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The Book: Book Sleuthing: What 19th-Century Books Can Tell Us About the Rise of the Reading Public?
by Leah Price- 0.0
3 Weeks
The Pen and the Needle The holes pricked in one book suggest they did both at once. Try out some tools that build on what you’ve learned about books at Harvard to discover the stories hidden in your local library. Gain historical perspective on today’s shift from print to digital media by tracing the 19th-century origins of modern mass-produced books...
$70
Sustainable Vikings: Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility in Scandinavia
by Robert Strand- 4.7
Approx. 13 hours to complete
This course gives you immediate access to the world leading sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. In this course we explore the concepts of sustainability and CSR and focus attention on how Scandinavian firms, like Novo Nordisk, have achieved superior sustainability and CSR performances. 2) What is the purpose of business?...
Core Concepts of Accounting – Numbers and People
by Konstantin Kontor- 0.0
Approx. 27 hours to complete
Whenever the word “accounting” is pronounced, it is immediately associated with the need to memorize endless boring numbers. However, it is the common financial statements that contain important information that provides inputs for valuation of investment projects. But, being rather an accounting overview, it focuses on the issues that are most relevant and important for effective valuation of investment projects....
Negotiation Skills and Effective Communication
by Luz María Vargas Reguer , Daniel Meade Monteverde- 0.0
4 Weeks
It analyzes the “social” perspective of a negotiation and its impact on successful agreements, as well as the risks of ignoring it, or disregarding its applicability. The course integrates the most recent advances in the development of negotiation skills, based on modern life complexities, in a simple and direct way....
$149
Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World
by Dr. Ebrahim Afsah- 4.8
Approx. 40 hours to complete
Since 2009 there has been a renewed wave of popular unrest sweeping throughout much of the Muslim world. This course is a survey of the constitutional ideas and institutions that have developed since the mid 19th century throughout predominantly Muslim countries, but its focus will lie on the actors that have dominated this discourse and shaped its outcomes....
Mindfulness for Individuals: Mindfulness and Neuroscience
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We will also discuss the science of Mindfulness throughout the course. Many of us often feel overloaded or as if we are on autopilot during the day but, by using Mindfulness, you will train yourself to focus your attention, using meditation techniques to create awareness. Those waves will be just gentle ripples on the surface of a big pond....
Designing the Future of Work
by Associate Professor Simon McIntyre- 4.7
Approx. 13 hours to complete
The workplace of tomorrow is an uncertain place. We live in a rapidly changing world, and design innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and big data are rapidly changing the fundamental nature of how we live and work. What new, disruptive technologies are on the horizon? The Importance of Being Human in a World of Automation...
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Microstructural Evolution of Materials Part 1: Statistical Mechanics
by Juejun Hu , Jessica Sandland- 0.0
5 Weeks
Discover the principles of statistical mechanics that explain materials science phenomena. This module is Part 1 of a four-part series on the Microstructural Evolution in Materials. Part 4 of the course focuses on phase transformations, including nucleation and growth, precipitate growth, interface stability, and glass transition. Explain the entropy of a solid solution from a quantum mechanical perspective...
$49
Intellectual Property Rights: A Management Perspective
by Damodaran A- 0.0
6 Weeks
A primer on the legal, economic & managerial dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights. This course will provide insight on the competitive and strategic advantages of enterprises by using Intellectual Property Rights. To develop a perspective on the sustainability of providing protection to Intellectual Properties in the light of public policy and outlook of opposition...
$149
ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements
by Nato Thompson , Pedro Lasch- 4.5
Approx. 10 hours to complete
We will focus on the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Rather than assess the political efficacy of activities like mourning, listening, organizing, dancing, or partying, the lectures examine such cultural activities next to, and within, contemporary art practice....