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Business Analytics for Decision Making (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-analytics-decision-making

In this course you will learn how to create models for decision making. We will start with cluster analysis, a technique for data reduction that is very useful in market segmentation. You will then learn the basics of Monte Carlo simulation that will help you model the uncertainty that is prevalent in many business decisions. A key element of decision making is to identify the best course of action. Since businesses problems often have too many alternative solutions, you will learn how optimizat

Business Communication (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/business-communication

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Master Effective Business Communication Skills. Develop essential skills for clear communication, ...

Business Writing (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/writing-for-business

Writing well is one of the most important skills you can develop to be successful in the business world. Over seventy companies and thirty thousand students--from professional writers to new employees to non-native English speakers to seasoned executives--have used the techniques in Business Writing to power their ability to communicate and launch their ideas. This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work, how to deploy simple tools to dram

Cannabis, Chronic Pain, and Related Disorders (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/pain-cannabis-cbd-thc

This Cannabis, Chronic Pain, and Related Disorders course is designed to have you think critically about the health effects of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) in the context of chronic pain, opioid use disorder, obesity, sleep dysfunction and cancer. We'll learn about the epidemiology and etiology of these conditions, the harms/benefits of current treatments, and learn how to evaluate the literature on cannabis for these conditions. We will discuss special considerations for using cannabis for these

Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/mentalhealth-cannabis-cbd-thc

This Cannabis, Mental Health, and Brain Disorders course is designed to have you think critically about the health effects of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) in the context of several mental health and neurocognitive disorders. You'll be able to identify key features of several anxiety disorders (e.g., panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD), major depression, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Dise

Caring for Others (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/caring-for-others

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Understand Care & the Human Condition. Master strategies to understand care and the human ...

Challenges of Leading Technical Teams (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/challenges-of-leading-technical-teams

Great Leaders lead by example. They protect their team members, empower them, and help them to improve and grow while the team members, in turn, help the organization improve and grow. Working together with the team, they envision what the organization could be and inspire others to help execute the strategy that will take them there. Many times, they see their team members as more of a family than simply as business acquaintances. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boul

Clase Entera con PhET para la Educación STEM (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/clase-entera-con-phet-para-la-educacin-stem

PhET Interactive Simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu/es), un proyecto de la Universidad de Colorado Boulder, ofrece simulaciones científicas y matemáticas divertidas, gratuitas, interactivas y basadas en la investigación para su uso en la educación primaria, secundaria y superior. Probamos y evaluamos exhaustivamente cada simulación para garantizar la eficacia educativa. Todas las simulaciones son de código abierto y gratuitas para todos los estudiantes y profesores. En este curso, aprenderá

Clustering Analysis (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/clustering-analysis

The "Clustering Analysis" course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of unsupervised learning, focusing on clustering and dimension reduction techniques. Participants will explore various clustering methods, including partitioning, hierarchical, density-based, and grid-based clustering. Additionally, students will learn about Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for dimension reduction. Through interactive tutorials and practical case studies, students will gain hands-on experience in

Communicating Business Analytics Results (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/communicating-business-analytics-results

The analytical process does not end with models than can predict with accuracy or prescribe the best solution to business problems. Developing these models and gaining insights from data do not necessarily lead to successful implementations. This depends on the ability to communicate results to those who make decisions. Presenting findings to decision makers who are not familiar with the language of analytics presents a challenge. In this course you will learn how to communicate analytics result

Communication as a Technical Leader (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/communication-as-a-technical-leader

An engineering leader spends a majority of their day interacting with others. Indeed, studies repeatedly point to the impact communication skills have on the ability of managerial leaders to succeed or fail. Too often, individuals move into managerial leadership roles without an awareness of the need to improve in this area. This course focuses on interpersonal skills such as listening, counseling, non-verbals, mentoring, coaching, building trust, and providing feedback. This course can be ta

Compassionate Leadership Through Service Learning with Jane Goodall and Roots & Shoots (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/compassionate-leadership-jane-goodall

Join us for an action-oriented online teacher professional development course! This course will teach participants how to identify and implement a local service-learning campaign using the Roots & Shoots program model. The service learning curriculum equips participants with teacher resources to discover the differences between service-learning and community service, and apply the Roots & Shoots model to help youth have a voice in identifying and addressing needs in their community. At Roots &

Computational Vision (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/mind-machine-computational-vision

In this course, we will expand on vision as a cognitive problem space and explore models that address various vision tasks. We will then explore how the boundaries of these problems lead to a more complex analysis of the mind and the brain and how these explorations lead to more complex computational models of understanding.

Computing, Ethics, and Society (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/computing-ethics-society

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Explore the Frontier of Ethical Computing. Explore the ethical considerations of computing ...

Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/digital-advertising-strategy

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder.

Control of Nonlinear Spacecraft Attitude Motion (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/nonlinear-spacecraft-attitude-control

This course trains you in the skills needed to program specific orientation and achieve precise aiming goals for spacecraft moving through three dimensional space. First, we cover stability definitions of nonlinear dynamical systems, covering the difference between local and global stability. We then analyze and apply Lyapunov's Direct Method to prove these stability properties, and develop a nonlinear 3-axis attitude pointing control law using Lyapunov theory. Finally, we look at alternate feed

Control Systems Analysis: Modeling of Dynamic Systems (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/modeling-feedback-systems

In this course, you'll explore modeling of dynamic systems and feedback control. The course begins with an introduction of control theory and the application of Laplace transforms in solving differential equations, providing a strong foundation in linearity, time-invariance, and dynamic system modeling. The following week will delve into the laws governing the modeling of dynamic systems, with a focus on deriving differential equations from fundamental principles like Newton's laws and Kirchhoff

Converter Circuits (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/converter-circuits

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5701, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course introduces more advanced concepts of switched-mode converter circuits. Realization of the power semiconductors in inverters or in converters having bidirectional power flow is explained. Power diodes, power MOSFETs, and IGBTs are explained, along with the origins of their switching times. Equivalent circuit models are refined to include the effects

Converter Control (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/converter-control

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5702, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course teaches how to design a feedback system to control a switching converter. The equivalent circuit models derived in the previous courses are extended to model small-signal ac variations. These models are then solved, to find the important transfer functions of the converter and its regulator system. Finally, the feedback loop is modeled, analyzed, a

Crisis Management and Crisis Communication (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/crisis-management-and-crisis-communication

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Learn How to Help Manage Organizational Crisis. Learn how to anticipate, identify, and plan for ...

Current-Mode Control (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/current-modecontrol

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5708, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This is Course #4 in the Modeling and Control of Power Electronics course sequence. The course is focused on current-mode control techniques, which are very frequently applied in practical realizations of switched-mode. Practical advantages of peak current mode control are discussed, including built-in overcurrent protection, simpler and more robust dynamic re

Cybersecurity for Data Science (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cybersecurity-for-data-science

This course aims to help anyone interested in data science understand the cybersecurity risks and the tools/techniques that can be used to mitigate those risks. We will cover the distinctions between confidentiality, integrity, and availability, introduce learners to relevant cybersecurity tools and techniques including cryptographic tools, software resources, and policies that will be essential to data science. We will explore key tools and techniques for authentication and access control so p

Data Analysis with Python (CourseraSpecs)

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

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Launch your career in Data Science & Data Analysis. By mastering the skills and techniques ...

Data Analysis with Tidyverse (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-analysis-with-tidyverse

This course continues our gentle introduction to programming in R designed for 3 types of learners. It will be right for you, if: • you want to do data analysis but don’t know programming • you know programming but aren’t too familiar with R • you know some R programming but want to learn more about the tidyverse verbs It is best taken following the first course in the specialization or if you already are familiar with ggplot, RMarkdown, and basic function writing in R. You will use

Data Collection and Integration (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-collection-and-integration

The "Data Collection and Integration" course provides students with comprehensive techniques for gathering data from diverse sources, including files, relational databases, web pages, and APIs. Participants will gain practical experience in collecting and integrating data for further processing and analysis. The course emphasizes the utilization of appropriate tools and packages, such as Pandas, Beautiful Soup, and SQL, to effectively handle real-life datasets and address data integration challe

Data Driven Decision Making (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-driven-decision-making

Once we have generated data, we need to answer the research question by performing an appropriate statistical analysis. Engineers and business professionals need to know which test or tests to use. Through this class, you will be able to perform one sample tests for comparison to historical data. You will also be able to determine statistically significant relationships between two variables. You will be able to perform two sample tests for both independent and dependent data. Finally, you will

Data Mining Foundations and Practice (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-mining-foundations-practice

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Launch Your Career in Data Science. Master core data mining concepts, techniques, and hands-on ...

Data Mining Methods (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-mining-methods

This course covers the core techniques used in data mining, including frequent pattern analysis, classification, clustering, outlier analysis, as well as mining complex data and research frontiers in the data mining field. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s MS in Data Science or MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform. These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition. Admis

Data Mining Pipeline (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-mining-pipeline

This course introduces the key steps involved in the data mining pipeline, including data understanding, data preprocessing, data warehousing, data modeling, interpretation and evaluation, and real-world applications. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s MS in Data Science or MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform. These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition. Admission i

Data Mining Project (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-mining-theory-practice-project

Data Mining Project offers step-by-step guidance and hands-on experience of designing and implementing a real-world data mining project, including problem formulation, literature survey, proposed work, evaluation, discussion and future work. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s MS in Data Science or MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform. These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-yo

Data Science as a Field (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-science-as-a-field

This course provides a general introduction to the field of Data Science. It has been designed for aspiring data scientists, content experts who work with data scientists, or anyone interested in learning about what Data Science is and what it’s used for. Weekly topics include an overview of the skills needed to be a data scientist; the process and pitfalls involved in data science; and the practice of data science in the professional and academic world. This course is part of CU Boulder’s Maste

Data Science Foundations: Statistical Inference (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/statistical-inference-for-data-science-applications

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Build Your Statistical Skills for Data Science. Master the Statistics Necessary for Data Science

Data Science Methods for Quality Improvement (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-methods-for-quality-improvement

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Launch your career in data science.. Master strategies in data science methods for quality ...

Data Wrangling with Python (CourseraSpecs)

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

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Launch your career in Data Science. By mastering the skills and techniques covered in these ...

Databases for Data Scientists (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/databases-for-data-scientists

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. All about Databases for Data Scientists. Learn to design and create efficient and effective ...

Deep Learning Applications for Computer Vision (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/deep-learning-computer-vision

In this course, you’ll be learning about Computer Vision as a field of study and research. First we’ll be exploring several Computer Vision tasks and suggested approaches, from the classic Computer Vision perspective. Then we’ll introduce Deep Learning methods and apply them to some of the same problems. We will analyze the results and discuss advantages and drawbacks of both types of methods. We'll use tutorials to let you explore hands-on some of the modern machine learning tools and software

Deep Time: Discovering an Ancient Earth (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/deep-time-discovering-an-ancient-earth

Ever since our ancestors ventured onto the African savanna, human beings have searched, explored, and wondered about the world. Nowadays, and certainly for most, science is the vehicle that takes us along a path towards understanding nature. It can bring us from sub-atomic realms to the most distant galaxies. Largely through the discipline of geology, science allows us to push back the mists of time and peer into a past measured in billions of years, and aptly referred to as “Deep Time.” C

Defining, Describing, and Visualizing Data (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/defining-describing-and-visualizing-data

As leaders in your chosen field, you need to not only know how to ask the right questions but also answer them using data-based methods. Through this class, you will be able to get to the bottom of what you really want to know, describe the associated data related to that question, and visualize the information from that data to understand and explain the results. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree

Dense Gases, Liquids and Solids (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/dense-gases-liquids-solids

Course 4 of Statistical Thermodynamics addresses dense gases, liquids, and solids. As the density of a gas is increased, intermolecular forces begin to affect behavior. For small departures from ideal gas behavior, known as the dense gas limit, one can estimate the change in properties using the concept of a configuration integral, a modification to the partition function. This leads to the development of equations of state that are expansions in density from the ideal gas limit. Inter molecular

Design of High-Performance Optical Systems (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/design-high-performance-optical-systems

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5602, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. This course extends what you have learned about first-order, paraxial system design and optical resolution and efficiency with the introduction to real lenses and their imperfections. We begin with a description of how diffe

Designing Effective Science Communication (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/designing-effective-science-communication

Although many would prefer to leave science in the past and no longer engage with it once completing compulsory science classes in school, the reality is that engaging with science is an integral part of our daily lives. Moreover, for the safety and wellness of human society, it is necessary to engage with scientific information. We are faced with the necessity of examining scientific evidence on topics ranging from conservation to public health and make decisions that impact not only our famili

Designing Effective Science Communication (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/designing-effective-science-communication

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Learn To Design Effective Science Communication. In this specialization, you will learn how to ...

Developing a Systems Mindset (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/systems-mindset

A Systems Mindset teaches learners how to interact effectively as service providers, consultants, researchers, developers, or other professionals providing a service or product to a person, group, or community. This course provides the basic foundations for policy makers, real estate developers, consultants, government agencies, engineers, and non-profit organizations the first steps in engaging complex problems where engagement with communities and stakeholders is necessary. Being a successful

Developing Industrial Internet of Things (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/developing-industrial-iot

Offered by University of Colorado Boulder. Engage the Technology that Drives Industrial IoT. Master the key skills required to be employed ...

Diode - pn Junction and Metal Semiconductor Contact (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/diode-pn-junction-metal-semiconductor-contact

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5631, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. This course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of pn junction and metal-semiconductor contacts including equilibrium behavior, current and capacitance responses under bias, breakdown, non-rectifying behavior, and surface effect. You'll work through sophisticated analysis and application to electronic devices. At the end of this course learners will be

Diseño de Actividades con PhET para la Educación STEM (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/diseno-de-actividades-con-phet-para-la-educacin-stem

PhET Interactive Simulations (https://phet.colorado.edu/es), un proyecto de la Universidad de Colorado Boulder, ofrece simulaciones científicas y matemáticas divertidas, gratuitas, interactivas y basadas en la investigación para su uso en la educación primaria, secundaria y superior. Probamos y evaluamos exhaustivamente cada simulación para garantizar la eficacia educativa. Todas las simulaciones son de código abierto y gratuitas para todos los estudiantes y profesores. En este curso, revisarem

Displays (Coursera)

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

This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5607, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. Displays Course Introduction The course will dive deep into electronic display devices, including liquid crystals, electroluminescent, plasma, organic light emitting diodes, and electrowetting based displays. You'll learn about various design principles, affordances and liabilities, and also a variety of applications in the real world of professional optics.

Donner un feedback utile (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/feedback-fr

Ce cours vous enseigne les principes simples que les responsables experts utilisent pour motiver les employés et améliorer leurs performances. Vous n'aurez plus jamais besoin d'éviter de dire la « vérité » à un employé car, grâce aux sept techniques que nous enseignons, les employés ne sont plus effrayés ou sur la défensive. En tant que responsable, ou si vous souhaitez devenir un responsable, vous apprendrez également de façon spécifique ce qu'est un commentaire, comment les commentaires négati

Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/dynamic-programming-greedy-algorithms

This course covers basic algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. It concludes with a brief introduction to intractability (NP-completeness) and using linear/integer programming solvers for solving optimization problems. We will also cover some advanced topics in data structures. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s MS in Data Science or MS in Computer Science degrees offered on the Coursera platform. The

Effective Communication Capstone Project (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/effective-communication-capstone

In the Effective Communication Capstone learners apply the lessons of Business Writing, Graphic Design, and Successful Presentation to create a portfolio of work that represents their mastery of writing, design, and speaking and that expresses their personal brand. The portfolio includes three individual elements—a written memo, a slide deck, and a presentation—integrated around a single topic. We provide the elements for a basic capstone, but we also invite our learners to create their own proj