15 free online courses in January, not to be missed

Based search business life. How to stop postponing the case until later?

start the course: January 2, 2017.
course duration: 5 weeks.
Area: Coursera.
OrganizerNational Research Nuclear University "MEPhI".
Tongue: Russian.

Do you like your job? Unfortunately, sincerely answer this question "yes" may be a unit. Millions of people are concerned with what they do not like, and feel unhappy. The author of this course does not promise a "magic pill", but offers tools to deal with popular challenges on the path of self-realization. After all, even Confucius said: "Find yourself a deal to his liking, and you do not have to work a day in his life."

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How to create a website, from business requirements gathering to hypotheses

Date of employment: January 12, 2017.
volume1 activity.
Area"Netologiya".
AuthorAndrey Grigoriev, co-founder and CEO GetShopTV.
Tongue: Russian.

Open class for those who want to start a business on the Internet. You will learn how to create an idea, identify the hypothesis and segment consumers. Andrei Grigoriev, tells how to formulate the task of developing the site, and explain what the customer development.

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Analysis of web security projects

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course5 modules.
Area"Stepik".
course author: Jaroslav Rabovolyuk, Technopark Mail. Ru Group and Bauman N. E. Bauman.
Tongue: Russian.

This course focuses mainly on young Web developers who want to create not only beautiful, but also protected services. You will learn about the risks faced by the application, client-server techniques of security analysis applications and methods of code analysis, and will also get an idea of ​​the practice of development protected applications.

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Fundamentals of advertising with Google AdWords

start the course: January 30, 2017.
The volume of the course2 module.
Area"Universarium".
course authorsIvan Akimov, account director ArrowMedia; Tatiana Noskov, product manager for Google business development; Hope Shukalova, senior consultant at Google's business; Yaroshchuk Alexander, director of development MediaGuru.
Tongue: Russian.

Useful course for almost all IT-specialists. You will learn what are the main advantages of placing advertising campaigns with Google AdWords, you need to pay attention when you run advertising campaigns and how to analyze and optimize the resulting results.

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Computer Graphics: The Basics

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course4 module.
Area"Stepik".
Organizer: Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics.
Tongue: Russian.

As part of this course will first be considered non-computer graphics basics: what light and color as perceived by people. You will learn the basic concepts for working with graphic information in the art. Then, the audience is invited to review the file formats and data compression algorithms. You'll see how quickly and easily you can perform various image processing tasks.

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Infographics: how to use the Office spreadsheet program for the processing and presentation of data

Date of employment: January 26, 2017.
volume1 activity.
Area"Netologiya".
AuthorAlexander Bogachev, infographics editor at "Studio infographic."
Tongue: Russian.

Infographics says simply and clearly about the complex and large-scale. In the mind of man, any information is transformed into images, which requires time and energy. The infographic data already presented figuratively, so the reader perceives them quickly and without errors. If you are using infographics in advertising, product presentations and demonstrations of complex information in the reports, it is an open class will be very useful to you.

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Structure and function of DNA

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course10 lectures.
Area"PostNauka".
course authorMaxim Frank-Kamenetz, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University.
Tongue: Russian.

In 1953, Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA is most important - the famous double helix. From that moment began a new era in the history of human civilization - the era of molecular biology and genetics. This course is dedicated to fundamental aspects of DNA: the discovery of history, linear and closed DNA, DNA damage and text editing revolutionary DNA technology.

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Biotechnology: genetic engineering

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course4 module.
Area"Stepik".
Organizer: Institute of Bioinformatics.
Tongue: Russian.

Today, genetic engineering - one of the most rapidly developing fields of knowledge. If you follow the biotechnology, this course you will enjoy. You know basic approaches to the preparation of recombinant DNA and molecular cloning approaches to study the synthesis of genes and genomes integers from zero, and the synthesis of proteins in various organisms.

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Linear algebra

start the course: January 9, 2017.
course duration11 weeks.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: High School of Economics.
Tongue: Russian.

If you want to learn the basics of linear algebra, familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and algorithms, as well as learn how to solve problems, this course is for you. And do not think that this knowledge will be useful only for pupils and students. This science finds its application in all areas of mathematics used to solve many spatial and a number of economic problems.

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My friend - the robot. Socio-cultural aspects of social robotics

start the course: December 26, 2016.
course duration7 weeks.
Area: Coursera.
Organizer: Tomsk State University.
Tongue: Russian.

Half a century ago, robots, preparing meals, cleaned the house and look after the children were to be found only in the pages of science fiction writers. Today, social robots - a reality, and, according to scientists, very soon they will become a part of our everyday life. But are people to this? What is the specificity of interaction between robot and human? Finding answers to these questions you have to do in this course.

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Manage your money

start the course: January 9, 2017.
course duration8 weeks.
Area: FutureLearn.com.
Organizer: The Open University (UK).
Tongue: English.

Prices are rising, wages - no, but because this course on personal financial management as relevant as ever. You will receive practical advice on how and what you should spend the money, learn more about mortgage loans and retirement savings. The course is focused on the western realities, but the general principles and methods can and should learn.

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Financial planning for a comfortable old age

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course10 modules.
Organizer: Purdue University.
Tongue: English.

This course also need to take a discount to the foreign financial and legal framework. But regardless of where you live to retirement age you should be accumulating. The purpose of this course is just to help build a financial plan for life and to age comfortably. The course consists of lectures not from the text that may be even more convenient for those whose English is lame.

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Political processes in modern Russia

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course7 modules.
Area"Stepik".
Organizer: European University at Saint Petersburg.
Tongue: Russian.

Over the past 30 years Russia has gone through a number of political, economic and cultural transformations. This course examines the mechanisms of these changes and their implications are discussed. Why the country is not close to political freedom? Professor of Political Sciences and Sociology, European University in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Gelman offers the audience to debate about it.

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Russian folklore

start the course: January 9, 2017.
The volume of the course7 modules.
Area"Universarium".
Organizer: Russian State University for the Humanities.
Tongue: Russian.

If you are happy to pass our test of Russian proverbs and sayings, then surely you will like this course. His students will gain knowledge in the field of folklore, mythology, anthropology, as well as acquire the skills archival work. You will learn how to affect the validity of the historical folklore and beliefs of the people. Get acquainted with the Russian epic and modern urban folklore.

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Cinema Studies

start the course: January 2017.
The volume of the course8 lectures.
Area"PostNauka".
course authorAlexander Pavlov, PhD, associate professor of the philosophy of the humanities faculty of the School of Higher School of Economics, member of the editorial board of the journal "Logos".
Tongue: Russian.

Love watching movies? How about that for a short time - eight lectures - to become a researcher of cinema? The author of this course offers students study the most current topics of cinema studies: parakinematograf, cult movies, horror film theory, gender studies in film, film analysis. In this lecture it is designed not only for professionals, but also to a wide audience interested in cinema.

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