Stanford University Courses

Leadership and Resilience in Healthcare Risk Management

24 ratings at edX

Learn how effective leadership positively influences the crisis management process, and how you, as a leader, can implement resiliency techniques for your organization in this course from the Stanford Center for Health Education.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Comparative Democratic Development Part I: Conditions of Democracy

15 ratings at edX

Conditions of Democracy is the first course in a two-part series intended as a broad survey of the political, social, cultural, economic, institutional, and international factors that foster and obstruct the development and consolidation of democracy.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1

13 ratings at edX

Explore fundamental algorithms and data structures, mastering concepts like Big-O notation, sorting, searching, and graph primitives to enhance your problem-solving skills and ace technical interviews.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Databases: Advanced Topics in SQL

10 ratings at edX

Explore advanced SQL concepts, including complex queries, database design, and optimization techniques for improved data management and analysis in relational database systems.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 8-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Coronary Artery Disease

10 ratings at edX

Throughout this course from the Stanford Center for Health Education (SCHE), you’ll discover a range of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions for individuals at risk of heart disease. You’ll also learn how to improve patient engagement and…

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Semantics of First-Order Logic

8 ratings at edX

Explore first-order logic's language, semantics, and limitations. Investigate sentence truth, logical truths, and relationships between expressions. Gain foundational knowledge for advanced logic studies.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Risk Management and Crisis Responses in Healthcare

9 ratings at edX

Discover the value of planning for a crisis, and the significance of emergency exercises for effective disaster management in this course from the Stanford Center for Health Education.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

American Prophet: The Inner Life and Global Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

6 ratings at edX

This course looks at Martin Luther King's life through the documents that have survived from the past.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Databases: Modeling and Theory

6 ratings at edX

Explore relational databases, master SQL, and delve into advanced concepts. Gain practical skills in database design, querying, and management for real-world applications.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 8-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Your Body in the World: Adapting to Your Next Big Adventure

6 ratings at edX

Explore physiological responses to environmental stressors through engaging stories, expert interviews, and real-world experiments. Gain practical knowledge about adapting to cold, heat, aging, stress, altitude, and variable pressures.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Unconventional Reservoir Geomechanics

6 ratings at edX

This course covers the geophysical and engineering concepts needed to understand the recovery of hydrocarbons from extremely low permeability unconventional oil and gas reservoirs.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 6-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Probability Management

6 ratings at edX

Probability management is the discipline of communicating and calculating uncertainties as auditable data arrays called Stochastic Information Packets or SIPs. This course provides a basic introduction to the subject.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Strategy: Introduction to Telehealth and Enabling Technologies

6 ratings at edX

Gain a grounding in telehealth implementation from expert faculty at Stanford Medicine. Learn about the evolution of telehealth and explore contemporary approaches for incorporating telehealth technologies into a healthcare practice.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

5 ratings at edX

Learn how to recognize heart disease from experts at Stanford Medicine. Explore the impact of risk factors on coronary artery disease (CAD) and how improved lifestyle changes such as eating patterns, exercise, weight loss, and smoking cessation can lower…

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The New World of Arnold Schönberg's Piano Music

Explore Schönberg's revolutionary piano compositions, their historical context, and performance techniques. Gain insights through related works and a virtual tour of the composer's home.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course