Cursos de University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

This course will analyze currently available technologies for learning. Areas addressed include: learning management systems, intelligent tutors, computer adaptive testing, gamification, simulations, learning in and through social media and peer interaction, universal design for learning, differentiated instruction systems, big data and learning analytics, attention monitoring, and affect-aware systems. Participants…

This course introduces an overview of financial analytics. You will learn why, when, and how to apply financial analytics in real-world situations. You will explore techniques to analyze time series data and how to evaluate the risk-reward trade off expounded in modern portfolio theory. While most of the focus will be on the prices, returns, and risk of corporate stocks, the analytical techniques can be leverages in…

This course will examine state and local tax laws prevalent in the United States today. The course will consider the historical progression of state and local taxation, the power of states to tax (and the limitations on that power), and planning strategies for minimizing the impact of state and local taxation. Discussions will focus on income taxes, sales taxes, and property taxes. If you enjoy this course, consider…

The foundation for this course lies with unique synergies between pioneering research, teaching, and social initiatives through the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative. Unique to this approach is a bottom-up understanding of the intersection of poverty and the marketplace. The goals of this course are to help you develop an understanding of marketplace activity in the radically different context of subsistence where…

The purpose of this course is to provide you with an understanding of central bank policies and how such policies affect financial markets and the economy. The main aim of this course is to provide you with insights about the macroeconomic relationships between interest rates, inflation, and unemployment that allow you to assess central bank actions and appreciate how this action will affect the economy. The ability…

This course will teach you the memory foundations in C++ you need to successfully understand and work with computer programs. In a world with AI the edge goes to programmers who truly understand what their code is doing, and memory is at the heart of it. Whether you're debugging a tricky issue, optimizing performance, or building data structures, knowing how your program manages memory is essential. This course will…

This course will explore the earlier stages of the entrepreneurial venture process across four modules. The modules will examine the nature of growth and error in entrepreneurial settings and how to manage resources in those settings. In addition, the modules will explore the emergence of entrepreneurial opportunities, the formulation of ideas in relation to those opportunities, and how those opportunities and ideas…

This course introduces students to the science of business analytics while casting a keen eye toward the artful use of numbers found in the digital space. The goal is to provide businesses and managers with the foundation needed to apply data analytics to real-world challenges they confront daily in their professional lives. Students will learn to identify the ideal analytic tool for their specific needs; understand…

This course focuses on developing Python skills for assembling business data. It will cover some of the same material from Introduction to Accounting Data Analytics and Visualization, but in a more general purpose programming environment (Jupyter Notebook for Python), rather than in Excel and the Visual Basic Editor. These concepts are taught within the context of one or more accounting data domains (e.g., financial…

This redesigned course is the second in a four-course U.S. Federal Tax Specialization and reflects legislation from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in 2025. The course examines the U.S. federal tax system as it relates to property transactions of business owners and shareholders. Topics include cost recovery, such as depreciation, amortization, and depletion; calculation of realized versus recognized gains and…

Learn the general concepts of data mining along with basic methodologies and applications. Then dive into one subfield in data mining: pattern discovery. Learn in-depth concepts, methods, and applications of pattern discovery in data mining. We will also introduce methods for data-driven phrase mining and some interesting applications of pattern discovery. This course provides you the opportunity to learn skills and…

Welcome to the Cloud Computing Applications course, the first part of a two-course series designed to give you a comprehensive view on the world of Cloud Computing and Big Data! In this first course we cover a multitude of technologies that comprise the modern concept of cloud computing. Cloud computing is an information technology revolution that has just started to impact many enterprise computing systems in major…

Discover the basic concepts of cluster analysis, and then study a set of typical clustering methodologies, algorithms, and applications. This includes partitioning methods such as k-means, hierarchical methods such as BIRCH, and density-based methods such as DBSCAN/OPTICS. Moreover, learn methods for clustering validation and evaluation of clustering quality. Finally, see examples of cluster analysis in applications.

In this Specialization, you’ll learn how to use data, technology, and analytics to make stronger digital marketing decisions—from understanding modern marketing systems to running analyses that guide strategy. You’ll begin with an executive view of analytics: what analytics can do (predict, diagnose, prescribe), how analytics projects work in practice, and which technologies and roles support success across business…

The Financial Reporting Specialization focuses on the role of financial accounting principles and processes in creating and reporting an organization’s financial statements. Learners who complete this specialization will be able to (1) use financial accounting principles to create and/or process an organization’s financial statements and (2) analyze financial statements to assess an organization’s financial position.

This specialization from the University of Illinois offers a comprehensive journey through dairy nutrition, cow health, and milk quality. Across six expert-led courses, learners will explore forage and feed fundamentals, diet formulation, cow wellness, artificial intelligence in dairy management, milk composition, and dairy economics. Designed for nutritionists, veterinarians, producers, and life-long learners, this…

In this Specialization, you'll learn how to create effective, inclusive digital learning experiences and turn instructional ideas into practical plans. It begins with the foundations of instructional design, where you'll examine learning theories, design models such as ADDIE, performance gaps, learner needs, tasks, environments, and measurable objectives. As you progress, you'll explore how digital tools can support…

This Specialization provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze, interpret, and use financial information to make informed business and investment decisions. Learners develop an understanding of financial reporting and SEC disclosures from a user’s perspective, apply ratio and financial statement analysis techniques, forecast future performance, and use valuation methods to estimate firm value.…

Topics covered by this Specialization include basic object-oriented programming, the analysis of asymptotic algorithmic run times, and the implementation of basic data structures including arrays, hash tables, linked lists, trees, heaps and graphs, as well as algorithms for traversals, rebalancing and shortest paths. This Specialization sequence is designed to help prospective applicants prepare for the flexible and…

This specialization covers the integration of alternative investments into diversified portfolios, strategic financial planning across lifecycles, and managing retirement and estate assets. Learners will gain hands-on experience through case studies and modeling exercises, enhancing their ability to build and manage investment portfolios. Gain access to exclusive interviews with industry experts providing real-world…

In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, leaders require robust innovation skills. Thinking flexibly and developing an entrepreneurial mindset are critical to thriving in uncertain business environments. This specialization addresses how to recognize and question assumptions and constraints to identify and capitalize on opportunities. Learning to change the rules of the game by…

This specialization equips professionals in finance, accounting, real estate, and agriculture with the knowledge to navigate the evolving landscape of alternative investments. Learners will explore tax implications, regulatory frameworks, and investment strategies related to farmland, real estate, and other non-traditional assets. Through expert instruction, practical tools, and real-world case studies, participants…

Retirement is more than a financial calculation—it’s a complex transition involving income sustainability, investment strategy, personal values, and long-term well-being. This specialization brings together retirement planning frameworks, behavioral insights on money and happiness, and income solutions such as annuities to help learners navigate retirement decisions with clarity and confidence. Across three courses,…

In markets, prices act as rationing devices, encouraging or discouraging production and consumption to find an equilibrium. In this course, you will learn to construct demand curves to capture consumer behavior and supply curves to capture producer behavior. The resulting equilibrium price “rations” the scarce commodity. Additionally, the course examines the ways in which markets are subject government intervention…

Global business ethics is the study and analysis of how ethics and global business are connected. Because commerce is about markets, and markets entail exchanges between people and groups of people, commerce is about human relationships.. One of the important challenges in global business is working out the extent of these obligations in the interrelationships between businesses and the particular local cultures in…

In the cloud networking course, we will see what the network needs to do to enable cloud computing. We will explore current practice by talking to leading industry experts, as well as looking into interesting new research that might shape the cloud network’s future. This course will allow us to explore in-depth the challenges for cloud networking—how do we build a network infrastructure that provides the agility to…

What is meaning, and how does it work, not just in language but in images, spaces, objects, bodies, sounds, and gestures? This course offers a powerful framework for answering that question: a transpositional grammar of multimodal meaning, developed by Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis. Rather than treating language as the center of meaning, the course explores how meaning is made across seven forms and analyzed through…

In today’s global food system, understanding how food regulations shape what we eat, how it’s labeled, and how it’s imported is more important than ever. Navigating U.S. Food Regulations: Safety and Enforcement is a dynamic 4-week Coursera course that explores the complex landscape of U.S. food laws, enforcement mechanisms, and the role of advocacy in shaping policy. From the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to…

Thinking and doing the same things faster and better is not enough for innovation; we need creativity. Fortunately, creativity is a skill you can learn. This course will examine when, why, and how you can be creative so you can go through the creative process more efficiently and effectively. It teaches concrete steps to enable you to change your perspective to see new possibilities and solutions. It clarifies what…

This course is aimed at anyone who is interested in trauma and education. The MOOC includes four units that cover an introduction to trauma, the trauma-informed framework, issues of equity, and ways to shift your everyday teaching and learning practice to be trauma-informed. It is designed as a starting point for professionals who work in a variety of educational settings including preschool, elementary, secondary,…

This course is the first course in a five-course Financial Reporting Specialization that covers the collection, processing, and communication of accounting information (via financial reports) about economic entities to interested parties (i.e., managers and external stakeholders such as stockholders and creditors). To gain the most relevant knowledge from these courses, learners should have taken a basic accounting…

В этом курсе рассматривается, как цифровые инструменты, такие как Интернет, смартфоны и 3D-печать, преобразуют мир маркетинга, меняя роли и подходы как фирм, так и потребителей. Маркетинг в цифровом мире — это один из самых популярных курсов Coursera; у него более чем 250 000 слушателей, и он получил от Class Central звание одного из 50 лучших МООК всех времен (https://www.class-central.com/report/top-moocs/). Этот…

Este curso examina cómo las herramientas digitales, como Internet, los teléfonos inteligentes y la impresión 3D, están revolucionando el mundo de la mercadotecnia al cambiar las funciones y las prácticas de las empresas y de los consumidores. Mercadotecnia en un mundo digital es uno de los cursos más populares en Coursera con más de 250 000 estudiantes y ha recibido la calificación de uno de los Principales 50 MOOC…

Sustainability Education is reshaping how we teach—and how we act—in a rapidly changing world. In this MOOC, you’ll explore the emerging field of Sustainability Education (SE) and learn how it connects to Sustainability, Climate Education, and Environmental Science. Designed for educators, students, and lifelong learners, the course shows how environmental change intersects with justice, poverty, and inequality—and…

Master strategic marketing concepts and tools to address brand communication in a digital world. This specialization explores the new digital marketing environment, including topics such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and 3D Printing. When you complete the Digital Marketing Specialization, you will have a richer understanding of the foundations of the new digital…

Our world has become increasingly digital, and business leaders need to make sense of the enormous amount of available data today. In order to make key strategic business decisions and leverage data as a competitive advantage, it is critical to understand how to draw key insights from this data. The Business Analytics specialization is targeted towards aspiring managers, senior managers, and business executives who…