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Coursera
Integrate Feedback Loop
Transform your project management approach and unlock the power of continuous improvement! This Short Course was created to help Project Management professionals accomplish seamless feedback integration within Asana workflows. By completing this course, you'll be able to prevent costly rework, accelerate project delivery, and create transparent accountability systems that keep stakeholders engaged. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Discuss the value of integrating feedback into project development (Understand) Use Asana to collect and address feedback from team members (Apply) This course is unique because it bridges theoretical understanding with hands-on application, showing you exactly how to operationalize feedback loops in real project scenarios. To be successful in this project, you should have a background in basic Asana navigation and project management fundamentals.
Coursera
Analyzing and Securing AI System Performance
This long course develops skills for operational analytics, secure data practices, and governance essential to building trustworthy, auditable agentic systems. You will aggregate and analyze operational metrics, design A/B experiments and statistical tests to validate agent improvements, and craft clear visualizations and alerting rules for stakeholders. The course covers end-to-end data hygiene: cleaning, schema validation, reproducible notebooks with data versioning, and trade-offs between sample size and noise for experimental design. It also addresses security and governance: securing API endpoints per OWASP ASVS, dependency vulnerability analysis, secret-management trade-offs (on-prem vs managed), and threat modeling (STRIDE). Practical tasks include building DBT models for telemetry, configuring alerts, producing reproducible analytic notebooks, and creating STRIDE diagrams with documented mitigations to reduce operational and supply-chain risk.
Yale University
A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 - 1650)
This course follows the extraordinary development of Western Christianity from its early persecution under the Roman Empire in the third century to its global expansion with the Jesuits of the early modern world. We explore the dynamic and diverse character of a religion with an enormous cast characters. We will meet men and women who tell stories of faith as well as of violence, suppression, and division. Along the way, we encounter Perpetua and her martyrdom in Carthage; the struggles of Augustine the bishop in North Africa; the zeal of Celtic monks and missionaries; the viciousness of the Crusades; the visions of Brigit of Sweden; and the fracturing of Christianity by Martin Luther’s protest. We hear the voices of great theologians as well as of those branded heretics by the Church, a powerful reminder that the growth of Christianity is a story with many narratives of competing visions of reform and ideals, powerful critiques of corruption and venality, and exclusion of the vanquished. The troubled history of Christian engagement with Jews and Muslims is found in pogroms and expulsions, but also in the astonishing ways in which the culture of the West was transformed by Jewish and Islamic learning. We shall explore the stunning beauty of the Book of Kells, exquisitely prepared by monks as the Vikings terrorized the coast of England. We will experience the blue light of the windows of Chartres, and ponder the opening questions of Thomas Aquinas’ great Summa. We will read from the Gutenberg Bible of the fifteenth century, which heralded the revolution brought by the printing press. We will travel from Calvin’s Geneva to Elizabeth’s England to Trent, where a Catholic Council met to inaugurate a modern, missionary Catholic church. We will walk through the great Escorial of Philip II of Spain, hear the poetry of John of the Cross, and follow the Jesuits to Brazil and China. Christianity in the West was forged in the fires of conflict and tumult, and it brought forth both creativity and violence. It echoed with calls for God’s world to be transformed, it inspired the most sublime art and architecture, yet it also revealed the power of the union of cross and sword to destroy. The course is a journey through the formation of the West as one strand of Christianity, as one chapter in a global story. It is a journey that has shaped our world.
Rice University
Python Data Visualization
This if the final course in the specialization which builds upon the knowledge learned in Python Programming Essentials, Python Data Representations, and Python Data Analysis. We will learn how to install external packages for use within Python, acquire data from sources on the Web, and then we will clean, process, analyze, and visualize that data. This course will combine the skills learned throughout the specialization to enable you to write interesting, practical, and useful programs. By the end of the course, you will be comfortable installing Python packages, analyzing existing data, and generating visualizations of that data. This course will complete your education as a scripter, enabling you to locate, install, and use Python packages written by others. You will be able to effectively utilize tools and packages that are widely available to amplify your effectiveness and write useful programs.
Arizona State University
Batteries and Electric Vehicles
Batteries and Electric Vehicles: This course will focus on aspects of battery performance in zero emission vehicles, EV charger networks and second life applications of EV batteries, and standards and regulatory requirements.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Functional Programming Principles in Scala
Functional programming is becoming increasingly widespread in industry. This trend is driven by the adoption of Scala as the main programming language for many applications. Scala fuses functional and object-oriented programming in a practical package. It interoperates seamlessly with both Java and Javascript. Scala is the implementation language of many important frameworks, including Apache Spark, Kafka, and Akka. It provides the core infrastructure for sites such as Twitter, Netflix, Zalando, and also Coursera. In this course, you will discover the elements of the functional programming style and learn how to apply them usefully in your daily programming tasks, such as modeling business domains or implementing business logic. You will also develop a solid foundation for reasoning about functional programs, by touching upon proofs of invariants and the tracing of execution symbolically. The course is hands-on; most units introduce short programs that serve as illustrations of important concepts and invite you to play with them, modifying and improving them. The course is complemented by a series of programming projects as homework assignments. Recommended background: You should have at least one year of programming experience. Proficiency with Java or C# is ideal, but experience with other languages such as C/C++, Python, Javascript, or Ruby is also sufficient. You should have some background in mathematics (e.g., algebra, logic, proof by induction). Last, you should have some familiarity with using the command line.
Simplilearn
Ethics of Generative AI
This comprehensive Foundations of Ethical Generative AI course equips you with the skills to build responsible, transparent, and regulation-ready AI solutions. Begin by mastering core AI ethics principles, understanding ethical concerns, and learning data privacy frameworks like GDPR. Progress into solving transparency challenges by implementing Explainable AI (XAI) techniques and using tools like DALEX for model evaluation. Advance further into analyzing the regulatory, societal, and labor market impacts of Generative AI through real-world case studies in critical domains such as hiring, finance, and healthcare. To be successful in this course, you should have a foundational understanding of AI concepts, data handling, and familiarity with programming or data science workflows. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Understand Ethical AI Foundations: Learn ethical concerns, frameworks, and data privacy regulations - Build Transparent AI Systems: Address the black box problem using Explainable AI (XAI) methods - Analyze GenAI’s Societal Impact: Study real-world impacts and regulatory needs across industries - Apply Responsible AI Practices: Implement ethical frameworks to drive trustworthy AI solutions Ideal for AI practitioners, data scientists, developers, and compliance professionals focused on building ethical, scalable, and impactful Generative AI systems.
Scrimba
Data Structures and Algorithms: Merge Sort
In this course, you'll practice your software craftsmanship skills by coding six different merge sort algorithms. Each solution will teach you a new technique for solving problems as a software developer and level up your computer science skills in general. The course aims to help working developers or bootcamp graduates to step up their software design skills by learning to think algorithmically. Along the way, you'll learn to code six alternative implementations of the Merge Sort algorithm, as well as algorithm analysis and a handful of powerful design patterns. By the end, you’ll be more confident in your CS skills and have sharper problem-solving abilities.
Arizona State University
Curiosity: A Necessary Ingredient for Successful Innovation
Curiosity guides the work that an innovator does. This curiosity is evidenced through action- through discussion with others, investigation within the marketplace, and understanding of consumers. You will conduct marketplace conversations and learn the value of customer archetypes and personas to enhance your ideas.
University of California San Diego
Internet of Things: Communication Technologies
Have you wondered how “Things” talk to each other and the cloud? Do you understand the alternatives for conveying latency-sensitive real time data versus reliable signaling data? Building on the skills from the Sensing and Actuation course, we will explore protocols to exchange information between processors. In this course, you will learn how VoIP systems like Skype work and implement your own app for voice calls and text messages. You will start by using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for session management. Next, you will learn how voice codecs such as Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR) are used in 3G networks and use them for voice traffic in your app. Learning Goals: After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Implement session initiation, management and termination on your DragonBoard™ 410c using SIP. 2. Discover other users and exchange device capabilities. 3. Compare and contrast narrowband and wideband codecs and experience the voice quality differences between them. 4. Implement and demonstrate VoIP calls using the DragonBoard 410c.
The University of Hong Kong
Materials in Oral Health
The drive for development of new and novel oral biomaterials has never been more important with many people using oral biomaterials today and seeing their benefits in restoring and improving their oral health for a more enjoyable lifestyle. The unique properties of biomaterials such as titanium (Ti), zirconia (ZrO2) and various polymeric materials have made them materials of choice in oral health: dental implants, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and even regenerative medicine. Oral biomaterials research today is an exciting and intensive multidisciplinary area that encompasses contributions from a wide range of fields from professional dentistry to biology, chemistry, physics, material science, and engineering. Materials in Oral Health is a FREE 4-week course open to all interested learners. In the course, you will learn about the special properties and benefits of biomaterials including, titanium and titanium alloys, zirconia and other alloys, ceramics, and modern composites. You will gain insights of the practical use of these biomaterials in different aspects of dentistry and clinical implications. You will realize how contemporary dentistry is about unifying synthetic materials to living tooth and bone tissues. You will get in touch with the crucial roles of digital dentistry and learn about CAD/CAM technology in crown fabrication, 3D printing and digital orthodontics. And lastly, you will be introduced to procedures and testing methods used to test significant mechanical properties of biomaterials in the research laboratory. We cordially invite those of you who wish to make a difference in tomorrow’s dental materials and oral health development to join us in the 4-week journey in Materials in Oral Health. You can get recognition for completion of the course by obtaining a Course Certificate. You can refer to details on: https://learner.coursera.help/hc/en-us/articles/208280196
University of Michigan
Python Data Structures
This course will introduce the core data structures of the Python programming language. We will move past the basics of procedural programming and explore how we can use the Python built-in data structures such as lists, dictionaries, and tuples to perform increasingly complex data analysis. This course will cover Chapters 6-10 of the textbook “Python for Everybody”. This course covers Python 3.
Coursera
Copywriting with ChatGPT: Produce Compelling Copy That Sells
Can AI be used to help us to create effective copy that actually converts? In this 2-hour project-based course, you'll discover how to leverage ChatGPT, a cutting-edge AI tool, to produce compelling content for an eco-friendly water bottle. As brands compete fiercely for consumer attention, the ability to quickly craft resonant and authentic copy becomes invaluable. You'll journey through defining the bottle's unique selling points, researching your target audience, and refining your copy to ensure it feels genuinely human. By the end, you'll have a piece of copy that not only captivates but also resonates with its core user. Ideal for budding copywriters and marketers, this course requires just a web browser and a dash of creativity. 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.
LearnQuest
Data-Driven and Ethical Sales Strategies
Harness the power of data and behavioral frameworks to accelerate deal velocity, boost personalization, and maintain ethical standards. This course guides you through using analytics, AI, and tech to streamline prospecting and relationship management, while solving real-world challenges like digital transformation and process automation. Special focus is given to regulatory, cultural, and ethical considerations for India and the US.
Illinois Tech
Financial Statement Applications
This course is designed for students to develop an advanced financial analysis skill set. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to various quantitative tools and qualitative methods to determine the financial health and risk of selected U.S. public companies. The skills developed in this course will have direct application to credit analysis, financial analysis, and investment analysis. Pre-Requisites: N/A Required Textbook: International Financial Statements Analysis (4th Edition) Software Requirements: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Illinois Tech
Cloud: Infrastructure as a Service - Bachelor's
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) allows users to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources which then allows them to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. Students will learn how to provision, deploy and manage operating systems, storage, and deployed applications as well as virtual networking components such as switches, routers, and firewalls in a cloud environment accessible remotely through a network. By the end of this course, students will be able to: - Use concepts of cloud computing and cloud native applications to provision. - Deploy and manage operating systems, storage, and deployed applications as well as virtual networking components such as switches, routers, and firewalls in a cloud environment accessible remotely through a network, using standard planning methodologies to meet identified business and/or consumer needs.