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Postcolonial Literature

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Postcolonial Literature

The Postcolonial Literature online programme is a free elective course offered by Swayam in partnership with IIT Kanpur. The course is aimed towards postgraduate English literature students from any college or university. The robust course syllabus involves various crucial literary texts that emerged in the 1980s by significant writers such as Raja Rao, Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad, Jhumpa Lahiri and some literary critics.

Furthermore, the Postcolonial Literature certification falls under the English studies and Humanities and Social Sciences categories. The elective course will run for four weeks and help you navigate some complex concepts and theories that are a part of postcolonial literature. Also, the programme is curated by IIT Kanpur and is delivered by its department of English Literature.

At the end of the Postcolonial Literature certification course, you will have a thorough understanding of postcolonial studies and the rich texts that left their literary imprints on the history of world literature.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of history
Water, Society and Sustainability

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Water, Society and Sustainability

Water, Society, and Sustainability certification is a course for one month that is held directly using the Swayam platform. The course curriculum is designed by the 2 institutions NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur to help understand the global water scenario. The world consists of a number of people who do not have access to safe and clean water. Candidates will learn about certain lessons from small-scale community water conservation practices. 

Water, Society, and Sustainability training for the course exhibits all the characteristics across technology, water, society, and science The course is located at the intersections across the water, technology, science, and society towards a sustainable future. The context is important for understanding and addressing the need for water beyond the technical, and physical attributes of the water shapes designed by the society. Also, the students will be understanding the challenges associated with water like availability, severe drought, or floods. The certificate that is showered at the end of the course modules, assignments and an examination will be supported across different commerce industries.

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Civil Engineering skills
Gender justice and workplace security

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Gender justice and workplace security

The ‘Gender justice and workplace security’ online course is organized to enable students to develop their understanding of aspects of gender justice such as gender equality and other significant laws that have been drafted over the years to support the position of women in society. This National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning(NPTEL) course is provided by Swayam and the course of study is designed to be completed in four weeks.

The course instructor for this elective course for the undergraduate level students is Prof. Dipa Dube from the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The students of this program will gain a comprehensive knowledge of gender-based concepts and theories in the context of a workplace.

The ‘Gender justice and workplace security’ online training program ensures the participants of the course with a course certificate and credit points after finishing the program with the assessments according to the qualifying criteria. This management studies program is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE).

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4 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of law Knowledge of Sociology Knowledge of gender studies

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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg via Edx
Certificate

Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media

The media is a powerful tool for promoting social justice. The Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media programme will provide valuable information and guidance to individuals for using media to create awareness for social causes. Individuals will learn how to practise ethical and safe media practices.

Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media by edX will provide in-depth information on how to identify a newsworthy story and how to create and assess the impact it creates. It will also guide you on how to zero-in on appropriate platforms to publicise a story. This is a short-term course with a duration of four weeks.

Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media is an introductory course in Communication and requires no prerequisites to join. It is the result of a collaboration between edX and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wit University), Johannesburg. The educators consist of an experienced panel of faculty from Wits. The course also offers a verified certificate for students who successfully complete the course.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Reporting skills
Certificate

Ergonomics Workplace Analysis

Ergonomics Workplace Analysis certification is an elective course that is introduced on Swayam by the institutes NPTEL and IIT Guwahati and is held for a 4 weeks period. The meaning of Ergonomic workplace analysis is basically a process in which the ergonomic risk factors are evaluated with the help of several validated tools. When these risk factors get identified and evaluated, people can give recommendations for minimizing the factors that foster the development of musculoskeletal disorders which are work-related. When these disorders get improved the compensation cost, employee turnover, and absenteeism. This course helps in all the above-mentioned topics.

Ergonomics Workplace Analysis training will in the process of ergonomic analysis of workplace help an ergonomist to evaluate the environment of physical work or psychosocial risk factors like genetic risk factors that can lead to the development of musculoskeletal disorder that is work-related. 

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4 Weeks
Free
Certificate

The Global Financial Crisis

The Global Financial Crisis online course is brought to you by Coursera, in association with Yale University. Professors Timothy F. Geithner and Andrew Metrick from Yale School of Management are the instructors for this course.  Professor Timothy F. Geithner has served as the former US Secretary of the Treasury. 

Together, they discuss and survey the causes, events, aftermath, and policy responses to the recent global financial crisis. The Global Financial Crisis certification course also discusses diverse ways to anticipate, avert, and deal with financial crises in the future.

Furthermore, the Global Financial Crisis programme consists of pre-recorded video lectures, most of which are less than 10 minutes long. There are suggested readings, quizzes, and slides for revision at the end of each module. 

Students can complete the course in approximately 64 hours and purchase a completion certificate at the end. This certificate can be shared with their LinkedIn profiles or attached to their physical CV/Resume. 

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge
Certificate

The Korean Economic Development

The Korean Economic Development Certification Course is a massive open online course that deals with the analysis of the Korean economy. The 100% online with a flexible schedule is available on the Coursera platform. Through the course, learners will be able to study the economic policies of the Korean government and compare them with other developing countries.

The Korean Economic Development Training will be led by Doo Won Lee, a Professor of the School of Economics at Yonsei University. The course will be delivered through expert video lectures, reading materials, and practice exercises to test the progress of learners. After completing all course lessons and the assessments, learners will get The Korean Economic Development Certification by Coursera.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics
Microeconomics The Power of Markets

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Microeconomics: The Power of Markets

3 Weeks
Free
Logic for Economists

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Logic for Economists

3 Weeks
Expert
Free
Certificate

Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and protest

Magna Carta is an old document approximately 807 years old which is an important document of history and has altered the laws and regulations of the United Kingdom. It is a document that is enforced in 1215 to king John that a king and his government are not above the law. The document is very important from the historical point of view and also holds importance in spreading liberty among the civilians. The course on Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest is an initiative by the University of London for the students who are willing to explore more about the Magna Carta. 

Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest training is an online 3-week course available on the online platform of Coursera. The classes of the course will be taken by the experts and will be completed in 9 hours. The course will focus on the significance of the Magna Carta on the globe, and the reason behind perceiving the Magna Carta as a radical document. The candidates who shall opt for the certification mode will receive Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest certification by the University of London and Coursera.

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3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of law
A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain

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A History of Public Health in Post-War Britain

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Re-imaging God in Korean Context

The Re-imaging God in Korean Context certification course is launched by Coursera and is taught with the joint collaboration of Yonsei University, and Coursera for an estimated time of 7 hours. This is a beginner-level programme with shareable certificates being offered as soon as the course is completed. 

The Re-imaging God in Korean Context training will offer an overview of the different theological perspectives that are related to the cultural context of Korea. The more the students are towards the near course completion they will understand how culture has dynamically influenced the dynamic development of the churches in Korea. The course will be teaching how God is imaged in their cultural context.

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3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Language skills
Ancient Philosophy Aristotle and His Successors

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Civic Engagement in American Democracy

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies

The Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies Certification Course is a 100% online course that educates learners on the practices of disaster management from the perspective of the Korean government. The online certification course will help learners understand the major policy changes required for building a disaster-resilient. The course will require almost 19 study hours for completion.

The Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies Training will be led by expert instructors at Yonsei University. The mode of delivery for the course includes video lectures, reading materials, and practice exercises. Once all the assessments of the course are completed, learners will be rewarded with a Disaster Risk Management and Korean Policies Certification by Coursera.

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3 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Disaster Management Risk Management
Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access Essentials

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Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access Essentials

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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