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AI CERTs
Bitcoin Security Foundations
Begin your journey into Bitcoin security with Track 1: Bitcoin Security Foundations, the first course in the Bitcoin+ Security™ Specialization. Designed for developers and blockchain professionals, this course introduces the principles that keep the Bitcoin network trusted, resilient, and tamper-proof. You’ll explore how blockchain consensus, mining, and node validation work together to secure transactions, and uncover the cryptographic mechanisms—hashing, keys, and digital signatures—that safeguard assets and data integrity. Through guided labs, interactive quizzes, and real-world exercises using Bitcoin Core, Python, and open blockchain frameworks, you’ll see security in action, not just theory. By the end of this track, you’ll understand how vulnerabilities emerge, how the Bitcoin protocol mitigates them, and why its decentralized architecture remains the gold standard for digital trust. Completing this foundation prepares you to advance to the next track—Network & Wallet Security—on your way to earning the full Bitcoin+ Security™ Certification.
Nikolai Schuler
Microsoft Power BI Desktop - The Practical Bootcamp
✓ Master Power BI Desktop from end-to-end ✓ Create impressive reports with Power BI ✓ Work professionally with Power BI Microsoft Power BI Desktop is the perfect tool for creating impressive reports, and this course will teach you everything you need to know to become an advanced report creator. Whether you're new to Power BI or already have some basic knowledge, this course will help you dive deeper into the universe of Power BI and gain a thorough understanding of the software. Throughout the course, you will learn how to connect different data sources, create your data model, and use all the important tools properly. You'll also learn how to effectively visualize your data through storytelling with data and create interactive visualizations with drill throughs and drill downs. In addition, this course covers advanced analytics such as forecasting, which can be helpful in data science. If you're struggling to get on track with Power BI, this course offers practical techniques to help you master tough subjects. If you're already an expert, you'll find ideas for turbocharging successful learning. Enroll now to gain lifelong access to this course and become an advanced report developer in Power BI.
The University of Chicago
Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms
This seven-week course will explore the relationship between law and technology with a strong focus on the law of the United States with some comparisons to laws around the world, especially in Europe. Tech progress is an important source of economic growth and raises broader questions about the human condition, including how culture evolves and who controls that evolution. Technology also matters in countless other ways as it often establishes the framework in which governments interact with their citizens, both in allowing speech and blocking it and in establishing exactly what the boundaries are between private life and the government. And technology itself is powerfully shaped by the laws that apply in areas as diverse as copyright, antitrust, patents, privacy, speech law and the regulation of networks. The course will explore seven topics: 1. Microsoft: The Desktop vs. The Internet. We will start with a look at the technology path that led to the first personal computer in early 1975, the Altair 8800. That path starts with the vacuum tube, moves to transistors, then to integrated circuits and finally to the microprocessor. We will look at the early days of software on the personal computer and the competition between selling software and open-source approaches as well as the problem of software piracy. We will discus the public good nature of software. The 1981 launch of the IBM PC revolutionized the personal computer market and started the path to Microsoft's powerful position and eventual monopoly in that market with the selection of MS-DOS. We then turn to four antitrust cases against Microsoft: (1) the 1994 U.S. case relating to MS-DOS licensing practices; (2) the U.S. antitrust middleware case over Microsoft’s response to Netscape Navigator; (3) the European Union case regarding Windows Media Player; and (4) the EU browser case over Internet Explorer. These disputes arose at the point of maximal competition between the free-standing personal computer and the Internet world that would come after it and we may know enough now to assess how these cases influenced that competition. 2. Google Emerges (and the World Responds). Google has emerged as one of the dominant platforms of the Internet era and that has led to corresponding scrutiny by regulators throughout the world. Decisions that Google makes about its algorithm can be life altering. Individuals are finding it more difficult to put away past mistakes, as Google never forgets, and businesses can find that their sales plummet if Google moves them from the first page of search results to a later page. With great power comes scrutiny and we will look at how government regulators have evaluated how Google has exercised its power. Both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Union have undertaken substantial investigations of Google’s practices and we will look at both of those. 3. Smartphones. The Internet started on the desktop but the Internet is increasingly mobile and people are seemingly tethered to their smartphones and tablets. And we have seen an interesting shift in that market away from Nokia handsets and the Blackberry to Apple's iPhone and its iOS platform and to the Android platform. The legal infrastructure of smartphones and tablets is extraordinarily complex. We will start by looking at U.S. spectrum policy and the effort to free up 500 megahertz of spectrum. We will look at the activities of standard setting organizations, including the IEEE and the creation of the 802.11 standard and Wi-Fi (or, if you prefer, wifi), the creation of patent pools and the regulation of standard essential patents. We will look at the FTC action against Google/Motorola Mobility and Apple's lawsuit against Samsung over utility and design patents relating to the iPhone. Finally, we will take a brief look at the European Commission's investigation into the Android platform. 4. Nondiscrimination and Network Neutrality. Facebook has more than 1 billion users and measure that against a world population of roughly 7 billion and a total number of Internet users of roughly 2.5 billion. A course on law and technology simply has to grapple with the basic framework for regulating the Internet and a key idea there is the notion of network neutrality. Nondiscrimination obligations are frequent in regulated network industries, but at the same, discrimination can be an important tool of design for communication networks. We will start our look at the Internet by looking at the great first communications network of the United States, the post office and will look in particular at the Post Office Act of 1845. We will then move to modern times and will consider efforts by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to produce sensible and sustainable nondiscrimination conditions for the Internet and will touch briefly on comparisons from around the world. 5. The Day the Music Died? In many ways, the Internet came first to music with the rise of peer-to-peer (p2p) music sharing through Napster and its successors. We start with a look into music platform history and the devices that brought recorded music into the home: the phonograph and the player piano. We turn to radio and the legal regime that puts music on the airwaves, the performing rights organizations like ASCAP and BMI. We look at the antitrust issues associated with the blanket license. We consider a failed music platform, digital audio tape, and the complicated legal regime associated with it, the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992. We will consider the copyright issues raised by the creation and distribution of music and the litigation over the p2p technologies such as Napster and Grokster. The music industry responded to p2p technology by adding digital rights management tools to CDs. As music distribution switched from physical media to digital distribution, we entered the world of Apple and the iPod and iTunes. We consider the DRM issues associated with Apple's music platform as seen by Steve Jobs. We conclude by looking at emerging subscription services like Spotify and the service that Apple is building based on its purchase of Beats. 6. Video: Listening and Watching. Images are some of the most powerful ways in which ideas and speech are communicated and video has long been regulated by the state. That starts as a communications law issue with government regulation of the radio spectrum, but also leads to the design of the television system with the assignment of channels and eventually the definition of digital television. And with the emergence first of cable TV and subsequently the VCR critical copyright roadblocks had to be overcome for new distribution technologies to emerge. We will consider the legal engineering that led to the DVD platform, which was an exercise in patent pools and trademark creation. We will sort through the creation of the digital TV platform and will also look at the copyright underpinnings for Netflix. And we will consider the question of technology neutrality in the content of the copyright fight over a new video distribution entrant, Aereo. Finally, we close the week with a brief look at the incentive spectrum auctions and the possible end of broadcast television. 7. The Mediated Book. Gutenberg revolutionized books with his printing press and for academics, books are sacred objects. But the printed book is on the run and with the rise of the ebook, we are entering a new era, the era of the mediated book. This is more than just a change in technology. We will look at the issues created by the rise of the ebook, issues about control over content and licensing and of the privacy of thought itself. We will also look at the legal skirmishes over this space, including the copyright fair use litigation over Google Books, the Apple e-book antitrust case. And we will look at the Amazon Kindle platform.
Amazon Web Services
AWS Security Governance at Scale
This course is designed for large, or scaling organizations. It focuses on automating cloud governance to enhance security. This includes retiring manual processes in account management, budget enforcement, and security operations and compliance. These areas allow for governance without inhibiting agility, speed, or innovation. They also allow for decision makers with the visibility, control, and governance necessary to protect sensitive data and systems.
BCG
Transformação digital
A transformação digital é um tópico importante, mas do que se trata exatamente e o que significa para as empresas? Neste curso, desenvolvido na Darden School of Business na Universidade da Virgínia e liderado pelos especialistas em gestão global da Darden e do Boston Consulting Group (BCG), falamos sobre transformação digital de duas maneiras. Primeiro, discutimos o ritmo da mudança e o imperativo que ela cria para os negócios. Em seguida, fornecemos o contexto para essa transformação e o que é preciso para vencer na era digital. Depois, analisamos a estrutura proprietária do BCG, que ajuda você a identificar as principais áreas a serem digitalizadas, incluindo estratégia, processos centrais e tecnologia. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de: --descrever a economia subjacente de inovação, tecnologia e disrupções do mercado --pesar os prós e os contras das tecnologias digitais atuais impulsionando o avanço –utilizar a estrutura de transformação digital do BCG como um guia para digitalizar a sua organização
Coursera
Installation et Configuration Python avec Visual Studio Code
À la fin de ce projet, vous serez en mesure de pouvoir installer et configurer votre environnement visual studio code afin de pouvoir coder des programmes python. Tout au long du projet, vous allez pouvoir installer visual studio code installer python ,installer un interpréteur python ,installer quelques extensions associés et finalement coder et exécuter votre premier programme python. Ce projet guidé est destiné aux apprenants de niveau débutants qui veulent débuter avec la programmation python. Ce projet vous offrira en effet la possibilité de savoir installer et configurer un environnement de programmation python afin de pouvoir coder des programmes python.
Packt
PowerShell Skills
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 PowerShell course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to automate tasks, manage system configurations, and perform more efficient administrative tasks. Throughout the course, you'll learn how to leverage PowerShell’s powerful scripting capabilities to streamline workflows and improve system management. By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in PowerShell scripting and be ready to tackle real-world IT challenges with confidence. The course begins with a comprehensive introduction to PowerShell, starting with installation, configuration, and understanding the various execution policies. You will learn how to find and use commands, access the built-in help system, and set up an ideal development environment using Visual Studio Code. These foundational topics will prepare you to start automating tasks and managing your system configurations effectively. As the course progresses, you'll dive into essential scripting concepts like variables, arrays, hash tables, and arithmetic operators. You’ll learn the basics of flow control with operators, conditionals, and loops such as "If" statements, "Switch" statements, and "For" loops. By the end of the scripting basics section, you will be equipped to write basic scripts and solve complex problems using PowerShell. The final section of the course focuses on practical scripting applications. You’ll explore how to prompt for user input, archive files based on their modification date, and compare hash values to verify file integrity. These hands-on examples will allow you to practice your new skills in real-life scenarios, enabling you to automate critical tasks efficiently. This course is perfect for IT professionals, system administrators, and anyone interested in improving their PowerShell skills.
Coursera
Gamification Learning with Genially
By the end of this project, you will be ready to engage your students using the gamification learning opportunities that Genially provides. Genially is “the tool that brings content to life.” Genially allows you to map out a learning journey for your students using high interest images and interactive tools. When students learn through gamification, they are more naturally engaged in the content you are teaching!
Coursera
Document and Evaluate AI Ethics
Document and Evaluate AI Ethics is an intermediate course that equips engineers, auditors, and AI practitioners with the concrete skills to move from ethical principles to engineering practice. You will learn to create comprehensive model cards that document a system's intended use, dataset origins, performance metrics, and limitations, ensuring every stakeholder understands what the system does and where it might fail. Next, you will master the process of conducting systematic ethics audits, using established frameworks to evaluate AI systems for bias, assess compliance, and propose actionable mitigation strategies. Through hands-on labs and analyses of real-world case studies—from the failure of Microsoft’s Tay to the internal audits at AstraZeneca—you will leave with the ability to produce professional audit reports and documentation that build trust and ensure your AI systems are deployed responsibly.
Coursera
Manage Project Resources, Changes, and Performance
This advanced planning course covers capacity planning, scope-change modeling, and earned-value fundamentals, enabling you to identify resource risks and quantify schedule and cost performance. Instructions include building integrated hybrid plans (predictive + iterative), modeling critical-path impacts of scope adjustments using small-sample scenarios, and performing capacity analysis to detect over-allocation. You will compute core EVM metrics (PV, EV, and AC) and derive CPI/SPI for focused slices of work, and then craft concise remediation recommendations (re-sequencing, reallocation, or scope negotiation). Deliverables are deliberately compact—resource heatmap, EVM sheet for a subset of tasks, scope impact notes, and a short remediation rationale—so that you can demonstrate analytical reasoning and clear stakeholder communication.
Google Cloud
Introduction to Gemini for Google Workspace - 한국어
Google Workspace를 위한 Gemini는 고객에게 Google Workspace의 생성형 AI 기능을 제공하는 부가기능입니다. 이 학습 과정에서는 Gemini의 주요 기능을 살펴보고 이러한 기능으로 Google Workspace의 생산성과 효율성을 향상하는 방법을 알아봅니다.
Coursera
Crea Gráficos para las Redes Sociales con Canva
Al final de este proyecto, aprenderás a crear y diseñar Instagram posts usando la versión gratis de Canva. No importa si quieres crear tu propia marca o optimizar una marca existente a través de estrategias de social media marketing: los contenidos visuales te ayudarán a establecer tu identidad online. Los consumidores hoy en día están constantemente saturados con información e imágenes en las redes sociales. Una parte esencial del marketing en redes sociales es aprender maneras creativas de atraer la atención a productos y servicios, muchas veces con un presupuesto mínimo. La plataforma Canva ofrece todas las herramientas necesarias para crear un producto tanto organizado como visualmente atractivo y fácilmente de compartir y trabajar en equipo. Al final de este proyecto usted podrá aplicar herramientas de diseño gráfico a sus gráficos de redes sociales para comercializar su negocio.
Google
Planification de projet : Tout mettre en place
Il s'agit du troisième cours du programme du Certificat de gestion de projet Google. Ce cours explorera comment élaborer un projet dans la deuxième phase du cycle de vie du projet : la phase de planification. Vous examinerez les éléments clés d'un plan de projet, comment faire des estimations de temps précises et comment définir des jalons. Ensuite, vous apprendrez comment établir et gérer un budget et comment fonctionnent les processus d'approvisionnement. Puis, vous découvrirez des outils qui peuvent vous aider à identifier et à gérer différents types de risques et comment utiliser un plan de gestion des risques pour les communiquer et les résoudre. Enfin, vous explorerez comment rédiger et gérer un plan de communication et comment organiser la documentation du projet. Les chefs de projet actuels Google continueront de vous instruire et de vous fournir des approches pratiques afin d’accomplir ces tâches tout en vous faisant part des meilleurs outils et ressources de gestion de projet pour le travail à accomplir. Les stagiaires qui terminent ce programme devraient avoir les connaissances nécessaires pour postuler un emploi de niveau débutant dans la gestion de projet. Aucune expérience préalable n’est nécessaire. À la fin de ce cours, vous serez en mesure de : - Décrire les composantes de la phase de planification du projet et leur importance. - Expliquer pourquoi les jalons sont importants et comment les définir. - Faire des estimations de temps précises et décrire les techniques pour les acquérir auprès des membres de l'équipe. - Identifier les outils et les meilleures pratiques pour élaborer un plan de projet et un plan de gestion des risques. - Décrire comment estimer, suivre et maintenir un budget. - Expliquer le processus d'approvisionnement et identifier les principaux documents d'approvisionnement. - Rédiger un plan de communication et expliquer comment le gérer. - Expliquer pourquoi les jalons sont importants et comment les définir. - Expliquer pourquoi un plan de projet est nécessaire et quels éléments il contient. - Faire des estimations de temps précises et décrire les techniques pour les acquérir auprès des membres de l'équipe.
Fundação Instituto de Administração
Planejamento Estratégico e Finanças Estratégicas
Nossas boas-vindas ao Curso Planejamento Estratégico e Finanças Estratégicas. Neste curso, você aprenderá que com a evolução das organizações e da sociedade nas últimas décadas, o planejamento estratégico – PE tradicional ficou anacrônico e novas formas de processo estratégico surgiram. Além disso, conceitos de finanças são demandados pelos estrategistas. Ao final deste curso, você será capaz de: - Compreender o processo estratégico nas organizações; - Reconhecer as situações em que demanda programação estratégica; - Compreender as dimensões financeiras associadas ao entendimento da estratégia. 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!
Rice University
Physics 102 - Magnetic Fields and Faraday's Law
This third course serves as an introduction to the physics of electricity and magnetism. Upon completion, learners will understand how mathematical laws and conservation principles describe fields and how these fields are related to electrical circuits. Learners will gain experience in solving physics problems with tools such as graphical analysis, algebra, vector analysis, and calculus. This third course covers Magnetic Fields and Faraday's Law of Induction. Each of the three modules contains reading links to a free textbook, complete video lectures, conceptual quizzes, and a set of homework problems. Once the modules are completed, the course ends with an exam. This comprehensive course is similar in detail and rigor to those taught on-campus at Rice. It will thoroughly prepare learners for their upcoming introductory physics courses or more advanced courses in physics.
Coursera
Software Sales
"Software Sales" is a comprehensive course designed to introduce learners to the essential principles of software sales. This course blends theoretical lessons with practical examples to equip participants with the skills necessary to understand the software market, build effective sales strategies, and master sales techniques. Covering everything from market analysis to customer relationship management, the course ensures a well-rounded education in software sales. Imagine a scenario where a lack of sales skills could leave even the most innovative software gathering digital dust. I once witnessed a promising tech startup struggle to gain traction because they couldn't effectively convey the value of their cutting-edge solutions to potential customers. This course aims to ensure you don't face the same hurdles, by providing you with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in the competitive software industry. This course is tailored for aspiring sales professionals, software sales representatives, business development managers, and marketing professionals keen on advancing their careers in the technology sector. Whether you're looking to specialize in software sales, enhance business development strategies, or deepen marketing insights, this course provides essential skills and knowledge to thrive in competitive tech markets. Participants should have a basic grasp of sales concepts such as the sales process, customer needs analysis, and effective sales communication. Familiarity with software products including SaaS, enterprise software, and mobile apps and an understanding of current tech trends are essential. This foundational knowledge prepares participants to engage thoroughly with course content and apply insights effectively in real-world sales scenarios. By the end of this course, learners will be able to effectively apply their knowledge of software sales, enabling them to engage with customers, address their needs, and drive significant sales growth for their products. Whether you are new to software sales or looking to enhance your existing skills, this course is a strategic step to forging a successful career in software sales.