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| "Origins of the Human Mind" |
| "The human mind is an evolutionary product, just like the body. However, the mind does not remain in fossil form like bones and teeth. Therefore, to better study and understand our minds their evolutionary origins we need to compare our cognitive features with those of different living primates. This approach is called ""Comparative Cognitive Science (CCS)"". CCS is a unique combination of Psychology and Primatology. CCS tries to give answers to the fundamental questions such as ""what is uniquely human?"", ""where did it come from?”, ""how did we get here?”, and ""where do we go?"" This intensive course focuses on chimpanzees, the closest relatives of humans. This course covers selected areas of current research on CCS. We focus on behavioral studies of nonhuman animals, especially chimpanzees. Since the chimpanzee and the human share the latest common ancestor, only about five million years ago, this great ape provides the key to understanding our nature."
Price: 49.00 |
| "Public Library Marketing and Public Relations" |
| "In this course, part of the Public Library Management Professional Certificate program, you’ll learn how to use attractive graphic design, public relations outreach with the media, and paid marketing to better communicate about your library and, in the case of social media, build better conversations and relationships with patrons. Solutions at multiple budget points (e.g., DIY software versus working with a designer) will also be discussed."
Price: 49.00 |
| Compilers |
| "The course lectures will be presented in short videos. To help you master the material, there will be in-lecture questions to answer, quizzes, and two exams: a midterm and a final. There will also be homework in the form of exercises that ask you to show a sequence of logical steps needed to derive a specific result, such as the sequence of steps a type checker would perform to type check a piece of code, or the sequence of steps a parser would perform to parse an input string. This checking technology is the result of ongoing research at Stanford into developing innovative tools for education, and we're excited to be the first course ever to make it available to students. An optional course project is to write a complete compiler for COOL, the Classroom Object Oriented Language. COOL has the essential features of a realistic programming language, but is small and simple enough that it can be implemented in a few thousand lines of code. Students who choose to do the project can implement it in either C++ or Java. I hope you enjoy the course!"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Agir pour la santé des reins" |
| "Dans ce MOOC, les patients, les soignants, les aidants et tous les acteurs concernés par les maladies rénales partagent expériences et connaissances pour avancer ensemble. Chaque semaine, des informations, des témoignages, des discussions et des échanges permettront de découvrir les différents rôles des reins dans l’organisme, les situations qui menacent leur fonctionnement et les moyens de les protéger. Les experts et les soignants apporteront les informations les plus récentes sur la prise en charge médicale des atteintes rénales, qui concernent 1 adulte sur 10 en France et 600 millions de personnes dans le monde mais dont on parle si peu. Les patients et les aidants, les proches, les familles apporteront leurs témoignages de la vie au quotidien avec la maladie mais aussi leurs découvertes et astuces pour mieux se soigner tout en continuant à vivre, travailler, étudier. Le dépistage, le diagnostic, la prévention, le traitement, la préparation à la greffe, le don d’organe... toutes ces questions seront abordées en 6 semaines. Les soucis du quotidien, le poids de la maladie, le rôle des aidants et toutes les difficultés au travail, dans les sphères personnelles, émotionnelles, et sexuelles seront abordées. Ensemble, à travers les forums de ce programme collaboratif, les principales difficultés seront identifiées et discutées, les solutions imaginées, et les pistes pour améliorer le dépistage, la prise en charge quotidienne, le traitement et l’organisation des soins avec une maladie rénale seront tracées. Une expérience unique pour apprendre, partager, comprendre. Faire entendre sa voix. Ecouter celle des autres et participer à un programme unique pour avancer différemment dans la santé des reins. Tous ensemble pour les Reins !"
Price: 50.00 |
| "Innovation Strategies for Electric Mobility: The StreetScooter Case" |
| "Learn about the tools and methods that can be employed to understand and identify customer needs as well as the processes that companies can set in place to foster and launch successful technological innovations. A special emphasis will be placed on analyzing how companies can benefit from entrepreneurial thinking to innovate more successfully and on understanding how they can build entire ecosystems around their products and services. The theoretical knowledge will be transferred and applied to a recent, highly successful technological innovation from Germany: The StreetScooter, an electric delivery vehicle of Deutsche Post DHL. This self-paced course consists of eight consecutive parts: Defining and Understanding Innovation The Customer: Understanding the Opportunity The Proposition: Creating Superior Customer Value The Process: Managing a Promising Idea The Mindset: Thinking and Acting Like an Entrepreneur The Development: Getting the Idea Off the Ground The Network: Managing the Ecosystem Return on Engineering The course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the process of technology and innovation management. Specifically, the course will familiarize you with state-of-the-art tools, methods, and theories and help you understand how these may be used to solve and organize complex innovation challenges, placing a special emphasis on interdisciplinary thinking at the intersection of management and technology. After completing this course, you will improve your career qualifications as Business Development Manager , Change Manager or Innovation Manager. Professionals from the industries of the Automotive,Information Technology,Finance,Health Care,Telecommunication and the Energy sector have already completed the course."
Price: 99.00 |
| "Debate y argumentación" |
| "El curso de comunicación te permitirá aprender a argumentar y acercarte a los elementos básicos y prácticos del debate y la argumentación a través del análisis de ejemplos reales y actividades prácticas, en el que podrás identificar el concepto de debate y sus usos, de la misma manera el concepto, estructura, tipos de argumentación y refutación en elmarco del debate, para finalmente identificar las claves del discurso persuasivo haciendo del mensaje un instrumento atractivo ante situaciones inesperadas y no planificadas. A través del debate, un manejo efectivo del discurso es clave a la hora de tomar decisiones estratégicas, lo que sin duda impacta varios aspectos de la vida cotidiana a través de la argumentación y la refutación. Al finalizar este curso en línea el estudiante tendrá herramientas para identificar prácticas discursivas exitosas, hacer un argumento probable e impactante, e implementar formas de refutar falacias usadas con regularidad. De esta manera tendrá elementos con los que logrará valorar las intervenciones de otros y argumentar desde aseveraciones válidas."
Price: 49.00 |
| "Producción y consumo responsable: ODS 12" |
| "Partiendo de la hipótesis de que hay un desconocimiento generalizado sobre los impactos, alcances y acciones en el desarrollo de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), junto a la falta de claridad sobre la participación efectiva de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, se propone la realización del siguiente curso en el que se abordará, para comenzar, el ODS 12 buscando generar un diálogo multilateral con participación del gobierno, academia, organizaciones sociales y público interesado. Tratándose de uno de los ejes de la Cátedra Unesco en Desarrollo Sostenible, el acceso a la formación con un enfoque territorial, diferencial y crítico, nuestro propósito es, en el marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), específicamente el ODS 12 sobre ""Producción y consumo responsable"", ofrecer este curso en línea que permita producir dinámicas pedagógicas, de indagación e innovación sobre las formas en las cuáles se está dando respuesta a este ODS 12 desde las iniciativas ciudadanas y la academia. Particularmente, insistiremos en el principal indicador que se ha venido usando para medir el grado de respuesta del ODS 12: el uso y manejo de residuos. La tierra necesita que sepamos reparar, desde sus propias dinámicas, los errores que hemos cometido con el manejo de nuestros residuos, así que la invitación es a aprender y dialogar sobre cómo mejorar la relación con nuestros residuos y contribuir a un ambiente sano en la ciudad tanto como productores y consumidores."
Price: 49.00 |
| "Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought | 中国哲学思想中的人类与自然观" |
| "We make ethical or behaviour guiding right / wrong judgments all the time but have you ever wondered where Ethics comes from, what it is about and why it is important? This course provides an introduction to traditional Chinese ethical thought and focuses on the pervasive contrast in the way Chinese and Westerners think about ethical guidance or guidance concerning what is right and what is wrong, good or bad. Traditional Western orthodoxy uses the metaphor of a law – in its most familiar popular form, the command of a supernatural being backed by a threat of eternal punishment or reward – to explain ethical guidance. The Classical Chinese philosophers by contrast were all naturalists. They talked about ethical guidance using a path metaphor – a natural dào. We will look at two rival directions this natural dào model took in ancient China. The first direction views ethical paths as generated from human sources such as human history and past social practices. The other Confucian version views guidance as arising from a distinctly human guiding organ, something like a combination of our faculties of heart and mind. This organ issues the right/wrong or this/not-that judgements naturally. This internal map to moral choices branches, like a plant, as we mature. The alternative to human-based naturalism in China treated normative guidance as natural in a broader sense, such as the dào of water or one guided by what is beneficial vs harmful. Finally, we will take a brief look at a development after the classical period that resulted from the invasion of the more super-naturalist, Indo-European way of thinking about guidance – Medieval Chinese Buddhism. Although Chinese concepts will be the focus of our discussion, all the content of this course is intended to be accessible to beginner students. For those who are beginners in Philosophy, we will include a brief introduction to the ideas of logic that further shape the Western metaphor of a law and help us understand its role in Western ethics, science and psychology so you can better understand the different ways these two philosophical metaphors explain where norms of behaviour come from, what they are about and why they are important. 我们常常判断事物的正误，但你是否思考过什么是道德/行为准则，它来自哪里，为什么重要？本课程介绍中国传统道德思想，关注中西哲学关于道德准则、正误、好坏的不同理解。传统西方观念以“法”（即超自然个体的指令以及遵循或违背该指令所意味的奖惩后果）来解释道德准则。与此截然不同，中国古代哲学家们则均为自然主义者，他们以“道”为喻体来讨论道德标准。 本课程重点关注“道”在中国古代沿着两个不同方向竞相演变的过程。一种方向认为道德准则来自于人类历史以及以往社会的实践。另一个方向则认为道德标准源自人本身的一种类似于心脑结合的感官，该感官自然的发出正误、此彼等判断。有如我们内心的一幅导图，像植物一样，随着我们的成长日渐丰茂强大。中国的这种不以人本身为基础的自然主义对待道德准则的方式，从广义角度看待自然，比如水之道，善与恶之道。课程结尾部分我们会简单探讨古代中国之后随着超自然、印欧哲学被引入中国而出现的一个新事物，即中世纪中国佛教。 尽管课程重点讨论的是中国传统哲学思想，不熟悉中国哲学的学生也会发现课程内容浅显易懂。针对哲学初学者，课程包含了关于逻辑这一概念的简单介绍，以及它如何加强西方“法”的概念，以便帮助我们了解“法”在西方道德、科学以及心理学领域的作用，以利于学生更好地了解中西哲学思想间对于行为准则的来源、内容、及其重要性的不同理解。 课程目标： • 学习描述中国古代哲学思想中的人类与自然观； • 学习辩证思考中国哲学思想中的人类与自然观，明辨其优缺； • 反思人类与自然的关系； • 培养解释说明及分析辩证技巧。"
Price: 50.00 |
| "Vernacular Architecture of Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Cultural Sustainability | 亚洲本土建筑： 传统，现代与文化的可持续发展" |
| "How do we deal with the challenges and threats to vernacular architecture and make sure that it is sustained in this modern urbanized world? This is the key question we will try to answer in this course. This architecture course takes you on a journey of understanding and appreciating the value of our everyday built environment. In the first two modules, we will explore the deeper socio-cultural meaning of rural vernacular architecture and look at the urban vernacular and challenges of people migrating from villages to live in cities; in module 3, we will focus on what we call ‘informal settlements’ in Asian cities; and in the final two modules, we will explore answers to a few questions that are very relevant to the current status and future development of vernacular architecture, such as: How can we conserve and sustain our vernacular cultural heritage? How can we reconcile tradition with modernity and originality? We will also cast our eyes into the future, and discuss how the field of vernacular architecture might evolve and develop in the years to come. Ultimately, the goal of this 5-week course is to help you establish your own viewpoints about the more complex or even contradictory issues in vernacular architecture, so you can make informed decisions regarding the protection and conservation of your local vernacular environments. Special note: This course can be taken independently from The Search of Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 1. 我们要如何应对本土建筑面临的挑战和威胁？并确保本土建筑在这个现代城市化的世界中持续存在？ 我们在本课程中将解决這些问题。 本建筑课程将带领你理解和欣赏我们日常建筑环境。前两个单元，我们将探索农村本土建筑的深层社会文化意义，并了解城市本土建筑和从农村移居到城市的人们所面临的挑战；第三单元，我们将专注于亚洲几大城市中，我们所谓的“非正式定居点”；最后两个单元，我们将探索与本土建筑当前形势和未来发展相关的几个问题，例如：我们如何保护和维持我们的本土文化遗产？我们如何平衡传统与现代性和原真性？我们也将放眼未来，讨论本土建筑领域可能会往哪个方向演变，在未来几年可能会有怎样的发展。這5周的课程旨在帮助你在本土建筑领域一些更為复杂或更深層次的问题上形成你自己的见解，便于你能夠在本土环境的保护和保育方面做出明智的决定。 特别说明：本课程可独立于“亚洲乡土建筑研究（第一部分）”，单独选修。"
Price: 50.00 |
| "The Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 1 | 探索亚洲地区的本土建筑，第1部分" |
| "If you are unable to access Youtube, the introductory video is available via XuetangX. Connect with the course team and fellow learners on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HKUxArchitecture This 5-week introductory course is for those who would like to explore and be fascinated by vernacular architecture – the subject and study of everyday buildings, landscapes and sites which are not designed by professional architects but “ordinary” practitioners. It explores vernacular architecture as an expression of local identity, indigenous traditions, and assimilation of different cultures. This course covers topics such as native building materials, the interaction between people, culture and the vernacular, as well as the vernacular landscape. It has a special emphasis on the built heritage of Asia, which allows students to take a closer look at examples in diverse locales, such as the leather yurts in Mongolia, timber houses in Japan, brick, mud and straw houses in India, reinforced concrete fortified towers and grey brick courtyard houses in Southern China including Macau and Hong Kong. Designed to promote discussion and dialogue while contributing to the discourse surrounding the concept of the vernacular, this course challenges the perception of tradition and stimulates a deeper analysis of one’s local environment. Indeed, we are keen to hear about how you link your new understanding to vernacular architecture in your neighborhood. Those who wish to extend their experience and exploration please also join our subsequent 5-week course The Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 2 in Summer 2015. 本入门课程为期5周，适合本土建筑爱好者。本土建筑的研究对象是普通日常建筑、景观以及场所。它们并非出自建筑师之手，而是由普通人自己建造。在本课程中，我们将民居建筑视作不同地区的“社区认同”和“本地传统”以及不同文化融合的一种表达方式。 课程内容包括建筑技术和建筑材料、人与文化和传统、 以及本土建筑与景观。本课程以亚洲建筑文化遗产为实例，供学生深入学习，其中包括蒙古地区的蒙古包、日本的木结构房屋、印度的土屋、中国南方澳门与香港一带以钢筋混凝土为建筑材料的塔楼和灰砖庭院。 本课程旨在以讨论和对话的方式研究亚洲的本土建筑，推动本土概念的发展。在此之上，本课程反思了“传统”这个概念，使我们能够更加深入地分析自身所处的环境。我们期待能够听到一些您对本土建筑的新理解。 感兴趣的学生可以参加《探索亚洲地区的民居建筑，第2部分》。"
Price: 50.00 |
| "Epidemics I" |
| "“If history is our guide, we can assume that the battle between the intellect and will of the human species and the extraordinary adaptability of microbes will be never-ending.” (1) Despite all the remarkable technological breakthroughs that we have made over the past few decades, the threat from infectious diseases has significantly accelerated. In this course, we will learn why this is the case by looking at the fundamental scientific principles underlying epidemics and the public health actions behind their prevention and control in the 21st century. This is the first (orgins of novel pathogens) of the four courses, covers these topics: Epidemics: Past, Present and Future Discussion on Ebola and Zika Outbreak, and Supplementary Module on Next Generation Informatics for Global Health Ecology, Evolution and Emergence of Infectious Diseases Medical Detective: Bug Hunting in Epidemics 如果历史是我们的向导，我们可以认为人类的智慧和意志与微生物种惊人的适应性之间的斗争将永远持续下去。”(1) 尽管过去的几十年间我们在科技领域取得了令人瞩目的突破，可是传染病对人类的威胁却显著增加。本课程将通过学习流行病学的基础科学原理以及预防与控制流行病的公共卫生措施，对上述现象予以阐释。 这是四個课程中的第一个（新型病原體的起源）： 流行病：过去、现在和未来 讨论埃博拉和寨卡疫情的爆发，以及全球卫生信息学的补充单元 传染病的生态、演变和形成 医学侦探：追踪流行病的病原体 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Fauci AS, Touchette NA, Folkers GK. Emerging Infectious Diseases: a 10-Year Perspective from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Emerg Infect Dis 2005 Apr; 11(4):519-25."
Price: 139.00 |
| "Introducción a la inversión bursátil" |
| "Este curso pretende dar una visión panorámica e introductoria de la inversión en bolsa. Se presentan los diferentes productos en los que podemos invertir o con los que podemos especular. También se introducen los diferentes tipos de gráficos, los indicadores más habituales entre los gestores profesionales, y algunas estrategias rentables tanto para el inversor a largo plazo como para el inversor intradía. Unidades Aspectos básicos de la inversión bursátil Las herramientas del inversor Estrategias de inversión Activos en los que invertir Examen Final"
Price: 50.00 |
| "Teaching Critical Thinking through Art with the National Gallery of Art" |
| "Based on the National Gallery of Art’s popular Art Around the Corner professional development program for teachers in Washington, D.C., this five-unit online course provides everything you need to begin creating a culture of critical thinking and collaboration for any classroom, subject, or level. You do not need an art background or museum access to successfully integrate the course materials into your teaching. Your willingness to experiment with new teaching practices is all that is required. The strategies presented in this course are adapted from Artful Thinking pedagogy, developed by Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. You will explore three thinking dispositions, using eight thinking routines that are easy to understand and implement with STEAM curricular content. Starting with the disposition of observing and describing , you will learn how to guide your students in slowing down, using their senses, and communicating impressions of what they see in a work of art...and in other things. Next, the routines used in the disposition of reasoning with evidence ask students to make hypotheses about the art and support their arguments with observations. Finally, the questioning and investigating disposition challenges students to hone their natural curiosity by expressing their wonderings and formulating open-ended questions. Throughout, you will discover the power of art to develop your students’ inclination, motivation, and ability to think deeply. When you enroll, all the resources you need for your classroom to strengthen critical thinking by using art will be immediately available. We recommend spending a few hours learning and practicing each section before progressing to the next. The online course environment features over 20 videos and interactive tools: a zoom tool to examine works of art at full resolution polls to compare your thoughts with those of other participants discussion boards where teachers around the world share ideas, plans, and results authentic lesson demonstration videos that model routines led by real classroom and museum educators with students of varying ages, with corresponding downloadable lesson plans interview videos on topics like using thinking routines with emerging language learners and making accommodations for all learners Participating with a global network of educators who, just like you, want to hone their abilities to teach critical thinking skills and explore arts integration will be an added bonus to your course experience."
Price: 25.00 |
| Algorithms |
| "Algorithms power the biggest web companies and the most promising startups. Interviews at tech companies start with questions that probe for good algorithm thinking. In this computer science course, you will learn how to think about algorithms and create them using sorting techniques such as quick sort and merge sort, and searching algorithms, median finding, and order statistics. The course progresses with Numerical, String, and Geometric algorithms like Polynomial Multiplication, Matrix Operations, GCD, Pattern Matching, Subsequences, Sweep, and Convex Hull. It concludes with graph algorithms like shortest path and spanning tree. Topics covered: Sorting and Searching Numerical Algorithms String Algorithms Geometric Algorithms Graph Algorithms This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program: Programming Basics Object-Oriented Programming Foundations of Data Structures Implementation of Data Structures"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Foundations of Data Structures" |
| "Data structures provide a means to manage large amounts of data for use in databases and internet indexing services. Efficient data structures are key for designing efficient algorithms and obtaining maintainable software design. In this Computer Science course, you will start by learning basic data types, such as numbers, and gradually build a conceptual framework for organizing and managing efficient structures. Topics covered: Basic Data Types, Notion of an Abstract Data Type Mathematical Properties of Sequences Special Types of Sequences: Stacks, Queues, Strings Implementation of Sequence Type: Arrays and Linked Lists Trees Sets and Maps Graphs Preliminary understanding of implementing sequence structures such as stacks, queues, and linked lists, will also be covered. This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program: Programming Basics Object-Oriented Programming Implementation of Data Structures Algorithms"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Implementation of Data Structures" |
| "In this Computer Science course, you will learn about implementation of all major abstract data structures using object-oriented programming paradigm of C++. This course builds on the basic concepts developed in ‘Foundations of Data Structures’ course. Topics covered: Review of OO programming, STL of C++ Stacks Queues Lists Trees Graphs This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program: Programming Basics Object-Oriented Programming Foundations of Data Structures Algorithms"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Object-Oriented Programming" |
| "Go beyond the basics of programming to understand object-oriented methodology, the approach to modular and reusable software systems. Topics Include: Introduction to Object Oriented Programming Classes and Methods Polymorphism Inheritance Standard Library of C++ This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program: Programming Basics Foundations of Data Structures Implementation of Data Structures Algorithms"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Programming Basics" |
| "Basic concepts of computer programming are introduced, starting with the notion of an algorithm. Emphasis is on developing the ability to write programs to solve practical computational problems. Topics include: Algorithms Elements of C/C++ programming languages Basic data types Sequential and conditional execution Iterative solutions Arrays, matrices and their applications Functions Sorting and searching Elements of string processing Introduction to pointers Basics of Software Engineering Structures File Processing Learners will read and understand many sample programs, and will have to write several on their own. This course deals with basic programming, and sets the foundation for solid programming practices for beginners. This course is part of the Fundamentals of Computer Science XSeries Program: Object-Oriented Programming Foundations of Data Structures Implementation of Data Structures Algorithms"
Price: 149.00 |
| "Creative Coding" |
| "In Creative Coding, students learn to design and create media using object-oriented programming as a medium for design, art, and games. With a strong focus on creating interactive experiences for the web, the course moves past the sequential problem solving found in typical beginner programming and coding courses, so that designers and creatives can apply programming concepts to work in a variety of media, such as 2D graphics, animation, image and video processing. By the end of this course, students will be able to read and write javascript for creative and design applications. Whether you are a graphic designer, UX/UI designer, web designer, or accessibility designer, this course will arm you with fundamental coding skills using javascript and other languages as a method of expression."
Price: 249.00 |
| "Integrated Digital Media Capstone" |
| "The IDM edX Mircomasters capstone project draws on the skills you have mastered in Creative Coding, Media Law, and Theories of Media & Technology. You will draw upon your technical and conceptual skills, and create a 'remix' project that speaks to the broader themes and ideas in the other courses. In addition to producing a web-based work that draws on these learning experiences, you will create a document outlining your project from concept to completion, and include references and documentation to support the core argument you are making with your work."
Price: 249.00 |
| "Theories of Media and Technology" |
| "Students in this course will build critical, applicable knowledge and understanding of the pervasive impact of media and technology on culture. You will learn influential concepts of media and technology, and be able to apply these ideas to contemporary trends, issues, and your own practice of art and design. Whether you are a graphic designer, UX/UI designer, web designer, or accessibility designer, this course will help you connect your work immediately to a deep, evolving framework of ideas and questions that enrich our understanding of how people consume, create, and use media, how human and non-human objects are related, how games make us think about platforms and software, and how we currently view traditional media such as sound, pictures and video."
Price: 249.00 |
| "Media Law" |
| "Knowledge of media law is crucial for creative and design professionals. This course explores a comprehensive range of topics and models, such as privacy and art, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Open Source public license, Creative Commons, Digital Rights Management, as well as working definitions of Fair Use and the practical limits of sampling/mixing in different idioms and economic sectors."
Price: 249.00 |
| "Enterprise Data Management" |
| "High-quality information is the key to successful management of businesses. Despite the large quantity of data that is collected by organizations, managers struggle to obtain information that helps them make decisions. While operational processing systems help capture, store, and manipulate data to support day-to-day operations of organizations, reconciled systems -- sometimes referred to as data warehouses or business intelligence (BI) systems -- support the analysis of data, thus, enabling decision making. With the advent of big data systems, organizations have turned toenterprise data management frameworks to manage and gain insights from the vast amount of data collected. While storage costs themselves are relatively affordable, the bigger challenge has been finding an appropriate mechanism to manage the data as many technologies (e.g., relational databases, data warehouses) have limitations on the amount of data that can be stored. This course focuses on realizing the business advantage and business potential of operational, reconciled, and big data systems as well as data assets in supporting enterprise data management strategies and enterprise data analytics. Verified Learners will need to purchase a textbook in order to successfully complete the course. See the FAQ for details."
Price: 499.00 |
| "Operations Research: an Active Approach" |
| "Operations management deals with operational planning and control issues, and is needed in all sectors of the society. One of the challenges to operations manager is how to make use of the available resources in the best way for meeting a certain objective. Quantitative approaches are inevitably needed in tackling many of such problems. Operations Research (OR) deals with problem formulation and application of analytical methods to assist in decision-making of operational problems in planning and control. The techniques of OR are useful quantitative tools to assist operations managers, and has a wide applicability in engineering, manufacturing, construction, financial and various service sectors. Operations Research is an applied mathematics subject and is also a course in many engineering and management programmes. This course is designed for both students learning OR and learners who are practitioners in their respective professionals. The mathematical procedures for the OR techniques are introduced in details in the examples provided in the course. This helps learners to master the methodology and the techniques and apply them to achieve their goals through active learning. This course introduces two prominent OR techniques and their extended topics. The Simplex Method for Linear Programming (LP) has been considered one of the top 10 algorithms of the 20th century. LP is an optimization technique for solving problems such as finding the optimal product mix, production plan, and shipment allocation, in order to maximize the profir or minimize the cost. The Critical Path Method (CPM) is a popular technique employed by project managers in scheduling project activities. Some extended topics of CPM are also introduced to deal with certain special situations in project management. In reality, many systems operate under stochastic environment and the operational problems cannot be solved by the known analytical methods. To this end, the simulation approach is introduced in the last chapter of this course. Simulation is a powerful technique for tackling OR problems under such situations."
Price: 50.00 |
| "Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes" |
| "The question is no longer WHY should we take climate action, but rather HOW we can take action. In this course you will learn how to take joint action to understand and address climate change impacts in your landscape or work. It is widely recognized that there is an interconnection between climate change and biodiversity. With examples from all over the world, you will learn how climate change negatively affects biodiversity and human well-being, but also how biodiversity can play an important role in adaptation and mitigation efforts. With the support of professionals from various fields you will be guided from analysis to identifying innovate climate solutions at landscape level. Join this course if you want to: Understand how climate change is impacting you and your landscape Know how to mobilize collaboration among landscape actors Learn from nature-based climate solutions from around the world Get practical support in taking some first steps in climate action in your landscape Get your discount now! The MOOC is free if you subscribe to this MOOC and select the audit track. However, we offer you full access to the verified track (including certificate) for EUR 67, - (normal price EUR 88,-) for this brand new MOOC. If you subscribe to the course and upgrade before 8 May 2020 the discount is yours. Sustainable and Inclusive Landscapes This course is also part of the Sustainable and Inclusive Landscapes Professional Certificate Programme. Following the complete programme lets you harness the power of place and advance your career as a landscape leader. The programme consists of the following courses, which can be taken in any given order: Landscape Leadership: Catalyse sustainable development in landscapes Landscape Finance: Investing in Innovation for Sustainable Landscapes Landscape Governance: Collaborating Across Sectors and Scales Climate Action in Biodiverse Landscapes (this course)"
Price: 75.00 |
| "Introduction to Animal Ethics" |
| "Why do many of us who eat pigs condemn those who eat dogs? Is there any difference between lab mice and companion hamsters that justify the use of the former for drug tests? Our attitude toward animals is full of seeming inconsistencies and unexplained conventions. Animal ethics is the field that tries to make sense of human-animal relationships using insights from philosophical ethics, and this course is an introduction to the field. This course has several distinctive characteristics from other animal ethics education materials. First, this course uses situations of animals in Japan as illustrative cases, which makes this course as a means to learn something about Japanese culture. Second, it also uses Manga to think about actual situations. By listeningto the lectures and thinking through the issues presented, you will acquire the ability to think more clearly and systematically about human-animal relationships. Topics include: Training of companion animals Neutering of companion animals Animal experimentation for cosmetics Eating farm animals Environmental enrichment in zoos"
Price: 49.00 |
| "Introduction to Statistical Methods for Gene Mapping" |
| "This data course is a primer to statistical genetics and covers an approach called linkage disequilibrium mapping, which analyzes non-familial data and has been successfully used to identify genetic variants associated with common and complex genetic traits. We hope many students find this introductory course interesting and are motivated to study further topics in statistical genetics to understand biological variation from statistical standpoints. Previous knowledge of molecular genetics and basic statistical concepts, such as statistical tests and estimation, is required. Basic knowledge on genetic variations is offered at the start of the course."
Price: 49.00 |
| "More Fun with Prime Numbers" |
| "2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 are all prime numbers and they hold special significance. Mathematicians from ancient times to the 21st century have been working on prime numbers, as they're one of the most mysterious and important subjects in mathematics. In this course, I will present several attractive topics on prime numbers. You will learn basic concepts of prime numbers from the beginning. They obey mysterious laws. Some laws are easily verified by hand, some laws were discovered 100 years ago, and some laws are yet to be discovered. Surprisingly, prime numbers are also applied to cryptography today. You will also learn how to construct practical cryptosystems using prime numbers. The original course ""Fun with Prime Numbers"" was first offered in 2015 and attracted many students. This course will be offered as its refined and upgraded version. All the lecture videos will be renewed, and a new topic on cryptography will be added so as to enliven and satisfy even the students who took the previous course. No previous knowledge of prime numbers is required in this course. Calculating with a pen and paper, you will explore the mysterious world of prime numbers. The course is designed to encourage you to attack unsolved problems, and hopefully, discover new laws of your own in the future!"
Price: 49.00 |
| "Essentials of Program Strategy and Evaluation" |
| "The course will take you through the essentials of nonprofit and philanthropy strategy. You will apply the basic elements of strategic planning―from defining the problem through designing a theory of change to evaluating outcomes―to real-world problems."
Price: 50.00 |
| "Automated Software Testing: Unit Testing, Coverage Criteria and Design for Testability" |
| "Software testinggets a bad rap for being difficult, time-consuming, redundant, and above all - boring. But in fact, it is a proven way to ensure that your software will work flawlessly andcan meet release schedules. In a two-course series, we will teach you automated software testing in an inspiring way. We will show you that testing is not as daunting a task as you might think, and how automated testing will make you a better developer who programs excellent software. This first course will teach you specification-based testing, boundary testing, test adequacy and code coverage, unit vs system testing, mock objects, design for testability, and test code quality. This is a highly practical course. Throughout the lessons, you will test various programs by means of different techniques. By the end, you will be able to choose the best testing strategies for different projects. If you are or want to become a five-star software developer, QA engineer, or software tester, join this course. Testing will never be the same again!"
Price: 99.00 |
