anchor.diff:  More Chinese for Beginners,more-chinese-for-beginners,https://coursera.org/learn/more-chinese-for-beginners,Language Learning,Peking University,"Learners will expand vocabularies about personal information, daily life, food and drink, healthy, and expressions about greeting, suggestion, agreement, comparison, complaint, prohibition, experience, plan, recommendation, etc. Learners can improve their listening and speaking and know much more about Chinese social cultures. As the same as Chinese for beginners, the course doesn’t ask the learners to know Chinese characters."
   Noun Clauses and Conditionals,noun-clauses-conditionals,https://coursera.org/learn/noun-clauses-conditionals,Language Learning,"University of California, Irvine","This is the third course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this class, you will learn about the advanced grammar concepts of noun clauses and conditionals. You will learn about several different types of each and get lots of practice using them appropriately. This may seem like difficult grammar, but this course will make them easy to understand. These grammar points are essential for any learner trying to master fluency in the English language."
   Perfect Tenses and Modals,perfect-tenses-modals,https://coursera.org/learn/perfect-tenses-modals,Language Learning,"University of California, Irvine","This is the first course in the Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn about important intermediate verb tenses, including present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, and past perfect progressive. You will also learn about common modal verbs used in English"
  +Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students,graduate-study-unitedstates,https://coursera.org/learn/graduate-study-unitedstates,Language Learning,University of Michigan,"This course prepares you to embark upon your future graduate studies in the U.S. with confidence. In this MOOC, you'll have the opportunity to meet other prospective graduate students, hear from experienced international graduate students in the United States, and to practice sharing your own thoughts, stories, and expertise in English. You’ll select a “target” graduate program at a U.S. college or university to use as a case study throughout the course. You may already be admitted to this program, or it may be an institution you hope to attend in the future.  You will identify resources that support international graduate students in your target campus. You will have multiple opportunities to practice your English language skills through practice assignments and through interactions with one another. 
  +
  +Objectives
  +By completing the course, you should enhance your ability to reach the following objectives for the purpose of communicating successfully as a new international graduate student studying in the United States.
  +1. Introduce yourself professionally 
  +     a. Explain your expertise
  +     b. Begin networking with members of your target institution
  +2. Explore the campus climate of your target institution
  +     a. Identify the local vocabulary used at your target institution to describe campus climate topics such as diversity, inclusion, or equity
  +     b. Identify skills and perspectives you can contribute to the diversity of your target institution
  +3. For collaboration
  +     a. Use English to negotiate group roles
  +     b. Use English to express opinions
  +4. For academic writing
  +     a. Identify disciplinary norms in academic writing
  +     b. Cite source material appropriately in academic writing
  +5. For improving English
  +     a. Use at least three digital resources to investigate language use
  +     b. Use at least three digital resources to practice English fluency
  +     c. Use at least two new daily life opportunities to improve English for academic, social, or teaching purposes"
   Presentations: Speaking so that People Listen,presentations-speaking-so-that-people-listen,https://coursera.org/learn/presentations-speaking-so-that-people-listen,Language Learning,"University of California, Irvine","Do you have to give presentations in school or at your work? Is it nerve-racking? Then you've come to the right place. Everyone gets a little nervous when they think about having to stand in front of other people and speak intelligently. This course will give you helpful tips for making effective speeches and delivering them well in typical American settings. You'll learn how to organize a presentation, how to make it memorable, and how to communicate clearly. In the course, you'll have several opportunities to demonstrate the presentation skills that you learn."
   Scholarly Communication,scholarly-communication,https://coursera.org/learn/scholarly-communication,Language Learning,Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology,"Scholarly Communication is a concise but comprehensive course on how to write research papers in English. The course will help the candidates gain a better understanding of the rhetorical conventions of English and the common challenges the candidates may face as an academic writer. The course provides instruction, exercises, structure, and deadlines needed to create a publishable paper."
   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."
  
positive.code: The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2),modern-postmodern-2,https://coursera.org/learn/modern-postmodern-2,Arts and Humanities,Wesleyan University,"This course examines how the idea of ""the modern"" develops at the end of the 18th century in European philosophy and literature, and how being modern (or progressive, or hip) became one of the crucial criteria for understanding and evaluating cultural change. Are we still in modernity, or have we moved beyond the modern to the postmodern?"
  The Music of the Beatles,the-beatles,https://coursera.org/learn/the-beatles,Arts and Humanities,University of Rochester,"The Music of the Beatles will track the musical development of the band, starting from the earliest days in Liverpool and Hamburg, moving through the excitement of Beatlemania, the rush of psychedelia, and the maturity of Abbey Road. While the focus will be on the music, we will also consider how recording techniques, the music business, the music of other artists, and the culture of the 1960s affected John, Paul, George, and Ringo as they created the Beatles repertory."
  "The Music of the Rolling Stones, 1962-1974",rolling-stones,https://coursera.org/learn/rolling-stones,Arts and Humanities,University of Rochester,"This course will survey the music of the Rolling Stones, beginning with the roots and first formation of the band in the early 1960s, and following the group through the release of It's Only Rock 'n' Roll in late 1974."
  The Rooseveltian Century,roosevelt,https://coursera.org/learn/roosevelt,Arts and Humanities,Universiteit Leiden,"This course uses the lives, ideals and achievements of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt to create the idea of a Rooseveltian century. It is about doing research, analyzing primary sources, and connecting all this information with a coherent and logical interpretation. It is an invitation to think critically and historically, and it wants to give you a glimpse of what it means to be a historian at work."
  The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction,the-talmud,https://coursera.org/learn/the-talmud,Arts and Humanities,Northwestern University,The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. Since being composed around 1500 years ago it has inspired not only religious reverence but significant intellectual engagement. In this course learners will be introduced to the unique characteristics of this text and the challenges that inhere in studying it while studying a chapter of the Talmud. Students of the course can expect to develop an appreciation for how the Talmud works and why it continues to inspire religious and intellectual devotion.
  The Technology of Music Production,technology-of-music-production,https://coursera.org/learn/technology-of-music-production,Arts and Humanities,Berklee,"Learn about the music production process—including recording, editing, and mixing—and the tools available to you to create contemporary music on your computer. With the recent introduction of high-quality-low-cost software and hardware, the tools of music production"
  
negative.code: IT Project Management,it-project-management,https://coursera.org/learn/it-project-management,Business,Indian School of Business,"The concepts and use of project management tools, techniques and methodologies are becoming all pervasive. This course addresses project management in the context of IT projects, including software projects. Using the framework of project life cycle, the course covers various aspects pertaining to (i) project initiation, (ii) project planning and scheduling, (iii) project monitoring and control, and (iv) project termination. For planning and scheduling of projects, the use of project network and estimation of time and cost are covered in detail. Scheduling of projects with resource limitations is covered next."
  Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities,social-entrepreneurship-opportunities,https://coursera.org/learn/social-entrepreneurship-opportunities,Business,Copenhagen Business School,This Course will clarify the definition and meaning of Social Entrepreneurship and will focus on the need to learn about the source and root of a social problem. You will be introduced to different perspectives about Social Entrepreneurship and you will learn about complementary and opportunistic assets which will help you to detect an opportunity and develop an idea of how to create a business for social change.
  Influencing People,influencing-people,https://coursera.org/learn/influencing-people,Business,University of Michigan,"This course will improve your ability to influence people in situations where you cannot use formal authority. You will learn about effective ways to build, develop, and sustain a power base in your organization. You will also learn influence tactics that enable you to be more persuasive and influential in working with your superiors, peers, and even subordinates. In addition, you will learn how to build and maintain high-quality relationships to further maximize your informal power and ability to influence others. Importantly, you will distinguish between influence and manipulation and learn how to protect yourself from the unwanted influence of others."
  Initiating and Planning,initiating-planning,https://coursera.org/learn/initiating-planning,Business,Rice University," The goal of the course is to give you the tools to initiate a project plan, manage both stakeholders and relationships, organize their team, develop a project charter, and build a business case for a project. 
  
  By the end of this course you will be able to:
   
  -  Perform a project assessment using information from previous projects and lessons learned
  -  Identify key deliverables based on business requirements while managing customer expectations
  -  Perform a stakeholder analysis and create a management plan
  -  Analyze and develop a project organization
  -  Create a project charter
  -  Explain the business case for a project and calculate Net Present Value
  -  Inform stakeholders of the charter and ensure all parties know the deliverables and expectations
   
  As part of the course, you will prepare organization charts, create a Stakeholder Register, and write a Project Charter based on an engineering project in a provided Case Study.  The Stakeholder Register will outline the key parties to the project, their concerns and how you will manage their expectations.  Your Project Charter will provide the key guidance your team needs to understand the scope, requirements and purpose for the project.
   
  All of this will position you for initiating and planning your first project and/or understanding how you can maximize your contributions on your next project team."
  Initiating and Planning Projects,project-planning,https://coursera.org/learn/project-planning,Business,"University of California, Irvine","Successful projects require careful upfront planning. In this course, you’ll learn the key roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team. You’ll also learn to answer some key questions upfront to help you meet project objectives: What will this project accomplish? Why is this project important? Who benefits from this project? How will we plan for successful outcomes?"
  Innovating Solutions for Aging Populations,health-care-innovation,https://coursera.org/learn/health-care-innovation,Business,"University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School","This course will introduce you to health care innovation within the theme of ‘healthy living and active aging’, covering both the medical and the commercial aspects of innovations. Following two cases on diabetes and rehabilitation, this interdisciplinary course will present the key theories, tools, and concepts within health care innovation, and teach you to analyse and develop solutions to some of the great health care challenges of our time. This master-level online course is created by leading experts from Denmark and the Netherlands and is directed at students and practitioners from different fields, including public health and business economics."
  Innovating in a Digital World,innovating-digital-world,https://coursera.org/learn/innovating-digital-world,Business,Institut Mines-Télécom,"Facebook, AirBnB, Tesla, Amazon, Uber. In just a few years, companies like these have changed the face of the global economy. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of start-ups are disrupting old business models, taking on centennial industrial groups – and winning. It’s clear that the rules of business have changed forever. This MOOC provides a knowledge toolkit for the ongoing digital revolution. You’ll discover 15 concepts that are essential for understanding the new mechanisms of digital business and innovation."
  