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The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-world This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s. Part One concludes as these bewildering changes seem to be running beyond the capacity of older institutions to handle them. Throughout the course we try to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? And the answers often turn on very human choices. |
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The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-world-2 This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way. What follows is an era of cataclysmic struggles over what ideas and institutions will take their place. The course concludes in the present day, as communities everywhere are transitioning into a new era of world history. Again we work hard to grasp what is happening and ask: Why? Again we are drawn to pivotal choices ma |
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The Music of American English Pronunciation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/american-english-pronunciation-music In this third course of The Pronunciation of American English specialization, you will learn and practice the "music" of American English, the features of pronunciation such as stress, rhythm, and intonation that will help improve your listening comprehension as well as your ability to communicate more clearly. Each week you will receive practical advice from successful English learners and practice an effective technique called shadowing to improve your pronunciation of the musical features of |
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The Music of the Beatles (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-beatles The Music of the Beatles will track the musical development of the band, starting from the earliest days in Liverpool and Hamburg, moving through the excitement of Beatlemania, the rush of psychedelia, and the maturity of Abbey Road. While the focus will be on the music, we will also consider how recording techniques, the music business, the music of other artists, and the culture of the 1960s affected John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they created the Beatles repertory. There is probably no ban |
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The Music of the Rolling Stones, 1962-1974 (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/rolling-stones This course will survey the music of the Rolling Stones, beginning with the roots and first formation of the band in the early 1960s, and following the group through the release of It's Only Rock 'n' Roll in late 1974. |
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The Nature of Data and Relational Database Design (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/nature-of-data-relational-database-design This course provides a comprehensive overview of data, various data types, design of databases for storage of data, and creation and manipulation of data in databases using SQL. By the end of this course, students will be able to describe what business intelligence is and how it’s different from business analytics and data science, conduct a basic descriptive statistical analysis and articulate the findings, and differentiate between types of statistics. They will also be able to define normaliz |
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The Nature of Genius (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/nature-of-genius Today "genius" is all around us. Celebrities, athletes, child prodigies, even your local Apple employees, all are referred to as geniuses. But are they? And if not these individuals then who? In this course, Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Music Emeritus and author of The Hidden Habits of Genius, Craig Wright, will begin by giving you his definition and prerequisites for true genius and challenge you to come up with your own. From there we'll look at examples of geniuses both historica |
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The Need for Systems Engineering (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/need-for-systems-engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to designing, realizing, and managing complex systems. In this course, you will be introduced to principles of systems engineering and its importance to the development of complex systems. You will learn to identify and define systems, manage their complexity, and describe their life cycle. The course uses real-world engineering examples to address how the systems engineering approach can address challenges. This course can be taken for acad |
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The Neuromarketing Toolbox (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/neuromarketing-toolbox Doing marketing research by asking people has been a common method and does still have advantages. On the other hand, if you want insights into the non-conscious interpretations of a consumer’s decision, then you need other research tools in your research toolbox. Neuromarketing makes use of such an extended toolbox, containing both technical equipment and ways of doing experimental research. The goal for this course is to give you an overview of this fast developing toolbox ranging from simple |
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The Neuroscience of Leading High-Performance Teams (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-neuroscience-of-leading-high-performance-teams In a demanding business world, team performance matters. At a time in history when teams are less engaged and more unmotivated than ever before, this course we will help give you the competitive edge you are looking for. What if your teams were more motivated and engaged? What if we found a way to harness the primal power of storytelling to influence and collaborate with others? What if we created an environment of psychological safety and trust for the teams we lead? This course is part of |
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The Neuroscience of Leading Transformational Organizations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-neuroscience-of-leading-transformational-organizations Organizations need to stay on the cutting edge of human performance to remain relevant, now and in the future. The way we've led the people in our organizations in the past is no longer sufficient for success. The landscape of human capital is changing, and a more human-centered approach is warranted to attract and keep the most talented workers. What if our organizations could better harness creativity and innovation? What if we could navigate uncertainty and change with courage and confidenc |
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The Neuroscience of Personal Excellence (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-neuroscience-of-personal-excellence Many of us struggle to understand our actions and behavior in any given situation. Especially when pressure and stress are highest. What if we could make better decisions, create healthy habits more easily, regulate our emotions, become more mentally tough and perform well under pressure? There are certain defining moments in your life, in this course you'll learn to tap into your personal excellence when it matters. The reason we struggle often comes down to the fact that we are unaware how o |
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The New Nordic Diet - from Gastronomy to Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/new-nordic-diet The New Nordic Diet is a new food culture developed in 2009-13 with key emphasis on gastronomy, health, and environment. Major research in its effect on acceptability, behaviour and learning skills, and disease prevention have been conducted by the OPUS centre at the University of Copenhagen and the people behind the award-winning restaurant Noma in Copenhagen. This course will give the participants the opportunity to experience a healthy and palatable new food and eating concept diet “The New |
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The Newborn Assessment (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/newborn-assessment In your previous course, you learned some medical interventions and skills to keep newborns healthy in the days and weeks after they have been born. In this course, you will learn what some additional skills that medical providers do to keep babies healthy. The Newborn Assessment Course will walk you through the physical examination from head to toe. You are going to learn that this is so much we can discover just by looking at a baby. And yes, we will be listening too, and discussing how me |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-north-awakens In this course, you will learn how the changing Arctic environment is tied to the growing economic and strategic importance of the North. After setting the stage through a review of the peoples of the Arctic and how they are dealing with change, Arctic governance, economies national defense, attention turns to marine use of the Arctic, oil and gas exploration, mining, fisheries and tourism. The course ends with a survey of recent Arctic events. Learning Objectives: Articulate the drivers of the |
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The Nurse's Toolkit (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-nurses-toolkit The Nurse’s Toolkit will introduce learners to various life-saving nursing skills and interventions. Learn critical life-saving concepts and skills related to airway management, trauma, immobilization and splinting, sepsis management, wound care, and obstetrical emergencies. This course also integrates augmented reality into two modules: airways and immobilization, and splinting. The augmented reality will be powered through the learner’s mobile device via a web-based tool that will provide simu |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Machine Learning (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-machine-learning This is the sixth of seven courses in the Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll learn about machine learning, which uses algorithms and statistics to teach computer systems to discover patterns in data. Data professionals use machine learning to help analyze large amounts of data, solve complex problems, and make accurate predictions. You’ll focus on the two main types of machine learning: supervised and unsupervised. You'll learn how to apply different machine learn |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Public Relations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-public-relations In this course, you will learn how to create the necessary collateral related to “doing” public relations, including a press release, story pitch, and media contact list. These collateral materials can then be used to tell your company’s story. It’s important that all collateral stay “on message” and communicate a company's mission and core values. Working with journalists and other media professionals can sometimes be challenging, so we’ll talk through some tricks to building these relationship |
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The Olympic Games and the Media (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/olympic-games This course gives you a complete insight into the communication and managerial techniques put into practice in the creation of the most important sporting mega event in the world. You will learn about the essentials of television production, programming strategies and television rights management of the Olympic Games. At the same time, you will gain valuable knowledge about the fundamentals of communication via social media and of the Olympic culture which is so closely connected with classic cu |
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The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/oralcavity This course will focus on the interprofessional realtionship of dentistry and medicine. For each session, the medical specialist will present a broad overview of specific disease entity which will be followed by a dental educator discussing the relevant oral manifestations and implications. The final module of each session will be devoted to the interaction between the dental and other health care professionals. |
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The Outcomes and Interventions of Health Informatics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-outcomes-and-interventions-of-health-informatics For clinical data science to be effective in healthcare—to achieve the outcomes desired—it must translate into decision support of some sort, either at the patient, clinician, or manager level. By the end of this course, students will be able to articulate the need for an intervention, to right size it, to choose the appropriate technology, to describe how knowledge should be obtained, and to design a monitoring plan. |
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The Path to Insights: Data Models and Pipelines (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-path-to-insights-data-models-and-pipelines This is the second of three courses in the Google Business Intelligence Certificate. In this course, you'll explore data modeling and how databases are designed. Then you’ll learn about extract, transform, load (ETL) processes that extract data from source systems, transform it into formats that enable analysis, and drive business processes and goals. Google employees who currently work in BI will guide you through this course by providing hands-on activities that simulate job tasks, sharing ex |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/adp-the-payroll-cycle Welcome to The Payroll Cycle, the second course in ADP's Entry-level Payroll Specialist Professional Certificate program. This course explores the end-to-end payroll processing cycle, from data collection to net pay. Students will gain insights into the step-by-step process, including time tracking methods, leave management, new hire onboarding tasks, and potential bottlenecks. This is an entry-level course intended for beginner learners interested in learning the fundamentals of payroll, those |
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The Payroll Professional (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/adp-the-payroll-professional Welcome to The Payroll Professional, the first course in ADP's Entry-level Payroll Specialist Professional Certificate program. This course will introduce learners to the Payroll Specialist professional certificate program and introduce the role and function of the Payroll Professional. Learners will discover the duties of those who work in the payroll field and the traits that make them successful. Learners will also explore the basics of pay and the components that make up gross and net income |
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The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-health The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health provides an engaging overview of the incredible accomplishments and promise of the public health field. The first module includes interviews with legendary public health figures whose work led to millions of lives saved with vaccines, air bags and car seats, and the federal Women Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program. The second module brings key public health tools to life -- including use of data, communications, and policy - through discu |
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The Piano Sonata: Origins to Mozart (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/piano-sonata-origins-to-mozart In this course, you’ll be introduced to sonata form; how it works, where it came from, and how sonatas are put together as multi-movement compositions. We will analyze the early history of the piano sonata and discover the important early masters of this style (Scarlatti, CPE Bach, Haydn, and Mozart). You’ll then investigate the relationship between the keyboard instruments of the time and the musical style, and be able to differentiate between Baroque, Galant, and Classical styles. This cours |
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The Piano Sonata: Russian and 20th-21st Century Composers (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/piano-sonata-russian-20-21-century-composers In this course, you’ll review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was revitalized in the 20th century, with a particular attention to composers from Russia, where the sonata was an especially popular and successful genre. You’ll study some of the most influential piano sonatas of the 20th century, in both Neo-Classical and avant-garde styles. This course will also expose you to a variety of lesser-known and more recent compositions, showing how the piano sonata genre continues to expand a |
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The PL-900 Practice Exam (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-pl-900-practice-exam This course will validate your knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform and prepare you to take the Exam: PL-900: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals. Additionally, this course will recap the main features and functionalities of the Microsoft Power Platform: covering its core components such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents, their individual capabilities, and how they seamlessly integrate to form a powerful ecosystem. |
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The Place of Music in 21st Century Education (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/music-education What do children need from education now, and in the future? How is technology best used in teaching and learning? How can innovative approaches to education be reconciled with established, traditional ones? What does student-centred learning really mean? This five module course is not just for classroom or ensemble music educators. It’s suitable for anyone interested in creativity-infused education, in contemporary education issues, and in the integration and use of digital technology. It’s de |
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The Politics of Skepticism (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/erasmus-philosophy-skepticism This is a course about the history of Skepticism from the ancient Greeks to today, with special attention to the political ramifications of questioning man's ability to know the world and himself with any certainty. We will discuss the debates raging between Plato and the Sophists, the rise of Christianity in the Roman world, and the so-called 'Skeptical Crisis' of the Renaissance as well as Pierre Bayle's Skepticism and David Hume's. In addition the Natural Law tradition will be explored and th |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-power-of-machine-learning It's the age of machine learning. Companies are seizing upon the power of this technology to combat risk, boost sales, cut costs, block fraud, streamline manufacturing, conquer spam, toughen crime fighting, and win elections. Want to tap that potential? It's best to start with a holistic, business-oriented course on machine learning – no matter whether you’re more on the tech or the business side. After all, successfully deploying machine learning relies on savvy business leadership just as muc |
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The Power of Markets I: The Basics of Supply and Demand and Consumer Behavior (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/market-power This opening module of the Power of Markets course covers the basic assumptions about market participants made by economists, the concept of opportunity cost, and the key determinants of supply and demand. We will then learn how to use the supply-demand framework to explain and predict market outcomes and to show how government policies affect those market outcomes. We will look at how quantity demanded and supplied respond to their key determinants in quantitative (elasticity) as well as qualit |
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The Power of Markets II: Market Structure and Firm Behavior (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/market-structure In order to maximize profits, firms must ensure that any given output level is produced at least cost and then select the price-output combination that results in total revenue exceeding total cost by the greatest amount possible. With this in mind, this second module of the Power of Markets course addresses how firms can most effectively convert inputs into final output and then covers determining the best price-output combination for a firm and how this varies depending on whether the firm is |
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The Power of Markets III: Input Markets and Promoting Efficiency (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/market-efficiency The final module of the Power of Markets course begins by further exploring firm behavior in imperfectly competitive market settings: how firms with monopoly power can increase profits through price discrimination; and the price-output combinations we can expect firms to select in cases of monopolistic competition and oligopoly. We will also analyze monopolies from an efficiency perspective and look at the effects of imperfect information on firm and consumer behavior. We will next turn to explo |
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The Power of Statistics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-power-of-statistics This is the fourth of seven courses in the Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate. In this course, you’ll discover how data professionals use statistics to analyze data and gain important insights. You'll explore key concepts such as descriptive and inferential statistics, probability, sampling, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. You'll also learn how to use Python for statistical analysis and practice communicating your findings like a data professional. Google employees who cu |
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The Power of Storytelling: How to Visualize Data in the Cloud (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-power-of-storytelling-how-to-visualize-data-in-the-cloud You’re over halfway through the program! This is the fourth course of the Google Cloud Data Analytics Certificate. Level up your data visualization skills by unlocking the secrets of transforming flat data into captivating stories that leap from the screen and onto the agenda of your key stakeholders. Happy learning! |
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The Power of Team Culture (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/team-culture Behind the success and failure of teams lies team culture. But what exactly is culture? How and why does it contribute to success and failure? In this course, you learn how to recognize aspects of team culture of which most people are typically unaware. It is often these seemingly unimportant aspects that have the greatest effect on the outcomes of group tasks. Your recognition of them enables you to form, join and lead teams more effectively. You also come to appreciate the role of ritual and s |
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The Principles of Real Estate (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-principles-of-real-estate This course is the first in a series of five courses designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills for achieving a successful career in real estate. In the Principles of Real Estate course, you will discover the day-to-day tasks of a real estate agent and how those tasks translate into successfully closed real estate transactions. You will also learn how a real estate agent gets paid, finds homes to sell, and identifies prospective buyers. Additionally, you will learn the importance of es |
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The Product Owner Profession: Unleashing the Power of Scrum (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/product-owner-unleashing-the-power-of-scrum Product Owners are a key driving force behind successful Agile teams, ensuring the product vision aligns with business goals and delivers maximum value. This course gives you the ideal introduction to starting your Product Owner journey. During the course, you'll learn about the roles and responsibilities of an Agile Product Owner in Scrum teams, comparing them to other traditional product roles, for example, product manager. You'll explore the skills, competencies, and knowledge requirement |
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The Pronunciation of American English Project (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/pronunciation-american-english-project In the final course of The Pronunciation of American English specialization, you will complete a final self-reflection project applying what you have learned in the first three courses about consonants, vowels, and the “music” of English. In preparation for the project, you will take a post-test, review all the sounds of English, analyze a speech, and share your advice on improving pronunciation with other learners. Only learners who pay for the course will be able to take the graded quizze |
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The Psychology of Thrill Seekers (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/psychology-of-thrill-seekers Sensation seeking is a trait we all have and includes the search for complex and new experiences. Thrill Seekers, people with high-sensation seeking personalities, crave exotic and intense experiences even when physical or social risks are involved. This course helps learners examine the remarkable world of the high-sensation seeking personality and explores the lifestyle, psychology, and neuroscience behind thrill seekers. |
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The R Programming Environment (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming-environment This course provides a rigorous introduction to the R programming language, with a particular focus on using R for software development in a data science setting. Whether you are part of a data science team or working individually within a community of developers, this course will give you the knowledge of R needed to make useful contributions in those settings. As the first course in the Specialization, the course provides the essential foundation of R needed for the following courses. We cove |
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The Raspberry Pi Platform and Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/raspberry-pi-platform The Raspberry Pi is a small, affordable single-board computer that you will use to design and develop fun and practical IoT devices while learning programming and computer hardware. In addition, you will learn how to set up up the Raspberry Pi environment, get a Linux operating system running, and write and execute some basic Python code on the Raspberry Pi. You will also learn how to use Python-based IDE (integrated development environments) for the Raspberry Pi and how to trace and debug Pytho |
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The Role of Culture in Teaching English Learners (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-role-of-culture-in-teaching-english-learners Culture and language are inextricably linked. As teachers, we are often faced with the challenge of teaching both language and elements of culture to our English learners. When these students join our classes, they come equipped with knowledge about their own culture, which may or may not have the same norms and values as the new one they find themselves in. It is not our job, as teachers, to prove that one culture is better than another. Instead, it’s our goal to understand how culture influenc |
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The Role of Global Capital Markets (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/capital-markets In this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j7wyowo |
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The Role of the CEO in Navigating GenAI (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/role-of-the-ceo-in-navigating-genai This course is designed to guide CEOs and senior leaders on their journey to understanding and leveraging Generative AI. It focuses on the critical role of the CEO in navigating the transformative potential of GenAI. Guest speakers, Andrew Ng (Co-founder and Chairman of Coursera) and Hayden Brown (CEO of Upwork) provide their perspectives on the importance of this journey and how leaders can maximize their impact. In this course, learners will get hands-on experiences with GenAI within our live |
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The Role of the Media (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-role-of-the-media The Role of Media is designed to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of the news, journalism and how to effectively deal with the press. |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/nonprofit-gov-2 This course provides a more in-depth look at the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors in the governance of nonprofit organizations. While the course has been developed with North American culture in mind, we do appreciate that in other parts of the world, the nature of the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors may not be the same. Nevertheless,it is our hope that much of the course content will still be of value to those in other parts of the world. To learn more about |
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The Rooseveltian Century (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/roosevelt This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is about doing research, analyzing primary sources, and connecting all this information with a coherent and logical interpretation. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work. We are convinced that the three Roosevelts – the 3Rs, as we will refer to them thro |
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The Science of Gastronomy (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/gastronomy This course introduces several basic scientific principles underpinning the methodology of cooking, food preparation, and the enjoyment of food. All topics covered have a strong basis in biology, chemistry, and physics application. Among others, they include the consumption of cooked food, the physiological and evolutionary implications of the senses, geographic and cultural influences on food, and the rationale behind food preparation. We will also discuss issues such as coupling of senses to i |