anchor.diff:  Sustainable Innovation for Subsistence Marketplaces,subsistence-marketplaces-1,https://coursera.org/learn/subsistence-marketplaces-1,Business,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,"This course focuses on understanding subsistence marketplaces and designing business solutions for the billions of people living in poverty in the global marketplace. To develop understanding of subsistence marketplaces, we use exercises to enable participants to view the world from the eyes of subsistence consumers and entrepreneurs, facilitate bottom‐up understanding generated by participants, and provide insights from extensive research. More broadly, the course uses the context of extreme resource constrained contexts to learn about the bottom-up approach pioneered through the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative, and apply it in any context.",
   Financial Accounting Fundamentals,uva-darden-financial-accounting,https://coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-financial-accounting,Business,University of Virginia,"This course will teach you the tools you'll need to understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. Concise videos, the financial records of a small business, and ""your turn"" activities guide you through the three most commonly used financial statements: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Beyond recording transactions, you'll learn how to prepare these financial statements, and read and analyze them to draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health.",
   Business Strategy in Practice (Project-centered Course),uva-darden-business-strategy-capstone,https://coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-business-strategy-capstone,Business,University of Virginia,"A Capstone Project is an assignment designed specifically to apply and showcase the skills you learned in the Specialization. To this end, the Business Strategy Capstone Project, a comprehensive Strategic Analysis, provides an opportunity for you to synthesize concepts and knowledge from the four prerequisite courses in the specialization. You may continue with the organization you selected for previous assignments or select a new organization for this project. You will analyze the current state of the organization, strategic issues facing the organization, strategic paths the organization might pursue, make a recommendation of the best path for the organization to pursue, and write an Executive Summary.",
  + Effective Business Presentations with Powerpoint,powerpoint-presentations,https://coursera.org/learn/powerpoint-presentations,Business,PwC,"This course is all about presenting the story of the data, using PowerPoint. You'll learn how to structure a presentation, to include insights and supporting data. You'll also learn some design principles for effective visuals and slides. You'll gain skills for client-facing communication - including public speaking, executive presence and compelling storytelling. Finally, you'll be given a client profile, a business problem, and a set of basic Excel charts, which you'll need to turn into a presentation - which you'll deliver with iterative peer feedback.",
  +The hidden value – Lean in manufacturing and services,lean-manufacturing-services,https://coursera.org/learn/lean-manufacturing-services,Business,"École des Ponts ParisTech, BCG","Lean is a powerful methodology that enables managers and employees to shift their mindset and helps companies to keep their business sustainable by creating competitive advantage. Today, in an increasingly complex and dynamic world, where companies struggle to maintain competitive advantage, Lean is more important than ever.
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  +This course combines the experience of many senior experts and practitioners from the Boston Consulting Group and École des Ponts, and brings perspectives on Lean in manufacturing and services. It offers strong topic foundation as well as deep practical insights into the art of continuous improvement.
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  +In this course, you will learn:
  +- why Lean is a key driver for sustainable competitive advantage
  +- how different companies can leverage Lean to create value both in manufacturing and services
  +- what it takes to drive a Lean transformation and build a culture of continuous improvement 
  +- how new technologies impact traditional lean practices",
  +Cost and Economics in Pricing Strategy,uva-darden-pricing-strategy-cost-economics,https://coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-pricing-strategy-cost-economics,Business,"University of Virginia, BCG","How much should you charge for your products and services? Traditionally, businesses have answered this question based on the cost to produce or provide their goods and services. This course shows you the economic factors behind pricing based on cost and the pros and cons of a cost-based pricing approach. Led by Darden faculty and Boston Consulting Group global pricing experts, the course provides the practical and research-based models and methods you need to set prices that maximize your profits. 
  +
  +By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
  +--Apply knowledge of basic economics to make better pricing decisions
  +--Recognize opportunities for price discrimination—selling the same product at different prices to different buyers—and recommend strategies to maximize sales and profits
  +--Calculate three types of price elasticities to determine the impact of price on demand
  +--Analyze and apply different pricing models
  +  -Cost-plus pricing
  +  -Marginal cost-plus pricing
  +  -Peak-load pricing
  +  -Index-based pricing
  +--Evaluate the impact of channel intermediaries and customer lifetime value on pricing",
  +Customer Value in Pricing Strategy,uva-darden-pricing-strategy-customer-value,https://coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-pricing-strategy-customer-value,Business,"University of Virginia, BCG","The traditional approach to pricing based on costs works to pay the bills, but it leaves revenue on the table. You can, in fact, price your products in a way that increases sales--if you know what your customers are willing to pay and can leverage psychology to create better deal and discount plans. In this course, we'll show you how to price a product based on how your customers value it and the psychology behind their purchase decisions. Led by Darden faculty and Boston Consulting Group global pricing experts, this course provides an in-depth understanding of value-based pricing and how to use it to capture more revenue.
  +
  +By the end of this course, you'll be able to...
  +-- Apply knowledge of customer value to price products
  +-- Leverage core value-based pricing techniques to inform pricing decisions
  +-- Measure customer willingness to pay using models (surveys, conjoint analysis, other data)
  +-- Use knowledge of consumer psychology to set prices beneficial to both consumers and sellers",
  +Market and Competition in Pricing Strategy,uva-darden-pricing-strategy-market-competition,https://coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-pricing-strategy-market-competition,Business,"University of Virginia, BCG","If you haven’t considered what the competition is charging, you may not be maximizing your revenue. Spend time analyzing the market and you can influence price and improve margins. In this course, we'll show you how to implement competitive pricing and avoid common legal pitfalls of market-based pricing. You will also learn how to predict, influence and respond to competitors’ pricing moves. Led by Darden faculty and Boston Consulting Group global pricing experts, this course provides an in-depth understanding of market-based pricing and how to use it to capture more revenue.",
  +Leadership for Managers,leadership,https://coursera.org/learn/leadership,Business,Vanderbilt University,"Personal branding is critical for today’s executive—it distinguishes you as a competent authority, of course, but it also helps you establish your own goals for continuous improvement and develop your strengths as a business leader. If you’re looking to establish yourself more effectively in a leadership role and align your actions and behaviors with how you want to be perceived, this course is for you.
  +
  +This course is composed of three modules about managing self, managing others, and leading efforts for change. You’ll complete a capstone project on organizational change that tests your skills in a variety of simulated situations, and you’ll receive detailed feedback about your efforts. You’ll leave with a thorough understanding of how your leadership can make an impact on your organization—and a set of sharpened skills to help you accomplish your goals.
  +
  +You’ll learn how to . . . 
  +•	Master the art of self-management
  +•	Develop and manage your executive personal brand
  +•	Improve your executive presence online, in email and on voice mail
  +•	Become a more persuasive presenter 
  +•	Use body language effectively and overcome stage fright
  +•	Manage your reputation effectively
  +•	Manage teams and foster good decision-making
  +•	Create and communicate a vision for workplace change
  +•	Build coalitions that work
  +
  +Most of all, you’ll learn to develop your own unique strengths—and make more meaningful, authentic connections with others.",
  +Intercultural Management,intercultural,https://coursera.org/learn/intercultural,Business,ESCP Europe,"This MOOC explores different aspects of intercultural management, including teams, leadership, Human Resource Management, marketing and negotiations. When you complete this MOOC, you will have a richer understanding of the concept of culture, and how culture influences the way that individuals behave. 
  +
  +You will also get a deeper knowledge about how culture shapes management practices in international organizations. We will introduce you to a number of experts in the field of intercultural management who will discuss the challenges and the benefits of dealing with employees on a global level. 
  +
  +Moreover, we will share with you insights from our own research to illustrate recent developments in the field of intercultural management. During the MOOC we will provide you with a variety of concepts and tools that empower you to successfully interact with people from other cultures to achieve your desired personal and business-related goals.
  +",
   Python Data Structures,python-data,https://coursera.org/learn/python-data,Computer Sciences,University of Michigan,"This course will introduce the core data structures of the Python programming language. We will move past the basics of procedural programming and explore how we can use the Python built-in data structures such as lists, dictionaries, and tuples to perform increasingly complex data analysis. This course will cover Chapters 6-10 of the textbook “Python for Informatics”. This course is equivalent to the second half of the 11-week ""Programming for Everybody (Python)"" course. This course covers Python 2.",
   User Experience: Research & Prototyping,user-research,https://coursera.org/learn/user-research,Computer Sciences,"University of California, San Diego","This course will teach you the core process of experience design and how to effectively evaluate your work with the people for whom you are designing. You'll learn fundamental methods of design research that will enable you to effectively understand people, the sequences of their actions, and the context in which they work. Through the assignments, you’ll learn practical techniques for making sense of what you see and transform your observations into meaningful actionable insights and unique opportunity areas for design. You’ll also explore how to generate ideas in response to the opportunities identified and learn methods for making your ideas tangible. By answering specific questions and refining your concepts, you’ll move closer to making your ideas real. We’ll use cases from a variety of industries including health, education, transportation, finance, and beyond to illustrate how these methods work across different domains.",
   Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming,intro-programming,https://coursera.org/learn/intro-programming,Computer Sciences,"The University of Edinburgh, Universidad ORT Uruguay","This course will teach you how to program in Scratch, an easy to use visual programming language. More importantly, it will introduce you to the fundamental principles of computing and it will help you think like a software engineer.",
  
positive.code: Genomic and Precision Medicine,genomic-precision-medicine,https://coursera.org/learn/genomic-precision-medicine,Life Sciences,"University of California, San Francisco","The course is geared toward practicing health care providers, although it should be accessible to anyone with a background in the biological sciences and a basic understanding of genetics. It is designed to be succinct and clinically-focused, offering both conceptual and practical information about real-world applications of genomics. Two lessons offer a basic primer on molecular genomics relevant to the individual patient as well as to patient populations. The remaining five lessons focus on five applications of genomics and present the material as case studies, highlighting the strengths, limitations, and issues that arise in the use of each test.",
  Nutrition and Lifestyle in Pregnancy,nutrition-pregnancy,https://coursera.org/learn/nutrition-pregnancy,Life Sciences,Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU),Nutrition and Lifestyle in Pregnancy offers an overview of the latest research findings and international recommendations on a variety of nutrition-related aspects and outcomes of pregnancy. Ensuring a healthy nutritional status and lifestyle prior to and during pregnancy is one of the best ways to help support the healthy growth and development of the unborn child. We will look at how a healthy diet and lifestyle should ideally be achieved prior to conception and provide recommendations for pre-conception counselling of women.,
  Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface,global-health-human-animal-ecosystem,https://coursera.org/learn/global-health-human-animal-ecosystem,Life Sciences,University of Geneva,"This MOOC proposes you a dynamic, international and interdisciplinary programme based on the One Heath approach (human-animal-environmental dimensions) and involving more than 30 top experts from more than 20 academic and research institutions and international organisations based in Geneva, Paris, Montreal and the world. Policy makers from the World Health Organisation, clinicians from the University Hospitals of Geneva, epidemiologists from Institut Pasteur etc. will share with you their knowledge and experiences all along this MOOC. Video-lectures have been filmed in different parts of the world and settings (from the field to the lab and office) and will be combined with the latest open readings and interactive activities in the discussion forum, video-conferences etc.",
  Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp 1,biostatistics,https://coursera.org/learn/biostatistics,Math and Logic,Johns Hopkins University,"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 useful for the class, but not required.",
  Calculus One,calculus1,https://coursera.org/learn/calculus1,Math and Logic,The Ohio State University,"Calculus is about the very large, the very small, and how things change. The surprise is that something seemingly so abstract ends up explaining the real world. Calculus plays a starring role in the biological, physical, and social sciences. By focusing outside of the classroom, we will see examples of calculus appearing in daily life.",
  Calculus Two: Sequences and Series,advanced-calculus,https://coursera.org/learn/advanced-calculus,Math and Logic,The Ohio State University,"Calculus Two: Sequences and Series is an introduction to sequences, infinite series, convergence tests, and Taylor series. The course emphasizes not just getting answers, but asking the question ""why is this true?""",
  
negative.code: Learn Mandarin Chinese: Capstone Project,learn-mandarin-project,https://coursera.org/learn/learn-mandarin-project,Language Learning,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,"Learn Mandarin Chinese: Capstone Project is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese in continuation of Mandarin Chinese 3: Chinese for Beginners. In this course, learners are required to complete a few tasks of using Chinese languages in simulated real life situations. Some guidance on taking and passing HSK (Chinese proficiency test) will also be provided. By completing this course, the learners will finish the learning of the whole series and be standing at the threshold of intermediate Chinese proficiency.",
  Tricky American English Pronunciation,tricky-american-english-pronunciation,https://coursera.org/learn/tricky-american-english-pronunciation,Language Learning,"University of California, Irvine","In this course, you’ll practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing. You'll practice both consonant and vowel sounds. You’ll also learn about the things that give English its special “music,” such as how to stress the right syllable in a word, how to make your voice go up and down in a natural-sounding melody, and how to naturally connect sounds and words. Learning these things will help you speak more clearly and make sure that others can understand what you're saying. This course is useful for English language learners who want to improve pronunciation of American English for better communication.",
  Chinese for HSK 3 PART II,hsk-3-part2,https://coursera.org/learn/hsk-3-part2,Language Learning,Peking University,"Chinese for HSK3 course is divided into two parts: Part I and Part II. Part I course takes 6 weeks, and you will be learning vocabularies and grammars mainly through the form of dialogues. Part II takes 4 weeks to complete, with the main focus on HSK 3 test practices and strategies. The HSK (Level 3) test is made up of listening comprehension, reading comprehension and writing sections and contains a total of 80 items.The test will last for 90 minutes in total (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information).",
  Spanish Vocabulary: Careers and Social Events,spanish-vocabulary-careers,https://coursera.org/learn/spanish-vocabulary-careers,Language Learning,"University of California, Davis","¡Hola! This fourth course will introduce new vocabularies in the areas of dining, fashion, professions and careers and will bring you ever closer to the 500 word threshold for beginning Spanish. The course will also introduce the subjunctive and the future tense so that you can begin to speak about future events, things they desire and pursuing professional goals. This is the final course before you will undertake a project that showcases your mastery of basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar.",
  Bioinformatic Methods I,bioinformatics-methods-1,https://coursera.org/learn/bioinformatics-methods-1,Life Sciences,University of Toronto,"Large-scale biology projects such as the sequencing of the human genome and gene expression surveys using RNA-seq, microarrays and other technologies have created a wealth of data for biologists. However, the challenge facing scientists is analyzing and even accessing these data to extract useful information pertaining to the system being studied. This course focuses on employing existing",
  Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health,epidemiology,https://coursera.org/learn/epidemiology,Life Sciences,California Institute of the Arts,"Often called “the cornerstone” of public health, epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases, health conditions, or events among populations and the application of that study to control health problems. By applying the concepts learned in this course to current public health problems and issues, students will understand the practice of epidemiology as it relates to real life and makes for a better appreciation of public health programs and policies. This course explores public health issues like cardiovascular and infectious diseases – both locally and globally – through the lens of epidemiology.",
  Introductory Human Physiology,physiology,https://coursera.org/learn/physiology,Life Sciences,Duke University,"In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.",
  