 ug offers third free iteration of human relations course in wake of heightening public passions ug offers third free iteration of human relations course in wake of heightening public passions andydindial mon 9202021 1405 the university of guyana s centre of excellence for teaching and learning coetal office of the vicechancellor is once again offering its human relations course hrc free of charge to the general public from 3rd september 31st october 2021 the university has taken note of recent heightened public tensions and again underlines the importance of this course in building and strengthening better relations amongst individuals and groups the university also notes that while freedom of speech and freedom of association are fundamental rights protected by our constitution and our strong democratic national values the nature of public debate can become passionate in unfortunate ways when this happens ad hominem personal attacks upon persons with whom we disagree must be studiously avoided and repudiated this is because fundamental healthy discourse can be devalued and derailed in the process the university is therefore amongst other interventions offering this free course in human relations which amongst 6 others contains modules on emotional intelligence gender relations and ethnic diversity as one of our sincere contributions in fostering mutual respect constructive open dialogue decorum and fair play in the best interest of our beloved people and country it is open to any member of the public each module contains a pretest followed by a video which lasts for 12 hours and a posttest persons are expected to check the notification box after they have completed each activity to ensure that they can progress to the next activity there is no pass and fail grade but students are expected to complete all modules to receive the certificate registration for this course will be open from friday 24 september 2021 please register using the following url  https uogedugy courses ugh1101humanrelations  for more information and technical support please contact  helpdesktosccses uogedugy  for a full list of ug s programme offerings kindly visit the following website  https wwwturkeyenonlineuogedugy srms student prospective aboutapplying offeredprogsphp  ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58 th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana contact ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 ug offers third free iteration of human relations course in wake of heightening public passions  