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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeWhat is Climate Change? How should we respond toClimate Change? These questions are complex, not least because the responsesavailable to us depend upon who is providing the answers and the particularperspective they take. The economist sees the economic challenges andopportunities of Climate Change; the scientist sees the need to describe andexplain Climate Change; the policy-maker and social scientistsee Climate Change as a social problem. Therefore, the first step tounderstanding Climate Change and what we do about it is to see how experts fromdifferent disciplines engage with the issue. The second step is to appreciate howour response to Climate Change depends upon the interplay between thesedifferent approaches.This course offers you an introduction to differentdisciplinary perspectives on Climate Change to help you think about how Climate Changeaffects you as an individual, as a member of your local community, as a citizenof your country and as a member of the global community. We have designed thepresentations, discussions, activities and assessment tasks in this course tohelp you understand what Climate Change is and what you – and we – should do about it.
Implement best-practice care to people with knee osteoarthritisThe PEAK program was devised by leading physiotherapists at the University of Melbourne on the basis of research evidence. On this course we guide physiotherapists in how to implement best-practice care to people with knee osteoarthritis, delivered through one-to-one consultations, via videoconferencing (using the Zoom platform) or during face-to-face, in-person consultations.The PEAK program focuses on patient empowerment through education, prescription of a strengthening exercise program and a physical activity plan, individualised to patient needs, and using minimal exercise equipment (e.g. elastic resistance bands and/or body weight) to enable patients to perform exercise independently at home.Many of the principles and concepts are applicable to other common musculoskeletal conditions, and to other telehealth videoconferencing platforms. Importantly, a suite of useful patient resources (including a Zoom consultation preparation booklet, an exercise booklet, an osteoarthritis information booklet, a knee plan and log book) are provided, so that physiotherapists may print/download them or use with their patients in a clinical setting.This course is also available to take in Spanish.Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy students, educators, researchers and other health professionalsTo complete some exercises with patients you may require basic equipment such as resistance bands.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeIfyou had been alive at the start of the eighteenth century, your materialwell-being would have been much the same whichever region of the world youlived in, and it would almost certainly have been a precarious existence. Go back 300 years before the eighteenthcentury, and not much was different. Butcome forward 300 years to the present, and we see a startling transformation. Incomesin some parts of the world have increased more than ten-fold; and now it mostcertainly does matter where you live – with income differentials of 50 timesbetween the world’s richest and poorest countries. What has changed in the past 300 years is thedevelopment and application of new technologies at a pace unprecedented inhuman history – the steam engine, electricity and the computer, to name just afew. With these developments, for thosewho have access to them, have come huge gains in living standards.Inthis course we’ll explore the spectacular (but uneven) story of economicdevelopment – beginning with the Malthusian era, moving on to the take-off ofgrowth in the Industrial Revolution and the Great Divergence in livingstandards that followed, and finishing in the present with the Global FinancialCrisis. We’ll cover the main episodesand events in the development of the world economy in the past 300 years, andhave something to say about most regions of the world. As well as dealing with ‘what happened’, thecourse will emphasise what is known about ‘why’ – and what lessons historicalexperience can provide for understanding how some countries today are so richyet others remain so poor.Course image: Copyright JL Brown. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeIn this course, participants will learn about how different markets around the world can interact to create value for, and effectively manage the risk of, corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j7wyowo
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeIn this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques may be used in practice. This is part of a Specialization in corporate finance created in partnership between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/h75pzt6
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeWhat are some of the skills required when interviewing patients? What information is required when taking a patient history orcompleting a mental state examination? These are just some of the questions you'll seek answers to as you work through the course material.Mental health is an important public issue across the world, and the role of the psychiatrist is crucial in helping to address these.This course aims to give you a more nuanced understanding of the role of a psychiatrist, developing clinical skills and therapeutic relationships. Understanding the impact of mental illness in society and ethics in medicine are some of the key themes central to this course.This course is designed to provide essential background knowledge and practical skills that apply to anymental health clinical setting.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreePopulation ageing is occurring in nearly every country around the world. This MOOC takes a multidisciplinary approach to explore the impact of living longer and takes into account the technological advancements, the built environment, economics and ethics to rethink what it means to 'age well' now and in the future.Rethinking Ageing is a uniquely designed course to give you a broad overview of the many complex issues involved as we as individuals get older and on the macro-level for population ageing. You may already have a particular interest in one discipline, such as mental health and ageing or age-friendly design. We encourage you, though, to use this course to explore the other perspectives on population ageing as the modules build on each other.View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j7lz8q8
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeInformation is everywhere: in our words and our world, our thoughts and our theories, our devices and our databases. Logic is the study of that information: the features it has, how it’s represented, and how we can manipulate it. Learning logic helps you formulate and answer many different questions about information:Does this hypothesis clash with the evidence we have or is it consistent with the evidence?Is this argument watertight, or do we need to add more to make the conclusion to really follow from the premises?Do these two sentences say the same things in different ways, or do they say something subtly different?Does this information follow from what’s in this database, and what procedure could we use to get the answer quickly?Is there a more cost-effective design for this digital circuit? And how can we specify what the circuit is meant to do so we could check that this design does what we want?These are questions about Logic. When you learn logic you'll learn to recognise patterns of information and the way it can be represented. These skills are used whether we're dealing with theories, databases, digital circuits, meaning in language, or mathematical reasoning, and they will be used in the future in ways we haven't yet imagined. Learning logic is a central part of learning to think well, and this course will help you learn logic and how you can apply it.If you take this subject, you will learn how to use the core tools in logic: the idea of a formal language, which gives us a way to talk about logical structure; and we'll introduce and explain the central logical concepts such as consistency and validity; models; and proofs. But you won’t only learn concepts and tools. We will also explore how these techniques connect with issues in linguistics, computer science, electronic engineering, and philosophy.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeInformation is everywhere: in our words and our world, our thoughts and our theories, our devices and our databases. Logic is the study of that information: the features it has, how it’s represented, and how we can manipulate it. Learning logic helps you formulate and answer many different questions about information:Does this hypothesis clash with the evidence we have or is it consistent with the evidence?Is this argument watertight, or do we need to add more to make the conclusion to really follow from the premises?Do these two sentences say the same things in different ways, or do they say something subtly different?Does this information follow from what’s in this database, and what procedure could we use to get the answer quickly?Is there a more cost-effective design for this digital circuit? And how can we specify what the circuit is meant to do so we could check that this design does what we want?These are questions about Logic. When you learn logic you'll learn to recognise patterns of information and the way it can be represented. These skills are used whether we're dealing with theories, databases, digital circuits, meaning in language, or mathematical reasoning, and they will be used in the future in ways we haven't yet imagined. Learning logic is a central part of learning to think well, and this course will help you learn logic and how you can apply it.This subject follows from Logic: Language and Information 1, to cover core techniques in first order predicate logic: the idea of formal languages with quantifiers, which gives us a way to talk about more logical structure than in propositional logic; and we will cover the central logical concepts such as consistency and validity; models; and proofs in predicate logic. But you won’t only learn these concepts and tools. We will also explore how these techniques connect with issues in linguistics, computer science, electronic engineering, mathematics, and philosophy.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe French Revolution was one of the most important upheavals in world history. This course examines its origins, course and outcomes. This course is designed for you to work through successfully on your own. However you will not be alone on this journey. Use the resources included in the course and take part in the suggested learning activities to get the most out of your learning.To successfully complete this course, it is recommended that you devote at least six hours to every module over the six weeks of the course. In that time you should watch the video lectures, reflect and respond to in-video pause points, and complete the quizzes.As part of the required reading for this course, during each week of this course you will have free access to a chapter of Peter McPhee's textbook, The French Revolution, which is also available for purchase as an e-book.View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/gstw4vv
Improve your confidence and skills in helping your patients manage their weightLifestyle behaviours related to weight management are important in treating chronic disease, but clinicians often lack confidence and skills in having discussions about weight and supporting positive behaviour change. This six-week EduWeight course from the University of Melbourne is designed to change that.Explore all aspects of weight managementBy the end of this EduWeight course, you’ll have a clear understanding of how weight and chronic disease influence each other and how to support positive behaviour change for people living with overweight or obesity.You’ll start by looking at the physiological mechanisms of weight regulation, weight loss benefits for multiple chronic disease conditions, and body responses to weight change. You’ll also learn about behaviour change theory as well as pragmatic behaviour change techniques to use in your clinical setting.Ensure positive, stigma-free discussions to promote lifestyle changeYou’ll explore the topic of weight stigma, in society and in healthcare, before looking at communication approaches for addressing weight management in a stigma-free manner, as well as intervention strategies to promote weight management.All of this will help you to have positive and productive discussions with your patients, making them more likely to actively engage in lifestyle changes that fit in with their lives.Learn about weight management from the expertsThis course has been developed by the University of Melbourne with input from expert researchers and clinicians in physiotherapy, endocrinology, dietetics, and behaviour change.EduWeight is based on current evidence and has been designed to help learning in the area of weight management.This course is designed for all clinicians working with adult patients with chronic diseases who would benefit from weight management.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeLearn a new way to approach problem solving by stating the problem and letting powerful constraint solving software do the rest.This class teaches you the art of encoding complex discrete optimization problems in the MiniZinc modeling language and then shows you how to effortlessly solve them by leveraging state-of-the-art open-source constraint solving software. View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/huyhq2e*Important note* This course will close for new learner enrollment on May 15, 2017 PST; it will be replaced by the Basic and Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization courses: https://tinyurl.com/lr87ctnThese two courses tackle the same modeling curriculum as MDO, but use a unique pedagogy (fable-based learning) where all the problems addressed are situated in a story, in this case, the “Romance of the Three - a famous Chinese fable. The revamped material is available in English and Chinese, and the workshops and assignments are all different. The pacing of the courses is slower than MDO, with a more gradual increase in difficulty of assignments, and updated to the latest MiniZinc language features. We hope this will make the whole experience more streamlined and enjoyable.
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe cloud is taking business by storm.In fact, due to the extraordinary growth of the cloud, it has been described as a tornado, not a fluffy white floating object!Commercial research analysts consider cloud as one of the most significant trends with a potential to change the whole global IT industry.Governments, including those in the US, Britain, and Australia, have cloud-first policies now in place which mandate cloud over non-cloud services in ICT procurement.But CIOs and other senior executives, while it's on the majority of their agendas, aren't sure what it really means for their organisations - how to leverage the benefits, control the commercials, manage the business risk, and adapt their organisations.While it is important to set requirements, negotiate commercials (terms, service level agreements, and pricing), and sign the contract - it is also critical that we develop a clear plan for ‘Moving to the Cloud’ which realigns our business architecture, organization and most importantly our people.This course provides the answers that management must know to be successful and realise the benefits:•Where should I go cloud? •What are the commercials?•Where is my leverage?•How do I realign my business practices and architecture?•How do I gear up my people and structure my organisation?View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/hvtz2ph
Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe Capstone Project is the final part of the Essentials of Corporate Financial Analysis and Decision-Making MOOC Specialization. The Capstone is designed to allow students to bring together the skills acquired and knowledge gained over the preceding four courses of the Specialization by taking on the role of a financial analyst tasked with advising a wealthy private client on a significant strategic investment in a large listed firm operating across the globe.View the MOOC promotional video here: http://tinyurl.com/j9fqv25
