Northwestern University

Description Do you want to know how robots work? Are you interested in robotics as a career? Are you willing to invest the effort to learn fundamental mathematical modeling techniques that are used in all subfields of robotics? If so, then the “Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control” specialization may be for you. This specialization,…

Description Today’s workplace calls for a new style of leadership to embolden and accelerate innovation. Design offers a novel way to discover market opportunities, experiment to validate concepts and mitigate risk, and deliver value to all stakeholders. This course offers hands-on experience applying human-centered design process to real-world challenges, and requires you to explore the…

Description The capstone project consists of a case study that must be addressed to complete the specialization. In the case study, you will be asked to assume the role of the incoming chief executive officer of a fictitious privately held medical device company. From the company’s standpoint, its customers are the clinics that use and…

Description In Course 1, we set the foundation for the Art of Sales Specialization and offer a new mindset for becoming a high-performer in sales. We will discuss the Knowledge, Skill and Discipline that you need to stand out in your industry, and create a goal for you to reach by the end of the…

Description In Course 4, we are quite literally “putting it all together”. We will review the insights we gained from our barter experiment and use the tools we created each week to curate your Sales Toolkit. Price: Enroll For Free! View Class Language: English Subtitles: English Building a Toolkit for Your Sales Process – Northwestern…

Description The capstone project of the Modern Robotics specialization is on mobile manipulation: simultaneously controlling the motion of a wheeled mobile base and its robot arm to achieve a manipulation task. This project integrates several topics from the specialization, including trajectory planning, odometry for mobile robots, and feedback control. Beginning from the Modern Robotics software…

Description In this third course in the Social Marketing Specialization – “The Engagement & Nurture Marketing Strategies” – you will learn two of the most effective social strategies used by organizations today. You’ll see real-world best practice examples and learn what metrics they use to gauge success. You will also learn the importance of infographics…

Description Your markets are on social and you need to be there. However, your social strategy needs to be based on the business metrics which define your success. This final Capstone Project in the Social Marketing Specialization will put the methodologies, tools, and insights you have learned to the test as you create a multifaceted…

Description In a 2014 study of CEOs and CMOs, IBM found 63% wanted social strategies which generate business metrics while only 20% of businesses worldwide actually have them. This means strategies which not only grow your company’s social footprint but link to your sales and marketing systems. With this critical linkage, your social and mobile…

Description In the second course of the Content Strategy Specialization – “Managing Content” – you will dive deeper into Content Strategy by learning some great options for managing your important content once it’s been created. You will look at media platforms and how best to tell an organization’s “content story” across those platforms using a…