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  Beginner

  The Merkle Tree and Cryptocurrencies

  Apply what you have learned about cryptography and hashing in previous blockchain to the Merkle Tree, which underlies the process of adding new blocks — representing new transactions — to the blockchain. This course also introduces the concepts of proof of work and proof of stake, which play an important part in ensuring the integrity of the blockchain. This course requires the purchase of two books for the completion of assignments: Drescher, D. (2017). Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps. (ISBN-13: 978-1484226032) Antonoupoulos, A. M. (2017). The Internet of Money, Volume Two. (ISBN-13: 978-1947910065)

  1800 min

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• Technology

  Beginner

  R Programming and Tidyverse Capstone Project

  In this third and final course of the "Expressway to Data Science: R Programming and Tidyverse" specialization you will reinforce and display your R and tidyverse skills by completing an analysis of COVID-19 data! Here is a chance to apply your skills to a real-world dataset that has effected all of us. Throughout the capstone, you will import COVID-19 data; clean, tidy, and join datasets; and develop visualizations. You will also provide some analysis and interpretation to your results, preparing you for your journey into data science. By the end of the course, you will have developed a report that you can add to or use to begin a data science portfolio. The course logo was created using images of stickers from the RStudio shop. Please visit https://swag.rstudio.com/s/shop.

  630 min

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• Technology

  Intermediate

  AWS Developer: Unit 2

  This course covers essential AWS security topics, such as identity and access management, encryption, and handling sensitive data. You'll begin with IAM basics, learning to manage users, groups, roles, and policies. Explore federated identities and Amazon Cognito for user authentication and authorization. Move on to encryption methods to protect data at rest and in transit, and learn to use AWS Certificate Manager and Key Management Service. Finally, understand how to handle credentials securely and manage secrets in your application code. By the end, you'll be equipped to secure your AWS applications.

  136 min

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• Business

  Beginner

  Validate New Ideas for Startups

  Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Potential This hands-on program is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools and strategies to transform innovative ideas into impactful startups. Through interactive modules and expert guidance, participants will: • Discover Your Customers: Identify key users, clients, and stakeholders for your startup through proven customer discovery techniques. • Define Your Value Proposition: Articulate the unique value your idea brings using tools like the impact and value proposition canvas. • Test and Refine Assumptions: Develop and validate your business hypotheses through immersive learning experiences. • Build Industry Connections: Learn how to engage industry leaders and form partnerships that enhance your startup’s reach and impact. • Master the Pitch: Craft compelling pitches and confidently present your startup to investors, partners, and funding panels. • Explore Funding Opportunities: Gain insights into alternative funding options and create a robust, sustainable financial plan. • Focus on Real-World Impact: Translate ideas into actionable strategies that deliver tangible societal benefits. • Make Data-Driven Decisions: Use evidence-based approaches to evaluate and prioritize paths to scale your startup’s success.

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• Technology

  Advanced

  Gerenciamento de cargas de trabalho escalonáveis no GKE

  Aprender a modernizar, gerenciar e monitorar aplicativos em escala usando o Google Kubernetes Engine. As aulas teóricas e os laboratórios práticos disponíveis neste curso vão ajudar você a conhecer e implantar usando recursos de Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), frotas do GKE, Cloud Service Mesh e controlador de configurações, permitindo trabalhar com aplicativos modernos, mesmo quando eles estiverem distribuídos em vários clusters hospedados por diferentes provedores.

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• Business

  Intermediate

  Align AI: Finance, Strategy, and Funding

  AI projects often stall—not because the technology isn’t ready, but because they fail to align with strategy, prove financial viability, or persuade executives to fund them. Align AI: Finance, Strategy, and Funding equips intermediate-level project and program managers with the skills to bridge that gap. In Lesson 1, you’ll analyze corporate strategy and OKRs to confirm that AI initiatives directly support financial targets. In Lesson 2, you’ll evaluate financial viability using cost-benefit analysis, discounted cash flow, and sensitivity testing to assess whether AI features create measurable value. In Lesson 3, you’ll integrate strategy and financials into a persuasive, executive-ready business case designed to secure funding. Through case studies, readings, hands-on labs, and reflective dialogues with Coursera Coach, you’ll practice real-world tasks like backlog prioritization, financial modeling, and business case drafting. By the end, you’ll be ready to turn promising AI ideas into fundable, strategically aligned initiatives.

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• Business

  Beginner

  Build a Budget and Analyze Variance using Google Sheets

  By the end of this project, you will be able to build a simple budget using Google Sheets. You will be able to easily capture variances and identify trends. You will be able to format your budget, identify and communicate drivers of variances and make the budget presentable. Note: This course works best for learners who are based in the North America region. We’re currently working on providing the same experience in other regions.

  120 min

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• Technology

  All levels

  Deep Learning with R: Build & Predict Neural Networks

  By completing this course, learners will be able to prepare datasets in R, apply statistical and visualization techniques, build regression models, and design, run, and evaluate neural networks. The course begins with data preparation essentials, including working with dataframes, descriptive statistics, and environment setup, ensuring learners can confidently manage their workflow. It then advances to data visualization, where learners generate line graphs, scatter plots, and advanced visualizations to interpret patterns and relationships. Regression modeling concepts are introduced to provide a solid predictive foundation. Finally, the course transitions to deep learning, guiding learners through dataset preparation, neural network coding, multilayer perceptron (MLP) architecture, and predictive testing. What makes this course unique is its balance of theory and hands-on application using R, a widely used tool in both academia and industry. Learners not only gain the technical skills to execute commands and build models but also develop the critical thinking needed to evaluate results in real-world contexts. Whether new to machine learning or seeking to expand into deep learning, this course provides a structured, practical pathway to mastering neural networks with R.

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• Technology

  Beginner

  Dataproc: Qwik Start - Command Line

  This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. This lab shows you how to create a Google Cloud Dataproc cluster, run a simple Apache Spark job in the cluster, then modify the number of workers in the cluster, all from the gcloud Command Line. Watch these short videos, Dataproc: Qwik Start - Qwiklabs Preview and Run Spark and Hadoop Faster with Cloud Dataproc.

  30 min

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• Technology

  All levels

  Advanced HR Dashboards & Analytics in Excel

  Master advanced HR analytics and dashboard design in Excel to transform workforce data into actionable insights. Learn how to build interactive dashboards and make data-driven HR decisions. This course provides a hands-on, practical approach to building advanced HR dashboards using Microsoft Excel. You will learn how to structure HR datasets, create dynamic visualizations, and analyze key workforce metrics such as headcount, recruitment performance, attrition, absenteeism, and payroll trends. Through real-world scenarios, you will apply advanced Excel techniques including pivot tables, macros, predictive modeling, waterfall analysis, and Goal Seek forecasting. The course also covers recruitment funnel analysis, background verification tracking, learning impact evaluation, and pay equity analysis. By the end of the course, you will be able to develop fully integrated HR dashboards, automate reporting processes, and generate executive-level insights for strategic decision-making. Ideal for HR professionals and analysts, this course equips you with job-ready skills in HR analytics, workforce planning, and advanced Excel dashboarding.

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• Technology

  Advanced

  Genome Assembly Programming Challenge

  In Spring 2011, thousands of people in Germany were hospitalized with a deadly disease that started as food poisoning with bloody diarrhea and often led to kidney failure. It was the beginning of the deadliest outbreak in recent history, caused by a mysterious bacterial strain that we will refer to as E. coli X. Soon, German officials linked the outbreak to a restaurant in Lübeck, where nearly 20% of the patrons had developed bloody diarrhea in a single week. At this point, biologists knew that they were facing a previously unknown pathogen and that traditional methods would not suffice – computational biologists would be needed to assemble and analyze the genome of the newly emerged pathogen. To investigate the evolutionary origin and pathogenic potential of the outbreak strain, researchers started a crowdsourced research program. They released bacterial DNA sequencing data from one of a patient, which elicited a burst of analyses carried out by computational biologists on four continents. They even used GitHub for the project: https://github.com/ehec-outbreak-crowdsourced/BGI-data-analysis/wiki The 2011 German outbreak represented an early example of epidemiologists collaborating with computational biologists to stop an outbreak. In this online course you will follow in the footsteps of the bioinformaticians investigating the outbreak by developing a program to assemble the genome of the E. coli X from millions of overlapping substrings of the E.coli X genome.

  900 min

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• Technology

  Beginner

  Data Security for Web Developers

  This course is designed for novice learners looking to broader their knowledge of how to secure data for the web applications they have developed. The course starts with foundational ideas like SSL/TLS certificates, rules governing security like GDPR, and handling secrets. The second module is devoted to cryptography, while the third module covers access control.

  600 min

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