Some other free course sites. I've taken courses on all of these sites and found them useful. https://www.coursera.org/ https://www.edx.org/
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 7:53 AM, R Rodd <richard.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Stanford offers some free courses online that members may be interested in > knowing about. I took one last year, delivery went well and the content > was interesting. > > Enjoy! > - Richard > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Stanford Online" <nore...@class.stanford.edu> > Date: Aug 21, 2013 12:06 AM > Subject: Fall 2013 Courses from Stanford Online > To: <richard.r...@gmail.com> > Cc: > > ** > [image: Stanford University] <http://www.stanford.edu> > > To participate in these free public courses developed by Stanford faculty, > please visit the course web page. You can find out more about Stanford > programs and the courses we offer at online.stanford.edu. > Sustainable Product Development Dariush Rafinejad Starting August 26th > > This course focuses on strategies for the development of sustainable > products and manufacturing processes from the perspective of senior > executives. Course participants will form teams and develop a new > sustainable product, or undertake field study projects to gain firsthand > experience with sustainability practices in a company. The course will run > for six weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/sustainable-design-and-product-management?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Algorithms: Design and Analysis Part 2 Tim Roughgarden Starting September > 2 > > This course focuses on fundamental principles of advanced algorithm > design, including the greedy algorithm design paradigm, with applications > to computing good network backbones and good codes for data compression. > The course assumes familiarity with the topics from Part I—especially > asymptotic analysis, basic data structures, and basic graph algorithms. The > course will consist of lecture videos, integrated quizzes, standalone > homework assignments and a final exam. A version of this course is taught > to Stanford sophomore, junior, and senior-level computer science > majors. The course will run for six weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/algorithms-design-and-analysis-part-2?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Mathematical Thinking Keith Devlin Starting September 2 > > Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing math. The goal of this > course is to help course participants think the way that professional > mathematicians think to solve real problems—problems that can arise from > the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. > Anyone over the age of 17 can benefit from participating in this course, > but it is primarily intended for high school seniors or first-year college > students who are considering majoring in mathematics (or a > mathematically-dependent subject). The course will run for seven weeks and > includes monitored discussion, group work, and an open-book final exam. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/mathematical-thinking?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Technology Entrepreneurship Chuck Eesley Starting September 16th > > This course introduces the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship, > pioneered in Silicon Valley. Course participants will learn the process > that technology entrepreneurs use to start companies, which includes: > finding a commercial opportunity for a technology idea, gathering talent > and capital, selling and marketing the idea, and managing rapid growth. To > gain practical experience alongside theory, course participants will form > teams and work on startup projects. The course will run for nine weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/technology-entrepreneurship?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Organizational Analysis Daniel McFarland Starting September 17th > > This course focuses on organizational challenges. Each week course > participants will learn a different organizational theory and consider > cases posing various organizational struggles: school systems and > politicians attempting to implement education reforms; government > administrators dealing with an international crisis; technology firms > trying to create a company ethos that sustains worker commitment; and two > universities trying to gain international standing by performing a merger. > This course includes assigned reading, interactive assessments, a forum, > and a final exam. The course will run for ten weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/organizational-analysis?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Quantum Mechanics for Scientists and Engineers David Miller Starting > September 24th > > This course offers a substantial introduction to quantum mechanics and is > designed for anyone with a reasonable college-level understanding of > physical science or engineering. It is specifically designed to be > accessible not only to physicists but also to college students and > technical professionals from a wide range of science and engineering > backgrounds. The course will include “refresher” resources for the required > mathematics and physics background. The course will run for nine weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/qmse01-quantum-mechanics-scientists-and-engineers?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Solar Cells, Fuel Cells, and Batteries Bruce M. Clemens Starting > September 24th > > This course focuses on technological solutions to the world’s energy > demands. It will examine the scale of global energy use and consider next > generation solutions. It will cover the basic physics and chemistry of > solar cells, fuel cells, and batteries. The course is structured in weekly > units organized around a specific topic, and each unit will be followed by > a graded problem set due that week. There will be reading, formative > exercises, and a final exam. The course will run for twelve weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/solar-cells-fuel-cells-and-batteries?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Writing in the Sciences Kristin Sainani Starting September 24th > > This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using > practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good > writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a > scientific manuscript, and issues in publication and peer review. Students > from non-science disciplines can benefit from the training provided in the > first four weeks (on general principles of effective writing). The course > will run for eight weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/writing-in-the-sciences?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Introduction to Logic Michael Genesereth Starting September 30 > > This course is a basic introduction to logic. It demonstrates how to > reason systematically and produce logical conclusions, and it examines > logic technology and its applications—in mathematics, science, engineering, > business, law, etc. This course differs from other introductory logic > courses in two ways: course participants will be taught a novel theory of > logic that improves accessibility while preserving rigor, and will be able > to see practical applications through interactive demonstrations and > exercises. The course will run for 8 weeks and includes background reading > and standalone quizzes. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/intrologic?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > General Game Playing Michael Genesereth Starting September 30 > > This course is an introduction to General Game Playing (GGP). General game > players are computer systems able to play strategy games based solely on > formal game descriptions supplied at "runtime." (They don't know the rules > until the game starts.) Course participants will learn GGP theory and > develop GGP programs capable of competing against humans and against other > programs. GGP provides a theoretical framework that has practical > applications in areas like business and law. The course will run for 8 > weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/general-game-playing?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Practice Based Research in the Arts Leslie Hill, Helen Paris Starting > October 9th > > This unique online course in practice-based research is designed to > facilitate and advance the work of students pursuing an arts practice > within an academic framework. Using the online space as an open forum to > make their work accessible to peers, the course will help equip > artist-scholars with tools, frameworks and peer networks that will help > them articulate their practice within the academy and beyond. The course > will run for ten weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/practice-based-research-arts?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > The Finance of Retirement & Pensions Joshua Rauh Starting October 14th > > This course focuses on the financial concepts behind sound retirement plan > investment and pension fund management. Course participants will become > more informed decision makers about their own portfolios, and be equipped > to evaluate economic policy discussions that surround public pensions. > Participants will do calculations in Microsoft Excel as part of the > coursework. The course will run for eight weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/rauh-finance?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Cryptography II Dan Boneh Starting October 15th > > This course focuses on cryptography, an indispensable tool for protecting > information in computer systems. Course participants will learn about the > inner workings of cryptographic primitives and protocols and how to apply > this knowledge in real-world applications. This course is a continuation > of Crypto I. The course will consist of lecture videos with integrated > quizzes, standalone homework, optional programming assignments, and a (not > optional) final exam. The course will run for 6 weeks. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/cryptography-ii?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > Automata Jeff Ullman Starting November 4th > > This course focuses on Automata Theory, and is based on material taught at > Stanford in the Computer Science course CS154. The course will run for 6 > weeks and includes assignments, quizzes and exams. > Find out > more<http://online.stanford.edu/course/automata?utm_source=email-broadcast&utm_medium=email-click&utm_campaign=fall-mailer> > > > > *Learn more at:* online.stanford.edu > Twitter @StanfordOnline <http://www.twitter.com/stanfordonline> > > -------- > > This is an automated email from Stanford Online. You may opt-out of > receiving future emails like this by clicking this > link.<http://class2go.stanford.edu/email_optout/58340726c7994d456c395ff7405dc2ef> > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > -- Rylaan Gimby
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