People & Society Courses and Certifications

A Scuola con Raffaello

38 ratings

Nell’anno delle celebrazioni per il cinquecentenario dalla morte di Raffaello Sanzio, il corso ne ripercorre la vita e l’opera con l’aiuto di studiosi, ricercatori e professori universitari, per offrire alle scuole spunti e approfondimenti multidisciplin…

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

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A Law Student's Toolkit

5 ratings

Build a strong legal foundation with terminology, concepts, and tools used by lawyers and academics. Develop critical thinking skills to analyze arguments and craft your own in various legal contexts.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem

10 ratings

The destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile were a great catastrophe in the history of the Jewish Nation. What really happened during that dark, fateful age, and how did new opportunities arise from the ashes?

• Coursera
• 13 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics

6 ratings

Explore big data and AI's impact on society, learn to use IBM Watson for personality analysis, and create AI artifacts while considering ethical implications in computational social science.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding economic policymaking

5 ratings

Analyze economic policies' impact on GDP, inflation, and unemployment. Learn fiscal and monetary tools, debts, deficits, and real-world applications in developed countries.

• Coursera
• 17 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Creative Writing: The Craft of Character

7 ratings

At the center of a good story are the characters in it. In this course aspiring writers will discover how to build and bring to life complex, vivid and unforgettable characters.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Business Writing

5 ratings

This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work, how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve your writing, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more masterfull…

• Coursera
• 12 hours 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Creative Writing: The Craft of Style

8 ratings

Enhance your writing style through metaphor, imagery, and word choice. Learn revision techniques to create compelling stories and polished prose.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910

6 ratings

Explore global history since 1910, examining pivotal moments, ideological shifts, and the evolution of societies through world wars, crises, and transformations that shape our modern world.

• Coursera
• 21 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Intellectual Humility: Science

9 ratings

Explore the science behind intellectual humility, examining cognitive biases, emotional factors, and developmental aspects that influence our ability to be open-minded and consider opposing viewpoints.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys

8 ratings

Learn to design effective questionnaires for social surveys, covering response processes, question types, measurement techniques, and evaluation methods to improve data quality and reduce bias.

• Coursera
• 17 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Copyright for Educators & Librarians

8 ratings

Empowering educators and librarians with practical knowledge of US copyright law, focusing on legal permissions and creative teaching opportunities in various educational settings.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Communication Science

7 ratings

Explore communication theories, models, and concepts across mass, interpersonal, and intrapersonal domains. Gain insights into the field's history, dominant paradigms, and cultural impact.

• Coursera
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Securing Digital Democracy

6 ratings

Explore the security risks and potential of electronic voting, covering past, present, and future technologies, computer security, human factors, and policy implications for digital democracy.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Chinese for HSK 1

5 ratings

The course covers the four skills although only listening and reading are tested in HSK. At the end of the course, you will be able to understand and use simple Chinese phrases and meet basic needs for communication.

• Coursera
• 1 day 14 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course