Vanderbilt University Courses

Innovative Teaching with ChatGPT

694 ratings at Coursera

Use ChatGPT to brainstorm interest-driven lesson plans, build printable classroom games, spark student problem-solving, and generate personalized quizzes on the fly.

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

Generative AI Primer

502 ratings at Coursera

Learn what generative AI is, practice basic prompt engineering with ChatGPT, and apply the ACHIEVE framework to innovate while amplifying human creativity and problem solving.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI Agents and Agentic AI with Python & Generative AI

480 ratings at Coursera

Build AI agents from scratch in Python: apply the GAME framework of goals, actions, memory and environment, design agent loops, function calling, and decorator-based tool registries.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Mastering Programming with MATLAB

435 ratings at Coursera

Write more efficient MATLAB code using recursion, vectorization and function handles, and build object-oriented applications with graphical user interfaces and Live Scripts.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Personal Productivity for All

340 ratings at Coursera

Use Microsoft 365 Copilot in daily work: clarify Teams brainstorming calls, tailor written content to specific audiences, review drafts, and anticipate project hurdles.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Engineering Maintainable Android Apps

297 ratings at Coursera

Engineer maintainable Android apps: apply test-driven development, write JUnit unit tests and Robotium graybox tests, and use Java/Android software patterns for extensibility.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Building Cloud Services with the Java Spring Framework

253 ratings at Coursera

Build secure, scalable cloud services in Java using object-oriented design, Java Servlets, the Spring Framework, and platforms such as Amazon Web Services.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

GPT Vision: Seeing the World through Generative AI

250 ratings at Coursera

Turn any photo into action: prompt GPT-4 Vision to generate recipes, shopping lists, DIY plans, organized notes, expense reports, and social media descriptions from images.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Data, Signal, and Image Analysis with MATLAB

235 ratings at Coursera

Use MATLAB for data, signal, and image work: apply machine learning classification, visualize high-dimensional data, design filters, run frequency analysis, and perform image filtering and segmentation.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Hot Topics in Criminal Justice

198 ratings at Coursera

Examine mass incarceration, the death penalty, risk assessment, the insanity defense, police use of force, and surveillance technology to assess and reform the U.S. criminal justice system.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Claude Code: Software Engineering with Generative AI Agents

178 ratings at Coursera

Treat AI as scalable development labor: orchestrate Claude Code with CLAUDE.md context files, Best-of-N prompting, git worktrees, and parallel subagents.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ChatGPT + Excel: Master Data, Make Decisions, Tell Stories

171 ratings at Coursera

Use ChatGPT as a data teammate for Excel: explore and describe datasets, merge sheets and CSVs, debug inconsistencies, extract structured data, and craft traceable data stories.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Change Management for Generative AI

164 ratings at Coursera

Lead generative AI adoption using the FASTER framework: build foundations, align stakeholders, set safeguards, deliver training, and address workforce concerns about AI.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success

150 ratings at Coursera

Use ChatGPT to run the execution phase: synthesize emails and reports into status documents, coordinate meetings, turn transcripts into deliverables, and prompt multimodally for team brainstorming.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI Agents and Agentic AI Architecture in Python

145 ratings at Coursera

Build advanced Python AI agents: self-prompting modes, expert persona consultation, document-as-implementation, multi-agent memory sharing, dependency injection for tools, and safety and transaction mechanisms.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course