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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Free与之前的“竞争策略”(https://www.coursera.org/learn/competitivestrategyzh)相比，“高阶竞争策略”课程将在讲解新课题和新模块的同时，结合更多实际案例并提供更多与学生互动交流的机会。在“高阶竞争策略”课程中，我们将研究企业如何通过增加转换成本和推进战略客户锁定来建立和维护客户群。探索企业如何通过寻求适当的价格歧视和产品差异化策略来提高收益。我们将举例介绍在欧盟竞争政策和美国反垄断政策前提下可接受的行为，并且找到企业通过战略性利用网络效应和规模经济来增加回报的方法。我们会进一步强化新学的有关网络效应的知识，并讨论专门为网络市场定制的策略。我们还会分析兼并和收购的运作方式，此外，帮助您思考有助于公司有机增长的其他策略。This is a Chinese version of Advanced Competitive Strategy. You can find the original course in English from our course catalog.【 此版本是Coursera首次尝试推出的中文翻译版。课程视频为英文原版附中文字幕，课程页面和测验已译成中文，帮助中心提供中文支持。此版本仍在测试中，欢迎批评指正。】
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeLearn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeGeoscientists definea “living planet” as one with active volcanism. By this definition our Earth isvery much alive, with many eruptions each year and with a far greater number of“active volcanoes” that can potentially erupt in any given year. In detail, each eruption isdifferent. Every volcano is its own physical and chemical system, occurs in itsown geological location, is subjected to its local stress field, and is at itsown stage in evolution in geological time. External triggers of volcanic eruptions are also believed to play animportant role.Yet powerful generalisationsand models of volcanic eruptions are indeed possible and in fact very useful indealing with the consequences of volcanic eruptions.How are such modelsconstructed? They must rest on a basis of a mechanistic understanding of whatvolcanoes are, and what they are doing – not just during eruptions but also inthe events leading up to eruptions, and not just at the Earth´s surface butalso at depth, where the magma is being prepared for the next eruption.In addition tofield observations of past eruptions, monitoring of signals from magmaticsystems, and computer-based simulation of volcanic eruptions, increasingly,high pressure and high temperature experiments are employed in order to answerthe question of how volcanic systems work.These controlled laboratory conditionsfor experimental volcanology are transforming the study of volcanoes from achiefly observational discipline where eruptive mechanisms were developed viatheoretical analysis of such observations, into a fully modern scientificdiscipline where such theoretical approaches are either verified or rejected,by the experimental picture of what is possible and what is not.This course shows you how such experimental insight is obtained and what it tells us about erupting volcanoes.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeВ этом курсе из 6 модулей вы узнаете, как ведут себя компании и организации в ситуациях, когда стратегические решения взаимосвязаны, то есть там, где мои действия влияют на прибыль моих конкурентов и наоборот. Используя основные инструменты теории игр, мы проанализируем, как компании выбирают стратегии для достижения конкурентных преимуществ.Этот курс также доступен на китайском языке. Перейдите в наш каталог курсов, чтобы обратиться к китайской версии.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course is geared towards starting undergraduate students. A solid background in biology will be helpful but not absolutely essential. The material will be of interest to those who are pursuing a career in any of the life sciences as well as anyone who has run up against their biological clock.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis industry project is designed to allow you to apply the knowledge you have gained throughout the specialization for advising a real company. Our partner company will approach you with two specific questions the company is currently facing and that relate to the content of the specialization. You are asked to choose one of these questions and conduct an in-depth research on the topic. You need to collect relevant information, analyze it and relate it to the content you have learned throughout the Specialization. Based on your findings you will write a final report summarizing your research and consult the company how to deal with the issues they are facing.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis is a Chinese version of Competitive Strategy. You can find the original course in English from our course catalog. 此版本是Coursera首次尝试推出的中文翻译版。课程视频为英文原版附中文字幕，课程页面和测验已译成中文，帮助中心提供中文支持。在本课程（共六个模块）中，你将了解企业在战略决策相互依存的情况下如何行事。例如，你的行动会如何影响竞争对手的利润，反之亦然。我们将会借助博弈论的基本工具分析企业如何选择策略以获得竞争优势。
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course is about the quantum mechanics of light. Classically, light consists of electromagnetic waves, which are fully described by Maxwell's equations. On the quantum level, however, this description has to be extended to introduce the concept of the photon.Quantum Optics is about how light is described in terms of photons, and how the interaction of photons with matter such as atoms can be understood. We will see that, on the one hand, things that we take as a given in a classical description can be naturally derived in the quantum optical context from fundamental principles. On the other hand, the quantum descriptions allows for novel types of light with properties that can not occur with a purely classical description.Quantum optics also predicts some very counter-intuitive effects such as an optical coupling to empty vacuum - which can be experimentally tested and have actually been confirmed in laboratories around the world!Semiclassical Light-Atom InteractionIntroduction, Overview of classical, semiclassical and q.m. modelsInteraction Hamiltonian of charged particle with e.m. fieldTime Dependent Perturbation TheoryTransition RatesFermi-Golden RuleTwo-level atomOscillationg dipolesBloch sphereDensity Operator - Density MatrixOptical Bloch EquationsRabi Frequency, Saturation Parameter, Spontaneous DecayLineshape in Fluorescence - Saturation BroadeningLambert-Beer LawBloch VectorRamsey MethodMach Zehnder InterferometerQuantization of the Electromagnetic FieldQuantized ModesRecap: Quantum Mechanics of Harmonic OscillatorLadder Operators, Number OperatorQuadrature OperatorsQuantization of the EM FieldHamiltonian of Radiation FieldEnergy of Vacuum StateFock StatesCoherent StatesSqueezed States, Thermal StatesPlanck's Black Body Radiation FormulaBeam Splitters and InterferometersBeam SplitterClassical description of beam splitterQM description of beam splitterQuantized Mach Zehnder InterferometerHomodyne / Heterodyne DetectionQuantized Light-Atom InteractionInteraction HamiltonianJaynes Cummings HamiltonianQuantum Rabi OscillationsVacuum Rabi Oscillations, Collapse & RevivalsElements of Cavity QEDOptical CavitiesMicrowave Cavities and Rydberg AtomsSeeing a Photon Without Destroying itRabi Oscillations in Dressed State Picture
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreePaired with humorous elements and illustrating examples, the Competitive Strategy and Organization Design specialization is the ideal choice for curious individuals who enjoy unique learning experiences and innovative teaching approaches. Its style is likely to appeal especially to young, middle-aged and young-at-heart learners.The specialization is indended for learners interested in engaging in fundamental theories and concepts of strategy and organization and applying these to practice. Employed professionals and management students will benefit from deepening and refreshing their existing knowledge by means of our specialization. Learners with non-business backgrounds will gain valuable additional business insights complementing their existing knowledge.Participants will learn to understand and analyze● behavior of organizations in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent● strategies to build up and maintain a customer base● internal workings of an organization as well as its interaction with the outside world, i.e. partners, complementors and competitors● the design of an effective organization that can compete, grow and adjust flexibly to different environmentsThis specialization is the only online learning program in which students can learn and laugh at the same time. That said, we are looking forward to learning and laughing with you!
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeInterested in learning how to solve partial differential equations with numerical methods and how to turn them into python codes? This course provides you with a basic introduction how to apply methods like the finite-difference method, the pseudospectral method, the linear and spectral element method to the 1D (or 2D) scalar wave equation. The mathematical derivation of the computational algorithm is accompanied by python codes embedded in Jupyter notebooks. In a unique setup you can see how the mathematical equations are transformed to a computer code and the results visualized. The emphasis is on illustrating the fundamental mathematical ingredients of the various numerical methods (e.g., Taylor series, Fourier series, differentiation, function interpolation, numerical integration) and how they compare. You will be provided with strategies how to ensure your solutions are correct, for example benchmarking with analytical solutions or convergence tests. The mathematical aspects are complemented by a basic introduction to wave physics, discretization, meshes, parallel programming, computing models. The course targets anyone who aims at developing or using numerical methods applied to partial differential equations and is seeking a practical introduction at a basic level. The methodologies discussed are widely used in natural sciences,engineering, as well as economics and other fields.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe research kitchen is a unique format that we have developed extra for you: curious learners interested in competitive strategy and organization design yearning for a first glimpse into the world of research. It is voluntary and "just for fun" - so please, go on and have a look! Different to other courses of our specialization Competitive Strategy and Organization Design it is comprised of brief paper sessions rather than modules. For a change, you will experience the instructor Tobias Kretschmer at the whiteboard of his very own institute at LMU Munich. Here he will summarize key findings of recent research papers on topics relating to the three courses Competitive Strategy, Advanced Competitive Strategy and Strategic Organization Design. Topics that researchers today are working on to enhance the knowledge of tomorrow. We hope you enjoy this innovative format and possibly even find some inspiration and motivation for your own future research.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeAdvanced Competitive Strategy will introduce new topics and modules with even more real world examples and opportunities for student interaction than in the previous course Competitive Strategy (https://www.coursera.org/learn/competitivestrategy). In Advanced Competitive Strategy, we will look at how companies can build up and maintain their customer base by increasing switching costs and facilitating strategic customer lock-ins. We will find out how firms can increase their profits by pursuing suitable price discrimination and product differentiation strategies. We will look at examples of what is acceptable behavior under the premises of EU competition and US antitrust policies and discover exciting ways of how companies can increase their returns by strategically making use of network effects and economies of size. We will further intensify our newly acquired knowledge about network effects and discuss strategies that are explicitly tailored to network markets. We will analyze the workings of mergers and acquisitions and, moreover, support you in considering alternative strategies that can help companies grow organically.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeDiscover the mighty kingdom of Assyria, which came to be the world’s first great empire three thousand years ago. From the 9th to the 7th centuries BC, during the imperial phase of Assyria’s long history, modern day northern Iraq was the central region of a state reaching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf, and incorporating what is now Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, as well as half of Israel, and wide parts of south-eastern Turkey, and Western Iran.In its geographical extent, this state was unprecedentedly large, and the distinct geography of the Middle East, with deserts and high mountain ranges, posed challenges to communication and cohesion. What were the mechanisms that kept the Empire running? This course explores the methods the Assyrian government employed to ensure unity and maintain loyalty across vast distances, using traditional as well as innovative strategies. Some of these imperial techniques have marked parallels in the ways modern multi-national corporations are operating, others will strike you as profoundly alien.This course focusses on how the Assyrians organised their empire by analysing key aspects, namely:· The CEO – the king, a religious, political and military leader, who is charged to govern by his master, the god Assur;· Home Office – the royal palace in the central region and the royal court that form the administrative centre of the state;· The Regional Managers – the governors and client-rulers to whom local power is delegated;· Human Resources – the Empire’s people are its most precious assets, its consumers and its key product, as the goal of the imperial project was to create “Assyrians”; an approach with lasting repercussions that still reverberate in the Middle East today; and finally· The Fruits of Empire – it takes a lot of effort, so what are the rewards?When we explore these topics we will contextualise them with information about the lives led by ordinary Assyrian families.Taking this course will provide you with an overview of the political, social, religious, and military history of the world’s first superpower. It will give you insight into the geography and climatic conditions of the Middle East and contribute to your understanding of the opportunities and challenges of that region. It will present you with a vision of the Middle East at a time when its political and religious structures were very different from today.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Freeفي هذه الدورة التدريبية المكونة من ست وحدات، ستتعلم كيف تتصرف الشركات والمؤسسات في المواقف التي تكون فيها القرارات الاستراتيجية معتمدة على بعضها بعضًا، أي حيثما تؤثر إجراءتي على أرباح المنافسين والعكس صحيح. باستخدام الأدوات الأساسية لنظرية الألعاب، سنحلل كيف تختار الشركات الاستراتيجيات لتحقيق ميزة تنافسية.تتوفر هذه الدورة التدريبية أيضًا باللغة الصينية. يرجى الانتقال إلى كتالوج الدورة التدريبية للوصول إلى النسخة الصينية من الاستراتيجية التنافسية.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeNeste curso de seis módulos, você aprenderá como empresas e organizações se comportam em situações nas quais decisões estratégicas são interdependentes, isto é, onde minhas ações afetam os lucros da concorrência e vice-versa. Com o uso de ferramentas básicas da teoria de jogos, vamos analisar como são escolhidas pelas empresas as estratégias para ter uma vantagem competitiva.Este curso também está disponível em chinês. Vá ao nosso catálogo de cursos para acessar a versão chinesa de Estratégia competitiva.