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Advanced Data Engineering (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/advanced-data-engineering

In this advanced course, you will gain practical expertise in scaling data engineering systems using cutting-edge tools and techniques. This course is designed for data scientists, data engineers, and anyone with a foundational understanding of data handling who desires to escalate their skills to handle larger, more complex datasets efficiently. Throughout the course, you'll master the application of technologies such as Celery with RabbitMQ for scalable data consumption, Apache Airflow for op

Advertising and Society (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/role-of-advertising

This course examines the relation of advertising to society, culture, history, and the economy. Using contemporary theories about visual communications, we learn to analyze the complex levels of meaning in both print advertisements and television commercials. About the Course The course covers a wide range of topics, including the origins of advertising, the creation of ads, the interpretation of ads, the depiction of race, class, gender, and sexuality in advertising, sex and selling, adverti

Agile Approaches for Modern Leadership (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/agile-approaches-modern-leadership

Offered by Duke University. Agile leadership for purpose-driven impact. Build agile teams and adaptive culture for lasting growth.

Agile Team Leadership (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/agile-team-leadership

In this course, you will learn how to build and lead agile teams that can quickly respond to changing market conditions and drive innovation. You will explore the principles of agile team dynamics, collaboration, and empowerment, and how to create an environment where teams can operate autonomously while maintaining alignment with broader organizational goals. This course is perfect for team leaders and managers seeking to improve team agility and collaboration. A background in team leadership

AI Product Management (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-product-management-duke

Offered by Duke University. Manage the Design & Development of ML Products. Understand how machine learning works and when and how it can be ...

Applied Python Data Engineering (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/python-data-engineering

Offered by Duke University. Elevate your coding skills with data engineering. Use big data for decision-making, analysis, AI and machine ...

Art of the MOOC: Experiments with Sound (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/experiments-with-sound

Students of this course may try their hand at their own sound interventions and musical compositions, or simply focus on learning more about diverse musical traditions, sonic experimentation, and acoustic phenomena in everyday life. Designed by artist and Duke professor, Pedro Lasch, and UdK composer Mathias Hinke, this course is also co-taught by scholar and musician Jace Clayton (DJ Rupture) and curator Candice Hopkins (Documenta 14). The lectures link major artistic developments of recent dec

ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/activism-social-movements

This course is for activists, artists, and thinkers who wish to better understand and participate in social change. We will focus on the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Rather than assess the political efficacy of activities like mourning, listening, organizing, dancing, or partying, the lectures examine such cultural activities next to, and within, contemporary art practice. Included in th

ART of the MOOC: Activismo y Movimientos Sociales (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/activismo-movimientos-sociales

Este curso es para activistas, artistas y pensadores que deseen entender mejor el cambio social y participar en él. El contenido del curso enfoca en la coincidencia prolífica y emocionante entre el arte socialmente comprometido y prácticas culturales generadas por recientes movimientos sociales en todo el mundo. Más que evaluar la eficacia política de actividades como el luto, la escucha, la organización, el baile, o la fiesta, las conferencias examinan tales actividades culturales al lado y den

ART of the MOOC: Arte Público y Pedagogía (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/arte-publico-pedagogia

Los alumnos de este curso aprenderán a hacer sus propias obras de arte social y público si así lo desean, o podrán simplemente estudiar la teoría e historia reciente del medio. Diseñado por el artista y profesor de Duke, Pedro Lasch, e impartido con el director artístico de Creative Time, Nato Thompson, este curso presenta el arte y la cultura pública en sus formas contemporáneas radicalmente re-inventadas. Las conferencias enlazan acontecimientos claves de las últimas décadas en este campo con

ART of the MOOC: Public Art and Pedagogy (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-art-pedagogy

Students of this course may try their hand at their own public art interventions, or simply focus on learning from the theory of public practice and its recent history. Designed by artist and Duke professor, Pedro Lasch, and co-taught by Creative Time artistic director, Nato Thompson, this course presents public culture and art in their radically reinenvented contemporary forms. The lectures link major developments of recent decades to wider topics like spatial politics, everyday social structur

Behavioral Finance (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/duke-behavioral-finance

We make thousands of decisions every day. Do I cross the road now, or wait for the oncoming truck to pass? Should I eat fries or a salad for lunch? How much should I tip the cab driver? We usually make these decisions with almost no thought, using what psychologists call “heuristics” – rules of thumb that enable us to navigate our lives. Without these mental shortcuts, we would be paralyzed by the multitude of daily choices. But in certain circumstances, these shortcuts lead to predictable error

Blockchain Business Models (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/blockchain-business-models

Blockchain is an emerging and highly disruptive technology that is poorly understood. In this course you will learn what blockchain is and how it can create value by tokenization in cryptocurrencies and in many other practical applications. The applications include: stablecoins (like Facebook’s Libra and JP Morgan’s JPMCoin), machine to machine payments, identity protection, supply chain management (Walmart, Maersk, IBM), secure voting, distributed exchanges, decentralized finance, property tran

Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/building-cloud-computing-solutions-at-scale

Offered by Duke University. Launch Your Career in Cloud Computing. Master strategies and tools to become proficient in developing data ...

Business Impact (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-impact

In this course, you will learn how to apply financial principles and analyses to make strategic decisions that drive business growth, enhance operational efficiency, and maximize shareholder value. You will apply these concepts by engaging in strategic decision-making exercises and completing assessments that link financial insights to business outcomes. This course is ideal for non-financial managers or professionals who seek to enhance their financial acumen to make better business decisions.

Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/analytics-business-metrics

In this course, you will learn best practices for how to use data analytics to make any company more competitive and more profitable. You will be able to recognize the most critical business metrics and distinguish them from mere data. You’ll get a clear picture of the vital but different roles business analysts, business data analysts, and data scientists each play in various types of companies. And you’ll know exactly what skills are required to be hired for, and succeed at, these high-deman

Business Value Creation (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-value-creation

In this course, you will learn how positive spread, healthy cash flows, meeting investor expectations, and sustaining competitive advantage are essential for creating long-term value in any organization. Additionally, you will understand the key factors that influence a company’s value, such as revenue growth, cost efficiency, asset utilization, and capital allocation. You will apply these concepts by analyzing real-world examples and completing practical assessments focused on value creation st

Cash Flow Management (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cash-flow-management

In this course, you will learn the importance of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and Free Cash Flow (FCF) as critical metrics for assessing a company’s financial health and investment attractiveness. Additionally, you will unpack the cash conversion cycle’s components to appreciate how effectively managing receivables, inventory, and payables can improve a company’s liquidity and operational efficiency. You will apply these concepts by performing financial analyses and completing practical ass

Chimpanzee Behavior and Conservation (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chimp

Chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives, yet almost nothing was known about their behavior in the wild until Jane Goodall started her groundbreaking study of the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania in 1960. This study continues today, following the same chimpanzee families that Jane Goodall first encountered over 55 years ago. Guided by three course instructors who have lived and worked with the Gombe chimpanzees, you will learn how Goodall’s early discoveries changed our view of human un

Christian Virtues for Spiritual Growth (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/christian-theology-virtues

This Duke Divinity+ course is for all those who seek to cultivate their interior lives and to develop a way of thinking about ethics inspired by Christian tradition. In this course, renowned theologian Stanley Hauerwas reflects on the significance of specific virtues for understanding what it means to be a Christian. He examines the meaning and significance of four key virtues—kindness, hope, humility, and generosity—and their importance to living a good life. Further, you will consider the

Church Administration Theology and Time Management (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/theology-church-administration

As church pastors and leaders, how should you manage Christian church administration? Shouldn’t Christian theology matter in church administration? If so, how? At the same time, how should you utilize management principles and techniques to make your church a more faithful church, rather than turning it into a secular enterprise? In this Duke Divinity+ non-credit course for church pastors and leaders, you will learn the importance of approaching church administration theologically. More specif

Civic Engagement in American Democracy (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/civic-engagement-american-democracy

So how does the American political system work? Who are some of the key actors? What are key concepts for a student trying to understand what’s going on? How can I as a citizen influence politics? Civic Engagement in American Democracy takes on these and other key questions. We’re Dr. Nicholas Carnes and Dr. Bruce Jentleson, the principal course instructors. Along with our Duke faculty colleagues who also contributed modules, we’ve designed the course to provide a strong foundational introduct

Cloud Computing Foundations (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-computing-foundations-duke

Welcome to the first course in the Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization! In this course, you will learn how to build foundational Cloud computing infrastructure, including websites involving serverless technology and virtual machines. You will also learn how to apply Agile software development techniques to projects which will be useful in building portfolio projects and global-scale Cloud infrastructures. This course is ideal for beginners as well as intermediate student

Cloud Data Engineering (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-data-engineering-duke

Welcome to the third course in the Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization! In this course, you will learn how to apply Data Engineering to real-world projects using the Cloud computing concepts introduced in the first two courses of this series. By the end of this course, you will be able to develop Data Engineering applications and use software development best practices to create data engineering applications. These will include continuous deployment, code quality tools, lo

Cloud Machine Learning Engineering and MLOps (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-machine-learning-engineering-mlops-duke

Welcome to the fourth course in the Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization! In this course, you will build upon the Cloud computing and data engineering concepts introduced in the first three courses to apply Machine Learning Engineering to real-world projects. First, you will develop Machine Learning Engineering applications and use software development best practices to create Machine Learning Engineering applications. Then, you will learn to use AutoML to solve problems mo

Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-virtualization-containers-api-duke

Welcome to the second course in the Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization! In this course, you will learn to design Cloud-native systems with the fundamental building blocks of Cloud computing. These building blocks include virtual machines and containers. You will also learn how to build effective Microservices using technologies like Flask and Kubernetes. Finally, you will analyze successful patterns in Operations including: Effective alerts, load testing and Kaizen. Thi

Copyright for Educators & Librarians (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/copyright-for-education

Fear and uncertainty about copyright law often plagues educators and sometimes prevents creative teaching. This course is a professional development opportunity designed to provide a basic introduction to US copyright law and to empower teachers and librarians at all grade levels. Course participants will discover that the law is designed to help educators and librarians.

Copyright for Multimedia (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/copyright-for-multimedia

Copyright questions about different formats (data, images, music and video) can be especially difficult. Sometimes the law specifically distinguishes between these different formats, and in most cases there are media-specific considerations that impact a copyright analysis. In this course we will look at four different media, paying special attention to the unique issues for each one and the kinds of information that is important when making copyright decisions for each type of material. We w

Data Analysis with R (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/statistics

Offered by Duke University. Master Data Analysis with R. Statistical mastery of data analysis including basic data visualization, ...

Data Engineering with Rust (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-engineering-rust

Are you a data engineer, software developer, or a tech enthusiast with a basic understanding of Rust, seeking to enhance your skills and dive deep into the realm of data engineering with Rust? Or are you a professional from another programming language background, aiming to explore the efficiency, safety, and concurrency features of Rust for data engineering tasks? If so, this course is designed for you. While a fundamental knowledge of Rust is expected, you should ideally be comfortable with t

Data Science Math Skills (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/datasciencemathskills

Data science courses contain math—no avoiding that! This course is designed to teach learners the basic math you will need in order to be successful in almost any data science math course and was created for learners who have basic math skills but may not have taken algebra or pre-calculus. Data Science Math Skills introduces the core math that data science is built upon, with no extra complexity, introducing unfamiliar ideas and math symbols one-at-a-time. Learners who complete this course wi

Data Science with NumPy, Sets, and Dictionaries (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/numpy-data-science

Become proficient in NumPy, a fundamental Python package crucial for careers in data science. This comprehensive course is tailored to novice programmers aspiring to become data scientists, software developers, data analysts, machine learning engineers, data engineers, or database administrators. Starting with foundational computer science concepts, such as object-oriented programming and data organization using sets and dictionaries, you'll progress to more intricate data structures like array

Data Science with R (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-r

Offered by Duke University. Master Data Science with R. Transform, visualize, and analyze data responsibly

Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/analytics-tableau

One of the skills that characterizes great business data analysts is the ability to communicate practical implications of quantitative analyses to any kind of audience member. Even the most sophisticated statistical analyses are not useful to a business if they do not lead to actionable advice, or if the answers to those business questions are not conveyed in a way that non-technical people can understand. In this course you will learn how to become a master at communicating business-relevan

Data-Driven Decision-Making for Agile Organizations (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-driven-decision-making-agile-organizations

Offered by Duke University. Make agile, data-driven decisions with confidence. Use dashboards and data insights for agile decisions.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Deep Dive (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/decentralized-finance-deep-dive-duke

DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The third course is called DeFi Deep Dive. It is essential that you do the first two courses I. DeFi Infrastructure and II. DeFi Primitives before doing this course. It is the longest of the four courses and focuses on some of the leading protocols in the DeFi space. We will look at Credit and Lending (and feature MakerDAO, Compound and Aave), Decentralized Exchange with an analysis of how protocols like

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/decentralized-finance-infrastructure-duke

Decentralized Finance: The Future of Finance is a set of four courses taught by Campbell R. Harvey (Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, and a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research) that focus on decentralized finance (DeFi). In this first course, we begin by exploring the origins of DeFi and take a broad historical view from the earliest barter economies, such as the first peer-to-peer exchanges of bartering, to present day. The course

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/decentralized-finance-opportunities-and-risk-duke

DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The final course is called DeFi Opportunities and Risks. It is essential that you complete the first three courses: I. DeFi Infrastructure; II. DeFi Primitives; and III. DeFi Deep Dive before beginning the fourth course. The course starts with the premise that an analysis of any new technology must clearly gauge the risks and challenges. Given that DeFi is only a few years old there are plenty of risks.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Primitives (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/decentralized-finance-primitives-duke

DeFi and the Future of Finance is a set of four courses that focus on decentralized finance. The second course is called DeFi Primitives. It is recommended that you take the first course, DeFi Infrastructure, before this course. In this course, we talk about transaction mechanics and introduce both fungible and non-fungible tokens – or NFTs. The course explores the important issue of custody (holding private keys). The course then explores supply adjustment which includes the minting and burning

Decentralized Finance (DeFi): The Future of Finance (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/decentralized-finance-duke

Offered by Duke University. Learn more about decentralized finance.. Understand the infrastructure of decentralized finance and assess ...

Developing Explainable AI (XAI) (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/explainable-ai-xai

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes integrated into high-risk domains like healthcare, finance, and criminal justice, it is critical that those responsible for building these systems think outside the black box and develop systems that are not only accurate, but also transparent and trustworthy. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Explainable AI (XAI), empowering you to develop AI solutions that are aligned with responsible AI principles. Through discussions, case studies,

DevOps, DataOps, MLOps (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/devops-dataops-mlops-duke

Learn how to apply Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) to solve real-world problems. The course covers end-to-end solutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) pair programming using technologies like GitHub Copilot to build solutions for machine learning (ML) and AI applications. This course is for people working (or seeking to work) as data scientists, software engineers or developers, data analysts, or other roles that use ML. By the end of the course, you will be able to use web frameworks (e

Dog Emotion and Cognition (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/dog-emotion-and-cognition

Dog Emotion and Cognition will introduce you to the exciting new study of dog psychology, what the latest discoveries tell us about how dogs think and feel about us, and how we can use this new knowledge to further strengthen our relationship with our best friends.

Drones for Environmental Science (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/drones-for-environmental-science

How can drones be used for good in environmental science? What types of data can scientists collect, and how should they go about collecting it using drones? Why should someone integrate drones into their existing career or pursue this field? This Duke Environment+ course serves as an introduction for anyone interested in learning more about drone use in the environmental sciences. No background knowledge in drones is assumed or necessary. Over the course of four weeks, you will discover the

Electric Industry Operations and Markets (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/electricity

This is a two week course. In the first week you will learn about the core activities that the Industry executes to bring electricity to customers. We will review what electricity is, how it is generated, how it is transmitted, how it comes into buildings, and how consumption of electricity instantly feeds back on the transmission and generation of electricity. You will learn to: Define what electricity is; Describe how electricity is generated, transmitted and distributed; Describe how electric

English Composition I (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/english-composition

You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others' ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose. Course Learning Objectives • Summarize, analyze, question, and evaluate written and visual texts • Argue and support a position • Recognize audience and disciplinary expectations • Identify and use the stages of the writing process • Identify

Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/entrepreneurial-finance

Offered by Duke University.

ESG Essentials for Sustainable Business (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/esg-essentials-sustainable-business

This beginner-friendly course provides a foundational introduction to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and their critical role in addressing global environmental and societal challenges. Participants will explore ESG’s growing importance in business and policy, learn key terminology, and gain insights into major players in the ESG landscape. Designed for individuals across all roles and industries, this course equips learners with the knowledge needed to navigate the evolvi

ESG for All (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/esg-for-all

Offered by Duke University. Master ESG Strategies for Sustainable Success. Drive impactful ESG initiatives in any industry

Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/excel-mysql

Offered by Duke University. Turn Data Into Value. Drive business process change by identifying & analyzing key metrics in 4 ...