10 free online courses on Coursera, you will be able to take place in March
Forming A Life / / December 19, 2019
You've heard of or even Coursera courses were held there. If not, check out this selection. Maybe you find yourself something interesting. It presents 10 courses in economics, law, ethics and other disciplines, which will start on Coursera in March 2014.
Coursera - an educational platform that allows you to place a variety of online courses from Princeton, Stanford, California and other universities from around the world. Coursera - are full courses (rather than individual lessons) with video lectures, abstracts, homework and exams. As a result, students who have successfully mastered the course receive certificates.
First training on Coursera was only in English (by the way, a good way to pull up your knowledge in this area). But it is encouraging that the courses are now available in Russian and subtitled in Russian.
We have prepared for you a selection of online courses that you can pass on Courser'e in March 2014.
Start of the course: March 11, 2014
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: Duke University
Tongue: English + Russian subtitles
Course author - Doctor of Philosophy in the field of cognitive psychology and business, a professor of psychology and behavioral economics, Dan Ariely. The basis of the course of his research in the field of irrational human behavior, as set out in the books ( "Behavioral economics. Why do people behave irrationally and how to capitalize on this "," Positive irrationality " "All (the truth) of sin. Why and how are we kidding "). Different groups of people (investors, managers, buyers, etc.) can make decisions and take actions, uncorrelated with conventional economic theory. Of course, you will learn how to use their irrationality for the benefit of themselves and earn money. In addition, it will help you think more creatively and to change the existing business strategy.
Start of the course: March 1, 2014
Course duration: 9 weeks
Organizer: Princeton University
Tongue: English
Mung Chiang (Mung Chiang) wrote a book on computer networks - Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers. In this course, he gives answers to 7 questions about the networks and the Internet. What is CDMA? How Google ranks web pages? How does the algorithm Netflix recommendation? Why Wi-Fi home faster? And others. In addition, thanks to the course, you will learn how to operate the products of companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Ericsson, HP, Skype and AT & T. Training involves two lectures a week for 75 minutes each.
Start of the course: March 1, 2014
Course duration: 12 weeks
Organizer: Princeton University
Tongue: English
The course covers a number of pressing ethical issues facing humanity. That considered death, whether it be equated vegetative life, whether the patient's family has the right to make a decision about euthanasia? At what stage can fence donor organs? Is abortion murder? Peter Singer in his lectures (2 per week) will introduce you to the basic philosophical views on these and other issues.
Start of the course: March 3, 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: University of Maryland
Tongue: English
A successful business starts with an idea. But do not wait for "Newton's Apple" will fall on your head. Generating business ideas can be learned. This course is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs. How to create a workable business model? How to understand what consumers want? Course (1 lecture per week, for which the results - test) is aimed at helping students and part-time budding entrepreneurs start their own business.
Start of the course: March 1, 2014
Course duration: 8 weeks
Organizer: Case Western Reserve University
Tongue: English
The course is for practitioners, students in the faculties of law, as well as people simply interested in international politics and the global legal processes. The lectures were given one of the world's leading experts in these fields - Professor Michael Scharf (Michael Scharf). Thanks to the course you will be able to explore issues such as genocide, war crimes, piracy and terrorism.
Start of the course: March 2014
Course duration: 10 weeks
Organizer: NIU "Higher School of Economics"
Tongue: Russian
The economic theory of the labor market, the laws of the labor market development in Russia and other countries, the use of theoretical models for the solution socio-economic problems in the sphere of employment regulation - in this course examines these and other aspects of the economy labor. The course is pro-rector of "Higher School of Economics" Sergey Roshchin.
Start of the course: March 2014
Course duration: 6 weeks
Organizer: Central School of Paris
Tongue: English
In the phrase "creative thinking" the main word is not "creative" and "thinking". Business, at first glance - it's the world of numbers. Currency exchange rates, accounting processes - everywhere strict management tools to monitor activity, improve the strategy and conduct business. But the other part of the business, no less important, is not measured by numbers. Talking about image, stress, creativity, team spirit, self-confidence. Many people think: "you can not measure - you can not manage." This course aims to train managers to think "uncountable" categories and manage them.
Start of the course: March 3, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: Johns Hopkins University
Tongue: English
As we know, the statistics do not tolerate approximate. This is the foundation of all empirical studies. Biostatistics - a statistic used in solving biomedical problems. The course combines both the fundamentals of mathematical statistics, and the specifics of Biostatistics. This knowledge will help in the further training of students of medicine and biology.
Start of the course: March 14, 2014
Course duration: 7 weeks
Organizer: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Tongue: Russian
Modeling of biological molecules - the rapidly developing area of modern science. Today, computer technology - an integral part of any research. However, in the study of biological molecules computers for a long time we have not been applied, given the complexity of the structure of biomolecules. The aim of this course: To provide an understanding of the basic principles of molecular modeling and learn to use the program for biomolecular simulations.
Start of the course: March 17, 2014
Course duration: 5 weeks
Organizer: Colorado State University System
Tongue: English
The course is an introduction to the energy business. Explores the nature of supply and demand in global energy markets, politics of global energy resources. The format of the course involves a weekly video lectures, testing and operation of the discussion club.
We hope you find the right course for yourself. If not, try searching yourself online Coursera.