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University of California, Irvine
Communication in the 21st Century Workplace
The modern workplace is more diverse than ever, encompassing varied generations, cultures, and work environments (remote, hybrid, in-person). This course addresses the critical need for effective communication strategies in this dynamic landscape. You will learn to identify and adapt your communication style to enhance team productivity and build stronger connections with colleagues from all backgrounds. This course is for professionals, managers, and team members looking to improve their communication skills in diverse business settings. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify your own communication style and its impact on others. 2. Describe methods to increase effective communication in varied contexts. 3. Discuss how changing demographics affect workplace communication. 4. Differentiate between the five working generations and their communication preferences. 5. Identify communication benefits and challenges of different work environments. 6. Discuss effective techniques for communicating with a diverse workforce. 7. Implement a flexing communication strategy to better communicate with your workplace team. To be successful in this course, a basic understanding of workplace dynamics and a desire to improve communication skills are recommended. No specific software tools are required.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Financial Analysis of Scenarios and Decisions
This course focuses on adopting and implementing a financially analytic mindset when engaged in organizational decision-making and scenario analysis. The course begins with an overview of the "internal" perspective of the organization, in which you will learn fundamental concepts, including the importance of how cost information is organized for different decision scenarios. You will then learn about scenario analysis, including cost-volume-profit analysis and other fundamental concepts that help facilitate financial organizational decision-making. Next, you will learn about planning and budgeting, a key function that allows organizations to identify and allocate resources necessary to achieve organizational goals. You will then learn how to assess actual performance against these budgets using variance analysis. Finally, you will learn about the organization’s performance measurement, evaluation, and compensation system. Specifically, you will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of common financial performance measures and understand how an organization uses non-financial performance measures within its strategic performance measurement system to complement the financial perspective.
Johns Hopkins University
Introduction to AI: Key Concepts and Applications
The course "Core Concepts in AI" provides a comprehensive foundation in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), equipping learners with the essential tools to understand, evaluate, and implement AI systems effectively. From decoding key terminology and frameworks like R.O.A.D. (Requirements, Operationalize Data, Analytic Method, Deployment) to exploring algorithm tradeoffs and data quality, this course offers practical insights that bridge technical concepts with strategic decision-making. What sets this course apart is its focus on balancing technical depth with accessibility, making it ideal for leaders, managers, and professionals tasked with driving AI initiatives. Learners will delve into performance metrics, inter-annotator agreement, and tradeoffs in resources, gaining a nuanced understanding of AI's strengths and limitations. Whether you're a newcomer or looking to deepen your understanding, this course empowers you to make informed AI decisions, optimize systems, and address challenges in data quality and algorithm selection. By the end, you'll have the confidence to navigate AI projects and align them with organizational goals, positioning yourself as a strategic leader in AI-driven innovation.
Packt
ASP.NET Core - SOLID and Clean Architecture (.NET 5 and Up)
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. Dive into ASP.NET Core by mastering SOLID principles and Clean Architecture. This course covers essential SOLID concepts and their application in building maintainable, scalable applications. -Start by setting up your environment and structuring your solution in Visual Studio, then explore CQRS and MediatR patterns for a robust project. - Advanced topics include custom exceptions, FluentValidation, and integrating third-party services. - Learn to develop secure APIs with Blazor WebAssembly and secure them with Identity and JWT authentication. Designed for intermediate to advanced developers familiar with C# and .NET 5+, this hands-on course emphasizes real-world applications. By the end, you'll master SOLID principles, implement Clean Architecture, configure development environments, develop APIs, and secure applications, and enhance them with testing, logging, and auditing strategies. Achieve practical skills for high-quality ASP.NET Core applications, preparing you to create scalable, maintainable software with enhanced security and robust testing capabilities. This intermediate course is for C# developers with basic .NET Core skills, ideally with Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 7 experience.
American Psychological Association
Social Psychology of Attraction and Relationships
This course provides information about attraction and relationships, broadly defined. Topics in the course include how people learn about each other, the mechanisms that underlying the initial decisions on whether we like people or not, and psychological models of relationship satisfaction. The course also differentiates types of love and describes the decision process when people leave relationships. Within each of these topics, people are encouraged to apply the concepts to their own relationships.
Packt
Advanced JavaScript & Full-Stack Concepts
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. In this advanced JavaScript and full-stack development course, you will dive deep into complex JavaScript concepts such as asynchronous programming, Promises, and async/await. Learn how to leverage APIs and JSON data to build interactive, real-world applications. You will also gain hands-on experience with important full-stack tools such as Webpack, Babel, and Firebase. The course is designed around practical, project-based learning. You’ll begin by mastering asynchronous JavaScript with techniques like callbacks, promises, and the Fetch API. Then, you'll progress to more advanced topics such as Babel for code compilation, Webpack for bundling, and Firebase for real-time data storage. Each topic is followed by a project where you can apply what you've learned, such as building a news portal, bookmark manager, or even a dynamic note-taking application. This course is perfect for developers who want to level up their JavaScript skills and build powerful full-stack applications. Whether you're building web projects or creating sophisticated data-driven systems, you'll gain the skills necessary to excel in modern JavaScript development.
University of Michigan
Michigan Sport-Related Concussion Training Certification
Welcome to the Michigan Sport-Related Concussion Training Certification. In this course, you will learn about five key components of sport-related concussions: identify medical emergencies, debrief the Michigan Youth Concussion Legislature, review rest and rehabilitation principles after a concussion occurs, understand the return to learn and return to school progressions, and finally become knowledgeable of the potential long-term consequences of head impact exposure on brain health. This free course satisfies the state-mandated requirement for concussion training in the state of Michigan. It can be completed in approximately 20 minutes. In order to obtain the certificate showing you have met the Michigan state-mandated requirement, you must correctly answer every question on the quiz at the conclusion of this course. The five lead instructors for this course, Dr. Steve Broglio, Dr. Matt Lorincz, Dr. Andrea Almeida, Dr. Doug Wiebe, and Dr. JT Eckner, are all affiliated with the Michigan Concussion Center, which strives to maximize societal and individual health through the relentless pursuit of concussion knowledge. Dr. Almeida, Dr. Lorincz and Dr. Eckner are also affiliated with Michigan NeuroSport. The goal of Michigan NeuroSport is to inspire and implement solutions for prevention and treatment of sport-related concussions and their potential long-term consequences. Note for learners enrolled on Coursera: If you successfully pass the quiz at the end of this course, you will receive an official Michigan Sport-Related Training Certificate, even if a "Full Course, No Certificate" message appears in enrollment on Coursera. An additional Coursera completion certificate will not be issued.
Google Cloud
Introdução à análise de dados no Google Cloud
Neste curso para iniciantes, você vai aprender sobre o fluxo de trabalho de análise de dados no Google Cloud e sobre as ferramentas necessárias para explorar, analisar e visualizar dados. Também vamos falar sobre como compartilhar suas descobertas com partes interessadas. Com o auxílio de laboratórios práticos, aulas, testes, demonstrações e um estudo de caso, vamos aprender a transformar conjuntos de dados brutos em dados limpos para gerar visualizações e dashboards de alto impacto. Se você já trabalha com dados e quer ter sucesso no Google Cloud ou progredir na carreira, este curso vai ajudar você a começar. Qualquer pessoa que trabalha ou usa análise de dados de forma profissional pode se beneficiar com este curso.
Packt
Foundations of Unreal Engine 5 and Basic Environment Design
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 provides an in-depth journey into the basics of Unreal Engine 5, guiding you from project setup to creating complex environments. You’ll begin by learning the essentials of UE5, including its interface, layout, and viewport navigation. Once comfortable with the platform, you’ll progress to designing with basic primitives and blocking out initial designs to visualize your projects' structure. As the course advances, you’ll explore environment design techniques using UE5’s Landscape tool, creating terrains and adding fine details to give your world a natural, organic feel. The Quixel Megascans library will open new possibilities, providing access to high-quality assets that can be integrated and modified to fit your unique projects. Along the way, you’ll build a 3D bridge, utilizing cutting-edge UE5 features like Nanite for asset optimization. The final section refines your skills in texture application and asset customization, including UV tiling, material adjustments, and structural detailing. By the end of the course, you’ll have designed a complete 3D environment, with added roof, hut, and foundation elements, optimized to create visually striking scenes. This course equips you with the foundational skills to bring your creative visions to life in Unreal Engine 5. This course is ideal for aspiring 3D artists, game developers, and digital creators interested in learning Unreal Engine 5. No prior experience with UE5 is required, but a basic understanding of 3D modeling software will be helpful.
Coursera
Create a fundraising page on Chuffed
At the end of this project, you will learn how to create a fundraising page on Chuffed for a collaborative project for personal or professional purposes. This Guided Project is an introduction to Chuffed and is designed for people who want to have their own fundraising page for a nonprofit, charity, social enterprise, community project, or someone in need. Chuffed offers an online platform to create a fundraiser, large or small, with no set-up fees by the platform. Moreover, Chuffed offers possibilities to develop a fundraising page site with many functionalities and aesthetic characteristics. After completing this project, you will be able to create a fundraising page, select and modify the main features offered on the platform, define your financial and participatory goals and the rewards potentially offered to your contributors. Chuffed is a simple and free platform that provides extraordinary online advertising for your collaborative project. 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
EDUCBA
Analyze Capital Markets Using Economic and Valuation Models
By the end of this course, learners will be able to analyze macroeconomic indicators, evaluate exchange rate dynamics, assess equity market valuations using multiple models, and apply valuation insights to informed asset allocation decisions. This course provides a structured, end-to-end framework for forming capital market expectations by integrating macroeconomic analysis with equity valuation and portfolio strategy. Learners begin by examining econometric and economic indicators, checklist-based evaluation techniques, and forecasting methods that shape expectations about economic growth, currencies, and market conditions. The course then builds on this foundation by exploring equity market valuation approaches, including relative valuation techniques, the Yardeni Model, and asset-based valuation frameworks. What makes this course unique is its clear linkage between economic signals and practical investment decisions. Rather than treating macroeconomics and valuation as separate topics, the course demonstrates how economic expectations directly influence equity valuations and asset allocation choices. Through applied examples and structured analytical frameworks, learners gain the skills to interpret market signals holistically. This course is ideal for finance students, investment professionals, and analysts seeking a disciplined, forward-looking approach to capital market analysis and portfolio decision-making.
CertNexus
Internet of Things: Foundations of Design and Development
This course will be useful to IT professionals with baseline skills in computer hardware, software support, and development who want to learn how to design, develop, implement, operate, and manage Internet of Things devices and related systems. You'll begin by selecting an architecture for an IoT project and identifying the benefits and challenges of IoT. Then, you'll select a configure a processing unit, select a microcontroller power source, and use a software development kit (SDK) to program an IoT device. This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you purchase several electronics components that are used to create an IoT prototype kit. This kit is used in many of the activities to illustrate IoT concepts in a hands-on way. The total estimated cost for all parts is under $50. To source these components, consult the list of components in the course setup instructions provided in the first module of this course.
UBITS
UX writing para principiantes
Este curso te brinda las herramientas prácticas para diseñar contenido escrito que realmente conecte con los usuarios de productos digitales. Dirigido a quienes desean crear experiencias digitales más intuitivas y atractivas, el curso cubre los fundamentos del UX y el UX Writing, y te adentra en técnicas de investigación de usuario para comprender mejor a tu audiencia. Al concluir, tendrás la capacidad de aplicar estrategias de UX Writing que no solo mejoran la comunicación y optimizan la experiencia de usuario, sino que también impulsan los objetivos de negocio. A través de ejemplos y ejercicios prácticos, aprenderás a crear textos claros, efectivos y empáticos, que lograrán una conexión auténtica entre tu producto y su audiencia.
University of Pennsylvania
Driving Operational Performance
Elevate your operational management skills with our Driving Operational Performance course, building upon the foundations laid in the Introduction to Operations Management. Led by the renowned Dr. Terwiesch, this course provides an in-depth exploration of advanced operational concepts, equipping you with the tools to analyze and optimize complex processes. You will gain practical insights into enhancing operational efficiency through hands-on problem-solving and engaging video lectures. In this course, you'll delve into the intricacies of process analysis, learning to identify bottlenecks within intricate systems and understanding how variability impacts operational performance. You'll explore the relationship between customization and setup times, enabling you to fine-tune processes for maximum efficiency. Capacity planning will be demystified as you discover how product mix affects capacity calculations and the importance of implied utilization. Additionally, you'll develop the ability to bridge finance and operations, using the Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) framework to connect financial and operational variables. Our course structure is designed for your success, combining engaging video lectures, hands-on practice problems, and interactive discussions. You'll have the flexibility to pause videos, work on problems, and witness Dr. Terwiesch's problem-solving approach, ensuring a thorough grasp of the material. Join us in pursuing operational excellence and acquiring the advanced skills necessary to drive success within your organization. Enhance your ability to analyze and optimize complex processes, link operations with finance, and improve customer experiences. With a focus on practicality and real-world applications, this course empowers you to become a more effective operational manager. Enroll today to take your career to the next level and make a lasting impact on your organization's performance. Real-world examples from industry leaders will illustrate key concepts throughout the course. Please note that these case studies are for educational purposes and do not imply endorsements of the mentioned businesses. To fully benefit from this course, it's recommended to complete the Introduction to Operations Management course beforehand.
The State University of New York
Basic Information Literacy
Learn how to begin tackling a big project or presentation. Join today and equip yourself with basic information literacy skills to navigate the vast landscape of knowledge to find just what you need. This course will cover creating a workable project/presentation, understanding the various types of information sources, searching the various types of information sources, recognizing faulty information or bias, using proper citation conventions, avoiding plagiarism, and skimming information to pull relevant details. We will use a combination of video and readings with weekly quizzes to move through the learning. By the end of the course you’ll be able to: • Brainstorm a project/presentation topic • Narrow the project/presentation topic • Identify your information gaps • Locate valid, internet information sources • Compose appropriate search strategies • Evaluate information for authority, accuracy, balance, and currency • Use information in a project/presentation ethically In addition to earning a certificate from Coursera for this course, you'll also receive a Micro-Credential Digital Badge from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York recognizing your accomplishment. Use your verified digital badge to promote your achievement online, and access job insights related to your new skills. Upon completion of each individual course and the complete Specialization, you will receive an email from Coursera with directions on how to claim your badge. Payment or participation through an official Coursera promotional offer is required to have full access to the course and to qualify for the Coursera Certificate and Digital Badge.
Google Cloud
Gemini for DevOps Engineers - 繁體中文
"本課程介紹的 Gemini 是採用生成式 AI 技術的協作工具，可協助工程師透過 Google Cloud 管理基礎架構。您將學到如何透過提示讓 Gemini 尋找和瞭解應用程式記錄檔、建立 GKE 叢集，以及研究如何打造建構環境。在實作研究室中，您也會瞭解 Gemini 如何改良開發運作的工作流程。 Duet AI 已更名為 Gemini，是我們新一代的模型。"