University of Minnesota Courses

Preparing to Manage Human Resources

127 reviews

Leave this course with a new-found understanding of the range of options available for managing employees, a grasp of what makes workers tick, and the readiness to develop your own HRM skills.

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Creative Problem Solving

19 reviews

This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises,…

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• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Human Behavioral Genetics

11 reviews

Behavioral genetic methodologies from twin and adoption studies through DNA analysis will be described and applied to address longstanding questions about the origins of individual differences in behavioral traits.

• Coursera
• 27 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Herbal Medicine

11 reviews

There is strong demand for alternatives to pharmaceuticals for a variety of common illnesses due to concerns of safety, efficacy, and a desire for more “natural” products. Despite this growing interest, “conventional” healthcare providers may have little…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (17th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Employee Performance

10 reviews

Once you have hired good employees, the next step that successful people managers take is to develop the full potential of their employees. Performance management is a process that helps managers achieve the goal of getting the best from their employees…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding Employees

8 reviews

Finding and hiring the right people is often cited as the number one concern of businesses today. It seems we are all competing for the best and brightest workers. As you will see in our time together in the second course, a critical component of the Pe…

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• 20 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Preventing Chronic Pain: A Human Systems Approach

6 reviews

Chronic pain is at epidemic levels and has become the highest-cost condition in health care. This course uses evidence-based science with creative and experiential learning to better understand chronic pain conditions and how they can be prevented throug…

• Coursera
• 44 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to UI Design

5 reviews

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the critical importance of user interface design. You will also learn industry-standard methods for how to approach the design of a user interface and key theories and frameworks that underlie the design…

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• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

Medical Technology and Evaluation

5 reviews

Innovations in medical technologies are one of the leading areas of economic growth in the world. Whether new technologies take the form of pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, information technology of some combination of these innovations, th…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Statistical Molecular Thermodynamics

330 ratings at Coursera

This introductory physical chemistry course examines the connections between molecular properties and the behavior of macroscopic chemical systems.

• Coursera
• 21 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Innovations

657 ratings at Coursera

This course in the Healthcare Marketplace specialization gives the learner an in-depth view of the intellectual property creation that is vital to creating breakthrough technologies. Included is an understanding of the strategy deployed for pricing drug…

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• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
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• Free Online Course (Audit)

User Research and Design

411 ratings at Coursera

In this course you will learn and practice techniques of user research and early UI design exploration. First, you will learn and practice several techniques for user research, including in-person research and survey and log-analysis techniques. Then,…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Resilience in Children Exposed to Trauma, Disaster and War: Global Perspectives

572 ratings at Coursera

How do children overcome hazardous experiences to succeed in life? What can be done to protect young people at risk from trauma, war, disasters, and other adversities? Learn about the importance of fostering resilience in children at risk.

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• 20 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Enterprise Systems

627 ratings at Coursera

This course provides you with an understanding of what Enterprise Systems (also commonly termed as Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, ERPs) are. After learning about what these systems are, we would touch upon why these systems are useful to companies…

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• 7-8 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Employee Compensation

1599 ratings at Coursera

How do I pay employees? And how do I get paid? This course covers how to pay employees. We begin by asking: "What kind of a person do I need to attract, retain, and motivate for my business to succeed?" From here, we'll explain how to translate that pa…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)