Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/gender-sexuality What is sex? What is gender? What is sexuality? What do we mean by LGBTQIA? How are these concepts related to the workplace? How have our understandings of these terms changed over time, and how have these changes impacted work and culture? To help you answer these important questions, this course will introduce you to the exciting field of gender, sexuality, and women's studies, and to LGBTQIA identities. We will use a range of interdisciplinary concepts, tools, and methods to understand and an |
Russian History: from Lenin to Putin (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/russian-history-lenin-putin In this course, Peter Kenez, Professor Emeritus at UC Santa Cruz, explains the events of modern Russian history and introduces its most significant actors—from Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. |
Summary Statistics in Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/summary-statistics Biostatistics is the application of statistical reasoning to the life sciences, and it is the key to unlocking the data gathered by researchers and the evidence presented in the scientific literature. In this course, we'll focus on the use of statistical measurement methods within the world of public health research. Along the way, you'll be introduced to a variety of methods and measures, and you'll practice interpreting data and performing calculations on real data from published studies. Top |
Leading transformations: Manage change (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/change-management We live in a globalised world of continuous change. Your ability to successfully manage change will allow you to have a positive impact on your work and your life. Via structured learning activities (video lectures, quizzes, discussion prompts and written assessment) this course will teach you how to effectively influence change by developing a ‘change mindset’, creating a productive change cycle, and leading yourself and others on the change journey. You will learn how to re-imagine change by r |
Instructional Design Foundations and Applications (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/instructional-design-foundations-applications This course, Instructional Design Foundations, introduces learners to the conceptual and theoretical foundations of instructional design as well as the analysis aspect of instructional systems design in order to create an innovative instructional solution to performance problems in organizations. This particular course also introduces learners to concepts covered in the Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: ●Describe the maj |
Open Source Software Development Methods (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/open-source-software-development-methods In this course, we will define what open source software is, we will go over the history of open source software and what benefits it has provided to the world’s technology infrastructure over the decades. The course aims to teach you how to work in open source projects productively and gain a lot of benefits from it, and really understand what the advantages are. You will learn about collaboration best practices, and how to encourage diversity in open source projects. We will discuss the differ |
Programación en Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/programacion-python ¡Te damos la bienvenida al curso de Programación en Python de la Universidad de los Andes! El propósito de este curso es ofrecerte un ambiente interactivo para que desarrolles tus habilidades de pensamiento computacional, aprendas a programar en el lenguaje Python y te entrenes en la resolución de problemas utilizando un computador. La estrategia pedagógica empleada es el aprendizaje activo basado en casos. Es un curso altamente interactivo que constantemente te retará a responder preguntas, ve |
Imagining Other Earths (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/life-on-other-planets Are we alone? This course introduces core concepts in astronomy, biology, and planetary science that enable the student to speculate scientifically about this profound question and invent their own solar systems. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion. |
Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/intro-tensorflow This course covers building ML models with TensorFlow and Keras, improving the accuracy of ML models and writing ML models for scaled use. |
Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/emotions Philosophy is like sex: sure you can get some interesting results, but that's not why we do it. Going one step beyond…why do you FEEL pain or pleasure? Do plants have emotions? How is possible that some people do not understand other’s emotions? Emotions seem to be everywhere, giving meaning to all events of our lives. They are the backbone of social activities as well as they drive the cognitive processes of several living entities. Several animals, including humans, have emotions but…what abou |
Interview Research and Preparation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/interview-preparation This course, the first in the "Interviewing and Resume Writing in English" specialization, guides you to discover the interests, talents and competencies that you can use to find and do work that leverages your strengths, passions and who you are as a person, so you can start doing work that matters to you and to the world. Whether you already have a career and are looking to move forward, whether you’re looking to change careers, whether you’re starting out in the world of work, whether you’re |
This lesson is part of a full course, Business English Networking. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: - Distinguish between formal and informal language - Distinguish between direct and indirect language - Choose the appropriate tone based on your relationship with your recipient, the context, and request |
Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/quality-healthcare Ensuring patient safety and healthcare quality is critical and should be a key focus of everyone in healthcare practice. This course provides healthcare practitioners and others with an introduction to the knowledge and skills needed to lead patient safety and quality improvement initiatives at the micro and macro levels. Participants will explore the foundations of health care quality and the science underlying patient safety and quality improvement, design and select effective health care meas |
Site Reliability Engineering: Measuring and Managing Reliability (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/site-reliability-engineering-slos Service level indicators (SLIs) and service level objectives (SLOs) are fundamental tools for measuring and managing reliability. In this course, students learn approaches for devising appropriate SLIs and SLOs and managing reliability through the use of an error budget. |
The 3D Printing Revolution (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/3d-printing-revolution This course will demonstrate how 3D printers work, show what people make with them, and examine the 3D printing ecosystem. It will also explore the future of 3D printing and discuss how this technology will revolutionize our world. The course materials include informative video lectures, on-location interviews with a variety of 3D printing experts, and engaging hands-on exercises. Learners who complete this introductory course will have a solid understanding of 3D printing and its revolutionary |
Decision-Making and Scenarios (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-decision-making-scenarios This course is designed to show you how use quantitative models to transform data into better business decisions. You’ll learn both how to use models to facilitate decision-making and also how to structure decision-making for optimum results. Two of Wharton’s most acclaimed professors will show you the step-by-step processes of modeling common business and financial scenarios, so you can significantly improve your ability to structure complex problems and derive useful insights about alternative |
Roman Art and Archaeology (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/roman-art-archaeology The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the culture of ancient Rome beginning about 1000 BCE and ending with the so-called "Fall of Rome". We will look at some of the key people who played a role in Rome, from the time of the kings through the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. We will also focus on the city of Rome itself, as well as Rome's expansion through Italy, the Mediterranean, and beyond. |
Introduction to Graph Theory (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/graphs We invite you to a fascinating journey into Graph Theory — an area which connects the elegance of painting and the rigor of mathematics; is simple, but not unsophisticated. Graph Theory gives us, both an easy way to pictorially represent many major mathematical results, and insights into the deep theories behind them. In this online course, among other intriguing applications, we will see how GPS systems find shortest routes, how engineers design integrated circuits, how biologists assemble ge |
Introduction to Computers and Operating Systems and Security (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-to-computers-and-operating-systems-and-security If you're interested in a cybersecurity career but don't know where to start, you've arrived at the right place! This course forms part of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in cybersecurity. It will help you gain knowledge and skills related to Computers and Operating Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Security, including Business Systems Applications. This course gets you one step closer to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, which req |
Introduction to Android Mobile Application Development (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-to-android-mobile-application-development This course is an ideal stepping stone if you want to become a mobile developer. We’ll introduce you to this career path and give you a high-level overview of programming and the tools needed to develop Android applications. Explore the Android Studio and the fundamental concepts of Android app development. Learn about operating systems and different platforms for creating mobile apps. You’ll conclude your introduction to Android application development by building out each aspect of a guided |
Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis in Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-statistics-data-analysis-public-health Welcome to Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis in Public Health! This course will teach you the core building blocks of statistical analysis - types of variables, common distributions, hypothesis testing - but, more than that, it will enable you to take a data set you've never seen before, describe its keys features, get to know its strengths and quirks, run some vital basic analyses and then formulate and test hypotheses based on means and proportions. You'll then have a solid grounding |
Engineering Project Management: Scope, Time and Cost Management (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/scope-time-management-cost Scope, time, and cost management are at the heart of successful project management. This course will give you the tools to develop a project scope, schedule and budget and then status them to predict project performance. Throughout the course, you will learn about change management and techniques to implement it. By the end of this course you will be able to: • Create a requirements document • Create a Project Scope Statement • Identify ways to control the scope of the project • Decompose th |
Desarrollo rápido de productos innovadores para mercados emergentes (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/innovacion El objetivo del curso es aprender el proceso para el Desarrollo Rápido de Productos Innovadores para mercados emergentes a través de la aplicación de 3 fases. Las fases que abordaremos en el curso son: 1) Imaginación (Divergencia): a través de esta fase desarrollaremos un pensamiento creativo y crítico por medio de la exploración de una diversidad de opiniones en cuanto a diferentes megatendencias sociales, tecnológicas y de consumo. También utilizaremos una herramienta conocida como “Un día |
Fundamentals of Fluid Power (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/fluid-power Fluid power has the highest power density of all conventional power-transmission technologies. Learn the benefits and limitations of fluid power, how to analyze fluid power components and circuits, and how to design and simulate fluid power circuits for applications. In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamental principles and analytical modeling of fluid power components, circuits, and systems. You will learn the benefits and limitations of fluid power compared with other power tr |
Parallel Programming in Java (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/parallel-programming-in-java This course teaches learners (industry professionals and students) the fundamental concepts of parallel programming in the context of Java 8. Parallel programming enables developers to use multicore computers to make their applications run faster by using multiple processors at the same time. By the end of this course, you will learn how to use popular parallel Java frameworks (such as ForkJoin, Stream, and Phaser) to write parallel programs for a wide range of multicore platforms including serv |
Réussir le Changement (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/reussir-le-changement L'accélération de l'environnement socio-économique conduit les entreprises à multiplier les projets de changement (nouveaux produits, applications digitales, optimisation des coûts, nouvelles organisationnelles, etc.). Le changement n'est plus un phénomène conjoncturel mais permanent. Le changement est devenu un objet gestionnaire avec des méthodologies, des outils et des compétences. La compétence en conduite du changement se développe dans les cabinets de conseil et en interne dans les entrepr |
https://www.coursera.org/learn/investment-management Have you ever wanted to invest in financial markets, but were always afraid that you didn’t have the proper tools or knowledge to make informed decisions? Have you ever wondered how investment management companies operate and what fund managers do? AXA Investment Managers, in partnership with HEC Paris, will introduce you to the most important ideas and concepts in investment management, to help you better understand your financial future. This course will enable you to: • Define what type of i |
Operations Management: Quality and Supply Chain (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/operations-management-quality-and-supply-chain In this course you will focus on process improvement. You will learn how to set organizational priorities for continuous process improvement, how to execute process improvement projects, and how to sustain the initiative for continuous improvements. You will be able to: • Relate underlying principles to frameworks and techniques used for process improvement • Synthesize information to make decisions for organizational initiatives and process improvement • Apply analytical techniques for tac |
Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/foundations-big-data-analysis-sql In this course, you'll get a big-picture view of using SQL for big data, starting with an overview of data, database systems, and the common querying language (SQL). Then you'll learn the characteristics of big data and SQL tools for working on big data platforms. You'll also install an exercise environment (virtual machine) to be used through the specialization courses, and you'll have an opportunity to do some initial exploration of databases and tables in that environment. By the end of the |
Geopolítica y gobernanza global: riesgos y oportunidades (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/geopoliticaygobernanzaglobal El mundo es global. Sus retos colectivos. Y su futuro incierto. Este curso sobre Geopolítica y gobernanza global de ESADEgeo te ayudará a entender las dinámicas sociales, económicas, energéticas y tecnológicas que definirán el mundo por venir. Desde la perspectiva de la geopolítica, queremos ayudar a los estudiantes, empresas e instituciones públicas a que diseñen estrategias de futuro en el mundo globalizado. Para ello, estudiaremos las grandes tendencias que vivimos, como el auge de las cl |
Managing Social and Human Capital (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-social-human-capital People are the most valuable asset of any business, but they are also the most unpredictable, and the most difficult asset to manage. And although managing people well is critical to the health of any organization, most managers don't get the training they need to make good management decisions. Now, award-winning authors and renowned management Professors Mike Useem and Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School have designed this course to introduce you to the key elements of managing people. Based |
Introdução ao Marketing Analítico (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/marketing-analitico Público-Alvo Profissionais, estudantes e interessados da área de Marketing que desejam conhecer os fundamentos básicos de Marketing Analítico e sua aplicação prática. Objetivo do Curso O curso tem como objetivo central introduzir o conceito de Marketing Analítico e apresentar de forma simplificada e prática algumas técnicas, de modo que o participante possa avaliar e recomendar decisões e ações em Marketing baseadas em análise de dados. Objetivos de Aprendizagem Ao final do curso o aluno será |
Revisão Sistemática e Meta-análise (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/revisao-sistematica Este curso introduz um tipo de estudo conhecido por revisão sistemática. Vamos aprender sobre como a revisão sistemática se distingue das demais. Para isso esmiuçaremos cada uma de suas etapas: estruturar perguntas factíveis, organizar buscas por evidências científicas, selecionar artigos de maneira confiável, coletar dados dos artigos selecionados, avaliar a qualidade da evidência disponível, sintetizar o conjunto de evidências, atribuir confiança na síntese e divulgar no ambiente científico. O |
Service-Oriented Architecture (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/service-oriented-architecture Based on an understanding of architectural styles, you will review architectures for web applications, then explore the basics of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in two approaches: Web Services (WS*) and Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture. In the Capstone Project you will connect a Java-based Android application with Elasticsearch, a web service with a REST application programmer interface (API). After completing this course, you will be able to: • Describe SOA (Service- |
Teaching EFL/ESL Reading: A Task Based Approach (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/esl-reading This course explores ways of teaching reading skills in English as Second and Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) using a task-based approach. You will be introduced to the concept of task and the key principles of task-based language teaching (TBLT) and learning. TBLT uses communicative tasks as the key unit for creating language learning activities. You will also examine the role of reading in real-life and in second and foreign language teaching and current thinking about the interface between TBLT an |
Habilidades de Excel para el negocio: Conceptos básicos (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/excel-essentials-es En este primer curso de la especialización de habilidades de Excel para el negocio, aprenderá los conceptos básicos de Microsoft Excel. En seis semanas, podrá navegar, de forma experta, a través de la interfaz de usuario de Excel, realizar cálculos básicos con fórmulas y funciones, dar formato profesional a hojas de cálculo y crear visualizaciones de datos a través de gráficos y cuadros. Ya sea que usted sea autodidacta y desee eliminar ciertas deficiencias a fin de obtener una mejor eficiencia |
Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/entrepreneurship-1 This course will explore the earlier stages of the entrepreneurial venture process across four modules. The modules will examine the nature of growth and error in entrepreneurial settings and how to manage resources in those settings. In addition, the modules will explore the emergence of entrepreneurial opportunities, the formulation of ideas in relation to those opportunities, and how those opportunities and ideas influence entrepreneurial phenomena. Finally, the course will focus on how busin |
Hypothesis-Driven Development (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-agile-testing To deliver agile outcomes, you have to do more than implement agile processes- you have to create focus around what matters to your user and constantly test your ideas. This is easier said than done, but most of today’s high-functioning innovators have a strong culture of experimentation. In this course, you’ll learn how to identify the right questions at the right time, and pair them with the right methods to do just enough testing to make sure you minimize waste and maximize the outcomes you |
From Excel to Power BI (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/from-excel-to-power-bi Are you using Excel to manage, analyze, and visualize your data? Would you like to do more? Perhaps you've considered Power BI as an alternative, but have been intimidated by the idea of working in an advanced environment. The fact is, many of the same tools and mechanisms exist across both these Microsoft products. This means Excel users are actually uniquely positioned to transition to data modeling and visualization in Power BI! Using methods that will feel familiar, you can learn to use Powe |
Stories of Infection (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/stories-of-infection This course introduces learners to a variety of infectious diseases using a patient-centered, story-based approach. Through illustrated, short videos, learners will follow the course of each patient’s illness, from initial presentation to resolution. Integrating the relevant microbiology, pathophysiology and immunology, this course aims to engage and entice the learner towards future studies in microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases. The patient-centered videos included in this cours |
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 |
Web Application Development: Basic Concepts (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/web-app This is the first course in a Coursera Specialization track involving Web Application Architectures. This course will give you the basic background, terminology and fundamental concepts that you need to understand in order to build modern full stack web applications. A full stack web developer is familiar with each "layer" of the software technologies involved in a web application, including data modeling and database technologies, the web server environment and middleware components, network |
Giving Helpful Feedback (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/feedback This course teaches you the simple principles expert managers use to improve and motivate employee performance. You’ll never have to avoid telling an employee “the truth” again, because the seven techniques we teach will not make employees defensive or afraid. As a manager, or someone who would like to be a manager, you’ll also learn specifically what feedback is, how negative feedback is weighed more heavily than positive, and how positive feedback can super-charge behaviors such as creativity |
State Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/state-estimation-localization-self-driving-cars Welcome to State Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars, the second course in University of Toronto’s Self-Driving Cars Specialization. We recommend you take the first course in the Specialization prior to taking this course. This course will introduce you to the different sensors and how we can use them for state estimation and localization in a self-driving car. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand the key methods for parameter and state estimation used for |
Drug Commercialization (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/drug-commercialization The University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Drug Commercialization course brings you lectures from both faculty and industry experts. With this course, recorded on campus at UCSD, we seek to share our access to top people in the field who bring an unprecedented range of expertise on drug commercialization. This course will cover pharmacoeconomic, marketing strategy, intellectual property strategy, portfolio management, managed markets and stra |
Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/melodic-forms-simple-harmony This course is about how music works. It is about the relationship between the technical and aesthetic details of music. It is also about how developing a meaningful theoretical vocabulary can help you think and talk about musical style, and how learning that vocabulary can expand your appreciation for music. In this course you will learn music theory not by looking at theory itself, but by listening to, looking at, and—yes!—writing your own musical examples. By hearing, seeing, and writing you |
Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/excel-power-tools Welcome to Excel Power Tools for Data Analysis. In this four-week course, we introduce Power Query, Power Pivot and Power BI, three power tools for transforming, analysing and presenting data. Excel's ease and flexibility have long made it a tool of choice for doing data analysis, but it does have some inherent limitations: for one, truly "big" data simply does not fit in a spreadsheet and for another, the process of importing and cleaning data can be a repetitive, time-consuming and error-pron |
Sensors and Sensor Circuit Design (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/sensors-circuit-interface This course can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5340, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. After taking this course, you will be able to: ● Understand how to specify the proper thermal, flow, or rotary sensor for taking real-time process data. ● Implement thermal sensors into an embedded system in both hardware and software. ● Add the sensor and sensor interface into a microprocessor based development kit. ● Create hardware and firmware to process |
Introduction to Trading, Machine Learning & GCP (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-trading-machine-learning-gcp In this course, you’ll learn about the fundamentals of trading, including the concept of trend, returns, stop-loss, and volatility. You will learn how to identify the profit source and structure of basic quantitative trading strategies. This course will help you gauge how well the model generalizes its learning, explain the differences between regression and forecasting, and identify the steps needed to create development and implementation backtesters. By the end of the course, you will be able |
Property and Liability: An Introduction to Law and Economics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/property-law-and-economics Think about the oldest and most familiar principles of American law, property and proportional liability, in a new and surprising way, and learn to apply economic reasoning to an especially important and interesting aspect of life. |