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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Sistemas difusos
Los sistemas difusos permiten efectuar cálculos cuando hay información con incertidumbre, o cuando se debe combinar información tanto cuantitativa como cualitativa. Se trata de una aproximación matemática para modelar esas situaciones. Este curso está diseñado para ayudar a entender y explicar cómo funcionan dichos sistemas. El curso tiene una aproximación teórica y práctica. Los principios matemáticos son de un nivel bajo y están al alcance de un público muy amplio. El curso cuenta con varios laboratorios para aprender a utilizar las herramientas de software que usan esos principios. Este componente práctico requiere una comprensión mínima de programación.
Google
Gerenciamento de projetos Agile
Esse é o quinto curso do programa Certificado de Gerenciamento de Projetos do Google. Este curso explorará a história, a abordagem e a filosofia do gerenciamento de projetos Agile, incluindo a estrutura Scrum. Você aprenderá a diferenciar e a combinar o Agile com outras abordagens ao gerenciamento de projetos. Conforme você avançar no curso, aprenderá sobre Scrum e explorará seus pilares e valores, comparando funções essenciais da equipe de Scrum. Você descobrirá como criar, gerenciar e refinar um backlog de produto, implementar estratégias de entrega com base em valores do Agile e definir um roteiro de valores. Você também aprenderá estratégias para organizar de maneira eficaz os cinco eventos importantes para uma equipe de Scrum, apresentar uma abordagem Agile ou Scrum para uma organização e treinar uma equipe Agile. Por último, você aprenderá como procurar e conseguir oportunidade de trabalho em Agile. Os gerentes de projeto atuais do Google continuarão a instruir e oferecer uma abordagem prática, ferramentas e recursos para alcançar seus objetivos. Os alunos que concluírem este programa estarão preparados para se candidatar a empregos de nível inicial como gerentes de projeto. Nenhuma experiência anterior é necessária. Veja do que você será capaz ao final deste curso: - Explicar a abordagem e a filosofia do gerenciamento de projetos Agile, incluindo os valores e princípios. - Explicar os pilares de Scrum e como eles sustentam os valores de Scrum. - Identificar e comparar as funções essenciais em uma equipe de Scrum e o que as torna eficientes. - Criar e gerenciar um backlog de produto e refinar um backlog. - Descrever a importância dos eventos de Scrum e como configurar cada evento para uma equipe Scrum. - Implementar estratégias de entrega com base em valores do Agile e definir um roteiro de valores. - Explicar como treinar uma equipe Agile e ajudar a superar os desafios. - Realizar uma busca de vagas de emprego em Agile e aprender a ter sucesso na entrevista.
Arizona State University
Chino básico: Cómo dar una primera impresión positiva
Este es el primer curso del Programa Especializado Chino básico para hispanohablantes: lenguaje y cultura empresarial. Este curso sirve como una introducción al idioma chino. En este curso, los aprendices se familiarizarán con los conceptos más básicos del idioma, como el alfabeto Pinyin, los números, los saludos, cómo presentarse, las palabras y frases comunes, conversaciones cotidianas sobre la familia y los gustos, e información cultural acerca de los temas mencionados. No es recomendable saltar cursos porque los tres cursos de este Programa Especializado fueron diseñados para tomarse uno tras otro, ya que integran el conocimiento previo.
Pearson
CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 5
This course dives into cutting-edge technology concepts essential for safeguarding data in today's digital landscape. You will learn core security principles, including authentication and access controls, and gain a deep understanding of identity and access management. You will develop foundational knowledge needed to implement secure data enclaves, a critical skill for auditors and IT specialists. Additionally, you'll explore secure design principles, covering both network and IT infrastructures, as well as physical security measures. By the end of this course, you will have the know-how to design and manage robust security frameworks, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
EDUCBA
Continuous Integration and Deployment with ASP.NET Core
This comprehensive course covers the foundational principles of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD), emphasizing the integral role of automation in the software development lifecycle. Gain essential knowledge and practical skills to navigate and optimize CI/CD workflows, ensuring seamless automation throughout development. In the automated testing module, delve into ASP.NET Core application testing, build script comprehension, and effective artifact management. Explore on-premises server preparation, cloud deployment benefits, and containerization advantages. The course concludes by providing holistic insights into performance monitoring, CI/CD extension, and strategic rollback implementation for maintaining system reliability. Equip yourself with the expertise to excel in modern software development practices. Why This Course? The demand for efficient and reliable software deployment practices is higher than ever. Organizations seek professionals who understand the principles of CI/CD and can apply them seamlessly in real-world scenarios. This course is crafted to bridge the gap between theory and practice. We offer a hands-on, practical approach, ensuring you grasp concepts and gain the skills to implement them effectively. Who Should Take This Course? Software Developers DevOps Engineers System Administrators IT Professionals Whether you're a seasoned developer or someone just starting in software development, this course is tailored to meet you where you are and elevate your skills to the next level.
University of Washington
Business English: Meetings
This course will teach you vocabulary and skills related to participating in meetings. You will learn terms and phrases used both in email and in speaking to arrange, participate in, and conclude meetings. The goals of this course are to enable you to participate effectively in on-site meetings and teleconferences and to prepare you to write a proposal as an outcome of a meeting. Course Learning Objectives • Arrange a meeting though email and by telephone • List expectations and protocols related to on-site meetings and teleconferences • State phone numbers, dates, currencies and sales figures accurately • Write a proposal with appropriate organization and vocabulary
Coursera
Automate and Verify Financial Statements
"Automate and Verify Financial Statements" is an intermediate course for finance and data professionals who need to build reliable, dynamic three-statement financial models from raw data. In today's data-driven world, manual and error-prone spreadsheets are a liability. This course will teach you to move beyond them. You will master the advanced Excel formulas and structural techniques required to build a fully automated Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows. Through hands-on labs and expert-led screencasts, you will transform messy transactional data into a sophisticated model that updates dynamically. Using real-world case studies of financial disasters like Archegos Capital, you will learn not just how to build, but how to verify. You will construct reconciliation schedules and perform the critical checks that prove your model is balanced and accurate. The course culminates in a final project where you will build and validate a complete three-statement model, a core skill for any serious financial analyst.
Northeastern University
Strategic Healthcare Workforce Management
Introduces how to measure and manage a workforce strategically, including (1) identifying the strategic work that is truly necessary to execute firm strategy; (2) investing in differentiated management systems that support that work; and (3) designing and implementing targeted measurement systems, such as human resources function and workforce scorecards, designed to help to hold line managers accountable for strategic talent. Emphasizes helping students move from a focus on levels associated with a particular workforce attribute (e.g., what is our cost per hire?) to understanding the impact of the workforce on business-level outcomes (e.g., how might an increase in the quality of our project managers affect new product cycle time?).
Whizlabs
Machine Learning Implementation and Operations in AWS
Machine Learning Implementation Operations in AWS is the fifth Course in the AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty specialization. The course has a major focus on designing and implementing machine learning solutions for performance, availability, scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance. This course is divided into two modules and each module is further segmented by Lessons and Video Lectures. This course facilitates learners with approximately 1:00-1:30 Hours Video lectures that provide both Theory and Hands -On knowledge. Also, Graded and Ungraded Quiz are provided with every module in order to test the ability of learners. Module 1: Machine Learning Implementation Operations in AWS-Part 1 Module 2: Machine Learning Implementation Operations in AWS-Part 2 Minimum two year of hands-on experience in architecting, building or running ML/deep learning workloads on the AWS Cloud. By the end of this course, Learners will be able to : -Design machine learning solutions for performance, availability, scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance -Implement appropriate machine learning services and features for a given problem -Develop machine learning solutions with lab
Google Cloud
Streaming Data to Bigtable
This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you launch a Dataflow pipeline to load streaming data from Pub/Sub into Bigtable.
University of New Mexico
Negocios Internacionales I
Vivimos en un mundo cada vez mas globalizado, en el cual el éxito en los negocios internacionales se ha convertido en el factor determinante del desarrollo económico y la prosperidad. Esta materia, Entorno Global de Negocios, Parte I, introduce al alumno a una comprensión fundamental del entorno político, cultural, lingüística y socio-económico en el cual opera una empresa internacional. Esta materia utiliza una pedagogía basada en la investigación y preguntas para entender las relaciones entre países en el entorno global de negocios. Se examina el entorno empresarial global al hacer y responder a preguntas claves sobre la sociedad, la economía global, las culturas, las instituciones y los idiomas. Las preguntas son: 1. ¿Que es la Globalización?, 2. ¿Es la Globalización Nueva?, 3. ¿Cuál es el impacto de las instituciones sociales y políticas al Desarrollo Económico Nacional?, 4. ¿Cual es el Papel de la Cultura?, 5. ¿Cuales son los Beneficios del Comercio Exterior? 6. ¿Libre Comercio?, 7. ¿Como se determinan los Tipos de Cambio?, 8. ¿Como esta el Entorno Global de Negocios? Este enfoque basado en la investigación y preguntas genera oportunidades de reflexión para que los alumnos comprendan mejor el entorno global en el que operan las empresas. Los videos se entregan de una manera cautivador, que fomenta la reflexión y la investigación.
Google Cloud
Digital Transformation with Google Cloud - Español
Existe mucho entusiasmo sobre la tecnología de la nube y la transformación digital, pero también muchas preguntas sin respuesta. Por ejemplo: ¿Qué es la tecnología de la nube? ¿Qué significa transformación digital? ¿De qué manera puede ser útil la tecnología de la nube para la organización? ¿Cómo se puede comenzar? Si te has hecho alguna de esas preguntas, estás en el lugar indicado. En este curso, se proporciona una descripción general de los tipos de oportunidades y desafíos a los que las empresas suelen enfrentarse en su recorrido de transformación digital. Si quieres aprender sobre la tecnología de la nube para sobresalir en tu rol y ayudar a desarrollar el futuro de tu empresa, entonces este curso introductorio sobre transformación digital es para ti. Este curso es parte de la ruta de aprendizaje de Cloud Digital Leader.
University of Colorado Boulder
Old Norse Mythology in the Sources
This course is an introduction to the religion of the Vikings as it is recorded in Old Norse and Scandinavian literature from the medieval period. You will learn about the different written sources and what they can teach us about pre-Christian religion in northern Europe in the Viking Age. The course surveys the primary collection of Old Norse poetry about the pre-Christian Scandinavian gods, the Poetic Edda. We will also work with the main collections of stories about the Old Norse gods in prose: Snorri Sturluson's Edda and Saxo's History of the Danes.
Indian School of Business
Basic Financial Literacy
Welcome to Basics of Financial Literacy! Offered by the Centre for Analytical Finance at the Indian School of Business, this course equips you with the essential knowledge and tools to navigate the financial world confidently. Whether you’re a beginner or seeking to sharpen your financial skills, this program is tailored to help you take control of your financial journey. Understanding finance is crucial for making informed decisions that impact your present and future. From managing daily expenses and budgeting to grasping investment strategies and planning for retirement, financial literacy empowers you to face challenges and achieve goals. This course simplifies complex concepts, making finance accessible and engaging. You’ll gain clarity on managing finances, creating budgets, and building long-term wealth through interactive lessons, practical exercises, and real-world examples. By the end of the program, you will have the skills and knowledge to make informed financial decisions with confidence and foresight. You will learn how to manage finances effectively to achieve financial goals and develop strategies for long-term financial success. Who should take this course? This program offers valuable insights to learners looking to systematically explore their financial landscape and grasp the implications of broader economic factors such as inflation and taxation. Any pre-existing knowledge in these areas could enrich the learner’s experience, although it is not mandatory.
University of Houston
The Bilingual Brain
This course explores the brain bases of bilingualism by discussing literature relevant to differences in age of initial learning, proficiency, and control in the nonverbal, single language and dual-language literature. Participants will learn about the latest research related to how humans learn one or two languages and other cognitive skills.
Packt
Styling with CSS – Layouts and Visual Design
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. In this course, you'll master CSS to create visually stunning web pages with effective layouts and design elements. Starting with the basics of styling, you’ll learn how to use CSS rules to manipulate text, images, and elements to craft well-organized and visually appealing web designs. As the course progresses, you’ll dive into layout systems such as Flexbox and Grid, which will enable you to design responsive and flexible web pages for a range of devices. The course begins with the essentials of CSS, including selectors, writing rules, and styling elements like colors, fonts, and widths. You will apply these concepts as you build projects like a storefront website, using CSS to style multiple pages, including the homepage, about page, and contact page. Then, you will explore advanced layout systems such as Flexbox and CSS Grid to create sophisticated, responsive designs. You'll also learn how to use transitions and animations to enhance the interactivity and user experience of your pages. This course is perfect for beginners who want to learn CSS and web design fundamentals. No prior knowledge of CSS is required. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to create fully styled, functional websites with engaging layouts and dynamic effects.