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Gene sequences and the rest of the genome play an important role in determining how an organism functions normally and reacts when situations change. DNA sequences can also be used to determine relationships between organisms and form the underpinnings of the Tree of Life.
Since DNA sequences play such an important role in any organism it should not be surprising that any changes to a sequence could lead to alterations in behavior or response. For example, a small number of specific changes in DNA sequence have been shown to lead to tumor development in mammals or the production of enzymes with altered properties.
One of the jobs of a bioinformatician is to help determine where these changes are in a DNA sequence and sort out in that context what effects may result, which is usually done by aligning the sequences in question.
In this course, part of the Bioinformatics MicroMasters program, you will learn about the theory and algorithms behind DNA alignments, practice doing alignments manually, and then perform more complicated alignments using web and software based approaches.
DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code explores DNA structure, packaging, replication, and manipulation.
DNA encodes our genetic information and is passed on within cells to maintain living organisms and produce the next generation. In this biology course you will learn how the recognition of DNA as the genetic material and the ensuing identification of its structure and coding mechanism was both a revolutionary and foundational discovery. These discoveries led to transformational integration across the biological sciences with a common understanding of this fundamental unit of life!
The course utilizes video lectures, research articles, case studies, and molecular models to convey information. The course grade will be based on questions with each video lecture, quizzes, homework, and a final exam.
Improve your memory and attention and develop a calm, focused, mind.
A step-by-step tutorial for beginning App developers with absolutely no coding, design, or development skills necessary.
This experimental one-week course is a freshman-accessible hands-on introduction to Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT. Students build and test their own Geiger Counter, and so doing, they explore different types and sources of radiation, how to detect them, how to shield them, how to accurately count / measure their activity, and explore cryptographical applications of radiation. This course is meant to be enjoyable and rigorous at the same time.
This course was offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs during January each year.
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An activity described in this course is potentially hazardous and requires a high level of safety training, special facilities and equipment, and supervision by appropriate individuals. You bear the sole responsibility, liability, and risk for the implementation of such safety procedures and measures. MIT shall have no responsibility, liability, or risk for the content or implementation of any of the material presented. Legal Notice
This is a course about how research knowledge and other types of knowledge come to be actionable and influential in the world — or not. The course explores ways to make research knowledge more accessible, credible, and useful in the realm of public policy and practice, a project in which the course faculty collectively bring decades of professional experience, in both academic and non-academic roles.
The course addresses the politics of the policymaking process, the power of framing and agenda-setting, fads and paradigms in the design professions and society in general, how knowledge diffuses along knowledge and influence networks, and how varied types of knowledge (rational, craft, other) and deliberation shape decision-making and action. The course engages a number of guests to present case studies of research in use (and abuse) in varied fields, highlighting rich areas for potential research contributions, along with major conflicts in public values, political interests, ethical obligations, and more. The resulting dilemmas confront scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and others as they look to research — sometimes — for useful guidance, influence, or both.
ESD.83 Doctoral Seminar in Engineering Systems examines the core theory and contextual applications of the emerging field of Engineering Systems. There is a focus on doctoral–level analysis of scholarship on key concepts such as complexity, uncertainty, fragility, and robustness, as well as a critical look at the historical roots of the field and related areas such as systems engineering, systems dynamics, agent modeling, and systems simulations. Contextual applications of the course range from aerospace to technology implementation to regulatory systems to large–scale systems change. Special attention is given to the interdependence of social and technical dimensions of engineering systems.
This course is designed to lay the foundations of good empirical research in the social sciences. It does not deal with specific techniques per se, but rather with the assumptions and the logic underlying social research. Students become acquainted with a variety of approaches to research design, and are helped to develop their own research projects and to evaluate the products of empirical research.
A large proportion of contemporary research on organizations, strategy and management relies on quantitative research methods. This course is designed to provide an introduction to some of the most commonly used quantitative techniques, including logit/probit models, count models, event history models, and pooled cross-section techniques.
Los vídeos serán en español o inglés. Se ofrecerán subtítulos en ambos idiomas. Las actividades se realizarán en ambos idiomas.
*Videos will be in English or Spanish. Transcripts in both languages will be provided. The assessments will be in both languages.
Este curso presenta las nuevas tendencias y formatos del documental audiovisual contemporáneo, prestando especial atención a las prácticas más innovadoras en un contexto interactivo, transmedia y multiplataforma. Incluye una aproximación a los géneros y autores fundamentales, y cuenta con la participación de profesionales del sector, documentalistas y académicos.
A través de vídeos, infografías, animaciones y timelines y un amplio repertorio de recursos y materiales complementarios, se busca ofrecer al alumno claves creativas y eficaces en el momento actual.
Este MOOC consta de los siguientes módulos:
- El documental está de moda.
- Flashback: Introducción a la historia del documental.
- Documental web: Reinvención del documental en Internet.
- Ciberactivismo y documental político en el ecosistema viral.
- F for Fake o falso documental a ritmo de social networking.
- Documental de divulgación: Naturaleza, cultura, historia, ciencia.
- Documental de creación en tiempos de crowdfunding.
- Brand-Documental: Nuevas estrategias publicitarias.
This course features new trends and formats in contemporary documentary film with a focus on innovative works in an interactive and multi-platform environment. It includes an overview of essential authors and genres, as well as the contribution of national and international scholars, professionals of the field and documentary makers.
The learning experience is enhanced with videos, slideshows, infographics and timelines, to provide the learner with an interactive, reflective and entertaining experience.
This MOOC is divided into the following segments:
- Documentary film is in vogue.
- Flashback: Introduction to documentary film history.
- Web documentary: Reinventing documentary film on the Internet.
- Cyberactivism and political documentary in a viral ecosystem.
- F for Fake or false documentary moving to the rhythm of social networking.
- News and thematic documentary: Nature, culture, history, science.
- Creative documentary film in times of crowdfunding.
- Brand-Documentary: New strategies in advertising.
In this course, you will be exposed to the work of many great documentary photographers and photojournalists, as well as to writing about the documentary tradition. Further, throughout the term, you will hone your photographic skills and 'eye,' and you will work on a photo documentary project of your own, attempting to reduce a tiny area of the moving world to a set of still images that convey what the viewer needs to know about what you saw—without hearing the sounds, smelling the odors, experiencing what was happening outside the viewfinder, and without seeing the motion.
In this course, you will be exposed to the work of many great documentary photographers and photojournalists, as well as to writing about the documentary tradition. Further, throughout the term, you will hone your photographic skills and 'eye,' and you will work on a photo documentary project of your own, attempting to reduce a tiny area of the moving world to a set of still images that convey what the viewer needs to know about what you saw—without hearing the sounds, smelling the odors, experiencing what was happening outside the viewfinder, and without seeing the motion.
In this course, we’ll look at project documents – overview and types.
First, we’ll cover finance, security and support documents. Next, we'll cover rating agencies. The debt rating agencies are important in many project financing. We’ll also cover the loan syndication process and finally wrap up with a scenario where you’ll learn how to bring a distressed project back to life.
This course is part of the New York Institute of Finance’s popular Project Finance and the Public Private Partnership Professional Certificate program.
A business process can be visualized with a flowchart as a sequence of activities with interleaving decision points or with a data flow diagram as a sequence of the system’s components. This free online course in Documenting Business Processes and Information Systems enables the learner to develop skills in reading and producing business logic and data work flow diagrams. The student will learn about the sources, destinations and storage of data, and also how data flows among the components of a flowchart or diagram. The course will be of interest to business professionals who would like to gain a basic knowledge and understanding of documenting business processes, data work flow diagrams and entity-relationship data models.<br />
How — and why — do people seek to capture everyday life on film? What can we learn from such films? This course challenges distinctions commonly made between documentary and ethnographic films to consider how human cultural life is portrayed in both. It considers the interests, which motivate such filmmakers ranging from curiosity about "exotic" people to a concern with capturing "real life" to a desire for advocacy. Students will view documentaries about people both in the U.S. and abroad and will consider such issues as the relationship between film images and "reality," the tensions between art and observation, and the ethical relationship between filmmakers and those they film.
The link between chemicals, obesity & our health and what you can do to protect your waistline and health!
Oddly enough, the contribution of behavioral science to helping people deal with dog behavioral problems and train dogs has only been modest. In this course, we will explore modern approaches to dog behavioral problems and training that incorporate the latest findings from behavioral science.
We will cover the use of behavioral functional analysis to:
- uncover the causes of undesired behavior
- explore just what it is about humans that dogs find reinforcing
- critically evaluate different approaches to dog training
- survey the use of temperament tests to assess the suitability of dogs for different roles
This course is part of the Dog Behavior and Cognition XSeries.
This course is approved for CEUs by the following organizations:
- Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 6 CEUs for behavior consultants. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (7 CEUs) and Dog Perception and Cognition (7.5 CEUs).
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 5.375 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (6.125 CEUs) and Dog Perception and Cognition (6.5 CEUs).
- Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB) for Pet Professional Guild (PPG)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 3.0 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (3.5 CEUs) and Dog Perception and Cognition (3.5 CEUs).
The origin of dogs is shrouded in mystery. In this course, you will learn how to interpret the often contradictory ideas about how, why, where and when dogs arose.
Geneticists, archaeologists, anthropologists and behavioral scientists offer a variety of often opposing ideas about how dogs—the first domesticated species—arose. Some place the origin of dogs over 100,000 years ago; others place the start of dogs just 12,000 years ago. Claims for the location of the origin of dogs range from China to Europe and many places in between. Diverse scholars have suggested dogs arose as trash scavengers or as hunters’ helpers.
This course will provide you with the tools you need to find your own way through the confusing claims about the origin of dogs.
This course is part of the Dog Behavior and Cognition XSeries.
No previous knowledge of any of the sciences contributing to the origins of dogs is assumed. Form your own assessment of the mysterious origins of “man’s best friend.”
This course is approved for CEUs by the following organizations:
- Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 7 CEUs for behavior consultants. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Perception and Cognition (7.5 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (6 CEUs).
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 6.125 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Perception and Cognition (6.5 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (5.375 CEUs).
- Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB) for Pet Professional Guild (PPG)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 3.5 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Perception and Cognition (3.5 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (3 CEUs).
The world as it presents itself to dogs is not the same as the world humans experience. While dogs are far from blind, the experience of smell and sound plays a far more important role in their lives than ours.
In this course, you will learn how dogs think and comprehend the world around them. You will learn how simple relationships between objects like strings and tubes are completely incomprehensible to dogs, but social relationships are powerfully salient to both species.
This course is part of the Dog Behavior and Cognition XSeries.
This course is approved for CEUs by the following organizations:
- Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 7.5 CEUs for behavior consultants. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (7 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (6 CEUs).
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 6.5 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (6.125 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (5.375 CEUs).
- Pet Professional Accreditation Board (PPAB) for Pet Professional Guild (PPG)
- Students who pass will receive a certificate for a total of 3.5 CEUs. Additional CEUs are available by taking the remaining two courses in the series: Dog Origins (3.5 CEUs) and Dog Behavior: Problems and Solutions (3 CEUs).
Got a dog that pulls you off your feet? Take this course to teach your dog polite loose-leash walking.
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