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Simplilearn
Agile Scrum Master
This Agile Scrum Master (ASM) program offers a complete journey through the core and advanced aspects of Agile methodologies. You'll begin by mastering Agile fundamentals, from understanding the Agile Manifesto and principles to comparing Waterfall and Agile models. Progress through Scrum roles, team dynamics, sprints, and effective backlog management to improve project efficiency and delivery. Guided by industry experts, you'll explore essential techniques like writing user stories, estimating with story points, and leveraging tools such as burndown charts and Scrum boards. Discover additional Agile frameworks like Extreme Programming, Crystal, and Kanban, and learn to scale Agile practices across large projects with Scrum-of-Scrums, Nexus, and Disciplined Agile. By the end of this course, you will: - Master Agile methodologies and Scrum roles. - Effectively plan, estimate, and manage backlogs. - Scale Agile frameworks for complex projects. - Implement Agile change management and continuous improvement strategies. This course equips you with the expertise to lead Agile projects and teams successfully.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Cybersecurity in Healthcare (Hospitals & Care Centres)
The Cybersecurity in Healthcare MOOC was developed as part the SecureHospitals.eu project. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Coordination Research and Innovation Action under Grant Agreement No. 826497. The course "Cybersecurity in Healthcare" has been developed to raise awareness and understanding the role of cybersecurity in healthcare (e.g., hospitals, care centres, clinics, other medical or social care institutions and service organisations) and the challenges that surround it. In this course, we will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of cybersecurity. We look at both social aspects as technical aspects that come into play. Furthermore, we offer helpful resources that cover different aspects of cybersecurity. Even if you are not active in the healthcare domain, you will find helpful tips and insights to deal with cybersecurity challenges within any other organisation or in personal contexts as well. This course begins by introducing the opportunities and challenges that digitalisation of healthcare services has created. It explains how the rise of technologies and proliferation of (medical) data has become an attractive target to cybercriminals, which is essential in understanding why adequate cybersecurity measures are critical within the healthcare environment. In later modules, course contents cover the threats, both inside and outside of healthcare organisations like e.g. social engineering and hacking. Module 4 on Cyber Hygiene describes how to improve cybersecurity within healthcare organisations in practical ways. Module 5 looks deeper into how organisational culture affects cybersecurity, the cybersecurity culture, focusing on the interaction between human behaviour and technology and how organisational factors can boost or diminish the level and attention to cybersecurity in healthcare. Do you work for a hospital, clinic, medical practice, care centre, care provider, social care organisation, or nursing home? Do you want to improve your personal or your organisation’s cybersecurity (cyber security, IT security, information security, network security, computer security, awareness)? Then please visit https://www.securehospitals.eu to gain access to a range of resources. You can also join the Security providers and Trainers platform (see: https://www.securehospitals.eu/for-providers-and-trainers/) or our Community of Practice (see: https://www.securehospitals.eu/community/).
Packt
Advanced Java Concepts and Collections
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. In this course, you'll master Selenium, a powerful tool for automating web applications. Beginning with setting up your first web application, you'll dive into Selenium locators, learning to efficiently locate web elements using strategies like ID, name, and tag name. You'll explore TestNG for project setup, debugging, and test slowing for better visualization. The course covers handling form elements such as text fields, checkboxes, radio buttons, and select boxes, creating robust automation scripts that mimic real-world user interactions. Advanced topics include window navigation, alert handling, and WebDriver's manage window methods for effective automation. You'll gain hands-on experience with implicit and explicit waits, crucial for dynamic web applications. The course also covers cross-browser testing and data-driven testing, guiding you through setting up projects for different browsers, running headless tests, and implementing data-driven approaches using CSV and Excel files. By the end, you'll understand the Page Object Model, Selenium Grid, and standalone server, equipping you to scale your automation tests effectively. Designed for QA professionals and software testers with basic web technology knowledge, the course enhances skills in automated testing using Selenium, with a fundamental knowledge of Java recommended.
Packt
Project Finance & Excel: Build Financial Models from Scratch
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 takes a deep dive into the world of project finance, where you will learn to build financial models from the ground up using Excel. Whether you're new to finance or looking to sharpen your modeling skills, this course introduces key concepts in project finance, such as understanding eligible transactions and building input assumption sheets. Using a real-world case study, the course will guide you step by step through the intricacies of financial modeling, including multi-scenario input sheets and timeline assumptions. In the second phase, you'll explore more advanced topics such as the construction phase and debt sizing, which are essential for forecasting costs and revenue accurately. The course provides hands-on experience with building detailed financial statements like the Profit & Loss statement, Cash Flow Waterfall, and Balance Sheet. Throughout, you'll develop a comprehensive understanding of how to construct models that are both dynamic and adaptable to real-world projects. Finally, you will wrap up by calculating return metrics like the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), which is crucial for assessing project viability. By the end of the course, you’ll be fully equipped to handle every stage of a project’s financial modeling lifecycle, from initial assumptions to detailed cash flow forecasts and financial statement analysis. This course is designed for finance professionals, analysts, and anyone looking to specialize in project finance. A basic understanding of Excel is recommended, though no prior finance experience is necessary. Those with an interest in infrastructure, energy, and large-scale project financing will benefit from the practical skills covered.
LearnQuest
Strategic Foundations for CRO Leadership
This course establishes the critical strategic mindset and foundational business skills required to lead sales organizations in India and the USA. Learners will master talent management, market segmentation, and sales cycle management to position themselves as growth-focused leaders. Emphasis is on overcoming regional market challenges through strategic sales planning, optimizing revenue operations, and aligning cross-functional teams for measurable impact.
National Taiwan University
莊子─姿勢、意識與感情 (Zhuangzi─Posture, Awareness, and Sentiment)
他這麼活過他的一生，留下一本書，《莊子》。這本書影響了陶淵明的一生，影響了李太白的一生，影響了白居易的一生，影響了蘇東坡的一生。唐玄宗下詔稱此書為《南華真經》，尊莊子為南華真人。清初名評論家金聖歎，評定這本書是「天下第一才子書」。 才子必讀，欲成才者必讀。如果你醉心於技進於道、技道合一的職人文化，追本溯源，請讀《莊子》。如果你不想成材、不想在優勝劣敗的競走中疲憊一生，也請讀《莊子》。如果想處於才與不才之間、想在人生的驚濤駭浪間存活、無傷，更錬就日益精進的乘御之力，就請打開《莊子》。 「福輕乎羽，莫之知載。禍重乎地，莫之知避。」（《莊子．人間世》） 莊子所處的戰國時代，平民百姓能擁有的福份比羽毛還要輕薄，飄忽不定不知道要怎樣才能承接、擁有；可是災難禍患卻比山河大地還要沈重，想要閃避卻不知道有什麼方法能全身而退。當時，一次戰爭裡被斬首、殺害的士卒多達數萬、數十萬人。 而莊子，就在這麼個布滿羅網、暗藏凶器的時代社會裏，擔任一個小小漆樹園的，小小吏。 必須承受、最能感受時代之傷的，莫過於金字塔底層。 是戰國中期的莊子，也是當代的你我。 蕭條異代都同樣湧動著如風浪翻滾、層出不窮的普世之傷。 與莊子為友，在李白之後、東坡之後，在詩人、哲人、職人與成千上萬因此改變姿勢、意識與用情的人們之後，本季課程將陪你逐字逐句讀完莊子親筆內七篇中的前三篇〈逍遙遊〉、〈齊物論〉、〈養生主〉，而莊周在此中斷續鋪陳、輻輳的三個主題：姿勢、意識與感情，也將在逐字逐句的講解中豁然胸次。──你會發現，原來只要把注意力收回自身，心就可以不煩、不亂、不痛。原來只要掌握正確的姿勢原則，身體竟可以如此輕靈放鬆。原來感情可以不執著、不陷溺，只要懂得深情而不滯於情。原來身心的安定，是面對混亂的時代最有力量的武器。 時局板蕩，曖昧天光，半部《論語》治天下，半部《莊子》治身心，正是時候，好好讀《莊子》。 為使聽者易於掌握《莊》學大旨，將〈逍遙遊〉、〈齊物論〉、〈養生主〉各分為三、五、五章，各章下依長度略分小節；並設計體驗古典單元，使能活用於日常。
Coursera
Building Custom Regional Reports with Google Analytics
In this 2 hours project you will learn how to build custom regional reports with Google Analytics. You will familiarize with Google Analytics and its usage, create a marketing custom regional dashboard with table and graph widgets, customize a standard geo report and scheduled the report you have designed to be sent monthly via email to a distributed regional marketing team.
Google Cloud
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization is the fifth and final course of the Gen AI Leader learning path. This course explores how organizations can use custom gen AI agents to help tackle specific business challenges. You gain hands-on practice building a basic gen AI agent, while exploring the components of these agents, such as models, reasoning loops, and tools.
IBM
Linux System Administration with IBM Power Systems
This course introduces administrative tasks that a system administrator can perform with Linux hosted on IBM Power servers. This includes virtualization concepts such as logical partitioning, installation of Linux, command-line operations, and more interesting administration and device management tasks. This course includes hands-on exercises with systems from an IBM data center.
Fundação Instituto de Administração
Diversidade e Inovação na Prática: Casos de Sucesso
Nossas boas-vindas ao Curso Diversidade e Inovação na Prática: Casos de Sucesso. Neste curso, você verá cases de diversidade e inovação em empresas, com destaque a características de liderança e seus estilos nos diferentes contextos e as suas realizações em contextos desafiadores. Através de depoimentos de executivos, serão discutidas as habilidades desses líderes e como elas podem propiciar lições a serem aprendidas. Serão debatidos os conceitos, técnicas e habilidades requeridas para o bom desempenho de liderança e como são desenvolvidos ou potencializados o modo de agir desses líderes e até que ponto foram determinantes para o desempenho exitoso dessas lideranças. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de incorporar, em seus referenciais cognitivos, conhecimentos conceituais e técnicos de forma integrada com a realidade concreta da vida organizacional e, desse modo, propiciar as melhores condições para que possa desenvolver seu potencial como líder de sucesso em seus processos de tomada de decisão e como agente de inspiração para seus liderados. Este curso é composto por quatro módulos, disponibilizados em semanas de aprendizagem. Cada módulo é composto por vídeos, leituras e testes de verificação de aprendizagem. Ao final de cada módulo, temos uma avaliação de verificação dos conhecimentos. Estamos muito felizes com sua presença neste curso e esperamos que você tire o máximo de proveito dos conceitos aqui apresentados. Bons estudos!
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Designing the Future of Finance
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping financial services, but its success depends on the infrastructure that powers data access, control, and interoperability. This course explores how Open Banking, Open Finance, and platform-based models are transforming the design and delivery of financial services around the world. You’ll examine how regulatory frameworks, API ecosystems, and evolving consumer expectations are enabling smarter, more personalized financial products. Building on the foundation of Open Banking, you’ll learn how Open Finance expands access to a broader set of financial data and what this means for innovation, competition, and inclusion. Through real-world case studies, strategic insights, and global policy comparisons, this course offers a practical, forward-looking view of the open financial ecosystem. Whether you’re a policymaker, technologist, financial professional, or curious learner, you’ll come away with the context and confidence to engage with the future of AI-enabled finance. By the end of the course, you will be able to: • Explain the evolution of financial infrastructure from traditional institutions to open, platform-based ecosystems. • Describe the core principles, objectives, and regulatory frameworks underpinning Open Banking and Open Finance initiatives. • Evaluate the strategic role of data accessibility and interoperability in enabling AI applications in financial services. • Analyse real-world case studies that illustrate how Open Finance and AI are being implemented globally. • Identify the opportunities and challenges presented by embedded finance, disintermediation, and platform envelopment. • Assess how emerging financial infrastructure impacts the design and deployment of intelligent, data-driven financial products. This is the second course in the 'AI in Financial Services: Foundations through Future Trends' specialization. We recommend completing 'AI Fundamentals in Financial Services' course first for a strong foundation before exploring the technologies and strategies shaping the future of Open Finance.
Microsoft
Azure AI and Healthcare Cloud Fundamentals
Azure AI and Healthcare Cloud Fundamentals is a beginner-friendly course that introduces you to Azure services specifically relevant to healthcare applications, including compute, storage, and AI services. You'll learn healthcare data requirements, explore Azure's health-specific tools, and understand cloud architecture for medical environments. Through hands-on labs, you'll deploy basic Azure resources, configure security settings, and work with healthcare data scenarios. It is perfect for healthcare professionals transitioning to technology roles or IT professionals entering the healthcare sector. You can build foundational knowledge for Azure certifications while gaining practical skills in cloud computing for healthcare.
Johns Hopkins University
Measuring and Maximizing Impact of COVID-19 Contact Tracing
This course aims to provide managers and developers of contact tracing programs guidance on the most important indicators of performance of a contact tracing program, and a tool that can be used to project the likely impact of improvements in specific indicators. Students who complete the course will be proficient in using the Contact Tracing Evaluation and Strategic Support Application (ConTESSA) to estimate the impact of their contact tracing program on transmission and strategizing about how to increase their program’s impact. A secondary audience for the course will be decision makers interested in knowing more about the characteristics of effective contact tracing programs, and strategies to improve. The course is designed for individuals who are already leading contact tracing programs who have significant experience with epidemiology and public health. We strongly recommend completing this course on a laptop or a desktop rather than a phone as you’ll need to complete worksheets and open the course and the application simultaneously.
EDUCBA
Build and Customize an Online Store with PrestaShop
Learners will be able to install, configure, customize, and finalize a fully functional PrestaShop online store by applying practical, project-based development skills. This course provides a hands-on, end-to-end walkthrough of building an online business store using PrestaShop, starting from project planning and installation through to customization, content enhancement, and final review. Learners gain structured exposure to real-world store development workflows, including setting up the PrestaShop environment, implementing header and navigation components, coding featured product sections, enhancing product displays, and integrating a blog module for content management. By completing this course, learners will develop the ability to translate business requirements into a working e-commerce storefront, understand how different frontend components interact within PrestaShop, and confidently review and validate a complete store setup. The course emphasizes practical coding, logical sequencing, and feature-focused implementation rather than abstract theory. What makes this course unique is its project-driven approach: learners build a complete online store step by step while understanding the purpose of each feature in a real business context. This makes the course especially valuable for learners seeking applied PrestaShop experience and job-ready e-commerce development skills.
Tencent Cloud
Tencent Cloud Practitioner
This course is primarily aimed at cloud professionals who are interested in learning about Tencent Cloud's products and services. It equips learners with a foundational knowledge in cloud computing and prepares them to take the Tencent Cloud Practitioner examination. After completing this course, learners will be able to explain the different features, advantages, uses cases, and billing methods of several core Tencent Cloud products.
Coursera
Anuncie y crezca su negocio en Facebook con Canva
Al final de este proyecto, usted podrá usar Canva para anunciar y crecer su negocio en Facebook con Canva. Usted habrá aprendido a crear un anuncio para Facebook, un post para Facebook y una portada para Facebook. Usted podrá incorporar un esquema de color , imágenes, y otros elementos de diseño estético. Crear anuncios de alta calidad es ideal tanto para activamente interactuar con su grupo objetivo. En este proyecto usaremos la versión gratis de Canva. Nota: Este curso es de mayor utilidad para estudiantes que residen en la región de América del Norte. Actualmente, estamos trabajando para proporcionar la misma experiencia en otras regiones.