problems of defining a system and meet some of the key concepts used in systems theory: boundary, environment, positive and negative feedback, etc.
Type of activity: Course

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2023 Annual Report

This annual report features a selection of the work undertaken across 2023 which we consider to be highly relevant for the current policing environment.

15th May 2024