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University of Colorado Boulder
Introduction to Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning
Introduction to Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning explores how machines uncover structure, patterns, and relationships in data without labeled outcomes. In this course, you’ll learn how to analyze and visualize high-dimensional data using Principal Component Analysis, discover natural groupings through clustering methods like K-Means and hierarchical clustering, and tackle real-world challenges such as missing data and recommender systems. Through hands-on practice and thoughtful interpretation, you’ll build the intuition and practical skills needed to extract insight from complex, unlabeled datasets. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Masters of Science in Computer Science (MS-CS), Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MS-AI), and Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degrees offered on the Coursera platform. These fully accredited graduate degrees offer targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition. Admission is based on performance in three preliminary courses, not academic history. CU degrees on Coursera are ideal for recent graduates or working professionals. Learn more: MS in Artificial Intelligence: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/ms-artificial-intelligence-boulder MS in Computer Science: https://coursera.org/degrees/ms-computer-science-boulder MS in Data Science: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder
University of Michigan
UX (User Experience) Capstone
In this UX capstone course, you’ll conduct a multi-stage user experience project to design a product from scratch. You will employ interviews, inspection methods, and user testing, along with ideation, design, and prototyping methods to gain and communicate valuable insight that can be used to deliver a compelling product. You will: Learn how to design and carry out an integrated multi-phase user experience research and design project Gain experience conducting user experience research in a real-world setting Gain hands-on experience with a realistic UX design project Improve ability to communicate design concepts and actionable research findings.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Cannabis Environmental Control
Cannabis Environmental Control covers the core environmental factors that influence cannabis cultivation: lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), and water management. Learners will gain a practical understanding of how light intensity, quality, and spectrum affect plant development, as well as how to optimize temperature, ventilation, and water management. By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge needed to manage indoor growing environments and support healthy, productive cannabis plants.
Advancing Women in Tech
AI Automation with Claude
Sponsored by Anthropic and 1Password. Learn how to turn Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, into a productivity engine. Design Claude Projects that automate repeatable tasks, streamline workflows, and scale your impact. Learners go beyond basic prompting to build AI-powered engines that can generate standardized deliverables (ranging from documents to interactive experiences) regardless of what, or how much, input you give it. Feeling like constantly typing into an AI assistant is becoming tiresome? You will learn how to: - Save time and scale your results using Claude Projects for any repeatable task - Automate deliverables and outcomes across any data or input you supply - Customize your output by uploading instructions or sources of truth to engage in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) - Apply Claude automation beyond text to photos, images, and other multimodal inputs, and beyond work to accomplish life tasks and goals Featuring: - Nancy Wang, CEO and Founder, Advancing Women in Tech (AWIT); SVP and Head of Engineering, 1Password; Venture Partner, Felicis Ventures - Dan Mellott, Former Manager of the API Team, Anthropic; Faculty Lecturer, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Cofounder, CEO and CTO, Left Turn Studios - Maggie Vo, Head of the Ministry of Education, Anthropic
Coursera
Motiff for Beginners: Crafting Simple UI Designs
In this course, you will learn how to incorporate AI into your UI design workflow using Motiff, but in a scalable way that won't leave you with problems in your files that need to be fixed later. When a new shiny design tool comes out, it’s always tempting to dive in and start designing without smart planning, I was guilty of that when Figma first came out, but this course is designed to avoid those pitfalls. This course is designed for a diverse group of professionals and learners involved in design, including UI Designers, Interaction Designers, UX Designers, and students looking to enhance their design skills. It is also suitable for individual contributors and team leaders who want to improve their design workflows and explore the potential of AI in the design process. Whether you're just starting or seeking to expand your toolkit, this course will guide you through using modern design tools like Motiff to enhance your UI/UX design capabilities. While prior experience with design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD is helpful, it is not required for this course. Whether you're familiar with these tools or are new to design software, the course is structured to help you grasp the key concepts of UI/UX design and introduce you to Motiff, an AI-powered design tool, in a way that accommodates all levels of experience. The course will provide foundational knowledge and practical exercises that will build your confidence in using design tools effectively. This course will help you distinguish between UX and UI design, exploring best practices in user interface design using tools like Figma and Motiff. You’ll learn to leverage Motiff’s AI-driven features to create and manage design systems, streamlining your workflow. By the end of the course, you’ll design a responsive, mobile-optimized product website that is both user-friendly and accessible. You’ll evaluate your designs for usability, responsiveness, and compliance with industry standards, ensuring a seamless user experience.
The State University of New York
Child Care as a Business
This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to run a home-based child care center. It covers topics such as the fundamentals of an in-home childcare setting as a business; the importance of financial management of a child care center; the creation of a child care contract; and an exploration of how to set tuition rates. Since a Family Policy Handbook is essential for anyone operating a family day care center, this course includes the development of one of three imperative sections of the handbook. The remaining two sections are created in complementary courses of the Home-Based Child Care series available on Coursera.
LearnKartS
Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS
In today’s digital economy, data shouldn’t stand still — neither should you. This course, Real-Time Data Pipelines & Analytics on AWS, provides you with the necessary skills to process streaming data and make it business-ready. Taught with a focus on actual use cases, you get hands-on practice with AWS’s most popular tools, including Amazon Redshift, Kinesis, Glue, Athena, EMR, QuickSight, OpenSearch, and more. Whether you are new to cloud data engineering or have experience and want to learn the latest, this course offers a curated curriculum featuring practical demos, guided videos, and examples. You’ll discover ways to increase the performance of your Redshift cluster, secure Kinesis streams, and integrate Spark with various AWS services. You’ll also be able to design analytics pipelines that provide real-time results. By the time you are finished with this course, you will be able to build production-ready data pipelines that shine in today’s high-demand tech industry. Enroll now and begin your path towards the data engineer that every company is looking for. Disclaimer: AWS and Amazon Web Services are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by AWS.
Packt
CI/CD Design Patterns
This course explores proven CI/CD design patterns to optimize and scale modern software delivery processes. By understanding the strategic application of design patterns, you'll be able to create robust, secure, and audit-ready pipelines for continuous integration and deployment. Throughout the course, you'll gain practical insights into building scalable pipelines and integrating advanced automation techniques. It provides hands-on guidance on leveraging industry-standard tools and strategies, enabling you to design efficient systems and achieve real-world outcomes in a team environment. What sets this course apart is its blend of theory and real-world examples, showing you how to apply these design patterns in complex environments. By focusing on high-impact, proven strategies, you'll master the design patterns that streamline CI/CD and improve operational resilience. This course is ideal for senior software developers, DevOps engineers, and architects who are familiar with CI/CD and cloud technologies. It's perfect for professionals looking to take their pipeline design skills to the next level in large-scale environments.
SkillUp
Essentials of Remote Team Management
This course will teach you how to prepare effectively for leading a remote team. You will learn how to assess and adjust your leadership style, plan communication systems and work norms, and proactively address challenges such as disengagement and miscommunication. Through practical examples and guided activities, you’ll explore key traits of successful remote leaders, tools for team coordination, and strategies to build trust and empathy from a distance. By the end of the course, you will create a Remote Team Readiness Plan — a clear, actionable document that demonstrates your ability to lead remote teams with confidence and clarity. Whether you’re stepping into a leadership role or adapting to remote management for the first time, this course will help you prepare for success in today’s digital workplace.
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Presentaciones de Alto Impacto con IA
Una de las Soft skills más demandadas en el ámbito laboral y personal es la comunicación efectiva. Atrapar la atención del público para impartir un tema, presentar un reporte, realizar una venta o compartir una idea se ha convertido en todo un arte que depende de la asertividad en el contenido, la creatividad estética y una oratoria persuasiva. El presente curso aborda de manera práctica los fundamentos de un modelo de diseño para presentaciones de alto impacto que ayudará en la eficacia con que se transmite un mensaje según los objetivos que se persigan como pueden ser; presentaciones instructivas, informativas o persuasivas. A lo largo del curso se abordarán tres aspectos principales en la creación de presentaciones: Diseño de contenido, Diseño estético y Diseño expositivo.
Packt
Fundamentals of Network Security and Cryptography
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. Dive into the critical field of network security and cryptography, where you'll gain essential skills to protect systems and data in a digital world. This course equips you with the tools and knowledge to combat modern threats, vulnerabilities, and attacks in on-premise and cloud environments while exploring cryptographic principles that form the backbone of secure communications. The journey begins with an introduction to key security concepts, including threats, mitigations, and cryptographic basics. You'll explore common vulnerabilities, attack methodologies, and practical mitigation techniques. From understanding modern cryptographic solutions to mastering Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and learning to protect against social engineering attacks, the course covers the essentials of securing a network environment. Building on foundational knowledge, delve into advanced security techniques such as intrusion prevention, firewall deployment, network segmentation, and the use of tools like NetFlow. Hands-on modules cover key configuration practices like DHCP snooping, port security, and private VLANs, giving you practical expertise to implement security protocols effectively. This course is ideal for IT professionals, network administrators, and anyone keen to strengthen their cybersecurity knowledge. While no prior cryptography knowledge is required, basic IT and networking understanding will enhance your learning experience. Suitable for intermediate learners, this program will prepare you to tackle real-world security challenges.
Peking University
算法基础
算法代表着用系统的方法描述解决问题的策略机制，北京大学《算法基础》课程将带你一一探索枚举、二分、贪心、递归、深度优先搜索、广度优先搜索、动态规划等经典算法，体会他们巧妙的构思，感受他们利用计算解决问题的独特魅力。顺利完成本课程，你将不但能够掌握这些算法的原理，还能够对这些算法进行灵活应用以及准确实现。本课程的中的编程任务，将充分训练你的思维能力和动手能力，促成全面、缜密思考问题的习惯。达到本门课程的要求，即意味者你具备了初步的算法基础和较强的编程实现能力。
LearnKartS
Container and Container Orchestration Fundamentals
Embrace the potential of contemporary application deployment with Container and Container Orchestration Fundamentals, a practical course that is in accordance with the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam. This course is designed for software professionals, DevOps engineers, and developers. It provides training on the creation, deployment, and management of containerized applications in real-world scenarios. Begin by learning the fundamentals—microservices, virtualization, and containerization. Learn how to install Docker, build and deploy containers, and set up container networking. Then go a step further by exploring orchestration tools such as Docker Swarm and Kubernetes. You'll also learn about key Kubernetes concepts, including Pods, ReplicaSets, Deployments, and Services, through hands-on demonstrations and real-world applications. This course is designed to be extremely engaging, with videos, guided labs, and knowledge assessments to help you gain competence and confidence. By the end, you will not only grasp container orchestration but also be ready to take the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer exam and succeed in a cloud-native world. Enroll today to develop your DevOps and Kubernetes skills.
Coursera
Boost RAG with Chroma
Boost RAG with Chroma is an intermediate, hands-on course designed for developers and AI practitioners who need to solve one of the biggest challenges with Large Language Models: their tendency to hallucinate. This course moves beyond theory and teaches you how to build a practical, effective Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline to make your LLMs more trustworthy and enterprise-ready. You will learn the architectural patterns for using a vector database to create an external knowledge base that grounds an LLM's responses in verifiable data. Using a project-based approach, you will implement this pattern, drawing on the popular open-source tools Chroma and LangChain as concrete examples. The course culminates in a hands-on evaluation where you will directly compare your model's answers—with and without RAG—to qualitatively measure the improvement in factuality. You'll leave with a portfolio-ready project and the ability to build safer, more reliable generative AI applications using any set of comparable tools.
Packt
Securing Compute, Storage, and Databases in Azure
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. Gain the skills to secure every layer of your Azure environment—from compute resources to storage and databases. This course teaches you how to harden containers, virtual machines, and data platforms against modern cloud threats using industry-leading tools and configurations. You’ll start by enabling secure remote access and isolating Kubernetes networks, then dive into monitoring containers, securing registries, and configuring encryption for Azure Disks. Next, you'll explore storage access control, data protection, and key management, with a focus on services like Azure Files, Blob Storage, and Queues. Later modules guide you through database security—covering authentication, auditing, encryption, and Microsoft Purview’s governance features. Real-world use cases and guided configurations reinforce your ability to implement effective security controls. Ideal for IT security professionals, cloud engineers, and database administrators, this course is best suited for those with intermediate Azure experience. Some familiarity with compute and data services in Azure is recommended.
Pearson
Building Linux Servers: Unit 4
This course offers a hands-on approach to setting up and administering directory services, providing you with the skills to implement cost-effective solutions in real-world scenarios. You'll learn to install and configure a directory services server, manage users and groups, and establish secure client connections. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to analyze server performance and ensure robust security measures. Whether you're seeking to enhance your sysadmin capabilities or explore alternatives to paid solutions, this course is your gateway to a comprehensive understanding of directory services.