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Master of Science in Computer Science 

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Probabilistic Graphical Models

Daphne Koller, Professor

In this class, you will learn the basics of the PGM representation and how to construct them, using both human knowledge and machine learning techniques.
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Greek and Roman Mythology

Peter Struck

This course will focus on the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, as a way of exploring the nature of myth and the function it plays for individuals, societies, and nations.
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A&F(RecStay)FIX 

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Networks: Friends, Money, and Bytes

Mung Chiang

A course driven by 20 practical questions about wireless, web, and the Internet, about how products from companies like Apple, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Ericsson, HP, Skype and AT&T work.
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List Presidents of Columbia 

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Networked Life

Michael Kearns

Networked Life will explore recent scientific efforts to explain social, economic and technological structures — and the way these structures interact — on many different scales, from the behavior of individuals or small groups to that of complex networks such as the Internet and the global economy.
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Sabados Literarios 

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Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

Keith Devlin

Learn how to think the way mathematicians do – a powerful cognitive process developed over thousands of years.
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Sabados Literarios 

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Neural Networks for Machine Learning

Geoffrey Hinton

Learn about artificial neural networks and how they’re being used for machine learning, as applied to speech and object recognition, image segmentation, modeling language and human motion, etc. We’ll emphasize both the basic algorithms and the practical tricks needed to get them to work well.
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Baccalaureus Artium et Scientiae 

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Scientific Computing

J. Nathan Kutz

Investigate the flexibility and power of project-oriented computational analysis, and enhance communication of information by creating visual representations of scientific data.
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International Gaming 

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Learn to Program: The Fundamentals

Jennifer Campbell, Paul Gries

Behind every mouse click and touch-screen tap, there is a computer program that makes things happen. This course introduces the fundamental building blocks of programming and teaches you how to write fun and useful programs using the Python language.
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Campus Shops @ FIX University 

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Social Network Analysis

Lada Adamic

This course will use social network analysis, both its theory and computational tools, to make sense of the social and information networks that have been fueled and rendered accessible by the internet.
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The Asian Studies Minor Program of Study @ FIX University 

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Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp

Brian Caffo

This class presents the fundamental probability and statistical concepts used in elementary data analysis. It will be taught at an introductory level for students with junior or senior college-level mathematical training including a working knowledge of calculus. A small amount of linear algebra and programming are necessary, but not required.
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Independent Studies @ FIX University 

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Computer Architecture

David Wentzlaff

In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors.
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The American Studies Minor Program of Study @ FIX University 

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Heterogeneous Parallel Programming

Wen-mei W. Hwu

This course teaches the use of CUDA/OpenCL, OpenACC, and MPI for programming heterogeneous parallel computing systems. It is application oriented and only introduces necessary technological knowledge to solidify understanding.
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Master of Arts in Museum Science and Management 

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Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach

Roger Coke Barr

Nerves, the heart, and the brain are electrical. How do these things work? This course presents fundamental principles, described quantitatively.
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Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering 

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Functional Programming Principles in Scala

Martin Odersky

Learn about functional programming, and how it can be effectively combined with object-oriented programming. Gain practice in writing clean functional code, using the Scala programming
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Master of Arts in English 

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Human-Computer Interaction

Scott Klemmer, Associate Professor

Helping you build human-centered design skills, so that you have the principles and methods to create excellent interfaces with any technology.
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Latin American Studies Program of Study @ FIX University 

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Organizational Analysis

Daniel A. McFarland

In this introductory course, you will learn multiple theories of organizational behavior and apply them to actual cases of organizational change.
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Minor in Hospitality Management @ FIX University 

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Introduction to Logic

Michael Genesereth, Associate Professor

In this course, you will learn how to formalize information and reason systematically to produce logical conclusions. We will also examine logic technology and its applications – in mathematics, science, engineering, business, law, and so forth.
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Minor in Digital Media Production @ FIX University 

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An Introduction to Operations Management

Christian Terwiesch

This course will teach you how to analyze and improve business processes, be it in services or in manufacturing. You will learn how to improve productivity, how to provide more choice to customers, how to reduce response times, and how to improve quality.
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African-American Studies Programs of Study @ FIX University 

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Computing for Data Analysis

Roger D. Peng

This course is about learning the fundamental computing skills necessary for effective data analysis. You will learn to program in R and to use R for reading data, writing functions, making informative graphs, and applying modern statistical methods.
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This Is a Test of FIX Course Work 

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Information Security and Risk Management in Context

Barbara Endicott-Popovsky

Learn to defend and protect vital company information using the latest technology and defense strategies. Analyze internal and external threats to proactively prevent information attacks. Gain experience by solving real-world problems and leave the class equipped to establish and oversee information security.
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Doctor of Philosophy in English 

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A History of the World since 1300

Jeremy Adelman

This course will examine the ways in which the world has grown more integrated yet more divided over the past 700 years.
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Visual Arts Master of Fine Arts 

@ FIX University 

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Writing in the Sciences

Kristin Sainani

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review.
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Master of Teaching Arts 

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Modern & Contemporary American Poetry

Al Filreis

This course is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary U.S. poetry, from Dickinson and Whitman to the present. Participants (who need no prior experience with poetry) will learn how to read poems that are supposedly “difficult.”
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Information Security and Risk Management in Context

Barbara Endicott-Popovsky

Learn to defend and protect vital company information using the latest technology and defense strategies. Analyze internal and external threats to proactively prevent information attacks. Gain experience by solving real-world problems and leave the class equipped to establish and oversee information security.
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Introduction to Guitar

Thaddeus Hogarth

Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory.
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Introduction to Improvisation

Gary Burton

Learn the basic concepts of improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world, including the mental, melodic, and harmonic processes that contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo.

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Introduction to Music Production

Loudon Stearns

Learn about the music production process—including recording, editing, and mixing—and the tools available to you to create contemporary music on your computer.

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Introduction to Improvisation

Gary Burton

Learn the basic concepts of improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world, including the mental, melodic, and harmonic processes that contribute to the instinctive skills that an improviser puts to use when taking a solo.
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Songwriting

Pat Pattison

Learn an efficient, effective process for writing songs that express your ideas and emotions, including a range of tools that revolve around the concept of prosody—the matching of lyrics and music to support your underlying message.
 
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Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets

Susan E. Alcock

Admit it — you wanted to be an archaeologist when you grew up... This course builds on that enthusiasm, while radically expanding your notions about just what archaeology is and just what archaeologists do.
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Coding the Matrix: Linear Algebra through Computer Science Applications

Phil Klein

Learn how to use the concepts and methods of linear algebra to think about computational problems arising in computer science. Coursework includes building on the concepts to write small programs and run them on real data.
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The Fiction of Relationship

Arnold Weinstein

What is the nature of our relationship to others and the world? How can literature help us see these relationships more clearly? This course seeks to explore such questions through adventurous readings of ten great works of narrative fiction from the 18th to the 20th century.

 
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Drugs and the Brain

Henry A. Lester

The neuroscience of drugs for therapy, for prevention, and for recreation. You’ll learn the prospects for new generations of medications in psychiatry, aging, and treatment of substance abuse.
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Galaxies and Cosmology

S. George Djorgovski

An introduction to the modern extragalactic astronomy and cosmology, the physical universe, big bang, formation and evolution of galaxies, quasars, and large-scale structure.
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Principles of Economics for Scientists

Antonio Rangel

Quantitative and model-based introduction to basic ideas in economics, and applications to a wide range of real world problems. 



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Financial Engineering and Risk Management

Martin Haugh and Garud Iyengar, with guest lectures by Emanuel Derman

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of financial engineering and risk management. We consider the pricing of derivatives, portfolio optimization and risk management and cast a critical eye on how these are used in practice.

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MOS Transistors

Yannis Tsividis

Learn how MOS transistors work, and how to model them. The understanding provided in this course is essential not only for device modelers, but also for designers of high-performance circuits.
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Natural Language Processing

Michael Collins

Have you ever wondered how to build a system that automatically translates between languages? Or a system that can understand natural language instructions from a human? This class will cover the fundamentals of mathematical and computational models of language, and the application of these models to key problems in natural language processing.
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Digital Signal Processing

Paolo Prandoni and Martin Vetterli

Learn the fundamentals of digital signal processing theory and discover the myriad ways DSP makes everyday life more productive and fun.

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Linear and Discrete Optimization

friedrich.eisenbrand@epfl.ch

The course is an introduction to linear and discrete optimization - an important part of computational mathematics with a wide range of applications in many areas of everyday life.
 

AIDS

Kimberley Sessions Hagen, EdD

This course will discuss HIV/AIDS in the US and around the world including its history, science, and culture as well as recent developments in prevention education, biomedical research, vaccine development, HIV testing, and current treatments. The course will also include a review of past, present, and potential future controversies surrounding HIV/AIDS.

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Immigration and U.S. Citizenship

Polly Price

What does it mean for an immigrant to become a U.S. citizen? Through a background of historical and policy perspectives, this course will examine U.S. law governing how citizenship is acquired, the constitutional and international law foundations underlying immigration regulation, the role of the federal government in regulating immigration, and immigration law reform. 
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Introduction to Digital Sound Design

Steve Everett

Sounds and music are embedded in almost every aspect of daily life. This course will provide an overview of the fundamental principles of sound and the factors that determine our audio perception. It will also explore techniques of recording, mixing, processing, synthesis, sampling, analysis, and editing of digital audio.
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Computational Photography

Irfan Essa

Learn about the basics of how computation has impacted the entire workflow of photography, from how images are captured, manipulated and collaborated on and shared.

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Control of Mobile Robots

Magnus Egerstedt

Learn about how to make mobile robots move in effective, safe, predictable, and collaborative ways using modern control theory.

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Energy 101

Sam Shelton

As a society and individually, we use energy every moment of our lives to improve our quality of life. Energy 101 will develop the big picture and connect the details of our energy use, technology, infrastructure, impact, and future.

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Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application

Fatimah Wirth

This is an introductory course on the fundamentals of online education. You will learn how to convert your face-to-face class into a robust online course based on theory and practice.

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Health Informatics in the Cloud

Mark Braunstein

A non-technical introduction to the contemporary application of computing to healthcare delivery, public health and community-based clinical research.
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Synapses, Neurons and Brains

 

Idan Segev and colleagues

You will become intimately acquainted with the operational principles of neuronal “life-ware” (synapses, neurons and the networks that they form) as well as with recent ideas about how the dynamics of these networks generate the “neuronal code.” As an aperitif we will highlight present brain-excitements and for dessert we will discuss the future of brain research

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An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health

Robert S. Lawrence, Keeve Nachman

Explore how food intersects with public health and the environment as it moves from field to plate.

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Data Analysis

Jeff Leek

Learn about the most effective data analysis methods to solve problems and achieve insight.

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Health for All Through Primary Care

Henry Perry

This course explores why primary health care is central for achieving Health for All. It provides examples of how primary health care has been instrumental in approaching this goal in selected populations and how the principles of primary health care can guide future policies and actions.

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Vaccine Trials: Methods and Best Practices

Karen R. Charron, Amber Bickford Cox

This course will explore the process of evaluating investigational vaccines in clinical trials including informed consent, recruitment, enrollment, safety evaluation, and quality data collection.

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Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse

Nicole Cartwright Kwiek, Ph.D.

Think that a prescription medication must be safer than a “street drug”? Think again. Investigate the epidemic rise of prescription drug abuse and use science to debunk commonly held misconceptions regarding this phenomenon.

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Introduction to Pharmacy

Kenneth M. Hale, R.Ph., Ph.D.

This course is a survey of the profession of pharmacy including its history, evolving scope of practice, ethical foundations, regulation, educational and career opportunities, and more. We will also explore topics relating to medication use and drug development.

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Algorithms, Part II

Robert Sedgewick, Kevin Wayne

This course covers the essential information that every serious programmer needs to know about algorithms and data structures, with emphasis on applications and scientific performance analysis of Java implementations.

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Analytic Combinatorics, Part I

Robert Sedgewick

This course teaches a calculus that enables precise quantitative predictions of large combinatorial structures. Part I covers generating functions and real asymptotics and then introduces the symbolic method in the context of applications in the analysis of algorithms and basic structures such as permutations, trees, strings, words, and mappings.

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Analytic Combinatorics, Part II

Robert Sedgewick

This course teaches a calculus that enables precise quantitative predictions of large combinatorial structures. Part II introduces the symbolic method to derive functional relations among ordinary, exponential, and multivariate generating functions, and methods in complex analysis for deriving accurate asymptotics from the GF equations.
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Computer Architecture

David Wentzlaff

In this course, you will learn to design the computer architecture of complex modern microprocessors.
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Introduction to Sociology

Mitchell Duneier

In this class we will cover the essentials of sociology, to help you better understand your own life and situations far from your experience.
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Engineering and Computer Science 

Cryptography 

Monday, November 5, 2012 to Friday, December 14, 2012

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. This course explains the inner workings of...

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Engineering and Computer Science 

Cryptography II 

Monday, January 21, 2013

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. This course is a continuation of ...

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Science, Technology, and Society in China I: Basic Concepts

Naubahar Sharif

What is science? What is technology? How do science and technology inform developments in the social sphere? How are science and technology shaped by society? How have scientific and technological developments evolved over time? In this course, we will examine these issues and attempt answering these and many other questions!
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Climate Literacy: Navigating Climate Conversations

Sarah Burch and Tom-Pierre Frappé-Sénéclauze

Climate Literacy tackles the scientific and socio-political dimensions of climate change. This course introduces the basics of the climate system, models and predictions, human and natural impacts, mitigative and adaptive responses, and the evolution of climate policy.
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Introduction to Systematic Program Design

Gregor Kiczales

This course is about learning to program well: building programs that are elegant, well tested and easy to maintain. The course is intended for students with no programming experience, but many former students who already knew how to program have said it made them better programmers. The course structure allows you to choose a programming language to target.

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Useful Genetics

Rosemary Redfield

This course will give students a thorough understanding of gene function and inheritance, and will enable them to apply this understanding to real-world issues, both personal and societal.
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Algebra

Sarah Eichhorn, Ph.D. and Rachel Cohen Lehman, Ph.D.

This course is taught so that students will acquire a solid foundation in algebra. The course concentrates on the various functions that are important to the study of calculus.
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Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning

Don DeBok

Learn how to use the framework of personal financial planning to monitor your own finances, with special emphasis on lifecycle-specific topics, such as saving for education, student loans, or wealth management and estate planning.
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Microeconomics

Richard McKenzie

This course is designed to introduce students to basic microeconomic theory at a relatively rapid pace. The focus will be on fundamental economic principles that can be used by managers to think about business problems, including those inside the firm and those outside the firm.

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Pre-Calculus

Sarah Eichhorn, Ph.D. and Rachel Cohen Lehman, Ph.D.

This class prepares students for eligibility to enroll in the first semester of single variable calculus.
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Principles of Public Health

Zuzana Bic

Principles of Public Health introduces the major concepts and principles of public health and the determinants of health status in communities. Emphasizes the ecological model that focuses on the linkages and relationships among multiple natural and social determinants affecting health.
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Science from Superheroes to Global Warming

Michael Dennin

Explore how science works and what constitutes "good" science through case studies drawn from a wide spectrum of people's experience, for example superheros, movies, and real world issues such as global warming.
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Clinical Problem Solving

Catherine R Lucey, MD

Participants will learn how to move efficiently from patient signs and symptoms to a rational and prioritized set of diagnostic possibilities and will learn how to study and read to facilitate this process.

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Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences

Jerusalem Makonnen, RN, MSN, FNP

Learn about the wide range of contraceptive methods, and the public health implications related to access to information and choices about reproductive health.
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Nutrition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Katie Ferraro, MPH, RD, CDE

This course covers the basics of normal nutrition for optimal health outcomes and evidence-based diets for a variety of diseases.
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Artificial Intelligence Planning

Gerhard Wickler, Austin Tate

The course aims to provide a basic grounding in artificial intelligence techniques for planning, with an overview of the wide spectrum of different problems and approaches, including their underlying theory and their applications.

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Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Charles Cockell

Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.
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Critical Thinking in Global Challenges

Celine Caquineau, Mayank Dutia

In this course you will develop and enhance your ability to think critically, assess information and develop reasoned arguments in the context of the global challenges facing society today.
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E-learning and Digital Cultures

Jeremy Knox, Sian Bayne, Hamish Macleod, Jen Ross, Christine Sinclair

This course will explore how digital cultures and learning cultures connect, and what this means for e-learning theory and practice. Follow this course at #edcmooc.
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Equine Nutrition

Jo-Anne Murray

This course will cover many aspects of equine nutrition ranging from anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract to dietary management of horses/ponies affected with nutrition-related disorders.

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Introduction to Philosophy

Dave Ward, Duncan Pritchard, Michela Massimi, Suilin Lavelle, Matthew Chrisman, Allan Hazlett, Alasdair Richmond

This course will introduce you to some of the most important areas of research in contemporary philosophy. Each week a different philosopher will talk you through some of the most important questions and issues in their area of expertise.
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Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps

Mick Grierson, Matthew Yee-King and Marco Gillies of Goldsmiths, University of London

For anyone who would like to apply their technical skills to creative work ranging from video games to art installations to interactive music, and also for artists who would like to use programming in their artistic practice.

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English Common Law: An Introduction

Dame Hazel Genn of UCL

For students or professionals who have an interest in learning about the development and application of the law in a common law jurisdiction. 
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Malicious Software and its Underground Economy: Two Sides to Every Story

Lorenzo Cavallaro of Royal Holloway, University of London

Learn about traditional and mobile malware, the security threats they represent, state-of-the-art analysis and detection techniques, and the underground ecosystem that drives such a profitable but illegal business.

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The Camera Never Lies

Emmett Sullivan of Royal Holloway, University of London

Film, images & historical interpretation in the 20th century for those who have a general interest in photojournalism, and films based on historical events.
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Why We Need Psychology

Simon Green of Birkbeck, University of London

For adults with an interest in the study of human behaviour – especially those who have often considered studying psychology but who have yet to begin.
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Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies

Dr. James V. Green

Explore how to identify and develop great ideas into great companies. Learn how to identify opportunities based on real customer needs. Develop solid business models. Create successful companies.
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Exploring Quantum Physics

Dr. Charles W. Clark and Dr. Victor Galitski

An introduction to quantum physics with emphasis on topics at the frontiers of research, and developing understanding through exercise.
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Surviving Disruptive Technologies

Professor Hank Lucas

The purpose of this course is to help participants and the organizations they encounter survive the waves of technological disruptions facing business, government, education and their daily lives.
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Women and the Civil Rights Movement

Dr. Elsa Barkley Brown

Learn about women’s roles in the U.S. civil rights struggles of the 1890s to the 1990s. 
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Computer Vision: From 3D Reconstruction to Visual Recognition

Silvio Savarese, Assistant Professor
Fei-Fei Li, Assistant Professor

This course delivers a systematic overview of computer vision, emphasizing two key issues in modeling vision: space and meaning. We will study the fundamental theories and important algorithms of computer vision together, starting from the analysis of 2D images, and culminating in the holistic understanding of a 3D scene
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Calculus: Single Variable

Robert Ghrist

This course provides a brisk, entertaining treatment of differential and integral calculus, with an emphasis on conceptual understanding and applications to the engineering, physical, and social sciences.
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Neuroethics

Jonathan D. Moreno, Ph.D.

This course will examine the ethical, legal and social issues raised by neuroscience. Topics will include the implications of new knowledge of the brain for our understanding of selfhood, for the meaning of privacy, for the distinction between therapy and enhancement, and for national security.
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Aboriginal Worldviews and Education

Jean-Paul Restoule

This course will explore indigenous ways of knowing and how this knowledge can inform education to the benefit of all students.

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The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness

Charmaine Williams

Learn about how social factors that promote mental health can influence the onset and course of mental illness, and how mental illnesses are 
diagnosed and treated.
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Foundations of Business Strategy

Michael J. Lenox

Learn how to analyze an organization's strategy and make recommendations to improve its value creation by building your strategist's toolkit.

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Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I

Edward D. Hess

This course focuses on the common growth challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially.
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Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II

Edward D. Hess

This course focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially.
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How Things Work 1

Louis A. Bloomfield

An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.
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Know Thyself

Mitchell Green

An investigation of the nature and limits of self-knowledge from the viewpoints of philosophy, psychoanalysis, experimental psychology, neuroscience, aesthetics, and Buddhism. Readings are drawn from classical Western, non-Western, and contemporary sources.
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The Modern World: Global History since 1760

Philip Zelikow

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. It begins with the revolutions of the late 1700s, tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s, and analyzes the cataclysms of the last century, concluding with the new phase of world history we are experiencing today.Fernando IX University

 

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