Johns Hopkins University |
|
Setting the Stage for Success: An Eye on Safety Culture and Teamwork (Patient Safety II) (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/patient-safety-culture Safety culture is a facet of organizational culture that captures attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and values about safety. A culture of safety is essential in high reliability organizations and is a critical mechanism for the delivery of safe and high-quality care. It requires a strong commitment from leadership and staff. In this course, a safe culture is promoted through the use of identifying and reporting patient safety hazards, accountability and transparency, involvement with patients |
|
Simple Regression Analysis in Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/simple-regression-analysis-public-health Biostatistics is the application of statistical reasoning to the life sciences, and it's the key to unlocking the data gathered by researchers and the evidence presented in the scientific public health literature. In this course, we'll focus on the use of simple regression methods to determine the relationship between an outcome of interest and a single predictor via a linear equation. Along the way, you'll be introduced to a variety of methods, and you'll practice interpreting data and performi |
|
Single Page Web Applications with AngularJS (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/single-page-web-apps-with-angularjs Do you want to write powerful, maintainable, and testable front end applications faster and with less code? Then consider joining this course to gain skills in one of the most popular Single Page Application (SPA) frameworks today, AngularJS. Developed and backed by Google, AngularJS is a very marketable skill to acquire. In this course, we will explore the core design of AngularJS 1.x (latest version of AngularJS 1), its components and code organization techniques. We will enhance the function |
|
Statistical Inference (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-inference Statistical inference is the process of drawing conclusions about populations or scientific truths from data. There are many modes of performing inference including statistical modeling, data oriented strategies and explicit use of designs and randomization in analyses. Furthermore, there are broad theories (frequentists, Bayesian, likelihood, design based, …) and numerous complexities (missing data, observed and unobserved confounding, biases) for performing inference. A practitioner can often |
|
Statistics for Genomic Data Science (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-genomics An introduction to the statistics behind the most popular genomic data science projects. This is the sixth course in the Genomic Big Data Science Specialization from Johns Hopkins University. |
|
Strategies for Assisted Living Communities during COVID-19 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/strategies-assisted-living-covid19 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a high risk for assisted living communities due to residents’ age, health status, and communal living environment. The COVID-19 response has largely focused on nursing homes, leaving assisted living communities in the United States with fragmented guidance on how to respond to COVID-19 challenges. This course provides comprehensive instruction and resources for administrators and direct-care staff of assisted living communities. Learners will |
|
Strategies for Senior Housing Communities during COVID-19 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/strategies-senior-housing-covid19 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, poses a high risk for senior housing communities and the people who live and work there. The COVID-19 response has largely focused on nursing homes, leaving independent living communities serving older adults in the United States with fragmented guidance on how to respond to COVID-19 challenges. This course provides comprehensive instruction and resources for property owners and managers, senior housing staff, service coordinators and providers, commun |
|
Summary Statistics in Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/summary-statistics Biostatistics is the application of statistical reasoning to the life sciences, and it is the key to unlocking the data gathered by researchers and the evidence presented in the scientific literature. In this course, we'll focus on the use of statistical measurement methods within the world of public health research. Along the way, you'll be introduced to a variety of methods and measures, and you'll practice interpreting data and performing calculations on real data from published studies. Top |
|
Surveillance Systems: Analysis, Dissemination, and Special Systems (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/epidemiology-surveillance-systems-analysis In this course, we'll build on the previous lessons in this specialization to focus on some very specific skills related to public health surveillance. We'll learn how to get the most out of surveillance data analysis, focusing specifically on interpreting time trend data to detect temporal aberrations as well as person, place, and time in the context of surveillance data. We'll also explore strategies for the presentation of surveillance data and some of the complex legal elements that affect i |
|
Surveillance Systems: The Building Blocks (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/epidemiology-surveillance-systems Epidemiology is often described as the cornerstone science and public health and public health surveillance is a cornerstone of epidemiology. This course will help you build your technical awareness and skills for working with a variety of surveillance systems. Along the way, we'll focus on system objectives, data reporting, the core surveillance attributes, and performance assessment. This course is designed for public health practitioners and anyone who wants to learn more about the basics of |
|
Sustainable Cities (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/sustainablecities Offered by Johns Hopkins University. Smart Growth Strategies for Sustainable Cities. Master strategies, tools, and concepts for creating ... |
|
Sustainable Neighborhoods (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/sustainable-neighborhoods This course will provide students with an introduction to tools and concepts for a better understanding of the importance of the neighborhood as part of a sustainable city. This will include a careful look at the natural context of successful neighborhoods. An evaluation of important components and structure that create a sustainable neighborhood. Complete neighborhoods can provide their residents with pedestrian access to schools, daycare, recreational centers, and a variety of open spaces, as |
|
Sustainable Regional Principles, Planning and Transportation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/sustainable-regional-principles-planning-and-transportation This course will provide students with an introduction to sustainable regional principles, regional planning concepts and evaluate regional transportation system issues. This will be achieved through dynamic video lectures, practical case studies and the evaluation of practices for success. These will include discussions of the importance of the regional plan, how to engage community involvement, the importance of understanding a development transect and others. Strategies for growth priorities, |
|
Sustainable Transportation Networks and Streetscapes (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/sustainable-transportation-networks-and-streetscapes This course will evaluate best practices in transportation networks, thoroughfares, and streetscape designs for the effective movement of people, goods, and services in a region. Sustainable public and private streetscape design and application will be reviewed and evaluated for applications for sustainable cities. Considerations are assessed for smart urban planning, growth, and lifestyle. Strategies for creating equitable, healthy, and sustainable communities are also evaluated. By the |
|
Systems Science and Obesity (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/systems-science-obesity Systems science has been instrumental in breaking new scientific ground in diverse fields such as meteorology, engineering and decision analysis. However, it is just beginning to impact public health. This seminar is designed to introduce students to basic tools of theory building and data analysis in systems science and to apply those tools to better understand the obesity epidemic in human populations. There will also be a lab in which students will use a simple demonstration model of food |
|
Systems Thinking In Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/systems-thinking This course provides an introduction to systems thinking and systems models in public health. Problems in public health and health policy tend to be complex with many actors, institutions and risk factors involved. If an outcome depends on many interacting and adaptive parts and actors the outcome cannot be analyzed or predicted with traditional statistical methods. Systems thinking is a core skill in public health and helps health policymakers build programs and policies that are aware of and |
|
Taking Safety and Quality Improvement Work to the Next Level (Patient Safety VII) (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/patient-safety-capstone In this culminating course in the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Specialization, you will apply the skills you have acquired across the previous six courses to address a realistic patient safety issue confronting Mercy Grace, a 500-bed urban hospital that is part of a larger hospital system. Based on the scenario provided, you will assess the situation and work through the problem using a variety of tools and strategies. You will have the opportunity to identify defects, root causes, an |
|
Teaching Writing (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/teaching-writing Offered by Johns Hopkins University. Teaching Writing Reading Learning Leader. Examine and apply theories and best practices to improve the ... |
|
Teaching Writing Process (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/teaching-writing-process Half a century ago, a revolution took place in the teaching of writing. Educators asked, “What if we were to study how professional writers wrote, as a way to learn how we might teach writing more effectively?” The result was the writing process movement, with its emphasis on not just writing as product but as process. Good writing doesn’t magically appear, nor does it spring from the brain fully formed and perfect the first time. Instead, all writers engage in a process, and while that process |
|
The Critical Role of IT Support Staff in Healthcare (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/healthcare-it-support-staff This is a very exciting time to be exploring a career in Health IT Support! In this introductory course, you’ll learn about various roles in IT support that are common in healthcare. IT support staff play critical roles in many different healthcare venues. In addition to helping clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms, you may end up providing support in a skilled nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, virtual care setting, or even a patient’s home! On any given day, you may interact with |
|
The Data Scientist’s Toolbox (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-scientists-tools In this course you will get an introduction to the main tools and ideas in the data scientist's toolbox. The course gives an overview of the data, questions, and tools that data analysts and data scientists work with. There are two components to this course. The first is a conceptual introduction to the ideas behind turning data into actionable knowledge. The second is a practical introduction to the tools that will be used in the program like version control, markdown, git, GitHub, R, and RStud |
|
The Outcomes and Interventions of Health Informatics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-outcomes-and-interventions-of-health-informatics For clinical data science to be effective in healthcare—to achieve the outcomes desired—it must translate into decision support of some sort, either at the patient, clinician, or manager level. By the end of this course, students will be able to articulate the need for an intervention, to right size it, to choose the appropriate technology, to describe how knowledge should be obtained, and to design a monitoring plan. |
|
The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-health The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health provides an engaging overview of the incredible accomplishments and promise of the public health field. The first module includes interviews with legendary public health figures whose work led to millions of lives saved with vaccines, air bags and car seats, and the federal Women Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program. The second module brings key public health tools to life -- including use of data, communications, and policy - through discu |
|
The R Programming Environment (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming-environment This course provides a rigorous introduction to the R programming language, with a particular focus on using R for software development in a data science setting. Whether you are part of a data science team or working individually within a community of developers, this course will give you the knowledge of R needed to make useful contributions in those settings. As the first course in the Specialization, the course provides the essential foundation of R needed for the following courses. We cove |
|
The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-socio-technical-health-informatics-context Improving health and healthcare institutions requires understanding of data and creation of interventions at the many levels at which health IT interact and affect the institution. These levels range from the external “world” in which the institution operates down to the specific technologies. Data scientists find that, when they aim at implementing their models in practice, it is the “socio” components that are both novel to them and mission critical to success. At the end of this course, stude |
|
https://www.coursera.org/learn/unix Unix forms a foundation that is often very helpful for accomplishing other goals you might have for you and your computer, whether that goal is running a business, writing a book, curing disease, or creating the next great app. The means to these goals are sometimes carried out by writing software. Software can’t be mined out of the ground, nor can software seeds be planted in spring to harvest by autumn. Software isn’t produced in factories on an assembly line. Software is a hand-made, often be |
|
Tidyverse Skills for Data Science in R (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/tidyverse-data-science-r Offered by Johns Hopkins University. Develop Insights from Data With Tidy Tools. Import, wrangle, visualize, and model data with the ... |
|
Toxicology 21: Scientific Applications (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/toxicology-21 This course familiarizes students with the novel concepts being used to revamp regulatory toxicology in response to a breakthrough National Research Council Report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy.” We present the latest developments in the field of toxicology—the shift from animal testing toward human relevant, high content, high-throughput integrative testing strategies. Active programs from EPA, NIH, and the global scientific community illustrate the dynamics of |
|
Training and Learning Programs for Volunteer Community Health Workers (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/commhealthworkers Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) are a major strategy for increasing access to and coverage of basic health interventions. Our village health worker training course reviews the process of training and continuing education of CHWs as an important component of involving communities in their own health service delivery. Participants will be guided through the steps of planning training and continuing education activities for village volunteers. The course draws on real-life examples from c |
|
Transportation, Sustainable Buildings, Green Construction (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/transportation-sustainable-buildings-green-construction This course will include the evaluation of best practices in parking strategies for sustainable cities. Some of the examples include downtown parking policy, understanding the high cost of free parking, the development of parking sheds, managing neighborhood parking, hiding parking lots and other parking strategies and practices. There will also be a case study of the Victoria Canada parking management approach that investigates problems with current work on parking planning and discusses the co |
|
Uncertainty and Research (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/uncertainty-and-research This course teaches the fundamentals of scientific research. We approach the research process as a means of systematically reducing uncertainty and demonstrate how conducting a scientific investigation can be posed as an exercise in Bayesian uncertainty quantification. We begin by exploring the scientific landscape to understand the different types of research, where they are conducted, how they are supported, and why each of these types of research is important. We then formalize scientific inq |
|
Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/health-systems Welcome to our course on Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems for Global Health. During the course we will provide you with an overview of the main elements or building blocks of a health system based on the World Health Organization’s guidance. You will have the opportunity to explore four main areas of health systems in global health with particular reference to low and middle income countries. The first area focuses on understanding health service organizations, the challenges. Our |
|
Understanding Cancer Metastasis (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cancer-metastasis Over 500,000 people in the United States and over 8 million people worldwide are dying from cancer every year. As people live longer, the incidence of cancer is rising worldwide, and the disease is expected to strike over 20 million people annually by 2030. Everyone has been, or will be touched by cancer in some way during their lifetime. Thanks to years of dedication and commitment to research we’ve made enormous advances in the prevention and treatment of cancer, But there is still a lot of |
|
Understanding Prostate Cancer (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/prostate-cancer Welcome to Understanding Prostate Cancer. My name is Ken Pienta, Professor of Urology and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. I have been studying prostate cancer and treating patients with prostate cancer for over 25 years. Over 1,000,000 men worldwide and 230,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Three hundred thousand men worldwide and 30,000 men in the US are dying from prostate cancer every year. As people live longer, the incidence of pro |
|
Visualizing Data in the Tidyverse (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/tidyverse-visualize-data Data visualization is a critical part of any data science project. Once data have been imported and wrangled into place, visualizing your data can help you get a handle on what’s going on in the data set. Similarly, once you’ve completed your analysis and are ready to present your findings, data visualizations are a highly effective way to communicate your results to others. In this course we will cover what data visualization is and define some of the basic types of data visualizations. In thi |
|
What are the Chances? Probability and Uncertainty in Statistics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/chances-probability-uncertainty-statistics This course focuses on how analysts can measure and describe the confidence they have in their findings. The course begins with an overview of the key probability rules and concepts that govern the calculation of uncertainty measures. We’ll then apply these ideas to variables (which are the building blocks of statistics) and their associated probability distributions. The second half of the course will delve into the computation and interpretation of uncertainty. We’ll discuss how to conduct |
|
Wrangling Data in the Tidyverse (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/tidyverse-data-wrangling Data never arrive in the condition that you need them in order to do effective data analysis. Data need to be re-shaped, re-arranged, and re-formatted, so that they can be visualized or be inputted into a machine learning algorithm. This course addresses the problem of wrangling your data so that you can bring them under control and analyze them effectively. The key goal in data wrangling is transforming non-tidy data into tidy data. This course covers many of the critical details about handlin |
|
Управление анализом данных (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/managing-data-analysis-ru Этот недельный курс описывает процесс анализа данных и способы управления этим процессом. Мы рассмотрим итеративный характер анализа данных и роль постановки точного вопроса, исследовательский анализ данных, выводы, формальное статистическое моделирование, интерпретацию и коммуникацию. Также вы узнаете, как организовать аналитическую работу внутри команды и направить процесс анализа данных на получение понятных и полезных результатов. Это специализированный курс, предназначенный для быстрого оз |
|
مجموعة أدوات عالم البيانات (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-scientists-tools-ar ستتلقى في هذه الدورة التدريبية مقدمة عن الأدوات الرئيسية والأفكار الخاصة بمجموعة أدوات عالم البيانات. تقدم الدورة التدريبية نظرة عامة عن البيانات والاستفسارات والأدوات التي يعمل عليها علماء البيانات ومحللو البيانات. هناك عنصران لهذه الدورة التدريبية. الأول هو مقدمة نظرية عن الأفكار الكامنة وراء تحويل البيانات إلى معلومات قابلة للتطبيق. والثاني هو مقدمة عملية عن الأدوات التي سيتم استخدامها في البرنامج مثل التحكم في النُسَخ ولغة Markdown وGit وGitHub وR وRStudio. |