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Computational Methods in Pricing and Model Calibration (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/financial-engineering-computationalmethods This course focuses on computational methods in option and interest rate, product’s pricing and model calibration. The first module will introduce different types of options in the market, followed by an in-depth discussion into numerical techniques helpful in pricing them, e.g. Fourier Transform (FT) and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) methods. We will explain models like Black-Merton-Scholes (BMS), Heston, Variance Gamma (VG), which are central to understanding stock price evolution, through case |
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Computational Neuroscience (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computational-neuroscience This course provides an introduction to basic computational methods for understanding what nervous systems do and for determining how they function. We will explore the computational principles governing various aspects of vision, sensory-motor control, learning, and memory. Specific topics that will be covered include representation of information by spiking neurons, processing of information in neural networks, and algorithms for adaptation and learning. We will make use of Matlab/Octave/Pytho |
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Computational Social Science Capstone Project (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/css-capstone CONGRATULATIONS! Not only did you accomplish to finish our intellectual tour de force, but, by now, you also already have all required skills to execute a comprehensive multi-method workflow of computational social science. We will put these skills to work in this final integrative lab, where we are bringing it all together. We scrape data from a social media site (drawing on the skills obtained in the 1st course of this specialization). We then analyze the collected data by visualizing the resu |
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Computational Social Science Methods (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computational-social-science-methods This course gives you an overview of the current opportunities and the omnipresent reach of computational social science. The results are all around us, every day, reaching from the services provided by the world’s most valuable companies, over the hidden influence of governmental agencies, to the power of social and political movements. All of them study human behavior in order to shape it. In short, all of them do social science by computational means. In this course we answer three questions |
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Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Sequences and Loops (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computational-thinking-k12-educators-sequences-loops How do we give instructions to a computer? Isn't programming hard? Not really! Whether it's giving someone directions to a nearby store or writing out some dance moves we frequently exhibit aspects of computational thinking in our everyday lives! This class teaches the first key concepts of programming -- sequences of instructions and basic counted repetition of instructions. For each concept, we'll start by helping you connect real-world experiences you are already familiar with to the p |
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Computational Thinking for Problem Solving (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computational-thinking-problem-solving Computational thinking is the process of approaching a problem in a systematic manner and creating and expressing a solution such that it can be carried out by a computer. But you don't need to be a computer scientist to think like a computer scientist! In fact, we encourage students from any field of study to take this course. Many quantitative and data-centric problems can be solved using computational thinking and an understanding of computational thinking will give you a foundation for so |
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Computational Vision (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/mind-machine-computational-vision In this course, we will expand on vision as a cognitive problem space and explore models that address various vision tasks. We will then explore how the boundaries of these problems lead to a more complex analysis of the mind and the brain and how these explorations lead to more complex computational models of understanding. |
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Computer and Peripheral Hardware (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/illinois-tech-computer-and-peripheral-hardware In this course, you will explore the several types of hardware components installed in computers and peripherals. The course also offers a detailed exploration of these components and their function as part of the computer and peripheral hardware. The career skills acquired in this course will begin your journey into information technology. At the end of the course, you will be able to: - Identify basic cable types and their connectors, features, and purposes. - Demonstrate knowledge of severa |
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Computer Architecture (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/comparch In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors. All the features of this course are available for free. It does not offer a certificate upon completion. |
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Computer Hardware and Software (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-hardware-software This course provides foundational understanding of how computers process information through hardware and software. You will investigate the world of Information Technology (IT) and survey hardware components, mobile devices, operating systems, programs and apps, network fundamentals, the Internet, and touch on security and ethics. |
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Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cs-algorithms-theory-machines This course introduces the broader discipline of computer science to people having basic familiarity with Java programming. It covers the second half of our book Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach (the first half is covered in our Coursera course Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose, to be released in the fall of 2018). Our intent is to demystify computation and to build awareness about the substantial intellectual underpinnings and rich history of the field of computer sc |
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Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/cs-programming-java The basis for education in the last millennium was “reading, writing, and arithmetic;” now it is reading, writing, and computing. Learning to program is an essential part of the education of every student, not just in the sciences and engineering, but in the arts, social sciences, and humanities, as well. Beyond direct applications, it is the first step in understanding the nature of computer science’s undeniable impact on the modern world. This course covers the first half of our book Computer |
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Computer Simulations (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-simulations Big data and artificial intelligence get most of the press about computational social science, but maybe the most complex aspect of it refers to using computational tools to explore and develop social science theory. This course shows how computer simulations are being used to explore the realm of what is theoretically possible. Computer simulations allow us to study why societies are the way they are, and to dream about the world we would like to live in. This can be as intuitive as playing a v |
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Computer Vision Basics (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-vision-basics By the end of this course, learners will understand what computer vision is, as well as its mission of making computers see and interpret the world as humans do, by learning core concepts of the field and receiving an introduction to human vision capabilities. They are equipped to identify some key application areas of computer vision and understand the digital imaging process. The course covers crucial elements that enable computer vision: digital signal processing, neuroscience and artificial |
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Computer Vision Fundamentals with Google Cloud (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/image-understanding-tensorflow-gcp This course describes different types of computer vision use cases and then highlights different machine learning strategies for solving these use cases. The strategies vary from experimenting with pre-built ML models through pre-built ML APIs and AutoML Vision to building custom image classifiers using linear models, deep neural network (DNN) models or convolutional neural network (CNN) models. The course shows how to improve a model's accuracy with augmentation, feature extraction, and fine- |
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Computer Vision with Embedded Machine Learning (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-vision-with-embedded-machine-learning Computer vision (CV) is a fascinating field of study that attempts to automate the process of assigning meaning to digital images or videos. In other words, we are helping computers see and understand the world around us! A number of machine learning (ML) algorithms and techniques can be used to accomplish CV tasks, and as ML becomes faster and more efficient, we can deploy these techniques to embedded systems. This course, offered by a partnership among Edge Impulse, OpenMV, Seeed Studio, and |
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Computers, Waves, Simulations: A Practical Introduction to Numerical Methods using Python (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/computers-waves-simulations Interested in learning how to solve partial differential equations with numerical methods and how to turn them into python codes? This course provides you with a basic introduction how to apply methods like the finite-difference method, the pseudospectral method, the linear and spectral element method to the 1D (or 2D) scalar wave equation. The mathematical derivation of the computational algorithm is accompanied by python codes embedded in Jupyter notebooks. In a unique setup you can see how th |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/computo-evolutivo La computación evolutiva (evolutionary computation, EC), aplica la teoría de la evolución natural y la genética en la adaptación evolutiva de estructuras computacionales, proporcionando un medio alternativo para atacar problemas complejos en diversas áreas, como la ingeniería, economía, química, medicina y, porque no, las artes. Una población de posibles soluciones de un problema dado es análoga a una población de organismos vivos que evolucionan cada generación, al recombinar los mejores indivi |
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Comunicación efectiva para el líder actual (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/comunicacin-efectiva-para-el-lder-actual La comunicación interpersonal es una de las habilidades profesionales y gerenciales más importantes: todos los días nos relacionamos con superiores, colaboradores, clientes y colegas. Ser un buen comunicador es sinónimo de ser buen líder. Este curso en línea de comunicación interpersonal y grupal ayuda a crear mejores ambientes laborales y, por ende, a obtener mejores resultados organizacionales. Este curso de comunicación le entregará al estudiante las habilidades blandas necesarias para impl |
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Comunicación, experimentación y aprendizaje en liderazgo (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/comunicacion-experimentacion-aprendizaje Este es un curso práctico, enfocado en planear experimentos, ensayos y errores para intervenir en sistemas humanos y movilizarlos a trabajar en desafíos complejos. El Liderazgo para problemas complejos es un deporte de contacto, es muy útil entrenar, tener planes y luego ser capaz de improvisar efectivamente durante la acción. Este es un curso práctico, enfocado a darte oportunidades para desarrollar/profundizar: 1. habilidades para investigar y movilizar un sistema humano a través de estrate |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/comunicaciones-integradas-marketing ¿Está familiarizado con las campañas de comunicación de marketing? Aprenda más sobre este pilar clave del marketing mix y utilícelo para dar el empujón que su producto o servicio necesita. Con este curso comprenderá las cuestiones más importantes a la hora de planificar y evaluar estrategias y ejecuciones de comunicaciones de marketing para crear marcas valiosas y ganar consumidores. Será capaz de combinar las teorías y modelos adecuados con la información práctica para tomar mejores decisione |
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Conceitos Básicos de Logística e Supply Chain (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conceitos-basicos-logistica Neste curso o aluno irá desenvolver habilidades que permitam criar soluções para problema operacionais típicos usando conceitos básicos da Logística e do Supply Chain: Transporte, Estoques, Informação e Nível de serviço. Transporte e Distribuição: O aluno irá analisar a demanda e oferta de transporte, os custos e modais disponíveis e desenvolver uma solução de distribuição integrada ao demais componentes da cadeia de suprimentos. Estoque e Armazenagem: O aluno irá analisar as necessidades dos co |
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Concept Art for Video Games (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/concept-art-video-games In this course we will talk about Concept Art. As a final project we will create a fully finished environment concept, ready for presentation. Throughout the 4 week modules will dive deeply into composition and digital painting techniques to bring your art skills to the next level! So, let's get started! |
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Conceptos base para el estudio del medio ambiente (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conceptos-estudio-del-medio-ambiente La progresiva toma de conciencia sobre la interrelación entre los procesos de desarrollo y la sostenibilidad del medioambiente en Latinoamérica, hacen necesarios incursionar en los conocimientos de disciplinas básicas ambientales como: Biología, Química, Física y Estadísticas. Los objetivos de la introducción a la Biología tienen como fines entre otros: 1. Conocer la constitución de la materia viva; 2. Estudiar la organización de los distintos seres vivos; 3. Estudiar las funciones que éstos |
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Conceptos básicos para la igualdad de género (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/genero-igualdad En este curso apreciarás la importancia de que la igualdad de género transforme tus relaciones interpersonales, creencias, costumbres, ideas, pensamientos, acciones y conductas. Asimismo, identificarás los efectos negativos, daños y privilegios, que produce la estructura jerárquica y binaria de género en todos los ámbitos de la cultura. Analizarás la intersección de desigualdades que oprimen, excluyen y violentan las vidas en contextos socioculturales precarizados. Distinguirás los efectos de l |
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Conceptos y Herramientas para la Física Universitaria (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/fisica-universitaria Este curso provee al estudiante con conceptos y herramientas matemáticas para modelar problemas en física, que al aplicar podrá enfrentar con éxito los cursos de física universitarios. Así pues, la filosofía de este curso consiste en cubrir temas conceptuales relativos a la Física y desarrollar tu capacidad de aprender y aplicarlos en tu vida profesional. El curso se aborda en dos fases a través de las cuales el alumno: - Aprenderá a aplicar el cálculo diferencial e integral para interpretar |
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Conciencia Lingüística (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conciencia-lingstica Al finalizar el curso serás capaz de: Tomar conciencia acerca de cómo funciona el lenguaje humano, en lo que se refiere a la formación de palabras y estructuras que usamos a diario, su combinación y sus distintas posibilidades de significado. Con ello, se espera que el estudiante desarrolle una conciencia lingüística sobre el español y, con ello, logre un mayor control sobre el uso creativo de las palabras y las oraciones en español. |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/golang-concurrency Learn how to implement concurrent programming in Go. Explore the roles of channels and goroutines in implementing concurrency. Topics include writing goroutines and implementing channels for communications between goroutines. Course activities will allow you to exercise Go’s capabilities for concurrent programming by developing several example programs. |
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Concurrent Programming in Java (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/concurrent-programming-in-java This course teaches learners (industry professionals and students) the fundamental concepts of concurrent programming in the context of Java 8. Concurrent programming enables developers to efficiently and correctly mediate the use of shared resources in parallel programs. By the end of this course, you will learn how to use basic concurrency constructs in Java such as threads, locks, critical sections, atomic variables, isolation, actors, optimistic concurrency and concurrent collections, as |
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Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conduct-ux-research Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts is the fourth course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will learn how to plan and conduct a usability study to gather feedback about designs. Then, you will modify your low-fidelity designs based on insights from your research. Current UX designers and researchers at Google will serve as your instructors, and you will complete hands-on |
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Conduzir pesquisas de UX e testar os primeiros conceitos (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conduzir-pesquisas-de-ux-e-testar-os-primeiros-conceitos “Conduzir pesquisas de UX e testar os primeiros conceitos” é o quarto curso de um programa de certificação que vai lhe fornecer as habilidades necessárias para se candidatar a empregos de nível básico em design de experiência do usuário (UX, na sigla em inglês). Neste curso, você aprenderá a planejar e realizar um estudo de usabilidade para coletar feedback sobre seus designs. Depois, você modificará seus designs de baixa fidelidade com base nos insights da sua pesquisa. Seus instrutores serão |
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Conexión y protección: Redes y seguridad de redes (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conexion-y-proteccion-redes-y-seguridad-de-redes En este tercer curso del Certificado de Ciberseguridad de Google explorarás cómo las redes conectan múltiples dispositivos para que puedan comunicarse entre sí. Comenzarás con los fundamentos de las operaciones y protocolos de red modernos. Por ejemplo, aprenderás sobre el modelo de Protocolo de Control de Transmisión/Protocolo de Internet (TCP/IP) y cómo el hardware de red, como los enrutadores y módems, permiten que tu computadora envíe y reciba información en Internet. Luego, aprenderás sobre |
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Configuration Management and the Cloud (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/configuration-management-cloud Unlock the potential of automation for computer fleet management in our all-encompassing course. Whether you're new to the field or seeking to expand your skills, this program provides a solid foundation in automation techniques, offering a pathway to becoming a versatile IT professional prepared to launch and support modern cloud based applications and systems. You’ll start by discovering the art of automating computer deployment and management in a cloud-based environment. Then delve into the |
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Conflict Management Project (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conflict-management-capstone-project The capstone project is designed to give you the opportunity to apply what you've learned in Types of Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Intercultural Communication and Conflict Resolution. In this course you will prepare a conflict management portfolio illustrating the nature of a specific conflict, the different roles of participants in the conflict and the significance of those roles, the perceived incompatible goals, power imbalances, and communication skills needed for the effective managem |
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Conflict Resolution Skills (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conflict-resolution-skills Resolving conflict in a positive manner is a skill that can be developed and practiced. Being heard can be one of the most important goals of someone engaged in conflict. Knowing how to listen and deploy appropriate communication tactics is determinative of whether a conflict will have a positive or negative resolution. Examine listening skills, appropriate and strategic verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and how to assemble a conflict management plan likely to yield positive resolut |
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Conflict Transformation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conflict-transformation This course introduces you to the concept of conflict transformation and how it differs from conflict resolution, management, and prevention. We’ll see how conflict offers opportunities for constructive change, and we'll explore different tools and methods for engaging conflict constructively. Regardless of your familiarity with the topic, you'll get insightful tips, portable handouts, lively demonstrations, and personalized assignments to bridge and enhance your own knowledge and history withi |
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Conformando tu estrategia digital (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conformando-tu-estrategia-digital Este curso está dirigido para dueños de negocio, directores de empresas, freelancers o emprendedores que buscan aprender cómo sacar el mejor provecho al mundo digital para dar a conocer su oferta de servicios, productos o marca personal; mediante la implementación de una estrategia digital. En este segundo curso se obtiene un marco de referencia para el diseño de la estrategia y se describen con detalle las principales herramientas para utilizar y así generar un plan maestro que permita iniciar |
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Confronting Gender Based Violence: Global Lessons for Healthcare Workers (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/gender-based-violence This course introduces participants from the healthcare sector to gender based violence (GBV), including global epidemiology of GBV; health outcomes; seminal research; and clinical best practices for GBV prevention, support, and management. A core curriculum is supplemented by lectures that contextualize the content with specific examples and programs from around the world. The core curriculum introduces learners to a global perspective on gender based violence (GBV), and includes a review with |
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Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/astronomy An introduction to modern astronomy's most important questions. The four sections of the course are Planets and Life in The Universe; The Life of Stars; Galaxies and Their Environments; The History of The Universe. |
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Conjunctions, Connectives, and Adverb Clauses (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/conjunctions-connectives-adverb-clauses This is the second course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will learn about a lot of different ways to join ideas to make more complex and interesting sentences. You'll learn about two types of conjunctions, many other types of connectives, and adverb clauses. You'll also learn about how to punctuate all of these expressions and the types of sentences they create. All of this is grammar you must know to have a high fluency in English. Please |
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Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/networks-and-network-security This is the third course in the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. These courses will equip you with the skills you need to apply for an entry-level cybersecurity job. You’ll build on your understanding of the topics that were introduced in the second Google Cybersecurity Certificate course. In this course, you will explore how networks connect multiple devices and allow them to communicate. You'll start with the fundamentals of modern networking operations and protocols. For example, you'll lea |
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Connect with Diverse Audiences during a Public Health Crisis (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/diverse-audiences-public-health-crisis Public health communicators have a duty to communicate health information with integrity, accuracy, and clarity. For messaging to be most effective, public health communicators must help their audiences draw meaningful connections with the information being shared, and connect with them in ways that foster trust and credibility. This course emphasizes how public health communicators can segment their audiences into smaller groups, thereby allowing them to tailor messages to each group's unique |
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Connect Your Services with Microsoft Azure Service Bus (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/connect-your-services-with-microsoft-azure-service-bus Azure lets you create applications composed of various components: website front-ends, back-end services, and triggered functions that perform compute-on-demand services. Azure also includes various communication strategies to let these various components pass data to each other. In this course, you will learn how to leverage these communication services to create scalable, efficient solutions out of testable components. This course will help you prepare for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Deve |
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Connected Leadership (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/connected-leadership This course is designed to maximize your ability to create change at the individual, team and system levels. Through study, reflection, and deploying practical tools, you will establish a firm connection between your clearly articulated Purpose, effective Priorities, visualized Potential for success, and pathway to maximized Progress. But, what does that mean in practice? When you take this course, you will: - Improve your ability to get the most out of life: Learn a simple practice to refl |
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Consigue la venta: crea, lanza y administra tiendas de comercio electrónico (Coursera) Este es el sexto de los siete cursos del Certificado de Carrera de Google en Marketing Digital y Comercio Electrónico, y te brindará habilidades para entender cómo las empresas y las personas venden productos a través de Internet, incluso con plataformas populares como Shopify. Conocerás cómo es el proceso para armar una tienda simulada de comercio electrónico. Aprenderás a crear una tienda en Shopify, a agregar la información necesaria, a crear listas de productos, y a llegar a clientes en líne |
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Consolidando empresas: Estrutura jurídica e financeira (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/consolidando-empresas Com a presença de profissionais nas áreas de direito, contabilidade e investimento, aprenda como oficializar a sua empresa. Entenda mais sobre como conseguir um CNPJ, como oficializar uma sociedade e as minúcias de capital SA, LTDA e EIRELI. Aprenda os diferentes tipos de contratação, regulamentação, como funcionam investimentos e valuation para startups, básicos em planejamento fiscal e gestão financeira, como funciona a proteção intelectual, entre outros temas importantes para dar o próximo pa |
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Consonants of American English Pronunciation (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/american-english-pronunciation-consonant-sounds In this first course of The Pronunciation of American English specialization, you will learn and practice all of the consonant sounds of American English, including some pairs of consonants that are especially tricky. Each week you will receive practical advice from successful English learners and practice an effective technique called shadowing to improve your pronunciation of consonant sounds. You will also have opportunities to record yourself and to respond to the recordings of other learn |
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/conspiracy-planet This course is for anyone interested in conspiracy theories. Millions of people around the world believe in conspiracy theories like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, or that AIDS was deliberately created by governments and pharmaceutical companies, or that on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center complex was downed not by airplanes, but by a “controlled demolition” masterminded by the United States national security state. What are we to make of these claims? What do they say about our |
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Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/muslim-world Learn what motivates the restive Muslim youth from Tunis to Tehran, what political positions Islamists from Mali to Chechnya are fighting for, where the seeming obsession with Islamic law comes from, where the secularists have vanished to, and whether it makes sense to speak of an Islamic state. Since 2009 there has been a renewed wave of popular unrest sweeping throughout much of the Muslim world. Secular, but generally repressive and inefficient autocracies have come under pressure or been sw |
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Construção da Identidade de Líder (Coursera) https://www.coursera.org/learn/construcao-da-identidade-de-lider Nossas boas-vindas ao Curso Construção da Identidade de Líder. Neste curso, você aprenderá que as pressões sobre o líder na organização contemporânea são inusitadas e exigem uma capacidade de releitura das demandas do contexto e revisão de práticas. Dessa forma, torna-se necessária uma revisão do perfil do líder, visando estabelecer critérios para escolher pessoas na organização e/ou no mercado que assumam posições de liderança, bem como para avaliar e tomar decisões sobre as pessoas que atualm |