The University of Sydney Courses

Critical Thinking Skills for University Success

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeIn this course, you will learn how to develop your Critical Thinking Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:1. Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to improve academic results 2.Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture3. Use a variety of thinking tools to improve critical thinking4. Identify types of argument, and bias within arguments, in order to better evaluate the strength of arguments 5. Use evidence to support claims in arguments6. Apply critical thinking and argumentation to real world problems and issues

Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course is multidisciplinary in nature, and aims to equip the global audience of interested lay people, people with chronic disease, public health researchers, health clinicians, students, administrators, and researchers to reflect on the overall impact of the burden of chronic disease . It shows how all chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer) are related by a set of common causes, and that such diseases should be tackled, not individually, but as part of a complex system, with interrelated contributing factors. These factors are genetic, environmental, psychological, economic, social, developmental, and media related. The Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney is a unique interdisciplinary education and research hub which seeks solutions to chronic disease through a complex systems approach. Academics in many disciplines (in Science and Medicine, but also in Architecture, Humanities, Law etc)work in a collaborative fashion to produce novel solutions to the problems of chronic disease.All contributors and participants in this course are members of the Charles Perkins Centre and willspeak from the unique interdisciplinary perspective that this Centre affords. The course will describe a complex systems approach as the most productive way to ease the burden of chronic disease. It then describesthese diseases in detail, their risk factors, and the environmental and biological factors that have led to thecurrent epidemic ofobesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Finally, the solutions – and more importantly the process for finding solutions- is the subject of the last module. No one approach by itself can ever be the answer, and certainly not a simple diet and exercise approach. The entire course consists of 5 content modules, plus an extra module for completing assignments and discussions, and takes about 6 weeks to complete. Completion certificates are issued on the basis of participation in all 6 modules. What you'll learn: -How the Charles Perkins Centre recruits interdisciplinary teams to ease the burden of chronic disease-How a complex systems approach is necessary to provide solutions to a complex problem-The fundamentals of chronic disease research and where it is heading-The biggest risk factors for chronic disease and their global incidence-The biological, genetic, social, regulatory, and other influences that have inflated these risk factors-How to provide solutions globally for the reduction of chronic disease

Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeBlockchain promises to disrupt industries once it will be efficient at large scale. In this course, you will learn how to make blockchain scale.You will learn about the foundational problem of distributed computing, consensus, that is key to create blocks securely. By illustrating limitations of mainstream blockchains, this course will indicate how to improve the technology in terms of security and efficiency.In particular, this course will help you: * understand security vulnerabilities of mainstream blockchains; * design consensus algorithms that tolerate attacks, and; * design scalable blockchain systems.

Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThe evolution of design has seen it become a discipline no longer limited to the concerns of a singular, specific domain and develop to become a pathway for solving complex, nonlinear problems. Design is becoming a capability-enhancing skill, equipping people with the ability to deal with uncertainty, complexity and failure. In this course, we demonstrate how you can use design as a way of thinking to provide strategic and innovative advantage within your profession. Suitable for anyone who is curious about design and translating the processes and tools of design thinking into innovative opportunities, over 5 weeks we explore, apply and practice the design process: think, make, break and repeat.Through introducing theoretical concepts and examining industry case studies with leading Australian design firms, we investigate design as learning about the context (the thinking part), building prototypes as tangible representations (the making part) and testing potential solutions (the breaking part). We build on this by showing the productive value of moving through the process quickly and often (the repeating part), to improve ideas and develop new insights. Throughout the course, you will follow us through three of Australia’s most exciting design offices and learn from practicing designers and leaders in design. This insight into industry will enable you to develop a comprehensive understanding of design and the role it can and does play within the innovation landscape. You will leave this course with a set of practical tools and techniques to apply to situations within your own professional context, to translate problems into opportunities and solutions, and ultimately to innovate through design.

Data-driven Astronomy

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeScience is undergoing a data explosion, and astronomy is leading the way. Modern telescopes produce terabytes of data per observation, and the simulations required to model our observable Universe push supercomputers to their limits. To analyse this data scientists need to be able to think computationally to solve problems. In this course you will investigate the challenges of working with large datasets: how to implement algorithms that work; how to use databases to manage your data; and how to learn from your data with machine learning tools. The focus is on practical skills - all the activities will be done in Python 3, a modern programming language used throughout astronomy.Regardless of whether you’re already a scientist, studying to become one, or just interested in how modern astronomy works ‘under the bonnet’, this course will help you explore astronomy: from planets, to pulsars to black holes.Course outline:Week 1: Thinking about data- Principles of computational thinking- Discovering pulsars in radio imagesWeek 2: Big data makes things slow- How to work out the time complexity of algorithms- Exploring the black holes at the centres of massive galaxiesWeek 3: Querying data using SQL- How to use databases to analyse your data- Investigating exoplanets in other solar systemsWeek 4: Managing your data- How to set up databases to manage your data- Exploring the lifecycle of stars in our GalaxyWeek 5: Learning from data: regression- Using machine learning tools to investigate your data- Calculating the redshifts of distant galaxiesWeek 6: Learning from data: classification- Using machine learning tools to classify your data- Investigating different types of galaxiesEach week will also have an interview with a data-driven astronomy expert.Note that some knowledge of Python is assumed, including variables, control structures, data structures, functions, and working with files.

Ethical Social Media

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Become an effective and constructive social media userSocial media connects us across space and time, allowing us to find like-minded communities and participate creatively in public life as never before.We may often use social media without thinking much about the possible consequences. But there is a shadow side associated with social media use, which takes the form of hate speech, increased surveillance, lack of anonymity and questionable use of our data. What do we need to know to use social media spaces effectively, in a way that is safe and productive for all?This course, delivered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, will guide you into a deeper exploration of online identity, social media communities and their users. You will examine the ways that social media is being used by public institutions such as government to build participation and conversation with audiences.You will encounter the most common ethical debates in social media.You will also have the opportunity to build your practical skills by developing your professional social media profile, defining your audience, building your social media influence and understanding how to interpret data analytics to “listen” and communicate well.This course is part of our Study with Australia collection, with free upgrades and digital certificates supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission until 31st July, 2020. Explore more courses from leading Australian education providers.Almost everyone in the modern world is connected to social media platforms in a number of ways, it is incumbent on us all to look at engaging in a way that is constructive and ethical.

محو الأمية المعلوماتية والرقمية لتحقيق النجاح في الجامعة

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Freeهدف هذا التخصص إلى إعداد الطلاب للدراسة الجامعية في جامعة ناطقة باللغة الإنجليزية. تزودك الدورة التدريبية بالمشاركة الكاملة والانخراط في دراستك، من خلال بناء الوعي والفهم للقيم الأساسية وتوقعات الثقافة الأكاديمية، وتزويدك بإستراتيجيات عملية لتطبيقها على دراساتك. في هذه الدورة التدريبية، ستتعلم كيفية تطوير مهارات محو الأمية المعلوماتية والرقمية لديك، لمساعدتك في تحقيق النجاح في دراساتك الجامعية.بعد الانتهاء من هذه الدورة التدريبية، ستكون قادراً على:1.الوصول إلى المعلومات والبحث عنها بكفاءة وفعالية باستخدام مجموعة متنوعة من الأدوات الرقمية.2.تقييم نقدي لمصداقية المصادر لسياق أكاديمي.3.تصفية المعلومات، وإدارتها، وتنظيمها من مجموعة متنوعة من المصادر لاستخدامها في الدراسة الأكاديمية.4.إظهار الوعي بالقضايا الأخلاقية المتعلقة بالنزاهة الأكاديمية المحيطة بالوصول إلى المعلومات واستخدامها.5.فهم كيفية استخدام الأدوات الرقمية للإحالة والإسناد من أجل تجنب الانتحال.6.فهم كيفية نشر المعلومات وإيصالها بطريقة مهنية، بما فيه إدارة الهوية الرقمية، وبناء شبكات للتعلم والبحث.

مهارات التواصل لتحقيق النجاح في الجامعة

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Freeيهدف هذا التخصص إلى إعداد الطلاب للدراسة الجامعية في جامعة ناطقة باللغة الإنجليزية. تزودك الدورة التدريبية بالمشاركة الكاملة والانخراط في دراستك، من خلال بناء الوعي والفهم للقيم الأساسية والتوقعات للثقافة الأكاديمية، وتزودك بإستراتيجيات عملية لتطبيقها على دراساتك. ستتعلم في هذه الدورة التدريبية كيفية تطوير مهارات التواصل لمساعدتك على تحقيق النجاح في دراساتك الجامعية. بعد الانتهاء من هذه الدورة التدريبية، ستكون قادرًا على:1.التعرف على أهمية التواصل في المجتمعات العملية في الجامعة2.فهم سياقات التواصل في الجامعة والتوقعات المرتبطة بها3.التواصل بوضوح من خلال مجموعة متنوعة من السياقات المختلفة مع مجموعة واسعة من الجماهير أقلمة ومواءمة أساليب التواصل بشكل مناسب4.التوضيح والتفاوض واكتساب فهم أعمق من خلال وسائل المحادثة والكتابة والوسائل البصرية والمسموعة5.صياغة الحُجج بشكل فعال وتوصيل نتائج البحث من خلال عملية البحث والتأليف والتحرير6.المشاركة بثقة في حوار بناءّ ونقدي باحترام ومهنية

Understanding the Australian economy: An introduction to macroeconomic and financial policies

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis four-week, four-module course explores selective aspects of the Australian economy, with emphasis on macroeconomic and financial policies. The course introduces participants to several key attributes of the Australian economy and discusses how they are influenced by both domestic and international forces. We will examine some of the key issues and dilemmas facing the Australian economy and how policymakers can deal with them using monetary and fiscal policies. There will also be a discussion on the still-fresh 2007-2010s global financial crisis, the lessons learned, and how policymakers deal with the aftermath. Discussions will be centered around sound economic theories and reasoning, and utilize actual data whenever applicable. Applications of the economic reasoning and theories to current, real-world issues pertaining to the Australian economy will also be provided. In addition to conventional lectures, the course also contains several interviews with relevant experts and practitioners. No prior knowledge or training in economics is required.

Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course explores some of the key themes and capabilities of cultural competence by exploring Aboriginal experiences and narratives of Sydney. Australia was ‘claimed’ for the British Crown in 1770, by Captain James Cook, but the invasion began in earnest when the First Fleet of British arrived in 1788 and established a penal colony in Sydney. As a consequence Sydney is a city rich in diverse pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary sites of significance to Aboriginal peoples. Too often though our perceptions about Aboriginal peoples consign them to an ancient past or perpetuates stereotypical imaginations that Aboriginal peoples live in remote communities (Hinkson, 2010).At the heart of this MOOC is the theme that Sovereignty was never ceded and Sydney always was and always will be Aboriginal Land. Despite this the Aboriginal presence in the city is often invisible to non-Aboriginal eyes. This course aims to bring to light marginalised narratives of Aboriginal presence in this space.To understand hidden and marginalised narratives and experiences it is necessary to develop cultural competence capabilities. Key elements of practicing cultural competence include being able to understand and interrogate context, which in the case of Sydney includes not only learning about the peoples, places and histories of Aboriginal Sydney but to also understand issues about how knowledge is created and how dominant narratives can exclude diverse knowledges and experiences. Course learning outcomes1.Develop knowledge about cultural competence capabilities. 2.Develop a deeper and multi-layered knowledge and understanding about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and places in Sydney.3.Develop a greater understanding of how history, cultures and places are represented, contested and interpreted and how that relates to their own context. Acknowledgement of CountryWe acknowledge that this course was developed on the land of the Gadigal Peoples of the Eora nation. We pay our respect to the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge that the land that the University of Sydney was built on has been a place of learning for many thousands of years.

مهارات التفكير النقدي لتحقيق النجاح في الجامعة

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely Freeفي هذه الدورة التدريبية، سوف تتعرف على كيفية تطوير مهارات التفكير النقدي لديك لمساعدتك على تحقيق النجاح في دراستك الجامعية. بعد الانتهاء من هذه الدورة التدريبية، ستكون قادرًا على:1. استخدام التفكير النقدي والمحاجّة في سياقات الجامعة لتحسين النتائج الأكاديمية2.فهم أهمية التفكير النقدي في الثقافة الأكاديمية ووظيفته3. استخدام مجموعة متنوعة من أدوات التفكير لتحسين مهارات التفكير النقدي4. التعرّف على أنواع الحُجج، والتحيز في الحُجج، من أجل تقييم مدى قوة الحُجج بشكل أفضل5. استخدام الأدلة لدعم الادعاءات الواردة في الحُجج6. تطبيق التفكير النقدي والمحاجّة على مسائل ومشكلات من الحياة الواقعية

Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis course is for entrepreneurial managers who are looking for tools and techniques to introduce exciting, innovative products or services to market quickly and informed by high-quality customer insights. It is applicable to a range of organizations from small-medium sized enterprises through to corporates, and across a range of industrial segments. The problem this course helps address is the constant pressure managers face to be innovative and introduce novel products and services for their customers. However, many creative ideas get ‘stuck’ in the boardroom or are subject to intra-organizational tensions or group think. This course provides methodologies to break through these challenges. We build on the widely known concept of design thinking but update it and apply it to advance business strategy and entrepreneurship. Over five weeks you will learn what ‘design strategy’ is, how it differs from traditional design thinking and business strategy, and how it can be used to improve existing products or services in your business, or introduce breakthrough ideas. We will also provide an exclusive, deep-dive into the practical application and impact of these strategies in one of Australia’s newest, most innovative financial institutions, UBank, and the global re-insurance giant, Swiss Re. Through conversations with their Senior Executive Leadership Teams, including UBank’s CEO, we will explore how they have embedded innovation through design thinking. By the end of this course, you will have a set of tools to inform product design and development for your own start-up, or to extend the product roadmap of an established organization.

Academic Skills for University Success

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeDevelop skills in information & digital literacy, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.This Specialization is a high-level academic skills course designed to increase your level of academic preparedness prior to commencement of your studies in an English-medium university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture.

Information & Digital Literacy for University Success

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In this course, you will learn how to develop your Information & Digital Literacy Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies.After completing this course, you will be able to:1.Access and search for information efficiently and effectively using a variety of digital tools. 2.Critically evaluate the reliability of sources for an academic context.3.Filter, manage and organize information from a wide variety of sources for use in academic study.4.Demonstrate awareness of ethical issues related to academic integrity surrounding the access and use of information.5.Understand how to use digital tools for referencing and attribution in order to avoid plagiarism.6.Understand how to disseminate and communicate information in a professional way, including managing digital identity and building networks for learning and research.

Academic Skills for University Success: Capstone

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Class Central TipsLearn How to Sign up to Coursera courses for free1600+ Coursera Courses That Are Still Completely FreeThis Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In the Capstone Project, you will apply the academic knowledge and skills you have learnt throughout courses 1-4 to research, write and present a project proposal that addresses a complex, real-world problem related to your field of interest and/or future study. After completing this course, you will be able to:1.Apply a range of idea generation techniques 2.Apply research strategies to search, collect, select, process, and cite information3.Use the research process to develop and critically analyse ideas 4.Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate and analyse ideas and evidence5.Use problem-solving skills to identify gaps in knowledge and define issues 6.Develop creative and innovative solutions to real-world problems7.Use appropriate academic genres for written texts and multi-media presentations8.Use written and oral skills to communicate ideas effectively for academic contexts