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While there isn’t universal agreement on the scope of the field, a set of concepts are cle..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Deconstructing Games","weekDesc":"What exactly does it mean to apply game design principles in non-game contexts? In this module, we'll discuss how game designers approach their craft, and how to see any situation through the lens of game design. Then we'll examine the raw materials of games a..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Motivation and Psychology","weekDesc":"Gamification is a technique for motivation, so it ties very directly into psychology. This unit introduces the major psychological concepts relevant to gamification. The first lesson focuses on behavioral approaches and reward design; the second identifies the..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Design","weekDesc":"Gamification done well is a form of design. This module describes the design process, and provides a six-step  framework to apply to any gamification project. The second lesson identifies important considerations and options for developing creative, human-cent..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Applications","weekDesc":"This module describes particular challenges and opportunities when applying gamification in two contexts: within an organization, and in social impact or behavior change environments."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Gamification in Perspective","weekDesc":"There are many legitimate limitations, concerns, and dangers from gamification. Some of them can be avoided through thoughtful design, but others must be considered directly in any implementation. The final lesson details gamification-related techniques that g..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Dealing With Missing Data","courseDescription":"This course will cover the steps used in weighting sample surveys, including methods for adjusting for nonresponse and using data external to the survey for calibration.  Among the techniques discussed are adjustments using estimated response propensities, poststratification, raking, and general regression estimation.  Alternative techniques for imputing values for missing items will be discussed.  For both weighting and imputation, the capabilities of different statistical software packages will be covered, including R®, Stata®, and SAS®.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"General Steps in Weighting","weekDesc":"Weights are used to expand a sample to a population.  To accomplish this, the weights may correct for coverage errors in the sampling frame, adjust for nonresponse, and reduce variances of estimators by incorporating covariates. The series of steps needed to d..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Specific Steps","weekDesc":"Specific steps in weighting include computing base weights, adjusting if there are cases whose eligibility we are unsure of, adjusting for nonresponse, and using covariates to calibrate the sample to external population controls.  We flesh out the general step..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Implementing the Steps","weekDesc":"Software is critical to implementing the steps, but the R system is an excellent source of free routines. This module covers several R packages, including sampling, survey, and PracTools that will select samples and compute weights."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Imputing for Missing Items","weekDesc":"In most surveys there will be items for which respondents do not provide information, even though the respondent completed enough of the data collection instrument to be considered \"complete\".  If only the cases with all items present are retained when fitting..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us","courseDescription":"The vital signs – heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, respiration rate, and pain – communicate important information about the physiological status of the human body. In this six-part course we explore the anatomy and physiology underlying the vital signs so that you will develop a systematic, integrated understanding of how the body functions. Relevant body systems are reviewed including cardiovascular and respiratory, followed by explanations of how the function of these systems affects vital signs. We discuss normal ranges, normal variants, and the mechanisms that underlie changes in the objective measurement of vital signs. The course also includes demonstrations of appropriate techniques for measuring vital signs in yourself and others.\n\nThe course is designed for a broad, general audience but will be particularly interesting for individuals working in healthcare, those considering a career as a healthcare professional, lay caregivers, those with an interest in personal health and fitness, or anyone who simply wants to understand how the body functions.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Week 1: Pulse/Heart Rate","weekDesc":"This week we start our exploration of the vital signs with a look at the heart.  We'll study the basic structure of the heart, think about how the heart pumps blood through the body, and learn how clinicians assess and think about heart rate and the pulse. "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Week 2: Blood Pressure","weekDesc":"During week 2 we will learn about the anatomy of the blood vessels and how they function. You will have a better understanding of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and assessing blood pressure accurately. "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Week 3: Metabolism","weekDesc":"This week we will explore metabolism. We will discuss anabolism and catabolism, basal metabolic rate, how the body generates heat. You will also have a better understanding of how health care providers assess metabolic rate. "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Week 4: Temperature","weekDesc":"During week 4 you will learn the definition of mean body temperature and how the body regulates temperature. We will discuss hypothermia and the difference between hyperthermia and fever. Lastly, you will learn how to assess body temperature."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Week 5: Respiration Rate","weekDesc":"This week we will learn about pulmonary anatomy, capillary gas exchange, and regulation of respiration. You will have a better understanding of how health care providers assess respiration rate and the quality of lung sounds."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Week 6: Pain","weekDesc":"This week we will explore the neurological pathways associated with pain, and the difference between pain tolerance and pain threshold. We will understand what pain is telling us and why accurately assessing and effectively managing pain are important. In addi..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Modern Art & Ideas","courseDescription":"Welcome to Modern Art & Ideas! This course is designed to help anyone interested in learning more about modern and contemporary art. Themes can provide an effective structure for engaging with art. In this course, you will explore four themes that educators at The Museum of Modern Art use frequently in their teaching: Places & Spaces, Art & Identity, Transforming Everyday Objects, and Art & Society. Through videos, slideshows, and a variety of resources, readings, and activities, you will explore the content and context of works of art in MoMA’s collection.\n\nLearners will…\n\n- Explore works of modern and contemporary art through a variety of accessible and relevant themes.\n- Hear directly from artists about their ideas and processes.\n- Gain exposure to a range of digital resources available for continually engaging with works of art.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Module 1: Introduction to Modern Art & Ideas","weekDesc":"Be introduced to some of the overall benefits of studying modern and contemporary art through accessible and relevant themes."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Module 2: Places & Spaces","weekDesc":"Discover some of the many ways that artists represent place and take inspiration from their environment."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Module 3: Art & Identity","weekDesc":"See how artists create works of art to express, explore, and question identity. "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Module 4: Transforming Everyday Objects","weekDesc":"Discover how artists use everyday objects to challenge assumptions about what constitutes art and how it should be made.  Explore a variety of artistic and design choices, and the creative acts of inventing and transforming everyday objects."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Module 5: Art & Society","weekDesc":"Explore works of art created in response to the social, cultural, and political issues of their time.  Gain a deeper understanding of history and contemporary society. Be encouraged to think critically about world events and how they are depicted."}]},{"courseTitle":"The Evolving Universe","courseDescription":"This is an introductory astronomy survey class that covers our understanding of the physical universe and its major constituents, including planetary systems, stars, galaxies, black holes, quasars, larger structures, and the universe as a whole.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Welcome","weekDesc":"Welcome to The Evolving Universe!"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Introduction and Some Basics","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Stars and Planets","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"The World of Galaxies","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Cosmology and the Deep Universe","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "}]},{"courseTitle":"The Changing Global Order","courseDescription":"How are international power relations changing and how can global peace and stability be maintained? This course familiarizes you with some main theories of international relations, shows how the global order is gradually changing and discusses how selected international and regional organizations contribute to the maintenance of global peace and security. You learn what research findings tell us in terms of the capacity of international organizations and actors to help prevent or stop violent conflict, what tools are used to negotiate agreements and how foundations for sustainable peace are best created. We will also focus on the role of the European Union in terms of diplomacy and efforts to prevent conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the contribution of organizations such as the African Union to the prevention of conflict and war. We will study the United Nations Security Council and see in which ways its membership could be adapted to more accurately reflect the power relations of the current global order. Through quizzes and exercises testing your knowledge of these subjects, you will understand crucial concepts and get insights into how the academic study of international relations and international organization contributes to the search for global stability and peace in practice.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Welcome to the course","weekDesc":"Great that you are joining us! In this course you will learn about international relations, peace and security. Before you start with studying we invite you to first go through our introduction module and introduce yourself in the forum to meet your fellow lea..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"The Changing World Order: Rising Powers and International Institutions","weekDesc":"This week we will be looking into changing world power in more detail, mainly targeting the question: who are the rising powers? You will get lectures from two of our guest instructors: Professor Rob de Wijk and Professor André Gerrits. Topics covered are powe..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Security","weekDesc":"This week, we will look at Conflict, Conflict Resolution and Security. We have a number of very interesting lectures as well as some additional interviews with experts in the field. Some of the topics include negotiation and mediation strategies, UN Security C..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Regional Organizations in Global Affairs","weekDesc":"This week, we will look at regional organizations in global affairs in which we first focus on the European Union. Thereafter, Prof. dr. Giles Scott-Smith will familiarize us with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Arctic Council. We will also prese..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"NATO in a Changing World","weekDesc":" The topic addressed this week is NATO in a Changing World. There are two lectures by Prof. dr. Rob de Wijk. The first examines coercion and the second elucidates the new role of NATO in the international arena. Furthermore, there are also interesting intervie..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Reforming the UNSC: Strategies and Proposals","weekDesc":"This week, we will focus on the United Nations Security Council and Reform Proposals. The topics addressed are the history of the UNSC, its current structure, and how it can best be reformed. Additionally, there are two extra videos by Abiodun Williams and Edw..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"Handing in the UNSC Reform Groups Proposals","weekDesc":"Please note that during week 7, there are no lectures and assigned readings. The purpose of the week is for the students participating in the UN Security Council reform group assignment to hand in their proposals. The deadline is on Wednesday of this week at 1..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society","courseDescription":"This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. Weekly design challenges test your ability to apply those ideas to solve real problems. The course is deliberately broad - spanning all domains of design, including architecture, graphics, services, apparel, engineered goods, and products. The emphasis of the course is the basic design process: define, explore, select, and refine. You, the student, bring to the course your particular interests and expertise related to, for instance, engineering, furniture, fashion, architecture, or products. In prior sessions of the course about half of the participants were novices and about half had prior professional design expertise. Both groups seem to benefit substantially from the course. All project work is evaluated by your peers -- and indeed, you will also be a peer reviewer. This format allows you to see an interesting collection of projects while getting useful feedback on your own project.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Week #1: Introduction to Design","weekDesc":"This module was designed to introduce you to the design process and to reinforce the critical role that user needs play in good design. You'll learn that design is conceiving and giving form to artifacts that solve problems, and also how to recognize and ident..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Week #2: Customer Needs and Drawing Solutions","weekDesc":"In this module, you'll deliver your customer needs and learn the basic principles of drawing for product design: a necessary skill for any designer. The module begins with another peer review, this time on customer needs. This assignment requires you to conduc..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Week #3: Design Concepts","weekDesc":"The goal of this module is to move from defining the problem to designing a solution. You'll begin by learning about the exploration phase, and you will exit this phase with a number of design concepts for peer review. You'll also learn  how to decompose a des..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Week #4: Concept Selection and Prototyping","weekDesc":"This module was created to help you understand the selection process so that you can choose one design for prototyping. You'll learn key techniques for evaluating your design concepts, including the selection matrix, and the scoring matrix. And once you've sel..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Week #5: Aesthetics","weekDesc":"Now that you’ve identified what concept you want to explore, this module will explore the aesthetics of design so that you can refine your prototypes to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible. You'll learn  how aesthetics are used in design, and how they mot..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Week #6: Final Project Submission","weekDesc":"In this module, you will submit your final project for review. You'll then evaluate the work of five (5) of your peers and receive feedback which you can use for the next iteration of your design. By the end of this module, you will have created a reasonable p..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Bioinformatic Methods I","courseDescription":"Large-scale biology projects such as the sequencing of the human genome and gene expression surveys using RNA-seq, microarrays and other technologies have created a wealth of data for biologists. However, the challenge facing scientists is analyzing and even accessing these data to extract useful information pertaining to the system being studied. This course focuses on employing existing bioinformatic resources – mainly web-based programs and databases – to access the wealth of data to answer questions relevant to the average biologist, and is highly hands-on. \n\nTopics covered include multiple sequence alignments, phylogenetics, gene expression data analysis, and protein interaction networks, in two separate parts. \n\nThe first part, Bioinformatic Methods I (this one), deals with databases, Blast, multiple sequence alignments, phylogenetics, selection analysis and metagenomics. \n\nThis, the second part, Bioinformatic Methods II, covers motif searching, protein-protein interactions, structural bioinformatics, gene expression data analysis, and cis-element predictions. \n\nThis pair of courses is useful to any student considering graduate school in the biological sciences, as well as students considering molecular medicine. Both provide an overview of the many different bioinformatic tools that are out there. \n\nThese courses are based on one taught at the University of Toronto to upper-level undergraduates who have some understanding of basic molecular biology. If you're not familiar with this, something like https://learn.saylor.org/course/bio101 might be helpful. No programming is required for this course.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"NCBI/Blast I","weekDesc":"In this module we'll be exploring the amazing resources available at NCBI, the National Centre for Biotechnology Information, run by the National Library of Medicine in the USA. We'll also be doing a Blast search to find similar sequences in the enormous NR se..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Blast II/Comparative Genomics","weekDesc":"In this module we'll continue exploring the incredible resources available at NCBI, the National Centre for Biotechnology Information. We will be performing several different kinds of Blast searches: BlastP, PSI-Blast, and Translated Blast. We can use similar ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Multiple Sequence Alignments","weekDesc":"In this module we'll be doing multiple sequence alignments with Clustal (as implemented in MEGA), DiAlign, and MAFFT. Multiple sequences alignments can tell you where in a sequence the conserved and variable regions are, which is important for understanding th..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Review: NCBI/Blast I, Blast II/Comparative Genetics, and Multiple Sequence Alignments","weekDesc":" "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Phylogenetics","weekDesc":"In this module we'll be using the multiple sequence alignments we generated last lab to do some phylogenetic analyses with both neighbour-joining and maximum likelihood methods. The tree-like structure generated by such analyses tells us how closely sequences ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Selection Analysis","weekDesc":"In this module we'll take a set of orthologous sequences from bacteria and use DataMonkey to analyze them for the presence of certain sites under positive, negative or neutral selection. Such an analysis can help understand the biology of a set of protein codi..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"'Next Gen' Sequence Analysis (RNA-Seq) / Metagenomics","weekDesc":"In this module we'll explore some of the data that have been generated as a result of the rapid decrease in the cost of sequencing DNA. We'll be exploring a couple of RNA-Seq data sets that can tell us where any given gene is expressed, and also how that gene ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 8","weekName":"Review: Phylogenetics, Selection Analysis, and 'Next Gen' Sequence Analysis (RNA-seq)/Metagenomics + Final Assignment","weekDesc":" "}]},{"courseTitle":"Астрофизика: от звезд до границ Вселенной","courseDescription":"Этот курс посвящен ключевым проблемам современной астрофизики: рождению, эволюции и финальной стадии жизни звезд. \nНекоторые из них, например, нейтронные звезды отличаются сверхвысокой плотностью вещества и сверхсильными магнитными полями — такие условия пока недостижимы для современных лабораторий. Как же ученые исследуют эти объекты? \nВ курсе вы познакомитесь с работой специалистов астрофизики высоких энергий и нейтринной астрономии и разберетесь, зачем люди изучают вспышки сверхновых, ускорение заряженных частиц на космических ударных волнах и высокоэнергитичные нейтрино.\nА главы, посвященные теоретической и наблюдательной космологии, объяснят, как эта наука отвечает на вопросы о рождении Вселенной, динамике ее расширения и о формах материи ее заполняющих.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Звезды: от рождения до смерти","weekDesc":"Данный раздел, состоит из трех лекций. Он посвящен вопросам образования звезд (где они образуются, как, из чего, при каких условиях), их жизни (эволюция звезд, основные параметры, определяющие характеристики звезд: время жизни, температуру поверхности, светимо..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Основы теоретической космологии","weekDesc":"Этот раздел состоит из пяти лекций. В лекциях делается попытка представить слушателю курса общее представление о современной космологии. Что такое Галактика, одна ли наша галактика во Вселенной, откуда взялась Вселенная, что такое Большой взрыв, и немного об э..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Наблюдательная космология","weekDesc":"Раздел состоит из 5 лекций. Из этих лекций вы можете узнать о современных методах исследования структуры Вселенной. Что такое Крупномасштабная структура Вселенной, реликтовое излучение, квазары – одни из самых энергичных объектов во Вселенной, которые наблюдае..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Астрофизика высоких энергий","weekDesc":"Раздел состоит из шести лекций. Астрофизика высоких энергий - это область науки на стыке физики, физики высоких энергий, астрономии и целого ряда других дисциплин включая астробиологию и множество близких по духу предметов. Астрофизика высоких энергий очень мн..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Нейтронные звезды: вещество в экстремальном состоянии","weekDesc":"Данный раздел, состоит из пяти лекций. Он посвящен специфическому разделу современной астрофизики – изучению нейтронных звезд. Это очень интересные астрофизические объекты, в которых реализуются экстремальные недостижимые в лабораториях физические условия: све..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Нейтринная астрофизика","weekDesc":"Раздел состоит из пяти лекций, которые посвящены исследованию удивительных частиц - нейтрино. Это невидимые вездесущие частицы, имеющие очень-очень маленькую массу. Их чрезвычайно сложно зарегистрировать, при том, что через каждый квадратный см поверхности еже..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"Итоговый экзамен","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "}]},{"courseTitle":"剪辑：像编剧一样剪辑","courseDescription":"剪辑台前，剪辑师就像厨师对待食材一样，摆弄着拍摄现场记录下来的影像片段，用影像和声音去捕捉线索和瞬间，讲述一个故事，同时赋予故事以力量、以情感。怎样平衡剪辑給画面带来的跳跃？当有几条情节线索相互穿插时，又应使用哪些剪辑手法？剪辑过程和编剧的过程一样，以叙事和抒情为最高准则，同时不断突破陈规，创造专属于自己的独特风格。本课程将带领学习者从剪辑开始，认识镜头，认识剪辑的语法，揭开微电影创作的神秘面纱。","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"课程介绍&剪辑流程","weekDesc":"罗贝尔.布莱松曾说：一部电影要经历三次出生,分别是剧本写作、拍摄和剪辑。每一个部分相互交织、相辅相成，你中有我，我中有你。本课程先展现微电影的最后一次出生——剪辑，因为这一次出生，带着剧本和拍摄的印记，会让我们以更加整体、延续、辩证的眼光去看待微电影的整个创作全过程。本模块的下半部分我们从剪辑的流程入手，开始进入剪辑的世界。\n"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"剪辑师怎么做？——剪辑方法","weekDesc":"本模块将带领学习者从剪辑开始，认识镜头，认识剪辑的语法，认识剪辑包含的种种复杂细节，剪辑师是通过创造场景构架、节奏、镜头组合甚至是对白写作，来将原始素材最终塑造成一部完整的情感丰富的影片。"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"剪辑师为什么这么做？——剪辑思维","weekDesc":"电影语言的一切形式在艺术上都有其正当的理由，连接素材与影片成片的，就是剪辑师怎么做的、以及为何要这么做的思维。"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"剪辑师的自我修养——剪辑观念","weekDesc":"你在剪辑自己的微电影的时候，你会发现剪辑师的手艺就是一种从技术到直觉的、直观且抽象的艺术，而要达到高超的艺术水准，你肯定需要具备这些剪辑观念。"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"期末作业","weekDesc":"完成一个属于你自己的剪辑"}]},{"courseTitle":"From Climate Science to Action","courseDescription":"Each part of the world faces specific vulnerabilities to climate change and has different opportunities to mitigate the effects and build resilience in the 21st century. With the ratification of the Paris Agreement, many countries have acceded to act in combatting climate change. Indeed, without climate action, decades of sustainable development is at risk, thus making this a ‘make or break’ point in time. Showcasing the most recent scientific evidence, explaining the different regional impacts and divulging climate action strategies, along with interactive tools such as a Carbon Footprint Tracker and (I) NDC Platform, this MOOC provides some opportunities, where you can take action on climate change.\n\nAbout the Course\n\nThis action-oriented MOOC gives you the opportunity to learn about regional climate change impacts and sector-specific strategies to increase resilience and move towards a low-carbon future. You will have the opportunity to explore these issues in depth and tailor your learning experience for one or more of the following regions:\n\n•  Latin America and Caribbean\n•  Sub-Saharan Africa\n•  Middle East and North Africa\n•  Eastern Europe and Central Asia\n•  East Asia and Pacific\n•  South Asia\n\n In this endeavor, the MOOC brings together renowned scientists and policymakers to provide a synthesis of the most recent scientific evidence on climate change, regional low emissions and climate resilient development strategies across sectors. A team of expert Instructors will lead discussions around the Paris Agreement, reflections from COP22 and the progress on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).\n\nCourse Syllabus\n\nOverview \n\n‘From Climate Science to Action’ is divided into four weeks. The first two weeks will provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific evidence for climate change, followed by region-specific insights on the impacts of a warmer world in the 21st century. The last two weeks will focus on action strategies that are being undertaken in different regions and countries to meet the climate challenge, and how you as an individual can take action to avoid a warmer world!\n\nWeek 1:  Climate Change in the 21st Century\n\n•  Historical and projected observed changes in the climate system, leading up to the end of the 21st century\n•  The potential of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted at COP 21 from 187 countries to induce climate action\n•  Trends in climate change impacts, including loss of Arctic sea ice, melting glaciers, increased heat waves and extreme temperatures, and drought and aridity \n•  Possible responses from natural systems, explaining how warming could result in sea-level rise, heat waves and extreme temperatures, and ocean acidification\n\nWeek 2: Sectoral and Regional Impacts\n\n•  Impacts on key development sectors—from warming above pre-industrial temperatures and projected climate trends—across each of the world’s regions\n•  Sectoral impacts focusing on agricultural production, water resources, ecosystem services, and coastal vulnerability for affected populations \n•  Importance of risks with the potential to reverse hard-won development gains and potentially trap millions in poverty, illustrating the need for urgent action now\n\nWeek 3: From Science to Action on Climate Change\n\n•  Region-specific discussions on mitigation actions needed to reduce emissions while decreasing vulnerability to climate change impacts through adaptation and by building climate resilience\n•  Perspectives from regional experts on their experiences in strategies and actions proposed in each region to help transition towards a low-emissions, climate-resilient development path \n•  Discussions on the progress of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outcomes of the Paris Agreement and reflections from the Conference of Parties (COP)22\n\nWeek 4: What You Can Do\n\n•  Transformative impact of day-to-day changes when brought to a global scale\n•  The rationale for acting now, acting together and acting differently\n•  Examples and expected benefits of mitigation and adaptation policies, considering both contributions to global emission reductions and local development opportunities\n\nIn addition to the core resources and assignments, you may choose to go further, engaging in fun optional exercises, networking, discussion, and diving deeper into our rich selection of supplemental resources. You will have the opportunity to explore these issues in depth and tailor your learning experience for one or more of the following regions:\n\n•  Latin America and Caribbean\n•  Sub-Saharan Africa\n•  Middle East and North Africa\n•  Eastern Europe and Central Asia\n•  East Asia and Pacific\n•  South Asia\n\nCourse Format\n\nThis MOOC has a week-by-week structure, with resources, activities and exercises for you to engage in during each of the four weeks of the course. Each week, you will find a variety of course material, including: \n\n•  Interactive video talks by renowned climate scientists and practitioners \n•  Interactive tools: the Carbon Footprint Tracker, (I) NDC platform\n•  Resources: Core, optional (deep dive) and fun interactives on the week’s theme\n•  Quizzes that check your knowledge, reinforce the lesson’s material and provide immediate feedback\n•  Assignments that will sharpen your skills of analysis, reflection and communication\n•  Discussion forums and social media that enable collaboration with others from around the world, enriching interaction among participants\n•  As a final project, you will create a digital artifact \n\nYou can also go much further than this, engaging in optional exercises, networking, or discussion forums and dive deeper into our rich selection of additional resources. 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Birinci ders türev ve entegral kavramlarını geliştirmekte ve bu konulardaki problemleri temel çözme yöntemlerini sunmaktadır. Bu ders, birinci derste geliştirilen temeller üzerine daha ileri konuları işlemekte ve daha kapsamlı uygulamalar ve çözümlü örnekler sunmaktadır. Ders gerçek yaşamdan gelen uygulamaları da tanıtmaya önem veren “içerikli yaklaşımla” tasarlanmıştır. \n\nBölümler\nBölüm 1: Multivar 1'in Özeti, Dairesel Koordinatlarda Entegraller\nBölüm 2: Türev Uygulamalarından Seçme Konular\nBölüm 3: Çok Değişkenle Zincirleme Türev ve Jakobiyan\nBölüm 4: Uzayda Yüzey ve Hacım Entegralleri\nBölüm 5: Düzlemde Akı Entegralleri\nBölüm 6: Düzlemde Green, Uzayda Stokes ve Green-Gauss Teoremleri\nBölüm 7: Stokes ve Green-Gauss Teoremleri ve Doğanın Korunum Yasaları\n-----------\nThe course is the second of the two course sequence of calculus of multivariable functions. The first course develops the concepts of derivatives and integrals of functions of several variables, and the basic tools for doing the relevant calculations. This course builds on the foundations of the first course and introduces more advanced topics along with more advanced applications and solved problems. The course is designed with a “content-based” approach, i. e. by solving examples, as many as possible from real life situations.\n\nBölümler\nBölüm 1: Summary of Multivar I, Integral in Circular Coordinates\nBölüm 2: Topics of Derivative Applications\nBölüm 3: Chain Derivatives with Multi Variables and Jacobian\nBölüm 4: Surface and Volume Integrals in Space\nBölüm 5: Flux Integrals in the Plane\nBölüm 6: Green in Plane, Stokes in Space and Green-Gauss Theorems\nBölüm 7:  Stokes and Green-Gauss Theorem and Nature Conservation Laws\n-----------\nKaynak: Attila Aşkar, “Çok değişkenli fonksiyonlarda türev ve entegral”. Bu kitap dört ciltlik dizinin ikinci cildidir. Dizinin diğer kitapları Cilt 1 “Tek değişkenli fonksiyonlarda türev ve entegral”, Cilt 3: “Doğrusal cebir” ve Cilt 4: “Diferansiyel denklemler” dir.\n\nSource: Attila Aşkar, Calculus of Multivariable Functions, Volume 2 of the set of Vol1: Calculus of Single Variable Functions, Volume 3: Linear Algebra and Volume 4: Differential Equations. All available online starting on January 6, 2014","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Multivar 1'in Özeti, Dairesel Koordinatlarda Entegraller","weekDesc":"İki değişkenli fonksiyonlardan hatırlatmalar: ikinci derece fonksiyonlar, kısmi türev ve iki katlı entegrallerdeki temel tanımlar ve geometrideki anlamları; iki değişkenli fonksiyonlarda türev ve entegrallerdeki temel hesaplama yöntemleri, iki katlı entegral h..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Türev Uygulamalarından Seçme Konular","weekDesc":"İki değişkenli fonksiyonlarda Koordinat dönüşümleri ve Jakobiyan. Diverjans, Rotasyonel ve Laplasyen. Dairesel koordinatlarda gradyan. 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Are we looking at a dying art form or a moment of reinvigoration?\n \nIn this course we will develop a response to these questions, and we will explore the notion that the classical musician, the artist, is an important public figure with a critical role to play in society.\n \nThe course will include inquiry into a set of ideas in philosophy of aesthetics; a discussion about freedom, civil society, and ways that art can play a role in readying people for democracy; discussion on philosophy of education as it relates to the question of positive social change; and an exploration of musical and artistic initiatives that have been particularly focused on a positive social impact.\n \nGuiding questions for this course inquiry will include:\n \n      - How can classical music effect social change?\n      - How has music made positive change in communities around the globe?\n      - What can the field of classical music learn from other movements for social change?\n      - How have educators and philosophers thought about the arts and their connection to daily contemporary life?\n \nEach class will explore one critical question through lectures, discussions, interviews, or documentaries.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Welcome to Music and Social Action","weekDesc":"Learn what this course is about, who's teaching it, and other ways you can explore this topic. 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We bring together a collection of diverse short films and key short readings on sustainable cities as well as interactive forums and a practical assignment to create an online learning community.\n\nThis course provides key examples of activities to promote sustainable cities in Scandinavia, Europe and around the world. We utilize films and reports by WWF, the Economist Intelligence Unit, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, UN-Habitat, C40 Climate Leadership Group, Arup, Sustainia, the Rockefeller Foundation, and ongoing research projects. This course is produced by Lund University in cooperation with WWF and ICLEI. It is available for free to everyone, everywhere!\n\nThe International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University is an international centre of excellence on sustainable solutions. The IIIEE is ideally suited to understand and explain the interdisciplinary issues in sustainable cities and greening the economy utilising the diverse disciplinary backgrounds of its international staff. 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This course, taught by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman brings all the key concepts from the first four courses to practice as you develop and test a new positive intervention for an audience of your choice. You identify opportunities in your daily life to increase the wellbeing by using knowledge you developed in the first four courses of the Specialization. In this final project, you evaluate the efficacy of a positive intervention based on subjective and objective measures. Then, you compare how empirical and non-empirically-based positive interventions can be applied to influence a person's wellbeing. Lastly, you reflect on how the fundamental elements of research methods are important in the everyday application of positive psychology.\n\nAfter completing all five courses, learners earn a certificate signed by Dr. Martin E.P. 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Elementary knowledge of RC linear circuits (at the level of an introductory physics class).","weeks":[]},{"courseTitle":"Chinese Characters for beginner 汉字","courseDescription":"Welcome to \"Chinese Characters for beginner\"!\nThis is an elementary course on learning Chinese characters. Together, we will start from the basic element of Chinese characters-- Strokes. Then we will learn 1,200 basic Chinese words composed of 240 commonly used Chinese characters, which begin with  “一”(one), including pronunciation, shape and meaning, so that to improve the learning effect. \n\n①  Each Chinese character is with pinyin;\n\n②  Each Chinese character is shown in the form of animation in the process of writing, namely strokes;\n\n③  English translation is used on the Chinese character can be a word itself. Other Chinese characters can not be independent of words are the characters of. 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Ces enjeux sont par nature très fortement couplés et complexes. Ils exigent une approche interdisciplinaire, afin d’adopter un vrai questionnement, au delà des préjugés et des idées reçues. \n\nC’est pourquoi des spécialistes reconnus dans les domaines de l’économie, de la démographie, de l’énergie, du climat, de l’eau et de l’agriculture, et issus des meilleurs institutions et centres de recherche français (CentraleSupélec, INED, Cnam, CEA, AgroParisTech), interviendront avec la volonté de confronter leurs points de vue et de débattre avec vous. \n\nLa démarche générale du cours consistera à examiner les enjeux du développement durable au regard d’études scientifiques rigoureuses et récentes, pour : \n •  donner et discuter des chiffres clés (de l’état des lieux aux futurs possibles) ;\n •  comprendre la construction de ces chiffres (hypothèses et limites des modèles scientifiques sur lesquels ils reposent) ;\n •  et aborder l’ensemble des enjeux dans leurs différentes dimensions (notamment de l’échelle locale à l’échelle mondiale).\n \nLe format du cours :\nHebdomadaire, sur 7 semaines, 1h de vidéo par semaine (sous-titres en français et an anglais) avec quiz et supports de cours, forum (dont FAQ). Effort estimé : 3 heures par semaine pendant 7 semaines (1h30 de travail sur vidéo et 1h30 de lectures). Animation de la communauté d'apprenants : le forum sera animé par l’équipe enseignante.\n\nResponsable du cours : \nPascal Da Costa : Enseignant-Chercheur, Economiste, Professeur chargé de cours à CentraleSupélec campus de Châtenay-Malabry (ex Ecole Centrale Paris).\n\nPlan du cours :\n •  Économie, avec Pascal Da Costa (CentraleSupélec).\n •  Démographie, avec Gilles Pison (Institut National d’Etudes Démographiques).\n •  Énergie et Ressources Minérales, avec Estelle Iacona (CentraleSupélec) et Jean-Pierre Chevalier (Cnam).\n •  Climat, avec Valérie Masson-Delmotte (Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement).\n •  Eau, avec Claire Bordes (CentraleSupélec).\n •  Agriculture, avec Marc Dufumier (AgroParisTech).","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Economie","weekDesc":"La première séance du cours portera sur l’Economie du Développement Durable.Nous allons étudier les écoles de pensées économiques du développement durable, ainsi que les politiques économiques de l’environnement dans les faits. 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Autant de points qui méritent d’être étudiés en détails, p..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"Agriculture","weekDesc":"L’agriculture est un secteur économique indispensable mais il génère, de la façon dont il est aujourd’hui organisé dans de nombreux pays, énormément de coûts d’un point de vue social et en termes de santé et de pollutions également.Les études agronomiques et é..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 8","weekName":"Devoir final","weekDesc":"Evaluation par les pairs.Pour le devoir final, vous devez écrire un article et le soumettre pour une évaluation par les pairs. Quand vous aurez déposé votre devoir, vous pourrez accéder aux devoirs des autres apprenants pour faire vos évaluations.Pour plus d'i..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV)","courseDescription":"In the previous course in the Specialization, we learned how to compare genes, proteins, and genomes.  One way we can use these methods is in order to construct a \"Tree of Life\" showing how a large collection of related organisms have evolved over time.\n\nIn the first half of the course, we will discuss approaches for evolutionary tree construction that have been the subject of some of the most cited scientific papers of all time, and show how they can resolve quandaries from finding the origin of a deadly virus to locating the birthplace of modern humans.\n\nIn the second half of the course, we will shift gears and examine the old claim that birds evolved from dinosaurs.  How can we prove this?  In particular, we will examine a result that claimed that peptides harvested from a T. rex fossil closely matched peptides found in chickens. In particular, we will use methods from computational proteomics to ask how we could assess whether this result is valid or due to some form of contamination.\n\nFinally, you will learn how to apply popular bioinformatics software tools to reconstruct an evolutionary tree of ebolaviruses and identify the source of the recent Ebola epidemic that caused global headlines.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Week 1: Introduction to Evolutionary Tree Construction","weekDesc":"<p>Welcome to our class!</p>\n\n<p>In this class, we will consider the following two central biological&nbsp;questions (the computational approaches needed to solve them are shown in parentheses):</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Weeks 1-3: Which Animal Gave Us SARS? 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Des expériences numériques interactives sont également mises à votre disposition pour vous permettre de visualiser diverses notions.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"VECTEURS ALÉATOIRES (1/2)","weekDesc":"Nous entamons cette semaine le Cours 4 dont le sujet est les vecteurs aléatoires, c'est-à-dire, une collection finie de variables aléatoires réelles, comme par exemple des couples de variables aléatoires. Ce cours s'étend sur deux semaines.  "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"VECTEURS ALÉATOIRES (2/2)","weekDesc":"Il s'agit de la suite et de la fin du Cours 4. Nous allons en particulier généraliser le résultat qui nous permet de faire des calculs de lois."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"CONVERGENCES ET LOI DES GRANDS NOMBRES (1/2)","weekDesc":"Nous entamons le Cours 5 dont l'objet principal est le théorème communément appelé la « loi des grands nombres ». Nous introduirons aussi plusieurs notions de convergence d'une suite de variables aléatoires."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"CONVERGENCES ET LOI DES GRANDS NOMBRES (2/2)","weekDesc":"Nous terminons le Cours 5 en donnant des exemples d'applications de la loi des grands nombres. Nous introduisons également la méthode de Monte Carlo."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"FONCTIONS CARACTÉRISTIQUES, CONVERGENCE EN LOI ET THÉORÈME DE LA LIMITE CENTRALE (1/2)","weekDesc":"Nous commençons le Cours 6, le dernier de ce MOOC, à cheval sur deux semaines. Cette semaine, on introduit un nouvel outil très puissant : les fonction caractéristiques. "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"FONCTIONS CARACTÉRISTIQUES, CONVERGENCE EN LOI ET THÉORÈME DE LA LIMITE CENTRALE (2/2)","weekDesc":"Cette dernière semaine est consacrée au second pilier de la théorie des probabilités : le théorème de la limite centrale. Ce résultat nécessite une nouvelle notion de convergence : la convergence en loi. Nous verrons notamment une application aux intervalles d..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Advanced Search Engine Optimization Strategies","courseDescription":"This course focuses on technical, mobile and social strategies for increasing site traffic. Learn how to build SEO for international audiences through content localization, global team alignment and optimizing for local search engines. Discover techniques to optimize mobile-friendly websites, get mobile apps discovered, and leverage social media to drive organic SEO traffic.  You will also learn how to identify key SEO metrics and collect, interpret, validate, and report success to your clients and stakeholders.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction","weekDesc":"Welcome to this first module where you will discover how technical search engine optimization (SEO) can improve your website. You will discuss and use web metrics as you compare performance analysis tools and plug-ins. 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Disruption refers to the failure of well-managed firms to succeed when faced with technological change associated with disruptive technologies, i.e. technologies that are inferior in the beginning but get better soon enough to precipitate the failure of entrenched firms. The very practices that made incumbent firms successful in managing sustaining technologies may actually prove to be debilitating while managing disruptive technologies. Drawing from many of collective research in disruptions, this course will offer a set of frameworks, tools, and concepts in order to manage the unique challenges and develop innovative strategies while managing disruptive innovations so as to achieve leadership positions.\n\nWith the frenetic pace of technological change, understanding the trends and contemporary innovation approaches is critically important for companies interested in maximizing the odds of innovation success. Drawing from many years of research, this course will offer a set of frameworks, tools, and concepts in order to understand and develop cutting-edge innovative strategies in a coherent way so as to achieve leadership positions.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Course Orientation","weekDesc":"You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Module 2: Supply-Side Disruption","weekDesc":"With the second module, we will move into the disruptive innovation domain on the supply-side. We will define supply-side disruptions; we will examine how architectural changes sometimes blindside incumbents. Then, we will examine the concept of mental models ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":" Module 3: From Pipeline to Platform","weekDesc":"With  the third module,we  will  move  into examining  platform  businesses. 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Si estás inscrito en este MOOC con el fin de obtener el crédito académico para el curso de Introducción a las matemáticas (Matemáticas Remedial), confirma tu interés en la acreditación a la cuenta: mooc@servicios.itesm.mx. Consulta las preguntas frecuentes para conocer el proceso de acreditación.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Reglas de derivación","weekDesc":"Hablaremos de las Reglas del Producto, Cociente y Cadena para dar cabida al estudio de otros modelos matemáticos en cuya representación algebraica aparecen exponentes negativos y/o fraccionarios. Practicaremos con las Reglas y apreciaremos los aportes de tecno..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Práctica de derivación y comparamos con tecnología","weekDesc":"Practicaremos con la derivación de funciones para revisar la importancia de ciertos procesos algebraicos cuando estudiamos Cálculo. Utilizaremos la tecnología especializada para comparar procesos y adquirir habilidades algebraicas y gráficas de una manera rela..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Consejos algebraicos sobre derivadas y gráficas clásicas","weekDesc":"Hablaremos del proceso algebraico de cálculo de derivadas y de las complicaciones a que da lugar con el fin de minimizar dificultades seguiendo los consejos planteados. Hablaremos además de modelos matemáticos clásicos cuya gráfica se asocia con curvas clásica..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Optimización","weekDesc":"Retomaremos la aplicación de optimización de funciones considerando un contexto real en el que aparecen los nuevos modelos matemáticos. Hablaremos de estrategias de solución que utilizan las diferentes representaciones matemáticas: numérica, algebraica y gráfi..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Reason and Persuasion: Thinking Through Three Dialogues By Plato","courseDescription":"In this course we study the ancient, Socratic art of blowing up your beliefs as you go, to make sure they're built to last. We spend six weeks studying three Platonic dialogues - \"Euthyphro\", \"Meno\", \"Republic\" Book I - then two weeks pondering a pair of footnotes to Plato: contemporary moral theory and moral psychology. \n\nPlatonic? Socratic? Socrates was the teacher, but he said he never did. Plato was the student who put words in his teacher's mouth. You'll get a feel for it.\n\nWe have a book: the new 4th edition of \"Reason and Persuasion\", by the instructor (and his wife, Belle Waring, the translator.) It contains the Plato you need, plus introductory material and in-depth, chapter-length commentaries. (Don't worry! John Holbo knows better than to read his book to the camera. The videos cover the same material, but the presentation is different.) \n\nThe book is offered free in PDF form - the whole thing, and individual chapter slices. It is also available in print and other e-editions. See the course content for links and information.\n\nThe course is suitable for beginning students of Plato and philosophy, but is intended to offer something to more advanced students as well. We seek new, odd angles on old, basic angles. Tricky! The strategy is to make a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary approach.  Lots of contemporary connections, to make the weird bits intuitive; plus plenty of ancient color, still bright after all these years. So: arguments and ideas, new possibilities, old stories, fun facts. Plus cartoons. \n\nThe results can get elaborate (some book chapters and some lesson videos run long.) But each video comes with a brief summary of its contents. The lessons progress. I put them in this order for reasons. But there's no reason you can't skip over and around to find whatever seems most interesting. There are any number of self-contained mini-courses contained in this 8-week course. You are welcome to them.\n\nPlato has meant different things to different people. He's got his own ideas, no doubt. (Also, his own Ideas.) But these have, over the centuries, been worn into crossing paths for other feet; been built up into new platforms for projecting other voices. (Plato did it to Socrates, so fair is fair.) So your learning outcome should be: arrival somewhere interesting, in your head, where you haven't been before. I wouldn't presume to dictate more exactly.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Plato's Euthyphro I: Bad Dads, Good Arguments","weekDesc":"We start with Plato's \"Euthyphro\", a short dialogue in which Socrates debates the nature of holiness with a priest, Euthyphro. (The Bad Dad is Euthyphro's. Maybe. If he's a murderer. 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I think it’s best to see him as suspended between a fe..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"Moral Psychology","weekDesc":"We're done with Plato! Well, not really. The point is to prove we'll never be done with him! But we're moving on to contemporary moral psychology. This lesson is on moral psychology. How does the moral mind think – work, function? The moral brain. (Psychologis..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 8","weekName":"Ethics and Ethnos","weekDesc":"One more week on moral psychology. We’re almost done! This week we’re still talking about Jonathan Haidt, but then I shift to consider as well, the work of another psychologist, who is also a philosopher (by training): Joshua Greene. I talk about his popular b..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Introduction to Power Electronics","courseDescription":"This course introduces the basic concepts of switched-mode converter circuits for controlling and converting electrical power with high efficiency. Principles of converter circuit analysis are introduced, and are developed for finding the steady state voltages, current, and efficiency of power converters. Assignments include simulation of a dc-dc converter, analysis of an inverting dc-dc converter, and modeling and efficiency analysis of an electric vehicle system and of a USB power regulator.\n\nAfter completing this course, you will:\n● Understand what a switched-mode converter is and its basic operating principles\n● Be able to solve for the steady-state voltages and currents of step-down, step-up, inverting, and other power converters\n● Know how to derive an averaged equivalent circuit model and solve for the converter efficiency\n\nA basic understanding of electrical circuit analysis is an assumed prerequisite for this course.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Ch 1: Introduction","weekDesc":"An introduction to power electronics and to the Coursera specialization"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Ch 2: Steady-State Converter Analysis","weekDesc":"How to find the ideal steady-state voltages and currents of a switched-mode converter"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Ch 3: Steady-State Equivalent Circuit Modeling, Losses, and Efficiency","weekDesc":"Equivalent circuit modeling of switching converters, to predict their power conversion functions and efficiency under steady-state conditions"}]},{"courseTitle":"Matemáticas financieras","courseDescription":"En el curso matemáticas financieras se explica la relación que tiene el dinero y su valor a través del tiempo. Se abordan los temas de interés simple, interés compuesto, anualidades, perpetuidades, amortizaciones, valor presente y valor futuro, todos ellos elementos básicos que el administrador financiero deberá aplicar en los análisis de opciones de inversión o financiamiento.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Matemáticas Financieras ","weekDesc":"Las matemáticas como ciencia, en el contexto de las finanzas, son un gran y valioso apoyo de aplicación en los mercados financieros para determinar intereses, montos y capital, mediante las fórmulas aplicadas de interés simple, descuento simple, interés compue..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Descuento Simple ","weekDesc":"En el módulo II, revisaremos el tema de descuento simple, concepto, fórmulas y su aplicación. También verás microcasos y actividades de pares que facilitarán el aprendizaje. El descuento simple es aplicable a la inversión, por ejemplo, en instrumentos financie..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Interés Compuesto ","weekDesc":"En el módulo III, revisaremos el tema de interés compuesto y valor futuro, concepto, fórmulas y su aplicación. De igual manera, habrá microcasos y actividades de pares que facilitarán el aprendizaje del tema. El interés compuesto nos ayuda a tomar decisiones d..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Descuento Compuesto","weekDesc":"En el módulo IV, revisaremos el tema de descuento compuesto y valor presente, concepto, fórmulas y su aplicación. Durante el módulo encontrarás microcasos y actividades de pares que facilitarán tu aprendizaje. 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Juntos, ustedes practicarán el lenguaje y los estilos de comunicación en inglés necesarios para:\n·       Reclutar y el entrenar a un equipo profesional a trabajar juntos con integridad y respeto\n·       Manejar y participar en las reuniones bien organizadas\n·       Hacer que las conferencias telefónicas sean más eficaz\n·       Escribir correos electrónicos profesionales que sean fáciles de leer\nLas actividades en este curso le dan la oportunidad de compartir su experiencia y recibir retroalimentación inmediata de otros profesionales empresariales en todo el mundo.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Decisiones para dotación y contratación de personal / Staffing and Hiring Decisions","weekDesc":" En este módulo, seguiremos a Elizabeth en el proceso de armar su propio equipo. Veremos la manera como ella se comunica con su equipo y colegas dependiendo de cada situación. Esto le ayudará a prepararse para hacer solicitudes de forma directa o indirecta. 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İnfertilitenin nedenleri, tanı ve tedavi yöntemleri, bu süreçlerde çiftlerin yaşadıkları fiziksel ve psikososyal sorunları ve önlemeye yönelik hemşirelik girişimlerini içerir.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Fertilite ve İnfertilite Kavramları","weekDesc":"Fertiliteyi etkileyen faktörler; infertilitenin tanımı, dünyada ve Türkiye’de görülme sıklığı, infertilite gelişimini etkileyen faktörler, infertilite neden toplumsal bir sağlık sorunudur?"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Kadında İnfertiliteye Neden Olan Faktörler","weekDesc":"Kadında infertilite yaratan faktörler; ovulasyon problemleri, tubal transport problemleri, uterin problemler, servikal ve vajinal problemler, diğer nedenler "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Erkekte İnfertiliteye Neden Olan Faktörler","weekDesc":"Erkekte infertilite yaratan faktörler; sperm üretimini bozan pretestiküler, testiküler ve posttestiküler faktörler"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Kadında ve Erkekte İnfertilitenin Değerlendirilmesi","weekDesc":"Erkek üreme sistemi ve sperm üretimi, kadında ve erkekte infertilite nedeninin araştırılması"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"İnfertilite Tedavileri","weekDesc":"İnfertilite tedavileri; farmakolojik ajanlar, tedavi protokolleri, yardımcı üreme teknikleri, intrauterin inseminasyon, in vitro fertilizasyon, IVF başarısını ve sonucunu etkileyen faktörler, infertilite tedavisinde üçüncü taraf yaklaşımları"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"İnfertilitenin Tanı ve Tedavi Aşamasında Hemşirenin Rolü","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"İnfertilitenin Yükü","weekDesc":"İnfertilitenin kadın, erkek ve çift üzerindeki etkileri, infertilitenin evlilik, cinsel yaşam ve sosyal yaşama etkileri, infertil bireylerde psikososyal sorunlar, infertilitenin psikososyal yükü"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 8","weekName":"İnfertilite Tedavisi Başarısızlığı","weekDesc":"İnfertilite tedavisi başarısızlığı; başarısız tedavi sonrası yaşananlar, bu süreçte eğitim ve danışmanlık, “Tedaviyi Bırakma” kavramı ve hemşirenin rol ve sorumlulukları"}]},{"courseTitle":"Materials Data Sciences and Informatics","courseDescription":"This course aims to provide a succinct overview of the emerging discipline of Materials Informatics at the intersection of materials science, computational science, and information science. 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More specifically, it is argued that modern data sciences (including advanced statistics, dimensionality reduction, and formulation of metamodels) and innovative cyberinfrastructure tools (including integration platforms, databases, and customized tools for enhancement of collaborations among cross-disciplinary team members) are likely to play a critical and pivotal role in addressing the above challenges.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Welcome","weekDesc":"What you should know before you start the course"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Materials Knowledge and Materials Data Science ","weekDesc":"•\tUnderstand property, structure and process spaces\n•\tLearn about Process-Structure-Property Linkages \n•\tLearn what does Materials Knowledge mean\n•\tLearn about a role of Data Science in Materials Knowledge System\n•\tOverview approaches and main components of Da..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Materials Knowledge Improvement Cycles","weekDesc":"•\tLearn material structure and its digital representation\n•\tLearn how to calculate 2-point statistics \n•\tLearn how Principal Component Analysis can be used to reduce dimensionality\n•\tUnderstand Homogenization and Localization concepts\n"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Case Study in Homogenization: Plastic Properties of Two-Phase Composites","weekDesc":"This module demonstrates a homogenization problem based on an example of two-phase composites"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Materials Innovation Cyberinfrastructure and Integrated Workflows","weekDesc":"•\tLearn about materials innovation system and cyberinfrastructure\n•\tReview Materials Databases, e-collaboration platforms and code repositories\n•\tLearn why integrated workflows are needed\n•\tDefine Metadata, Structured and Unstructured data\n•\tLearn about availa..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Experimental Methods in Systems Biology","courseDescription":"Learn about the technologies underlying experimentation used in systems biology, with particular focus on RNA sequencing, mass spec-based proteomics, flow/mass cytometry and live-cell imaging.\n\nA key driver of the systems biology field is the technology allowing us to delve deeper and wider into how cells respond to experimental perturbations. This in turns allows us to build more detailed quantitative models of cellular function, which can give important insight into applications ranging from biotechnology to human disease. This course gives a broad overview of a variety of current experimental techniques used in modern systems biology, with focus on obtaining the quantitative data needed for computational modeling purposes in downstream analyses. We dive deeply into four technologies in particular, mRNA sequencing, mass spectrometry-based proteomics, flow/mass cytometry, and live-cell imaging. These techniques are often used in systems biology and range from genome-wide coverage to single molecule coverage, millions of cells to single cells, and single time points to frequently sampled time courses. 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The training is role-based and uses case scenarios.  Also, it has additional, optional modules on other topics of interest or relevance.  Although we suggest to complete the course within a month's timeframe, the course is self-paced and so you can start and finish the course at anytime during a month's time period. No additional hardware or software are required for this course.\n\nOur nation’s healthcare system is changing at a rapid pace. Transformative health care delivery programs depend heavily on health information technology to improve and coordinate care, maintain patient registries, support patient engagement, develop and sustain data infrastructure necessary for multi-payer value-based payment, and enable analytical capacities to inform decision making and streamline reporting.  The accelerated pace of change from new and expanding technology will continue to be a challenge for preparing a skilled workforce so taking this training will help you to stay current in the dynamic landscape of health care.\n\nThis course is one of three related courses in the HI-FIVE training program, which has topics on population health, care coordination and interoperability, value-based care, healthcare data analytics, and patient-centered care.  Each of the three courses is designed from a different perspective based on various healthcare roles.  This first course is from a clinical perspective, geared towards physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, clinical executives and managers, medical assistants, and other clinical support roles.  However, we encourage anyone working in healthcare, health IT, public health, and population health to participate in any of the three trainings. \n\nAccreditation Statement\nThe College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.\n\nAMA Credit Designation Statement\nThe College of Physcians and Surgeons designates this enduring material for 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.\n\nThe planning committee members are: Rita Kukafka, DrPH, MA, FACMI; Bruce Forman, MD; Gil Kuperman, MD, PhD; Virginia Lorenzi, MS, CPHIMS, FHL7, and Victoria Tiase, MSN, BN.  None of the members of the committee, who planned this CME Activity, have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.  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AXA Investment Managers, in partnership with HEC Paris, will introduce you to the most important ideas and concepts in investment management, to help you better understand your financial future.\n\nThis course will enable you to:\n•\tDefine what type of investor you are, your investment objectives, and potential constraints. \n•\tIdentify the main investable assets and important players in financial markets. \n•\tUnderstand basic portfolio management techniques. \n•\tApply these techniques in real case studies from the outset, through practical assessments. \n\nFinally, we will provide a comprehensive overview of today's asset management industry: the product cycles, professionals, and regulations. For those who want to identify a talented fund manager to invest for you, we offer important criteria for selecting one. For those who are interested in learning more about this fascinating industry, we lay the foundation for your ongoing financial journey. Join us now to explore the world of investment management! \n\nCourse Launching Date\nThe first session of the course will be launched on April 11th, 2016.\n\nCourse Specialists\nThe course has been developed in collaboration between HEC Paris, with Hugues Langlois managing the academic aspect, and AXA Investment Managers specialists, sharing their experiences and expertise and coordinated by Marion Le Morhedec. AXA Investment Managers participants include Maxime Alimi, Stephanie Condra, Nicholas Jeans, Elodie Laugel, Pierre-François de Mont-Serrat, Jean-Gabriel Pierre (AXA Group), Dorothée Sauloup, Irina Topa-Serry, Fiona Southall, Patrice Viot Coster, Susanna Warner, and Joachim Weitgasser.\n\nRecommended Background\nWe expect most participants to have a basic level of knowledge in mathematics and economics. However this is not essential, and we believe that people from any background can succeed with commitment and a strong interest.\nBe aware that in the case study, you will have to use Excel.\n\nCourse Format \nThis course will run for 4 weeks and consists of 4 modules, each with a series of lecture videos between 5 to 8 minutes long. Each module contains a set of practice and graded quiz questions. A complete portfolio management exercise covers concepts learned in all modules\n\nLanguage\nThe course is in English, with Italian, German, French, and Chinese (Simplified) subtitles.\n\nThe Project\nThe preparation of this MOOC has been an exciting adventure for many professionals at AXA Investment Managers and HEC, both for the speakers and a wealth of contributors. 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Insight leads to better communication between stakeholders, or actionable insights, which can be used to raise alerts or send commands, back to IoT devices.\nWith a focus on the topic of Exploratory Data Analysis, the course provides an in-depth look at mathematical foundations of basic statistical measures, and how they can be used in conjunction with advanced charting libraries to make use of the world’s best pattern recognition system – the human brain.  Learn how to work with the data, and depict it in ways that support visual inspections, and derive to inferences about the data. Identify interesting characteristics, patterns, trends, deviations or inconsistencies, and potential outliers.  The goal is that you are able to implement end-to-end analytic workflows at scale, from data acquisition to actionable insights. \nThrough a series of lectures and exercises students get the needed skills to perform such analysis on any data, although we clearly focus on IoT Sensor Event Data.\n\nAfter completing this course, you will be able to:\n•\tDescribe how basic statistical measures, are used to reveal  patterns within the data \n•\tRecognize data characteristics, patterns, trends, deviations or inconsistencies, and potential outliers.\n•\tIdentify useful techniques for working with big data such as dimension reduction and feature selection methods \n•\tUse advanced tools and charting libraries to:\n      o\tAutomatically store data from IoT device(s) \n      o\timprove efficiency of analysis of big-data with partitioning and parallel analysis \n      o\tVisualize the data in an number of 2D and 3D formats (Box Plot, Run Chart, Scatter Plot, Pareto Chart, and Multidimensional Scaling)\n\nFor successful completion of the course, the following prerequisites are recommended: \n•\tBasic programming skills in any programming language (python preferred)\n•\tA good grasp of basic algebra and algebraic equations\n•\t(optional) “A developer's guide to the Internet of Things (IoT)” - a Coursera course\n•\tBasic SQL is a plus\n\nIn order to complete this course, the following technologies will be used:\n(These technologies are introduced in the course as necessary so no previous knowledge is required.)\n•\tIBM Watson IoT Platform (MQTT Message Broker as a Service, Device Management and Operational Rule Engine)\n•\tIBM Bluemix (Open Standard Platform Cloud)\n•\tNode-Red\n•\tCloudant NoSQL (Apache CouchDB)\n•\tApacheSpark\n•\tLanguages: R, Scala and Python (focus on Python)\n\nThis course takes four weeks, 4-6h per week","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction to exploratory analysis","weekDesc":"Analysis of data starts with a hypothesis and through exploration, those hypothesis are tested.  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By taking this course, you will learn how to enhance your cultural knowledge and assess potential skill gaps that may hinder your online experience or negatively impact your performance in U.S. virtual work environments. 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Insects mas..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 9","weekName":"Colonization of the continents and the Origin of the Dinosaurs and Birds/Mass Extinction Events and Their Causes","weekDesc":"In the ninth module we will explore how our ancestors colonized dry land. Jesper Milan will tell you about how this happened and give you examples of some of the first vertebrates that gradually adapted to a life on land. Vertebrates are animals with backbones..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 10","weekName":"Origin of Recent Climate Change / The Molecular Clock","weekDesc":"In the tenth module we will tell you about two very different topics - recent climate changes and the molecular clock. Michael Houmark will tell you about the most important factor controlling the evolution of modern life – the changes in global climate over t..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 11","weekName":"Primate Origins and Evolution / Human Origins and Evolution","weekDesc":"One group of animals emerging during this period is the primates - the group to which we also belong. In the first videos of this week Bent Lindow comes back and tells you about the evolution of primates, leading up to the early humans. Bent will also introduc..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 12","weekName":"Modern Diversity","weekDesc":"In the last set of lectures we will look the modern biodiversity, which is perhaps the most remarkable result of the evolution, which we have described throughout the course.There is an enormous difference between the biodiversity of different types of habitat..."}]},{"courseTitle":"NGO能力建设入门 Building Capacity of CSOs in China","courseDescription":"《NGO能力建设入门》由联合国开发计划署(UNDP)出品。课程以非营利组织的成长脉络为主线，从组织建立之初对自身定位、使命和治理方式的思考，运行之时对人力资源和资金的管理，到发展之际对外界的拓展和传播，探索非营利组织在管理和运作过程中涉及的核心理念和关键问题。每节的15分钟的课程凝结了数十位业内专家实践经验的精华和对创新方法的探索，力求以丰富的案例和精心提炼的“干货”，帮助非营利组织解决实际问题。\n\n本课程是联合国首部中文“慕课”《民间组织能力建设入门》的升级版。基于第一期学员的反馈，新版课程强化了课程的体系性和知识点背后的逻辑，在注重实践经验分享的同时，更强调思考方式的培养，以期帮助非营利组织更好地“举一反三”、学以致用。\n\n完成本课程四个章节的学习，您不仅将掌握每项主题的关键知识点，亦会了解到各位专家不同经验的共通之处，发现治理、人力资源管理、筹款等议题之间的彼此关联，学会更系统性地思考非营利组织的管理和运作。\n\n当然，很多问题并没有标准答案或固定模板，因此本课程将通过一系列线上及线下的课外活动，鼓励同学们在汲取讲师们传授的经验的同时，发挥自身和集体的智慧，互相分享、不断碰撞，一同发现问题并寻找解决方案。\n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>课程大纲<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n\n\n第1章 从使命到治理\n\n1.1 非营利组织概述（赵华，彼得·德鲁克社会组织学习中心秘书长）\n1.2 非营利组织——使命优先 （赵华，彼得·德鲁克社会组织学习中心秘书长）\n1.3 使命与组织管理实践 （彭艳妮，南都公益基金会常务副秘书长）\n1.4 非营利组织治理：理事会的角色 (赵华，彼得·德鲁克社会组织学习中心秘书长)\n1.5 组织的治理结构 （贾西津，清华大学公共管理学院副教授）\n\n\n第2章 人力资源管理\n\n2.1 非营利组织人力资源管理概念及价值（翟雁，北京惠泽人公益发展中心主任）\n2.2 非营利组织人力资源管理基本原则及方法（翟雁，北京惠泽人公益发展中心主任）\n2.3 员工管理：战略人力资源管理案例 （零慧，友成企业家扶贫基金会常务副秘书长）\n2.4 志愿者管理：志愿者的招募与保留 （翟雁，北京惠泽人公益发展中心主任）\n\n\n第3章 筹款\n\n3.1 非营利组织的资源分布及其特点（肖蓉，赠与亚洲中国首席代表）\n3.2 筹款方视角：非营利组织的资源开发（王超，世界自然基金会首席运营官）\n3.3 捐赠方视角：筹款从找对捐赠方开始（霍庆川，敦和慈善基金会秘书长助理）\n3.4 传统的筹款工具与方法（肖蓉，赠与亚洲中国首席代表）\n3.5 如何利用互联网为公益筹款（贝晓超，前新浪微博社会责任总监）\n\n\n第4章 对外拓展\n\n4.1 向政府拓展：非营利组织的政府关系（徐家良，上海交通大学学第三部门研究中心执行主任）\n4.2 倡导的基本理论与方法 （郭婷，中国发展简报副主编）\n4.3 向公众拓展：非营利组织的公信力（徐家良，上海交通大学学第三部门研究中心执行主任）\n4.4 体验式公益活动与新媒体传播（陈红涛，中国扶贫基金会副秘书长）\n\n\n>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>常见问题<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<\n\n1. 怎样才能获得证书？\n\n本课程有两种证书供同学们选择：\n\n1) 由课程平台提供方Coursera颁发的付费认证证书（电子版）\n认证证书（Verified Certificate）是Coursera颁发的电子版证书，带有唯一认证编码。获得认证证书要求同学们每一次平时作业和考试的得分都分别超过80%，并需向Coursera支付$29美金的费用。您可以先免费注册课程，开始学习课程后再选择支付证书费用。更多关于Coursera的证书问题请浏览：https://www.coursera.org/certificate/undpcso 页面下方的常见问题解答。\n\n2) 由课程内容提供方UNDP颁发的免费结业证书（电子版）\n结业证书带有UNDP logo，用户姓名和课程名称，不带认证编码，不具有认证效力，主要目的是鼓励并纪念同学们顺利通过课程。获得结业证书只需要免费注册，不需要支付任何费用，完成课程并总成绩超过80%即可申请获得。\n\n请注意：本期课程不提供任何纸质证书。联合国开发计划署不在本课程的任何环节收取任何费用，且不对Coursera的收费政策负责。\n\n\n2. 课程的时间安排是怎样的？\n\n本期课程将从2015年12月21日起开放全部内容，持续六周时间，包括四章内容的学习和一次期末考试。每周的课后习题设有截止日期（通常是每周一章），建议同学们根据截止日期安排学习，以便与其他同学保持同步、交流学习，课程组也会根据一周一章的进度安排相应的课外活动。当然，同学们也可以选择灵活地支配自己的进度，只需在整个学期结束前完成并提交所有内容即可获得本期课程的总评。\n\n\n3. 课程的评分政策是怎样的？\n\n总成绩(100%)= 四次课后习题(50%) + 期末考试(50%) \n课后习题主要以选择题为主，由系统评分；期末考试形式为主观题，由同伴互评。\n\n\n关于课程如有更多问题，欢迎通过课程论坛答疑板块或微信公众号（ID：UNDPCSO）向我们提问。","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"课程介绍","weekDesc":"欢迎同学们观看课程介绍短片，阅读课程大纲，了解课程的大致内容。"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"第一章 从使命到治理","weekDesc":"本章的主讲人是来自彼得·德鲁克社会组织学习中心的赵华老师。她将与南都公益基金会的彭艳妮老师和清华大学公共管理学院的贾西津老师一同引导大家探索以下问题：什么是非营利组织？非营利组织在社会中的定位是什么？有什么独特性？这决定了非营利组织什么样的治理特征？使命对非营利组织为什么重要？如何简单有效地陈述组织使命？治理的本质是什么？理事会为什么重要？如何建立非营利组织的治理结构？"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"第二章 人力资源管理","weekDesc":"本章的主讲人是来自惠泽人公益发展中心的翟雁老师。她将与友成企业家扶贫基金会的零慧老师一同引导大家探索以下问题：非营利组织的人力资源管理与其他组织有何区别？为什么人力资源管理对非营利组织如此重要？如何针对非营利组织人力资源结构的特点，进行有效地管理？什么是人力资源的“三叶草结构”？如何招募和保留志愿者？"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"第三章 筹款","weekDesc":"本章的主讲人是来自赠与亚洲（中国）的肖蓉老师。她将与世界自然基金会的王超老师、敦和慈善基金会的霍庆川老师和前新浪微博的贝晓超老师一同引导大家探索以下问题：非营利组织有哪些资金来源？它们各自的特点是什么？筹款中涉及哪些利益相关者？他们各自关心什么？筹款的生态链是怎样的？对应的筹款方法是什么？传统的筹款工具有哪些？如何互联网为公益项目进行筹款？"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"第四章 对外拓展","weekDesc":"本章的主讲人是来自上海交通大学学第三部门研究中心的徐家良老师。他将与中国发展简报的郭婷老师和中国扶贫基金会的陈红涛老师一同引导大家探索以下问题：非营利组织在对外拓展时会涉及哪些利益相关者？其中政府的特点是什么？非营利组织如何管理政府关系？如何通过倡导影响政府决策？公众作为拓展对象的特点是什么？非营利组织如何提升自己的公信力？如何通过新媒体向大众进行品牌或项目的传播？"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"期末考试","weekDesc":" /react&#45;text "}]},{"courseTitle":"TDD – Desenvolvimento de Software Guiado por Testes","courseDescription":"Neste curso, assumimos que você já sabe projetar e desenvolver programas mais complexos em Java, com método e organização graças às boas práticas e princípios exercitados no curso anterior; mas você talvez não se sinta ainda confortável em projetar programas usando técnicas ágeis, como o desenvolvimento guiado por testes (TDD). \n\nO objetivo deste curso é expor você aos princípios e práticas de desenvolvimento guiado por testes, tanto para modelar quanto para desenvolver aplicações e componentes de software, sem abandonar os conceitos e princípios de orientação a objetos aprendidos no curso anterior. De fato, pregamos que tais conceitos e princípios fortalecem o emprego do TDD no desenvolvimento ágil de software com mais qualidade. Este curso terá um grande foco em atividades hands-on, permitindo a você captar todos os aspectos práticos da técnica e facilitar a sua aplicação quando estiver projetando e desenvolvendo software de maneira ágil nos próximos cursos.\n\nOs conceitos de desenvolvimento de software com Java apresentados neste curso incluem o seguinte: revisão de testes de unidade; automação de testes; desenvolvimento guiado por testes; ciclo do TDD; refatoração de código de produção; ciclo de refatoração; uso de objetos stubs e mocks; boas práticas no TDD; modelagem de software por meio do TDD.\n\nAo final deste curso, você terá amadurecido de tal modo suas habilidades de programação que será capaz de implementar, agora usando o TDD, versões modificadas e estendidas do componente de gamificação constante do Trabalho de Conclusão da Especialização, com base nas boas práticas exercitadas neste curso.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Semana 1","weekDesc":"Olá, bem-vindo ao Curso 2 – Desenvolvimento de Software Guiado por Testes. Neste módulo você fará contato com os conceitos básicos de TDD.  Ao final desta semana, você será capaz de: 1) entender como funciona o TDD e, principalmente, que o TDD é uma técnica po..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Semana 2","weekDesc":"Olá! Bem-vindo à Semana 2 do curso sobre TDD! Nesta semana você aprofundará seu contato prático com o TDD, bem como com o ciclo de Refatoração. Ao final desta semana, você será capaz de: 1) modelar uma classe com o TDD, entendendo os princípios que estão por t..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Semana 3","weekDesc":"Olá! Bem-vindo à Semana 3 do curso sobre TDD! Nesta semana você aprofundará seu contato prático com casos de teste e com dependências entre classes no contexto do TDD. Ao final desta semana, você será capaz de: 1) modelar casos de teste a partir de responsabil..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Semana 4","weekDesc":"Olá! Bem-vindo à Semana 4 do curso sobre TDD! Nesta semana você aprofundará seu contato teórico e prático com técnicas de refatoração. Ao final desta semana, você será capaz de identificar alguns dos principais tipos de mau cheiro e aplicar técnicas de refator..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Systems Science and Obesity","courseDescription":"Systems science has been instrumental in breaking new scientific ground in diverse fields such as meteorology, engineering and decision analysis.   However, it is just beginning to impact public health.   This seminar is designed to introduce students to basic tools of theory building and data analysis in systems science and to apply those tools to better understand the obesity epidemic in human populations. There will also be a lab in which students will use a simple demonstration model of food acquisition behavior using agent-based modeling on standard (free) software (netlogo).   The central organizing idea of the course is to examine the obesity epidemic at a population level as an emergent properties of complex, nested systems, with attention to feedback processes, multilevel interactions, and the phenomenon of emergence.   While the emphasis will be on obesity, the goal will be to explore ways in which the systems approach can be applied to other non-communicable diseases both nationally and internationally.  \n \nTopics will include:\na) the epidemiology of obesity across time and place,\nb) theories to explain population obesity,\nc) the role of environments and economic resources in obesity\nc) basic concepts and tools of systems science,\nd) modeling energy-balance related behaviors in context,\ne) agent-based models, systems dynamic models, and social network models","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Module 1","weekDesc":"Obesity, the facts of the case, and human populations through a systems science lens."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Module 2","weekDesc":"Complex systems, system dynamic models, and developing a stock and flow. This module includes a lab lesson."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Module 3","weekDesc":"Social networks and obesity, neighborhoods and noshing, and prices and poverty."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Module 4","weekDesc":"Agent based modeling and conceptual motivation for agent based modeling. 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In this course, you'll learn the fundamentals of parallel programming, from task parallelism to data parallelism. In particular, you'll see how many familiar ideas from functional programming map perfectly to to the data parallel paradigm. We'll start the nuts and bolts how to effectively parallelize familiar collections operations, and we'll build up to parallel collections, a production-ready data parallel collections library available in the Scala standard library. Throughout, we'll apply these concepts through several hands-on examples that analyze real-world data, such as popular algorithms like k-means clustering.\n\nLearning Outcomes. By the end of this course you will be able to:\n\n- reason about task and data parallel programs,\n- express common algorithms in a functional style and solve them in parallel,\n- competently microbenchmark parallel code,\n- write programs that effectively use parallel collections to achieve performance\n\nRecommended background: You should have at least one year programming experience. Proficiency with Java or C# is ideal, but experience with other languages such as C/C++, Python, Javascript or Ruby is also sufficient. You should have some familiarity using the command line. This course is intended to be taken after Functional Program Design in Scala: https://www.coursera.org/learn/progfun2.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Parallel Programming","weekDesc":"We motivate parallel programming and introduce the basic constructs for building parallel programs on JVM and Scala. Examples such as array norm and Monte Carlo computations illustrate these concepts. 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It is predicted that by 2020 depressive disorder will be the most important cause of disease burden in the entire world! Every human being suffers from feeling depressed at some point or other, but only about one fifth of the population will experience an episode of depressive disorder over the course of their lives. This course illuminates the public health approach to disease, and the particular complexities of applying this approach to mental disorders, using depression as the exemplar.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Overview","weekDesc":"Welcome to Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach. 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Design and simulation examples include wide bandwidth point-of-load voltage regulators, low-harmonic power-factor-correction rectifiers, and grid-tied inverters for solar photovoltaic power systems. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to model, design control loops, and simulate state-of-the-art pulse-width modulated (PWM) dc-dc converters, dc-ac inverters, ac-dc rectifiers, and other power electronics systems. \n\nThis course assumes prior completion of Introduction to Power Electronics, Converter Circuits, and Converter Control","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Averaged Switch Modeling and Simulation","weekDesc":"Introduction to Advanced Converter Control Techniques course, and the Week 1 Module on averaged switch modeling and simulations"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Peak Current Mode Control - Part 1","weekDesc":"Introduction to peak current mode control (also known as current-programmed mode (CPM) control)"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Peak Current Mode Control - Part 2","weekDesc":"More accurate modeling and design of peak current mode controlled converters"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Average Current Mode Control","weekDesc":"Average current mode control of dc-dc converters, ac-dc rectifiers and dc-ac inverters"}]},{"courseTitle":"Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment","courseDescription":"In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. 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We illustrate how the Capital Asset Pricing Model might be used to li..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Using financial statement analysis to measure cost of capital","weekDesc":"This week we will explain the logical underpinnings of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital Formula and show how it might be estimated in practice by a firm. We will also consider the many challenges that might be faced in using this approach to estimating hur..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Addressing financial reality with real options analysis","weekDesc":"This week we describe how standard NPV analysis might lead to incorrect decisions when we fail to account for the impact of (or upon) firm flexibility. 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Изучается долгосрочный экономический рост, идущий за счет накопления капитальных мощностей и технического прогресса.  Вторая часть курса посвящена изучению природы краткосрочных колебаний вокруг долгосрочной траектории роста, таким как финансовый кризис и мировая рецессия 2008-2009 годов. Обсуждаются причины подобных спадов, а также оптимальная стабилизационная политика государства, призванная либо предотвращать подобные катаклизмы, либо сглаживать последствия от них.\n\nДля успешного прохождения курса желательно (но не обязательно) иметь базовые знания по микроэкономике.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Вводный","weekDesc":"Добро пожаловать на курс \"Макроэкономика\"! Во вводном блоке предлагаем вам познакомиться с нашим университетом, а также с курсом: его учебным планом и системой оценивания."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Тема 2. Система национальных счетов: ВВП, безработица, инфляция.","weekDesc":"Здравствуйте, уважаемые слушатели! Во второй теме рассматриваются основные макроэкономические показатели (валовой внутренний продукт, безработица и инфляция), способы их подсчета, а также проблемы с их использованием. В этой теме предусмотрено 7 видео лекций. ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Тема 3. Равновесие на рынке труда и на рынке заемных средств. Общее равновесие.","weekDesc":"В этой лекции обсуждается, как определяется уровень производства в «идеальном» случае (т.е. при полном использовании всех имеющихся ресурсов), и как этот выпуск распределяется по экономике. Этот процесс рассматривается через установление равновесия на рынках т..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Тема 4. Экономический рост.","weekDesc":"Эта тема посвящена долгосрочному росту – тенденции экономики расти в течение десятилетий и веков. Здесь обсуждается механизм такого развития посредством накопления физического капитала и технологического прогресса, а также институциональные условия, необходимы..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Тема 5. Международная макроэкономика: торговля, потоки капитала, обменные курсы.","weekDesc":"Здравствуйте, уважаемые слушатели! В пятой теме курса \"Макроэкономика\", посвященной международным макроэкономическим вопросам, вы узнаете, что такое платежный баланс и реальный валютный курс, почему возникают международные дисбалансы и к чему они приводят (на ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Тема 6. Финансовые рынки.","weekDesc":"Здравствуйте, уважаемые студенты! Финансовые рынки являются важнейшим элементом современной экономики, поскольку обеспечивают превращение сбережений населения в производственные инвестиции, необходимые для роста. В данной теме обсуждается, как должна работать ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 7","weekName":"Тема 7. 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Данная тема посвящена политике государства по предотвращению или смягчению экономических спадов, ее основным типам (денежной и бюджетной) и обсуждению основных инструментов, механизмов и принципов их действия. Также напоминае..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 10","weekName":"Тема 10. Макроэкономическая политика в развивающихся странах и валютные кризисы.","weekDesc":"Здравствуйте, уважаемые слушатели! Данная заключительная тема посвящена проблемам, с которыми чаще всего сталкиваются развивающиеся экономики – стабилизация инфляции, валютные кризисы, внезапное изменение направления потоков капитала. Напоминаем, что тест по и..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Global Strategy I: How The Global Economy Works","courseDescription":"Starting in the late 1990s, “globalization” became a buzzword to describe the apparent integration of markets in the world economy. Many authors and pundits claimed that the world was converging towards a market-friendly democratic place, while gurus and consulting firms were not short of formulae and advice on how to make profits out of the global economy. Decades later, new realities show that globalization does not mean political, cultural, and economic convergence and that forces against it are strong.\n\nThis course seeks to help you understand the forces of globalization and how cross-cultural management and the relationship of a multinational organization to various host countries is becoming more and more critical in today’s global economy. This course begins with the discussion of these issues and global relationships and delves into a deeper understanding of business strategy in today’s global business marketplace.\n\nUpon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:\n•\tUnderstand how we got here and why it matters\n•\tUnderstand the complexities of the current globalization (not all countries are the same)\n•\tEvaluate the effects of international trade regulations on international business\n•\tEvaluate when and why should we operate as multinationals\n\nThis course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Course Content","weekDesc":"You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. 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In this class, you will learn about the most effective machine learning techniques, and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work for yourself. More importantly, you'll learn about not only the theoretical underpinnings of learning, but also gain the practical know-how needed to quickly and powerfully apply these techniques to new problems. Finally, you'll learn about some of Silicon Valley's best practices in innovation as it pertains to machine learning and AI.\n\nThis course provides a broad introduction to machine learning, datamining, and statistical pattern recognition. Topics include: (i) Supervised learning (parametric/non-parametric algorithms, support vector machines, kernels, neural networks). (ii) Unsupervised learning (clustering, dimensionality reduction, recommender systems, deep learning). (iii) Best practices in machine learning (bias/variance theory; innovation process in machine learning and AI). The course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications, so that you'll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building smart robots (perception, control), text understanding (web search, anti-spam), computer vision, medical informatics, audio, database mining, and other areas.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction","weekDesc":"Welcome to Machine Learning! In this module, we introduce the core idea of teaching a computer to learn concepts using data—without being explicitly programmed. The Course Wiki is under construction. Please visit the resources tab for the most complete and up-..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Linear Regression with Multiple Variables","weekDesc":"\nWhat if your input has more than one value? In this module, we show how linear regression can be extended to accommodate multiple input features. We also discuss best practices for implementing linear regression."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Logistic Regression","weekDesc":"Logistic regression is a method for classifying data into discrete outcomes. For example, we might use logistic regression to classify an email  as spam or not spam. In this module, we introduce the notion of classification, the cost function for logistic regr..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Neural Networks: Representation","weekDesc":"Neural networks is a model inspired by how the brain works. It is widely used today in many applications: when your phone interprets and understand your voice commands, it is likely that a neural network is helping to understand your speech; when you cash a ch..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Neural Networks: Learning","weekDesc":"In this module, we introduce the backpropagation algorithm that is used to help learn parameters for a neural network. 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We discuss how a pipeline can be built to tackle this problem and how to analyze and improve the performance of such a system.\n"}]},{"courseTitle":"Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)","courseDescription":"What you’ll achieve:\nIn this project-centered course* you will build a modern computer system, from the ground up. We’ll divide this fascinating journey into six hands-on projects that will take you from constructing elementary logic gates all the way through creating a fully functioning general purpose computer. In the process, you will learn - in the most direct and constructive way - how computers work, and how they are designed.\n\nWhat you’ll need:\nThis is a self-contained course: all the knowledge necessary to succeed in the course and build the computer system will be given as part of the learning experience. Therefore, we assume no previous computer science or engineering knowledge, and all learners are welcome aboard. You will need no physical materials, since you will build the computer on your own PC, using a software-based hardware simulator, just like real computers are designed by computer engineers in the field. The hardware simulator, as well as other software tools, will be supplied freely after you enroll in the course.\n\nCourse format:\nThe course consists of six modules, each comprising a series of video lectures, and a project. You will need about 2-3 hours to watch each module's lectures, and about 5-10 hours to complete each one of the six projects. The course can be completed in six weeks, but you are welcome to take it at your own pace. You can watch a TED talk about this course by Googling \"nand2tetris TED talk\".\n\n*About Project-Centered Courses: Project-centered courses are designed to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you’ll master the course content more efficiently; you’ll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction","weekDesc":"Course introduction and overview, the roles of abstraction and implementation in systems design, the road ahead."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Boolean Arithmetic and the ALU","weekDesc":"Using the chipset that we've built in the previous module, we will now proceed to build a family of adders -- chips designed to add numbers. We will then take a big step forward and build an Arithmetic Logic Unit. The ALU, which is designed to perform a whole ..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Memory","weekDesc":"Having built the computer's ALU, this module we turn to building the computer's main memory unit, also known as Random Access Memory, or RAM. 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We then played with low-level programming (module 4), assuming that the overall computer is actually avai..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 6","weekName":"Assembler","weekDesc":"Every computer has a binary machine language, in which instructions are written as series of 0's and 1's, and a symbolic machine language, also known as assembly language, in which instructions are expressed using human-friendly mnemonics. Both languages do ex..."}]},{"courseTitle":"Revolutionary Ideas: Borders, Elections, Constitutions, Prisons","courseDescription":"What is the purpose of government?  Why should we have a State?  What kind of State should we have?\n\nEven within a political community, there may be sharp disagreements about the role and purpose of government.  Some want an active, involved government, seeing legal and political institutions as the means to solve our most pressing problems, and to help bring about peace, equality, justice, happiness, and to protect individual liberty.  Others want a more minimal government, motivated, perhaps, by some of the disastrous political experiments of the 20th Century, and the thought that political power is often just a step away from tyranny.  In many cases, these disagreements arise out of deep philosophical disagreements. \n\nAll political and legal institutions are built on foundational ideas.  In this course, we will explore those ideas, taking the political institutions and political systems around us not as fixed and unquestionable, but as things to evaluate and, if necessary, to change.  We will consider the ideas and arguments of some of the world’s most celebrated philosophers, including historical thinkers such as Plato, Hugo Grotius, David Hume, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, and more contemporary theorists such as Michelle Alexander, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Bryan Caplan, Angela Davis, Ronald Dworkin, Jon Elster, John Hart Ely, H.L.A. Hart, Michael Huemer, Andrew Rehfeld, and Jeremy Waldron.\n\nThe aim of the course is not to convince you of the correctness of any particular view or political position, but to provide you with a deeper and more philosophically-informed basis for your own views, and, perhaps, to help you better understand the views of those with whom you disagree.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction to Part II of the Course","weekDesc":"An introduction to the course and to some of the fundamental problems in legal and political philosophy.  "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Political Community and Borders","weekDesc":"This unit explores the issues of how our political communities are and should be defined.  What is the basis of political community?  Should we be allowed to change what political community we are a part of?  If so, how easily?"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Representatives, Elections, and Lotteries","weekDesc":"This unit examines how our political community, once defined, should make law and policy.  Who should get to have a say?  "},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 4","weekName":"Constitutions","weekDesc":"This unit examines the role and importance of constitutions.  Should we have a constitution?  Why might we want one?  What should be in it?"},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 5","weekName":"Prisons and Punishment & Conclusions","weekDesc":"This unit considers the role of crime and punishment within a political community.  What should be illegal?  What should happen if people break the law?"}]},{"courseTitle":"Becoming a Sports Agent","courseDescription":"An immersive experience in the world of sports that will take students through the four stages of a professional athlete's career. Utilizing lectures, guest speakers, reading assignments and hypothetical walkthroughs, students will learn how the best sports agents manage clients at each of these four stages.\n\nThis course will provide each student with the skills necessary to guide an athlete through the difficult decisions that can make or lose the athlete millions of dollars, as well as affect their public image and career. Walking through the four stages of an athlete's career, we will provide a broad scope of the landscape of amateur and professional sports so that you can avoid the pitfalls and traps that so many have fallen into in the past; not to mention, bringing you updates throughout the course regarding the rapidly changing sports world that we live in today. Analyzing the best practices in the management of the superstar athletes with whom Professor Carfagna, Professor Volante and their expert guests have worked, we will show you how to manage the career of any professional athlete who might seek your guidance at any stage of his or her professional career.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Module 1: Introduction to Agents and the Collective Bargaining Agreements of the MLB, NFL and NBA","weekDesc":"An introduction to the duties of an agent; the \"Rep K\" that controls the player-agent relationship; and an analysis of the collective bargaining agreements that govern the three major leagues in the US -- including how a professional athlete achieves free agen..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Module 2: Recruiting and Managing Clients","weekDesc":"An introduction on how to approach recruiting clients, how to build an agency, and how to manage clients once they have signed a representation agreement; an analysis of the effect of professional sports on youth sports, and vice versa.\n\nThe optional videos lo..."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Module 3: Early Stages of Professionalism and Selecting an Agency","weekDesc":"How the best high school baseball player in the U.S. in 2013, Clint Frazier, went about selecting his management team; the way Major League Baseball teams handle their minor leaguers; and what it takes for any of them to reach the Majors. 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Along the way, we encounter Perpetua and her martyrdom in Carthage; the struggles of Augustine the bishop in North Africa; the zeal of Celtic monks and missionaries; the viciousness of the Crusades; the visions of Brigit of Sweden; and the fracturing of Christianity by Martin Luther’s protest. We hear the voices of great theologians as well as of those branded heretics by the Church, a powerful reminder that the growth of Christianity is a story with many narratives of competing visions of reform and ideals, powerful critiques of corruption and venality, and exclusion of the vanquished.  The troubled history of Christian engagement with Jews and Muslims is found in pogroms and expulsions, but also in the astonishing ways in which the culture of the West was transformed by Jewish and Islamic learning.\n \nWe shall explore the stunning beauty of the Book of Kells, exquisitely prepared by monks as the Vikings terrorized the coast of England. We will experience the blue light of the windows of Chartres, and ponder the opening questions of Thomas Aquinas’ great Summa. We will read from the Gutenberg Bible of the fifteenth century, which heralded the revolution brought by the printing press. We will travel from Calvin’s Geneva to Elizabeth’s England to Trent, where a Catholic Council met to inaugurate a modern, missionary Catholic church. We will walk through the great Escorial of Philip II of Spain, hear the poetry of John of the Cross, and follow the Jesuits to Brazil and China.\n \nChristianity in the West was forged in the fires of conflict and tumult, and it brought forth both creativity and violence. It echoed with calls for God’s world to be transformed, it inspired the most sublime art and architecture, yet it also revealed the power of the union of cross and sword to destroy. The course is a journey through the formation of the West as one strand of Christianity, as one chapter in a global story. 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The three parts are not quite equal in length: Part A is almost as substantial as Part B and Part C combined.\n\nWeek 1 of Part A has a more detailed list of topics for all three parts of the course, but it is expected that most course participants will not (yet!) know what all these topics mean.","weeks":[{"weekTitle":"WEEK 1","weekName":"Introduction and Course-Wide Information (Start Here)","weekDesc":"Welcome! Start here!  Learn about this course and how it's organized."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 2","weekName":"Section 1 and Homework 1","weekDesc":"It's time to dive in!  Start with a careful reading of the \"Section 1 Welcome Message\" and go from there."},{"weekTitle":"WEEK 3","weekName":"Section 2 and Homework 2","weekDesc":"This section is a particularly rewarding one where a lot of ideas come together to reveal a surprisingly elegant underlying structure in ML.  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Most of us know that vocals serve as the focal point of modern recordings but many do not know the tools used or when the tools are used best in modern record production.\n\nThe course begins with simple vocal placement in a mix, where you will also learn the fundamentals of compression and equalization. You’ll further study delays and reverbs before moving to advanced concepts in audio editing, synthetic processing, automatic & graphic pitch correction, time compression, time expansion, flex and elastic audio. \n\nThrough analysis and/or hands on projects that the students will post for peer review, the student will gain an understanding of the many choices available to modern record producers as they record and mix with a modern tool set. You’ll see, in action, the Vocoder, Auto Tune, Melodyne, Elastic Audio, Flex Time, Vocalign, tempo based editing and a host of other file modification protocols that are readily available on most Digital Audio Workstations. 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