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Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/accounting-for-ma-1 This course aims at assisting you in interpreting financial accounting information related to inter-corporate investments. The course will cover three main topics over four modules: (i) accounting for passive, significant influence, and control type of inter-corporate investments, (ii) special issues and considerations in inter-corporate investments, and (iii) special types of inter-corporate investments. The course will be useful for students to understand complex organizational structures thr |
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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/3d-printing-additive-manufacturing Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Turn Your Ideas into Objects with 3D Printing. Obtain a rich understanding of what 3D ... |
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3D Printing Applications (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-printing-applications This course will help you understand how 3D printing is being applied across a number of domains, including design, manufacturing, and retailing. It will also demonstrate the special capabilities of 3D printing such as customization, self-assembly, and the ability to print complex objects. In addition to business applications, this course will also examine how individuals, including those in developing countries, are using this technology to create solutions to the problems they face. This cours |
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3D Printing Capstone (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-printing-capstone The capstone will integrate the learning acquired from the four courses in the 3D Printing Specialization through a hands-on project. This project will enable you to turn an idea into an object using the knowledge and skills acquired through the other courses. Specifically, you will be guided through a step-by-step process in which you imagine, design, make, and share a 3D printed object. Thus, through this capstone, you will be able to put course concepts into action and utilize the skills that |
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3D Printing Hardware (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-print-hardware This course will provide an in-depth exploration of desktop 3D printing hardware. It will examine the history of desktop 3D printing and demonstrate how 3D printers are made and how they work. This course will also provide step-by-step instructions for how to use and repair a 3D printer. It will also explore the different types of materials that can be 3D printed and will demonstrate how you can create various objects using these tools and materials. Learners who complete this course will be abl |
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3D Printing Software (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-printing-software This course will demonstrate how to use 3D printing software to create digital designs that can be turned into physical objects. It will also demonstrate how 3D scanners work to turn physical objects into digital designs. This course is hands-on in nature and will provide step-by-step instructions to guide you through two popular 3D modeling programs, Tinkercad and Fusion 360. Learners who complete this course will be able to use 3D software to design a wide variety of objects for both personal |
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Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/cs-fundamentals Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Data Structures and Algorithms in C++. Learn fundamentals of computer science while ... |
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Accounting Analysis I: Measurement and Disclosure of Assets (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/asset-measurement-disclosure **NOTE: You should complete the Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System course or be familiar with the concepts taught there before beginning this course.** This course is the second course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization that covers the collection, processing, and communication of accounting information (via financial reports) about economic entities to interested parties (i.e., managers and external stakeholders such as stockholders and credi |
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Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/accounting-information-system This course is the first course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization that covers the collection, processing, and communication of accounting information (via financial reports) about economic entities to interested parties (i.e., managers and external stakeholders such as stockholders and creditors). To gain the most relevant knowledge from these courses, learners should have taken a basic accounting course prior to this Specialization (which can be done through Coursera courses, |
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Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/accounting-analysis-2-equity This course is the fourth course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization. This course focuses on the recognition, measurement, and subsequent accounting for equity, pensions, share-based compensation, and cash flows utilizing the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and other resources. |
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Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/accounting-analysis-2-liabilities This course focuses on the recognition, measurement and subsequent accounting for various types of liabilities. The content includes: - Current liabilities and contingencies, such as accounts payable, accrued expenses, warranties, and pending litigation - Accounting for long-term debt, including the issuance, payment of interest, amortization, and extinguishment of debt instruments. - Lease accounting from the perspective of both the lessee and the lessor - Pension accounting, including the ca |
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Accounting Data Analytics (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/accounting-data-analytics Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Develop Data Analytics Skills for Accountants. This specialization develops students’ ... |
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Accounting for Business Decision Making: Measurement and Operational Decisions (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-accounting Accounting information is the lifeblood of the organization as it facilitates and influences operational and strategic decisions intended to achieve organizational goals. Organizations benefit from three decision-oriented roles of accounting: measurement, control, and communication. This course provides an introduction to accounting’s measurement role inside of an organization and how accountants communicate information that helps managers and employees make operational decisions. In particula |
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Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-assessment Accounting information is the lifeblood of the organization, as it facilitates and influences operational and strategic decisions intended to achieve organizational goals. Organizations benefit from three decision-oriented roles of accounting: measurement, control, and communication. This course provides an introduction to accounting’s role in helping managers develop and implement, and improve the organization’s strategy. In particular, you will learn how non-financial and financial informati |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/advanced-financial-reporting This course covers the accounting for business combinations (ASC 805), the preparation of consolidated financial statements (ASC 810), and other related topics including, but not limited to: step-by-step acquisition, deconsolidation, segments reporting, and the goodwill impairment test. This course begins with a discussion of the scope of ASC 805 and the differences between business combinations and asset acquisitions. Next, the course explores the measurement and recognition principles of the a |
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An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/accessibility This course introduces some of the fundamental principles of accessibility and prepares learners for further study in accessibility and inclusive design. Learners will have an opportunity to explore the major types of disabilities and related assistive technology and adaptive strategies, the most salient contours of the legal landscape, and the major principles that guide universal design and accessible content creation. Spotlight guest videos will highlight firsthand perspectives on disability, |
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Applying Data Analytics in Accounting (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/applying-data-analytics-accounting This course explores business analytic applications in accounting. First, it presents a survey of technology topics in accounting, including process mining, blockchain and applications in audit, tax, and assurance. Next, the course explores visualization and basic analytics in audit and control testing using R and Alteryx. Next, the course examines the uses of text analysis in accounting and conducts text analysis using R and RStudio. Finally, the course examines robot process automation in gene |
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Applying Data Analytics in Finance (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/applying-data-analytics-business-in-finance This course introduces an overview of financial analytics. You will learn why, when, and how to apply financial analytics in real-world situations. You will explore techniques to analyze time series data and how to evaluate the risk-reward trade off expounded in modern portfolio theory. While most of the focus will be on the prices, returns, and risk of corporate stocks, the analytical techniques can be leverages in other domains. Finally, a short introduction to algorithmic trading concludes th |
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Applying Data Analytics in Marketing (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/applying-data-analytics-business-in-marketing This course introduces students to marketing analytics through a wide range of analytical tools and approaches. We will discuss causal analysis, survey analysis using regression, textual analysis (sentiment analysis), and network analysis. This course aims to provide the foundation required to make better marketing decisions by analyzing multiple types of data related to customer satisfaction. |
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Assessment for Learning (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/assessmentforlearning For several decades now, assessment has become an increasingly pressing educational priority. Teacher and school accountability systems have come to be based on analysis of large-scale, standardized summative assessments. As a consequence, assessment now dominates most conversations about reform, particularly as a measure of teacher and school accountability for learner performance. Behind the often heated and at times ideologically gridlocked debate is a genuine challenge to address gaps in ach |
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Auditing I: Conceptual Foundations of Auditing (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/auditing-part1-conceptual-foundations This course provides an intensive conceptual and applied introduction to auditing in society. It focuses on concepts and applications related to financial-statement auditors’ professional responsibilities as well as major facets of the audit process including risk assessment and audit reporting. In the U.S. financial-statement audits and related services generally are provided by Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). To succeed in this course, you should anticipate engaging in critical thinking a |
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Auditing II: The Practice of Auditing (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/auditing-part2-the-practice This course provides a continuation of the intensive conceptual and applied introduction to auditing in society begun in Auditing I: Conceptual Foundations of Auditing. It focuses on a conceptual framework that is applied by audit professionals to assess, evaluate, and manage audit risks and evidence. |
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Banking and Financial Institutions (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/banking-and-financial-institutions The purpose of this course is to provide you with a basic understanding of the connections between money, the financial system, and the broader macroeconomy. We will examine the economics of modern financial institutions (e.g. banks), including how they are organized, the products and financial services they offer, the risks they take, why and how they are regulated, and how this has changed over time. We will develop a conceptual framework that will allow us to assess how recent financial regul |
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Beyond the Financials: Insights, Analysis and Valuations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/beyond-financials-insights-analysis-valuations The objective of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand and use financial information to make informed decisions. We will discuss financial reporting from a user’s perspective, use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, forecast financial statements, and value a firm. This course is intended to give you exposure to the issues facing users of financial statements. You will better un |
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Business Analytics (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/analytics Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Data-driven decision making potential unlocked. Learners will be able to obtain, ... |
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Business Analytics Executive Overview (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-analytics-executive-overview Businesses run on data, and data offers little value without analytics. The ability to process data to make predictions about the behavior of individuals or markets, to diagnose systems or situations, or to prescribe actions for people or processes drives business today. Increasingly many businesses are striving to become “data-driven”, proactively relying more on cold hard information and sophisticated algorithms than upon the gut instinct or slow reactions of humans. This course will focus o |
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Business Data Management and Communication (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/business-data-management-communication Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Discover and discern the value of information. Learners will be able to work with ... |
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Business Value and Project Management (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/business-value-project-management Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Coursework to build great organizational leaders.. Learners will be able to form a ... |
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Central Banks and Monetary Policy (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/central-banks-monetary-policies The purpose of this course is to provide you with an understanding of central bank policies and how such policies affect financial markets and the economy. The main aim of this course is to provide you with insights about the macroeconomic relationships between interest rates, inflation, and unemployment that allow you to assess central bank actions and appreciate how this action will affect the economy. The ability to extract relevant information from financial market and economic data about th |
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Cloud Computing (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/cloud-computing Offered by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Clouds, Distributed Systems, Networking. Learn about and build distributed and ... |
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Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1: Cloud Systems and Infrastructure (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-applications-part1 Welcome to the Cloud Computing Applications course, the first part of a two-course series designed to give you a comprehensive view on the world of Cloud Computing and Big Data! In this first course we cover a multitude of technologies that comprise the modern concept of cloud computing. Cloud computing is an information technology revolution that has just started to impact many enterprise computing systems in major ways, and it will change the face of computing in the years to come. We start |
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Cloud Computing Applications, Part 2: Big Data and Applications in the Cloud (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-applications-part2 Welcome to the Cloud Computing Applications course, the second part of a two-course series designed to give you a comprehensive view on the world of Cloud Computing and Big Data! In this second course we continue Cloud Computing Applications by exploring how the Cloud opens up data analytics of huge volumes of data that are static or streamed at high velocity and represent an enormous variety of information. Cloud applications and data analytics represent a disruptive change in the ways that so |
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Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-computing Cloud computing systems today, whether open-source or used inside companies, are built using a common set of core techniques, algorithms, and design philosophies – all centered around distributed systems. Learn about such fundamental distributed computing "concepts" for cloud computing. Some of these concepts include: clouds, MapReduce, key-value/NoSQL stores, classical distributed algorithms, widely-used distributed algorithms, scalability, trending areas, and much, much more! Know how the |
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Cloud Computing Concepts: Part 2 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-computing-2 Cloud computing systems today, whether open-source or used inside companies, are built using a common set of core techniques, algorithms, and design philosophies – all centered around distributed systems. Learn about such fundamental distributed computing "concepts" for cloud computing. Some of these concepts include: clouds, MapReduce, key-value/NoSQL stores, classical distributed algorithms, widely-used distributed algorithms, scalability, trending areas, and much, much more! Know how the |
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Cloud Computing Project (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-computing-project Note: You should complete all the other courses in this Specialization before beginning this course. This six-week long Project course of the Cloud Computing Specialization will allow you to apply the learned theories and techniques for cloud computing from the previous courses in the Specialization, including Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1, Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 2, Cloud Computing Applications, Part 1, Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 2, and Cloud Networking. |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-networking In the cloud networking course, we will see what the network needs to do to enable cloud computing. We will explore current practice by talking to leading industry experts, as well as looking into interesting new research that might shape the cloud network’s future. This course will allow us to explore in-depth the challenges for cloud networking—how do we build a network infrastructure that provides the agility to deploy virtual networks on a shared infrastructure, that enables both efficient |
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Cluster Analysis in Data Mining (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cluster-analysis Discover the basic concepts of cluster analysis, and then study a set of typical clustering methodologies, algorithms, and applications. This includes partitioning methods such as k-means, hierarchical methods such as BIRCH, and density-based methods such as DBSCAN/OPTICS. Moreover, learn methods for clustering validation and evaluation of clustering quality. Finally, see examples of cluster analysis in applications. |
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Constructivism and Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/constructivism This course is designed to help participants examine the implications of constructivism for learning and teaching in science, mathematics, and technology focused areas. Course readings, discussions, and assignments will examine constructivist views of learning, research on students' ideas and idea-based interactions, research on instructional approaches taking student ideas into account, and challenges in implementing constructivist perspectives in instruction. |
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Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/corporate-commercial-law-part1 This class deals with the business law topics that appear on the CPA exam: Agency, Contracts, Debtor-Creditor Relationships, Government Regulation of Business, and Business Organizations. Students will gain an understanding of how these areas of the law affect businesses and their operations, with an eye on preparation for the business law portions of the REG section of the CPA exam. By the end of the class, students will be able to identify the legal principles that govern various business situ |
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Corporate & Commercial Law II: Business Forms, Financing & Governmental Regulation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/corporate-commercial-law-part2 This course is the second course in a two-part series on corporate and commercial law. In this part, we focus on three main topics: business organizations, business financing, and governmental regulation. In the first module, we discuss the characteristics of a number of the most common forms of business entities, such as corporations and LLCs. Module two is devoted to debtor-creditor relationships, including bank financing, debt financing, secured transactions, and bankruptcy. We wrap up the co |
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Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/corporate-finance-measure-success In this course you will learn how to use key finance principles to understand and measure business success and to identify and promote true value creation. You will learn how to use accounting information to form key financial ratios to measure a company’s financial health and to manage a company's short-term and long-term liquidity needs. You will also learn how to use valuation techniques to make sound business investment and acquisition decisions. Finally, you will learn how to incorporate r |
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Corporate Finance II: Financing Investments and Managing Risk (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/corporate-finance-two In this course you will learn how companies decide on how much debt to take, and whether to raise capital from markets or from banks. You will also learn how to measure and manage credit risk and how to deal with financial distress. You will discuss the mechanics of dividends and share repurchases, and how to choose the best way to return cash to investors. You will also learn how to use derivatives and liquidity management to offset specific sources of financial risk, including currency risks. |
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Country Level Economics: Macroeconomic Variables and Markets (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/country-level-economics This course discusses how macroeconomic variables affect individuals’ personal, professional, and public activities and lays the foundation for the analysis of the mechanisms that drive macroeconomic variables. It starts by introducing the key macroeconomic variables and explaining how they are defined and measured to interpret macroeconomic data properly. Then, the course offers a perspective for separating out various parts of the economy driven by different processes and for combining thos |
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Country Level Economics: Policies, Institutions, and Macroeconomic Performance (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/macroeconomic-factors This course examines macroeconomic performance in the short and long run based on the economy’s institutional and policy environment. First, we will develop a model of macroeconomy in the short run when the price level has its own momentum and does not respond much to supply and demand forces. Then, we’ll begin analyzing the long-run equilibrium by examining the foreign exchange market. The third module examines the drivers of aggregate output in the long run and the mechanisms of adjustment fr |
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Creativity Toolkit I: Changing Perspectives (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/creativity-toolkit-1 Thinking and doing the same things faster and better is not enough for innovation; we need creativity. Fortunately, creativity is a skill you can learn. This course will examine when, why, and how you can be creative so you can go through the creative process more efficiently and effectively. It teaches concrete steps to enable you to change your perspective to see new possibilities and solutions. It clarifies what to expect from the creative process and provides support for how you can sustain |
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Creativity Toolkit II: Creative Collaboration (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/creativity-toolkit-2 Creativity requires us to collaborate with others, and this course helps you be a better creative collaborator. We need to be able to pitch our creative ideas so that others are excited rather than baffled or dismissive by them. We need to be able to evaluate the ideas of others so we identify rather than miss creative solutions. We need to be able to work with our teams such that creativity thrives rather than is suppressed. This course addresses each of these needs, identifying challenges and |
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Customer Centric Innovation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/customer-centric-innovation Successful innovation starts with understanding customer needs and ends with a delighted customer. This course is created to develop a holistic understanding of customers’ role in developing successful innovations and how to capture and utilize customer information to create successful innovations. |
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Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/customer-insights-orientation This course is the first in the Customer Insights and New Product Development (CIPD) specialization. It will introduce learners to the tools and process of gathering customer insights for identifying and developing new product opportunities. Through an integrated set of five modules and hands-on project experiences, learners will acquire the knowledge and skills to turn their ideas gained from understanding customer needs into innovative new products. |
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Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/quantitative-customer-insights This course will highlight the potential of quantitative marketing research for assessing new product opportunities. In addition to focusing on the skills and practices for a successful New Product Development (NPD), the course will illustrate the multi-faceted challenges of NPD using authentic business situations. The first module will provide business practice foundations to help learners devise creative solutions to problems using a design-thinking framework. Learners will experience the idea |
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Data Analytics Foundations for Accountancy I (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-analytics-accountancy-1 Welcome to Data Analytics Foundations for Accountancy I! You’re joining thousands of learners currently enrolled in the course. I'm excited to have you in the class and look forward to your contributions to the learning community. To begin, I recommend taking a few minutes to explore the course site. Review the material we’ll cover each week, and preview the assignments you’ll need to complete to pass the course. Click Discussions to see forums where you can discuss the course material with fel |