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IE Business School
Basics of Accounting for Liabilities
This course is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in understanding liabilities within an accounting context. By examining real-world examples and case studies, you will gain insights into the balance between debt and equity, and how this balance affects a company's financial strategy and risk profile. The course aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess financial debt and equity, ultimately contributing to the financial stability and success of any business. This short course is part of the previous Master Track Certificate in Business Essentials. You may also be interested in a related short course from this program, "The Basics of Accounting for Assets: Long-Term Assets."
The University of Edinburgh
Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage (Chinese)
大气是一个共享资源，其能吸收的温室气体量是有限的。本课程是关于碳捕集与封存 (CCS) 技术的入门课程，旨在面向对能源、可持续性和气候变化感兴趣的广泛人群。 碳捕集与封存的目标是： 大幅减少进入大气中的二氧化碳排放 解锁碳负排放解决方案，以实现21世纪中性碳平衡 碳捕集与封存使得廉价、广泛可用的化石燃料在2015年巴黎气候变化协定的背景下“安全使用”。它防止二氧化碳排放进入大气，将其永久、安全地储存在地下。 该课程由爱丁堡大学的领先学者团队授课，他们在该领域有数十年的经验。课程旨在弥合科学、工程学、地质学、政策和经济学的最新前沿发展与公众之间的差距。 课程的目标是帮助您客观理解这项技术，以及它在应对气候变化中的重要性。我们希望课程能够激发您进一步了解气候变化减缓方案的兴趣，并促使您在该领域继续深造。 Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course.
Google Cloud
Se préparer à devenir Professional Data Engineer
Ce cours a pour objectif d'aider les participants à créer un plan de formation pour l'examen de certification Professional Data Engineer. Les participants découvriront l'étendue et le champ d'application des domaines abordés lors de l'examen, puis évalueront leur niveau de préparation à l'examen et créeront leur propre plan de formation.
Coursera
Partition & Monitor AI Models Effectively
Your high-accuracy ML model performs beautifully on the test set but fails silently in production. This is model drift, the unspoken crisis where models trained on yesterday’s data are unprepared for today's reality. This course, Partition & Monitor AI Models Effectively, is for data scientists and ML engineers who know deployment is just the beginning. You will move beyond model building and into model reliability, creating robust AI systems that stand the test of time. Master the three pillars of MLOps reliability. Learn fair data partitioning with stratified and time-series splits to prevent data leakage and ensure honest evaluation. Implement continuous monitoring to detect data and concept drift using metrics like Population Stability Index (PSI) and KL Divergence. Finally, design automated retraining pipelines, creating self-healing systems that adapt to new data with minimal intervention. Through hands-on labs, you will build a Model Reliability Toolkit, proving your ability to maintain production-grade AI. Stop building disposable models and start engineering AI systems that deliver lasting value by owning the entire model lifecycle.
Packt
Swift Programming Fundamentals & Intro to SwiftUI
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. Dive into the world of Swift programming and discover the power of SwiftUI in this comprehensive course. By understanding the fundamentals of Swift, learners will develop a strong foundation in coding concepts like variables, conditionals, loops, functions, and more. Alongside learning Swift, you will also explore SwiftUI for building intuitive and engaging user interfaces. With hands-on exercises and coding projects, this course helps you apply your knowledge in real-world app development scenarios. Through a well-structured curriculum, you'll first master Swift's syntax, dive deeper into coding techniques, and gradually start implementing advanced concepts like higher-order functions and functional programming. You'll work on coding exercises and projects such as the "Greetings App," which will further enhance your practical experience and solidify your understanding of Swift programming. The course is designed for individuals who are passionate about building apps for iOS using Swift. It is perfect for beginners who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of Swift programming and SwiftUI. While there are no strict prerequisites, a basic understanding of programming concepts will be helpful. The course has a beginner level of difficulty, with no prior experience in Swift required. By the end of the course, you will be able to write Swift code, create iOS applications with SwiftUI, use core Swift programming concepts, and implement advanced Swift features such as closures and functional programming techniques.
Google Cloud
Build and Deploy an Agent with Reasoning Engine in Vertex AI
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you will learn how to build and deploy an agent (model, tools, and reasoning) using the Vertex AI SDK for Python.
University of Michigan
Personnes, technologie et futur de la mobilité
Bienvenue dans le cours Personnes, technologie et futur de la mobilité !Destiné aux débutants, ce cours permettra de découvrir certaines des principales innovations technologiques en cours de développement dans le secteur de la mobilité. Il demandera également aux étudiants de mettre en pratique divers concepts issus des sciences sociales afin de comprendre les répercussions sociales probables de ces technologies. Adapté aux étudiants de tous horizons, ce cours ne nécessite pas de formation préalable en ingénierie ni en sciences sociales. Le contenu qu’il présente s’appuie sur un certain nombre d’entretiens et de conférences et a été créé par le biais d’un partenariat avec Siemens. Le cours comprend également une expérience vidéo interactive à 360° qui permet aux étudiants d’explorer les principaux systèmes équipant un véhicule autonome, de prendre place à bord d’une voiture autonome et d’en apprendre davantage sur les nouvelles technologies de détection qui pourraient voir le jour dans les villes intelligentes d’aujourd’hui et de demain. Il invitera les étudiants à envisager une mobilité du futur plus sûre, plus propre et plus équitable. Nous examinerons les progrès technologiques récents ainsi que les implications socio-économiques et politiques pour deux grands secteurs technologiques en évolution en ce qui concerne la mobilité : l’électrification et l’automatisation.
IBM
Developing Front-End Apps with React
Learn one of the most popular front-end frameworks, JavaScript React, in this hands-on course. Take the next step in your web development journey by learning how to build client-side user interfaces. You will develop these front-ends using components, the modular building blocks of React applications. You will learn about component composition to create rich functionality with features such as props, hooks, states, and event handling. You will explore component lifecycles and how to pass data and manipulate component states. Build your portfolio and gain practical experience by completing numerous hands-on labs in each lesson. At the end of the course, you integrate your skills with a final project by developing a shopping cart application. This course will help you succeed as a front-end, mobile or full-stack developer. It suits IT professionals looking to step up their careers or new graduates seeking to establish their client-side skills. Note that you will need basic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git skills to get the most out of this course.
L&T EduTech
From Wellhead to Refinery: Midstream Oil and Gas Processing
The course on "Midstream Oil & Gas Processing" provides a comprehensive understanding of the various processes involved in the midstream Oil & Gas operations such as transportation, separation, stage separation and treatment of recovered oil and gas, as well as the storage of hydrocarbons. This course starts with exploring the fundamentals of transportation and gathering stations, including pipeline specifications, flow dynamics, measurement techniques and challenges associated with heavy oil transportation. It explores separation systems starting from the principles and equipment used in separating oil and gas in production facilities. This includes surface production/separation facilities, equilibrium relations, test separators, group separators and the design theories of two-phase and three-phase separation systems. It covers stage separation, highlighting its applicability and advantages in optimizing production. Additionally, 3-phase separation systems are discussed, including types of equipment, selection considerations, operating problems and sizing of separators. Furthermore, it gives insights into the treatment of recovered oil, focusing on crude oil treating systems, heat transfer equipment, electrostatic heater treaters, oil dehydrators, emulsion treating, demulsification, oil desalting, crude stabilization and produced water treatment methods. The module concludes by addressing the storage and vapor recovery of hydrocarbons, including onshore and offshore storage facilities, principles of vapor recovery and considerations for safe storage practices. Target learners: Students pursuing Diploma / UG / PG Programs in Chemical/ Petroleum/ Oil and Gas Engineering. Faculties / Working Professionals in the above domain & other aspiring learners Prerequisite: Basic Chemical/ Petroleum/ Oil and Gas Engineering
Board Infinity
Mindfulness for Stress Relief: Calm Your Mind & Body
Stress affects how we think, feel, and respond, but with the right tools, you can shift from overwhelm to clarity. This beginner-friendly course guides you through practical mindfulness techniques that help calm the mind, relax the body, and reshape your stress response. Through short lessons, guided practices, and reflective exercises, you’ll learn how stress works, how mindfulness interrupts automatic reactions, and how simple daily habits can restore emotional balance. You’ll begin by understanding the science behind stress & why it happens, how it shows up physically and emotionally, and how mindfulness creates immediate changes in the body’s stress response. You’ll explore the core principles of mindfulness, common misconceptions, and the role of presence and awareness in reducing pressure. Next, you’ll learn practical techniques such as mindful breathing, body scanning, grounding, and awareness breaks. You’ll match specific practices to emotional states - anxiety, anger, fatigue, pressure and discover how to use mindfulness as a supportive tool throughout your day. Finally, you’ll build a simple, sustainable routine that tracks your progress and helps you consistently return to calm, even in challenging moments. By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Apply mindfulness to understand and manage personal stress patterns. • Use breathwork and body awareness to calm the nervous system. • Match mindfulness techniques to emotional states like anxiety or tension. • Build and maintain a simple daily practice to support ongoing well-being. Disclaimer: This is an independent educational resource created by Board Infinity for informational and educational purposes only. This course is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with any company, organization, or certification body unless explicitly stated. The content provided is based on industry knowledge and best practices but does not constitute official training material for any specific employer or certification program. All company names, trademarks, service marks, and logos referenced are the property of their respective owners and are used solely for educational identification and comparison purposes.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Violencias por razones de género
En este curso identificarás los factores que promueven las violencias por razones de género como causa y consecuencia de las desigualdades estructurales y sistemáticas. Comprenderás cómo el sistema heteropatriarcal genera daños y privilegios en las vidas de las personas y podrás reconocer acciones que promueven la cultura machista y la discriminación en tu entorno. Diferenciarás los tipos y modalidades de las violencias y comprenderás la necesidad de evitar la revictimización. Finalmente, identificarás las violencias en el amor romántico, la espiral de la violencia, así como algunas violencias cotidianas y, al terminar, reconocerás la importancia de las alternativas para la convivencia libre de violencias.
EDUCBA
Design and Build a Student Score Card System with SQL Server
Learners will be able to design a normalized SQL Server database, implement data integrity through relationships and constraints, develop VB.NET modules for managing students, exams, and scores, and generate professional student scorecards through structured printing workflows. This course provides a complete, end-to-end case study focused on building a Student Score Card System using SQL Server and VB.NET, guiding learners from database planning to final output generation. Participants gain practical experience in database fundamentals, entity-relationship design, table structure creation, normalization, and schema finalization before transitioning into application development. The course then walks through coding structured modules for academic standards, exams, students, and score entry, ensuring a strong foundation in real-world application logic. What makes this course unique is its case-study-driven approach, where every concept is applied directly to a single, cohesive system rather than isolated examples. Learners benefit by understanding how database design decisions impact application behavior and reporting outcomes. By the end of the course, learners will have the skills to design reliable academic databases, build connected VB.NET applications, and produce accurate, printable student scorecards—skills directly applicable to educational, administrative, and data-driven software projects.
EDUCBA
XML Practical - Document Object Model
This course offers a comprehensive and practical exploration of the XML Document Object Model (DOM), guiding learners from foundational understanding to advanced manipulation techniques. Through real-world examples, interactive lessons, and targeted assessments, learners will identify, interpret, modify, and apply core and advanced DOM methods for working with XML documents. Structured into three progressive modules, the course begins by establishing a conceptual framework of document models and core node structures. Learners then delve into node creation, traversal, and modification techniques using methods like cloneNode, appendChild, and removeChild. The final module introduces higher-order applications such as attribute node operations, comment handling, and full DOM workflows—empowering learners to confidently manage dynamic XML content. By the end of this course, learners will be able to analyze XML structures, construct and modify node trees, evaluate attribute data, and implement XML-based solutions using DOM methods effectively across a range of applications.
Coursera
VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Secure Network Connections
Welcome to "VPN Tunneling with OpenVPN: Securing Network Connections". In this guided project, you will learn how to set up and configure a secure VPN using OpenVPN. You will understand VPN and it's importance, and also familiarize yourself with essential OpenVPN features as you create, configure, and troubleshoot an OpenVPN server on a Linux machine. This project is designed for network security consultants and IT professionals who need to implement secure remote work environments for their organizations. Please note that it can only be completed on a Linux (Ubuntu) machine. By the end of this project, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how to install, configure, and manage an OpenVPN server, as well as how to connect clients securely to the VPN and monitor the VPN traffic.
Northeastern University
Generative AI: Foundations and Concepts
This course provides an overview of some different concepts underpinning Generative AI, their mathematical principles, and their applications in engineering. The focus will be on the practical implementation of generative AI including, neural networks, attention mechanism, and advanced deep learning models.
EDUCBA
Oracle DBA 21c: Design, Manage & Secure Databases
Learners will define Oracle database architecture, apply SQL commands to manage data, configure storage structures, implement security policies, and evaluate Oracle 21c innovations. By completing this Oracle DBA 21c course, they will gain hands-on expertise in managing instances, creating databases, monitoring performance, and securing enterprise environments. This comprehensive program begins with foundational Oracle Database concepts, progresses through startup and shutdown procedures, data dictionary usage, tablespaces, control files, and undo management, and advances into working with tables, indexes, constraints, and user security. Learners also explore cutting-edge Oracle 21c features such as blockchain tables, automatic indexing, and flashback technologies. Designed for aspiring and practicing DBAs, this course provides real-world practical examples, step-by-step demonstrations, and structured module-based learning. By the end, learners will be equipped with the knowledge and applied skills to design efficient storage strategies, manage mission-critical databases, enforce security, and leverage Oracle 21c enhancements—setting them apart in the competitive field of database administration.