54 Courses and Certifications

Duke University Durham Courses & Certifications 2024

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Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments

Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments certification is a course that is currently part 1 of 4 belonging to the specialization of Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking. The entire course is of 4 weeks duration and is presented on the platform of Coursera by Duke University. All the weeks are divided into some hours each which teaches in the form of videos, ungraded quizzes after each week’s completion, and finally one long graded one at the end.

Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments training will explain what exactly an argument is so that it enables the participants to identify what kind of arguments the different kinds of speakers are giving so that their connections are revealed. Also with this certification course, candidates will be able to fill in gaps for their communication with arguments by adding premises that are suppressed. This will also teach participants to admire other people’s arguments.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,093
Skills Covered:
Communication skills
Certificate

Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies

Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies certification is a 4 weeks course that belongs to the Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking Specialization course. This certification course is a joint association between Coursera, and Duke University. In everyday lives everyone encounters fallacies. Everyone, including children, salespersons, and politicians, are mainly known for using fallacies that can be identified with this course.

Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies certification syllabus is divided into many different video segments. These videos are followed by some small ungraded quizzes after every segment. All this then is topped off with a final quiz that is graded at the end of the course.

Think Again IV: How to Avoid Fallacies training allows people to avoid common fallacies so that they never get fooled by others, and not think what these people want them to believe. Also learning about fallacies is important as the participants can stop using fallacies themselves. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,085
Skills Covered:
Logical Reasoning
Certificate

Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively

Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively certification is a 4 weeks course offered by Coursera along with Duke University. This course has been made available for those participants who want to learn truth tables to state the information in the conclusion of an argument to prove that it is deductive, and valid at the same time. The final certificate gives value to the participant’s career and makes it more beneficial.

Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively training will give room for more detailed exercises for those wanting to explore topics like Ninth Edition, Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic, and more in detail. Then the entire weekly syllabus will be divided into innumerable video segments that have to be seen in groups or separately. Ultimately these will be backed by short quizzes to check their understanding of each segment followed by a lengthy graded quiz at the course end.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,091
Skills Covered:
Critical thinking
Certificate

Startup Valuation Methods

Startup Valuation Methods certification is the first part of the Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation Specialization. This certification course is provided online by Coursera but has been designed by Duke University. This course will teach the candidates to give valuation to entrepreneurial ventures using excel spreadsheet models. These ventures shall include startups that are already growing.

Startup Valuation Methods training will teach the ways in which differentiation can be made between the different financing strategies like venture capital, crowdfunding, loans, and angel investment. Finally, this certification will actually enlighten the participants about company valuation pertaining to all sizes, and kinds that are based on several different criteria of funding including sources of funds that may be arranged from investors. 

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
4,091
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge Entrepreneurial skills
Certificate

Data Science Math Skills

Data Science Math Skills certification is a 13 hours online course that is divided into 4 weeks and is an offering of Coursera along with Duke University. This course is very useful for those who want to keep on learning the basics of mathematics irrespective of whether they have learnt pre-calculus or algebra. Learning math skills through both androids, and apple devices will create the basis for successful data science.

Data Science Math Skills training forms the introduction for core math skills that data science requires, without any extra complexity, by introducing math symbols, and unfamiliar ideas one at a time. Besides this being a beginner course, this certification can act as a prerequisite for the “Mastering Data Analysis in Excel” course. Anyone who has successfully completed this gets to understand advanced concepts of maths like problem-solving along with certificates that are shareable.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Mathematical skill Data science knowledge
Certificate

Blockchain Business Models

Blockchain Business Models certification is a 4 weeks course that is conducted within 12 hours by Coursera along with the joint participation of Duke University. Blockchain these days has become a disruptive technology but which is not at all understood by the layman. This course has been created as a part of the main specialization course of Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation. The course curriculum is beautifully made into a mix of videos, reading, graded peer feedback on assignments, practice quizzes.

Actually, this Blockchain Business Models training will help understand how blockchain can make value by creating tokenization in practical applications like cryptocurrencies, machine to machine payments, supply chain management, distributed exchanges, secure voting, identity protection, decentralized finance, central bank fiat-crypto, property transfers, media, financial reporting, and even advertising. Earning the completion certificate will allow the participants to apply blockchain to their organizations confidently.

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4 Weeks
Intermediate
$ 4,053
Skills Covered:
Innovative Knowledge of Cryptocurrency Knowledge of Blockchain
Certificate

Cloud Computing Foundations

Cloud Computing Foundations certification is a 19 hours approximate course that belongs to the  Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization course. This has been launched by Coursera and the academic portion has been taken care of by Duke University. With this online certification course, participants will be able to construct an infrastructure of cloud computing that shall include a serverless technology of websites that will involve serverless technology. 

Cloud Computing Foundations training is basically for both beginners and other students who want to learn how they can apply cloud computing to machine learning, data science, and data engineering. With this training course, candidates will also have the leverage of learning how techniques of agile software development can be applied to different projects that will be helpful in developing global-scale cloud infrastructures, and portfolio projects. Along with the above, the course will also provide one agreeable certificate of completion that can be a step towards career growth.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
3,257
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of cloud computing
Certificate

Advertising and Society

The Programme offered by the course era by Duke university to satisfy the candidates to know the societal values and what is an advertisement meant by. Coursera is an online platform where several valuable courses are handled by professional guides and industrial experts systematically and reliably. However, there is online platform guidance and instructions.

Society is a mixture of values, ethics, and behaviour of mankind where everyone takes part both individually and in the group. There is a responsibility for everyone to make the society and to take part in society. The course is helpful here in this aspect to know our major roles and responsibilities. Every work we have done had an impact on advertising too and the major objective of this course is to know the interrelationship between Advertising and Society

Coursera is an online platform where 10,000+ courses are available online. The content on Coursera and video quality are up to the student's expectations. The lectures will associate theoretical frameworks and appear to be most engaging to students.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Creativity Advertising skills
Certificate

Behavioral Finance

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Image and Video Processing From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital

Learn how digital images and videos are produced, altered, processed, and used from the Image and Video Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital programme offered by the Duke University. From how computers and digital cameras shape pictures to the use of special effects in Hollywood movies to how the Mars Rover has been able to send photos through millions of miles of space, candidates will be introduced to the vast world of digital imaging.

The Image and Video Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital programme begins by looking at how the human visual system functions and then shows you how digital images work in mathematics, engineering and computer science. Candidates will learn the basic algorithms used for image adjustment and explore the standards of JPEG and MPEG for video image encoding and compression. They will learn about image segmentation, filtering and noise reduction. Finally, the programme will finish with methods of image processing used in the medical field.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Editing skills
Certificate

Civic Engagement in American Democracy

3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Visual Perception and the Brain

Visual Perception and the Brain certification course is a 4 weeks course that is provided in joint conjunction with Duke University. Candidates with this course shall be introduced to the different problems that are faced by a vision in human heads that is done by taking up perception as the guide. Humans often see the physical world in a difficult way, and this course’s goal is to learn why.

The candidates will also be learning what is generated through a visual system which is considered ad the central visionary problem. It will also teach what visual perception actually indicates regarding the working of a brain. Visual Perception and the Brain training will focus on the discussions of the physiology, and visual system anatomy whose main focus is on perception. In the end, the certificate will allow the sharing of the completion certificates within the section of their Linkedin profile.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Physiology
Certificate

Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship

Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship online certification is created by Duke University and taught by Chris Wedding - Instructor & Faculty, which is delivered by Coursera for the entrepreneur and energy specialists who want to acquire the knowledge to launch a new business in the energy, design, real estate, finance, or environmental engineering sectors. Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship online course focuses on assisting the applicants in mastering the knowledge and techniques needed to use renewable and green energy to improve human health and the environment globally.

Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship online classes offer 11 hours of lectures that provide an overview of the significant growth in the renewable energy and green building sectors. This course also explains topics like business modeling, business implementation, business planning, business model canvas, market research, and financing as well as discusses how to use techniques, forecasts, and recommendations from the entrepreneurship society as a career trajectory for helping the community and generating value in the renewable energy and green building sectors.

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3 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution certification by Duke University, and Coursera is an 11 weeks course that is a college-level course that is offered to its participants. Irrespective of this being a certification course over a span of 25 years, candidates will be prepared to understand basic biology so that they can be prepared for the issues like clarifying misconceptions so that they are ready for advanced coursework on biological topics.

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution training gives the participants a very basic overview of principles related to the fundamental and basic concepts of genetics in biology. Everyone often comes across the term genome sequencing or kits identifying what the participant’s pre-human and human ancestry look like from DNA sequencing. Beyond completion of this programme, a certificate is guaranteed to all the participants for genetic sequencing. Also, participants can enjoy the comfort of their homes while learning this programme.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Biology Knowledge of genetics
Certificate

Introduction to Machine Learning

The Introduction to Machine Learning certification course is offered by Duke University. It will help you know your strengths and apply your skills in the most efficient manner to get work done. It will give you additional knowledge that will make you more confident in your work and perform better at your workplace or start your own business. 

The course will give you a brief overview of machine learning models like natural language processing, logistic regression, convolution neural networks, and multilayer perceptrons, while also explaining how these models can be put to use for solving technical problems in various industries like medical, image recognition, and text prediction. 

It is a combination of practical as well as theoretical knowledge about Machine learning, that will provide you with a framework for understanding how you can implement data science models and machine learning algorithms. The  Introduction to Machine Learning Training Course will allow you to work on a real-world hands-on project that is required in the fast-developing technological world. 

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3 Weeks
Intermediate
Free
Skills Covered:
Natural Language Processing Machine learning
Certificate

Electric Industry Operations and Markets

Electric Industry Operations and Markets certification course have been designed by Duke University and instructed by Lincoln Pratson - Gendell Professor of Environment & Energy which is presented by Coursera for students who are looking for a program that could explain to them the core activities that the electric Industry executes to bring electricity to customers. Electric Industry Operations and Markets online course teaches students about how power is consumed and offers constant feedback on how it is transmitted and generated.

Electric Industry Operations and Markets online classes begin with the fundamental principles of electricity and explain the processes involved with electricity generation, electricity transmission, and electricity distribution. With this course, students will be taught about topics like electromagnetism, electric systems, laws governing electricity, and costs as well as will be taught about different types of electric markets and how they function to distribute and transmit electricity to meet demand.

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2 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets

All facets of daily existence are significantly impacted by the oil and gas business. Depending on the value, consumption, and abundance of these two natural resources, individuals, enterprises, and government bodies make regulatory and monetary decisions. Participants who want a fundamental understanding of the oil and gas industry, along with its marketing and operations, can take the Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets online certification, developed by Duke University and taught by Lincoln Pratson, the Gendell Professor of Energy & Environment, through Coursera.

Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets online course 8 hours of video-based resources which provides an overview of the production of oil and gas, from initial discovery to ultimate transportation. With Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets online classes discuss a range of concepts and strategies associated with the oil and gas industry including production, refining, crude oil distillation, directional distillation, natural gas processing, hydrocarbon system, oil recovery, reservoir rock, transportation, demand, supply, pricing elasticity, cost, revenue sharing and more. 

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2 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Geology
Certificate

Java Programming Solving Problems with Software

Java is a popular programming language that offers a lot of opportunities to aspiring coders wanting to build a career for themselves. This course by Coursera brought in association with Duke University, is exactly what one needs.

Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software is although a single course but can be applied to use for Certificate Programs or Specialisation courses all the same because of its diverse syllabus on a beginner level. The candidates will learn a lot from the contents of the course like developing and debugging programs and designing algorithms.

It teaches problem-solving techniques that come in very handy in jobs thus providing essential industry-relevant skills and preparing candidates to become the best in their leagues. As the world etches closer to a highly digitized reality being in the coding business will profit the candidates largely, and this course is the way to it.

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17 Hours
Beginner
4,085
Skills Covered:
Java Problem Solving Ability Knowledge of Algorithms
Certificate

Financing for Startup Businesses

Financing for Startup Businesses certification is a small duration course that is offered by Coursera together with the joint association of Duke University. This course is actually an Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation Specialization’s part which is designed for suiting the needs of the applicants who want a clear idea on how they can create, and manage a business venture financially. 

Financing for Startup Businesses training allows participants to find out what role the financial technology companies are playing in disrupting the industry of credit scoring by discovering different methods using consumer’s digital data. The course also focuses on making the participants learn about the new financial ways like web-based credit mechanisms, and crowdfunding to finalize the best possible option for entrepreneurs and their start-up ventures for becoming successful. The course at the end will provide a shareable certificate that the participants can post to their Linkedin profile, and also make an addition to their resumes.

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6 Hours
Intermediate
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge Knowledge of Excel
Certificate

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure

Offered by the Duke University and Coursera, the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure certification course is a 6 hours programme. This course is basically a set of 4 different courses that is provided by a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research), and Campbell R. Harvey (Professor of Finance at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. 

The Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Infrastructure training course gives an historical view since the time of barter economics for example first peer-to-peer barter exchanges till how finance has evolved in the present times. This certification course gives the students certain examples of value in money. The learnings of the students will be officially backed up by the completion certification of Coursera. 

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6 Hours
Beginner
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Blockchain Knowledge of Cryptography
Certificate

Pointers, Arrays, and Recursion

Offered by the Duke University, the Pointers, Arrays and Recursion certification programme is the third programme amongst all the four programmes in Introduction in Programming in C Specialization programme. This is a beginner level programme and hence gives freedom to candidates to learn from the base. The curriculum has been developed by industry experts and so it provides a strong foundation to them. The programme introduces the candidates with the novel concepts namely, recursion, arrays and pointers. The course is delivered online via different modes namely videos, practice exercises, quiz, assignments, and many others. The programme is worth doing and is ideally best suited for professionals who want to excel and master in programming in C.

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Beginner
4,087
Skills Covered:
Programming skills
Certificate

Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

The Programming Foundations with JavaScript HTML and CSS is designed by Duke University USA and offered by Coursera. This course offers to teach its candidates the theories of programming such as conditional statements, for loops, and functions. 

This course is one of the five parts of the Java programming in Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialisation by Coursera in collaboration with Duke University. The level of this course is for beginners and is best suited for those who have never coded before. Software engineering is one of the top fields when it comes to career prospects. Programming is a prerequisite for all of these jobs. This course will help you get placed in the software engineering industry. The Programming Foundations with JavaScript HTML and CSS will also help students learn the fundamentals of web development (CSS, JavaScript, and HTML).

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Beginner
4,087
Skills Covered:
Java Knowledge of CSS

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