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Skillshare
Cinematography & Videography Guide: Audio & Story
By the end of this course, taught by Julian Melanson from Future Skills, you will be able to capture clean, professional-quality audio, identify the right microphone for your filming situation, and troubleshoot common sound problems like echoes or distortion. You will also practice storytelling through composition, framing, and case studies that show how to create shareable, engaging videos. This course is perfect for YouTubers, aspiring filmmakers, content creators, and anyone who wants to improve both the sound and story of their videos. You’ll learn through a combination of hands-on projects, audio exercises, and real-world examples that show how professional creators capture clear dialogue and bring emotion into their shots. No audio engineering background is required. To succeed, you should be comfortable with the basics of camera operation, or have taken the Camera Basics course in this series. In completing this course, you’ll know: * how to choose the right mic, * record high-quality sound in any environment, * craft compelling stories that make your videos stand out. This course bridges the gap between visuals and audio, ensuring your projects are both cinematic and emotionally engaging. Instructor bio: Future Skills Academy is a cutting-edge online school that specializes in teaching creative disciplines, filmmaking, music, and AI tools. The team at Future Skills Academy have taught at fortune 500 companies including PepsiCo, McKinsey & Company, Volkswagen, and more! As well as custom corporate trainings for Samsung. We believe that creativity, and adaptability are the keys to a successful future and our courses help equip students with the skills they need to succeed in a continuously evolving world. Our seasoned instructors bring real-world experience to the virtual classroom and our interactive lessons help students reinforce their learning with hands-on activities. No matter your background, from beginners to experts, hobbyists to professionals, Future Skills is here to bring in the future of creativity, productivity, and learning!
IBM
Hybrid Cloud Capstone Project
Ready to demonstrate you can design and deliver a production-ready solution? In this capstone, you’ll create a portfolio-ready cloud computing project based on a realistic business scenario. You’ll gather requirements, model processes, and translate them into hybrid cloud architecture, cloud setup, and cloud deployment decisions to build scalable cloud infrastructure. You’ll design microservices-based applications using REST APIs, package them through a Docker Cloud project, and manage deployments in a Kubernetes project. You’ll also define CI/CD pipelines and apply cloud automation to enable faster, reliable delivery across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Then you’ll reinforce your operational expertise by implementing cloud security, cloud monitoring, and cloud backup and recovery to ensure resilience, compliance, and performance. By the end, you’ll have a portfolio-ready project you can talk about in cloud engineering and cloud architect interviews. Enroll today and get ready to showcase your ability to design and deliver real-world hybrid cloud solutions!
Starweaver
Advanced Requirements Management & Solution Evaluation
"Advanced Requirements Management & Solution Evaluation" is an intensive course that equips learners with expertise in managing requirements throughout their lifecycle and evaluating solution performance. Delve into traceability, prioritization, and approval of requirements, with hands-on experience in techniques like prioritization and backlog management in tools like Jira. Module 7 focuses on solution evaluation, encompassing performance measurement, root cause analysis, and assessing limitations at both solution and enterprise levels. By the end of this course, you'll be adept at ensuring the success of business projects through effective requirements management and solution evaluation. This course is tailored for experienced business analysts, project managers, and professionals responsible for requirements management and solution evaluation. It is designed to enhance the skills of those seeking to excel in these critical aspects of business analysis and make data-driven decisions to drive organizational success. Participants should have a foundational understanding of business analysis principles and techniques. Prior experience in business analysis or related roles is highly beneficial. Familiarity with project management practices and basic business operations will enhance the learning experience. This course is suitable for individuals looking to advance their expertise in requirements management and solution evaluation, irrespective of their prior knowledge level.
Google Cloud
Gemini in Google Docs - Français
Gemini pour Google Workspace est un module complémentaire qui permet aux utilisateurs d'accéder à des fonctionnalités d'IA générative. Ce cours explore les fonctionnalités de Gemini dans Google Docs au moyen de vidéos pédagogiques, d'activités pratiques et d'exemples concrets. Vous allez apprendre à utiliser Gemini pour générer des contenus écrits basés sur des requêtes. Vous allez également découvrir comment l'utiliser pour modifier du texte que vous avez déjà rédigé, vous aidant ainsi à améliorer votre productivité globale. À la fin de ce cours, vous disposerez des connaissances et des compétences nécessaires pour utiliser Gemini en toute confiance dans Google Docs afin d'améliorer vos écrits.
Coursera
Optimize Vision Datasets: Augment and Analyze
In this course, you will learn how to improve computer vision performance by optimizing the dataset before model training begins. You will examine how dataset characteristics such as class distribution, image resolution, aspect ratio, channel statistics, blur, corruption, and deployment gaps shape the choices you make about model families and preprocessing pipelines. You will move from analysis to action by selecting practical strategies for resizing, normalization, deduplication, and transfer learning based on the data you actually have. You will also learn how to use image augmentation to increase dataset diversity, reduce overfitting, and improve generalization without collecting new labeled data. Through examples and applied activities, you will evaluate semantic validity, match augmentation techniques to real dataset gaps, and design training-only pipelines that reflect deployment conditions. By the end of the course, you will have a structured, repeatable approach to analyzing and augmenting vision datasets so you can build more robust and reliable computer vision systems.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners
Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese. It uses lectures, short plays, interactive exercises and cultural tips to help learners build a fundamental capability of oral Chinese in real-life situations. At the end of the 5-week course, the learners will reach the following proficiency: ♦ 150 words ♦ 20 language points ♦ handling 5 real-life situations This is a beginners' course, therefore no prerequisite is required.
Packt
Advanced 3D Modeling and Architectural Design
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This advanced course in 3D modeling and architectural design takes you deep into creating complex, realistic structures using Blender. You'll explore a variety of techniques, starting from curved staircases and detailed railings to complex roof designs and intricate wood frameworks. As you progress, you will learn how to integrate and texture various architectural elements such as stone, doors, windows, and cobblestone surfaces, making your models come to life. You will also dive into terrain sculpting, optimizing performance for large projects, and mastering advanced door and window designs, including UV unwrapping and texturing. You'll work through the entire process of modeling and refining architectural designs, ensuring stability, aesthetic appeal, and precision. From detailed staircase support systems to creating water features and landscaping, this course will give you the skills to design professional-quality, complex 3D environments. Ideal for professionals or advanced learners in 3D modeling, architecture, or game design, this course will enhance your modeling techniques and expand your design capabilities. By the end of the course, you will be able to design complex architectural features, optimize performance for large projects, and apply advanced texturing and modeling techniques in Blender.
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Data Visualisation
This course aims to prepare you for acknowledging and valuing the significance of data visualisations and visual analytics. You will be introduced to practical Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) techniques using plotting libraries and tools on any tabular dataset. You'll learn how to design visualisations and dashboards that reduce cognitive load, effectively leveraging short-term memory. Throughout the course, we will cover a wide variety of topics, including utilising the power of storytelling with visualisations and dashboards to ensure your message deeply connects with your audience. Additionally, you will learn to compare and determine the appropriate data visualisation libraries and platforms for visual analysis. These topics are designed to give you an overview of what’s to come in this degree program, equipping you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the field of data visualisation.
Duke University
Rust Fundamentals
This comprehensive Rust programming course welcomes learners of all levels, including beginners and those with some programming experience. No prior knowledge of Rust is required, making it accessible to coding novices. Throughout the course, you will gain a solid foundation in Rust programming and develop proficiency in advanced concepts, enabling you to write efficient, reliable, and high-performance code. You will understand the core concepts and syntax of Rust, learn effective code organization, error handling techniques, and explore Rust's package manager for efficient project management. By completing this course, you will have the skills to develop reliable and high-performance applications, regardless of your prior programming experience.
Peking University
C++程序设计
北京大学《C++程序设计》这门课将向你讲授C++程序设计有关的概念和语法，使你能够使用C++语言，以面向对象的方法编写可维护性、可扩充性好的，较大规模的程序。我们建议你在开始本课程之前已经熟悉了C语言和基本程设编写。这门课则将带你掌握C++语言中类、对象、运算符重载、继承、多态等面向对象的程序设计方法，以及模板、标准模板库STL等泛型程序设计的机制，体会和领悟面向对象程序设计方法和泛型程序设计方法的优势。
Starweaver
Value Investing Strategies
This foundational course introduces and illustrates the components of total investors’ returns, and how to apply balanced value investing strategies to optimize total risk and returns for investors in equity. It explains and illustrates intrinsic valuation techniques including earnings and EBITA (or EBITDA) multiples valuation, the dividend valuation model (DVM), and discounted cash flow (DCF). It also discusses and illustrates net assets valuation, market-to-book ratios (MBR), portfolio construction, and qualitative and behavioral success factors including client relationship management. Content for the course is designed and delivered by a financial industry practitioner with an extensive practical understanding of the investment markets. Each course is rigorous, including two practice questions per lesson, and a final, graded assessment of 20 questions involving all lessons and sections. This program is designed for anyone interested in understanding how to apply value investing techniques to investment selection, including private investors, people already working within a financial institution in the front, middle, or back-office areas, or seeking entry to one of these roles.Basic understanding of investments, stocks and stock markets.
Board Infinity
Data Interpretation & Insights: Exam & Recruitment Prep
Course Overview: Data Interpretation is more than reading charts—it is the ability to extract insights, identify patterns, and make accurate decisions from structured data under time pressure. This course is designed to help learners master Data Interpretation skills that are critical for competitive exams and recruitment assessments alike. Whether you are preparing for MBA entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, NMAT, banking and government exams like IBPS, SBI, SSC, or aptitude-based recruitment tests, this course equips you with a strong foundation and advanced techniques to tackle data-heavy questions with confidence and precision. What You Will Learn: - How to interpret and solve problems using tabular, bar, line, and pie charts - Techniques to analyze trends, proportions, and comparisons efficiently - Strategies to handle easy to high-difficulty DI sets with speed and accuracy - Methods to identify relevant data quickly and avoid common interpretation traps Course Structure: Module 1: Foundations of Data Interpretation Focuses on building strong fundamentals and calculation efficiency using structured data formats: - Tabular Charts – Introduction and progressive DI sets (Easy to Difficult) - Bar Charts – Comparison, trend analysis, and data-based reasoning - Speed-building techniques and accuracy-focused problem solving Module 2: Advanced Data Interpretation Techniques Designed to strengthen analytical thinking and advanced interpretation skills: - Line Charts – Trend analysis and multi-variable comparisons - Pie Charts – Percentage-based reasoning and proportional analysis - High-difficulty DI sets and exam-level problem-solving strategies Who Should Enroll: - Students preparing for MBA entrance exams (CAT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP, CMAT) - Aspirants of banking and government exams (IBPS PO, SBI Clerk, SSC CGL) - Freshers preparing for campus recruitment and aptitude tests - Professionals and learners looking to strengthen data analysis and interpretation skills Key Features: - Structured video lessons progressing from foundational to advanced DI concepts - Exam-style practice sets across multiple chart formats - Clear conceptual explanations paired with smart solving techniques - Focus on speed, accuracy, and decision-making under time constraints - Suitable for both non-technical and technical learners Outcome: By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Interpret and analyze any Data Interpretation set confidently - Solve DI questions efficiently within exam time limits - Apply logical and structured thinking to real-world data scenarios - Improve performance significantly in competitive exams and recruitment tests Start building the skills that turn numbers into insights. Your journey toward exam success and recruitment readiness begins here. Disclaimer: This is an independent educational resource created by Board Infinity for informational and educational purposes only. This course is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with any company, organization, or certification body unless explicitly stated. The content provided is based on industry knowledge and best practices but does not constitute official training material for any specific employer or certification program. All company names, trademarks, service marks, and logos referenced are the property of their respective owners and are used solely for educational identification and comparison purposes.
Politecnico di Milano
Circular business models fostering sustainability
The course will start with the basic concept of Circular Economy, its definition, core characteristics, and differences with the linear economy. The definition of Circular Economy will then be enriched with the main frameworks for understanding Circular Economy (e.g., the butterfly diagram and the RESOLVE model). Additionally, the course will give some practical examples of companies applying Circular Economy principles. Having defined the concept, the course will deepen the topic from a business model perspective: frameworks and tools will be presented as a valuable means to design and evaluate Circular Business Models. Besides, the transition from linear to circular economy involves not only the company per se but also the whole business ecosystem. Accordingly, the concept of circular ecosystems will be defined together with the rationale behind the need for circular ecosystems. The course will also unveil the role of platforms in enabling the transition towards Circular economy. The course ends by identifying the main factors impacting Circular Economy adoption and investigating their role in the transition from linear to circular economy: digital technologies, policies and financing mechanisms. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) If you actively participate in this course, at the end you will be able to: WEEK 1 - Define the concept of Circular Economy - List its principles and clearly differentiate linear economy from circular economy - Describe the main models at the core of Circular Economy (e.g., the Butterfly Diagram) - Get to know some practical examples of companies applying Circular Economy principles - List its principles and clearly differentiate linear economy from circular economy WEEK 2 - Describe the classification of Circular Economy business models - Use a useful and handy tool to frame a successful Circular Economy Business Model - Define the concept of circular ecosystem and its rationale - Explain the role of platforms in Circular Economy WEEK 3 - Explain the role of digital technologies in enabling Circular Economy transition - Explain the role of policies in supporting Circular Economy transition - Describe the importance of financing mechanisms for Circular Economy ACTIVITIES Over and above consulting the content, in the form of videos and other web-based resources, you will have the opportunity to discuss course topics and to share ideas with your peers in the Forum of this MOOC. You will find a large number of readings and insights to further enrich your knowledge of the topics covered.
Niel Asher Education
Olympic Lifting Fundamentals for Strength and Power
By the end of this course, you will (1) perform Olympic lifts safely and effectively and (2) apply their power-building principles to improve strength, speed, and athletic performance. Taught by elite performance coach Mike McGurn—who has trained world-class athletes from the Irish National Rugby Team, New Zealand All Blacks, Everton FC, and more—this course provides a clear, progressive approach to mastering the Clean and Snatch. You’ll learn how Olympic lifts develop total-body power, coordination, and explosiveness through targeted video demonstrations, practice guidance, and strength programming insights. The course stands out for its focus on translating elite-level performance science into accessible, evidence-based coaching techniques suitable for all levels of athletes and fitness professionals. Participants will leave confident in teaching and applying Olympic lifts to elevate performance in the gym, on the field, and beyond.
Johns Hopkins University
Calculus through Data & Modelling: Series and Integration
This course continues your study of calculus by introducing the notions of series, sequences, and integration. These foundational tools allow us to develop the theory and applications of the second major tool of calculus: the integral. Rather than measure rates of change, the integral provides a means for measuring the accumulation of a quantity over some interval of input values. This notion of accumulation can be applied to different quantities, including money, populations, weight, area, volume, and air pollutants. The concepts in this course apply to many other disciplines outside of traditional mathematics. Through projects, we will apply the tools of this course to analyze and model real world data, and from that analysis give critiques of policy. Following the pattern as with derivatives, several important methods for calculating accumulation are developed. Our course begins with the study of the deep and significant result of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, which develops the relationship between the operations of differentiation and integration. If you are interested in learning more advanced mathematics, this course is the right course for you.
SAE Institute México
Distribución digital de la música independiente
¡Bienvenido al curso de Distribución digital de la música independiente! No es un secreto para nadie que actualmente en el mundo las plataformas digitales tienen un gran peso en el negocio musical. Por ello, a lo largo de este curso, aprenderás toda la información necesaria para que, como artista independiente o aficionado de la música, puedas sacar el mayor provecho de las plataformas digitales para hacer nuevos lanzamientos desde una perspectiva profesional para que puedas lograr tus objetivos en la industria.