Davidson College Courses

The Story of Fake News

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Fake news is a real problem. From allegations of election fraud to Pizzagate, fake news saturates our newsfeeds-- and our national discourse. Some say it has compromised the authority of journalism, others say writing fake news stories has brought them a fistful of money. What do we make of this phenomenon? Why is fake news so prevalent these days? And how should we respond?In this 2-week course, we’ll pose these questions (and more) to scholars, working journalists, and media pundits in order to get a hold on this complicated issue. Join a vibrant community of critical thinkers who are interested in exploring these questions together. Share your experience and see how it compares to others around the world.This course is part of a broader series from Davidson College, called Davidson Now. We seek to explore critical issues and engage in honest and courageous conversations.Courses offered via edX.org are not eligible for academic credit from Davidson College. A passing score in a DavidsonX course(s) will only be eligible for a verified certificate generated by edX.org.

Teaching with Davidson Next

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Teaching with Davidson Next explains the purpose and mission of Davidson Next: to help improve teaching and learning in AP courses with digital materials on edX.org. To help inspire you, we share real-life examples of ways that AP® teachers have leveraged Davidson Next and best practices for blended learning. Our Davidson Next modules are designed to support you as a form of co-teaching.We know that as AP® teachers you are highly committed to your students and creating a great experience in your classroom. To that end, we want to help you effectively use the Davidson Next modules in your AP® classes. When you’re armed with AP®-aligned content and know ways to integrate it into what you are already doing, you can expand your options as a teacher and help your students learn and master concepts in new ways!Join fellow AP® teachers from around the country in this course! You will have plenty of opportunities to collaborate and discuss with one another on ways to implement Davidson Next in your classes.Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings.

AP® Macroeconomics

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Learn key concepts and AP® Macroeconomics material from top AP instructors, including many of the same high school teachers and college faculty who helped design the AP curriculum in partnership with the College Board.Each module will cover a major concept in the AP® Macroeconomics course, based on Advanced Placement® standards.All topics are broken into bite-sized pieces—with short instructional videos, interactive graphs, and practice problems.Throughout the 18 core modules, you will also find more than 30 short videos. Each one is placed at a critical juncture – ensuring you don’t miss important ideas, definitions and concepts.Topics include:Basic Macroeconomics ConceptsSupply & DemandMeasures of Economic PerformanceNominal & Real ValuesClassical & Keynesian ModelsAggregate DemandAggregate SupplyShort-Run Macroeconomic EquilibriumMoving to Long-Run EquilibriumEconomic GrowthFiscal PolicyMoney & the Money MarketMoney CreationMonetary PolicyLoanable FundsPhillips CurveComparative Advantage & TradeForeign Exchange MarketsThis course is specifically designed for blended learning in AP classrooms, but can also be used by AP students independently as supplementary help and exam review.* Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings.

Applications of Linear Algebra Part 2

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Our world is in a data deluge with ever increasing sizes of datasets. Linear algebra is a tool to manage and analyze such data.This course is part 2 of a 2-part course, with this part extending smoothly from the first. Note, however, that part 1, is not a prerequisite for part 2. In this part of the course, we'll develop the linear algebra more fully than part 1. This class has a focus on data mining with some applications of computer graphics. We'll discuss, in further depth than part 1, sports ranking and ways to rate teams from thousands of games. We’ll apply the methods to March Madness. We'll also learn methods behind web search, utilized by such companies as Google. We'll also learn to cluster data to find similar groups and also how to compress images to lower the amount of storage used to store them. The tools that we learn can be applied to applications of your interest. For instance, clustering data to find similar movies can be applied to find similar songs or friends. So, come to this course ready to investigate your own ideas.Courses offered via edX.org are not eligible for academic credit from Davidson College. A passing score in a DavidsonX course(s) will only be eligible for a verified certificate generated by edX.org.

AP® Calculus BC

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In this calculus course, you will learn all the Calculus BC topics that are not part of the AP® Calculus AB curriculum by engaging with video instruction, exam-style questions and interactive activities.Each topic is broken up into bite-sized pieces—with short instructional videos, interactive graphs, and practice problems written by many of the same people who write and grade your AP® Calculus exams.Topics include:L’Hospital’s RuleParametric EquationsIntroduction to SeriesSeries ConvergenceSeries ManipulationArclengthEuler’s MethodImproper IntegralsIntegration Techniques: Partial FractionsIntegration Techniques: Integration by PartsThe Calculus of Polar FunctionsThis course is specifically designed for students who have already taken (or are currently enrolled in) Calculus AB. This course combined with a traditional Calculus AB course will prepare students to take the Calculus BC exam.*Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings.

AP® Physics 1: Challenging Concepts

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This course covers 8 different challenging topics in AP® Physics 1. Well-respected AP instructors from around the USA will lead you through video, assessment questions, and interactive activities.Each module breaks these tricky topics into bite-sized pieces - with short instructional videos, on-screen simulations, interactive graphs, and practice problems written by many of the same people who write and grade your AP® Physics 1 & 2 exams.Topics include:AccelerationForce DiagramsFree Fall and Projectile MotionMomentumRotational MotionAngular MomentumStanding WavesConservation of Charge & Energy in Circuits* Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings. Stand-alone units cover the most challenging concepts in the newly redesigned AP® Physics 1 curricula (based on College Board data from 2011–2013 AP® Physics B exams).

Medicinal Chemistry: The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery

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This medicinal chemistry course explores how chemists modify a molecule’s structure to design a safe and effective drug.This course opens with a brief history of drug discovery and introduces the modern drug approval process.Then, we will transition to learning about receptors and enzymes, the body’s molecules most often targeted by drugs.We will also discuss the topics of pharmacokinetics (drug adsorption, elimination, and half-life) and metabolism. The course closes with units on how potential drug molecules are identified and subsequently optimized into safe and effective drugs.

Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI

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Power BI is a robust business analytics and visualization tool from Microsoft that helps data professionals bring their data to life and tell more meaningful stores.This four-week course is a beginner's guide to working with data in Power BI and is perfect for professionals. You'll become confident in working with data, creating data visualizations, and preparing reports and dashboards.Take this course if you are a:Beginner level data professionalStudent, Researcher, or AcademicMarketing analyst, business and data analyst, or financial analystImage Attribution: "Data visualization & Infographic/UNICEF reports Vol. 1" by Shangning Wang, Olga Oleszczuk is licensed underCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

US Voting Access and Fraud

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As the US general election approaches, there is a firestorm of rhetoric around access and fraud. Major legislation changes, court rulings and political views continue to flood the media leading up to this election. But what is true in all of this? And what should you believe going into the election?In this 2-week course, you’ll better understand the history of voting rights in the US, what is meant by the terms “access” and “fraud” – and why these have become so politicized.Hear from political scientists who study these matters, journalists who have reported on it for decades and election officials who describe what its like to be in charge of carrying out free and fair elections in their jurisdiction.Join a vibrant community of fellow voters who are interested in exploring these questions together. Share your experience and see how it compares to others around the country.Courses offered via edX.org are not eligible for academic credit from Davidson College. A passing score in a DavidsonX course(s) will only be eligible for a verified certificate generated by edX.org.

Data Analysis Basics with Excel

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Gain a strong foundation in data in two of the most commonly used programs R and Excel. In this professional certificate program, you have the opportunity to build and leverage your data skills for upward mobility at any stage in your career. You’ll learn the six steps of the data lifecycle, using different case studies and contexts. You will analyze, manage, and communicate data, working in R to achieve basic R programming competencies. You will gain a foundation on which you can build more advanced R skills in the future. You will then learn foundational Excel knowledge like spreadsheet and workbook anatomy, data entry, summary, and manipulation, plotting and visualization, and powerful tools such as filters, sorts, and pivot tables. This program will get you ready to do basic data manipulation, analysis, and visualizations and then be able to learn more advanced skills on your own, on the job, or in an advanced program.

Medical Genomics 101

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Medical Genomics 101 (CME) is for Physicians, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners seeking CME credit. You must be registered with the Charlotte Area Healthcare Education Center to receive credit.If you are taking this course for CME credit, please CLICK HERE to register and you will be directed to that version of the course.This continuing medical education course includes six modules which cover various areas of medical genomics including: Introduction to Genomics, Variation, Microbiome,   Pharmacogenomics, in vitro (IVF) and Fetal medicine, and Oncology.Each module defines common terms, shows examples of data, and how healthcare is changing due to genomic insights. Each module also contains ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics in medical treatment. All modules contain five multiple choice questions to assess learning gains.Interspersed in each module are multiple interviews with practicing healthcare workers who have first hand experience with medical genomics and how the standards of care are changing. This continuing medical education course contains information that satisfies the American Board of Medical Specialties six core competencies: Practice-based learning and improvement; Patient care and procedural skills; Systems-based practice; Medical knowledge; Interpersonal and communication skills; and Professionalism.This course has been created in joint partnership with the Charlotte AHEC.

How to Do Things with Memes

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How do memes circulate? Why do memes circulate? What does it mean to express your feelings, attitudes, and even politics through memes? This three day mini course introduces you to the history of GIFs and memes, surveys the use and abuse of memes, and asks you to make your own memes. By the end of the course, you’ll have a better understanding of meme culture and be able to engage more deeply with this new folk art form.

Representations of HIV/AIDS

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This course is seven weeks long; new weeks will release every Monday at 14:00 UTC (10 am ET in the United States) and remain open until two weeks after the final week is released. We strongly encourage you to remain with the pace of the course. The class is heavily discussion-based, and discussions will be most active around the most current week. Release dates are as follows:Week Two: October 13Week Three: October 20Week Four: October 27Week Five: November 3Week Six: November 10Week Seven: November 17Please also note: starting with week 2, every week will first be led off by a short video Dave and Ann post in response to the discussion forums (particularly those centered around the cultural artifacts) from the previous week.

Essentials of Data Literacy

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In this course, you will practice analyzing, visualizing, and communicating with data, using real datasets and examples that are relevant to a variety of audiences and academic disciplines. Data is part of every field, but not everyone has had the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to find the data they need and use it in ways that add to their work. Whether you are in public health, healthcare, banking, law, education, graduate school, or a variety of other fields, there is a way to understand and make use of related data.This four-week course will give you the opportunity to build and leverage your data skills for upward mobility at any stage in your career. It will take you through the six steps of the data lifecycle, using different case studies and contexts, and teach you how to analyze, manage, and communicate data, working in R to achieve basic R programming competencies.Photo by NASA on Unsplash

AP® Macroeconomics: Challenging Concepts

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Learn the most difficult concepts in the AP® Macroeconomics course, roughly 60% of the AP exam material, from top AP instructors.Each module will cover one of the most demanding concepts in the AP® Macroeconomics course (based on College Board data from 2011–2013 Advanced Placement® exams).These tricky topics are broken into bite-sized pieces—with short instructional videos, interactive graphs, and practice problems written by many of the same people who write and grade your AP® Macroeconomics exam.Topics include:Nominal & Real ValuesClassical & Keynesian ModelsAggregate DemandAggregate SupplyShort-Run Macroeconomic EquilibriumMoving to Long-Run EquilibriumEconomic Growth 8. Fiscal PolicyMoney & the Money MarketMoney CreationMonetary PolicyLoanable FundsPhillips CurveForeign Exchange MarketsThis course is specifically designed for blended learning in AP classrooms, but can also be used by AP students independently as supplementary help and exam review.* Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings.