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Pearson
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS): Unit 2
This course covers network security policies, CIS benchmark implementation, and secure ingress with TLS. Learn how to set up, configure, and secure a Kubernetes cluster using industry best practices. You’ll practice node protection, binary verification, and Kubernetes Dashboard security, including role-based access control. Each lesson offers hands-on experience to help you secure your Kubernetes environments and prepare for the CKS exam. This course is ideal for those seeking certification or wanting to advance their cloud-native security skills.
Packt
Information Systems Auditing and Governance
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. This comprehensive course is designed to guide you through the key requirements and strategies for passing the CISA certification exam. Starting with an overview of the exam structure and the core areas it covers, you will gain a clear understanding of what to expect and how to prepare effectively. The initial modules focus on the professional standards and ethics required in IS auditing, laying the groundwork for building credibility and value in this specialized field. Moving forward, the course delves into the critical aspects of risk management and audit planning. You will explore different control types, project management techniques, and sampling methodologies essential for conducting thorough IS audits. Practical insights into audit planning, materiality assessment, and risk-based approaches will enhance your ability to execute audits that meet professional standards and business needs. The final sections emphasize evidence collection, data analytics, and audit reporting. You will master the use of Computer-Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) and learn how to present findings effectively to stakeholders. Continuous auditing and quality assurance methods are also covered to ensure you can deliver high-quality audit results. By the end of the course, you will be well-prepared to tackle the CISA exam and advance your career in IS auditing. This course is aimed at IT professionals, auditors, and consultants looking to gain the CISA certification. Participants should have a basic understanding of information systems and auditing principles. No prior CISA exam experience is necessary, but a foundational knowledge of IT security and audit processes will be beneficial.
LearnQuest
Tables, Data & Networking in iOS
In this course you will learn how to work with data in iOS. Data is the key ingredient for any functional app and one must learn how to properly display it to the user. You will learn how to use tables and collection views to display data to users, and how to use Core Data to build more robust, data-driven applications. Every app must have data. Making web requests is by far the most common thing you will do as an iOS developer. You will learn how to get your apps working with servers and external data. Throughout the course, you will create a ToDo app, including learning how to decode data from a web server as well as how to make POST requests.
West Virginia University
Sales Force Management
The second course in the Sales Operations/Management Specialization, Sales Force Management covers various aspects of hiring and personnel administration. Students will learn about job design and recruitment processes, tools of recruitment, the role of training in sales force development, and motivating salespeople to perform the tasks critical to an organization's success.
Duke University
Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets
The oil and gas industry has an enormous impact on all aspects of daily life. Individuals, corporations, and national governments make financial and policy decisions based on the cost, use, and availability of these two natural resources. This two-week course looks at the two most fundamental aspects of the oil and gas industry, its operations and markets, each of which is addressed as a separate module in the course. In the operations module, the course provides an overview of the production of oil and gas, from initial exploration to final transport. The second module focuses on the forces that drive the industry's operations, the oil and gas markets, including the cost of wells, seasonal impacts on prices, and the role of oil reserves. After every lesson, learners will take short quizzes to test their newly acquired knowledge, participant in crowd-sourced discussions about global markets, and complete a final project.
Fundação Instituto de Administração
Gestão de RH e Desenvolvimento de Competências
Nossas boas-vindas ao Curso Gestão Estratégia de RH e Desenvolvimento de Competências. Neste curso, você aprenderá sobre os objetivos, características e componentes da Gestão Estratégica de Recursos Humanos destacando o alinhamento entre RH e estratégias de negócio e o desenvolvimento humano. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de: • Reconhecer as principais teorias sobre gestão estratégica de RH; • Argumentar sobre a importância do comportamento humano na execução da estratégia do negócio; • Promover o alinhamento entre estratégia de negócio e estratégia de RH; • Conhecer e implantar avaliação de desempenho; • Contribuir para o desenvolvimento interno de pessoas. Este curso é composto por quatro módulos, disponibilizados em semanas de aprendizagem. Cada módulo é composto por vídeos, leituras e testes de verificação de aprendizagem. Ao final de cada módulo, temos uma avaliação de verificação dos conhecimentos. Estamos muito felizes com sua presença neste curso e esperamos que você tire o máximo de proveito dos conceitos aqui apresentados. Bons estudos!
Johns Hopkins University
مجموعة أدوات عالم البيانات
ستتلقى في هذه الدورة التدريبية مقدمة عن الأدوات الرئيسية والأفكار الخاصة بمجموعة أدوات عالم البيانات. تقدم الدورة التدريبية نظرة عامة عن البيانات والاستفسارات والأدوات التي يعمل عليها علماء البيانات ومحللو البيانات. هناك عنصران لهذه الدورة التدريبية. الأول هو مقدمة نظرية عن الأفكار الكامنة وراء تحويل البيانات إلى معلومات قابلة للتطبيق. والثاني هو مقدمة عملية عن الأدوات التي سيتم استخدامها في البرنامج مثل التحكم في النُسَخ ولغة Markdown وGit وGitHub وR وRStudio.
Google Cloud
Intro to Context Caching with the Gemini API
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you will learn how to use the Gemini API context caching feature in Vertex AI.
Salesforce
Manual de estrategias de ventas por conversación para SDR
Este es el curso 3 de la certificación profesional para representantes de desarrollo de ventas de Salesforce. Para completar con éxito el curso, asegúrate de haber realizado el curso 1, Bases para el éxito en el desarrollo de ventas, y el curso 2, Fundamentos para entrevistar con confianza. Este curso profundizará en los 8 principios de la metodología de ventas por conversación de SV Academy, que te optimizará para el éxito. Podrás integrar estos principios no solo en el mundo real, sino también en tu carrera. Además, te enseñaremos el enfoque único de SV Academy para el manejo de objeciones y el marco para buscar clientes potenciales de alta calidad. En el curso 3 de la certificación profesional para representantes de desarrollo de ventas (SDR, por sus siglas en inglés) de Salesforce, podrás adquirir las habilidades necesarias para promover tu carrera en el aspecto no técnico del sector de la tecnología. Al final del curso, podrás: - Comprender el proceso de hacer preguntas estratégicas, establecer confianza, identificar puntos débiles y proponer valor en los esfuerzos para cerrar una venta - Identificar tu perfil de cliente ideal (ICP) y el perfil objetivo, y empatizar con ambos, para crear una lista de clientes potenciales de alta calidad, calificar de manera eficiente a los clientes potenciales y aprovechar los datos para impulsar la actividad - Investigar varios canales de captación de clientes potenciales y generar un guion para llamadas que incorpore estrategias de ventas por conversación - Desarrollar una base para la inteligencia emocional en un contexto de ventas y generar un correo electrónico empático - Generar una estrategia de ventas multicanal para llegar a los clientes potenciales por teléfono, correo electrónico, video y redes sociales Para completar correctamente este curso, deberás tener lo siguiente: - Capacidad para comunicarte de forma oral y escrita que pueda ser comprendida por un público general (no es necesario que seas formal ni refinado) - Conocimientos informáticos básicos (debes poder utilizar procesadores de texto, realizar búsquedas en Internet y manejar el correo electrónico) - Familiaridad con las redes sociales, incluso LinkedIn - Capacidad y predisposición para aprender nuevas herramientas de tecnología - Motivación para crecer a nivel personal y profesional - Buena predisposición para recibir comentarios y capacitación - Los cursos anteriores de esta capacitación completados con éxito
Packt
Kubernetes Masterclass for Application Developers
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 power of Kubernetes with this comprehensive masterclass designed specifically for application developers. You’ll start by understanding the fundamentals of containers and Docker, setting a strong foundation for containerized applications. Then, you’ll dive into Kubernetes, exploring its architecture, components, and core concepts like Pods, Namespaces, and Manifest files. The course takes you on a hands-on journey, guiding you through setting up a Kubernetes cluster, deploying applications, and managing Pod lifecycles. You’ll master key Kubernetes features such as Services, Ingress controllers, ReplicaSets, and Deployments. Advanced topics like batch workloads, secret management, and persistent storage will further enhance your Kubernetes expertise. You’ll also explore real-world use cases, including deploying applications on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Through step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how to configure, scale, and secure your Kubernetes applications efficiently. This course is perfect for developers, DevOps engineers, and system administrators looking to gain expertise in Kubernetes. Basic knowledge of containers and command-line tools is recommended. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced professional, this course will take your Kubernetes skills to the next level.
Edureka
Amazon Aurora: Best Practices
Step into the world of Amazon Aurora: Best Practices, where you'll discover how to apply proven techniques to maximize cost-effectiveness and optimize database performance. Throughout this course, you will explore industry-specific use cases for Aurora, get hands-on with database fundamentals, and master key best practices. By course end, you will: - Summarize the core features, benefits, and architecture of Amazon Aurora - Illustrate how to create and manage database backups - Set up serverless computing in Aurora, including advanced use cases - Implement security measures and monitoring using AWS services - Apply the Blue/Green deployment strategy for seamless updates - Leverage best practices to drive cost-efficiency and performance improvements This course is ideal for Freshers, Database Administrators, Software Developers, AWS Architects, AWS Developers, and IT Professionals who aim to strengthen their AWS database expertise. Prior experience with DBMS, EC2, S3, RDS, and Aurora basics is helpful but not required. Start building advanced skills with Amazon Aurora and enhance your career in AWS database management.
University of California San Diego
Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners
Are you interested in learning how to program (in Python) within a scientific setting? This course will cover algorithms for solving various biological problems along with a handful of programming challenges helping you implement these algorithms in Python. It offers a gently-paced introduction to our Bioinformatics Specialization (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics), preparing learners to take the first course in the Specialization, "Finding Hidden Messages in DNA" (https://www.coursera.org/learn/dna-analysis). Each of the four weeks in the course will consist of two required components. First, an interactive textbook provides Python programming challenges that arise from real biological problems. If you haven't programmed in Python before, not to worry! We provide "Just-in-Time" exercises from the Codecademy Python track (https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python). And each page in our interactive textbook has its own discussion forum, where you can interact with other learners. Second, each week will culminate in a summary quiz. Lecture videos are also provided that accompany the material, but these videos are optional.
EDUCBA
Build Data Visualizations and Reports Using Power BI
By the end of this course, learners will be able to analyze datasets, transform and model data, and design insightful visual reports using Microsoft Power BI. Learners will develop the ability to interpret business data, create interactive dashboards, and communicate insights effectively through industry-relevant visualizations. This course guides learners step by step through the Power BI ecosystem, starting with understanding the user interface and preparing raw data using Power Query. Learners will then build efficient data models, explore datasets, and select appropriate visualizations to answer real business questions. The course emphasizes hands-on learning through a sales analytics mini project, where learners apply concepts such as trend analysis, geographic mapping, profit calculation, and regional performance reporting. What makes this course unique is its balanced focus on both foundational concepts and practical application. Instead of isolated features, learners gain an end-to-end understanding of how Power BI is used in real-world reporting scenarios. Completing this course equips learners with job-ready data visualization skills that are valuable for roles in data analysis, business intelligence, and reporting across industries.
Berklee
Creating Sounds for Electronic Music
What you’ll achieve: In this project-centered course*, you will create sounds and use them in your own musical compositions. Whether you're an aspiring producer, composer, or hobbyist, this course will help you gain skills in music production and confidence using software synthesizers. Along with your classmates, you will create a massive database of designed sounds, or patches, to use in your compositions. As part of the course, you will work with a free version of FXpansion Strobe 2. What you’ll need to get started: This course is designed for learners who are familiar with music production basics, and who have access to some basic music production equipment. Specifically, you should have experience with a digital audio workstation that supports VST, AAX, or AU plugins (Introduction to Music Production or Pro Tools Basics are recommended if you do not have this experience). You will also need a MIDI keyboard or controller (such as an oxygen 8), a digital audio workstation, such as Pro Tools, and FXpansion Strobe 2 (a free 90-day demo will be provided for Coursera learners in this course). *About Project-Centered Courses: This is a ‘project-centered course’, which means it is designed specifically to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you’ll master the course content more efficiently; you’ll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.
Google Cloud
Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Develop Pipelines em Português Brasileiro
In this second installment of the Dataflow course series, we are going to be diving deeper on developing pipelines using the Beam SDK. We start with a review of Apache Beam concepts. Next, we discuss processing streaming data using windows, watermarks and triggers. We then cover options for sources and sinks in your pipelines, schemas to express your structured data, and how to do stateful transformations using State and Timer APIs. We move onto reviewing best practices that help maximize your pipeline performance. Towards the end of the course, we introduce SQL and Dataframes to represent your business logic in Beam and how to iteratively develop pipelines using Beam notebooks.
O.P. Jindal Global University
Principles of Management
Welcome to the Principles of Management course! By the end of this course, you will develop a good understanding of management theory and practice. The course discusses management and its relations to the external environment, and how various factors shape management practices over time. You will be able to understand the social responsibility of managers and how ethics can be institutionalized in organizations. The course delves into a deeper understanding of managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. The course details the fundamental principles of management functions along with highlighting the contemporary developments in management processes. This is a beginner course, intended for learners with a background in all types of organizations. The knowledge you gain from this course will help you in all careers and/or all industries. To succeed in this course, you should have a basic understanding of working in a formal/informal organizational context.