List of Online Courses and Certifications

After years of close observations and experiences in disaster management, the experts of Waseda University have come up with the Tsunamis and Storm Surges: Introduction to Coastal Disasters online course. This course is packed with disaster prevention methodology and foundational disaster management tools. As the name suggests, this course introduces the participants to coastal disasters such as tsunamis and Storm Surges. This course mainly deals with disaster management. 

In this course, field surveys will play an important part. Along with the introduction, the participants will also learn the reasons behind such disasters, how they become a major factor in lost human lives, and how institutions and infrastructures collapse. One of the chief tools the course will use is numerical simulations and hydraulic experiments to validate the disaster scenarios. The Tsunamis and Storm Surge: Introduction to Coastal Disasters certification course specifically aims at reducing the negative impacts of the natural disaster. It is practice-based and drawn from real-life studies.

The Certification provided by this course is of great value. The candidates can benefit from the shareable attribute of the certificate if they take the programme in the verified track by paying the fee. It will be signed by the course instructor and there will be the logo of Waseda University. The students can get limited access to the programme for a limited period. 

In the EUCalc- Pathway Finder to a low-carbon EU- society certification programme, the candidates will understand the process of using the new tools that are used to calculate how human behaviour and technological adaptations are affecting the emission of greenhouse gases.

Along the six week journey in the course EUCalc- Pathway Finder to a low-carbon EU- society by edX the enrolled candidates will in detail be taught about the subject of “energy and earth sciences”. The EUCalc- Pathway Finder to a low-carbon EU- society certification syllabus contains three modules that will focus on the issue of global warming and deal with the ways of controlling it.

The course will enlighten the candidates with the use of a new tool titled- “EUCalc Pathways Explorer”, the tool will be consolidating data that are gathered from different sources. The course in no way makes the European Commission accountable for the use of any information that is contained within the course structure.

The Multilevel Converters for Medium/High-Power Applications online course is an introduction course designed for the students with pre-existing knowledge in the domain of power electronics and circuits to learn more about the topics of multilevel converter and voltage-sourced converter high-voltage direct current (VSC-HVDC).

The Multilevel Converters for Medium/High-Power Applications certification syllabus includes- various multilevel converter topologies, modeling of three-phase grid-connected inverters in 𝛼𝛽- reference frame and others. The six weeks will be focusing on the subject of “engineering” and at same time provide an advanced level of learning experience.

The course will introduce the fundamentals of Multilevel Converters for Medium/High-Power Applications topology and help students frame solution statements accordingly. The Multilevel Converters for Medium/High-Power Applications by edX will cover the operations and basic modulation parameters of various AC-DC voltage sourced converters. The different features of multilevel converter (MMC) will further be covered in the Multilevel Converters for Medium/High-Power Applications certification.

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Haridwar’s certified course in Arduino-Based Embedded System Design program is not only recognized by the government of India but is also a part of the Digital India (power to empower) campaign. This course provided by NIELIT deals with the basics and introduction to the embedded design system based on the Arduino Software. 

During the span of 4 to 6 weeks, this course imparts knowledge on a variety of subjects like the design, sufficiency and effectiveness of the Arduino System to provide solutions. The course gives an insight into the whole procedure of selection of an embedded processor, circuit design, circuit debugging and circuit layout.

Apart from that this course dives deep into the firmware design, development tools, firmware architecture and firmware debugging supplemented with imparting some hands-on skills to develop Arduino-based Embedded solutions, LCD interfacing, Jumper Wires and lastly some project work. 

edX aims to increase access to quality education for learners everywhere, enhance campus and online teaching, and advance learning by means of research. Primer on RF Design course is being offered by edX and Purdue University.

Primer on RF Design course will teach the participants the essentials of RF design. It is built as a base course for students or engineers who do not have an in-depth background in high-frequency electronics. Participants will learn about basic RF design principles and tools. They will have an understanding of the vital RF concepts and how they are connected to the design of practical RF blocks. 

This course should benefit engineers who need an understanding of the "RF language" and working knowledge of the important RF concepts. Primer on RF Design course is an important prerequisite to the two other courses of this series: RF Design: Passive and Active Components and RF System Design. It is expected that the learners first complete the Primer on RF Design course they enrol for the RF Design: Passive and Active Components and RF System Design courses. 

The industry is quickly getting dominated by arm-based technologies. Therefore, the Embedded Systems Essentials with Arm certification program will help you get equipped with embedded systems that play a critical role in devices like mobiles, smartwatches, and wearables. 

The Embedded Systems Essentials with Arm certification syllabus will include free access to the Mbed simulator, which will help you apply your learnings to build real-world embedded applications without hardware. Furthermore, the course will touch upon embedded systems in IoT applications and help you understand the Arm architecture and processors that suit the application. 

Offered by Arm Education, the Embedded Systems Essentials with Arm online course is taught by Khaled Benkrid, Shuojin Hang, Mark Allen, and Tim Wilmshurst in an engaging and application-oriented manner. Under the faculty’s guidance, the course covers digital and analog I/O, time, and pulse width modulation to set up audio wave generators, low-power features, and more. 

The candidates may enroll in this course for free or by paying a certain amount of money. There are 2 tracks namely verified or audit track which offers direct access to the course materials. If the candidates opt for the verified mode they are entitled to unlimited access and if they opt for the audit access, they are going to receive only limited access to the course materials.

The Open Source and the 5G Transition certification course is a six-week-long online programme designed to educate you on the importance of open-source technologies. Curated by the Linux Foundation, the course will provide you with a broader perspective of why open-source is vital, now more than ever, in the mobile tech and wireless networking space.

Today, 5G networks are being constructed with open-source standards and software. With the help of edX’s Open Source and the 5G Transition online programme, you will understand why vendors and operators are using such technologies at a massive scale for 5G. You will also realise how open-source is sparking innovation for the rapid transition to 5G.

The Open Source and the 5G Transition online course by edX will also teach you how you can use this in-depth knowledge about open-source infrastructure for business benefits. This is an introductory training in ‘Business and Management’, which you can undertake for free during the audit track but is only open for a limited period. You can even get an e-certificate after you complete this course. The candidates will be able to access the course for an unlimited period if they put some money into getting enrolled by choosing the verified track.

In the Mentoring engineers with impact training online course by edX, the candidate will be focused on the individuals who are managing and driving experts towards accomplishing their professional objectives. The course offers the candidate a bunch of apparatuses and standards with objectives and reasonable strategies to effectively begin and execute to finish a coaching cycle. As a coach, the candidate will focus on building up those abilities which will help the mentees to fabricate and support their upper hands.

The duration of the course is 6 weeks. Mentoring engineers with an impact certification syllabus is a short-term online course. An intermediate level of teaching will be there. It is a self-paced course that candidates can access according to their own comfortable timings. The candidate is requested to give their efforts of 1-2 hours weekly.

The candidate will be getting a verified course certificate of Mentoring engineers with an impacted program by the end of the course from edX. The certificate will be a shareable certificate that candidates can add to their LinkedIn account. The candidate can access the course for free or can take the upgraded course to get the certificate by the end of the course.

The 5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT course is completely online based on a state-of-the-art curriculum. In the entire course, the end-to-end 5G architecture training will be provided to the students to help them know about the course more in-depth. The  5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT will be issued at the end of the course equivalent to the Nokia Bell Labs’ Global Certification. The course requires intensive learning of eighteen hours. The 5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT will be provided by the Nokia certified 5G expert trainer. Blended learning methodology will be implemented throughout the course. 

The course is a foundation course of the intermediate level for engineering students who want to build a stronghold on the basics of Mechanical engineering, including concepts of the strength of materials and the deformability of various structures and the constituent materials. The candidates will learn to predict the failure and the deformation in structures used to build mechanical structures, like elastic, viscoelastic and plastic elements.

The candidates will be taught the ways of analyzing structural assemblages of various types, using the equations of geometric compatibility, static equilibrium, and constitutive material response. The Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme is the second course of a series having three parts, and this part is specially designed to give an introduction to the behaviour of viscoelasticity of a deformable structure, i.e. over the course of time. 

The objective of the programme also covers the pattern in which a structure changes if the load applied exceeds the permissible ability of the elastic limit, known as the plasticity of the material. In the end, a candidate will be able to apply analytical methods and perform calculations related to the subject.

The Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations programme is problem-based, and candidates will learn by doing. They will be using a powerful and versatile tool from ANSYS, Inc. to perform engineering simulations. They will be using a common approach to solve problems that involve different branches of Physics (structural mechanics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics). The programme focuses on moving beyond garbage-in, and garbage-out, and understanding what is under the black-box.

Learners will be solving textbook examples to understand the fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics and finite-element analysis. They will then put these principles into practice and simulate real-world examples (a wind turbine rotor and a bolted rocket assembly).

By working with real-world examples and using a leading simulation tool used by professionals, the Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations training will help learners move beyond button pushing and encourage them to start thinking like experts. Cornell University developed the Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations online course in collaboration with the ANSYS Corporation. Therefore, all learners will be able to download and use ANSYS Student for free.

Learners may enroll in the self-paced course for free or pay a small amount. If they want to learn the course for free they may opt for the audit track where limited access is given. On the other hand, if they want unlimited course access they may get admission using the verified track for which they may have to pay a small amount. 

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure certification course serve as an introduction to the topic of mechanical behavior of materials that are related both to an atomistic and continuum point of view.  At the atomistic level, the students will learn about the various mechanical properties related to materials and at the continuum level the participants will be exploring the displacement and forces that are translated to strain and stress distributions insisted on the material. In the course, the examples are drawn from- biomaterials, glasses, ceramic, polymers, cellular materials, and composites. In the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure by edX the students will be covering viscosity, creep in crystalline materials, plasticity, fatigue, and brittle fracture in detail. A continuation of the series, this program by edX will be helping the students to study more about- dynamic mechanical measurement and hardening mechanisms in a comprehensive manner in the six-week-long Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure online course.

Recently, there has been a growing trend towards improving quality in various industries. This is due to the rising global competition and customers’ growing need for reliable products. That’s why special attention must be paid to fatigue, as it’s one of the leading causes of industrial failure and directly affects product quality. The Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering programme will tackle many topics about this.

Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering course aims to introduce Ph.D. students, M.Sc graduates, and engineers working in the industry to the fundamentals of fatigue in different engineering fields. The training curriculum covers common causes of component failure and challenges faced by engineers. The programme also includes hands-on training via the ANSYS workbench platform.

The course content for Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering training is delivered through video lectures and readings. Also, you can complete the end-of-the-week and homework assessments to understand the week’s learnings better. Lastly, after you’ve completed all modules, you must appear for the final exam. 

The Euro VI Calibration using GT-Suite online course is an automotive course offered by the online education provider Skill Lync for a short period of two months. This online programme develops the skill set of the students in the field of automotive industry. This course study is about the emission legislation and the aspects of Euro 6 implementation. 

The learners will understand the nuances of the calibration process which involves legislation, perfect technology preference, utilisation of simulation tools to arrive at credible solutions thereby decreasing the physical testing efforts. Calibration and GT Power tools are explained along with the concepts like emission norms, predictive combustion calibration, challenges, virtual calibration and a case analysis on heavy duty application. 

The learners are provided with technical assistance and professional guidance to understand the concepts and ideas. The increase in the demand for simulation tools over physical testing methods have made this course on ‘Euro VI Calibration using GT-Suite’ significant for the engineers in this field.

The Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Certification Course is a specialized course that covers the basics of the automotive engineering industry especially focusing on the primary stages of the designing process of an SUV. The online course will deal with the contemporary modelling techniques in the industry.

Through the Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Training Course, learners will be introduced to the techniques of digital sketching including the use of Sketchbook and Photoshop software. The course will provide learners with a thorough understanding of the SUV design process.

After completion of the Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Live Course, learners will receive a certificate of completion, and the leading 5% of students will be rewarded with a merit certificate.

The Mechanics, Part 2 Training Course is an intermediate-level course that covers every aspect of physics through a calculus-based learning structure. The course is offered by RICEx, a collaboration of Rice University with the edX learning platform.

Through the Mechanics, Part 2 Certification Course, learners will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of mechanics and physics required to excel in all STEM fields. The course will be instructed by Jason Hafner, Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry at Rice University.

Mechanics, Part 2 Live Course is a self-paced course that the learners can progress at their own speed. The course will include graded assignments and exams as the criteria for evaluation for attaining the final certificate.

The Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Certification Course is an introductory level online course that discusses the fundamental concepts of mechanics for engineering. The course is provided in collaboration with edX and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). The physics course will be taught in Spanish in a self-paced manner that allows candidates to progress at their speed.

The Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Training will be provided by expert tutors through video lectures and other course materials. The mode of assessment for the course includes graded assignments and exams. Once the assessments are complete and the candidate is qualified, they will get a Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Certification by edX and UPV.

Edx has both audit tracks and the other is the verified track. One track offers limited but free access to the course materials but no certificate after completion whereas the verified track is the upgraded version of the same course that gives unlimited but paid access to the course materials. 

The Nuclear Reactor Physics Basics online course by edX imparts intelligence to the participants in the concepts like nuclear fission, neutron field, functions in the neutron field, slowing down of neutrons, neutron spectrum, thermalization of neutrons, and multi-group method. The course duration is 6 weeks. The candidates must spend at least 2 to 3 hours a week to gain deep knowledge of the concepts. The Nuclear Reactor Physics Basics by edX is self-paced. 

The Nuclear Reactor Physics Basics certification course also covers concepts like diffusion theory, solutions of the diffusion equation in multiplying medium, interactions of neutrons, and solutions of the diffusion equation in the diffusion equation. The candidate will learn the concepts and ideas behind the reactors through this course. The  Nuclear Reactor Physics Basics certification program focuses on the physical theories of nuclear reactors and the experiments in the neutron field.

The Nuclear Reactor Physics Basics certification is provided to the candidates on the successful completion of the program. The candidates can share them to their CV and resume. It can also be shared on LinkedIn. 

The Understanding Nuclear Energy online course provides extensive knowledge of nuclear science and technology. The course will cover topics like nuclear reactions, nuclear energy economics, radiation, nuclear reactors, radioactivity, etc. You will get to know the underlying physics concepts of nuclear science.

With the help of the Understanding Nuclear Energy course, you will understand nuclear energy from a wider perspective. From the elemental reactions happening on an atomic scale to the operation of a full-fledged nuclear power plant, the course covers it all. It also acquaints you on key issues like nuclear energy costs and sustainable nuclear energy methods.

The Understanding Nuclear Energy training also familiarises you with the life cycle of nuclear fuel and nuclear fission. The course touches on the safe operation of reactors to prevent any harm to the environment and the public. It will also consider the future of nuclear energy and its effects on the economic system and society. The candidates can enrol in the programme in two modes, namely, verified and audit modes. In the audit modes, the learners can access the programme for a limited duration. 

Offered by the University of Pennsylvania, Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes is a 6-week beginner-level online course. In this online certification course, students will explore off-grid, stand-alone systems and the key components of photovoltaic, wind, and hydroelectric systems. The Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes certification by the University of Pennsylvania via Coursera will enable learners to implement what they have learned by conducting an energy audit to examine power consumption, recognizing crucial system components of small-scale systems, building a budget for a small-scale system design, and developing a design for executing a small-scale system.

The Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes certification syllabus provides learners with the concepts of the solar spectrum, the Stefan Boltzmann Law, and Wien’s Displacement Law. It will also cover the important elements of a photovoltaic system, the role of charge controllers and inverters in Photovoltaic systems, and low-head hydroelectric systems components. The Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes training programme is available for free to enrol. However, if any student wants to get access to all course materials, including graded assignments, he/she must purchase the course.

Incorporating Renewable Energy in Electricity Grids certification by Imperial College London via edX is a 6-week online course. The course explores the challenges of variable output renewables to achieve a reliable and stable electricity system and how these challenges can be addressed and at what costs. The Incorporating Renewable Energy in Electricity Grids online course from Imperial College London via edX also discusses the existing technologies, policies and operating processes to accomplish a flexible, stable, reliable electricity system with a high penetration of renewables like wind and solar.

The Incorporating Renewable Energy in Electricity Grids certification syllabus comprises a variety of country and context-specific examples to demonstrate the concepts. This introductory training course in renewable energy will be delivered by leading academics from Imperial College London, with technical input and contributions from the National Energy Renewable Lab (Golden, Colorado). Incorporating Renewable Energy in Electricity Grids certification course is the third in a series of courses of the Clean Power Hub. Participants can enroll in the free audit track with limited access or upgrade to the paid verified track directly.

Business sustainability is the key to making long-term profits, especially in a post-pandemic world. Not only are there obvious social and environmental advantages, but sustainable businesses draw more interest from investors. 

The University of Cambridge’s Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies course is a 6-week course that teaches all about this business aspect. By putting in 4 to 6 hours per week, you can know the ins and outs of what makes a business strategy need to be followed to make it more sustainable and hence, successful. You can learn about the nuances between the 3 dimensions of sustainability – society, economy, and environment.

The Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies course syllabus is divided into 6 modules and is comprehensive enough to give your business and career a much-needed boost. You will be taught with the help of video lectures, live webinars, group discussions, Q & A sessions, and assignments. The course is a completely online course, and you get access to its study materials for 12 months from the start date. 

Do you wonder how your train arrives at the right platform at the right time every day? It takes more than just tracks and trains for railway systems to work efficiently. The demand for transportation, for both passengers and freight, changes continuously. Innumerable advanced, technical, and complex operational solutions have to be employed to accommodate these changes. Take the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach online course to dive deep into these and understand their workarounds.

The Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach certification syllabus covers topics such as the railway system’s history and evolution; the different components involved in railway systems, and how they interact. Students also learn about the social and economic impact of railway systems and ways to improve the maintenance and monitoring of railway tracks. External factors that disturb the proper functioning of railway systems and ways to prevent and deal with them are also covered in the curriculum.

The Delft University of Technology’s renowned experts and industry professionals will instruct you in the Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach program. The course is the first-of-its-kind MOOC focusing on railway systems. The curriculum also features a game wherein you can apply the concepts learned, make decisions, and analyze their consequences. The learners can either take the course by paying the fee or audit the programme free of cost. While taking the programme for free, the candidates can access it only for a limited period. 

Advanced Transport Phenomena training deals with every aspect of the transport phenomena. This course is at an intermediary level. It covers up the microbalances, radiation, convection, diffusion, and many more aspects of energy and heat. It is an engineering course designed to advance the already existing knowledge in the engineering domain. Here, practical guidance for successful implementation will be focused on. 

The complexity and the related problems in transport phenomena will be specifically dealt with in this course. This course is specifically for candidates who have an interest and knowledge in engineering. This program is self-paced. The course is offered by the DelftX institution. There is also a financial assistance scheme that offers a 90% discount coupon for purchasing the verified certificate. 

The Advanced Transport Phenomena program will be signed by the course instructor and it will contain DelftX’s logo. The certification is for those candidates who enrolled through the verified track. The certification will benefit the candidate with greater career prospects and new improved connections on Linkedin. The students can also audit the programme for a limited period in the free audit track. 

With over half of the world's population living in cities, there is an increasing trend in creating safer, smarter, and more environmentally friendly cities that are adaptive to their residents. According to a World Economic Forum report, in 2021, 83.6% of the population of North America lives in cities. The Beyond Smart Cities: Emerging Design and Technology online course go far beyond the normal optimisation of smart cities.

While most urban planning solutions concentrate on digital upgrades to preexisting urban infrastructure, the Beyond Smart Cities: Emerging Design and Technology training looks at how disruptive technologies may enhance the design, planning, and administration of modern cities in order to make them more sustainable in the future.

The Beyond Smart Cities: Emerging Design and Technology syllabus explores how innovations like artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, real-time simulations, innovative urban systems, and predictive urban design may be used to create more entrepreneurial, elevated, and livable urban areas, as guided by MIT experts.

The Wells Hydraulics programme is a six-week online certification that begins with a description of steady flow to wells. The notion of steady flow and radial coordinates to wells in unconfined and confined aquifers is introduced. Finite difference methods for modelling flow to wells are also explained in this programme. 

The Wells Hydraulics certification course by edX introduces slug tests and their analysis. After slug and well tests, topics such as well fields and issues of dewatering are studied. You will review the superposition principle and issues of domain boundaries before dewatering examples. It also covers the use of semi-automated and graphical methods to calculate aquifer properties from well tests. 

You will continue to learn about well fields concerning injection and extraction wells, with an example of an in-situ remediation design and a pump and treat design. Lastly, you will learn through an exemplar well model in MODFLOW. Moreover, the Wells Hydraulics online training gives you a verified certificate upon successful completion. You can share it to display your advanced skill set and knowledge. 

Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures certification course is taught by professors and lecturers from the Delft University of Technology. This course will introduce the concept of forensic engineering as a means to prevent future incidents of unwanted events by identifying the causes of similar past events and help students investigate the cause of events so that the knowledge can be applied to prevent any future mishaps.

The introductory course is for students interested in building a secure future by engineering and designing products that ensure the safety of people from accidents. With this course, students will understand the role of forensics in civil engineering and society at large through learning from prior engineering and design failures.

Upon completing the course, students will get an understanding of the failures and the investigative processes thereof to identify their causes. They will also learn to apply these lessons gained from investigative processes to previous failures and apply them to new designs and procedures. The self-paced course gives two different modes to enrol; verified and free audit. In the free mode, the learners can audit the programme for a limited duration. 

Register yourself for System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets course (PART 2) by edX and learn how information travels and reaches out to us. The course contains the working of signals in digital communication. The course has quizzes, forums, projects, and assignments.

The system view of communication training has been divided into three parts. In part 1, the candidates will learn how information travels to a single receiver, in part 2 the participants will study how multiple transmitters work. The traveling of signals from one station to another has been clearly explained in the third part of the course. The System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets course (PART 2) certification course involves interactive exercises to help the candidates grow more knowledge.

Once the candidate goes through the procedure of learning, they will be given a certificate at the end. The certificate can be an asset to the learning of the participant. In any organisation, they can show it and get better jobs or salary hikes. The candidates can learn at their own pace but with limited access, if they have selected the audit track, but if the candidates have selected the verified track, they will be getting unlimited access to the course learning materials.