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ESSEC Business School
Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing
Having entrepreneurial skills is beneficial for everyone, whether in your personal or professional life. Entrepreneurship is not just about starting your own business, it is a mindset that pushes you to see opportunities where others only see challenges and to know how to manage risk and uncertainty. Having entrepreneurial skills is no longer a luxury, but an essential skill in everyone's toolbox! Whether you are a student, an employee, young or not so young...come and discover the entrepreneur inside of you! At the end of this course, you will be familiar with : - what entrepreneurship is, - the frameworks and practical tools that help you to be an entrepreneur and the mistakes to avoid, - a number of entrepreneurial methods and tools, or at least know how to learn and use them in practice, - how to find good business ideas and projects and how to manage risks.
Pearson
Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 3
This course immerses you in the power of the Linux command line—your essential toolkit for real-world network management and troubleshooting. Through a series of focused lessons, you'll master critical networking commands such as IP, Ping, Traceroute, Whois, DiG, Nslookup, SS, and NMAP, enabling you to analyze and diagnose network issues with confidence. You'll gain practical skills in configuring hostnames and DNS across various Linux distributions, ensuring seamless network identification and connectivity. Plus, you'll unlock the full potential of nmcli, the indispensable command-line tool for managing network interfaces on Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, and beyond. By the end of this course, you'll have the command-line proficiency to configure, test, and troubleshoot Linux networks efficiently.
Coursera
Building a Real-World Data Science Solution
Transform theoretical knowledge into practical expertise in this comprehensive project-based course designed for aspiring data professionals. Through an end-to-end project using synthetic customer support data (designed to mirror real-world scenarios) , you'll integrate advanced analytics, cloud computing, and AI-assisted development to solve authentic business challenges. Leveraging AWS services throughout the project, you'll work with S3 for data storage and management, utilize SageMaker for model development and deployment, and create automated data pipelines—gaining hands-on experience with industry-standard cloud tools. Upon completion, you'll be able to: • Design and implement end-to-end data science solutions • Build automated data pipelines with AWS integration • Create production-ready machine learning models • Develop interactive dashboards and reports • Generate comprehensive project documentation
Google Cloud
Gmail
Gmail is Google’s cloud based email service that allows you to access your messages from any computer or device with just a web browser. In this course, you’ll learn how to compose, send and reply to messages. You will also explore some of the common actions that can be applied to a Gmail message, and learn how to organize your mail using Gmail labels. You will explore some common Gmail settings and features. For example, you will learn how to manage your own personal contacts and groups, customize your Gmail Inbox to suit your way of working, and create your own email signatures and templates. Google is famous for search. Gmail also includes powerful search and filtering. You will explore Gmail’s advanced search and learn how to filter messages automatically.
Packt
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) Course
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 Kubernetes Security Specialist course offers foundational knowledge through concepts and hands-on demonstrations of securing a Kubernetes cluster and its applications. Emphasizing practical skills, it requires a running Kubernetes cluster for participation. The course covers all security aspects in Kubernetes, including cluster setup, ingress creation and security, and cluster hardening with RBAC, roles, and role bindings. It delves into system and kernel hardening, minimizing microservice vulnerabilities, supply chain security, monitoring, logging, and runtime security. By the end, learners will have comprehensive knowledge to become Kubernetes security specialists. Key topics include creating a Kubernetes cluster, setting default deny NetworkPolicy, installing the Kubernetes Dashboard, verifying Kubernetes releases, and managing roles and role bindings. Designed for Kubernetes administrators and security specialists aiming to master the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist certification, this course assumes prior knowledge of Kubernetes administration.
Duke University
Image and Video Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital
In this course, you will learn the science behind how digital images and video are made, altered, stored, and used. We will look at the vast world of digital imaging, from how computers and digital cameras form images to how digital special effects are used in Hollywood movies to how the Mars Rover was able to send photographs across millions of miles of space. The course starts by looking at how the human visual system works and then teaches you about the engineering, mathematics, and computer science that makes digital images work. You will learn the basic algorithms used for adjusting images, explore JPEG and MPEG standards for encoding and compressing video images, and go on to learn about image segmentation, noise removal and filtering. Finally, we will end with image processing techniques used in medicine. This course consists of 7 basic modules and 2 bonus (non-graded) modules. There are optional MATLAB exercises; learners will have access to MATLAB Online for the course duration. Each module is independent, so you can follow your interests.
Edureka
Advanced Analytics with Power BI
Welcome to the Advanced Analytics with Power BI course, where you will get hands-on experience with Power BI’s advanced features for complete data analysis and visualization. Discover the power of data transformation and learn how to develop dynamic reports and dashboards that drive decision-making. This course covers industry-specific applications, guiding you through Power BI’s full capabilities so you can gain deeper insights and strengthen your analytical skills. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Explain the different data sources in Power BI Desktop. - Demonstrate the use of Power Query Editor to clean and transform data. - Manipulate data using advanced DAX formulas and create impactful data stories with a variety of visualization techniques. - Apply Power BI Service features to elevate the quality, sharing, and collaboration of your reports and dashboards. - Create interactive and informative reports and dashboards on Power BI Service by leveraging its key tools. This course is designed for a diverse audience including freshers, data analysts, business analysts, business intelligence analysts, and IT professionals who want to enhance their Power BI and data analysis skills to support data-driven decision making. Prior experience with Microsoft Excel or spreadsheet applications can be beneficial, but all essential concepts are introduced in a clear, accessible way to support learners at every level. You will complete the course with practical expertise in building robust, visually engaging reports and dashboards using the Power BI ecosystem.
HubSpot Academy
Habilitación de ventas
Este curso establece las habilidades y conocimientos necesarios para desarrollar una estrategia de habilitación de ventas impulsada por el marketing, para principiantes o para aquellos que buscan perfeccionar sus habilidades. Aprenderá los fundamentos de la habilitación de ventas y cómo lograr que su equipo de marketing y de ventas estén alineados bajo la misma estrategia y los mismos objetivos. Aprenderá formas de establecer la conexión con sus compradores y de utilizar el contenido como una herramienta de ventas eficaz. En este curso descubrirá herramientas de automatización que podrá utilizar en su estrategia de habilitación de ventas y le enseñará cómo permitir el éxito continuo del cliente después de una venta. Al final de este curso podrá: • Describir qué es la habilitación de ventas y por qué es importante • Crear una visión y un objetivo que puedan motivar y alinear a los equipos de ventas y de marketing • Desarrollar un marco de calificación de clientes potenciales • Crear un SLA • Planificar y llevar a cabo reuniones de “smarketing” efectivas • Identificar su público objetivo • Desarrollar un perfil de comprador • Utilizar el marco de tareas a realizar para entender a su comprador • Crear un mensaje de bienvenida para conectar con su comprador • Desarrollar una estrategia de contenido para aumentar la eficiencia y la velocidad de su equipo de ventas • Planificar una iniciativa de creación de contenido para toda la empresa • Crear contenido impactante • Permitir el éxito continuo de los clientes • Identificar las necesidades tecnológicas para la habilitación de ventas • Desarrollar su estrategia tecnológica para la habilitación de ventas Este curso le ayudará a construir una base sólida para desarrollar una estrategia de habilitación de ventas y trabajar eficazmente con sus equipos de ventas y de marketing. El curso está dirigido a cualquier persona interesada en impulsar su carrera profesional en el sector de las ventas, tanto si está cambiando de profesión y busca un puesto de nivel inicial como si desea perfeccionar las habilidades de su puesto actual como representante de ventas. No necesita tener conocimientos previos ni experiencia para empezar. A lo largo del curso, realizará ejercicios que le permitirán aplicar las habilidades que ha aprendido de forma práctica, como evaluar un marco de calificación de clientes potenciales, planificar una reunión de “smarketing”, crear un perfil de comprador y escribir un correo electrónico a clientes potenciales. Compilará su trabajo y lo presentará como proyecto al final del curso.
Coursera
TikTok Videography: Visual Techniques
This course shows you how to create visually compelling TikTok content using both mobile devices and TikTok's built-in tools. You will learn mobile videography fundamentals, lighting techniques, composition rules, and how to leverage TikTok's native editing features, effects, and transitions. The course emphasizes creating professional-looking content with accessible tools while understanding visual storytelling principles specific to the TikTok platform.
Packt
Mastering NestJS
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. Mastering NestJS empowers you to build robust and scalable server-side applications using this progressive Node.js framework. You'll gain hands-on expertise in core NestJS concepts such as controllers, middleware, guards, interceptors, and pipes. By the end, you will confidently create full-featured backend apps integrated with databases like MySQL and MongoDB. The course begins by introducing NestJS fundamentals, including project setup, modular architecture, and HTTP request handling. It then dives deep into data validation with pipes, request lifecycle control using middleware and guards, and advanced features like interceptors. Practical sections guide you through creating a full-stack MyStore application, implementing authentication, session management, and database CRUD operations with TypeORM and Mongoose. This comprehensive journey covers both foundational concepts and advanced patterns, preparing you to develop real-world applications with NestJS. Each module builds progressively, reinforcing concepts with hands-on assignments and projects. Ideal for backend developers and Node.js programmers aiming to master NestJS, this course requires basic knowledge of JavaScript and Node.js. It is designed for intermediate learners looking to deepen backend development skills and build scalable enterprise applications.
Codio
Connecting to Devices and Networks
Practice managing devices and networks without installing anything! This course is designed for learners with no technical experience, providing a solid foundation of connecting to devices and networks. Learners will gain hands-on practice on an Ubuntu system that can be easily transferred to other Unix-based operating systems. The modules in this course cover managing devices and partitions, basic networking tools and name resolution, and securely transferring data over networks to create backups. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable examples with suggested edits to explore examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You'll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to small, approachable exercises that take minutes instead of hours.
Berklee
The Art of Music Production
Explore the art of record production and how to make recordings that other people will love listening to. This course will teach you how to make emotionally moving recordings on almost any recording equipment, including your phone or laptop. The emphasis is on mastering tangible artistic concepts; the gear you use is up to you. You will learn to develop the most important tool in the recording studio: your ears. You will learn to enhance every aspect of your own productions, both sonically and musically, by employing deeper listening skills. Assignments will include posting your own recordings for peer review, and reviewing your classmates’ work by employing specific tools and strategies. This course does not provide instruction on using a digital audio workstation, but if you do use one to record and mix, that’s great. But, as long as you can record into your computer and post an MP3, you can complete the assignments. As you learn about the art of record production in this 4-week course, you will also learn about yourself and who you are as an artist and producer. It is not necessary that you read music or play an instrument to take this course.
Coursera
How to create Social Media graphics using Canva
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to create different Social Media graphics using Canva. We will use the Canva platform to create social media graphics using built-in templates and also from the scratch. This course includes Canva introduction, exploration of Canva dashboard, you will learn to use different elements from Canva, creation of social media posts using built-in templates, and from the scratch. You will also learn how you can download free images from third-party sites like Pixabay. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.
Pearson
CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 2
This course delves into the foundational elements of cloud architecture, providing a robust framework for understanding the intricacies of cloud environments. Through engaging lessons, you'll explore various cloud deployment and service models, gain insights into the shared responsibility model, and understand the nuances of licensing in a cloud context. Our course also covers high availability architectures, teaching you how to leverage geographically disparate data centers and implement effective failover and failback strategies. You'll learn to identify and mitigate single points of failure while mastering both horizontal and vertical scaling techniques. Additionally, the course emphasizes the principles of solution design, guiding you through requirements analysis, environment deployment, and testing techniques.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Enseignes et afficheurs à LED
Comprendre le fonctionnement des enseignes et des afficheurs à LED, depuis les petites enseignes à motifs fixes jusqu'aux écrans géants à LED. Apprendre à les fabriquer et à les programmer les microcontrôleurs qui les pilotent. Ce cours va vous permettre de comprendre comment fonctionnent les enseignes et les afficheurs à LED, depuis les montages les plus simples jusqu’aux des matrices de LED multicolores. Les concepts électroniques nécessaire vous seront donnés, ainsi qu’une introduction aux microcontrôleurs, tant du point de vue matériel que pour la programmation en C. Chaque semaine, il vous sera possible de programmer des enseignes et afficheurs à distance et voir le résultat par vidéo. Vous serez encouragés à fabriquer vos propres enseignes et afficheurs. Des techniques de réalisation de complexitié progressive vous seront proposées.
Coursera
Build a Machine Learning Image Classifier with Python
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to build your own Machine Learning Image Classifier using Python and Colab. You will be able to easily load the data, preview it, process and normalize it, then train and test your model! I hope you enjoy the experience! Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.