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Coursera
Unify Diverse Data Sources
Transform disconnected data silos into unified insights with enterprise-grade connector configuration skills. This Short Course was created to help data management and engineering professionals accomplish seamless integration of diverse data sources into centralized staging environments. By completing this course, you'll be able to configure Airbyte connectors for relational databases with proper authentication, set up real-time streaming connections to Kafka topics, and establish secure REST API endpoints - skills you can apply immediately to modernize your organization's data infrastructure. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Configure connector settings for relational databases with connection strings and authentication Set up streaming platform connections with proper topic subscriptions and offset management Establish REST API connections with authentication methods and endpoint configuration This course is unique because it provides hands-on experience with Airbyte, the fastest-growing open-source data integration platform, using real-world scenarios that mirror actual enterprise data challenges. To be successful in this project, you should have a background in basic database concepts and familiarity with data integration fundamentals.e.g. This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in engineering or science, along with high school students and professionals with an interest in programming.
Coursera
Linux: I/O Redirection for DevOps
In this 1-hour long project-based course on Linux i/o redirection for DevOps you will be working entirely on the command line and using powerful Linux commands and redirection operators to learn how input and output redirection works in Linux. You will get experience of taking control of what happens to the stdin and stdout of all your commands and no longer be confused about the details on how piping and redirection works in Linux. This course is designed for any person working or who intends to work with Linux, from Linux system administrators to developers and DevOps practitioners. Or even if you are a student who is curious to get comfortable with Linux this course is for you also. By the end of this course, you will have used all of the redirection operators to redirect data and you will be comfortable to do so with ease going forward. This will also allow you to possess one of the important foundations of Bash scripting. This is an intermediate level course and is designed for an individual who has a beginner's knowledge of Linux command line and crud practices in computer science. 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.
Duke University
Advertising and Society
This course examines the relation of advertising to society, culture, history, and the economy. Using contemporary theories about visual communications, we learn to analyze the complex levels of meaning in both print advertisements and television commercials. About the Course The course covers a wide range of topics, including the origins of advertising, the creation of ads, the interpretation of ads, the depiction of race, class, gender, and sexuality in advertising, sex and selling, adverting and ethics, and the future of advertising. The lectures will discuss theoretical frameworks and apply them to specific advertisements. Course Syllabus Week 1: What is advertising and where did it come from? Week 2: Am I being manipulated by advertising? Week 3: What’s in an ad beyond that which meets the eye? Week 4: How do ads get made? Week 5: What do ads teach us about race, class, gender, and sexuality? Week 6: Does sex sell? Week 7: What is the future of advertising? Recommended Background No background is required; everyone is welcome! Suggested Readings Although the lectures are designed to be self-contained, we recommend that students refer to the free online textbook ADTextOnline.org. Other free resources will be suggested for each week’s module. Course Format Most videos will be lectures with instructor talking. Each lecture will be illustrated with PowerPoint slides, print advertisements, and TV commercials. The videos for each week will consist of segments that add up to about an hour. Each week will have one quiz that will appear as stand-alone homework. All resources beyond lectures will be available online to students at no charge. Most of these will be from ADTextOnline.org. Others will be visits to the sites of ad agencies in the US and abroad, open access websites that deal with course topics, and open-access journal articles.
Coursera
Build a Product Management Plan Framework in Trello
In this project, you will create a digital product management plan framework in Trello using Kanban workflow processes. You will learn the basic functionality of Trello and apply the basics of Kanban to manage your workflow. The project will model how to translate the product management life cycle stages and key deliverables into a working plan in Trello. It will demonstrate how to use the Kanban workflow principles to plan and track the status of deliverables. Finally, you will learn how to share the plan with team members to organize and assign work, collaborate, and keep everyone up-to-date. Trello is a popular digital collaboration tool that organizes projects and people. For this project, we will only use the features and functionality included in the free version of Trello. Kanban is a workflow management method that aims to help you visualize your work, maximize efficiency, and improve continuously. 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.
Interactive Brokers
Forex - Trading Around the World
In this course, we’ll introduce you to the foreign currency market, including who participates in it and some of their reasons for doing so. You’ll also gain an understanding of the complex nature of certain trading products, as well as some of the risks investors typically face. We’ll also explore the use of margin in your account and provide you with a case study, showing how to invest in the stock of a non-domestic company listed on a foreign exchange, as well as guide you through entering an overseas trade on an online trading platform. By the end of this course, you should gain a broad overview of the foreign exchange market, understand certain major currency products, and acquire some practical skills that will help you to dive-in and make trades on your own.
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Professional Skills for Insurance Sales Success
Professional Skills for Insurance Sales Success equips aspiring insurance sales agents with the vital skills and behaviors necessary for a thriving career. The course emphasizes key behaviors such as confidence, storytelling, industry expertise, and ethical practices to establish a strong sales presence. You will refine your communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills to effectively engage clients and close sales. Time management techniques, SMART goal setting, and methods for evaluating and tracking sales performance are covered to boost productivity and drive success. You will explore insurance career opportunities and understand the crucial role agents play in helping customers protect their valued assets and maintain quality of life during unforeseen events. The course also highlights the importance of building professional skills like effective communication, ethical behavior, and professional networking. By applying and refining these skills, you will be well-positioned to face industry challenges and achieve your professional goals.
Microsoft
Microsoft FluêncIA
Que bom que você está aqui! Nós preparamos a Trilha fluêncIA com muito cuidado e atenção para que você tenha uma boa experiência de aprendizagem e sinta se estimulado a mergulhar no universo da Inteligência Artificial. Este é o primeiro passo em uma jornada que já faz parte do mundo atual e estará cada vez mais forte no futuro então, estar familiarizado com este tema pode fazer muita diferença positiva em sua vida. Isso sem contar que você pode ainda avançar nesta área de conhecimento e usar isso para seu desenvolvimento pessoal, profissional ou mesmo fazer da Inteligência Artificial sua carreira profissional. Nós desejamos que você aproveite cada informação deste curso para ampliar seus conhecimentos e crescer. Boa Jornada!
Google Cloud
Connect and Configure Data for your AppSheet App
This is a Google Cloud Self-Paced Lab. In this lab, you'll use AppSheet to connect and configure data for your app.
Northwestern University
The Importance of Listening
In this second MOOC in the Social Marketing Specialization - "The Importance of Listening" - you will go deep into the Big Data of social and gain a more complete picture of what can be learned from interactions on social sites. You will be amazed at just how much information can be extracted from a single post, picture, or video. In this MOOC, guest speakers from Social Gist, BroadReader, Lexalytics, Semantria, Radian6, and IBM's Bluemix and Social Media Analytics Tools (SMA) will join Professor Hlavac to take you through the full range of analytics tools and options available to you and how to get the most from them. The best part, most of them will be available to you through the MOOC for free! Those purchasing the MOOC will receive special tools, templates, and videos to enhance your learning experience. In completing this course you will develop a fuller understanding of the data and will be able to increase the effectiveness of your content strategy by making better decisions and spotting crises before they happen! MOOC 2 bonus content in the paid toolkit includes access to Semantria's analytics engine to extract some data on the markets you are developing and have it analyzed. As a student in this course, you are being provided the opportunity to access IBM Bluemix® platform-as-a-service trial for up to six months at no-charge with no credit card (up to a $1500 value). NOTE: By enrolling in this course, given access to IBM's Bluemix technology for one month for free as well as Lexalytics' Semantria tool. For those earning a Course Certificate, you will be given an additional five months of Bluemix and three months of Semantria at no cost with a special key code. By enrolling for a Course Certificate for this MOOC, you are acknowledging that your email will be shared with Lexalytics for the sole and express purpose of generating your individual key code. After the key code has been generated, Lexalytics will delete your email from its records. Additional MOOC 2 faculty include: * Steve Dodd (SVP Business Development, Effyis - dba BoardReader and Socialgist - Global Social Media Content Access) * Seth Redmore (CMO, Lexalytics, Inc.) * Chris Gruber (Social Media Analytics Solution Architect, IBM) * Russell Beardall (Cloud Architect, IBM) * Tom Collinger (Executive Director Spiegel Research Center and Senior Director Distance Learning, Medill Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern) * Tressie Lieberman (VP Digital Innovation, Taco Bell)
Google Cloud
Introduction to Responsible AI - Italiano
Questo è un corso di microlearning di livello introduttivo volto a spiegare cos'è l'IA responsabile, perché è importante e in che modo Google implementa l'IA responsabile nei propri prodotti. Introduce anche i 7 principi dell'IA di Google.
Coursera
AngularJS for Beginners: Getting Started
AngularJS for Beginners: Getting Started is for those interested in learning the basics of AngularJS. In this project-based course, you will learn how to use AngularJS in a development environment, identify how components are used in a workflow, and create code that illustrates directives, modules, controllers, and filters. To achieve this, we will work through five tasks and two optional practice exercises that cover these objectives. This project is exciting because you not only learn the basics of AngularJS, but you also get to create code samples to use for future reference. For the best experience with this Guided Project, you should already have a basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
Universitat de Barcelona
Introducción al Arte Sonoro
Concebido para personas formadas en cualquier disciplina y que se sientan atraídas por la creación artística vinculada al sonido: la escultura y la instalación sonoras, la música experimental, la improvisación, la poesía, la performance y otras prácticas artísticas que han terminado trascendiendo el ámbito tradicional de las artes plásticas y las escénicas. El seguimiento de este curso les dará una idea general de la creación.
Coursera
Test and Secure Your AI Code
Learners will demonstrate mastery by completing a Secure AI Testing Toolkit, where they will evaluate a dependency update, run integration tests, and document their findings, while developing a comprehensive testing suite with pytest that achieves at least 88% coverage. As part of this process, learners will evaluate a sample PR upgrading LangChain from version 0.1.5 to 0.1.8. Working in an off-platform Python environment, they will review changelogs for deprecated features, run security scans to identify vulnerabilities, and perform integration tests to validate compatibility. They will submit a structured report that includes an evaluation of a LangChain upgrade, a testing strategy documentation, and a reflection on the CI/CD pipeline improvements. Throughout the course, learners will engage in hands-on labs, guided coding exercises, in-video questions, interactive dialogues, and scenario-based video quizzes to apply their skills to real-world challenges. The final submission works as a personalized security and testing resource that enables learners to safeguard AI code, improve long-term reliability, and prove readiness to apply critical testing practices in professional AI development environments.
EDUCBA
Master AutoCAD 3D: Create, Model & Transform Designs
Learners will be able to navigate the AutoCAD 3D workspace, construct foundational shapes, apply core solid-modeling commands, and manipulate complex geometry with confidence. By the end of this course, they will be equipped to extrude, revolve, and PressPull 2D profiles into solids; apply Shell and Boolean operations; and precisely rotate or move objects in 3D space. This intermediate AutoCAD course empowers learners to build professional-grade 3D models through a structured, hands-on approach. Each module progressively develops their ability to visualize, create, and refine 3D geometry using industry-relevant tools and workflows. Learners will discover efficient techniques for navigating 3D views, applying visual styles, and shaping solids to achieve high-quality design outcomes. What makes this course unique is its practical, lesson-aligned structure built directly from real AutoCAD workflows. Each video is paired with targeted exercises, quizzes, and scaffolded lessons designed to reinforce skill mastery. Whether transitioning from 2D drafting or expanding existing AutoCAD knowledge, learners gain the essential capabilities needed to model confidently, accurately, and creatively in a 3D environment—preparing them for real-world design challenges.
Utrecht University
Inequality and Democracy
Most countries are getting more and more unequal. But the core of democracy is political equality: that everyone should have an equal say in how their country is run. Can we really expect these things to go together? Can people have equal political power while economic inequality grows and grows? Take this course and decide for yourself. You’ll learn about: • The rise of economic inequality • Property rights and the corporation • Democracy: Its value and history • Campaign finance and lobbying • Tax avoidance and capital flight • Alternatives to our economic system This is an interdisciplinary course combining: • Politics • Philosophy • Economics • History • Law Our course is for anyone looking for an accessible introduction to these topics. You might a concerned citizen, or someone who works in a field like politics, media, education, government or law. The difficulty level is similar to the first-year of an undergraduate degree. No prior knowledge is assumed.
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities
The objective of this course is to support urban water and sanitation utilities in transitioning to climate-resilient management by reducing their carbon emissions. This course, consisting of 4 modules, addresses the concept of climate change, its impacts, risks, and actions that can be employed for its mitigation, specifically within water and sanitation utilities. In this context, an introduction to climate financing is provided, explaining how companies can secure funding for projects that yield climate-related benefits. Furthermore, a roadmap is developed, focusing on actions that water and sanitation companies can undertake to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. To assess the carbon footprint, measure energy efficiency, and identify opportunities for performance improvement in the urban water sector, the course introduces the first holistic tool in the sector called ECAM, which stands for Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions Assessment and Monitoring Tool. Part of] the material was produced by the Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM) project (2013-2022), a joint initiative between GIZ and the International Water Association (IWA). This project was part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI), financed by the Federal Government of Germany.