The most valuable resource on a project is timely information. Why? Because information changes the decisions that determine project outcomes. Learn the planning skills and techniques needed to manage information across complex programs or projects. Communication complexity rapidly increases even with...

Prepare to perform your comic writing and/or poetry to a live audience, as well as develop transferable writing skills and communication expertise that will be relevant in any profession. This course will broaden your understanding how to structure a stand-up comedy set, as well as allow you to understand...

Develop a deep understanding of the principles that underpin statistical inference: estimation, hypothesis testing and prediction. -- Part of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science. Statistics is the science of turning data into insights and ultimately decisions. Behind recent advances...

Understand the dynamics of buildings’ thermal behavior and learn how to optimize their design and operation through thermal modeling. Many engineers are puzzled by questions such as: how to shift or reduce peak heating demand to obtain a better match with a smart grid or renewable energy system? What...

Having completed the seven other courses in the MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries, this course gives you the opportunity to put it all together. Refine your favourite piece of work and, for those on the verified track, receive feedback from tutors. Passing this course...

Become a UX data scientist! From qualitative data analysis to big data Web analytics, you will be able to leverage insights from data to make empirically-based recommendations. Do big data and UX speak to you? This MOOC will give you the methods and tools to analyze the whole spectrum of data we handle...

Be a UX advocate! Lead the gamut of user-centered design activities, while sharing knowledge and ensuring rich collaboration with all stakeholders across the project. For UX maturity to settle in an organization, there needs to be UX leadership. In this MOOC you will learn the specifics needed to manage...

Learn the mathematical foundations essential for financial engineering and quantitative finance: linear algebra, optimization, probability, stochastic processes, statistics, and applied computational techniques in R. Modern finance is the science of decision making in an uncertain world, and its language...

Storytelling is how leaders lead other leaders. Tell your project’s story to inspire your project teams, encourage your stakeholders, and gain customer commitment to project and program success. Program and project managers are master storytellers. They have to be in order to weave high-priority information...

Financial derivatives are ubiquitous in global capital markets. Students will obtain a sophisticated understanding of valuation methods; tools for quantifying, hedging, and speculating on risk; and a basic familiarity with major markets and instruments. Financial derivatives are ubiquitous in global...

This course examines the norms, institutions and forces that altogether have founded a global system of protection for freedom of expression and information. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was promulgated, defining freedom of expression as the right “to seek, receive...

Learn how to build predictive models using machine learning. This course will give you an overview of machine learning-based approaches for predictive modelling, including tree-based techniques, support vector machines, and neural networks using Python. These models form the basis of cutting-edge analytics...

Why is there so little industry in Africa? Does it matter? What can we do about it? Hear from economist John Page about the continent’s options for industrialization and the future of economic growth in Africa. According to The World Bank, Africa’s working-age population is expected to increase by nearly...

Apply the knowledge you learned from the Connected Strategy course in this comprehensive workshop that will help you create new connected strategies for your organization. Welcome to the Connected Strategy Capstone Project! This course was designed to bring you the resources and tools you need to envision...

Learn how to measure the risk and return of equity and debt; and compute the weighted average of cost of capital. In this course, you will learn to estimate the expected return of equity and debt. You will also learn to estimate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), the opportunity cost of capital...

Apply your predictive modelling acumen in a business case setting. The final project brings together the skills and knowledge acquired throughout the MicroMasters programme. You will draw on your knowledge of data analysis techniques to demonstrate your capacity to deal effectively with current job market...

Learn about the diverse challenges to freedom of expression and access to information brought about by the technology revolution of the last two decades. This course will focus on the multiple challenges to freedom of expression brought about by the technology revolution of the last two decades. On one...

This course has been designed to make you understand climate change, energy sustainability and you will also learn to assemble a solar study lamp. The course also lays protocols for conducting the Students Solar Ambassador Workshop. The Hands-on training on Solar Study Lamp Assembly is a part of the...

Learn how networks are being redefined to support a 5G world and what is required of businesses to take advantage of new technologies like IoT, Edge and AI. Managers and their technical partners will be the ones to build the next great innovations based on the capabilities of 5G - but in order to do...

How do managers use internal accounting data to make decisions? In this course, you’ll discover how to prepare an analyze accounting information to make complex business decisions. Success in any organization requires measurement systems to support decision making. This course focuses on preparing and...