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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy
In this course, you will learn how businesses create value for customers. We will examine the process by which Marketing builds on a comprehensive understanding of buyer behavior to create value. You will learn the major elements of the marketing mix -- product policy, channels of distribution, communication, and pricing -- and see how they fit within different analytical frameworks that are useful to managers. This will enhance your understanding of how marketing works in the business world. You will be able to: • Define marketing and describe how marketing creates value • Describe the elements of the marketing mix • Explain how these elements interact to create value for consumers • Use different analytical frameworks to examine how managers solve business problems • Evaluate brand extensions • Develop a marketing plan proposal This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.
Coursera
Enhance User Interface Design with Mood Boards in Miro
By the end of this project, you will be able to create a mood board that can be leveraged to enhance user interface design. To do this, you will gain hands-on experience applying design thinking, user interface knowledge, and context from each step of the customer journey to create a mood board in the Miro online visual collaboration platform for teamwork. 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.
Packt
Mastering Advanced Pivot Tables in Excel
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. Unlock the full potential of Excel with this comprehensive course on advanced pivot tables. Gain the skills to analyze data like a pro, create dynamic dashboards, and uncover valuable insights. From mastering data import techniques to designing visually impactful pivot charts, this course equips you with the tools to elevate your Excel expertise to new heights. Your journey begins with a thorough recap of pivot table basics before diving into advanced data preparation techniques such as cleaning, formatting, and importing data from various sources. Next, you’ll learn to create and manipulate pivot tables, customize layouts, and handle error values effectively. As you progress, you’ll explore advanced sorting, filtering, and formatting options to transform your data into actionable insights. The course emphasizes practical learning with hands-on exercises, covering essential skills like slicer management, calculated fields, and conditional formatting. You’ll also master pivot charts and dashboard creation, ensuring you’re prepared to deliver professional-grade reports and visualizations. Ideal for professionals and students alike, this course is tailored for those with a basic understanding of pivot tables who are looking to elevate their proficiency. Whether you’re in finance, marketing, HR, or any data-driven field, these lessons are your key to efficient and impactful data analysis.
Google Cloud
Create Image Captioning Models - Português Brasileiro
Neste curso, ensinamos a criar um modelo de legenda para imagens usando aprendizado profundo. Você vai aprender sobre os diferentes componentes de um modelo de legenda para imagens, como o codificador e decodificador, e de que forma treinar e avaliar seu modelo. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de criar e usar seus próprios modelos de legenda para imagens.
Johns Hopkins University
Embajador de la Vacuna COVID: Cómo Hablar con los Padres
La vacunación es una estrategia clave para prevenir enfermedades graves y la muerte por COVID-19. Estas vacunas están disponibles para niños de a partir de los 5 años, pero muchos padres tienen preguntas sobre las vacunaciones. Este curso de capacitación prepara a los padres de niños en edad escolar, a las Asociaciones de Padres y Maestros, a los miembros de la comunidad y al personal de la escuela para que sean embajadores de vacunas y promuevan la aceptación de la vacuna en sus comunidades. Después de completar el curso, los embajadores de vacunas podrán compartir conocimientos sobre la COVID-19 y su vacuna, participar en conversaciones sobre la indecisión sobre las vacunas de manera respetuosa y empática y dirigir a las personas a fuentes confiables para obtener más información sobre las vacunas contra la COVID-19.
Kennesaw State University
Managing Cybersecurity Incidents and Disasters
Most organizations plan for routine operations, but what happens when unexpected events overtake the routine? This course examines contingency planning used to prepare for and manage non-normal operations, including cybersecurity incidents – like hacking attempts, web site defacement, denial of service attacks, information disclosures; a well as other natural and man-made cybersecurity disasters. In this course, a learner will be able to: ● Define and describe the components of a cybersecurity contingency planning program ● Identify the components and structure of an effective cybersecurity incident response program ● Identify the components and structure of an effective cybersecurity disaster recovery program ● Define and describe recommended contingency strategies including data backup and recovery and continuity of cybersecurity operations.
California Institute of the Arts
Plan a Successful Freelancing Business
The first course in the Building Your Freelancing Career specialization is focused on freelancers looking to define and solidify their philosophy, values and goals within their future business. Coursework will discuss the importance of understanding their competition and market position in a competitive business landscape, help them define what their unique value is, and how that relates to possible business approaches. CalArtians who do not see a "Sponsored by CalArts" notice when enrolling are encouraged to access this course and the specialization by joining through the Coursera for CalArts program linked in the course/specialization FAQ.
Google Cloud
Smart Canvas: Smart Chips, Templates and Collaboration in Google Docs
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you use intelligent smart canvas features in Google Docs like smart chips and building blocks to assign tasks, track progress and collaborate across several Google Workspace apps.
University of London
ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum
Why and how are teachers integrating ICT (Information and Communication Technology) into primary education? In this course we analyse examples from schools in different parts of the world, and bring professional teachers, headteachers and policymakers together to share their best ideas and inspiring stories. The materials in the course are based on studies carried out for the UNESCO Institute of IT in Education, Moscow. Learning Outcomes: to be aware of the range of reasons for using ICT to critique the strategies for developing ICT over time to analyse the strengths and weakness of different decision-making mechanisms to become familiar with a wider range of useful tools and resources for integrating ICT
Universiteit Leiden
Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
Everywhere, every day, everybody uses language. There is no human society, no matter how small or how isolated, which does not employ a language that is rich and diverse. This course introduces you to linguistics, featuring interviews with well-known linguists and with speakers of many different languages. Join us to explore the miracles of human language! The Miracles of Human Language introduces you to the many-faceted study of languages, which has amazed humans since the beginning of history. Together with speakers of many other languages around the world, as well as with famous linguists such as Noam Chomsky and Adele Goldberg, you will learn to understand and analyse how your native tongue is at the same time similar and different from many other languages. You will learn the basic concepts of linguistics, get to know some of the key features of big and small languages and get insight into what linguists do. This course gives an introduction into the study of languages, the field of linguistics. With the support of the basic linguistic terminology that is offered in the course, you will soon be able to comment both on variety between languages, as well as on a single language’s internal structure. Anyone who wishes to understand how languages work, and how they can give us insight into the human mind is very welcome to join. The course is useful if you want to get a fairly quick introduction into linguistics, for instance because you are considering studying it further, or because you are interested in a neighbouring discipline such as psychology, computer science or anthropology. Furthermore, the course will help you develop analytical skills. If you are curious to understand how language works and how it gives insight into the human mind, this course is definitely for you!
Packt
Design That Scales: Sustainable Design Systems
Design systems are critical for ensuring scalability, consistency, and efficiency in modern digital products. This course equips learners with the knowledge and strategies to build sustainable design practices that grow with organizational needs. Throughout the course, you will explore practical frameworks and methods to create, launch, and evolve design systems. You’ll learn how to define clear system strategies, implement effective governance, and align teams across functions for long-term adoption. What sets this course apart is its product-based approach, combining theoretical foundations with real-world applications. By studying proven workflows and governance models, learners gain insights that directly translate into improved team collaboration and system efficiency. This course is designed for design system leads, UX/UI designers, engineers, and managers who want to strengthen their design operations. No prior experience with design systems is required, though a basic understanding of design processes will be helpful. Copyright @ 2023 Dan Mall. All rights reserved. Originally published by Rosenfeld Media, LLC. This course edition is published by Packt Publishing under license from Rosenfeld Media LLC. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise-without prior written permission from the author or the publisher.
National Taiwan University
Edible Insects
This English language course covers the science and sociology of insects as food and feed. Increasing media, investment, and public policy attention has been given over the years to the role insects may play in the future of food. Can eating insects really save the world from famine and environmental destruction? Are there health costs or benefits to adding insects to the diet? Will all people accept insects as food? Can we feed them to livestock? Should we be promoting edible insects at all, and if so, how best do we do it? What species will we eat and how shall we raise them? This class examines all aspects of the edible insects question, with students taught a broad but thorough overview of the field and asked to consider questions in class about what role they think insects will play in their own food futures, and why they think this way.
EDUCBA
Understand and Apply AI Fundamentals with AWS
By the end of this course, learners will be able to explain core artificial intelligence concepts, analyze machine learning approaches, apply deep learning principles, and evaluate AI solutions using AWS services. This comprehensive course is designed to build strong foundations in AI fundamentals and core concepts, progressing from classical AI techniques and machine learning to deep learning, generative models, and real-world AI applications. Learners will gain a clear understanding of how AI systems reason, learn, and make decisions, supported by practical insights into NLP, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and ethical AI practices. What makes this course unique is its balanced blend of theory, practice, and cloud-based implementation. It not only explains how AI works, but also how AI is applied at scale using AWS AI services such as SageMaker, Lex, Polly, Rekognition, and foundation models. Structured modules, lesson-wise objectives, practice quizzes, and graded assessments ensure progressive mastery and exam readiness. This course is ideal for beginners, aspiring AI practitioners, and professionals preparing for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam, enabling learners to confidently apply AI concepts to real-world business and industry use cases.
American Psychological Association
Disorders Due to Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors
Many people around the world struggle with substance use disorders and addictive behaviors. You might know someone, possibly a family member or close friend, who is currently dealing with one of these problems. This course provides a review of common substance use disorders associated with the use of common depressants, opioids, stimulants, hallucinogens, dissociative drugs, and inhalants. Because they share many of the same characteristics, addictive behaviors, such as gambling and gaming disorders, are covered. In addition, the course discusses the diagnostic criteria, demographics, contributing factors, and treatments for each disorder.
Pearson
What's New in Modern C++
This course introduces the key enhancements in recent versions of C++. It is intended for developers who want to stay current with the language and its standard library. The course covers essential updates such as move semantics, smart pointers, functional programming techniques, and multithreading. It also addresses advanced features including variadic templates, universal references, concepts, and modules, with a focus on writing efficient and modern C++ code. Participants will gain practical knowledge and hands-on experience with the latest C++ features. The course is suitable for those seeking to improve code performance, adopt best practices, or explore new programming paradigms in C++.
Packt
Risk Management Excellence - NIST 800-37 Framework Training
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. Gain in-depth knowledge of the NIST 800-37 Risk Management Framework (RMF) with this comprehensive course. Through structured modules, you will explore the relationship between risk, threats, compliance, and security, before delving into the NIST RMF steps. The course is designed to take you from understanding the fundamental concepts of information security to mastering the seven essential RMF steps—Prepare, Categorize, Select Controls, Implement Controls, Assess Controls, Authorize, and Monitor. Each section will provide you with the necessary tools to understand and apply risk management strategies effectively. The course is divided into key topics, starting with a breakdown of risk management essentials and compliance principles, before exploring the NIST 800-37 framework's core components. You will then dive into each of the seven RMF steps, ensuring a practical approach to implementing risk management strategies within your organization. Whether you're looking to categorize information systems, select the right controls, or monitor security compliance, this course offers a detailed roadmap for the entire RMF lifecycle. This course is ideal for IT professionals, security officers, risk managers, and anyone involved in cybersecurity and information security management. There are no prerequisites for this course, making it suitable for those new to the subject as well as those with some experience in IT security. By the end of the course, you will be able to implement the NIST 800-37 RMF, assess and manage risks, select and implement security controls, and ensure continuous monitoring to maintain security compliance.