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Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/advanced-prompt-engineering-for-everyone

Unlock the full potential of generative AI and become a master of prompt engineering. Dive deeper into how you can use In-context Learning to build better and more reliable prompts. See how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) works and what can go wrong that you can counteract with fact-checkable prompt formats. Overcome your struggles in getting the right output from generative AI models with template-based output formats to achieve precision in your interactions with AI models. Tap into power

Agentic AI and AI Agents for Leaders (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-agents-for-leaders

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Strategic Insights for Leaders on Agentic AI. Gain the knowledge to lead AI innovation in your ...

Agentic AI and AI Agents: A Primer for Leaders (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/agentic-ai

Forget everything you know about traditional AI. Agentic AI doesn’t just analyze data; it acts on it. From drafting sales emails to updating CRMs, it’s not just a tool—it’s a game-changer. Are you ready to harness its power? Agentic AI combines Generative AI with tools and actions, enabling the creation of "agents" that revolutionize how work is done. Unlike tools that simply generate static outputs, these agents take action—drafting emails directly in your inbox, updating a CRM with client me

AI Agents and Agentic AI in Python: Powered by Generative AI (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/ai-agents-python

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Learn AI Agent Fundamentals from the Ground Up. Learn how to build resilient AI agents and develop Agentic ...

Android App Components - Intents, Activities, and Broadcast Receivers (Coursera)

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

This 4 week MOOC builds upon the overview of Java and Android covered in Course 1 by delving deeper into core Android app components, such as intents, activities, and broadcast receivers. You will learn by example how to program these core Android components together with Android concurrency frameworks and basic Java file I/O classes (such as File and InputStream) and Android storage mechanisms (such as Shared Preferences). You'll also learn how to use the Git source code management system. Thr

Android App Components - Services, Local IPC, and Content Providers (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/androidapps-2

This 4 week MOOC builds upon the core Android app components and concurrency frameworks covered in Course 2 by focusing on started and bound services, local inter-process communication (IPC), and content providers. Case study apps will be examined from multiple perspectives to learn how to program these app components using Android's material design paradigm. Students will work incrementally on a hands-on project involving a material design-based RSS reader app. Each week you will add additional

Android App Development (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/android-app-development

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Launch Your Android App Development Career. Master the knowledge and skills necessary to develop ...

Building Cloud Services with the Java Spring Framework (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/cloud-services-java-spring-framework

This MOOC describes by example how to build cloud services via the use of object-oriented design techniques; Java programming language features; Java Servlets, the Java Spring Framework; and cloud computing platforms, such as Amazon Web Services. Due to the importance of building secure and scalable mobile/cloud platforms, this MOOC will not only show you how to build cloud services, but how to do so securely, scalably, and efficiently. Security and scalability topics will be woven into discuss

Building HTTP APIs with Spring (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/java-spring

Unlock the power of building HTTP APIs with Spring, one of the most versatile and widely-used Java frameworks, in this comprehensive course tailored for both beginners and seasoned developers. Dive deep into building robust, scalable, and secure HTTP APIs from scratch and gain mastery over RESTful services with Spring Boot. What You'll Learn: Foundational Concepts: Understand the principles of REST and the significance of stateless APIs. Spring Boot Mastery: Kickstart your applications and re

Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development" (Coursera)

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

The Capstone project integrates material from throughout the Android App Development Specialization to exercise and assess the ability of learners to create an interesting Android app. Learners will apply knowledge and skills learned in previous MOOCs in this Specialization, including Java programming features; Android activity, broadcast receiver, service, and content provider (plus SQLite) components; and unit, integration, and user interface testing. The project itself is similar in scope to

Case Studies in Personalized Medicine (Coursera)

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

Learn how advances in biomedicine hold the potential to revolutionize drug development, drug treatments, and disease prevention: where are we now, and what does the future hold? This course will present short primers in genetics and mechanisms underlying variability in drug responses. A series of case studies will be used to illustrate principles of how genetics are being brought to bear on refining diagnoses and on personalizing treatment in rare and common diseases. The ethical and operational

Change Management for Generative AI (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/change-management-generative-ai

Generative AI is revolutionizing industries and transforming the way we work. As organizations embrace these cutting-edge technologies, effective change management becomes crucial to ensure a smooth transition and maximize the benefits of generative AI. In this course, "Change Management for Generative AI," we will delve into the strategies and frameworks necessary to successfully implement and adapt to these transformative technologies. You will learn about the FASTER framework, a comprehensiv

ChatGPT & Zapier: Agentic AI for Everyone (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/agentic-ai-chatgpt-zapier

Agentic AI is a type of AI that combines Generative AI with tools and actions, allowing us to build "agents" to assist us with everyday tools like Gmail, Office365, Google Sheets, Salesforce, etc. These agents can perform tasks on our behalf, such as updating a spreadsheet or sending an email. There are classes that teach these Agentic AI concepts, but they are geared towards programmers. If you aren't a programmer, they won't teach you how to build agents to help with your daily tasks. This cl

ChatGPT + Excel: AI-Enhanced Data Analysis & Insight (CourseraSpecs)

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

Offered by Vanderbilt University. ChatGPT-Powered Excel: Transform Data Into Insight. Master AI-driven Excel skills to automate tasks, ...

ChatGPT + Excel: Master AI-driven Formulas & Visualizations (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-excel-formulas-visualizations

Imagine if your documents—policies, procedures, or even meeting notes—could magically transform into fully functional Excel spreadsheets. What used to take hours of manual labor, deciphering complex rules, and building formulas can now be done in minutes with the help of ChatGPT. This course is your gateway to unlocking that magic, turning the impossible into the achievable. Through hands-on videos, practical assignments, and real-world analogies, you'll learn how to design, prototype, and po

ChatGPT + Excel: Master Data, Make Decisions, Tell Stories (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-excel

Struggling to keep up with your data analysis workload? Imagine having an AI assistant that not only helps you explore your Excel data but also automates mundane tasks, uncovers insights, and crafts compelling stories—all with a few prompts. This course will take you on a journey to revolutionize your Excel skills, transforming how you analyze data, make decisions, and tell impactful stories. What You'll Learn - Turn Data Chaos into Clear Insights: Use ChatGPT as your AI teammate to explore co

ChatGPT + Zapier: AI-Powered Email Mastery (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/chatgpt-zapier-email

Offered by Vanderbilt University. ChatGPT-Powered Email Automation and Productivity. Master ChatGPT-driven workflows to automate email ...

ChatGPT + Zapier: Automate Email Replies with AI (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-email

Tired of spending hours manually replying to emails? In ChatGPT + Zapier: Automate Email Replies with AI, you’ll learn how to transform your inbox management process by setting up automated AI-driven email replies. This course will show you how to connect labeled emails and folders to workflows that draft responses while you triage your inbox. By the time you’ve finished organizing, ChatGPT will have prepared reply drafts for you to review and send. You’ll master setting up ChatGPT with customi

ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-advanced-data-analysis

ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis is going to transform tasks by helping amplify your productivity and supporting your creativity. ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis can help you augment your intelligence and automate tasks, such as: 1. Turning an Excel file into visualizations and then slides inside a PowerPoint presentation; extracting data from a series of PDFs 2. Answering questions about what is in the PDFs, and visualizing the data; automatically determining if a receipt complies with a travel p

ChatGPT for Project Management - Leveraging AI for Success (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/chatgpt-project-management

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Master Project Management with ChatGPT. Learn how to leverage ChatGPT and AI to streamline project ...

ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-project-management-execution

In "ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success," you’ll learn how to harness the power of generative AI to streamline project management during the critical execution phase. This course focuses on using ChatGPT to synthesize information from various sources, such as emails and reports, into cohesive documents that accurately track project progress. You'll discover how AI can enhance scheduling, make meetings more engaging, and transform meeting transcripts into actionable work

ChatGPT for Project Management: Insight, Planning, & Success (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-project-management

In "ChatGPT for Project Management: Insight, Planning, & Success," you will learn how to leverage large language models (LLMs) to enhance your project planning and strategy development. This course covers techniques for using LLMs to break down complex projects into manageable tasks, phases, goals, risks, and more. You’ll discover how to utilize AI for organizing project components into timelines, schedules, strategies, dependencies, and Gantt charts to create a cohesive plan. Explore how promp

ChatGPT: Excel at Personal Automation with GPTs, AI & Zapier (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/chatgpt-gpt-zapier-excel-at-automation

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Master Personal Automation with ChatGPT and Zapier. Learn how to harness ChatGPT, AI tools, GPTs, and ...

ChatGPT: Master Free AI Tools to Supercharge Productivity (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/chatgpt-free-ai-tools-to-excel

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Master ChatGPT's Free AI to Excel at Work & Life. Leverage ChatGPT's free AI to excel at planning, project ...

Data Management for Clinical Research (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/clinical-data-management

This course presents critical concepts and practical methods to support planning, collection, storage, and dissemination of data in clinical research. Understanding and implementing solid data management principles is critical for any scientific domain. Regardless of your current (or anticipated) role in the research enterprise, a strong working knowledge and skill set in data management principles and practice will increase your productivity and improve your science. Our goal is to use these m

Engineering Maintainable Android Apps (Coursera)

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

Engineering Maintainable Android Apps, which is a 4 week MOOC that shows by example various methods for engineering maintainable Android apps, including test-driven development methods and how to develop/run unit tests using JUnit and Robotium (or equivalent automated testing frameworks for Android), as well as how to successfully apply common Java/Android software patterns to improve the extensibility and clarity of Android apps. Students will work on the appropriate automated unit quizzes, bas

Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/faster-together-recruitment

This course aims to teach people how to enhance the recruitment and retention of individuals from minoritized and marginalized communities in clinical trials. We begin by discussing the importance of diversity in clinical research, the lasting impact of past research abuses, and barriers and facilitators to research participation. Next, we explore community engagement principles, effective communication strategies, ways to increase community knowledge and awareness of clinical research, and out

Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/recruitment-minorities-clinical-trials

This course aims to teach people how to enhance the recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials. Key topics include the importance of diversity in clinical trials, barriers and facilitators to participation in clinical research, community engagement, effective communication, educating about clinical trials, provider outreach, effective prescreening and enrollment, person-centered consent, and retention. Anyone with the potential to recruit can benefit from this course, wheth

From Data To Decision With AI (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-to-decision-ai-vanderbilt

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Learn to Harness Generative AI for Data Analysis . Learn the basics of data analysis, including ...

Functional Programming with Java and Threads (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/functional-programming-with-java-and-threads

This course provides an in-depth journey through modern Java object-oriented and function programming concepts and features, and explores how to apply these concepts and features to implement efficient and scalable concurrent programs using very modern Java features like virtual threads. The first week gives an overview of Java object-oriented and functional programming paradigms. The second and third week delve into Java functional programming features, such as lambda expressions, method ref

Generative AI and ChatGPT for K-12 Educators (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-k12-educators

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Harness Generative AI for Engaging K-12 Teaching. Learn to integrate generative AI into your teaching to ...

Generative AI Assistants (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-assistants

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Generative AI for You. Build and train personalized assistants with Generative AI

Generative AI Automation (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-automation

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Generative AI Mastery: Automate with ChatGPT. Learn to perform complex tasks effortlessly using the power ...

Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-cybersecurity-leaders

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Understand Generative AI Security & Best Practices. Learners will understand generative AI-specific ...

Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-security-privacy

Are you ready to lead your organization into the future of cybersecurity while safeguarding privacy in an increasingly AI-driven world? This primer provides an essential foundation in generative AI, exploring its transformative potential and the specific cybersecurity and privacy risks it introduces. Learn to embrace AI’s capabilities while maintaining trust, compliance, and security in your organization. What You'll Learn: - Safeguard Organizational Privacy: This primer will help you underst

Generative AI for Educators & Teachers (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-for-educators-teachers

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Innovate in your classroom and school. Master techniques for using ChatGPT to enhance rather than harm ...

Generative AI for Kids, Parents, and Teachers (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-kids

My son is going to grow up in a completely different world that is filled with generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, LLama, etc.). I think this is a world of possibility, creativity, and deep thought that will enrich the way we think and solve problems. I want to make sure that my son is set up for success in this new world and understands how to use generative AI in a way that helps him learn, create, and solve problems. Even though generative AI seems obvious to use, it isn't. Really learnin

Generative AI for Leaders (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-leaders

Leaders are constantly seeking innovative tools to amplify their impact. Dive into the realm of Generative AI, a groundbreaking technology poised to redefine the leadership landscape more profoundly than the Internet itself. This course offers a comprehensive journey into understanding, applying, and mastering Generative AI as a robust tool to amplify leadership capabilities. You will gain hands-on experience that teaches you to use Generative AI for: - Agenda Architecting: Let Generative AI

Generative AI for Legal Services Primer (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-legal-services-primer

This course covers what Generative AI is and its applications to a variety of tasks in the legal field. The course will cover ethics and privacy, basic prompt engineering strategies for legal use cases, and how to leverage Generative AI to augment your legal expertise. This is a rapidly advancing area and a primary goal of this course is to prepare everyone for the pace of change that is taking place and to develop a mindset of continuous curiosity that will enable lawyers to adapt along with th

Generative AI for University Leaders (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/gen-ai-for-university-leaders

Generative AI is rapidly reshaping industries and the skills that students are going to be expected to have to be employable. As the pace of technological change accelerates, universities must innovate to stay competitive and ensure that they are giving students the skills that they need to be competitive. At the same time, generative AI offers the potential to transform university operations, from automating course scheduling and content creation to streamlining expense reporting and administra

Generative AI Leadership & Strategy (CourseraSpecs)

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/generative-ai-leadership-strategy

Offered by Vanderbilt University. Mastering Generative AI for Strategic Advantage. Empower your leadership suite with the transformative ...

Generative AI Primer (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai

ChatGPT and other large language models are going to be more important in your life and business than your smartphone, if you use them right. ChatGPT can tutor your child in math, generate a meal plan and recipes, write software applications for your business, help you improve your personal cybersecurity, and that is just in the first hour that you use it. The course will give you a primer that covers what Generative AI is, basic prompt engineering, and how you can innovate with Generative AI.

GPT Vision: Seeing the World through Generative AI (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/gpt-vision

Imagine a world where your photos don't just capture memories, but also become intelligent assistants, helping you navigate and manage daily tasks. Welcome to "GPT Vision: Seeing the World Through Generative AI", a course designed to revolutionize how you interact with the world around you through the lens of Generative AI and photos. In this course, you will learn to how take a picture of anything and turn it into: - a recipe - a shopping list - DIY plans to make it - a plan to reorganize it

Hot Topics in Criminal Justice (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/hot-topics-criminal-justice

The American criminal justice system is in need of reform. We incarcerate too many people. We pay insufficient attention to scientific advances that can help separate out the most and least culpable and dangerous. We grant the police far too much power to use force and technological surveillance. As a way of thinking about dealing with these problems, this course examines two over-arching issues: What should we do with people who have committed crime, and how should we identify who they are? O

Innovative Teaching with ChatGPT (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/chatgpt-innovative-teaching

Despite what you may have heard, ChatGPT offers exciting possibilities for supporting innovative teaching and personalized education. This course provides practical techniques that any educator, from K-12 to higher education, can use to help support their teaching. No experience with ChatGPT, prompt engineering, or Generative AI is required. In this course, you will learn how to do exciting things to support your teaching and student learning, such as: 1. How to brainstorm lesson plans that in

Integrating Generative AI into Project Management (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/integrating-generative-ai-into-project-management

After taking this course, learners will be able to effectively integrate generative AI tools (Large Language Models, LLMs, like ChatGPT) into their project management workflows to enhance efficiency, communication, and decision-making while maintaining ethical standards and data security. • Learners will be able to apply practical AI-driven solutions to automate repetitive tasks and enhance daily project management operations. • Learners will be able to use generative AI to improve the accuracy

Introduction to Data, Signal, and Image Analysis with MATLAB (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab-image-processing

Welcome to Introduction to Data, Signal, and Image Analysis with MATLAB! MATLAB is an extremely versatile programming language for data, signal, and image analysis tasks. This course provides an introduction on how to use MATLAB for data, signal, and image analysis. After completing the course, learners will understand how machine learning methods can be used in MATLAB for data classification and prediction; how to perform data visualization, including data visualization for high dimensio

Introduction to Programming with MATLAB (Coursera)

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

This course teaches computer programming to those with little to no previous experience. It uses the programming system and language called MATLAB to do so because it is easy to learn, versatile and very useful for engineers and other professionals. MATLAB is a special-purpose language that is an excellent choice for writing moderate-size programs that solve problems involving the manipulation of numbers. The design of the language makes it possible to write a powerful program in a few lines. Th

Java for Android (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/java-for-android

This MOOC teaches you how to program core features and classes from the Java programming language that are used in Android, which is the dominant platform for developing and deploying mobile device apps. In particular, this MOOC covers key Java programming language features that control the flow of execution through an app (such as Java’s various looping constructs and conditional statements), enable access to structured data (such as Java's built-in arrays and common classes in the Java Colle

Leading Innovation in Arts and Culture (Coursera)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/arts-culture-innovation

Developed by David Owens at Vanderbilt University and customized for the cultural sector with National Arts Strategies, this course is designed to help arts and culture leaders create an environment where new ideas are constantly created, shared, evaluated and the best ones are successfully put to work. One of the toughest challenges for any leader is getting traction for new ideas. Winning support can be a struggle. As a result, powerful new ideas often get stuck. This is especially true in th