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Get Ready for College English

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This MOOC prepares anyone who wants to take a college-level English course.

Health Technology Assessment

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This course introduces you to Health Technology Assessment (HTA) as a concept (what it is, what it involves) and then takes you through the key stages in the HTA and decision-making process:Identifying technologies for development;Evaluating these technologies in trials and measuring key outcomes, such as Quality of Life (health economics)Appraising and pooling the evidence from these trials to determine the effect of a technology (clinical effectiveness review)Assessing the cost-effectiveness of those technologies (decision-analytic modelling)Considering how the results from this HTA process are used to inform reimbursement and pricing decisions in different countriesThis course necessarily only offers a simple and brief introduction to, and overview of each of these stages in the process. However, it uses materials adapted from the online, distance learning full postgraduate programme on International HTA, Pricing and Reimbursement.

고전문헌과 역사문화

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근대 이전의 한국은 국가나 관아뿐만 아니라, 문중, 서원, 사찰, 개인도 일정한 기획에 따라 갖가지 서적들을 편찬하고 유통시켰습니다. 창의적인 저술만이 아니라 동아시아 보편 고전과 지식정보를 가공한 자료도 자원으로 삼았으며, 활판과 목판, 필사의 방식을 모두 활용했습니다. 이 강좌를 통해 우리나라의 주요 고전문헌의 내용과 구조를 이해하고, 그 문헌이 편찬, 간행, 유포된 역사문화상의 맥락을 파악하는 안목을 넓히는 한편, 고전문헌을 현대적 방법으로 가공하는 방법을 익힐 수 있을 것입니다.

Isocrates

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The ancient philosopher Isocrates (436-338 BC) founded the first advanced school in Greek history, innovated creatively with new communication technology, and bequeathed a rich intellectual legacy that eventually served as the scaffolding for later efforts (in ancient Rome and modern Italy) to develop humanistic, liberal arts education. Though widely admired, Isocrates was criticized in his own time by Plato and later vilified by contemporary thinkers for advocating organized violence against non-Greek "barbarians." This course provides a basic introduction to Isocrates as a key figure in intellectual history, explores his contributions to the rhetorical tradition, and considers his enduring salience for contemporary rhetorical theory and practice. Primary texts include Isocrates' rhetorical compositions such as Against the Sophists, Helen, On the Peace, Panegyricus, Panathenaicus, Nicocles, and To Philip, among others. Students will read assigned texts (open access versions available online), view video lessons taped by professors Gordon Mitchell, John Poulakos, and their graduate students, complete various evaluations tools, and even have opportunities to remotely join several in-class discussions at the University of Pittsburgh. A traditional, brick-and-mortar graduate seminar in rhetorical theory (focusing on Isocrates) will take place during Pitt's Fall 2013 Term and will run contemporaneously with the MOOC, enabling this exciting hybrid, MOOC-mortar interaction. To follow the graduate seminar blog: http://www.blogospolitikos.wordpress.com

Locating, Creating, Licensing and Utilizing OERs

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OER-101 is an open-access, self-paced online "Community Course" that has been built to demonstrate how to find, adapt, and develop OERs step-by-step. These OER are openly licensed for reuse, usually through a Creative Commons license, which allows them to be integrated into any type of learning environment, including being printed and bound. The course is organized into five “pursuits,” each of which represents one facet of the world of OERs. Participants are encouraged to complete all of the pursuits by following the suggested course progression, but each pursuit can also be completed individually. For evaluation and feedback, OER-101 will employ a badging system powered by Mozilla Open Badges. Participants will earn badges by completing the course pursuits and will receive a ‘master badge’ for course completion. Additionally, OER-101 will utilize a community learning model informed by a facilitation method established by Phylise Banner at the American Public University System. The results from this course will be documented within the SUNY Learning Commons.

Social Entrepreneurship: A Grassroots Revolution

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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP – The use of innovation to find new ways to help people in needPURPOSE OF THIS COURSE: This course provides step-by-step instructions for starting small, local, grassroots projects to help selected categories of people in need. Students select a category of people about whom they care, learn details about social entrepreneurship projects, and on paper build a project of their own.THE HOMELESSABANDONED CHILDRENFEEBLE ELDERLYTHE ADDICTEDTEENS CONSIDERING SUICIDE…Hundreds of other categories of people in need

Fundamentos para la Dirección de Proyectos

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¿Alguna vez se preguntó lo que implica la dirección de proyectos? Este curso le proporcionará los conceptos y técnicas clave para el éxito de la dirección de proyectos, desde la planificación hasta su finalización. Después de tomar este curso usted será capaz de: (1) Diferenciar entre los proyectos y las operaciones (2) Identificar las diferentes fases de un proyecto (3) Desarrollar estrategias para dirigir eficazmente los proyectos (4) Evaluar si la dirección de proyectos es una carrera para usted (5) i Colaborar y compartir sus experiencias en la dirección de proyectos con otros estudiantes!

Ethical Leadership

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This course provides an introduction to ethical decision making and ethical leadership. The course examines a variety of ethical issues that employees and organizations face.  You will explore ethical theories, ethical decision making models, role of governmental policies and corporate governance. You will learn about practices that help encourage ethical behavior in organizations.The course provides an introduction to ethical decision making and ethical leadershipEach chapter reading is accompanied by a narrated PowerPoint presentation. Required Textbook: You need to buy or rent the following textbook: Ghillyer, Andrew (2012). Business Ethics Now 3rd Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Companies. (ISBN 978-07-352469-6).This text can be purchased through the St. Scholastica bookstore or through Amazon.comAll coursework must be completed by May 22, 2017.A certificate of completion is awarded to students who successfully complete the course with 70% of total test points.The certificate of completion can be added to a resume and/or LinkedIn profile.

The Environment and Public Advocacy: Climate Change and Hydraulic Fracturing

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A multi-part energy advocacy MOOC featuring discussion of hydraulic fracturing and global climate change as the two major topics.

Quantitative Methods for Business

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This graduate course will offer a broad foundation in quantitative methods so that anyone interested in business, from seasoned managers to aspiring entrepreneurs, can sharpen their quantitative skills.  Students will engage in weekly class activities through WebEx, collaborate on group projects, and complete assignments just as if they were enrolled in the highly-ranked Fox Online MBA program at Temple University.

첨단 바이오테크놀로지의 이해

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이 강의는 최신 바이오 테크놀러지의 기본을 비전공 대학생에게 쉽게 설명한다.건강, 생명, 환경, 지구보존, 미래과학 등 흥미있는 에피소드·사건을 중심으로 스토리텔링 형태로 최신 바이오테크놀러지 원리를 설명한다. 구제역을 설명키 위해 영화 ‘양들의 침묵’의 주인공이 나오고 장내미생물을 이해하기 위해 독일항공기의 ‘스위스 자살비행’이 소개된다. 항암표적치료제는 안젤리나 졸리의 유방암 스토리로 쉽게 이해된다.This lecture introduces the basic principles of modern biotechnology to non-major students. Major area will be health, life, environment, earth-saving, future technoligy. Lectures focus various, interesting episodes to explain the complex nature of biotechnology. For example, to explain virus, famous movies will be introduced. Also Anjellina Jolly's operation will be expalined to show the importance of human genome in medicine. 

Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials

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Courses, credits, certificates, credentials -- will badges be added to this list as professionally valued ''currency''? A badge is a symbol or indicator of an accomplishment, skill, competency or interest. Badges provide evidence of learning that happens in and beyond the classroom. Badges give prospective employers, professional groups, community groups, schools, collaborators and other learners a more complete picture of knowledge, skills and abilities. Please join WCET, the Mozilla Foundation, Blackboard, Inc., and Sage Road Solutions LLC – and an array of influencers from education, business/industry, government, veterans’ affairs, accreditation and key foundations – for this 6-week, interactive, Open Online Course exploring badges as the emerging currency of exchange for creating high value post-secondary and professional credentials. This course is appropriate for participants with different levels of expectation and time commitment, including:(1) Learners who want a general understanding of the topic;(2) Those who need to report back to their organizations about what badges are, how they work, and what opportunities they present;(3) Leaders who want to guide teams and peer groups in designing and implementing badge systems;(4) Teams and peer groups who want to work together to develop and implement badge systems;(5) Individuals who want to define badge systems for their own purposes.There are no pre-requisites for this course, and no prior knowledge of the topic is necessary. Participants from all backgrounds are welcome, including but not limited to education, business, industry/trade associations, standards bodies, accreditation organizations, foundations, and government."Badges: New Currency for Professional Credentials" by Blackboard, Mozilla, Sage Road Solutions, and WCET is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. We encourage sharing, reuse, and remix of these course materials, in whole or in part, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes.

Sociocultural Systems

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Articulating important sociological principles, this course provides a critical understanding of social institutions and issues, while furnishing a framework for    solutions to the crises that plague human societies.