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Google AR & VR
Introduction to Augmented Reality and ARCore
This class will teach you the fundamentals of augmented reality (AR), and how to build an AR experience using ARCore. Through the four week course, you'll learn: - How to identify different types of AR experiences - Tools and platforms used in the AR landscape - What makes AR feel "real" - Popular use cases for AR - How to create an AR use flow - How AR experiences work - Tools like Google Poly and Unity to build AR experiences - Next steps to start building an AR experience using ARCore and other tools This course will break down complex AR concepts to make them easy to understand, while also sharing expert tips and knowledge from Daydream's ARCore team. The course is great for beginners who are just getting started with AR or ARCore.
EDUCBA
Microsoft Azure - Data Factory
This comprehensive course empowers learners to construct, implement, monitor, and optimize data pipelines using Microsoft Azure Data Factory (ADF). Structured into four progressive modules, the course starts with foundational setup and connectivity, advancing to robust pipeline design, scheduling, debugging, and performance optimization using Azure Data Lake integration. Learners will configure source and destination datasets, execute copy activities, and deploy end-to-end workflows with precision. Through practical exercises, graded quizzes, and scenario-based tasks, learners will also diagnose failures, analyze pipeline behavior, and evaluate dataset and trigger configurations. By the end of the course, participants will be proficient in building dynamic, scalable, and production-ready data integration solutions using ADF. Designed for data professionals, engineers, and cloud practitioners, this course bridges theory with cloud-based implementation—helping learners transition from foundational concepts to enterprise-grade automation.
University of Houston
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling introduces educators to digital storytelling and explores ways to use digital stories to enhance students’ learning experiences. The course is designed to be comprehensive yet fundamental. By comprehensive we mean that the course provides a solid foundation for all of the components of a digital story and illustrates these components with tutorials, example stories, and links to additional readings. The course also provides a hands-on opportunity for learners to create their own digital stories. The course is fundamental because it covers the basic process of creating a digital story starting with just a simple script and as little as one image. This course is intended for K-12 teachers in all disciplines, although it is open to anyone with an interest in digital storytelling. Course participants will use WeVideo (https://www.wevideo.com/), a free web-based video editing program, to create a digital story that could be shared both online and with students in the classroom. Teachers in the state of Texas may be eligible to receive Continuing Professional Education units if they complete the major requirements of the course.
Packt
Cryptography, Network Security, and Application Security
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. In an era where cybersecurity threats are ever-evolving, this course equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to protect your organization's digital assets. You'll master the fundamentals of cryptography, network security, and application security, ensuring your proficiency in combating a range of threats. The course begins with an in-depth exploration of cryptographic principles, including hashing, salting, encryption, non-repudiation, and secure protocols. You'll gain hands-on experience with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems and delve into the vulnerabilities of cryptographic attacks. Each module ensures practical insights that translate directly to your role as a security professional. Next, the journey takes you into network and communications security, where you'll examine concepts like the OSI model, IP networking, and network topologies. You'll also learn to secure wireless communications, manage network-based security devices, and mitigate network attacks. The module is designed to enhance your strategic and operational approach to network defense. Finally, the focus shifts to systems and application security, addressing malicious code, endpoint security, and mobile device management. You'll also cover critical aspects of cloud security, including legal and regulatory concerns, secure virtual environments, and data protection. This course is perfect for those aiming to excel in roles like cybersecurity analyst, network security engineer, or systems administrator.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy
This course explores the ways firms overcome challenges when operating globally – a process characterized for its complexity and uncertainty. Corporations trying to succeed in the global economy need to develop different types of strategies depending on where they are conducting business or industry they are in. You will be able to: • -Determine the best strategy to follow when expanding globally • -Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of those strategies • -Develop appropriate responses to external pressures. 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/.
Northeastern University
Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals
This course is best suited for individuals currently in the healthcare sector, as a provider, payer, or administrator. Individuals pursuing a career change to the healthcare sector may also be interested in this course. In this course, you will have an opportunity to explore concepts and topics related to the design and management of health information systems. After an introduction to the history and current status of information systems in healthcare, you will then explore the areas of information architecture, administrative and clinical applications, information retrieval, decision support systems, the electronic health record, key health information systems and standards. Throughout this course, you will be given the opportunity to evaluate your understanding through engagement in course discussions, application of course concepts to a course assignment, and through completion of content quizzes along the way.
LearnQuest
Advanced Closing Tactics for High-Value Deals
Unlock elite closing techniques and negotiation skills tailored for today’s competitive, multi-channel sales environments. This course spotlights advanced strategies for recognizing closing signals, navigating late-stage objections, and building urgency—especially within cross-regional and price-sensitive deals. Focused on real-world impact, you’ll finish ready to consistently meet—and surpass—sales targets with discipline, integrity, and confidence. Special emphasis is given to trend-driven tools like virtual closing, video proposals, and regional negotiation nuances for India, USA, and Spanish-influenced segments.
University of Geneva
A l’avènement du christianisme : l’archéologie des derniers païens
Dans ce MOOC, vous explorerez une vision différenciée du rapport entre païens et chrétiens durant l’Antiquité tardive, basée essentiellement sur les témoignages archéologiques. Nous verrons ensemble que la confrontation et le conflit religieux, souvent évoqués dans les écrits de l’époque notamment par les historiens de l’église, étaient l’exception plutôt que la norme. Le premier module de ce MOOC vous permettra de définir le cadre et le contexte historique de l’Antiquité tardive. Vous découvrirez dans la suite du cours des thèmes plus spécifiques de cette période fascinante. Iconographie, architecture, sculpture, mosaïque et numismatique seront ainsi illustrés par de nombreux cas d’études et documents visuels. Après avoir suivi ce MOOC, vous connaîtrez les textes officiels et les événements importants de l’avènement du christianisme comme religion d’Etat. Vous saurez prendre une distance critique avec des aprioris sur « l’imperméabilité » des sphères païenne et chrétienne. Vous serez enfin à même d’analyser la permanence d’architecture ou de thèmes iconographiques et mythologiques païens dans une société christianisée. Différent-es enseignant-es du Département des sciences de l’Antiquité de l’Université de Genève vous accompagneront tout au long de ce MOOC.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Search Engines for Web and Enterprise Data
This course introduces the technologies behind web and search engines, including document indexing, searching and ranking. You will also learn different performance metrics for evaluating search quality, methods for understanding user intent and document semantics, and advanced applications including recommendation systems and summarization. Real-life examples and case studies are provided to reinforce the understanding of search algorithms.
Coursera
Draft Commercial Contracts: Checklists
Checklists is a beginner-level course designed for procurement specialists, contract managers, and business professionals who need to translate complex supplier agreements into clear, actionable summaries. In today's fast-paced business environment, the ability to quickly identify and extract critical commercial terms is essential for managing risk and ensuring value. This course provides a systematic approach to contract review, moving beyond legal jargon to focus on what truly matters for business operations. Through practical, hands-on learning, you will master the use of predefined checklists to methodically analyze supplier agreements. You will learn to pinpoint and document essential clauses, including complete pricing schedules, service level agreements (SLAs), penalty clauses, and termination terms. The course uses real-world case studies, such as the Hertz vs. Accenture lawsuit and the AWS service outage, to illustrate the high stakes of contract management. You will practice creating comprehensive summary sheets designed for internal review, enabling faster, more informed decision-making before legal engagement. By the end of this course, you will have the skills and confidence to streamline your contract review process and boost your organization's success.
UBITS
El poder de lo que no dices: Comunicación no verbal líder
La comunicación de un líder no se limita a lo que dice, sino a cómo lo dice. Gestos, postura, mirada, tono y hasta la forma de saludar transmiten mensajes que pueden fortalecer —o debilitar— su autoridad, credibilidad y cercanía con el equipo. Este curso te ayudará a tomar conciencia de tu lenguaje no verbal y a alinearlo con tus objetivos de liderazgo. Aprenderás a identificar cómo tus expresiones corporales influyen en la percepción de tu equipo y cómo aplicar cinco claves esenciales de comunicación no verbal en contextos profesionales y de negocio. Porque en liderazgo, cada gesto comunica.
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
From Idea to Startup
How do you implement ideas? This course provides practical proven tools for transforming an idea into a product or service that creates value for others. As students acquire these tools, they learn how to tell bad ideas from good, how to build a winning strategy, how to shape a unique value proposition, prepare a business plan, compare their innovation to existing solutions, build flexibility into their plan and determine when best to quit. As a vital part of the course students conduct on-site interviews with entrepreneurs who have launched startups, and are eager to share their valuable insights with them. Upon completing this course successfully, graduates will be able to: 1. Transform ideas into real products, services and processes, by validating the idea, testing it, and turning it into a growing, profitable and sustainable business. 2. Identify the major steps and requirements in order to estimate the potential of an innovative idea as the basis of an innovative project. 3. Reach creative solutions via an iteration of a virtually endless stream of world-changing ideas and strategies, integrating feedback, and learning from failures along the way. 4. Apply the 10 entrepreneurial tools in creating a business plan for a new innovative venture. 5. Apply methods and strategies learned from interviews with startup entrepreneurs and innovators. 6. Communicate and sell innovative ideas successfully.
National Taiwan University
初級會計學二：資產與負債 (Financial Accounting 102)
本課程為會計學的入門課程，依章節重要性與連貫性區分初級會計學一、初級會計學二、初級會計學三。課程旨在幫助學生理解財務資訊的重要性、了解如何應用會計準則，並能編制和解讀四大財務報表，並認識商業經濟的運作模式。 本課程「初級會計學二」會分別介紹應收帳款；存貨；不動產、廠房與設備；天然資源與無形資產；負債的基本介紹與會計處理以及相關財務報表之分析。
Coursera
Interactive and Immersive Experiences with Generative AI
This course is your gateway to understanding and harnessing the transformative power of generative AI in creative industries, interactive media, and immersive learning environments. Through a mix of theoretical insights and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to use AI to revolutionize creative collaboration, personalize user experiences, and build dynamic virtual training scenarios. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the practical skills and knowledge to apply generative AI tools in real-world projects, positioning yourself at the forefront of AI-driven innovation. This course is designed for creative professionals, educators, marketers, and developers who are eager to explore the transformative potential of generative AI. Whether you're working in video games, digital art, or virtual reality, or you're an educator looking to incorporate AI into immersive learning environments, this course will provide the skills and insights needed to stay at the forefront of AI innovation. Participants should have a basic understanding of AI concepts and a keen interest in how AI can enhance creative industries and immersive experiences. No advanced technical knowledge is required, but a passion for exploring new possibilities with AI will help learners get the most out of the course. By the end of this course, learners will be able to analyze the impact of generative AI on creative industries, develop AI-driven techniques for brainstorming and storytelling, and design personalized, interactive experiences for games and media. Additionally, they will understand how AI shapes immersive learning and simulation-based training environments, preparing them to implement AI-powered solutions in real-world projects.
IBM
Introduction to Relational Databases (RDBMS)
Are you ready to dive into the world of data engineering? In this beginner level course, you will gain a solid understanding of how data is stored, processed, and accessed in relational databases (RDBMSes). You will work with different types of databases that are appropriate for various data processing requirements. You will begin this course by being introduced to relational database concepts, as well as several industry standard relational databases, including IBM DB2, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Next, you’ll utilize RDBMS tools used by professionals such as phpMyAdmin and pgAdmin for creating and maintaining relational databases. You will also use the command line and SQL statements to create and manage tables. This course incorporates hands-on, practical exercises to help you demonstrate your learning. You will work with real databases and explore real-world datasets. You will create database instances and populate them with tables and data. At the end of this course, you will complete a final assignment where you will apply your accumulated knowledge from this course and demonstrate that you have the skills to: design a database for a specific analytics requirement, normalize tables, create tables and views in the database, load and access data. No prior knowledge of databases or programming is required. Anyone can audit this course at no-charge. If you choose to take this course and earn the Coursera course certificate, you can also earn an IBM digital badge upon successful completion of the course.
Yale University
The Science of Well-Being for Teens
A recent survey found that 37% of teens say they have poor mental health. This 6-week course aims to curb this mental health crisis by bringing together the best insights from Dr. Laurie Santos’ popular Yale course Psychology and the Good Life. In this course, you will explore what the field of psychology teaches us about how to be happier, how to feel less stressed, and how to thrive in high school and beyond. The lessons along with short weekly ‘happiness homework’ assignments will ultimately prepare you to put these scientific findings into practice. The ultimate goal is for you to feel better and build healthier habits. Parents, teachers, and other professionals supporting teenagers may also find the course beneficial. Note: This course does not confer Yale University grade, credit or student status. THE SCIENCE OF WELL-BEING FOR TEENS WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION AND THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION.