54 Courses and Certifications

Duke University Durham Courses & Certifications 2024

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Programming Fundamentals

Programming Fundamentals certification is an online course, conducted for 4 weeks, is prepared by Duke University and is offered by Coursera. This course is the first part of the specialization, Introductory C Programming Specialization which focuses on programming essentials, the skills of which are necessary for making a career in software development or other fields.

Programming Fundamentals training is extended for students in different subtitles like English, Spanish, German, French, and more. This certification course will be teaching the participants fundamental programming activities like analysing, understanding, generating the algorithms, requirement verification, implementation of algorithms, and other resource consumption. With this course completion certificate, participants can develop certain algorithms along with reading programming codes, and also relate algorithms to programming. 

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,115
Skills Covered:
Problem Solving Ability Programming skills Knowledge of Algorithms
Certificate

Linear Regression and Modeling

Linear Regression and Modeling certification is a 4 weeks course that only takes 10 hours in total from a candidate. This course is a collaborative effort between Duke University, and Coursera. The main aim that both these platforms have is to introduce both linear regression models- simple and multiple regression. With these models, one can judge a relationship between the different variable data points in a data set.

Linear Regression and Modeling training will help with the basics of linear regression that is used with data examples for learning, examining, and ultimately utilizing these, to sum up, the relationship between variables that are multiple. An example of such a case is that the training will let the students find out the relationships between how attractive a professor is, and on what parameters does he or she evaluate students. This relationship is usually examined by using statistical software like R, and RStudio which is free of cost.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,115
Skills Covered:
Statistical skills R Programming
Certificate

Interacting with the System and Managing Memory

Interacting with the System and Managing Memory certification is a course that is the final part of the Introductory C Programming Specialization course, and is developed by Duke University but is offered by Coursera. This course is ought to provide you with programming techniques that are new, and powerful, and it will help in building interaction with the user, and system by allocating memory in a dynamic way.

Interacting with the System and Managing Memory training will provide the final certification which will allow participants to pursue a career in computational fields or software development. It will also help candidates to allow performing tasks that are really complex. At the final stage, candidates will be completing a Poker Project that will help them in their future endeavours.

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4 Weeks
Beginner
4,115
Skills Covered:
Programming skills
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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4 Weeks
Beginner
3,277
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Blockchain Knowledge of Cryptography
Certificate

Copyright for Educators & Librarians

Copyright for Educators & Librarians certification is a 3 weeks online course. This course has been prepared by Duke University, Emory University, and the University of North Carolina at Chappel Hill but it is presented by Coursera as a certificate course for the participants. This certificate course is responsible for teaching the fundamentals of copyright law.

Usually, people who are educators often have fear and develop uncertainty about the law of copyright. That is when the Copyright for Educators & Librarians training gives a chance for professional development that provides fundamental ideas regarding the US copyright law which will enlighten the teachers and librarians at different levels. This certificate course will at the end teach what law is designed for helping the educators, or librarians.

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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of law
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 7 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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3 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Geology
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 3 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

Mastering Data Analysis in Excel

Mastering Data Analysis in Excel certification is an online course that is offered with a collaborative effort of Duke University, and Coursera. The main focus of this  Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization, 6 weeks course is only data analysis and not Excel. Excel along with mathematical calculations are performed but other intermediaries or advanced concepts like a pivot table in Excel are not covered.

Mastering Data Analysis in Excel training will help the candidates design and put predictive models to use. Later on, with this course, a participant will be assuming a business data analyst’s role in a bank. This will teach them to reduce default risks, and then maximize the profits of a bank in various ways. The curriculum is a mix of practical, and also theoretical ways that will help develop ideas related to their choice of business. Any data that the candidates are provided for their assignments will be completed only using MS Excel so that they get to practice, and become familiar, and fluent with business functions in Excel.

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3 Weeks
4,115
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Excel
Certificate

Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau

Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau certification is an initiative that is done jointly by Coursera and Duke University. This is actually course 3 of 5 of the specialization - Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business. This course will teach that statistical analyses may not be fruitful even if they are sophisticated if they do not lead to any advice upon which action can be taken.

Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau training explain how business data analysts have one great skill which is the communication ability to express the practical implications related to quantitative analyses towards any kind of audience including non-technical ones in business organizations. This certification programme will finally enlighten participants to become the best in business-relevant communications that will yield results for the stakeholders in different business sectors.

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3 Weeks
4,115
Skills Covered:
Tableau knowledge Knowledge of Data Visualization
Certificate

Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies

Offered by Duke University, and Coursera, the Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies certification course is a 4 weeks online course. This programme is also the first part of the Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization which takes 8 hours to complete. With this course, professionals will be learning to use, and make application of the different techniques of data analytics for all kinds of business companies to make them profitable.

Business Metrics for Data-Driven Companies training will help recognize the important, and critical metrics of business so that it can be differentiated from simple data. Also, this certificate course will let the participants get a proper picture of the vital roles of business data analysts, business analysts, or data scientists play in companies of different sizes. Finally, the certificate at the programme’s end will help to identify skills that are required for hiring, and then succeeding in the above high-demand roles.

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3 Weeks
4,115
Skills Covered:
Business analytics knowledge
Certificate

Managing Machine Learning Projects

The Managing Machine Learning Projects certification course is a lunch of Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, and Coursera. This is course number 2 of the main AI Product Management Specialization programme. The course has a main focus on the practical aspects related to the management of projects in machine learning.

The Managing Machine Learning Projects training will take around 18 hours to get completed. This Coursera programme will walk every participant through different processes like data collection, building of a model, data collection, deployment, and maintenance of the systems of production. Apart from the above the candidates will also be taught processes in data science so that decision making in ML systems can be easier. 

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3 Weeks
Beginner
3,277
Skills Covered:
Project management Machine learning Predictive Modeling knowledge
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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3 Weeks
Intermediate
4,115
Skills Covered:
Financial knowledge Knowledge of Excel
Certificate

Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics

Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics certification is a 22 hours course that can be undertaken only if the participants have finished off courses 1-4 of the Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization. The certificate is given by Coursera in partnership with Duke University.

In this final Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics training, candidates will be completing a Capstone Project that usually uses data analytics to recommend how one can improve his or her company’s profits. Here the company will be Watershed Property Management, Inc. where students will be trained to develop their MySQL database skills that database skills so that data can be extracted with ease. The participants will also be ready to articulate process change for their business, Watershed which can be based on their data analysis.

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3 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Data science knowledge Knowledge of Real Estate Sector
Certificate

Behavioral Finance

3 Weeks
Beginner
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

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution certification by Duke University, and Coursera is an 12 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

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

Managing Big Data with MySQL

Managing Big Data with MySQL certification is offered by Duke University by associating with the online education provider platform Coursera. This course is offered as part of the Specialization - Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business. Taking around 27 hours to get completed, this certification is course 4 of 5 in the specialization. To make the participant’s life easier there are 11 languages in which subtitles can be accessed.

Managing Big Data with MySQL training is basically introduced for making the participants aware of relational databases. These databases are important for conducting business analysis. The applicants shall also make entity-relationship diagrams for displaying data structures within the database. This online course is apt for participants who can help in understanding what, and how data can be captured for business purposes. It will also enlighten on the aggregation statements used by business analysts for real databases so there is no need for waiting for others to give data insights. 

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3 Weeks
4,115
Skills Covered:
SQL knowledge
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

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
4,115
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
4,115
Skills Covered:
Java Knowledge of CSS

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