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Financial Accounting

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UMD via Edx
Certificate

Financial Accounting

In the Financial Accounting online course offered by edX, you will learn how to interpret financial statements effectively. It will enable you to communicate financial information to shareholders, regulators, potential investors, and lenders. You will also study how financial accounting helps leaders make rational business decisions.

The Financial Accounting certification programme will teach you how to interpret financial documents such as cash flow statements, balance sheets, and income statements. Also, you will be able to evaluate how these three statements reflect business decisions. The course will explain how the statements reveal insightful information about a firm’s future potential, current financial health, and history.

With the Financial Accounting online training learnings, you will become proficient in using financial accounting as a strategic instrument for growing and understanding your business. You will also learn how to understand your competitors. This seven-week course also gives you a chance to earn an official digital certificate.

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Executive Certificate Program in Financial Accounting and Auditing

Financial Accounting

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7 Weeks
Expert
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge
Certificate

Public Sector Debt Statistics

Public Sector Debt Statistics by edX is an intermediate-level MOOC covering the fundamental principles used to compile comprehensive public sector debt statistics (PSDS) used by decision-makers and policy-makers. This course has been curated and presented by the IMF Statistics Department and spread over six weeks. Unlike many other courses offered by edX, this is not a self-paced course and will have a self-paced course schedule.

The course curriculum outlines the conceptual statistical framework for Public Sector Debt Statistics. The programme belongs to the Economics and Finance subject category and requires a degree in Statistics and Economics. You can enrol in the course for free through the audit option provided by edX and learn for free for a limited duration. 

Besides, the Public Sector Debt Statistics certification also includes a certificate for completing the course. However, to obtain this certificate, you must pay the fee to upgrade to the verified certificate track. This paid option will also provide you with some exclusive features like instructor support and graded assignments, plus feedback. 

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics
The Essence of Leadership Explorations from Literature-1

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The Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature

The programme of The Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature provides a significant learning chance for all the individuals interested to learn skills related to leadership quality. The duration of this Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature training course programme is 7 weeks. The programme is designed by the IIMBx in collaboration with the platform of edx. 

The course of The Essence of Leadership Explorations from Literature is a virtual learning course. Participants interested in pursuing this course curriculum should invest 2-4 hours each week.  The Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature certification course curriculum is a self paced online learning venture. The programme offered here is an intermediate course. Participants will learn all the skills for acquiring great leadership skills by correlating the methods and concepts from the areas of literature. 

The candidates will learn about how to manage different situations. Learners will learn about the different aspects of leadership and management from the stories created in the literature. This Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature training course consists of basic understanding and concepts from classic literature. Verified certification for this course curriculum is available after completing the Essence of Leadership: Explorations from Literature training course. Aspirants who are interested in achieving verified certification have to pay the course certification fee.

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Leadership
Leadership and Influence

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UMD via Edx
Certificate

Leadership and Influence

The Leadership and Influence course by edX helps the candidate to acquire skills such as being a good leader and believing in oneself. The course has been designed in such a way that it brings out the leadership qualities within oneself. It would also help the participants to achieve a goal. 

Upon the completion of the leadership and influence course, the candidates will be able to build up their own tool of strategies. The course involves decision forums, assignments, quiz and evaluation at the end of the course. All the terminologies have been well elaborated and explained.  The team of tutors have designed exercise which will help individuals pinpoint their problems in daily life. 

The candidate will be given a verified certificate once they complete the course successfully. This certificate will be a power booster to the CV in terms of getting salary hikes, better posts in the job or creative and effective team.

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7 Weeks
Expert
Free
Leading in the Digital Age

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Certificate

Leading in the Digital Age

7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free

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Catholic University of Louvain via Edx
Certificate

Respiration in the Human Body

Breathing is a vital body process that keeps living beings alive. But not everyone is familiar with the purpose of the lungs or the function of oxygen in living creatures. One can understand the multiple aspects of respiration and its processes by taking the Respiration in the Human Body programme by edX.  Medical experts, professors, and healthcare students will instruct you throughout the course.

The edX Respiration in the Human Body online course is an introductory-level training. You will get to learn about respiration at high altitudes, during exercise, and other day-to-day events. The course curriculum will also cover respiratory issues, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and hyperventilation. It may be a self-paced learning course, but the curriculum can be completed within seven weeks.

Moreover, the course instructors will discuss practical topics like understanding a patient’s oxygenation, administering oxygen, physical volumes, and gasses’ pressures. The Respiration in the Human Body course is an offering of the Université Catholique de Louvain. By completing the training, you will have the opportunity to claim the course completion certificate. The certificate will add significant value to your resume.

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Biology

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Davidson College, Davidson via Edx
Certificate

Teaching With Davidson Next

Teaching with Davidson Next is a program that is taught by Davidson Next. The course is aimed at improving teaching skills. AP courses are advanced placement courses that require rigorous teaching methods. Teaching with Davidson Next certification also has real-life examples that will help in understanding how other AP teachers have used Davidson Next modules in leveraging their skills and helps in blended learning for best practices. The certification course will help and support the learner in co-teaching methods.

Teaching with Davidson Next helps AP teachers across the world in creating a classroom experience that will help students in understanding the topic better. The course makes it easier for the learner to understand and use Davidson Next modules in everyday teaching. An AP aligned content with this module makes it easy to integrate the learning process which will not only expand the options for a teacher but also help students learn new concepts and master them easily.

Teaching with Davidson Next program will also help the learner in connecting with other teachers who have joined this course. It also provides plenty of opportunities to implement the Davidson Next module in various ways.

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Teaching skills
Introduction to Networking

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NYU via Edx
Certificate

Introduction to Networking

7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Real Time Bluetooth Networks  Shape the World

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University of Texas, Austin , The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston via Edx
Certificate

Real Time Bluetooth Networks Shape the World

Embedded systems are more of a necessity than a choice in our technologically-driven world. This lays the ground for an increasing need for engineers who can understand the domain of embedded systems. Through edX’s Real-Time Bluetooth Networks - Shape the World programme, you will learn to develop an RTOS or real-time operating system.

The Real-Time Bluetooth Networks online course is a project-based programme that will impart hands-on training. It is an offering of The University of Texas at Austin and will help you develop a personal fitness device with BLE or Bluetooth connectivity. Additionally, the course curriculum dives into RTOS’s fundamentals. Although it is a free-to-enrol course, you need to buy a lab kit for the programme.

The lab kit consists of resources that will allow you to comprehend the programme teachings even if you do not possess a prior experience in I/O device driver software and circuits. It comprises a Bluetooth module and a microcontroller board as well. This intermediate-level Real-Time Bluetooth Networks training has a duration of seven weeks. 

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Programming skills
NFV Acceleration Introduction to Anuket

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NFV Acceleration: Introduction to Anuket

NFV Acceleration: Introduction to Anuket course by edX is an excellent course for beginners who wish to pursue their careers in this field. This course imparts knowledge to the candidate about the basic concepts of NFV and gives a brief introduction to OPNFV. This course also provides an overview of projects in upstream, testing, and featuring domains. This programme also speaks about the benefits of OPNFV. This course is provided by the LinuxFoundationX institution.

The course covers concepts like working on OPNFV projects and use cases involved in OPNFV that help the candidate gain theoretical as well as practical knowledge. As a result, the candidate would be able to transform open-source projects in the networking field. The students have two modes of enrolment to join the course, namely, paid and free. In the paid mode, the candidates will have unlimited access and be provided with a certificate of completion. In the free audit mode, they will have access only for a limited duration. 

The certification provided on course completion is verified by the institution and signed by the mentor. So, it adds value to the resume of the participant and provides better employment opportunities. The certificate can also be posted on LinkedIn.

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Networking

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Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability

The Feeding a Hungry Planet certification programme is a seven-week-long online curriculum curated by the SDG Academy. It will focus on teaching you about the impact of malnutrition and food security worldwide. During the programme, you will understand how cultivating food from present natural resources without destroying them is necessary for sustainable feeding.

With the learnings of the  Feeding a Hungry Planet online course, you will study the idea of building a sustainable and healthy diet for the increasing world population. Along with that, you will explore how ecosystems are managed that provide food resources. An e-certificate is also attainable after programme completion, only if you purchase it. For free, the learners can audit the course for a limited period. They can upgrade it by paying the prescribed course fee. 

The Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability certification syllabus are comprehensive. EdX has systematically divided it into seven modules for a thorough and comfortable understanding of concepts. Faculty from distinguished institutes such as John Hopkins University, Tufts University, Cornell University, Rothamsted Research and Wageningen University and Research will deliver this course.

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Agricultural practices Knowledge of nutrition

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Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen via Edx
Certificate

Nutrition and Health Micronutrients and Malnutrition

With an edX-provided platform for education, the certificate program Nutrition and Health: Micronutrients and Malnutrition will focus on the main topics of malnutrition and micronutrients that can impact human health. As humans despite a lot of information being made available, it is not clear on what is true and better for health and its requirements. The course may be pursued by choosing 2 tracks, one is audit, and the other is verified. The verified mode offers unlimited time to complete the learning but during the audit mode, the candidates will only be able to learn the course in a limited period of access.

This course will address the relationship between both nutrition and human health by focusing on malnutrition-related health issues. The candidates will learn more about diet and nutrition impacting both current as well as future health.  The course explores the dangers of malnutrition concerning human health and global hunger. The course will also try to address and combat these problems created by malnutrition and improve them with proper strategies. The course is one of the few courses that is made an essential component of the “Food, Nutrition and Health” professional certificate programme. The course in the audit mode is self-paced but only provides a limited period of access whereas the candidates during the verified mode will be able to learn the course in an unlimited time frame.

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of nutrition

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Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen via Edx
Certificate

Biorefinery: From Biomass to Building Blocks of Biobased Products

The Biorefinery certification programme, offered by the Wageningen University and Research in collaboration with edX, spans seven weeks. This course is provided at the advanced level and requires an undergraduate-level knowledge of chemistry, process engineering, and mathematics. You can also study at your speed as the programme follows a self-paced learning approach.

Besides, this accreditation is free to audit. Video transcripts are also provided to the learners for a convenient learning process. The lessons are delivered online too. Biorefinery: From Biomass to Building Blocks of Biobased Products certification syllabus is an all-inclusive one and covers a broad range of topics like biorefineries, biomass, conversions, downstream processing, process evaluation, and more. Besides, this edX course has a self-directed training model but offers only limited access during the audit track and unlimited access to the course materials when the verified track is selected.

You will also get to evaluate and understand a case study about process design to get an in-depth understanding of the subject. As we cannot depend on fossil fuel energy for long due to their exhaustible nature, biomass power is the sustainable solution. Hence, taking up the Biorefinery course by edX will enable you to develop core practices and skills for a lucrative career ahead.

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7 Weeks
Expert
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of science
Chinese Language in Culture Level 1

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Chinese Language in Culture: Level 1

With an introduction to learning the modern Chinese language, the Chinese Language in Culture: Level 1 certification course seeks to develop primary writing and reading skills in Mandarin. By the end of this programme, learners can converse and participate actively in everyday conversations. This seven-week-training also delivers on interpersonal behaviour culture, followed in such practising regions. 

Points the Chinese Language in Culture: Level 1 certification syllabus focuses on Mandarin pronunciation and Pinyin romanisation. Socio-linguistic language is communicated for students to pick up on social cues followed while conversing with people of the same culture. The curriculum advances at the instructor’s pace, so candidates will have to complete the module within the stipulated time.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology- an embodiment of rigour, invention, warmth, and quality, is the learning partner that offers the Chinese Language in Culture: Level 1 programme. It is replete with learning modules that are video recorded. Apart from these skill development and refinements, a completion certificate is purchasable and deliverable post-completion.

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Successful Negotiation Essential Strategies and Skills-1

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Certificate

Successful Negotiation Essential Strategies and Skills

The Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills program by EdX teaches how to negotiate in four crucial steps – preparation, negotiation, performance, and evaluation. The course is rife with short videos and interactive tutorials. 

Candidates also receive access to various practice tests to assess their skills and understanding of related concepts. Since this course is self-paced, candidates can watch the videos at convenience, and as many times as they need, to understand the concepts properly. 

Moreover, the University of Michigan offers the Successful Negotiation online course, and George Siedel, Williamson Family Professor of Business Administration and Thurnau Professor of Business Law, instructs it. Throughout this course, you will learn to apply negotiation skills in practical scenarios and understand how they are the key to business success. 

After completing the Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills program successfully in the paid mode, candidates will be eligible for a certificate of achievement. Besides, interested candidates can audit the course for free and will get limited access. 

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Negotiation skills
Certificate

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

This Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results training is a seven-week online course. This course syllabus was designed and developed through a collaboration between HarvardX and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and delivered through the EDX platform. Dave Williams who is a faculty of an institute for healthcare improvement explains this online course. 

This course will equip students with the necessary skills and simple, time-tested tools to put favourable innovations or evidence into practice. A group of expert faculty will investigate a scientific approach to improvement, which includes a theory of change, measurable goals, and iterative, incremental small tests of change to determine whether improvement concepts can be effectively implemented in practice. Faculty will present this science through the lens of bettering health and health care, but they will also share examples of how improvement can and does affect our daily lives. 

The learners can join the self-paced programme by paying the fee or free of cost. In the verified mode, they need to pay the course fee and get unlimited duration. In the free mode, they can audit it for a limited duration. 

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7 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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Davidson College, Davidson via Edx
Certificate

Medicinal Chemistry: The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery

This Medicinal Chemistry: The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery training is a seven weeks online course. This course is produced by a partnership between DavidsonX and the Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research and delivered through the EDX platform. This course was explained by Erland Stevens who is a professor at Davidson College.

This medicinal chemistry course investigates how chemists modify the structure of a molecule to create a safe and effective drug. This course begins with a brief history of drug discovery and progresses to an overview of the modern drug approval process.

Then, users will learn about receptors and enzymes, the molecules in the body that are most commonly targeted by drugs. Users can also discuss pharmacokinetics (drug adsorption, elimination, and half-life) and metabolism in this forum. This course concludes with units on the identification of potential drug molecules and their subsequent optimization into safe and effective drugs.

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7 Weeks
Intermediate
Free

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ACCA via Edx
Certificate

Introduction to Bookkeeping

This course of Introduction to Bookkeeping will provide the candidates with a path to a successful career in accounting and bookkeeping. As we all know important accounting is to the business sector, a skilled professional can make a lot of money in the industry. Hence, this course provides all the fundamental and core concepts to the candidates that will help them understand the subject of accounting better.

Candidates will be provided with basic knowledge of the different types of business transactions and the procedures followed to record the same. They will also come to know about the documentation used in the process.

No prior educational qualification is needed for this course and hence candidates who are just beginning their professional journey do not need to hesitate. Just sign up for edX, enroll in Introduction to Bookkeeping Certification, and start learning right away!

This is a 6-week course and will require a weekly study of 5 to 8 hours. The course can be learned by enrolling in 2 different ways, one is the audit track and the other is the verified track. Both the tracks have the option of learning in the self-paced mode. The audit track offers free course learning but only for a limited period on the other hand, the candidates will have unlimited access to the course.

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Accounting proficiency

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ACCA via Edx
Certificate

Introduction to Management Accounting

The Introduction to Management Accounting programme by edX is an introductory level programme which imparts knowledge to the candidate in the concepts like transactions, cost centres, investment centres, cost classification, profit centres, management accounting, measuring performance, cost accounting, coding systems, business organisations,  source documents, reporting profit, and coding.

Introduction to Management Accounting Certification also covers concepts like batch costing, spreadsheets, labour costs, accounting for materials, process costing, sales income, job costing, and employee remuneration. The candidates will acquire knowledge of key concepts of management accounting. Introduction to Management Accounting Certification also helps the candidate to learn about business transactions. The candidate will also learn about measuring performance in accounting. The participants will learn about the role, limitations and design of spreadsheets through this course.

The candidates shall receive a certificate from the ACCA institution on successful completion of the exam which is conducted by ACCA. Introduction to Management Accounting training boosts career opportunities by equipping the candidates with decision-making skills. There are 2 tracks of learning which can be opted for by the candidates, one is the audit track, and the other is the verified track, In the audit track, the candidates will be allowed to access the course free of cost only for a limited period. Again in the verified track, the course access will be unlimited.

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Accounting proficiency

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ACCA via Edx
Certificate

Intermediate Bookkeeping

The program of Intermediate Bookkeeping presented by the platform of edx gives an amazing learning chance to all individuals who are interested in improving their accountancy and financial skills. The course is created by the edx in association with ACCA. Candidates will learn about the subjects of business, management, and accountancy through this curriculum. Students will learn through this course in online mode only. 

The duration of Intermediate Bookkeeping Training is 6 weeks. Candidates should spend 5-8 hours per week completing the course. The Intermediate Bookkeeping Certification program offered here by the ACCA in collaboration with the platform of edx is an introductory level course. Candidates who are interested in learning through this course can manage their timing as this program is a self-paced learning course. The course in six weeks covers subjects like Sales Tax, Tangible and Non Tangible Assets, etc. The course’s transcripts are available in Español, English,中文 and Français languages that aid in better understanding of the subject by the candidate. 

Among the 2 tracks available for studying the candidates can choose anyone. Both the tracks are self-paced but the period during which the course can be accessed is different. In the audit mode, the course access is free but the access is limited. Whereas the course access is unlimited when candidates choose the verified track and they will also get a certification of completion when they pay.

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge

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ACCA via Edx
Certificate

Intermediate Management Accounting

Certification Course on Intermediate Management Accounting by edX will be helping candidates to build their skills in the domain of accountancy and finance and master the subject of “business and management”. The six-week course will introduce students to the fundamentals of processing, preparation, and presentation of the information pertaining to the cost that will further support the student's decision making quality and planning strategy.

The program will help students to expand their knowledge on using the concepts related to accounting that will help to solve problem statements. The nuances of the role of accounting administrator will be covered by the students during the Intermediate Management Accounting program. The course will also help the aspirants to prepare thoroughly for their ACCA’s examination that is related to Managing Costs and Finance (MA2).  The Intermediate Management Accounting course is structured introductory and lays emphasis on the intermediate management of accounting. Knowledge will be developed on the principles of management and cost accounting.

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Financial Management
Services Marketing Concepts and Applications

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Certificate

Services Marketing: Concepts & Applications

edX supports the learners in getting a job, changing fields, gaining a promotion, or pursuing new interests by offering courses in diverse fields such as law, biology, languages, writing, engineering, and other fields.

Services Marketing: Concepts & Applications course by edX has been built by experienced faculty to give the learners exposure to the various concepts of marketing services. New services are being introduced regularly and many of them have changed the industry and economy. 

This course will equip the learners to analyse the opportunities and challenges faced in marketing and managing services. They will learn about the features of services and their implications on design, conceptualization, delivery, the importance of coordinated organizational effort through marketing, operations in delivering superior service, human resources, and the practices across business models and industries. They will be able to apply the frameworks and models in diverse service contexts through industry-relevant examples and research.

The self-paced course on services marketing concepts can be pursued in two varied tracks, namely, the paid and free. In the paid track, the candidates will be rendered unlimited access while in the free track, they will have only limited access to the programme. 

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Marketing skills
Your Body in the World Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure

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Certificate

Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure

Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure Course is an open online course offered on the edX platform provided by Stanford University. This is an introductory level course without any prerequisites and it focuses on the coping methods of the human body during extreme climatic conditions.

Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure Certification Course is a self-paced course that allows students to learn at their own speed. The course explores in detail the response mechanism and capabilities of your body against worldly changes through interesting video lectures and real-time adventure stories.

After the completion of Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure Training Course, students will be aware of the complexity and adaptability of the human body across different conditions. The science course exposes the fundamentals of environmental physiology with the help of a team comprising professors, students, storytellers and video producers. EdX provides two different modes to join the programme, namely, verified and free audit tracks. In the former mode, the learners will have unlimited access and in the latter, they will get access only for a limited duration. 

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Physiology
Introduction to Web Cartography Part 1

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Introduction to Web Cartography Part 1

The Introduction to Web Cartography: Part 1 by edX is made with a view to make students more aware and enhance their understanding of web cartography and its related aspect of the field to generate more progress towards it in the coming future.

Why would you want to create cartographic visualizations to help convey the outcomes of the project or data analysis? Or if you're just involved in using new web tools for cartographic purposes? This would be the course for you, then!

The Introduction to Web Cartography: Part 1 certification course is a cartographic MOOC concerned with the use of nation web technology for the efficient design and development of immersive cartographic services. Beginning with a simple understanding of the workings of javascript plotting resources with a good design of an immersive cartographic product.  Initially, no conceptual understanding of cartography is required. 

Throughout the Introduction to Web Cartography: Part 1 certification by Edx you will be additionally provided with overall guidance that will directly contribute towards making you aware of ongoing updates in this respective field. You should ultimately go for this course. 

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Robot Development

The length of the Robot Development by edX is six weeks. It comes under the field of engineering and uses some psychology theories too. The course is an Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II offering, in collaboration with edX. A part of this programme has been developed by Professor Matthew Schlesinger.

Also, the course is of intermediate level and features online delivery. As there are no time-related restrictions, you can learn at your own pace. The Robot Development certification syllabus covers a wide range of topics from principles of developmental robotics, acquisition of cognitive skills, and sensorimotor in robots to its applications.

Furthermore, video transcripts of the Robot Development online course are available. The programme is free to learn, but you can pay the required fee to avail of the shareable certificate. Pupils related to the field of robotics, engineering, or psychology can pursue this training. Also, students in their graduation’s final year or post-graduation in any of the following fields - robotics, computer science, anthropology, psychology, or cognitive sciences are suitable for this programme. edX courses have a self-directed training model that comes with limited access during the audit track and unlimited access to the course materials when the verified track is selected.

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6 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Robotic skills
Certificate

Big Data for Reliability and Security

The Big Data for Reliability and Security program will be teaching the students the key practices and principles of big data for developing and improving the security and reliability of computing systems. The students will be learning about the big data technology that is at present changing the way of doing business and transactions. The Online Certification Course on Big Data for Reliability and Security by edX will deal with the various techniques that pertain to computer science. 

The curriculum includes- Flink, containers, spark streaming, apache-spark, Mesos, and apache.  The techniques for solving various issues that currently exist in the computing world. The students will be provided with a set of challenging projects and assignments to solve. The Big Data for Reliability and Security training covers ways to analyze the data sheets that will be taught to the students. The participating candidates will be learning to formulate strategies and techniques. The various ways of presenting data will also be taught in the Big Data for Reliability and Security certification course. 

Two different tracks for enrolling and learning the course are available on edX which may be opted for by the students. Both the tracks are self-paced but some major differences may considered before rolling. During the verified track, the candidates will have to submit some fee to start accessing the course for an unlimited period. In the same way, if someone chooses the audit track, they will be able to learn the programme without any cost.

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6 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Motivation Knowledge of Big Data
Certificate

Big Data Capstone Project

6 Weeks
Expert
Free
DNA Biologys Genetic Code

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DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code

RICE University in collaboration with edX education environment has designed a special course on defining DNA and its importance. The course will explore the role of DNA possessing its code and carrying genetic information. The course will explore the importance of DNA by its identification as well as the mechanisms programmed in the code discovered to date. The course will progress towards the discovery and growth of biological sciences owing to DNA starting as the fundamental unit. 

The DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code course will explore the structure of DNA along with its mode of packaging, replication and manipulation mechanisms. The course will cover several offerings such as video lectures, case studies, molecular models and research articles along with assessment requirements such as homework and a final exam for completion. The DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code certification course is planned as an intermediate course requiring prerequisites from the candidate such as high school-level biology and chemistry and will run for a duration of 6 weeks. The self-paced programme provides two enrolment options; paid and free. In the paid mode, the learners will be provided with a certificate and unlimited access. In the free mode, they will be given access only for a limited duration. 

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6 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of genetics

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Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen via Edx
Certificate

Genetic Models for Animal Breeding

With the WageningenX educational platform, the certificate programme Genetic Models for Animal Breeding is designed to help the candidate understand the genetics and statistics that help in animal breeding. The course also lists the process required to set up a programme for breeding independents. 

Animal breeding will involve the selective breeding of livestock animals with those desirable qualities for generational development. The steps that are used in the programme are done so as to increase productivity and create as well as maintain a strong population of animal livestock. 

The student will learn how the animal breeder balances the desired qualities with diversity as well as long-term sustainability. The scientific concepts of genetics applied also involve the models and computational methods. The programme runs for a duration of 6 weeks and is instructed by 5 faculty members. The student needs to dedicate 4 to 6 hours every week to a self-paced mode of learning. The learners can enrol in this programme either in paid or free mode. While opting for the free mode, the candidates will have only limited access to the programme. 

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6 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of genetics

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Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen via Edx
Certificate

Introduction to Animal Behaviour

The course Introduction to Animal Behaviour presents a basic overview of the nature of animals and the reason why they act the way that they do. Candidates who want to broaden their understanding of how animals learn, find food, communicate, find and exploit resources, avoid predators, and other related areas are recommended to apply to this course. This programme requires no prerequisite knowledge, just enthusiasm, and curiosity to learn more about the creatures that coexist with us. This course will be taught to the students by three of the top researchers working at Wageningen University so that every concept is clear in the minds of the candidates. 

The course will be giving out helpful course handouts, downloadable transcripts, and reading materials for the ease of the students. By working for a minimum of 6 hours every week, the students can excel in this course and complete it within the given time. The course is self-paced but the time given to complete the course is limited when the selection of the audit mode is made, the access to the course will be limited. In case the choice of the track is verified, the candidates will get unlimited period access to the course materials.

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6 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of science

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