Coursera Courses

Information Systems Auditing, Controls and Assurance

664 reviews

In the course you will explore risks of information systems, and how to mitigate the risks by proper IS Controls. You will also get familiar with the IS Audit procedures and how they are applied during the IS development throughout the Systems Developmen…

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• 8 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Computational Social Science Methods

125 reviews

Explore the reach and applications of computational social science in this 4-week course by UC Davis. Learn about machine learning, social networks, and computer simulation.

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• 11 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms

68 reviews

The primary topics in this part of the specialization are: asymptotic ("Big-oh") notation, sorting and searching, divide and conquer (master method, integer and matrix multiplication, closest pair), and randomized algorithms (QuickSort, contraction algor…

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• 16 hours 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Cryptography I

53 reviews

Cryptography is an indispensable tool for protecting information in computer systems. In this course you will learn the inner workings of cryptographic systems and how to correctly use them in real-world applications.

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• 23 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Algorithms, Part I

62 reviews

Learn essential algorithms and data structures in Java, with a focus on sorting, searching, and elementary data structures. Offered by Princeton University. 6 weeks long. No certificate.

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• 54 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Functional Programming Principles in Scala

65 reviews

In this course you will discover the elements of the functional programming style and learn how to apply them usefully in your daily programming tasks.

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• 2 days 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Internet History, Technology, and Security

41 reviews

This course will open up the Internet and show you how it was created, who created it and how it works. Along the way we will meet many of the innovators who developed the Internet and Web technologies that we use today.

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• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Computer Simulations

46 reviews

Explore theoretical possibilities in social science with UC Davis's course on computer simulations. Learn to build and study artificial societies, combining models with real-world data.

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• 12 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Machine Learning Foundations: A Case Study Approach

40 reviews

In this 6-week course by the University of Washington, gain hands-on experience with machine learning through practical case studies, learning to apply regression, classification, clustering, and more.

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• 18 hours 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Functional Program Design in Scala

40 reviews

Learn how to apply functional programming in Scala, from lazy evaluation to monads. Explore functional alternatives to mutable state. Ideal for experienced programmers.

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• 1 day 11 hours 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Alberta;  Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

Sample-based Learning Methods

41 reviews

Explore optimal policy learning algorithms with the University of Alberta's 4-week course. Gain insights into Monte Carlo methods, Q-learning, and model-based planning to accelerate learning.

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• 21 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Logic

20 reviews

Learn how to encode and reason with logical sentences in this 5-week course from Stanford University. Explore the applications of logic in various fields.

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• 1 day 23 hours 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

33 reviews

Dive into the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies with this 11-week course from Princeton University. Learn how Bitcoin works, its security, anonymity, and future prospects. No certificate offered.

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• 23 hours 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Probabilistic Graphical Models 1: Representation

18 reviews

Learn how to represent complex probability distributions using Probabilistic Graphical Models. This Stanford University course covers Bayesian Networks, Markov Networks, and their practical applications. Duration: 5 weeks.

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• 67 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Computational Social Science Capstone Project

32 reviews

UC Davis offers a 4-week course where students apply computational social science skills to a capstone project, involving data scraping, network visualization, machine learning, and simulation modeling.

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• 13 hours 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)