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How to Change the World
by Michael S. Roth- 4.6
Approx. 26 hours to complete
This course examines issues concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care, gender, education and activism to help us understand better how to initiate positive change. Poverty and Development Varieties of Poverty and Development Multi-Pronged Effort: Private Enterprise, Government and Inclusive Growth Inclusive Economic Growth and a Global Movement to End Poverty...
Fashion as Design
by Paola Antonelli , Michelle Millar Fisher , Stephanie Kramer , Anna Burckhardt- 4.8
Approx. 20 hours to complete
Among all objects of design, our clothes are the most universal and intimate. Like other kinds of design, fashion thrives on productive tensions between form and function, automation and craftsmanship, standardization and customization, universality and self-expression, and pragmatism and utopian vision. A Close Look at the Items: Military and Political Heroes...
Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development
by Martin Schlaepfer , Anthony Lehmann , Juliet Jane Fall- 4.7
Approx. 18 hours to complete
Ecosystem services are a way of thinking about – and evaluating – the goods and services provided by nature that contribute to the well-being of humans. This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game. 8 Indigenous and local systems of knowledge (feat....
Understanding Europe: Why It Matters and What It Can Offer You
by Alberto Alemanno- 4.5
Approx. 16 hours to complete
By learning how Europe works, a new world will open up to you and The EU remains the most accomplished experiment of economic, social and political integration in human history. Given its inherent complexities, this Course aims at empowering you on what Europe can offer and will enable you to discover jobs and opportunities you were not aware of....
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
by Martin Hilbert- 4.6
Approx. 12 hours to complete
This course gives you context and first-hand experience with the two major catalyzers of the computational science revolution: big data and artificial intelligence. In theory, this provides unprecedented opportunities to understand and shape society. Political Data-fusion and No-Sampling (Part 1) Political Data-fusion and No-Sampling (Part 2) Machine Learning Recommender Systems Search and Robotics...
Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
15 Weeks
By the Tang period, China was divided into northern and southern dynasties with different rulers and political systems. The north was conquered by relatively unsophisticated barbarians, but in the south, the aristocratic families established a refined appreciation of writing and literature. How to understand a romantic story as both history and literature....
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Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
by Donald Hornstein- 4.9
Approx. 15 hours to complete
Environmental law may be the one institution standing between us and planetary exhaustion. It is also an institution that needs to be reconciled with human liberty and economic aspirations. Environmental Justice, Water Pollution, Claims to a Human Right to Drinking Water, Fracking, and Insights from an Economic Model of Regulatory Cost-Effectiveness...
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Quantitative Foundations for International Business
by George Kapetanios- 4
Approx. 10 hours to complete
This course provides the essential mathematics required to succeed in the finance and economics related modules of the Global MBA, including equations, functions, derivatives, and matrices. You can test your understanding with quizzes and worksheets, while more advanced content will be available if you want to push yourself. Sum and Difference...
Geopolitics of Europe
by Sylvain KAHN , Thomas RAINEAU , Philippe PERCHOC- 4.4
Approx. 22 hours to complete
Definitely multi-disciplinary, this Mooc offers the learners a real tool box built up through a combination of History, Geopolitics, Economics, Political science, Geography and Law. Week 2 : The european integration, a pioneer political and territorial project The european integration, a pioneer political and territorial project A pioneer political and territorial project: documents display...
After the Arab Spring – Democratic Aspirations and State Failure
by Dr. Ebrahim Afsah- 4.7
Approx. 25 hours to complete
Does this condition make this part of the world impervious to generally observable trends towards greater accountability, popular participation in political decision-making, greater generation and fairer division of economic wealth? Instability and Institutional Failure Broken Societies and an Aborted Democratic Awakening Law, Institutions and Economic Performance Law, Institutions and Economic Performance...