In Greater London, for instance, 550 churches run the Alpha course, the most popular evangelical introductory course to Christianity.

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The latter consists of an introductory course to Greenstone where participants will be requested to design an implementation plan to create a digital library.

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University of Miami instructor Irene Oh is not a specialist in Islam, but demand was so great for an introductory course on the religion, she was pressed into service.

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One of the most basic lessons in an introductory economics course is that price ceilings create shortages.

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The law of unintended consequences is one of the staples of an introductory economics course, and there are a lot of unintended consequences that can be avoided with better policy.

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Of course, my own work: I teach introductory webinars and workshops on Wikipedia principles, tools and resources, and have tailored those workshops to primarily women-centered groups.

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The introductory First Gear, half-day class and the Second Gear, full-day course are the basic safety programs, intended for the everyday driver to improve their winter skills, and both maximize hands-on driving time.

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