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Coursera
How to Sell: An Overview of Fundamental Selling Techniques
Did you know that 70% of sales professionals fail to ask for the sale? This critical step is often overlooked, yet it's crucial for closing deals and achieving success in sales. This short course is tailored for aspiring sales professionals and those looking to refine their sales skills to master fundamental selling techniques to start or increase their sales effectively. By completing this course, you'll gain the ability to understand the sales process deeply, engage in effective cold calling, overcome objections with confidence, and employ strategies that close deals – skills you can apply immediately in your professional life. In this 3-hour long course, you will learn how to: - Grasp the entire sales process, from lead generation to closing. - Overcome objections with ease and maintain momentum in your sales conversations. - Effectively use listening and questioning to uncover customer needs and present solutions that compel action. What sets this course apart is its focus on practical, real-world techniques and strategies for sales success. To excel in this course, no prior knowledge is required. However, a keen interest in developing sales skills will be beneficial.
University of Manchester
Global Health and Humanitarianism
Welcome to the Global Health and Humanitarianism MOOC. We are delighted to have you with us, and hope that the next six weeks will provide an interesting and thoughtful experience for you. We hope the course will give you an overview of global health and humanitarianism in theory and in practice. These fields overlap, and are connected, in many significant ways. However, we have used three key themes to explore our subjects: each key theme will be discussed over two week blocks by specialist course lecturers, and supported by unique video perspectives by three keynote speakers who are leading specialists in the field. - Weeks 1 & 2: An Introduction to Global Health Dr Amy Hughes MBE; - Weeks 3 & 4: Humanitarian Responses and Dilemmas Dr Tim Jacoby; - Weeks 5 & 6: The Right to Humanitarian Assistance and the Responsibility to Protect Dr Kirsten Howarth. To get the best out of the course we encourage you to try and set aside a few hours each week. This will give you time to work through videos, written materials and linked resources, and to get involved with discussion with other learners. We have provided a variety of different readings, resources and suggested activity based on the course content. Some will be essential to your understanding of the MOOC themes, and to assessment (if you have chosen to take part in assessment activity). Others will be for those of you who want to discover more about a particular subject or perspective, or to make your own study of global health or humanitarianism in action. Check through the weekly resources and content to find out which best suit your needs. During the course we will look at a range of different opinions and debates, linked to key themes and addressing ethics and moral issues. We hope you will be inspired and encouraged to explore and share your own perspectives, and those of others, throughout the course. Different viewpoints are essential to understanding global health and humanitarian practice. We hope you enjoy the next six weeks finding out about Global Health and Humanitarianism, and look forward to hearing from you on the discussion boards.
Coursera
Implementing Parent Feedback with Google Forms
By the end of this project, you will have created a parent survey that you can send to your students’ parents at the end of each school year. Continued professional development is important to be the most effective and current teacher you can be. But we do not often receive the feedback we need to keep our growth going. Through this project, you will be ready to gain valuable feedback from parents, allowing you to discern areas of strength and growth for your future teaching. Using these same skills, you can go on from this project to create surveys to use with your students - especially for those in middle and high school - in order to start the year strong or gain insight for future growth. Feedback can also become a part of your professional portfolio. What better data than feedback from your classroom community?
Coursera
Draft Winning RFPs and RFQs
Draft Winning RFPs and RFQs is a practical, beginner-level course designed for professionals in procurement, project management, or any role involved in sourcing and purchasing. This course addresses a fundamental challenge in procurement: choosing the right tool for the job. You will learn the critical differences between a Request for Proposal (RFP) and a Request for Quotation (RFQ), thereby empowering you to select the most effective method for any business scenario. Through expert instruction, real-world case studies, and hands-on activities, you will master the art of drafting a clear, comprehensive, and professional RFP. The course provides a step-by-step guide to using standardized templates to compile essential components, including a detailed scope of work, fair evaluation criteria, and a realistic project timeline. You will transition from theory to application by analyzing scenarios, participating in interactive dialogues with an AI coach, and culminating in a final project where you draft a complete RFP package. By the end of this course, you will not only understand the "why" behind RFPs and RFQs but will also possess the practical skills to "how" to create documents that attract qualified vendors and drive successful project outcomes.
Arizona State University
Ceramics and Composites
This course will introduce the major types of ceramics and their applications. We will learn about the different methods used for glass strengthening; the factors that determine a ceramic’s crystal structure; the key characteristics of composite materials; and the different structures of fiber-reinforced composite materials. We will discuss reasons for creating various types of composites.
University of Cape Town
Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education
This course is about caring for and educating children (and youth) with severe to profound intellectual disability. We use the idea of 'circles' to position the child at the center of the many levels of support needed. Around the child are circles of care and education - such as the parents, family, friends, caregivers, educators, health care workers, and others such as neighbors, business owners, and community members. Each one has an important role to play in the life of a person with an intellectual disability and can be seen as a caregiver and educator. Although this course is aimed particularly at caregivers who work at a special centre or in a private home, each person in the circle of care and education plays a valuable role and will find the course useful. The course covers topics such as intellectual disability, levels of severity of intellectual disability, and the history of intellectual disability. These inform how you can support children and youth with severe to profound intellectual disability so that they can reach their full potential and become participating members of society. We look at lifelong learning by exploring brain development, the learning process, and how to maximise the opportunities for learning. We ask experts about how best learning can be facilitated. This includes looking at children’s learning support needs, how to go about planning activities for the learning programme, as well as how to empower multiple people who work in a team to care and educate children with severe to profound intellectual disability. In the last week, we focus on rights, advocacy and relationships of care. Empowering and caring for caregivers themselves is a key focus of the course. For professional development purposes, you can purchase a Verified Certificate if you wish to show evidence of your achievements, but this is optional, and you can apply for Financial Aid if you are unable to pay the certificate fee.
Packt
Deploying & Managing Active Directory in Hybrid Environments
Strengthen your expertise in Active Directory (AD) with this comprehensive, hands-on course designed to prepare you for managing identity across both on-premises and cloud-connected environments. From traditional domain controllers to Azure AD and hybrid identity solutions, you’ll gain the skills to deploy, configure, and maintain a modern AD infrastructure with confidence. You’ll begin by exploring core Active Directory components, learning how to deploy and manage domain controllers in both on-premises environments and Microsoft Azure. Through practical demonstrations, you’ll configure FSMO roles, domain trusts, site links, and replication settings—building a solid foundation for more advanced hybrid scenarios. Next, you’ll dive into hybrid identity management, working with Azure AD, Azure AD Connect, and synchronization workflows. You’ll learn how to configure secure authentication strategies, manage health and monitoring, and ensure seamless identity integration across your hybrid environment. As you progress, you’ll gain hands-on experience with RODC deployment, Group Policy management, and user, group, and OU administration. You’ll also work with PowerShell, automating common AD tasks to streamline administration and support scalable, enterprise-ready workflows. By the end of this course, you will have: - Deployed and managed domain controllers in on-premises and Azure environments. - Configured FSMO roles, domain trusts, site configurations, and replication. - Implemented hybrid identity using Azure AD and Azure AD Connect. - Deployed and managed RODCs and applied Group Policies effectively. - Managed users, groups, and OUs with both GUI tools and PowerShell. - Developed the skills to troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize AD in hybrid setups. This course is ideal for IT professionals, system administrators, and cloud engineers looking to expand their skills in hybrid identity and Active Directory management. With practical, real-world scenarios throughout, you’ll be ready to apply your knowledge immediately in modern enterprise environments.
Packt
Entity Framework Core - A Full Tour
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. Master Entity Framework Core and build efficient data-driven applications with this comprehensive course. You'll learn how to set up your environment, create and manage data models, interact with databases, and optimize performance using EF Core’s powerful features. Whether you're new to EF Core or looking to refine your skills, this course will guide you through essential concepts and advanced techniques. You'll start with the fundamentals, including installing the necessary tools, setting up projects in Visual Studio, and understanding the database context. Then, you'll dive into querying data using LINQ, tracking changes, and performing CRUD operations. You'll explore database migrations, relationships, and data manipulation strategies to ensure seamless integration with your applications. As you progress, you'll work with raw SQL, stored procedures, and ASP.NET Core integration, gaining practical insights into EF Core’s advanced capabilities. You'll also cover performance optimization techniques, data validation, concurrency handling, and transaction management. These lessons will equip you with the knowledge to handle complex real-world scenarios. This course is ideal for developers, software engineers, and database administrators looking to enhance their .NET data access skills. A basic understanding of C# and relational databases is recommended but not required. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this course will help you harness the full potential of Entity Framework Core.
Whizlabs
Generative AI for Azure Cloud Engineers
The Generative AI for Azure Cloud Engineers course is designed for Azure cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, solution architects, and IT practitioners who want to understand and implement Generative AI solutions using Microsoft Azure services. This course provides a comprehensive foundation in Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and enterprise-grade Generative AI capabilities within the Azure ecosystem. This course introduces learners to the core concepts of Generative AI, including large language models, prompt engineering, multimodal AI, and Responsible AI practices. You will explore how Azure OpenAI Service enables text generation, code generation, and image generation, and how these capabilities integrate with Azure applications, automation workflows, and enterprise cloud architectures. You will also learn how Microsoft Copilot enhances productivity across Microsoft 365, security operations, and business applications, and how Copilot Studio enables engineers to build intelligent conversational agents. Additionally, the course introduces Microsoft Foundry, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), model fine-tuning, and model catalog capabilities for building enterprise-ready AI solutions. Through conceptual explanations, demonstrations, and real-world Azure cloud engineering scenarios, this course helps you understand how to design, deploy, and manage Generative AI solutions securely and efficiently in Azure. The course delivers approximately 12–15 hours of structured video content, organized into four modules. Each module includes quizzes and knowledge checks to reinforce learning and validate understanding. Enroll in Generative AI for Azure Cloud Engineers to gain practical knowledge of Azure Generative AI services and confidently build intelligent cloud-native AI solutions using Microsoft Azure. Course Modules: Module 1: Generative AI Overview Understand the fundamentals of Generative AI, including its core concepts, architecture components, features, and enterprise use cases. Learn how Generative AI solutions work and explore Responsible AI principles to ensure safe, ethical, and compliant AI implementation. Module 2: Azure OpenAI Service and Applications Explore Azure OpenAI Service and learn how to build natural language, code generation, and image generation solutions. Understand prompt engineering, REST APIs, multimodal models, fine-tuning, and how Azure OpenAI powers enterprise AI solutions such as Microsoft Copilot. Module 3: Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio Overview Learn how Microsoft Copilot enhances productivity across business applications and how Copilot Studio enables the creation of intelligent conversational agents. Explore Copilot use cases, demos, and how Generative AI integrates with Microsoft Power Platform and enterprise workflows. Module 4: Microsoft Copilot, Security Copilot, and Microsoft Foundry Services Understand Microsoft 365 Copilot, Security Copilot, and Microsoft Foundry capabilities. Learn how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), model catalog, and fine-tuning help engineers build optimized, scalable, and enterprise-grade Generative AI applications in Azure. By the End of This Course, You Will Be Able To: Understand core Generative AI concepts, components, and enterprise use cases Use Azure OpenAI Service to build text, code, and image generation solutions Apply prompt engineering techniques to control and optimize AI model responses Integrate Generative AI capabilities into Azure cloud applications and workflows Understand Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and their enterprise use cases Implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and model optimization techniques Use Microsoft Foundry and model catalog to build enterprise-grade AI solutions Apply Responsible AI principles and best practices in Azure Generative AI deployments
Google Cloud
Enterprise Database Migration
This course is intended to give architects, engineers, and developers the skills required to help enterprise customers architect, plan, execute, and test database migration projects. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs participants move databases to Google Cloud while taking advantage of various services. This course covers how to move on-premises, enterprise databases like SQL Server to Google Cloud (Compute Engine and Cloud SQL) and Oracle to Google Cloud bare metal.
Google Cloud
Classify Images with TensorFlow Convolutional Neural Networks
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you'll learn about how to use convolutional neural networks to improve your image classification models.
Campus BBVA
El ABC de la sostenibilidad
En la actualidad la agenda de sostenibilidad es clave para las empresas, gobiernos y ciudadanía. Es vital que las personas conozcan de primera mano los conceptos básicos para comprender todo lo que está sucediendo alrededor de la sostenibilidad, como vector de cambio sistémico en la economía, la sociedad, las empresas y nuestras vidas. Este curso es una introducción a la sostenibilidad vista como una disciplina transversal en nuestra sociedad (en el ámbito público y privado internacional) basado en la información pública más actualizada a la fecha en temas económicos, sociales y ambientales. A lo largo del mismo, se describe cómo la sostenibilidad es aplicable de manera holística a situaciones diarias en la población, uso de recursos naturales, su aplicación en la economía mundial y su interacción con la biosfera, pasando por aspectos sociales como la transición justa, equidad, igualdad, diversidad, derechos humanos, educación y salud. Al final de este curso, obtendrás una visión general y muy amplia de los desafíos claves y las posibles soluciones para lograr el desarrollo sostenible, socialmente justo y ambientalmente posible respetando los límites planetarios.
Imperial College London
Introduction to Android graphics
This course will bring you up to speed with the fundamentals of 2D graphics and 3D graphics in Android. This course provides the ideal primer for more advanced courses and applications, for example, OpenGL, as well as Virtual Reality in Android. This course is unique because it covers the key concepts and theory of 2D and 3D graphics while also showing you how to implement these in Android practically. This provides a solid understanding and grasp of the subject matter which will be applicable in a variety of settings. The final assignment will provide you with an artefact which you can use for your professional portfolio to evidence your skills.
University of California, Irvine
Presentations: Speaking so that People Listen
Do you have to give presentations in school or at your work? Is it nerve-racking? Then you've come to the right place. Everyone gets a little nervous when they think about having to stand in front of other people and speak intelligently. This course will give you helpful tips for making effective speeches and delivering them well in typical American settings. You'll learn how to organize a presentation, how to make it memorable, and how to communicate clearly. In the course, you'll have several opportunities to demonstrate the presentation skills that you learn. This will help you gain the experience you need to be more confident when you give a speech in an American classroom or on the job. Learners will record several videos of themselves giving assigned presentations and upload the videos for peer feedback. Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.
University of Colorado Boulder
Accountability and Employee Engagement
Being a successful leader in complex technical organization requires being ultimately accountable for your team’s performance and meeting commitments to all your stakeholders. This second Leading Technical Organizations course, "Accountability and Employee Engagement", explores how organizational leaders use different decision-making processes for different situations and that they are ultimately accountable for all results. You will also learn how a company’s culture affects strategy, risk and meeting stakeholder commitments. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.
Google Cloud
Managing Security in Google Cloud - Português Brasileiro
"Este curso de treinamento autoguiado oferece aos participantes um amplo estudo sobre controles e técnicas de segurança no Google Cloud. Com palestras gravadas, demonstrações e laboratórios práticos, os participantes podem conhecer e implantar os componentes de uma solução segura do Google Cloud, incluindo o Cloud Identity, o Resource Manager, o Cloud IAM, os firewalls de nuvem privada virtual, o Cloud Load Balancing, peering do Cloud, o Cloud Interconnect e o VPC Service Controls. Este é o primeiro curso da série Security in Google Cloud. Quando completar este curso, inscreva-se no Security Best Practices in Google Cloud."