Online Teaching And Academics Courses & Certifications

As a noble initiative by the Government of India to achieve access, quality, and equity in education policy, Swayam has brought the Twentieth-Century Fiction programme as an engaging and comprehensive course for English and Cultural Studies graduates and postgraduates. Throughout the course, learners will experience the best teaching-learning resources; even the less privileged can avail themselves online learning from top IIT Madras faculty in their own comfortable spaces.

Twentieth-Century Fiction certification syllabus has been distributed over twelve weeks where learners can learn at their pace and examine along with the faculty the interplay between imperialism, embodiment, identity, and other related issues and nineteenth-century and twentieth-century fiction, wherein they will read stories, poems, and more. A calculated and thorough study of selected literary texts and their corresponding cultural contexts will help learners draw a vivid picture whilst exhaustive learning of fiction, representation, and reality.

The course is highly interactive and falls ideal for Humanities and Social Sciences students as well. Moreover, as per the UGC (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulation 2016, certain universities might even designate the course as one from which credits can be transferred to the academic record of students.

Data analytics has changed the way organizations and businesses run today. Extracting meaningful information from massive data has become possible, which further helps in decision-making and solving practical problems. Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling Training offered by Swayam in association with IIT Kharagpur provides a fundamental understanding of data analytics and multivariate data. 

The Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling certification course by Swayam aims to help students build their confidence in multivariate data interpretation. The online learning program will help students identify real-life problems and describe them to collect relevant data. It is a postgraduate-level course covering the core concepts of statistical modeling of multivariate data. 

The Applied Multivariate Statistical Modeling Certification Syllabus includes various assignments that will help you understand and apply the skills you learn simultaneously. Moreover, the average assignment score, along with the final assessment marks, will help determine whether you will get a digital course certificate or not.

The Probability and Probability Distributions certification course is taught by Dr P Nagesh, author of 22 international refereed journals. He is currently working at the Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering in Mysore. Thus, students joining the course as amateurs in the probability domain are sure to gain mastery over the concepts. 

Spread over 12 weeks, this elective programme is an undergraduate-level course. From permutations and combinations to probability and concept of random variables to variance and standard deviations, the Probability and Probability Distributions certification syllabus covers it all. The curriculum, divided into weekly modules, also includes practical applications of addition and multiplication theorem and Bayes theorem.

The Probability and Probability Distributions training also enhances the students’ understanding by helping them polish their concepts via in-course assessment tests. Besides, the course also offers its learners the chance to obtain a certification which can be done by taking the end-term examination.  Moreover, students are also eligible for a credit transfer. 

The Design and Analysis of Experiments certification course is designed to educate candidates on the various fundamentals of analysis tools and techniques, experimental designs, their applications, and interpretations. This course is created by IIT Kharagpur and imparted by Professor J. Maiti. It has industry support from renowned companies like Tata Steel and Tata Motors.

Candidates who enrol for the Design and Analysis of Experiments programme by Swayam will get to learn from video lectures, comprehensive and industry-relevant curriculum, and demonstrative software such as Minitab. Through this course, they will learn how to conduct experiments in a particular system and utilise different processes.

Spread over 12 weeks, the Design and Analysis of Experiments syllabus covers all crucial topics to impart a 360-degree understanding. The candidates will get various assignments to solidify their learning and can choose to appear for the final exam to obtain the certificate. This postgraduate MOOC is entirely free of cost and comes under the Management Studies category.

The Business Statistics certification course introduces the students to business statistics and its application. The course is a free online program. It is offered by the platform of Swayam in association with the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Students will also be able to get a verified e-certificate for the course if they follow the given procedure. Although the proctored exam of the course demands an amount to be paid, students can still access the Business Statistics training for free without any payment. 

Students who decide to learn through this course will get to know detailed information from topics such as data collection, probability, sample distributions, etc. Students can complete the course as per their wish, however, the estimated time taken for this course is 12 weeks. The Business Statistics online course contains quizzes, assignments, and tasks to get a better understanding of the course. The students will be given one assignment every week to understand every topic properly. 

Developed by IIT Bombay, the Introduction to Stochastic Processes by Swayam is an AICTE-approved Faculty Development Programme. Students will gain the necessary skills to design models and assess the effects of any event. Based on Management studies, this elective course is open for students from all disciplines. 

The Introduction to Stochastic Processes certification syllabus is spread across 12 weeks. During this, students will learn Poisson processes, Continuous and Discrete Markov Chains, variance, random variables, probability, and Bayes rule. Moreover, it is provided at a postgraduate level. Book references and video lectures are also provided to help students learn effectively.

Candidates can earn the Introduction to Stochastic Processes certification by paying a nominal certification fee and appearing for the end-term certification exam conducted by Swayam. Additionally, they must complete all the 12 assignments given throughout the course duration. 

Moreover, several companies across sectors use Stochastic Processes in their operations. As such, they readily employ individuals certified through the Introduction to Stochastic Processes program. 

The Basic Course in Ornithology Certification is a 12-week online program. 

The Basic Course in Ornithology Certification is a 12-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and verified by IISER Mohali, SACON, IISER Bhopal, IISER Tirupati, and IISc Bangalore even if Swayam is appointed to provide the course. This course certificate is presented by the IISER Mohali, SACON, IISER Bhopal, IISER Tirupati, IISc Bangalore, and NPTEL.

Basic Course in Ornithology training is a multidisciplinary elective course. Dr. Mousumi Ghosh, Dr. Manjari Jain, Dr. R. Jayapal, Dr. Anand Krishnan, Dr. Suhel Quader, Dr. V.V. Robin, and Dr. Umesh Srinivasan are the professors for this certification course.

The goal of the course is to expose students to the field of bird science (ornithology). It covers the fundamentals of a variety of subjects, including taxonomy, behavior, anatomy, and the conservation of birds.

This Basics Of Language Science Online Course manages major parts of the language. In the course the candidate will develop an understanding connection between language, brain, and the general society that we reside in. The students will feel like they realize how to respond to a ton of inquiries regarding different complexities or various kinds of miracles about language.

This course assists the candidate with managing the three significant parts of language specifically, the construction at the degree of sounds, words, and sentences, securing or learning of it, and the varieties inside and among dialects. The Basics Of Language Science Programme offers answers to a large portion of the interests that strike major when we consider how we gained the limit of language as a child.

This course will guide the candidate in depth of language science. In the Basics Of Language Science Training candidate can also take up the course certificate by giving the exam which will be held after the course completion. The course timing is flexible and candidates can study according to their time preference and the course faculty will be professor Rajesh Kumar from IIT Madras for making understanding easy to candidates.

The Information Sources and Services Course introduces learners to different types of information sources and the ways of categorising them. The course will help students understand vital concepts like user education, information literacy, and user studies from a detailed perspective.

The Information Sources and Services Course is a 4 credit course coordinated by Dr. Archana Shukla of the Faculty of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course explores different kinds of information sources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, and yearbooks, and provides a detailed glimpse of the process.

The Information Sources and Services online course offered by Swayam will allow learners to understand the diverse demands for information from various parts of life. The course will help learners the need to categorize information and the ways to search information according to the specific requirements of users. 

The Communication Skills Course is a massive open online course that discusses the need for excellent skills in communication like speaking and writing skills to be successful professionals in the field of Library Science. The course helps learners to polish their interpersonal skills and manage relationships at best.

The Communication Skills Training Course is a 4 credit course taught at the postgraduate level. The comprehensive course is coordinated by Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan from the faculty of Library and Information Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course is taught over 12 weeks with the help of video lectures by experts.

The Communication Skills Course offered on the Swayam portal helps learners to understand the essence of effective speaking skills, reading skills and presentation skills in order to work effectively with people. The course will help learners to develop good writing skills, create personal profiles and excel at job interviews.

Information sources and their types, which are categorised based on their type, information contents, and physical form, are covered in the BLIE-226 Management of Library and Information Centre Certification.

BLIE-226 Management of Library and Information Centre Classes  covers types of periodicals, bibliographies, reference materials and sources like dictionaries, encyclopaedias, handbooks, yearbooks, almanacs, directories, geographical sources, biographical sources. 

Total Quality Management and Change Management are also taught in the BLIE-226 Management of Library and Information Centre Certification Syllabus along with a description of how they are implemented in libraries and information centres.

Under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India, all students get an BLIE-226 Management of Library and Information Centre Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), 19th edition, is covered in detail in the BLIE-227 Document Processing Practice Certification, including its fundamental structure, notational properties, and organisation of the three volumes, namely 1. Tables, 2. Schedules, and 3. Relative Index.

The most crucial topic covered in BLIE-227 Document Processing Practice Classes is how books and other reading materials are organised by subject in modern libraries for both finding them and browsing. You can create your own method for organising books, but it will take a lot of time and effort. The alternative is to use a system that already exists which is discussed in BLIE-227 Document Processing Practice Certification Syllabus. 

All students get a BLIE-227 Document Processing Practice Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The primary goal of this course is to educate students on the information consolidation and repackaging process in preparation for the BLIE-228 Information Products and Services Certification.

BLIE-228 Information Products and Services Classes covering web products and services are also discussed which elaborates on collaborative content development.

The BLIE-228 Information Products and Services Certification Syllabus like literature search service, abstracting services, referral service, CAS, translation service and document delivery service are discussed in detail.

All students get a BLIE-228 Information Products and Services Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

The National Education Policy 2020's goal is reflected in the design of the Indian Poetics Certification. The experience that is sparked in the aesthete is the subject of Indian literary works, and various Indian schools of philosophy have examined this experience from various angles.

Sanskrit, Tamil, and modern Indian poetry's individual components, as well as their historical significance, are covered in Indian Poetics Classes consisting of its concept and definition. 

The Indian Poetics Certification Syllabus covers the three arts, poetry, music and architecture which were believed to present the absolute, ultimate truth conceived by the Indian philosophical thoughts.

All students get an Indian Poetics Certification by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Ahmedabad under the Swayam Initiative

The goal of Indian Writing in English-1 Certification, which has assembled a variety of genres including the novel, short stories, and poetry, is to introduce students to a broad range of Indian Writing in English. Reading for pleasure and understanding the human condition go hand in hand while studying literature. 

The several stages of the creation of the Indian English novel will be covered in Indian Writing in English-1 Classes, along with an outline of the novel's evolution. The Indian Writing in English-1 Certification Syllabus will also include a brief overview of the lives and contributions of the key developers.

All students get an Indian Writing in English-1 Certification by The English and Foreign Languages University (TEFLU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Resources and Environment Certification Course is a 4 credit course offered by Swayam that discusses the vital role played by resources for the economic development of a country. It explains the way in which environmental resources affect all sectors like agricultural, industrial and trading sectors.

The Resources and Environment Course discusses the role of women in sustainable development in both developing and underdeveloped countries. It discusses the existing challenges faced by the natural environment including global warming and environmental hazards thus proving to be beneficial for geography students, engineers and students preparing for civil service exams.

The Resources and Environment Online Course is taught by DR. V Krishna Kumar, Assistant Professor at Department of Geography, Maharaja's College, University of Mysore, Mysuru. The course is taught through a total of 38 presentations each of 30 minute duration. The final assessment is made by combining the marks scored in assignments and an end-term exam.

The Environmental and Occupational Hazards course is a 12 week-long course that discusses various types of environmental hazards, natural hazards, occupational hazards and the steps to ensure effective management of these hazards. The course will enable learners to understand the various phases and impacts of hazards.

The Environmental and Occupational Hazards online course offered by Swayam allows learners to understand the real effects of physical, chemical and biological hazards and their effect on human life and the natural environment. The course also gives an overview of the major occupational hazards that create havoc in the life of workers.

The Environmental and Occupational Hazards Certification Course is coordinated by Dr. Sushmitha Baskar and Prof. Boyina Rupini of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The course will prove to be extremely useful for learners who wish to expand their careers in the field of environmental sciences.

The  Environmental Impact Assessment for Environmental Health course is 12 week-long that analyses the impacts of every human activity that is affecting the course of nature and the environment. The course points at the crucial need for environmental impact assessment to calculate the extent of harmful effects caused by various developmental activities of humans.

The Environmental Impact Assessment for Environmental Health Certification Course offered by Swayam attempts to explain in detail the environmental impact assessment tool and its role in building up a stable and sustainable environment. The course puts forward the major challenges to sustainable environmental systems and the ways to tackle them.

The  Environmental Impact Assessment for Environmental Health online course is a massive open online course coordinated by Prof. B. Rupini and Dr. Sushmitha Baskar of the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The 4 credit course is taught over a period of 12 weeks through expert lectures. The course will be of great help to students who are focusing their careers in environmental sciences.

The Advanced Fluid Mechanics 1: Fundamentals online course allows learners to delve deep into the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics. Students can learn about several of its connections with continuum mechanics like hydrostatics, buoyancy, inviscid flow, rigid body accelerations, and the application of Bernoulli's theorem.

The Advanced Fluid Mechanics 1: Fundamentals certification course is spread over 12 weeks and is instructed by the top instructors from MITx. This instructor-led program has a fixed schedule. It is the first out of the three-course sequence in the incompressible fluid mechanics course. This series enhances students' abilities in the application of equations and analysis of complex models of fluid physics phenomena. 

Furthermore, the Advanced Fluid Mechanics 1: Fundamentals certification syllabus is based on MIT's class 2.25 Advanced Fluid Mechanics 1: Fundamentals, a fairly popular graduate program in MIT's mechanical engineering department. Learners get access to high-quality materials that are incredibly relevant to engineers and scientists from a wide range of chemical, mechanical, and process industries.  

The Virology certification course helps candidates gain knowledge about the fundamental aspects of viral diseases such as their causes and designated treatments. Viruses are the reason behind numerous infectious diseases in animals and plants. While this may sound common, most viruses are not curable and are challenging to treat. 

The Virology training course online will also help you to dive deep into the structure, mode of transmission, replication, and cultivation methods of these viruses, which will ultimately help you to find an effective cure. The curriculum also covers virology’s current developments so that candidates are aware of pathogenicity and the drug development targets.

The Virology programme is taught by Dr. Raghavendra M.P, an expert in the field of microbiology and with numerous research papers to his name. The course also covers the virus's beneficial aspects, along with its long-term usage in the field of medicine and agriculture. Therefore, it is highly beneficial for candidates who want to help in the area of drug development.  

Our world is surrounded by several environmental challenges that are becoming troublesome by the day. Therefore, the online course in Applied Environmental Microbiology by Swayam aims to teach students about these pressing issues by developing in-depth knowledge about microbial processes and communities, found in inbuilt and natural environments. The program holds impeccable industry support from numerous water and wastewater treatment organizations, Biotechnological companies, and Bioremediation entities. 

The Applied Environmental Microbiology certification syllabus lays a firm foundation of basic microbial energetics, microbiology, and diversity. Then, it progresses to microbiology’s tools, state-of-the-art and traditional applications, and how they address relevant environmental problems. The curriculum offers a holistic exploration of microbes’ diverse roles, microbial communities, cell elements, ecology, microbial energetics, environmental microbial processes, and more.

The Applied Environmental Microbiology online course is a 12-week, free elective training, under the civil Engineering and Environment category. This postgraduate-level program also offers certification, for which candidates must register, pay the exam fees, and clear the course-end proctored assessment. In doing so, they’ll earn an e-verified certification with NPTEL and IIT Roorkee’s logos.

The ‘Educational leadership’ online certification course is offered as a massive open online course to enhance the significance of leadership in educational organizations that leads them towards development. The students are given an opportunity to discuss the tools and techniques to gain leadership skills within the context of an educational institution. This free online course is provided by the Swayam online portal and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). This elective course is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education and is conducted for eight weeks through an online virtual environment.

The course instructor for this program is Prof. Atasi Mohanty from the center for education technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The candidates of this training will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of the concepts of educational management and administration. The students of the ‘Educational leadership’ online training program are given the certificate and credit points for this humanities and social sciences program.

The Electromagnetism programme by Swayam is an undergraduate course of twelve weeks. In this, students will learn, apply, and analyse how Maxwell’s equations govern electric and magnetic fields’ dynamics. This comprehensive curriculum falls under the ‘Physics’ domain and covers critical topics such as electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, a magnetic field’s energies, dielectrics forces, spherical coordinate systems, and Faraday's law.

The Electromagnetism training also helps course-takers familiarise with vector calculus, Stoke’s theorem, Divergence theorem, and Dirac Delta function. Students will study the motion of charged particles in magnetic and electric fields, and gain fluency about the equation of continuity. With merely a prior knowledge in Calculus, aspirants can gain admission into this programme and start learning these concepts.

Moreover, the Electromagnetism certification course is an undergraduate-level one, and it is targeted at first-year B.Sc. students. This core programme offers a holistic syllabus and is free to learn from. However, candidates can achieve a digitally-verifiable certificate for this course by appearing for the proctored exam and completing the course.

Applied and Economic Zoology is a specialised branch of zoology which is associated with the economy, healthcare, and the welfare of human beings.  It deals with the culturing of animals for human use and mass production. It also covers control or eradication of animals that are directly or indirectly injurious to man. In the Applied and Economic Zoology online course, all these topics are dealt with in a scientific way.

Other topics covered under the Applied and Economic Zoology online programme include poultry, animal husbandry, aquaculture, parasitology, the relationship between insects and man (productive insects and vectors of human diseases). Also, students will learn about fish culture, lac culture, apiculture, sericulture, and dairy science.

The Applied and Economic Zoology training course is approved by the University Grant Commission (UGC), as part of the curriculum for undergraduate students in Zoology. But undergraduate students from other biological science courses can also opt for this course. It is a 12-week course with a comprehensive curriculum.

Design and Facilitation of E-Learning Course’s layout are made keeping in mind the welfare of the teachers, students, and practitioners of the e-learning system. The design facets of Instructional design are built according to the need of the aspiring learners so that they can acquaint them easily. This course will cover the methods, techniques, and skills which are required to design useful e-learning solutions. 

The candidate will learn about theories, principles, etc which are in use presently. Acquire firm knowledge to design effective e-learning interactions which help in increasing the learning capability and prove helpful in cost-cutting as well.

Swayam Design and Facilitation of E-Learning Course is an apt course for learners seeking an efficient teaching education. The course time duration is 12 weeks.

This course can be taken up by individuals looking to build a career in either the teaching firm or as an instructional designer. The candidates will get to learn from video programs, through informative web sources, ppt/pdf contents, and also from teacher interaction.

Swayam charges no fee to enrol or study the Design and Facilitation of E-Learning Course, but to acquire the certificate, the learner is mandatorily required to pay the certification fee and appear in the offline examination being conducted at an exam center.

The coronavirus lockdown caused a sudden shift of education to the online mode, due to the closing up of educational institutions. This also affected learning and teaching methods, student assessments and exams. However, the online mode of teaching is here to stay as it has opened up greater opportunities. The Online Teaching: Creating Courses for Adult Learners microcredential gives training in how to create engaging online courses for adults.

This Microcredential in Online Teaching: Creating Courses for Adult Learners is offered by Future Learn and created by The Open University, UK. The expert instructors in this course will offer their knowledge to teach you the various new technologies and methodologies that you can use to teach online. You will learn to incorporate these skills to make your classes accessible and inclusive.

The Online Teaching: Creating Courses for Adult Learners online course will help you to develop online learning activities and assessments. This is a 12-week-long course of the postgraduate-level. It also offers projects and assessments, and is worth 15 university credits. Using this professional certification, you can advance your career and ensure personal growth.

Although the use of technology in education isn’t new, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated our reliance on it at an unprecedented rate. Using Online Teaching: Evaluating and Improving Courses programme, instructors can upgrade their teaching techniques through Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL). This course will be useful for trainers in any sector, working individually or with an organisation.

This course in Online Teaching: Evaluating and Improving Courses by Future Learn will help you to design course evaluation frameworks, analyse the cause-effect relationships, and make learning and assessments better for your students. It will enhance your online teaching skills and help you and your students make a smoother transition to education in the online mode.

The Online Teaching: Evaluating and Improving Courses Microcredential is developed by distance teaching experts at the Open University, UK. As such, the course has a lot of real-life value and provides immeasurable skills. The course also awards 15 credits to the learners, a certificate and is a postgraduate-level course.

While learning is an essential part of life, teaching must also incorporate aspects that help a student’s mental wellbeing. In the past few years, mental health has become a huge concern, creating a dialogue in the world of academics. With students experiencing more pressure and competition than ever before, educators must protect their mental and emotional health.

The Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum Course by Future Learn offers teachers and educators an opportunity to understand the impact of mental health issues. Teachers will get to learn about designing their curriculum to make it inclusive of mental health issues and reach out to students in need. The pandemic has led to a rise in anxiety and stress in learners. Hence, this discussion is more important than ever before. 

Furthermore, the 12-week online Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum programme includes guidance from mental health and teaching experts. Candidates will earn a digital certification badge and 15 UK credits from the prestigious Deakin University upon programme completion. 

The course deals with the vast topic of different teaching methods that are used in teaching sciences- be it natural science or physical science. Curriculum and Pedagogy of Teaching Physical Science certification allow the candidates to gather information with reference to the curriculum of science in India as well as abroad, how both the curriculums are different from each other, what are the teaching methods and procedures that are taken into consideration in India and abroad, etc.

Participants have the freedom to log in to the course and enjoy the learning experience as per their own comfort since it is an online course. The minimum expectation that students need to fulfill is to have a good internet connection and the completion of assignments on time. The Curriculum and Pedagogy of Teaching Physical Science online course is not a limited edition course and has no deadlines or restrictions whatsoever so students have the complete liberty to apply for the course whenever they want. The Curriculum and Pedagogy of Teaching Physical Science certification syllabus can be completed in 12 weeks by the mentor and students can give this course as much time as possible because it is a self-paced course.

Candidates who wish to acquire certificates for the Curriculum and Pedagogy of Teaching Physical Science programme can do so by achieving the minimum passing grades in the offline exam at a designated venue and paying the quoted amount.

Fitness has one of the major significant parts of human existence. Even if we are genuinely, intellectually, socially, and emotionally well we can't say that we are healthy people. This Health Education and Recreation Certification course will make candidates go in deep and study more about wellbeing and sporting matters.

The candidate will be under the guidance of an assistant professor from Manipur university. Course content is based on the bachelor of physical education and master of physical education and sports it has two components one is health education and the other is recreation.

The term recreation plays an important role to refresh the mind of the individual. This Health Education and Recreation Training provides many important topics which can be utilized in the daily life routine. The duration of the course will be 12 weeks and it will provide the candidate vast knowledge about the importance of health education to be given to school children and where we lack in terms of health and hygiene.