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Introduction to Genomic Technologies
by Steven Salzberg, PhD , Jeff Leek, PhD- 4.6
Approx. 6 hours to complete
This course introduces you to the basic biology of modern genomics and the experimental tools that we use to measure it. We'll introduce the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and cover how next-generation sequencing can be used to measure DNA, RNA, and epigenetic patterns. This is the first course in the Genomic Data Science Specialization. What Is Computer Science?...
How Computers Work
by Dr Marco Gillies- 4.6
Approx. 10 hours to complete
Computer Science is the science of computers, it is the field of knowledge that experts use to understand computer systems. Knowing a little computer science will help you understand the computers all around you. 1 What is computer science and how can it help us? 1 The deep secret of computer science...
Social Science Approaches to the Study of Chinese Society Part 1
by Cameron Campbell- 4.6
Approx. 14 hours to complete
It introduces concepts, standards, and principles of social science research to the interested non-expert. It reviews the origins and development of social science, describes the process of discovery in contemporary social science research, and explains how contemporary social science differs from apparently related fields. What is social science? 4 The origins of social science...
Philosophy, Science and Religion: Science and Philosophy
by Dr J Adam Carter , Dr Orestis Palermos , Professor Mark Harris , Professor Duncan Pritchard- 4.5
Approx. 15 hours to complete
For example, it is important to work out what is really distinctive about each of these ways of inquiring about the world. In order to gain some clarity here, we’ll be investigating what some of the current leading thinkers in philosophy, science and religion are actually doing. The Future of Relativism in the Study of Science...
Computational Social Science Methods
by Martin Hilbert- 4.7
Approx. 11 hours to complete
This course gives you an overview of the current opportunities and the omnipresent reach of computational social science. What are examples of CSS? Fowler, from UC San Diego introduces us to the power of social networks, and finally, Prof. Smaldino, from UC Merced, explains how computer simulation help us to untangle some of the mysteries of social emergence....
Data Science Methodology
by Alex Aklson , Polong Lin- 4.6
Approx. 8 hours to complete
This course has one purpose, and that is to share a methodology that can be used within data science, to ensure that the data used in problem solving is relevant and properly manipulated to address the question at hand. - The major steps involved in tackling a data science problem. Data Preparation - Case Study...
Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies
by Dr William Cope , Dr Mary Kalantzis- 4.5
Approx. 14 hours to complete
This course is based on the following book: This course is one of a series of eight MOOCs created by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis for the Learning Design and Leadership program at the University of Illinois. What Is Engagement? The Not-So-New School: Individualization in Computer Adaptive Learning What Is It and Why Do We Need It?...
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On Being a Scientist
by Bas Haring , Frans van Lunteren- 4.4
Approx. 19 hours to complete
This course is designed to inform you on topics as scientific integrity and social responsibilities of scientists. Broad questions, which are inseparably linked to these topics are discussed: namely regarding the nature of science and the societal role it fulfills. 1) Understand the basic principles of science, and know what is "not done"....
Teaching Impacts of Technology: Relationships
by Beth Simon- 0.0
Approx. 11 hours to complete
In terms of CSTA K-12 computer science standards, we’ll primarily cover learning objectives within the “impacts of computing” concept, while also including some within the “networks and the Internet” concepts and the “data and analysis” concept. This is part of a specialization What is Teacher Powerup? Before Standards: The K-12 Computer Science Framework...
Science Literacy
by Dr. Claire Scavuzzo- 4.3
Approx. 23 hours to complete
In a world where we have access to unlimited information, it is hard to sift through the echo chamber of opinions fueled by emotions and personal biases, rather than scientific evidence. What is a hypothesis Watch and Reflect: What is Peer Review? Watch and Reflect: The Importance of media communicating science...