What to do in the fall: 10 online courses for every taste
Text: Veronika Kushnaryova
In the summer I feel like relaxing, throw out hard thoughts, spend more time in nature, go in for sports - but the requirements of modernity are such that we need to self-improve all the time, be interested in everything and immediately and constantly learn something new. Since the holiday season is gradually coming to an end, it will become easier to study - we offer you a selection of new online courses that will help you stay in a cognitive tone and decide on plans for the autumn.
How to create a successful public space
SCHOOL OF URBAN ENTREPRENEURS VECTOR, FREE SCHEDULE
The first lesson is free, then 2990 rub., 6 lessons, 6 tasks
Improvement of public spaces - the main architectural trend in Russia over the past five years. Urban public spaces make the city safer, have a beneficial effect on its economy and social climate. The course, developed together with Strelka Design Bureau, guides the listener through all stages of the improvement process, starting with basic definitions, offering a lot of examples from the Russian reality and different tools for achieving the goal. The course, the authors promise, will help to understand how to independently change the urban environment for the better, attract experts, funding and caring citizens.
Design history
NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY "HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS", FROM 11 SEPTEMBER
Free, 15 weeks
No one can be surprised by the names of the impressionists, Fauvists and other artists of different directions and eras - this knowledge has long been a part of everyday life of a person interested in culture. At the same time, design in this sense remains uncharted land. Many times seen, familiar silhouettes in interiors or graphic techniques on signboards and logos for many remain simply anonymous attributes of progress. But behind all this "objectivity" lies its creators and revolutionaries, the authors of new styles and new approaches. The course is intended to correct injustice and give students a basic knowledge of the twentieth century design history, both graphic and industrial.
Introduction to Programming (C ++)
Yandex Academy and Higher School of Economics, free schedule
Free, 12 lessons
A lively and clear lecturer of this course will introduce you to the basics of C ++ programming. This is a very popular language, fast and universal, in which many programs are written, in particular, a significant part of the Yandex software - for example, Yandex Browser. The course is designed so that you almost immediately start with practice, touching on the theory in which everyone gets stuck when studying independently, only superficially. In the course of many tasks, and you will write a few simple programs, but the main thing is to learn how to use the library of already written functions that can be selected for solving your problems using programming.
Communication psychology
National Research University "Higher School of Economics", from September 25
Free, 12 weeks
How roughly human communication works, everyone can guess - but why does it sometimes fail? On the way of communication, we often face obstacles: the information needs to be clothed in a simple and understandable form and get feedback. This course deals with interpersonal and group communication, both in person and in online communication. Using the data of social psychology and the results of psychological research you look at real situations, common problems in personal and business relationships, learn how to solve them. Additional materials are attached to the course for more in-depth study.
Internet security
Yandex free schedule
Free, 3 lessons
The entire course can be listened in two hours to once again understand the rules of protection against malicious programs, saving accounts and secure payments on the Internet. Advise the course to your grandparents who master the Internet, or take it along with the children. Although this course covers issues that may be obvious to most people using the Internet, competent authors working in the field of data protection and information security indicate points that you might not have known. Use the power of the Internet without risking personal data - because, as they say, there is no security too much.
Theories of money. From shell to bitcoin
European University at St. Petersburg, launch date is specified
Free, 8 weeks, 7 tasks, final test
A course that does not require special economic or financial knowledge will help you look at the phenomenon of money from a different angle. How much money do you have and how many of them are there in the world, what can be considered money and what is not, what criteria and factors of influence are only part of the questions that online lessons reveal. By the way, this course took the second place in the field of "Humanities" at the EdCrunch Award competition in 2015. Teacher Julia Vmyatnina - Professor of Economics, Candidate of Economic Sciences and laureate of them. Ovsievich. It remains to sign up for the course and wait patiently for it to begin.
Islamic Calligraphy: An Art of Handwriting
University of Malaya, the course is already underway
Free, 3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Arabic calligraphy is fascinating. Those who have been to Marrakesh, Istanbul, Cordoba or Seville will certainly remember the motifs of Moorish or Arabic architecture. In this course, you will learn more about the places of development, history and origins of Islamic calligraphy and how it has transformed into Malay culture. This course is for those who love history and are interested in the art of calligraphy, no experience is required for it. To participate in the course, you will need only a basic set of handles suitable for calligraphy, brushes with a bamboo pen, a knife, ink, ink and paper with a density of 120 grams. The course has already begun, but you can have time to join.
Improve Your Intercultural Competence
Purdue University, from August 21 or from October 23
Free, 4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Cross-cultural management is an urgent problem for many companies: we can recall many cases in which brands have produced offensive and degrading commercials, and the phrase "cultural appropriation" is more often flashed on the news. Intercultural communication and understanding of cultural differences in our time are of great importance both for company employees and simply for people who often travel. This course will help develop the skills of immersion in a new culture, tell you about the responsibilities and roles that guest status imposes on us, show the value of cultural differences.
Science & Cooking: Matter Science (part 1)
Harvard University, from August 23
Free, 6 weeks
The kitchen is not only a stunning attraction and gastronomic experience: people versed in the natural sciences know that this is also a complex, multi-step process of transforming substances and substances into new forms. Scientists at Harvard University could not ignore this interesting and appetizing topic and, together with famous chefs from all over the world, created this course by examining various culinary techniques under the microscope. Join the course - and a fascinating journey through the kitchens of Michelin restaurants in a great company is guaranteed. In addition to lectures, you will also have to cook by yourself, testing the knowledge gained from your own experience.
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Princeton University, the course has already begun
Free, 4 weeks
Everybody is talking about cryptocurrency today, but few of them understand something. Someone might say that cryptocurrency needed to be bought ten years ago, but this is not so: digital assets are not the past, but the future. And if in the 2000th only a small group of people knew about it, now any person can buy coffee for Bitcoins. Moreover, anyone can earn and use this in their commercial projects. As part of the course, you will learn how to use the nature of Bitcoin in your own interests, understand how cryptocurrency exchanges differ from fiat ones, and how the basic principles of software work with cryptocurrencies.
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