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Emotional Intelligence: Cultivating Immensely Human Interactions (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/emotional-intelligence-cultivating-immensely-human-interactions This course is a multi-media exploration into important intra- and interpersonal skills required for Emotional Intelligence. Professors Sanchez-Burks and Alexander teach a model that brings together all of the areas that are necessary to improve and take skills in the interpersonal space to the next level. People call these ‘soft skills’ when in fact they are the hardest part of great leadership and the biggest contributor to team success. Through theory, assessments, animated vignettes, and vid |
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Environmental Hazards and Global Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/environmental-hazards-and-global-public-health The second course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will explore a number of different environmental hazards. These are: air pollution, water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, and two physical hazards (radon and noise). These hazards each have the potential to harm human health, and we will explore how you may come into contact with these hazards and how they may harm you, as well as what we can do to minimize these exposures and health impacts. We will |
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Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/environmental-health-the-foundation-of-global-public-health The first course of the Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health specialization will provide you with a foundation in environmental health sciences (EHS). We will explore four main topics. The first is an introduction to EHS and the exposure-disease model – a very useful framework for understanding the influence of the environment on human health. The second topic is key concepts in EHS and environmental health policies that can be used to address and reduce the impacts of environmenta |
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Estructuras de datos de Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-data-es Este curso presentará las estructuras de datos básicas del lenguaje de programación Python. Veremos los conceptos básicos de la programación de procedimientos y exploraremos cómo podemos usar las estructuras de datos integrados de Python, como listas, diccionarios y tuplas, para realizar análisis de datos cada vez más complejos. Este curso abarcará los capítulos 6 a 10 del libro de texto “Python para todos”. Este curso cubre Python 3. |
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Ethics in Engineering (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/ethics-in-engineering Explore unique case studies in engineering ethics. In this four-week course, you’ll examine different historical case studies and understand how they led to classic engineering failures. Though each case is unique and has a distinct context, they all share common themes; a backstory, a disastrous event, a post-event with ramifications, and outcomes. For each case, you’ll watch and hear video lectures and explore foundational literature. You’ll also have the opportunity to discuss the case in d |
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Evaluating Designs with Users (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/evaluating-designs-with-users When designing systems that work for users, there is no substitute for watching them try to use the system to see what works and what doesn’t. In this UX course, you will learn how to design and conduct tests with users that will tell you how effective your design is for helping users do what they need to do, and how they feel about using your system. This course is part of the User Experience (UX) Research and Design specialization offered on Coursera. What you'll learn: Identify differ |
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Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/exploring-piano-literature Offered by University of Michigan. Discover the Piano Sonata. Identify, analyze, and relate the parts: inhabit the composer’s workshop and ... |
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Extended Reality for Everybody (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/extended-reality-for-everybody Offered by University of Michigan. |
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Feedback Loops: How to Give & Receive High-Quality Feedback (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/feedback-loops Offered by University of Michigan. Give. Receive. Improve. |
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Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/financialtechnology Offered by University of Michigan. |
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Finding Purpose and Meaning In Life: Living for What Matters Most (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-life Welcome to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Life: Living for What Matters Most! In this course, you’ll learn how science, philosophy and practice all play a role in both finding your purpose and living a purposeful life. You will hear from historical figures and individuals about their journeys to finding and living a purposeful life, and will walk through different exercises to help you find out what matters most to you so you can live a purposeful life. As an added benefit, you will also hav |
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Fitting Statistical Models to Data with Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/fitting-statistical-models-data-python In this course, we will expand our exploration of statistical inference techniques by focusing on the science and art of fitting statistical models to data. We will build on the concepts presented in the Statistical Inference course (Course 2) to emphasize the importance of connecting research questions to our data analysis methods. We will also focus on various modeling objectives, including making inference about relationships between variables and generating predictions for future observation |
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Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/foundational-finance Offered by University of Michigan. Learn Finance to Understand a Business Strategy. Master An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Value Creation |
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Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundational-skills-communicating-health Effective communication is a core skill that nearly every health professional will need and use during their careers. Yet, few health professionals receive even basic training in how to design communications to be clear and successful. As “foundational skills,” the content in this course can be applied to both oral and written communication, within and beyond health. Learners will develop the skills to: analyze and tailor a communication effort for different audiences, develop clear messages, c |
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Foundations of Sports Analytics: Data, Representation, and Models in Sports (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-sports-analytics This course provides an introduction to using Python to analyze team performance in sports. Learners will discover a variety of techniques that can be used to represent sports data and how to extract narratives based on these analytical techniques. The main focus of the introduction will be on the use of regression analysis to analyze team and player performance data, using examples drawn from the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Hockey Leag |
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Fundamentals of Data Analytics in the Public Sector with R (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/fundamentals-of-data-analytics-in-the-public-sector-with-r Gain a foundational understanding of key terms and concepts in public administration and public policy while learning foundational programming techniques using the R programming language. You will learn how to execute functions to load, select, filter, mutate, and summarize data frames using the tidyverse libraries with an emphasis on the dplyr package. By the end of the course, you will create custom functions and apply them to population data which is commonly found in public sector analytics. |
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Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-essentials With the rise of generative artificial intelligence, there has been a growing demand to explore how to use these powerful tools not only in our work but also in our day-to-day lives. Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact introduces learners to large language models and generative AI tools, like ChatGPT. In this course, you’ll explore generative AI essentials, how to ethically use artificial intelligence, its implications for authorship, and what regulations for generative AI could look l |
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Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/good-with-words-speaking-and-presenting Offered by University of Michigan. What would you say if you knew you could say it well? |
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Good with Words: Writing and Editing (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/good-with-words Offered by University of Michigan. Writing. Editing. Persuasion. Learn the mechanics and strategy of effective communication. |
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Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/healthy-sustainable-foods-products Offered by University of Michigan. Assess the Global Impact of Foods and Products. This specialization provides you with the knowledge and ... |
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Hearing Loss in Children (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/hearing-loss-in-children Approximately 2 to 3 out of 1000 children in the United States are born with a significant hearing loss. Early identification and intervention of hearing loss is crucial to children’s lifelong learning outcomes. It is well documented that later identification of hearing loss can lead to significant delays in children’s speech, language, literacy, social and emotional development. This course addresses gaps currently existing in the health education curriculum for pediatric hearing loss and give |
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High Stakes Leadership: Leading in Times of Crisis (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/high-stakes-leadership This course has been designed to help leaders, like you, learn how to effectively navigate the challenges of significant organizational disruptions. As a participant in this course, you’ll discover why an understanding of various stakeholder perspectives can inform and dramatically improve a leader’s response to events that threaten an organization’s very survival. This course is also about understanding and developing individual and organizational resilience—the ability to anticipate potential |
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History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/history-of-racial-inequity-in-healthcare The first course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization will first situate the role of public health in healthcare, and walk through important concepts and definitions that you will see throughout the course and subsequent courses. You will walk through the social and biological perspectives on the concepts of race and racism, and unpack the history of unequal treatment in the U.S. You will learn about the health insurance system in the U.S., differential access to |
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How to Network: Leading Yourself to Lead Others (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/how-to-network Life is a relationship business, and the world is our work. Success in today’s complex, dynamic, and unpredictable world depends on our ability to cultivate, nurture, and activate relationships. This course – designed for students, professionals, and executives – will inspire learners to build a networking mindset and harness the power of networking to solve problems, create opportunities, and live out their respective purposes and goals. A networking mindset is a strategic advantage in life an |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/opioid For CME Learners: View information about expected results, presenters, their disclosures, and CME credit here: https://ww2.highmarksce.com/micme/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEnduring&eventId=78167 This course will empower non-prescribing providers to directly impact the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States through increased knowledge and tools that will transform practice and policies. The course will inform you about the opioid epidemic and provide information and research about evidence-based st |
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Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health (CourseraSpecs) https://www.coursera.org/specializations/impacts-of-the-environment-on-global-public-health Offered by University of Michigan. Learn how environmental factors affect health. Explore environmental health science (EHS) and assess the ... |
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Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/industrial-internet-of-things In this course, learners will be introduced to the concept of the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, learn how it is applied in manufacturing, and what businesses should consider as they decide to implement this technology. Considerations include information technology infrastructure, the business value of implementing IIoT, and what needs to happen across the organization to ensure successful implementation. Learners will hear from industry experts as they share their perspectives on the |
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Inferential Statistical Analysis with Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/inferential-statistical-analysis-python In this course, we will explore basic principles behind using data for estimation and for assessing theories. We will analyze both categorical data and quantitative data, starting with one population techniques and expanding to handle comparisons of two populations. We will learn how to construct confidence intervals. We will also use sample data to assess whether or not a theory about the value of a parameter is consistent with the data. A major focus will be on interpreting inferential results |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/influencing-people This course will improve your ability to influence people in situations where you cannot use formal authority. You will learn about effective ways to build, develop, and sustain a power base in your organization. You will also learn influence tactics that enable you to be more persuasive and influential in working with your superiors, peers, and even subordinates. In addition, you will learn how to build and maintain high-quality relationships to further maximize your informal power and ability |
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Influir en las personas (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/influencing-people-es Este curso mejorará su capacidad para influir en las personas en situaciones en las que no puede usar autoridad formal. Aprenderá formas efectivas de construir, desarrollar y mantener una base de poder en su organización. También aprenderá tácticas de influencia que le permitirán ser más persuasivo e influyente al trabajar con sus superiores, compañeros e incluso subordinados. Además, aprenderá cómo construir y mantener relaciones de alta calidad para maximizar aún más su poder informal y su cap |
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Innovations in Investment Technology: Artificial Intelligence (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/invest-tech Explore the evolution of AI investing and online wealth management. Investing and managing your wealth online has never been easier, but how does AI investing work and what are the challenges? On this course, you’ll explore how technology has changed the way we invest money. You’ll consider the evolution of AI-driven online wealth management platforms, robo-advisors, and learn how they work and why they’re successful. Moving from human-based data-driven investing strategies to neural networks |
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Inspiring and Motivating Individuals (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/motivate-people-teams In this course, you will learn how to create a shared vision for your team and effectively communicate it to your teammates. You will also learn how to set effective goals and expectations in a way that best enables your team to attain the shared vision. Finally, you will understand the most important needs and drivers of performance across cultures, and will learn to align rewards with desired behaviors so that your teammates are motivated to attain the team’s objectives. Motivation represent |
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Instructional Methods in Health Professions Education (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/instructional-methods-education This course provides those involved in educating members of the health professions an asynchronous, interdisciplinary, and interactive way to obtain, expand, and improve their teaching skills. These skills can then be applied within their own professional context, with a variety of learners, extending across many stages. After completing this course, learners will: 1. Understand educational theory as it relates to health professions education 2. Match instructional methods with desired educatio |
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Intermediate PostgreSQL (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/intermediate-postgresql This course covers a wide range of SQL techniques, beyond basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations in PostgreSQL. You will learn the specifics of aggregation, transactions, reading and parsing CSV files and inserting data into a database. You’ll also take a look at how PostgreSQL handles and indexes text data. Specifically, students will do assignments that alter table schemas, create stored procedures, construct advanced queries, explore sorting and grouping query data, and tech |
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Internet History, Technology, and Security (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/internet-history The impact of technology and networks on our lives, culture, and society continues to increase. The very fact that you can take this course from anywhere in the world requires a technological infrastructure that was designed, engineered, and built over the past sixty years. To function in an information-centric world, we need to understand the workings of network technology. This course will open up the Internet and show you how it was created, who created it and how it works. Along the way we w |
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Intro to AR/VR/MR/XR: Technologies, Applications & Issues (Coursera) This first course in the XR for Everybody specialization creates a foundational understanding of the differences between AR, VR, MR, and XR. The course provides learners with a broad overview of the rapidly evolving XR space and the tools to characterize future XR developments and assess their potential and limitations. It establishes key concepts and dives into the XR device landscape, helping learners to differentiate current and future platforms and devices as well as critique the use of VR o |
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Introducción al HTML5 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/html-es Gracias a un número creciente de programas de software, parece que cualquiera puede hacer una página web. Pero, ¿Qué pasa si realmente quieres entender cómo se creó la página? Hay excelentes libros de texto y recursos en línea para aprender diseño web, pero la mayoría de esos recursos requieren algunos conocimientos previos. Este curso está diseñado para ayudar al principiante que quiere ganar confianza y conocimientos. Exploraremos la teoría (¿Qué sucede realmente cuando se hace clic en un enla |
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Introduction to 3D Modeling (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-to-3d-modeling On this four-week practical course from the University of Michigan, you’ll not only learn how to use the Rhino software to create your 3D models, but you’ll also gain basic design skills to help bring your imagination to life. This course will guide you through 3D modeling within Rhino, so you’ll cover the fundamentals of the software as well as 3D modeling in general. You’ll first look at how to navigate the user interface and the different tools that you’ll be using to create models throughout |
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Introduction to Cataract Surgery (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cataract-surgery This comprehensive course will give you the fundamental knowledge needed to begin performing cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and extracapsular removal. Each step from preoperative evaluation to postoperative care will be covered to help prepare you for the operating room. |
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Introduction to CSS3 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introcss The web today is almost unrecognizable from the early days of white pages with lists of blue links. Now, sites are designed with complex layouts, unique fonts, and customized color schemes. This course will show you the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3). The emphasis will be on learning how to write CSS rules, how to test code, and how to establish good programming habits. When done correctly, the styling of a webpage can enhance your page. When done incorrectly the result can be wor |
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Introduction to Data Science in Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/python-data-analysis This course will introduce the learner to the basics of the python programming environment, including fundamental python programming techniques such as lambdas, reading and manipulating csv files, and the numpy library. The course will introduce data manipulation and cleaning techniques using the popular python pandas data science library and introduce the abstraction of the Series and DataFrame as the central data structures for data analysis, along with tutorials on how to use functions such a |
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Introduction to HTML5 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/html Thanks to a growing number of software programs, it seems as if anyone can make a webpage. But what if you actually want to understand how the page was created? There are great textbooks and online resources for learning web design, but most of those resources require some background knowledge. This course is designed to help the novice who wants to gain confidence and knowledge. We will explore the theory (what actually happens when you click on a link on a webpage?), the practical (what do I |
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Introduction to Machine Learning in Sports Analytics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning-sports-analytics In this course students will explore supervised machine learning techniques using the python scikit learn (sklearn) toolkit and real-world athletic data to understand both machine learning algorithms and how to predict athletic outcomes. Building on the previous courses in the specialization, students will apply methods such as support vector machines (SVM), decision trees, random forest, linear and logistic regression, and ensembles of learners to examine data from professional sports leagues s |
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Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-sql In this course, you'll walk through installation steps for installing a text editor, installing MAMP or XAMPP (or equivalent) and creating a MySql Database. You'll learn about single table queries and the basic syntax of the SQL language, as well as database design with multiple tables, foreign keys, and the JOIN operation. Lastly, you'll learn to model many-to-many relationships like those needed to represent users, roles, and courses. |
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Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/thermodynamics-intro COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides an introduction to the most powerful engineering principles you will ever learn - Thermodynamics: the science of transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form. We will introduce the tools you need to analyze energy systems from solar panels, to engines, to insulated coffee mugs. More specifically, we will cover the topics of mass and energy conservation principles; first law analysis of control mass and control volume systems; propert |
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Introduction to Time Value of Money (TVM) (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/time-value-of-money The strength of finance is that it takes a structured approach to decision making, with one key building block underlying all decisions — understanding the value of time, or the Time Value of Money (TVM). In this course, we will develop this building block using introductory, and simple, applications. We will learn about the Time Value of Money (TVM), Simple Future Value (FV) , Simple Present Value (PV) , Future Value of Annuity, Loans, compounding, and Valuing Perpetuities. We will introduce th |
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Introduction to User Experience Principles and Processes (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introtoux-principles-and-processes This UX course provides an introduction to the fields of UX research and design. Learners will gain an understanding of what is involved in UX research, including conducting interviews, evaluating systems, and analyzing systems using principles of good design. Learners will also learn about the work involved in UX Design, including the generation of promising design solutions and the creation of prototypes at multiple levels of fidelity. By interleaving successive phases of UX Research and Desig |
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JavaScript, jQuery, and JSON (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/javascript-jquery-json In this course, we'll look at the JavaScript language, and how it supports the Object-Oriented pattern, with a focus on the unique aspect of how JavaScript approaches OO. We'll explore a brief introduction to the jQuery library, which is widely used to do in-browser manipulation of the Document Object Model (DOM) and event handling. You'll also learn more about JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), which is commonly used as a syntax to exchange data between code running on the server (i.e. in PHP) |
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JSON and Natural Language Processing in PostgreSQL (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/json-natural-language-processing-postgresql Within this course, you’ll learn about how PostgreSQL creates and uses inverted indexes for JSON and natural language content. We will use various sources of data for our databases, including access to an online API and spidering its data and storing the data in a JSON column in PostgreSQL. Students will explore how full-text inverted indexes are structured. Students will build their own inverted indexes and then make use of PostgreSQL built-in capabilities to support full-text indexes. |
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Justice and Equity in Technology Policy (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/justice-and-equity-in-technology-policy More than ever, technology is shaping, and being shaped by, public policy. This has an enormous impact, particularly for marginalized communities. The artificial intelligence and computer algorithms increasingly driving government and industry decisions—from the allocation of social services to hiring—are reflecting and reinforcing social biases towards women, people of color, and disabled people, among others. Global climate change is having a disproportionately negative impact on low- and midd |