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École Polytechnique
D'un infini à l'autre - Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit
Partez à la découverte de l'infiniment petit et de l'infiniment grand, en compagnie de physiciens et de physiciennes qui vont vous faire découvrir les liens entre la structure de la matière aux distances les plus petites et l'organisation de l'Univers aux distances les plus grandes ce jour, et entre les outils scientifiques utilisés pour les étudier. Vous découvrirez que de nombreux messagers venus de notre Univers (le photon, les neutrinos, ou encore les rayons cosmiques) sont aussi des objets d'intérêt pour les physiciens qui étudient la matière aux échelles les plus petites. Vous verrez aussi que l'histoire de l'Univers (comme la formation de la matière et la disparition de l'antimatière) peut être comprise grâce aux progrès de l'infiniment petit. Notre compréhension des deux infinis peut ainsi progresser harmonieusement, chaque infini s'appuyant sur les avancées et les outils de l'autre. Ce cours en français fait partie du MOOC "Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit", conçus par des physiciens et des physiciennes du Labex P2IO (Physique des 2 Infinis et des Origines) regroupant des laboratoires de physique de l'infiniment grand et de l'infiniment petit situés à Orsay et Saclay. Les différents parcours de ce MOOC vous montreront les connaissances et les énigmes de l'infiniment grand et de l'infiniment petit, les relations que ces deux infinis entretiennent, et les liens de ces découvertes avec la société : https://www.coursera.org/learn/physique-2-infinis-infiniment-petit https://www.coursera.org/learn/physique-2-infinis-infiniment-grand https://www.coursera.org/learn/physique-2-infinis-liens https://www.coursera.org/learn/physique-2-infinis-et-nous Le MOOC "Voyages de l'infiniment grand à l'infiniment petit" a été conçu avec le soutien financier du Labex P2IO (Physique des 2 Infinis et des Origines) présenté sur www.labex-p2io.fr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Business Structures and Legal Entities
In this course, you’ll learn how and why businesses choose different legal structures—and how those choices shape liability, taxation, governance, and financial risk. You’ll develop the ability to identify and compare sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies, and to evaluate how each structure affects owners, investors, and advisors in real-world business situations. You’ll begin by examining the foundational characteristics of each business form, including ownership, authority, and exposure to personal liability. From there, you’ll explore how partnerships operate in practice, how corporations are formed and governed, and how businesses raise capital through debt and equity. Throughout the course, you’ll apply these concepts to realistic scenarios that mirror the kinds of decisions accountants and business professionals face every day. What makes this course unique is its applied, judgment-focused approach. Rather than memorizing definitions, you’ll practice analyzing trade-offs, assessing risk, and explaining why one structure may be more appropriate than another in a given context. By the end of the course, you’ll be better prepared to interpret business structures, advise stakeholders, and apply legal reasoning with confidence in professional settings.
Google Cloud
Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing - Español
"Te damos la bienvenida al segundo curso de la serie Networking in Google Cloud: Routing and Addressing. En este curso, cubriremos los conceptos centrales del enrutamiento y el direccionamiento, que son importantes para las funciones de redes de Google Cloud. En el módulo uno, se explorarán el enrutamiento y el direccionamiento de redes en Google Cloud revisando varios componentes básicos, como el enrutamiento de IPv4, la inclusión de tus propias direcciones IP y cómo configurar Cloud DNS. En el módulo dos, veremos las opciones de conexión privada explorando casos de uso y métodos para acceder a Google y otros servicios de forma privada con direcciones IP internas. Al final del curso, comprenderás cómo enrutar y direccionar con eficacia tu tráfico de red en Google Cloud."
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Programación con Python, nivel intermedio
Este curso intermedio de programación en Python está diseñado para estudiantes que ya poseen conocimientos básicos de lógica de programación así como del lenguaje y desean profundizar en el uso de sus estructuras de datos y librerías fundamentales. A través de seis módulos progresivos, los participantes explorarán desde el manejo de listas, tuplas, conjuntos, diccionarios, cadenas de texto, archivos, y fechas valores aleatorios. Al finalizar el curso, los estudiantes serán capaces aplicar varias estructuras de datos según cada problema, manipular información de manera eficiente y desarrollar programas que integren distintos elementos del lenguaje. Se fomentan competencias como la precisión en la codificación, la creatividad en la solución de problemas y la autonomía en el aprendizaje. Lo que hace único a este curso es su enfoque práctico y aplicado: cada módulo combina teoría esencial con retos que permiten experimentar, crear y afianzar habilidades. De esta manera, los participantes no solo dominarán herramientas técnicas, sino que también desarrollarán la capacidad de pensar y programar como verdaderos Pythonistas y con fundamentos de lógica, preparados para enfrentar desafíos reales en contextos académicos o profesionales.
Rice University
Assessing Cultural Climate
Assessment is an integral part of any strategic effort. This course provides a familiarization of assessment practices and provides learners with various traditional and nontraditional methods of measurement to assist in making informed improvements to their DE&I initiatives. You will also expand your knowledge in creating bias-free and inclusive evaluation tools with special emphasis placed on assessing organizational climate and culture. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Examine the benefits of benchmarking DE&I efforts internally and against other institutions. 2. Identify variables related to DE&I assessment and how the peer review may be used in this approach. 3. Discover the elements of a successful DE&I statement and how to assess its effectiveness. 4. Describe how ethnography and strategic foresight can be used to address systemic discrimination, social justice and other DE&I concerns in your organization.
HubSpot Academy
تقارير المبيعات باستخدام HubSpot
ستستخدم في هذه الدورة التدريبية بيانات أعمالك، وتحدد المقاييس الرئيسية المستخدمة في إعداد تقارير المبيعات باستخدام لوحات معلومات HubSpot. أولاً، سوف تتعلم كيفية تشغيل النشاط التجاري القائم على البيانات، وكيفية تدقيق البيانات، وتنقيحها، وتنظيمها داخل HubSpot لإدارة علاقات العملاء. ستتعلم بعد ذلك كيفية تحديد المقاييس الرئيسية المستخدمة لتحليل بياناتك الخاصة بالمبيعات ونجاح خدمة العملاء، ضمن مراحل المنهجية الداخلية. سيغطي هذا أنواع الاختبار، واستخدام أدوات Sales Hub (مركز المبيعات)، وإعداد التقارير في كل مرحلة من مراحل المنهجية. ستتعرف بعد ذلك على خطوات إنشاء تقرير مخصص بمظهر جيد باستخدام لوحات معلومات HubSpot، وسيشمل ذلك تعلم أفضل الممارسات لإعداد عروض البيانات. أخيرًا، ستتوج الدورة التدريبية بمشروع يطلب منك تطبيق مهاراتك في إعداد تقارير البيانات باستخدام لوحة المعلومات. بنهاية هذه الدورة التدريبية ستكون قادرًا على: تعيين أهداف تعتمد على بيانات المشروع التجاري • تنقيح وتنظيم البيانات باستخدام HubSpot • إنشاء خصائص اتصال مخصصة في HubSpot • تحديد الطرق التي يمكن أن تساعد بها البيانات في تحسين جذب العملاء • تحديد المقاييس الرئيسية لتحليل فعالية المبيعات • تحليل محتوى المبيعات • شرح أهمية وخطوات التنبؤ باستخدام مركز المبيعات • تحديد المقاييس الرئيسية لنجاح خدمة العملاء • تقييم نجاح خدمة العملاء • إنشاء تقرير مخصص في HubSpot • وصف أفضل ممارسات إعداد عروض البيانات • إنشاء لوحة معلومات جيدة المظهر في HubSpot • توضيح استخدام البيانات في التقارير ولوحات المعلومات بغض النظر عن تجربتك الحالية، ستعلمك هذه الدورة التدريبية كيفية إنشاء نشاط تجاري يعتمد على البيانات وإعداد تقارير عن جهود المبيعات باستخدام لوحة معلومات HubSpot. هذه الدورة التدريبية مخصصة لأي شخص مهتم ببدء حياته المهنية في مجال المبيعات - سواء كنت تريد تغيير مسارك الوظيفي، وتبحث عن وظيفة بدون خبرة، أو ترغب في صقل مهاراتك في وظيفتك الحالية كمندوب مبيعات. لا يحتاج البدء في هذه الدورة التدريبية إلى أي معرفة أو خبرة مسبقة. طوال الدورة التدريبية، ستكمل التمارين التي تطلب منك تطبيق المهارات التي تعلمتها بطريقة عملية، مثل إنشاء خاصية اتصال مخصصة، وإعداد تقارير عن كل مرحلة في العلاقات مع العملاء، وإنشاء لوحة معلومات جيدة المظهر في HubSpot. ستقوم بتجميع عملك وتقديمه في صورة مشروع في نهاية الدورة التدريبية.
Logical Operations
Excel VBA Macros: Custom Functions and Structures
In this course, you'll continue developing your VBA skills in Excel by creating custom functions, making decisions in code, working with variables, and performing repetitive tasks. You'll also debug VBA errors, deal with errors, and improve macro performance. Then, you'll prompt the user for more information and configure macros to run automatically. This is the second course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you have a recent version of Microsoft Excel installed. The course setup instructions provided in the first course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.
New York University
Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance
In the last course of our specialization, Overview of Advanced Methods of Reinforcement Learning in Finance, we will take a deeper look into topics discussed in our third course, Reinforcement Learning in Finance. In particular, we will talk about links between Reinforcement Learning, option pricing and physics, implications of Inverse Reinforcement Learning for modeling market impact and price dynamics, and perception-action cycles in Reinforcement Learning. Finally, we will overview trending and potential applications of Reinforcement Learning for high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, and more. After taking this course, students will be able to - explain fundamental concepts of finance such as market equilibrium, no arbitrage, predictability, - discuss market modeling, - Apply the methods of Reinforcement Learning to high-frequency trading, credit risk peer-to-peer lending, and cryptocurrencies trading.
ISC2
Security Concepts and Practices
Course 1 - Security Concepts and Practices This is the first course under the specialization SSCP. In this course, we will focus on the core aspects of security concepts and practice, starting with the importance of codes of ethics. We will then cover the basic principles of information security and move on to describe security controls, their implementation, maintenance, and assessment. We will also address the identification of corporate assets and the change management life cycle. We will then explain the importance of awareness and training and conclude with an exploration of physical security operations. Course 1 Learning Objectives After completing this course, the participant will be able to: - Recall the ISC2 Code of Ethics. - Explain the importance of an organizational code of ethics in the cybersecurity profession. - Compare the security concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. - Apply accountability in the implementation of certain data protection controls. - Explain the concept of non-repudiation. - Discuss the concept of least privilege. - Indicate the importance of segregation of duties. - Differentiate technical, physical, and administrative security controls. - Relate security controls to considerations of assessing compliance requirements and organizational needs. - Indicate the importance of periodic audit and review of security controls. - Categorize various control types or technologies based on their different roles as part of an overall security structure and posture. - Summarize the security of assets all through the stages of their life cycle. - Examine operational requirements of change management. - Categorize security education and awareness strategies. - Define measurements for gauging the effectiveness of a security education and awareness program. - Indicate strategies that security professionals can use to collaborate with physical security operations. Who Should Take This Course: Beginners Experience Required: No prior experience required
IBM
UX Research and Information Architecture
Unlock job-ready UX/UI design skills and experience in UX research and information architecture (IA). This course helps aspiring design professionals and web developers gain the in-demand UX research and IA skills to design user-centered digital products. During the course, you’ll build a solid foundation in UX research and learn how it fits into the digital product lifecycle. You’ll explore UX research methods and apply them to conducting user interviews and surveys using Google Docs and Google Forms. You’ll learn to transform user data into actionable insights using affinity mapping. Plus, you’ll analyze data to create user personas and use a prioritization matrix to turn user needs into features. Additionally, you’ll explore IA—a pillar of building efficient navigation and content organization—using card sorting and tree testing. Then, you’ll apply all your new skills in a final project, a great real-world-inspired scenario that showcases your experience of implementing UX research and IA that you can highlight in interviews. If you’re keen to add practical experience in UX research and IA to your portfolio that employers look for, enroll today!
Whizlabs
AWS: Data Management and Backups
AWS: Data Management and Backups Course is the fourth course of Exam Prep: AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate Specialization. This course teaches Data Storage and management concepts by exploring AWS Services such as Amazon S3, and AWS Storage Gateway. This course also assists learners with knowledge of data backups and data recovery concepts using different strategies available in AWS. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand S3 Storage Classes and S3 lifecycle policies. - Implement data management using AWS Storage Gateway. - Analyze backups and troubleshooting techniques. This is an intermediate course, intended for learners identifying storage and backup techniques based on different requirements in AWS. To succeed in this course, you should have basic knowledge of Amazon S3 and hands-on experience with troubleshooting and resolving basic issues in AWS. The course is divided into two modules and each module is further segmented by Lessons and Video Lectures. This course facilitates learners with approximately 3:00 Hours of Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands-On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quizzes are provided with every module in order to test the ability of learners.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities
A strong argument can be made that the health care field is one of the most information-intensive sectors in the U.S. economy and avoidance of the rapid advances in information technology is no longer an option. Consequently, the study of health care information technology and systems has become central to health care delivery effectiveness. This course covers the modern application of information technology that is critical to supporting the vision and operational knowledge of the health care leaders in managing the health care organization. Heath care decision-makers have to meet head-on the dynamic challenges of health care delivery quality, cost, access, and regulatory control. Additionally, this course integrates the Healthcare Information System as integral to the Quality Assurance Tracking Programs including measurement of systems inputs, processes, and outputs with special emphasis on systems outcomes research and organizational accountability to its various stakeholders, not the least of which are government regulators.
Berklee
Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions
You’ve got the guitar basics down: You can strum your guitar and play a few of your favorite songs, but you’re ready to take the tunes to the next level. In Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions you’ll expand your knowledge of scales, chord fingerings, and common chord progressions. You’ll also learn important skills for soloing, creating melodies, and adding depth and dimension to your guitar playing. This course is not only for the aspiring guitarist who has taken Berklee’s Guitar for Beginners, but also for guitarists who have let their six-string gather dust for too long, and want to brush up on techniques. Each lesson covers the four basic aspects you’ll need to sharpen your guitar chops: scales, arpeggios, chord progressions, and rhythm. Amanda’s practical approach to learning these important elements is fun and helps you to use what you’re learning and practicing in a real musical setting. You’ll improve your playing and creativity, whether it be as a singer-songwriter, a guitarist accompanying a singer, or a player in the band. By the end of this course, you’ll be more comfortable playing throughout the neck, and you’ll gain a better understanding of chord structure and how each chord relates to tonal centers or keys. You’ll also be able to solo and improvise by playing simple lead guitar lines based on the minor pentatonic scale. Whether your preference is for acoustic or electric, the curriculum is designed to turn you into a real guitarist.
Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
Payroll & HR Management
The courseware is designed to equip participants with a profound understanding of Payroll and HR Management. Tally is a revolutionary product which has been created with the objectives of Simplify the Simplest, Greater Flexibility and New Look and Feel, and our course also describes the same. This comprehensive course in Payroll and HR Management provides participants with a thorough understanding of the intricacies involved in managing payroll processes and human resources using Tally. The course covers key topics such as - - The fundamental concepts of payroll management and income tax regulations. - Significance of accurate payroll processing in an organizational context. - Configure Payroll feature in Tally. - Learn how to create and manage employee profiles in Tally. - Master the creation and configuration of primary pay heads in Tally. - Understand the various elements such as salary structures, deductions, allowances, and other essential aspects related to payroll. This course is suitable for individuals aspiring to pursue a career in payroll management, human resources, or accounting. Professionals already working in payroll or HR departments who want to enhance their skills using Tally. Business owners or managers responsible for payroll and HR functions within their organizations. Students or graduates seeking practical knowledge in payroll processing and HR management using Tally software.
Coursera
Brand Management: Strategies for a Strong Brand
In a continuously changing business landscape, brands hold more significance than ever before. As consumers become increasingly discerning, and societal values continuously evolve, understanding the multifaceted roles of brands becomes imperative for driving meaningful market impact. This course will challenge you to view brands as more than mere assets for business success. We explore how brands resonate with the human experience, influencing not only consumer choices but also shaping social norms and cultural narratives. From fostering emotional connections through compelling storytelling to driving positive societal change, you'll uncover the potential of brands as catalysts for both economic growth and responsible citizenship. This course is designed for marketing professionals, brand managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking to enhance their brand management skills and drive success in the competitive market. It caters to Learners who aim to grasp the significance of brands not only as valuable assets but also as influential entities shaping societal dynamics. There are no specific prerequisites for this course. A basic understanding of marketing principles and branding concepts will be helpful, but not mandatory. An open mind and curiosity about the broader societal impact of brands will enhance the learning experience.
Packt
Time Series Forecasting with Facebook Prophet in Python
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 course will help you master time series forecasting using Facebook Prophet in Python. You'll learn how to leverage this powerful tool for accurate predictions and data analysis. By the end of this course, you will be proficient in working with time series data, performing forecasting, and analyzing results to make informed decisions. The course starts by introducing you to the basics of time series and the importance of forecasting metrics. You’ll get familiar with key concepts like naive forecasting, baselines, and walk-forward validation, which are critical for building robust forecasting models. Understanding these fundamentals will set the stage for the more advanced techniques you’ll explore later in the course. As you move forward, you’ll dive into Facebook Prophet, learning its key functionalities. You'll explore how to prepare data for Prophet, fit models, and create forecasts. The course covers essential concepts like adding holidays, using exogenous regressors, and performing cross-validation. You’ll also learn how to detect changepoints and handle specific challenges like multiplicative seasonality, outliers, and non-daily data. This course is perfect for data analysts, scientists, and anyone looking to enhance their forecasting skills using Python. It’s ideal for those with some background in Python and statistics, and is suited for both beginners and intermediate learners interested in time series forecasting.