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Coursera
Analyze Users & Optimize Product Retention
Transform your product analytics capability with advanced user segmentation and retention optimization techniques. This course empowers data analysts to move beyond surface-level metrics to uncover deep behavioral patterns that drive product success. By completing this course, you'll master the application of k-means clustering to identify distinct user segments and gain the analytical sophistication to evaluate rolling-cohort versus N-day retention methods for strategic decision-making. You'll learn to profile power users through RFM analysis, create compelling data narratives for stakeholders, and publish technical guidance that elevates your team's analytical capabilities. This course is unique because it bridges the gap between technical implementation and business impact, teaching you to transform raw user data into actionable product insights that directly influence retention and growth strategies. To be successful in this course, you should have experience with data analytics, basic understanding of machine learning concepts, and familiarity with Python or similar analytical tools.
Packt
Cloud Security, Resiliency, and Vulnerability Management
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. In today’s digital landscape, securing cloud environments and managing vulnerabilities are critical to safeguarding data and systems. This course provides a deep dive into cloud security principles, resiliency strategies, and vulnerability management to help you build a strong cybersecurity foundation. You’ll explore key security frameworks, cloud deployment models, and risk mitigation techniques while learning to assess and strengthen security postures. Your journey begins with cloud network architecture, covering deployment models, identity access management, encryption, and Zero Trust security. You’ll then examine cybersecurity resilience, redundancy strategies, and physical security controls that ensure business continuity. The course also delves into security best practices for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Next, you'll focus on vulnerability management, learning how to identify, assess, and remediate security weaknesses. Topics include penetration testing, threat intelligence, cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and common attack vectors. You’ll also explore AI-powered threat data feeds and industry-leading security benchmarks for proactive defense strategies. Designed for cybersecurity professionals, IT administrators, and cloud security specialists, this course requires foundational IT and networking knowledge. It’s ideal for those looking to enhance their expertise in cloud security, risk management, and vulnerability assessment.
Google
Network Traffic and Logs Using IDS and SIEM Tools
In this course, you will be provided with a conceptual overview of logs and their role in Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) and Security Information and Event Management tools (SIEMs). The course will discuss the general concept of an IDS and how it works to detect attacks before highlighting specific IDS and SIEM products, such as Suricata, Splunk and Google SecOps (Chronicle), respectively. You will then develop an understanding of how to access and navigate within Suricata and how basic rules are set up to provide alerts, events, and logs for malicious network traffic. This course will conclude with an introduction to Splunk and Google SecOps (Chronicle) and will showcase some of their features, including common commands. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Discuss the importance of logs during incident investigation - Determine how to read and analyze logs during incident investigation - Describe how common intrusion detection system (IDS) tools provide security value - Interpret the basic syntax and components of signatures and logs in IDS and NIDS tools - Describe how SIEM tools collect, normalize, and analyze log data - Perform queries in SIEM tools to investigate an incident
LearnKartS
Git with GitLab and BitBucket
Unlock the power of Git with this hands-on course that will teach you how to work with and manage code in the context of current software development. Whether you’re a developer, system administrator, or casual Git user, this course is the place to start with utilizing advanced Git within GitLab or Bitbucket to enable more reliable collaboration and robust source code management. You'll learn how to improve your workflow by leveraging the power of Git's version control, as well as the collaboration features of GitLab and Bitbucket, through hands-on activities. By the end of this course, you will be familiar with Git commands, branching, merging, and conflict resolution, as well as how to use GitLab and Bitbucket for seamless integration and project management. You will be able to easily manage repositories, collaborate on code, and keep track of project history. This course is ideal for developers, IT professionals, and anyone seeking to refine their Git skills for effective team collaboration. Enroll now to improve your growth processes; your future self will thank you!
Johns Hopkins University
Social Network Analysis
The "Social Network Analysis" course offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationships within social networks, emphasizing the theoretical and practical applications of network analysis. Through engaging modules, learners will delve into advanced topics in graph theory, centrality measures, and statistical modeling, equipping them with the skills to analyze and interpret social structures effectively. By completing this course, learners will gain a solid understanding of how to identify key influencers, measure network cohesion, and conduct hypothesis testing using empirical data. What sets this course apart is its blend of theoretical foundations and hands-on experience using R programming for network analysis, specifically with tools like 'statnet' and 'RSiena.' Whether you’re looking to enhance your skills in data analysis or seeking to understand the dynamics of social behavior, this course will serve as a vital resource. With a focus on real-world applications, learners will emerge equipped to tackle complex social phenomena, making significant contributions to their fields.
Michigan State University
Capstone - Launch Your Own Business!
It is a cliché, but nevertheless very true. Experience is the best teacher. It is also the best confidence builder. It is time for you to take action! The concepts and skills presented throughout the courses in the specialization are applied in this capstone course where you will launch an actual business. It will not be a business concept described on paper, but a functional business with legal status in your particular governmental jurisdiction, developed within your available resources whatever they are, and challenged to generate revenue. One of the greatest benefits of this specialization is the business development environment provided by the population of learners. At the point of the capstone course your thousands of fellow learners become consultants capable of refining and adding value to your business concept, they may also be potential customers or at the very least allow you to observe the likely reactions from potential customers. With the experience of launching this startup, and the execution capabilities and confidence gain from that experience it is our desire that you repeat the process and launch another startup or a bigger version of this startup. Hopefully going on to launch another, and another, and another, evoking another cliché, 'practice will make perfect'.
MathWorks
Practical MATLAB Skills
MATLAB is a powerful programming and numerical computing tool used widely across industries - from engineering and scientific research to data analysis. In this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience using MATLAB and will work with real-world data, build visualizations, and automate analysis. These skills serve as the foundation for advanced modeling and simulation in applications ranging from machine learning, deep learning, signal processing, communications, image processing, and control systems. Created by MathWorks, the developers of MATLAB, this course is regularly updated to reflect current best practices and new features. You’ll explore real examples and complete interactive exercises to answer questions like: • How far does a blue whale swim each day? • What’s the most popular pizza topping in a restaurant? • How does ride quality vary with car suspension design? • What factory failure causes the highest cost? • How does earthquake magnitude affect tsunami strength? No prior MATLAB or programming experience is required. For the duration of the course, you will have free access to MATLAB, allowing you to practice in the same environment used by top companies around the world. After completion, you’ll earn the "Foundational MATLAB" verified digital credential, which you can use to showcase your skills on LinkedIn or with employers. The course also serves as an entry to the MathWorks Certified MATLAB Associate certification for those seeking deeper validation of their capabilities with MATLAB for their career development.
Coursera
Automating Processes with Bamboo CI/CD
This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to automating software delivery using Bamboo CI/CD. Designed for developers, testers, and DevOps beginners, it teaches how to install and configure Bamboo, connect it with Git repositories, and understand core components such as Projects, Plans, Jobs, Tasks, and Agents. You will learn how to build automated CI pipelines that compile code, run tests, publish artifacts, and trigger builds on every commit. The course also covers creating deployment pipelines, integrating Bamboo with Jira and Bitbucket for end-to-end traceability, and applying Agile-friendly CI/CD best practices to optimize team workflows. Through guided labs and a final project, you will build a complete CI/CD pipeline, automate deployments, monitor build health, and strengthen your DevOps automation skills using the Atlassian ecosystem. This course is for developers, testers, and DevOps teams seeking to automate builds, tests, and deployments. Anyone using Git or Agile workflows can enhance their CI/CD skills with Bamboo and Atlassian tools. Learners should know basic software workflows, Git, and Agile concepts. CI experience is optional, this course provides the guidance needed to set up and run Bamboo automation pipelines confidently. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to build and automate complete CI/CD pipelines in Bamboo, integrate them with Jira and Bitbucket, and apply best practices to improve delivery speed, reliability, and team collaboration.
Google Cloud
Desarrolla aplicaciones con Google Cloud
En este curso, aprenderás los conceptos básicos del desarrollo de aplicaciones en Google Cloud. Conocerás las prácticas recomendadas para aplicaciones en la nube y aprenderás a seleccionar opciones de procesamiento y datos que coincidan con tus casos de uso. Se presenta la IA generativa y cómo se utiliza para ayudar a crear aplicaciones. Aprenderás sobre la autenticación y la autorización, la implementación de aplicaciones, la integración y entrega continuas, y la supervisión y el ajuste del rendimiento de tus aplicaciones que se ejecutan en Google Cloud. A través de lecciones y labs prácticos, aprenderás cómo comenzar a crear y ejecutar aplicaciones en Google Cloud.
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Cambio climático en empresas de agua y saneamiento
El objetivo de este curso es apoyar a las empresas de agua y saneamiento urbano para que transiten hacia una gestión resiliente frente al cambio climático a través de la disminución de sus emisiones de carbono. En este curso, que consta de 4 módulos, se aborda el concepto de cambio climático, su impacto, riesgos y acciones que se pueden emplear para su mitigación, específicamente en empresas de agua y saneamiento. En esta línea, se presenta una introducción al financiamiento climático y cómo las empresas pueden obtener financiamiento a partir de proyectos que reflejen beneficios climáticos. Además, se desarrolla una hoja de ruta centrada en acciones que pueden realizar las empresas de agua y saneamiento para reducir sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Con el fin de evaluar la huella de carbono, medir la eficiencia energética e identificar oportunidades para mejorar el rendimiento en el sector urbano del agua, se presenta la primera herramienta en el sector que permite un enfoque holístico del ciclo urbano del agua denominada ECAM (por sus siglas en inglés); Evaluación y Monitoreo del Desempeño Energético y Emisiones de Carbono. Parte del material fue producido por el proyecto Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (WaCCliM) (2013-2022), una iniciativa conjunta entre GIZ y la Asociación Internacional del Agua (IWA). Este proyecto formó parte de la Iniciativa Climática Internacional (IKI), financiada por el Gobierno Federal de Alemania.
Whizlabs
GCP: Compute and Networking
GCP: Compute and Networking is the first course of Exam Prep: Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect Specialization. This course prepares learners to become confident cloud architects by mastering the skills required to design, build, and manage secure and scalable solutions using Google Cloud. Through a combination of practical labs, architectural walkthroughs, and guided demos, learners will gain hands-on experience with core services like Compute Engine, VPC, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Run, App Engine, and Cloud Functions. You'll learn how to architect resilient systems, manage network configurations, implement load balancing, and monitor infrastructure using real-world scenarios. The course is designed not just to help you pass the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification exam, but to think like an enterprise architect. This course is ideal for: - Cloud engineers and DevOps professionals moving into architecture roles. - System administrators and solution architects aiming to validate their GCP skills. - IT professionals seeking to grow into high-impact cloud design and governance roles. - Anyone who wants to master how to design scalable, secure, and resilient solutions on Google Cloud. By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Understand and deploy core GCP compute services. - Design and implement secure virtual networks. - Monitor, scale, and troubleshoot GCP network and compute workloads.
Logical Operations
Power BI: Data Analysis, Reporting, and Connecting
This course will be useful to anyone who wants to use Power BI to unlock business insights from their data. You will learn how to analyze data with self-service BI. You'll also connect to various data sources and manage relationships with those sources. This is the first course in a multi-course Specialization. All of the courses in this Specialization require that you have a trial version of Microsoft 365 Business Premium, along with Power BI Desktop. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of the course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.
Kennesaw State University
The Analyze Phase for the 6 σ Black Belt
This course is designed for professionals interested in learning the principles of Lean Sigma, the DMAIC process and DFSS. This course is number 5 of 8 in this specialization dealing with topics in the Analyze Phase of Six Sigma Professionals with some completed coursework in statistics and a desire to drive continuous improvement within their organizations would find this course and the others in this specialization appealing. Method of assessment consists of several formative and summative quizzes and a multi-part peer reviewed project completion regiment.
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Supplier Partnerships
This course covers the very important topic of Supplier Partnerships. After a brief introduction to the course, the course will cover why partnerships are important and what exactly is a partnership. The course will give a "real life" example Partnership Model that has been successfully used in over 150 companies.
Coursera
Trabajando de inicio a fin con GIT
En este proyecto de 1 hora, aprenderás a usar Git como repositorio de código para tus proyectos tecnológicos.
Packt
Angular Fundamentals and Core Concepts
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. Begin by learning Angular fundamentals, including setting up the Angular CLI, understanding project structure, and exploring Angular 17 features. Build components, dynamically bind data, and handle user interactions with event and two-way binding. Next, dive into Angular directives, such as *ngIf, *ngFor, and [ngClass], to manage dynamic behavior and styling. Learn about lifecycle hooks like ngOnInit and ngOnDestroy to manage component states. You will also master decorators, pipes, routing, and service management. Discover dependency injection and tokens to share functionality across components. This course is ideal for developers familiar with web development and assumes knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. By the end, you will be able to create dynamic Angular applications with advanced routing, form handling, and custom validation.