The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is one of the world's top science and technology research universities. The Technion was founded in 1912 and its main campus is located in Haifa, Israel
This course introduces the fundamentals of the field of sparse representations, starting with its theoretical concepts, and systematically presenting its key achievements. We will touch on theory and numerical algorithms.Modeling data is the way we - scientists - believe that information should be explained and handled. Indeed, models play a central role in practically every task in signal and image processing. Sparse representation theory puts forward an emerging, highly effective, and universal such model. Its core idea is the description of the data as a linear combination of few building blocks - atoms - taken from a pre-defined dictionary of such fundamental elements.A series of theoretical problems arise in deploying this seemingly simple model to data sources, leading to fascinating new results in linear algebra, approximation theory, optimization, and machine learning. In this course you will learn of these achievements, which serve as the foundations for a revolution that took place in signal and image processing in recent years.
Healthcare providers around the globe (e.g., doctors, nurses, physical or occupational therapists, etc.) are increasingly relying on health information technology, like electronic health records, for their daily routine tasks. Although using health information technology holds tremendous promises (like personalized and precision medicine to all) it can also result in unforeseen consequences leading to patients’ harm. To fulfill the promise of better and safer care through information technology, health providers need to learn about the existing systems design and capabilities while technical experts (e.g., computer programmers) need to understand the complex healthcare needs and processes. This course aims to bridge the current gaps in health informatics education and introduce the major aspects of the field to novice and advanced clinical and technical audiences. Health & Safety, Medicine, Computer Science
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeNanotechnology and nanosensors are broad, interdisciplinary areas that encompass (bio)chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, electrical engineering and more. The present course will provide a survey on some of the fundamental principles behind nanotechnology and nanomaterials and their vital role in novel sensing properties and applications. The course will discuss interesting interdisciplinary scientific and engineering knowledge at the nanoscale to understand fundamental physical differences at the nanosensors. By the end of the course, students will understand the fabrication, characterization, and manipulation of nanomaterials, nanosensors, and how they can be exploited for new applications. Also, students will apply their knowledge of nanotechnology and nanosensors to a topic of personal interest in this course.----------------COURSE OBJECTIVESThe course main objective is to enhance critical, creative, and innovative thinking. The course encourages multicultural group work, constructing international 'thinking tanks' for the creation of new ideas. Throughout the course, you will be asked to reflect upon your learning, think "out of the box", and suggest creative ideas. The course is set to encourage the understanding of:1. The importance of nanoscale materials for sensing applications.2. Approaches used for characterizing sensors based nanomaterials.3. Approaches used for tailoring nanomaterials for a specific sensing application.4. Metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles.5. Organic and inorganic nanotubes and nanowires.6. Optical, mechanical and chemical sensors based on nanomaterials.7. Hybrid nanomaterial-based sensors.----------------We recommend that you read the following supplementary reading materials:-Jiří Janata, Principles of Chemical Sensors, Springer, 2d Edition (1989).-Roger George Jackson, Novel Sensors and Sensing, CRC Press (2004)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Teaching TeamAbout Professor Haick HossamProfessor Hossam Haick is an expert in the field of nanotechnology, nanosensors, and non-invasive disease diagnosis. Prof. Haick is the recipient of the prestigious Marie Curie Excellence Award, ERC Award, and the FP-7 Health Award. He is also the recipient of more than 42 international honors and prizes for his achievements, including a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (conferred by the French Government) and the “List of the World’s Top 35 Young Scientists”, and the Discovery Award of the Bill & Melinda Gates. Prof. Haick is the founder and the leader of a European consortium of eight universities and companies for the development of advanced generation of nanosensors for disease diagnosis. He also serves as an associate editor of the two journals and serves as an advisory consultant to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) – the world's authority for chemical information - a senior scientific advisory member of several national and international companies and institutes, and as a scientific evaluator in the European Commission.Email: hhossam@technion.ac.il_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Course StaffMeital Bar-Segev, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.A. (Cum Laude) in Chemistry and B.Sc (Cum Laude) in Materials Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (both in 2010). During her studies, she worked in a student position at Tower Semiconductors Ltd. After graduation she worked at Alfred Mann Institute in the Technion (AMIT) as a process development engineer. Currently, she performs her Ph.D. degree (direct track) in the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) of the Technion under the supervision of Prof. Hossam Haick. The research of Meital focuses is the development of electronic skin based on nanoparticles.Abeer Watted, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Transportation and Highways Engineering from the Technion.She is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion, under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Miri Barak. She received a second master degree in Educatu in Science and Technology from the Technion in 2013. Her research focuses on science education and inquiry-based laboratories. Currently, Abeer works as a lecturer at Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, where she serves also as the head of Civil Engineering Department.Maya Usher, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.A. and M.A. (Cum Laude) in Communication Studies from Sapir Academic College and Ben Gurion University- Israel (2009; 2013 respectively). Currently, Maya is a PhD. candidate at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion, under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Miri Barak. Her research focuses on examining online collaborative learning in small multicultural groups. Muhammad Khatib, Teaching Assistant: Received his B.Sc in Biochemical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2015). His final research project, conducted with Prof. Avi Schroeder, dealt with harnessing liposome-based drug delivery systems to applications in precise agriculture. Currently, he performs his Ph.D. (special track) in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Technion under the supervision of Prof. Hossam Haick, and his research focuses on self-healing devices for monitoring infectious diseases.Miri Barak, Pedagogical Advisor: Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. She is the Head of the Science and Learning Technologies group and the advisor of graduate students. Her academic activities focus on developing, integrating, and evaluating science education curricula at school and higher education levels. Her studies involve the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), with emphasis on emerging web-2.0 and cloud applications, to foster meaningful learning and high-order thinking.
Join me for an introductory course on biblical archaeology of ancient Israel and Judah during the Iron Age (ca. 1200-586 BCE). In this course, we will use cutting-edge, inter-disciplinary archaeological research to explore the fascinating field of archaeology, the history of this era, and it's "players"(e.g. Israel, Judah, Philistine, Mesopotamia, Phoenicia, Aram, Moab, Edom, ancient Egypt etc.). Special focus will be given to complex relationship between archaeology, history and the bible, and how modern research interfaces between these different, and at times conflicting, sources. In particular, how can archaeology be used to understand the biblical text - and vice a versa. The course will combine short video lectures with extensive illustrative materials, on-site discussions at relevant archaeological locations, display 3D images and discuss relevant archaeological finds. In addition, it includes interviews with leading researchers in the field, both to discuss specific aspects, finds and sites, as well as to present different sides of debated issues.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Free"Action-Driven Business Plan: From the ‘Classroom’ to the World" is a capstone project, that requires you, our learner, to pull together all you will have learned in the three courses that comprise the "Startup Entrepreneurship" Specialization. This course is in fact the culmination of the process designed to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned on a real-world project of your choice.During the following six weeks you will gradually create, improve and refine your business plan, moving from one milestone to another. Each week will begin with a short note from Prof. Maital, explaining what the current phase is about and providing you with points to consider while working on the assignments.We encourage you to practice what you have learned using the self-assessment practice quizzes and brainstorm with your peers in the weekly forums.During the first week you will create a non-business plan as an initial step towards creating your business plan. In weeks two, three and five, you will be required to submit three assignments for peer evaluation, which will help you to prepare your final business plan. At the end of the course you will prepare and submit your completed business plan and an effective two-minute video describing your idea. Your business plan will include the following sections:The Need, the Product, Unique Features, The Market and Future Developments, a Gantt chart and a project budget.
This course is a follow-up to the first introductory course of sparse representations. Whereas the first course puts emphasis on the theory and algorithms in this field, this course shows how these apply to actual signal and image processing needs.Models play a central role in practically every task in signal and image processing. Sparse representation theory puts forward an emerging, highly effective, and universal such model. Its core idea is the description of the data as a linear combination of few building blocks - atoms - taken from a pre-defined dictionary of such fundamental elements.In this course, you will learn how to use sparse representations in series of image processing tasks. We will cover applications such as denoising, deblurring, inpainting, image separation, compression, super-resolution, and more. A key feature in migrating from the theoretical model to its practical deployment is the adaptation of the dictionary to the signal. This topic, known as "dictionary learning" will be presented, along with ways to use the trained dictionaries in the above mentioned applications.
“Bayesian Algorithms for Self-Driving Cars ” is a MOOC that will boost your skills and will prepare you for a career in the industry.The course was designed to help students bridge the gap between "classic" algorithms and the concept of Bayesian localization algorithms. We will explore topics such as the Markov assumption and which is utilized in the Kalman filter, the concept of Histogram filter and multi-modal distributions, the particle filter and how to efficiently program it, and many more.In addition to many questions and exercises, we've included also 4 programing assignments so you will be able to actually program these algorithms for yourself.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Freeهو مساق للمهتمين في التعرف على أدوات الاستشعار الحديثة التي تستعين بتقانة النانو (وهي التقانة التي تبحث في المجال بين واحد إلى مئة نانوميتر، أي في أجزاء من المليار من المتر) لفرز ومراقبة الأحداث المختلفة في حياتنا الشخصية أو العملية.في أطار هذا المساق، سنكتشف معا عالم النانو المذهل الذي يتعامل مع الوحدات الأساسية في بناء المادة.وبهذا سوف نمهد الطريق لتطبيقات إبداعية لانهائية تطبق في كل جزء من حياتنا اليومية، بدءا من تشخيصات وعلاجات (في الجسم الحي أو خارجه) للأمراض، وثم نستمر في تقانة مراقبة جودة المنتوجات وما يختص بالبيئة، وننهي في تقانة مراقبة القضايا الأمنية.سنتعلم في هذا السعي كيف نصَنع هذه الأدوات الجديدة، وكيف نميزها، وكيف نتحكم بها، وكيف ندمجها في التطبيقات المختلفة._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _وصف المساقتقانة ومستشعرات النانو هو مجال يحوي اختصاصات عديدة ومتداخلة ويجمع بين الكيمياء/البيوكيمياء، الفيزياء، البيولوجيا، علم المواد، هندسة الإلكترونيات وغيرها. سيعرض المساق الحالي بعض مبادئ التقانة ومواد النانو الاساسيّة ودورها الهام في اجهزة و خواص الاستشعار. في هذا المساق سيتم نقاش معلومات شيقة من تخصصات متعددة في مجال العلوم والهندسة في المستوى النانوي, مستهدفا فهم الاختلافات الفيزيائية الأساسية لمستشعرات النانو. عند إنهاء هذا المساق، يكون قد تعلم الطالب تصنيع، تمييز ومعالجة مواد النانو ومستشعرات النانو، وكيفيةتسخيرها لبناء تطبيقات جديدة. وأيضا سيطبق الطالب معرفته في تقانة ومستشعرات النانو ضمن مشروع حسب اهتمامه الشخصي.اهداف المساقهدف المساق الرئيسي هو تطوير التفكير النقدي, الابداعي والمبتكر. ان المساق يشجع العمل ضمن فريق ذو افراد من مجالات وحضارات مختلفة, لبناء "مخازن أفكار" عالمية لابتكار افكار جديدة. سوف يطلب منكم خلال المساق ان تقوموا بالتفكير بطريقة مبدعة, غير اعتيادية وان تقترحوا افكار جديدة. يستهدف هذا المساق تشجيع المعرفة بالمواضيع التالية: 1)أهمية المواد النانوية في تطبيقات الاستشعار.2) الأساليب المستخدمة في تحديد خصائص المستشعرات النانوية·3)الأساليب المستخدمة لتكييف مواد النانو بهدف استعمالها في تطبيقات استشعار خاصة.4) جسيمات النانو الفلزية والشبه موصلة.5)أنابيب النانو وأسلاك النانو العضوية وغير العضوية.6)المستشعرات الضوئية، الميكانيكية، والكيميائية المبنية من مواد النانو.7) المستشعرات المبنية من هجين من المواد النانوية. الكتب المطلوبة:· Jiří Janata, Principles of Chemical Sensors, Springer, 2d Edition (1989).· Roger George Jackson, Novel Sensors and Sensing, CRC Press (2004).نبذه عن البروفيسور حسام حايك:البروفيسور حسام حايك هو خبير في مجال التقانة والمستشعرات النانوية، وتشخيص أمراض بوسائل غير باضعة. حاصل على العديد من الجوائز والأوسمة المرموقة في العالم: جائزة ماري كوري للتميز العلمي، جائزة ERC، جائزة الصحة الأوروبية 7-FP. البروفيسور حايك حاصل على أكثر من 42 وسام وجائزه دولية لإنجازاته العلمية، ويشمل ذلك وسام الفارس (التي تمنحه الحكومة الفرنسية) والذي يعد من أعرق اوسمه الشرف في العالم. وقد أدرج اسمه ضمن "قائمة افضل 35 شاب عالم في العالم". كذلك حاز البروفيسور حايك على جائزة ديسكفري من مؤسسة بيل وميليندا غيتس. البروفيسور حايك هو مؤسس ورئيس مجموعه مكونه من 8 فرق أبحاث وشركات أوروبية لتطوير جيل متقدم من الإلكترونيات الجزيئية لتشخيص الأمراض. وهو يشغل أيضا منصب محرر مساعد لمجلتين علميتين ويقوم بدور عضو استشاري علمي بارز في العديد من الشركات والمعاهد الوطنية والدولية، وكذلك مقيم علمي في المفوضية الأوروبية. البريد الإلكتروني: hhossam@technion.ac.il _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ الطاقم:ميتال بار-سيجف: حاصلة على اللقب الأولB.A في الكيمياء (بامتياز) وحاصله أيضا على اللقب الأول B.Sc.في هندسة المواد (بامتياز) من معهد العلوم التطبيقية – التخنيون (كلاهما عام 2010). عملت أثناء دراستها في شركة"تاور سيميكوندكتور" وبعد التخرج عملت في معهد ألفريد-مان في التخنيون كمهندسة للتطوير والتنمية. حاليا، تقوم ميتال بتحضير الدكتوراه (المسار المباشر) في معهد الإلكترونيات الجزيئية على اسم راسل باري فيالتخنيون تحت إشراف البروفيسور حسام حايك. موضوع بحث الدكتوراه هو تطوير الجلد الإلكتروني بواسطة مواد النانو.عبير وتد: حاصله على اللقب الأول B.Sc واللقب الثاني M.Sc. في موضوع الهندسة المدنية بتخصصي هندسة المباني وهندسة المواصلات من معهد العلوم التطبيقية – التخنيون (عامي 1998 و- 2005 على التوالي). كما وحصلت على اللقب الثاني M.Sc. في موضوع تدريس العلوم والتكنولوجيا من التخنيون عام 2013. تركزت أبحاثها على تدريس العلوم عن طريق البحث العلمي في المختبرات. عبير تعمل حاليا محاضره في أكاديمية القاسمي-كلية أكاديمية للتربية (باقة الغربية، إسرائيل)، وهي تشغل أيضا منصب رئيسة قسم الهندسة المدنية في الأكاديمية.مايا اشر، مساعدة تدريس: حاصله على اللقب الأول B.Sc واللقب الثاني M.Sc. في دراسات الاتصالات من كلية سابير الاكاديمية وجامعة بن چوريون- اسرائيل (2009, 2013 على التوالي).عملت مايا كمحاضرة في الجامعة المفتوحة- اسرائيل. وحالياً، تقوم باكمال دراستها للدكتوراه في قسم التعليم في العلوم والتقانة في التخنيون تحت اشراف البروفسور ميري باراك. موضوع بحثها يتمركز حول دراسة التعلم التعاوني عبر الإنترنت في مجموعات صغيرة متعددة الثقافات. محمد خطيب، مساعد تدريس: حاصل على اللقب الاول B.Sc في هندسة البيوكيمياء من معهد العلوم التطبيقية – التخنيون (2015). حالياً، يكمل محمد دراسة الدكتوراه (مسار خاص) في قسم هندسة الكيمياء, معهد العلوم التطبيقية – التخنيون، تحت اشراف البروفسور حسام حايك. موضوع بحثه يتمركز حول اجهزة الكترونية قادرة على اشفاء ذاتها، من اجل مراقبة ورصد امراض معدية.ميري باراك، مستشارة تربوية: بروفيسور مساعد في قسم التعليم في العلوم والتقانة، معهد العفوم التطبيقية- التخنيون. هي رئيسة مجموعة التقانات العلمية والتعليمية ومستشارة طلاب الدراسات العليا. فعالياتها الاكادمية تتمركز حول تطوير، دمج وتقييم مناهج تعليم العلوم في المدارس والتعليم العالي. دراساتها تتضمن استعمال معلومات وتقانات اتصال، مع التشديد على الويب 2.0 الناشئ والتطبيقات السحابية، من اجل تعليم ناجع وعمليات تفكير عليا.
About you: In an age where technology is creating disruption in the world of work, all students must prepare themselves. This course will allow participants to learn Innovation and Entrepreneurship fundamentals and how they can help you become more “future proof” The course will focus on how innovation can be developed and enhanced, the relevance of entrepreneurship and how it can be relevant for each and every participant.About us: Israel is an innovation, entrepreneurship and tech powerhouse. It has rightfully earned its international nickname: "The Startup Nation". This course was created by a super team of seasoned Israeli entrepreneurs, well rooted in both Academia and Industry. We are happy to share our knowledge and experience with you.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeLearn about novel sensing tools that make use of nanotechnology to screen, detect and monitor various events in personal or professional life. Together, we will lay the groundwork for infinite innovative applications, starting from diagnosis and treatments of diseases, continuing with quality control of goods and environmental aspects, and ending with monitoring security issues._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nanotechnology and nanosensors are broad, interdisciplinary areas that encompass (bio)chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, electrical engineering and more. The present course will provide a survey on some of the fundamental principles behind nanotechnology and nanomaterials and their vital role in novel sensing properties and applications. The course will discuss interesting interdisciplinary scientific and engineering knowledge at the nanoscale to understand fundamental physical differences at the nanosensors. By the end of the two parts of the course, students will understand the fabrication, characterization, and manipulation of nanomaterials, nanosensors, and how they can be exploited for new applications. Also, students will apply their knowledge of nanotechnology and nanosensors to a topic of personal interest in this course.- - - - - - - -- -- -- - - - -COURSE OBJECTIVESThe course main objective is to enhance critical, creative, and innovative thinking. The course encourages multicultural group work, constructing international 'thinking tanks' for the creation of new ideas. Throughout the course, you will be asked to reflect upon your learning, think "out of the box", and suggest creative ideas. The two parts of the course are set to encourage the understanding of:1. The importance of nanoscale materials for sensing applications.2. Approaches used for characterizing sensors based nanomaterials.3. Approaches used for tailoring nanomaterials for a specific sensing application.4. Metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles.5. Organic and inorganic nanotubes and nanowires.6. Optical, mechanical and chemical sensors based on nanomaterials.7. Hybrid nanomaterial-based sensors.----------------We recommend that you read the following supplementary reading materials:-Jiří Janata, Principles of Chemical Sensors, Springer, 2d Edition (1989).-Roger George Jackson, Novel Sensors and Sensing, CRC Press (2004)._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Teaching TeamAbout Professor Haick HossamProfessor Hossam Haick is an expert in the field of nanotechnology, nanosensors, and non-invasive disease diagnosis. Prof. Haick is the recipient of the prestigious Marie Curie Excellence Award, ERC Award, and the FP-7 Health Award. He is also the recipient of more than 42 international honors and prizes for his achievements, including a Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (conferred by the French Government) and the “List of the World’s Top 35 Young Scientists”, and the Discovery Award of the Bill & Melinda Gates. Prof. Haick is the founder and the leader of a European consortium of eight universities and companies for the development of advanced generation of nanosensors for disease diagnosis. He also serves as an associate editor of the two journals and serves as an advisory consultant to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) – the world's authority for chemical information - a senior scientific advisory member of several national and international companies and institutes, and as a scientific evaluator in the European Commission.Email: hhossam@technion.ac.il_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Course StaffMeital Bar-Segev, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.A. (Cum Laude) in Chemistry and B.Sc (Cum Laude) in Materials Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (both in 2010). During her studies, she worked in a student position at Tower Semiconductors Ltd. After graduation she worked at Alfred Mann Institute in the Technion (AMIT) as a process development engineer. Currently, she performs her Ph.D. degree (direct track) in the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute (RBNI) of the Technion under the supervision of Prof. Hossam Haick. The research of Meital focuses is the development of electronic skin based on nanoparticles.Abeer Watted, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Transportation and Highways Engineering from the Technion.She is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion, under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Miri Barak. She received a second master degree in Educatu in Science and Technology from the Technion in 2013. Her research focuses on science education and inquiry-based laboratories. Currently, Abeer works as a lecturer at Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education, where she serves also as the head of Civil Engineering Department.Maya Usher, Teaching Assistant: Received her B.A. and M.A. (Cum Laude) in Communication Studies from Sapir Academic College and Ben Gurion University- Israel (2009; 2013 respectively). Currently, Maya is a PhD. candidate at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology at the Technion, under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Miri Barak. Her research focuses on examining online collaborative learning in small multicultural groups. Muhammad Khatib, Teaching Assistant: Received his B.Sc in Biochemical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (2015). His final research project, conducted with Prof. Avi Schroeder, dealt with harnessing liposome-based drug delivery systems to applications in precise agriculture. Currently, he performs his Ph.D. (special track) in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Technion under the supervision of Prof. Hossam Haick, and his research focuses on self-healing devices for monitoring infectious diseases.Miri Barak, Pedagogical Advisor: Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. She is the Head of the Science and Learning Technologies group and the advisor of graduate students. Her academic activities focus on developing, integrating, and evaluating science education curricula at school and higher education levels. Her studies involve the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), with emphasis on emerging web-2.0 and cloud applications, to foster meaningful learning and high-order thinking.
This developmental psychology course invites you to go on a journey into the emotional, social and cognitive world of children. We will learn about the connection between relationships with significant people during early childhood and the developmental processes. We will discover how relationships during infancy continue to shape our personalities and affect our intimate relationships, our parenting styles and even our work style as adults.Developmental psychology is a core academic course in the first and second years of many different fields of study. It is recognized as professional development by the Ministry of Education and is recommended to the public, and it is especially right for you, since you are interested in the processes, dilemmas and issues involved in parenting and child development.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe Startup Entrepreneurship specialization focuses on issues of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. It leads the students through the entire process of creating a start-up from an idea.Part One deals with ideas, and the creative imagination: discovering new ideas, new products, new services, new and better ways to do almost anything.Part Two focuses on how to build a business (entrepreneurship). This course guides the learner through a series of tools and methods that help take an idea and make it happen, in a way that can sustain the business or organization that delivers it to humanity. Use this course to build a solid business or organization around the idea you developed during Part One.Part Three offers Innovation Career Lessons from a Master of proven achievements. During this course you will follow conversations and interviews with Dadi Perlmutter, who until recently was Executive VP of Intel Corporate, the highest ranking Israeli executive of any multinational company.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course, which is Part Three in the series of Startup Entrepreneurship specialization, offers Life Lessons from a Master Innovator, with proven achievements. During this course you will listen to conversations and interviews with Mr. David (Dadi) Perlmutter, who until recently was Executive VP of Intel corporate. Dadi will talk about 10 life lessons, based on his 34 years as a rebel innovator and entrepreneur. We will share with you the following lessons: Love and Knowledge are infinite: grow and share; Learn from Failures and Successes; Nothing Moves without a Vision; Have a Differentiated Market Transforming Strategy; Dare to Take Action; Fight Resistance; It is All About the Ecosystem; Build a Team; Keep it Simple and Work Hard.By the end of the course the learner will:* Know how to lead a process of innovation and implement ideas through all its phases from discovery to delivery in your own field of choice.* Know how to apply creativity togenerate creative ideas in a wide range of strategic management issues.* Know how to solve problems in general, with a high degree of innovative creative thinking, to widen the range of possible choices* Identify new and unfamiliar challenges and needs, reflect on them from a creative point of view (zoom in), decide on the action they require (zoom out)and generate a novel and useful solution* Transform ideas into real value-creating products, services and processes.* Be able to analyze both success and failureand draw conclusions from both, for improving future innovative efforts.* Be able to identify and create key features of innovative products and services and in doing so,generate strategically differentiated innovations that are unique* Be able to present yourideas persuasively and overcome resistance.* Know how to simplify a complex product and make it user friendly.Course assignments will include participation in two discussion groups and four assignments. In each assignment you will be asked to deal with a question relating to an interview you have seen.
Conversion is a multidimensional phenomenon with religious, social, political and legal implications. By examining these implications, one can learn how religious communities function, how they deal with identity issues, and how andwhy they demarcate their boundaries.Conversion canalso illustrate the policies and internal structures of such communities, interactions with those deemed as "Others", and the dynamics of minority-majority cultural groups living alongside one another. The courseprovidesan analytic structure for understanding political, social, religious and legal issues, communal and religious limits, and the exchange of knowledge. In this course you will find:VarietyWe tackle the diverse expressions of the phenomenon, utilizing research tools from a wide spectrum of disciplines and integrating such study into the academic world as a distinct interdisciplinary area of inquiry.AccessibilityThe digital format enables intimate and immediate meetings with ancient texts to which most of you do not have access (they will appear in the course in their original language as well as translated into English), along with exposure to works of art from the same period and the valuable information thatcan be distilled from them.InstructorsTwenty-six world-renowned specialists guide you through the learning process, providing a broad historical, cultural and religious background for the texts. The experts help you to gain an understanding of the period in which the texts were written, and the events and ideas that the texts influenced.IdentityThe texts yield multiple notions on the forms that conversion has taken and on the forcesthat drive such a decision. These ideas broaden and enrich your grasp of the different ways people, throughout history and across the globe, have self-identified upon a continuum of identities. These include their natal religion, their chosen faith, their motivations for conversion and social, economic, legal, personal and other factors that may have contributed to the choice to convert.Hence, past and present are in constant dialogue in this course, as are the geographical spaces in which the events occurred.