Courses

Explore the three key ingredients for developing sustainable food systems through social organization in this TEDx talk by Heitor Teixeira. Discover how an interdisciplinary approach, combining biodiversity, ecosystem services, agroecology, and agroforestry systems, can transform our food production methods. Learn from Teixeira's 12 years of experience working with multiple stakeholders to analyze, design, and implement sustainable and multi-functional agroecosystems. Gain insights into connecting science with practice, extension, and education through participatory and innovative methodologies. Understand the importance of soil functions, secondary forest succession, and biodiversity assessments in creating sustainable agricultural practices. Delve into the speaker's practical experience with soil sampling, stakeholder perceptions, and project management to grasp the complexities of developing sustainable food systems.

Explore the art of tostada-making through the eyes of three chefs with varying skill levels in this engaging culinary video. Watch as an amateur, a home cook, and a professional chef each create their unique take on tostadas, showcasing different techniques, ingredients, and flavor combinations. Learn about the intricacies of preparing corn tortillas, pico de gallo, and guacamole, as well as the assembly process and creative toppings. Gain insights from a food scientist who analyzes the chefs' choices, explaining the science behind their successes and potential improvements. Compare the different approaches to ingredients, cooking methods, and presentation, and discover valuable tips to elevate your own tostada-making skills.

Black Agricultural Solutions to Food Apartheid is a series where we dive deep into the historical, ancestral, and spiritual connections that Black people have to land and agriculture. Throughout this course, we encourage participants to learn about their ancestral foodways, agrarian practices, and spiritual connections. These sessions share wisdom and highlight the importance of food sovereignty, rebuilding community, and land based living. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual and ancestral relationships that many Black people have to a higher power, land, plants, and each other. Participants will walk away from this series with an understanding of the many benefits of gardening and farming, including but not limited to social capital, collective agency, physical wellbeing, deepened spiritual connections, community resilience, economic autonomy, organizing, mobilizing, and improved mental and emotional health. Participants will leave this session with the desire to learn more about their own familial relationships to food and land, as well as a greater understanding of Black agriculture.

Embark on a culinary journey through the art of gnocchi-making in this engaging 16-minute video from Epicurious. Watch as chefs of three different skill levels - amateur Billy, home cook Beth, and professional chef Saúl Montiel - showcase their unique approaches to crafting this beloved Italian dish. Follow along as they navigate through the process of making gnocchi, preparing sauces, cooking the dumplings, and assembling the final dish. After a tantalizing tasting session, gain valuable insights from food scientist Rose, who breaks down the techniques and choices made by each chef. Learn about the intricacies of gnocchi preparation, from basic methods to advanced techniques, and discover tips and tricks to elevate your own gnocchi-making skills at home.

Explore teriyaki preparation through a comprehensive 16-minute cooking video that demonstrates three distinct skill levels and approaches to this classic Japanese dish. Watch as an amateur cook, home cook, and professional chef each create their own version of teriyaki, showcasing different techniques for protein preparation, sauce making, rice cooking, and plating. Learn the science behind each cooking decision as a food scientist analyzes and explains the methods used by each chef, providing insights into why certain techniques work better than others. Follow along as the video covers essential steps including protein prep, homemade teriyaki sauce creation, rice preparation, cooking techniques for both protein and sauce, garnishing and side dish preparation, professional plating methods, and taste comparisons. Gain valuable knowledge about ingredient selection, cooking temperatures, timing, and presentation techniques while understanding the scientific principles that make each approach successful or challenging.

This course explores the life and inventions of William A. Mitchell, the food scientist behind beloved childhood snacks and drinks. By the end of the course, learners will understand Mitchell's impact on food innovation and his creations such as Tang, Pop Rocks, and Cool Whip. The teaching method involves a chronological journey through Mitchell's life and inventions, starting from his early life to his patented creations. This course is suitable for food enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone interested in the stories behind popular food products.

Watch three chefs of different skill levels—amateur, home cook, and professional—demonstrate their approaches to making fajitas while a food scientist explains the culinary science behind each technique. Explore the progression from basic to advanced methods as each chef selects and prepares meat, vegetables, tortillas, and toppings, then observe their cooking techniques, plating presentations, and final tastings. Learn about the scientific principles that influence flavor development, texture, and cooking methods through expert analysis of each chef's choices and techniques. Discover how skill level affects ingredient selection, preparation methods, and final presentation while gaining insights into the food science that makes each approach successful.

The Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET) industry validated certification helps professionals draw higher salaries (25% on average) and differentiate themselves from other job candidates. Organizations and governments are seeking out ethics professionals to minimize risk and guide their decision-making about the design of inclusive, responsible, and trusted technology. An algorithm not designed and assessed in alignment with ethical standards can create further inequity across race, gender and marginalized populations. The reputational and financial impact of an ethics violation can devastate a company. Knowledgeable ethics leaders are needed who can navigate through the more than 160 frameworks and guidelines to select and implement the best strategy to promote fairness and minimize risk for their organization. This specialization is designed for learners who want to create and lead initiatives that prioritize ethical integrity within emerging data-driven technology fields such as artificial intelligence and data science and will be prepared to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Your journey to CEET Certification 1) Complete the Coursera Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist Professional Certificate 2) Complete the Coursera course Preparing for Your CertNexus Certification Exam 3) Review the CEET CET-110 Exam Blueprint 4) Purchase your CEET Exam Voucher 5) Register for your CEET Exam

Explore the critical impact of COVID-19 on African food security in this 32-minute panel discussion hosted by The Aspen Institute. Gain insights from Kenyan food security expert Esther Ngumbi and Rwandan crop scientist Cedric Habiyaremye as they delve into the pandemic's effects on Africa's agricultural sector. Moderated by former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, the conversation examines how the pandemic threatens to reverse progress in agricultural efficiency, market integration, and climate-resilient innovation. Discover potential solutions to minimize long-term damage, including strategies for integration and coordination. Learn about the broader implications of Africa's food security challenges on global supplies and understand the urgent need for action to safeguard the continent's agricultural future.

The role of the music technologist has changed throughout history, though one trait has stayed consistent: the necessity for the individual to operate across multiple mediums and disciplines. This project-based course provides an opportunity to synthesize the key concepts and skills learned in the Foundations of Music Technology Program, and enables students to establish meaningful connections between the contents of each course. The course will have students acquire real-world artistic experience, through the critical examination of historical works, and the completion of a final project, which demonstrates their ability show how they themselves have become The Modern Music Technologist.

Today is the era of Digitisation and Agriculture cannot be ignored from this aspect. To get the best from the agriculture, we must take the advantage of technology. Since the smart phone has reached the nook and corner of the world, most of the farmers and all stake holders can use technology for Agriculture produces for various reasons. Improve yields Better disease control Reduce costs Efficient use of resources so outcome is better improved. This course is all about the role of Digital in Agriculture, various opportunities and challenges and way forward. It provides the basic knowledge needed in Digital Agriculture. The course also covers the various technology which is being used in various / area of Agriculture.

Agricultural Economics course plays a crucial role in understanding the relationship between agriculture and Economics. This course is designed in such in a progressive manner, starting from basic to advanced topics with simplified technical concept. The course will provide an in-depth idea about the role of Economics in the field of Agriculture. It covers a wide range of topics aimed at equipping learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyses and address economic challenges and opportunities within agriculture and rural development. The course assists learners to apply analytical, business and managerial skills to range of activities in the field of agriculture. This course helps in understanding how resources such as land, labor, capital, and technology are allocated within the agricultural sector. Efficient resource allocation is crucial for maximizing agricultural productivity and profitability. By enrolling in this course the learners learn about production functions, input-output relationships, cost analysis, and optimization techniques to maximize farm profitability and efficiency. It provides insights into the functioning of agricultural markets, including supply and demand dynamics, price determination, market structures, and market integration. The course enlightens the role of government policies and interventions in shaping agricultural markets and influencing farm income, production, and trade and enable learners to learn about agricultural policy instruments, including subsidies, price supports, trade policies, and their economic implications. The course provides an in-depth knowledge about market failures, externalities, and policy instruments for promoting sustainable agricultural practices and natural resource management. The Course will have specific learning objectives 1. Provide deep understanding of various concepts and theoretical perspectives related to Agricultural Economics. 2. Impart knowledge and skills necessary to analyse and address economic challenges and opportunities within agriculture and rural development. 3. Help in understanding of how resources such as land, labour, capital, and technology are allocated within the agricultural sector 4. Explore production functions, input-output relationships, cost analysis, and optimization techniques to maximize farm profitability and efficiency 5. Provide insights into the functioning of agricultural markets, including supply and demand dynamics, price determination, market structures, and market integration. 6. Analyze the role of government policies and interventions in shaping agricultural markets and influencing farm income, production, and trade 7. Evaluate the agricultural policy instruments, including subsidies, price supports, trade policies, and their economic implications. 8. Provides an in-depth knowledge about market failures, externalities, and policy instruments for promoting sustainable agricultural practices.

Agricultural Geography provides the basic information of various types of the agriculture on the earth surface viz., Subsistence, commercial, horticulture, specialised etc. Agricultural Geography as a sub-discipline of human and economic geography. The geography of human activities is called as ‘economic geography’ which examines the primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary activities of man. Man in his primeval stage was a hunter and gather and during the Neolithic period he learned the art of cultivation of crops. Thus, agriculture had been the dominant economic activity in the past and it is still the mainstay of over two-third of the world population. The study of agricultural geography is thus of great social relevance among all the branches of human geography

This video features a culinary challenge where chefs of three different skill levels—amateur Joe, home cook Beth, and professional chef Ann Ziata from the Institute of Culinary Education—create their versions of Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Follow along as each chef demonstrates their approach to making this iconic dish, from preparing the dough and sauce to selecting cheese and toppings, and finally assembling and cooking the pizza. Food scientist Rose provides expert analysis of each chef's techniques and ingredient choices throughout the process. The video is organized into clear segments covering each component of deep dish pizza making: introduction, dough preparation, sauce creation, cheese selection, topping choices, cooking and assembly methods, plating techniques, and concludes with professional food science insights.

The Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET) industry validated certification helps professionals differentiate themselves from other job candidates by demonstrating their ability to ethically navigate data driven emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning and Data Science. Organizations and governments are seeking out ethics professionals to minimize risk and guide their decision-making about the design of inclusive, responsible, and trusted technology. An algorithm not designed and assessed in alignment with ethical standards can create further inequity across race, gender and marginalized populations. The reputational and financial impact of an ethics violation can devastate a company. Knowledgeable ethics leaders are needed who can navigate through the more than 160 frameworks and guidelines to select and implement the best strategy to promote fairness and minimize risk for their organization. This specialization is designed for learners who want to create and lead initiatives that prioritize ethical integrity within emerging data-driven technology fields such as artificial intelligence and data science and will be prepared to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Your journey to CEET Certification 1) Complete the Coursera Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist Professional Certificate 2) Review the CEET CET-110 Exam Blueprint 3) Purchase your CEET Exam Voucher 4) Register for your CEET Exam

Explore a career transition journey in this 22-minute talk as Brittany Erica Istenes shares her experience moving from teaching to becoming an OSPO technologist at Fannie Mae. Learn about navigating open source, applying transferable skills from education to technology, and the importance of organization, stakeholder management, and public speaking in the tech industry. Gain insights into life lessons, the value of giving back, and the role of mentors in professional growth.

As unbelievable as it might sound, 94% of Senior Corporate Executives admit that their companies fail to fully understand customer needs. Over 80% of tech startups collapse early, not because of weak engineering or cash shortages, but because they invest time in products the market doesn't want or need. This specialization employs a tech-driven start-up process to teach you the skills needed to develop successful strategies to launch campaigns and operate programs to achieve financial success in dynamic tech markets. Bridge the gap between abstract product development and profitable sales as you develop a marketing strategy for a real-world technology startup of your choice. Many startups fall into "The Chasm," underestimating customers' desires, leading to their demise. Validate ideas and propel your startup to flourish in today's competitive landscape! This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

What does it really mean to have a career as a technologist today? A technology career poses challenges that we don't often discuss: How do you keep up with rapidly changing technology? When, and how often should you change jobs? How do you evaluate a job offer? How and when should you move from design and implementation into management, or into some other related career? How do you leverage those relatively high salaries into real financial security? Should you work for a large company? A startup? Or found your own company? This course will help you answer those questions and more, whether you are just starting out or have been working in the industry for decades.

Explore the potential of CRISPR technology in agriculture and its impact on the planet in this 16-minute TEDx talk by Sarah Evanega, a plant scientist and science communicator. Gain insights into how biotechnology, particularly CRISPR, is shaping our agricultural food system. Learn from Evanega's expertise as a Professor at the Boyce Thompson Institute, Adjunct Associate in CALS, and Thought Leader for Pairwise, a food start-up. Discover how evidence-informed decision-making can influence the future of our food production and contribute to addressing global challenges.

Technology professionals too often use language that is not understandable to business professionals. In this course, Business Language for Technologists, you’ll learn to utilize business language to communicate benefits without being distracted by features. First, you’ll explore the layers of a business and how they use different languages for specific impact. Next, you’ll discover how to use storytelling to communicate convincingly with the business. Finally, you’ll learn to utilize reflection and continuous learning to isolate the business language most important to your organization. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of business language for technologists needed to communicate benefits to your organization’s business.