Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich) Courses

Make Your Own App

5

Using motivational videos, introductory sections, an interactive code editor, challenges and peer review throughout this course you will develop a working chat app. While doing so you can earn credits and points, receive badges and fulfill achievements in order to be able to see and compare your progress with other students. Starting with simple HTML content and ordinary CSS rules you will gradually improve your app and add increasing interaction within every week using JavaScript and JQuery. After completing this course you’ll be able to tackle almost any idea you might have and build an app that fulfills your needs.

Academic Writing Made Easy

4.8

This MOOC takes you through the basics of academic writing step by step. From structuring and organising an academic text to avoiding common pitfalls that can negatively affect your credibility, this 6-week course offers a guide for those who want to improve their writing. It looks at various components that will make your academic writing stand out for all the right reasons, including paragraphing, style, tone, paraphrasing and punctuation. Using samples of student writing it also gives you tips on what to avoid and explains why. Each week is comprised of video lessons, followed by exercises and peer-review tasks, taking you through various aspects of academic writing. The course requires upper-intermediate (B2) to advanced English (C1).

Основы травматологии

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeЭтот курс обучает широкому спектру основ и навыков в области травматологической хирургии и ортопедической травматологии. Для этой цели в курсе используется совершенно новая концепция передачи информации. Мы следуем научному подходу и сложному сочетанию современных методов обучения, чтобы передать содержание в яркой форме. Мы используем обучение на основе конкретных случаев, обширныx фактическиx знаний, а затем вопросы викторины, которые помогают вспомнить то, что было изучено, и вспомнить это позже в повседневной рутине травматологической хирургии.

The Economics of Agro-Food Value Chains

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeHave a look at our trailer for a brief introduction to this course: https://youtu.be/GADAgxTHjgE In this course, you learn how the agro-food value chain approaches the challenge of constantly improving its competitiveness by producing high quality food and products and also aiming to attain greater sustainability. Some of the topics of this course are:•The notion of quality for food and agricultural products and consumer value. •How to conduct market research in this field.•Labelling, branding and pricing strategies, as-well as innovation in the agro-food sector.•How sustainability can be used as a competitive advantage through corporate social responsibility.•The role and different types of industrial standards.•The different forms of coordination in the chain, in particular with regard to the retailing and distribution sector. This course is taught by a group of international experts from Universities in Italy, Germany, Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. Each of them will give you insights into a specific topic related to food quality and the organization of the agro-food value chains.

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Quantitative Tools for Quality and Productivity

5

Learn how to drive quality and productivity programs by mastering the powerful analytical and management tools of the Six Sigma methodology and the revolutionary concepts of Lean Management.Six Sigma and Lean enable organizations to measure and analyze production processes, to eliminate waste and to evolve their management structures in order to motivate employees and improve quality and productivity.The series of courses is provided in collaboration with the TUM School of Management Executive Education Center and the Chair of Production and Supply Chain Management.In this Professional Certificate program, you will learn the fundamentals of the Six Sigma methodology and Lean Manufacturing. You will learn the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) process improvement cycle and examine how the principles of Lean production improve quality and productivity and enable organizational transformation.You will be challenged to learn both the quantitative and qualitative methods associated with Six Sigma and Lean, including:problem definition;baseline performance measurement and process capability;measurement system analysis;root cause analysis;regression and correlation;design of experiments;control charts implementation.Both descriptive and inferential statistics will be applied and all concepts are exercised using online problems and interactive exercises and case studies.A TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate will help you advance your career, increase your salary earnings and improve your organization through your mastery of quality skills.Upon successful completion of this program, learners will earn the TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certificate, confirming mastery of Lean Six Sigma theory to a Green Belt level. The Six Sigma material is based on the American Society for Quality Six Sigma Body of Knowledge up to a Green Belt level. The Lean Production course material is based on the TUM School of Management’s course in Lean OperationsThe Professional Certificate program is designed as preparation for a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification project. If you are interested in obtaining both the TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt certificates, please go to our Six Sigma: Green Belt Certification Project.This TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt Certification will help you advance your career, increase your salary earnings and improve your organisation through the mastery and application of productivity and quality skills.NOTE: In order to achieve the TUM Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate it is MANDATORY to complete all 3 courses mentioned below, pursuing all 3 Verified Certificates. Then, automatically, you will earn the Professional Certificate. Courses can be taken in any order, but since Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, Control builds on the material learned in Six Sigma: Define and Measure, we recommend you to take Define and Measure first.

Six Sigma: Define and Measure

4.9

In this first course of the Six Sigma Program, you will understand the background and meaning of Six Sigma and the five steps of the DMAIC process improvement flow: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. Discuss what "Quality" means and how to identify the Voice of the Customer.You will learn how to set an improvement project goal, calculate process yield, and identify Critical-to-Quality parameters.You will learn how to map a process and to use the necessary statistical techniques to establish the baseline performance of a process and to calculate the process capability.To complement the lectures, we provide interactive exercises, which allow learners to see the statistics "in action." Learners then master the statistical concepts by completing practice problems. These are then reinforced using interactive case studies, which illustrate the application of the statistics in quality improvement situations.Upon successful completion of this program, learners will earn the TUM Lean and Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, confirming mastery of Lean Six Sigma fundamentals to a Green Belt level. The material is based on the American Society for Quality (www.asq.org) Body of Knowledge up to a Green Belt Level. The Professional Certificate is designed as preparation for a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt exam.

Web App Development with the Power of Node.js

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JavaScript is the most trending programming language on the web today! Facebook, Google, Uber and countless so-called Unicorn startups have now made JavaScript a cornerstone of their technology stack.This online course requires no prior knowledge of the JavaScript language. In the first week of the course you will explore the language's basic concepts and fundamentals, and during the second week we will dive into advanced topics such as functions and objects.While JavaScript is recognized primarily for making web pages interactive within web browsers, this course covers the use of the Node.js library - a platform that enables running JavaScript code outside the browser and allows the development of an end-to-end applications in JavaScript. In week three, we will cover the basic architecture of a web application by getting an up-close view of the different parts that make up this application. You will see how data is being exchanged over an Application Programming Interface (API) and what are the different tools and libraries that will allow you to construct such an application. The course will then cover the basic steps required to set up a Node.js server that can process web requests and interact with various set of databases. In the process, you will also be introduced to the Model View Controller (MVC) pattern, a software architecture that organizes the JavaScript application into modules.Finally, in week four, you will also learn how incredibly easy it is to create beautiful data visualizations that your boss will be proud of. You will gain a basic understanding of the technologies used to present data on the web and will learn how to visualize interactive data using the popular Data Driven Documents (D3) data library.Whether you are considering a career as a full-stack web developer, pondering developing a mobile app for your next startup or just want to pad your toolbox with a highly sought out skill, this course is definitely for you!

Einführung in MATLAB

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Wollen Sie realistische Probleme der Ingenieurmathematik lösen? Das ist ohne Einsatz von Computersoftwarelösungen, wie sie etwa MATLAB bietet, nicht möglich.In diesem Kurs zeigen wir, wie Sie die in MATLAB zur Verfügung stehenden Funktionen benutzen können, um zahlreiche typische Problemstellungen aus der Höheren Mathematik zu lösen bzw. zu visualisieren. Sie entwickeln ein tiefes Verständnis für die mathematischen Problemstellungen und deren Lösungen. Das aktive Erstellen von Programmen unterstützt das sogfältige und genaue Arbeiten der Studierenden – die Lösungsstrategien werden nicht nur nachvollzogen, sondern erarbeitet.Nehmen Sie an dem Kurs teil und erwerben Sie eine Schlüsselqualifikation, die Ihnen nicht nur im Studium, sondern auch im Berufsleben von entscheidendem Nutzen sein wird.

Cost Accounting: Decision Making

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeIn the third course, you will learn how to use information from cost accounting to improve managerial decision-making. We discuss business decisions and suggest how cost information can support them best. For example, how will costs change if managers adjust cost drivers? How many units do companies need to sell in order to avoid losses or to achieve a targeted profit? How can managers improve pricing or product programs with information from cost accounting?

iLabX – The Internet Masterclass

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After more than 5 000 learners participated in the first two course runs in 2019 and 2020, we made this computer networking course even better! Do not miss your chance to become an Internet master!The Internet is the world's biggest computer network. It connects everything, from people to machines, in all areas, from the art world to the stock exchange, everywhere on this planet and beyond. It has become one of our most important infrastructures. But how does this Internet that enables so many things in our daily lives actually work? After taking part in iLabX, you will not only understand the mechanisms behind modern computer networks, but you will create the Internet yourself on your own computer!iLabX uses an award-winning methodology to teach you how the Internet works. Starting with the physical cables, you will learn, in six parts:what exactly happens when you open a website in your browser or send a chat message to a friend,how to set up a webserver yourself,how the ongoing transition between the “old” Internet version and its current successor can be so seamless, andkey security concepts.Each module first introduces the background of the relevant mechanisms and tools. After learning the concepts through videos, texts, and diverse interactive learning elements, you will build your own fully-functional Internet. Within our special vLab virtual Internet laboratory, you will use the same tools that also power the big Internet. Under our close guidance, each module brings you closer to having a fully-functional Internet running on your computer. As we use the real Internet mechanisms, we will even connect your creation to the real Internet at the end. Consequently, you can call yourself a true Internet master after completing this course!When designing this course, we focused on making it exciting and continuously motivating for you. No matter what kind of learner you are, you will find the right learning experience! Our videos explain everything in detail. If you prefer reading instead, go ahead. You can read the texts instead of or in addition to the videos. We have many practical exercises and of course the virtual laboratory that allows you to configure the real Internet on your computer! Last but not least, we have an engaging story that continues through all parts: Help the iLabees scale their honey sales up, taking their business to the summit of the Internet mountains!

Grundlagen der Unfallchirurgie

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeDieser Kurs vermittelt ein weites Feld an Grundlagen und Fertigkeiten im Bereich der unfallchirurgischen und orthopädischen Traumaversorgung. Dazu verwendet der Kurs ein komplett neues Konzept des Informationstransfers. Wir folgen einem wissenschaftlichen Ansatz und einer ausgeklügelten Kombination aus modernsten Lehrmethoden, um die Inhalte plastisch zu vermitteln. Dazu verwenden wir fallbasiertes Lernen, umfassendes Faktenwissen gefolgt von Quizfragen, die helfen, das Gelernte im Gedächtnis zu behalten und später im unfallchirurgischen Alltag abrufen zu können.Die Kursteilnehmer lernen das facettenreiche Feld der Versorgung von Unfallpatienten. Dabei werden unterschiedlichste Unfallmechanismen und deren Folgen beleuchtet, sowie der Goldstandard der medizinischen Versorgung dieser Verletzungen in der modernen Unfallchirurgie. Dabei folgen alle Episoden – von denen sich jede einer eigenständigen Pathologie widmet – demselben Schema:•Einführung bzw. Wiederholung der anatomischen Grundlagen•Hinführung zum Thema durch einen filmischen Beitrag•Klassifizierung der behandelten Verletzung, z.B. nach AO•Zusammenfassung der relevanten und aktuellen Therapieverfahren•Eingestreut werden kurze Quizze, um das Gelernte direkt zu rekapitulieren und dem Teilnehmer zu helfen, die Prüfungsquizze zu bestehenDer Kurs wurde von einem interdisziplinären Team an international anerkannten Experten im Fachgebiet der orthopädischen Chirurgie aus Deutschland zusammengestellt. Je nach Spezialisierung des jeweiligen Oberarztes aus unserer Klinik werden passende Fallbeispiele präsentiert.This course is also available in English. To join the fully translated English version, visit this page: https://www.coursera.org/learn/trauma-surgery-basics.

Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeOur streetscape, despite its feeling of permanence in our environment, is an ideal venue for experimentation. We have come to accept traffic movement as the default function for the street. Therefore, we need to rethink its design and space distribution, go back to its original and basic function and see them as public spaces -Transform them into places for social activities, where conversations can take place and places where kids can play. This course shows you examples of remarkable changes and gives you a toolbox for implementing and evaluating street experiments yourself. We invite you on this journey to reimagine what is possible if we dare to use our public space differently.

Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, Control

4.8

Building on the concepts from the first course in the Six Sigma Program, Define and Measure, in this course, you will learn how to statistically analyze data with the Six Sigma methodology using inferential statistical techniques to determine confidence intervals and to test hypotheses based on sample data. You will also review cause and effect techniques for root cause analysis.You will learn how to perform correlation and regression analyses in order to confirm the root cause and understand how to improve your process and plan designed experiments.You will learn how to implement statistical process control using control charts and quality management tools, including the 8 Disciplines and the 5 Whys to reduce risk and manage process deviations.To complement the lectures, learners are provided with interactive exercises, which allow learners to see the statistics "in action." Learners then master statistical concepts by completing practice problems. These are then reinforced using interactive case studies, which illustrate the application of the statistics in quality improvement situations.Upon successful completion of this program, learners will earn the TUM Lean and Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, confirming mastery of Lean Six Sigma fundamentals to a Green Belt level. The material is based on the American Society for Quality (www.asq.org) Body of Knowledge up to a Green Belt Level. The Professional Certificate is designed as preparation for a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt exam.

The Basics of Trauma Surgery

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course imparts a wide range of basic knowledge and skills in the field of trauma surgical and orthopedic treatment of patients. To facilitate this, the course employs a new concept of information transfer. We follow a scientific approach and a sophisticated combination of modern teaching methods to vividly impart the taught contents. This included case-based learning, comprehensive factual knowledge, and consecutive quizzes, which help to better memorize the learned contents and later employ them in everyday situations in the field of trauma surgery.The course participants are introduced to the multi-faceted field of the treatment of trauma patients. Different trauma mechanism and their sequelae are elucidated, as well as the respective gold standard of medical treatment of these injuries by means of modern trauma surgery. All episodes – of which each one is dedicated to a distinct pathology – follow the same approach:•Introduction and/or repetition of the anatomic principles•Prelude of the topic by means of a film•Classification of the treated wound, e.g. according to AO•Summary of relevant and current therapeutic options•Each episode is interspersed with short quizzes to immediately recapitulate the learned contents and which will help solving the exam quizzesThe course was compiled by an interdisciplinary team of internationally renowned experts from the special field of orthopedic surgery from Germany. Depending on the respective consultant’s specialization, suitable case scenarios from our clinic are presented.Dieser Kurs ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar. Für die ursprüngliche, deutsche Version des Kurses besuchen Sie bitte https://www.coursera.org/learn/unfallchirurgie.

Digitalisation in Space Research

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course provides an overview of the most important digital applications in the field of aerospace research. The course instructors discuss how digitalisation is impacting and changing both satellite-based and manned spaceflight research. One unit is specifically devoted to exploring the use of artificial intelligence in the evaluation of satellite data.