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In this free course Data Analytics – Introduction to Machine Learning you will learn about machine learning methods that help automate the analysis of data. These computing methods help find hidden insights and information within the data without being explicitly programmed where or what to search for within the data.<br /><br />This course begins by introducing you to supervised and unsupervised learning. You will learn how to distinguish between each type of learning and how to use them to analyse data. You will also learn about linear regression and how it can be used. The course introduces concepts about regularization and how to avoid over-fitting by using regularization.<br /><br />Next, you will learn about using Excel and Matlab to perform simple and multiple regression. You will learn about confidence levels and subset selections. You will learn how to distinguish between R² and adjustment R² and what they both measure. The course will finish by introducing what the K-NN approach is in data analytics and when this approach should be used. <br /><br />This course will be of great interest to professionals who work in the areas of data analytics and data science and who would like to learn more about methods used in machine learning. It will also be of interest to learners who are interested in computer science and would like to learn more about how machine learning gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.

In this free data analysis course Data Analytics - Mining and Analysis of Big Data you will be introduced to the concept of big data and to a number of techniques that are used to analyse and interpet big data. <br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to big data and lists the four V’s of big data. You will learn about associative rule mining, and about when association can be applied and the patterns that arise in mining. <br /><br />Next, you will learn about clustering analysis. You will examine the difference between clustering and classification and the different types of clustering. You will also learn about K-means clustering and K-meloids.<br /><br />Finally, you will learn about online and active learning. You will learn about experimentation and the difference between an online and offline context of creating data. You will be introduced to the n-arm bandit problem and how to find solutions for the multi-arm bandit problem. <br /><br />This free online course will be of great interest to professionals involved in data science and data analysis and any learner who wants to learn more about analysing big data using mining and clustering techniques.

The free online course Health &amp; Safety – Managing Noise at Work will introduce you to noise management to prevent hearing loss in the workplace. <br /><br />The course begins by explaining how hazardous noise can affect the hearing of people in the workplace. You will learn about what is involved in managing noise for health and safety purposes. You will learn about the affect noise can have on health and safety at work. You will also learn about noise hazard identification and noise assessment. <br /><br />Next, you will learn about the risk management process when it comes to noise in the workplace. You will learn about different ways of controlling the risks associated with noise and which ways are more effective than others. You will learn about reviewing and revising control measures. You will also learn about roles that different people may have in managing noise at work.<br /><br />This free course will be of great interest to anyone who is planning work that may involve hazardous noise or anyone who does work in an environment with hazardous noise.

This free online course Introduction to Bots will help you to understand the concept of bots and their uses in business. The course will also look at the different types of bots which can be implemented, and the tools that are available to help build them.<br /><br />First, you will be introduced to bots and the reasons for their rising popularity. You will learn how bots can enhance existing websites and apps, and the importance of bots to automating online messaging and conversation services. You will be introduced to the concepts of the Microsoft Bot Framework and LUIS. You will also be walked through the code necessary for the backend of the bots. <br /><br />Finally, you will look at how to effectively create a bot through coding a conversation. You will study how to use the Microsoft Bot Framework, in particular you will look at how to label intents and entities in the Bot Framework. You will also examine the strengths and limitations of bots and their uses.<br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about the new and upcoming field of bots and bot tools. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how bots can enhance their websites. <br />

In this free online course Introduction to R for Data Science you will be introduced to the R programing language for data statistical computing. You will learn about the different types of R, and how to set up and installing the R language.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to R programming, what it is used for and a little of its history. You will learn how to install and setup RStudio and MS R Open for programing R yourself. You will learn about the data structures and types in the R language and how they work.<br /><br />Next, you will be introduced to Enzo Unified which is a service platform for making data access easier. You will learn about running Enzo unified inside SQL management studio. The course shows you the adaptors or abstracted APIs that can be added to or already is part of Enzo Unified. You will learn about accessing tweets from twitter and posting them, and about sending text messages to your phone.<br /><br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to professionals working in the areas of data science and data analysis and who want to learn more about using R for statistical computing.<br /><br />Prerequisites: The learner will need some knowledge of programming languages and an understanding of using SQL Server management studio.

The free online course R for Data Analysis will introduce you to data manipulation in R programming. You will learn about manipulating data and grouping it to prepare the data. You will also learn how to take data you prepared and present it on visualizations.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to data manipulation. You will learn what data manipulation is and about packages or library you need to add to your program for data manipulation. You will be introduced to the difference between feature and observation manipulation. You will learn about grouping and how that can organize your data output. <br /><br />Next, you will be introduced to the two different types data visualization. You will learn about the grammar of graphics, about different graphing techniques and charting libraries you will need for visualizations. The course also teaches about setting the colours and organizing your data in the visualizations.<br /><br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to professionals working in the areas of data science and data analysis and who want to learn more about using R for statistical computing.<br /><br />Prerequisites: The learner will need the have completed the previous course in Introduction to R for Data Science. The learner will need some knowledge of programming languages.

In the free course Introduction to DevOps you will be introduced to concepts and practices behind DevOps which can lead to improved customer satisfaction, improved productivity and efficiency, and the increased ability to build the right product by fast experimentation (DevOps is a clipped compound of the words 'development' and 'operations').<br /><br />The course begins by explaining what DevOps is and its benefits as a collaboration and communication methodology for both software developers and other information-technology (IT) professionals. You will learn about different aspects of DevOps such as how it can be used to establish a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing software can happen rapidly, frequently, and more reliably. Testing occurs in almost every cycle of software development and is a useful way of knowing what works and your end user needs. You will learn about continuous integration and MTTR.<br /><br />The course then delves into continuous deployment and release management. You will gain knowledge about the three stages of deployment, how you can set up your own private agent, and the functionality of artifacts in DevOps. You will then learn about the process of configuration management, application performance monitoring, and availability monitoring. <br /><br />Finally, the course provides you with information on advanced processes of DevOps. You will learn about different advanced processes such as rollback and roll-forward, automated environment de-provisioning, and user telemetry. <br /><br />This course will be of great interest to software developers and other IT professionals who would like to learn more about DevOps and how it can bring significant benefits such as shorter time-to-market, better product quality, and more reliable releases.

In the free online course Introduction to Drones learn about the main components and parts that are found in drones and how they are built and prepared for flight. <br /><br />The course begins by introducing common acronyms that are used when talking about drones and it then describes the common components found in a drone. You will also learn about flight terms such as roll, pitch, yaw and throttle. <br /><br />Next, you will be brought through the steps in building a Rush 4 drone for the first time. You will learn about the process of preparing the motors, electronic speed controllers and power distribution board. You will be guided on how the first-person view is attached in order to film while you fly the drone. The course also reviews the process for the final assembly of a drone.<br /><br />Finally, you will learn about what steps need to be taken before you first fly a drone, in particular you will be introduced to the software tools that you can use to prepare your drone before flying.<br /><br />This free course will be of great interest to anyone who is interested in drones and would like to know how a typical drone is assembled.

This free online course Building Bots Using The Microsoft Bot Framework will walk you through the creation of a bot and introduce you to the software available to help you. The course will also introduce you to the Azure Bot Service and how it can help you create an effective bot. <br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to the Microsoft Bot Framework and how it can help you create a bot. You will be taught how to create conversational dialogs from the ground up, and also how to incorporate NLS and deep learning technology into your bot. <br /><br />Finally, you will look at the Azure Bot Service Preview. You will learn how this service allows your bot to develop its intelligence quickly and effectively, using a combination of the Microsoft Bot Framework and Azure Functions. You will also examine the Azure Portal, Visual Studio, and LUIS to further understand how to increase your bot’s intelligence.<br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about the new and upcoming field of bots and bot tools. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how to make their bots more intelligent and useful. <br />

In this free Alison course DevOps - Application Lifecycle Management you will explore what Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) means for project management and quality assurance in terms of value, quality, and speed. <br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to ALM and how it can cover a lot of different software development processes. You will become aware of rules associated with ALM and you are encouraged to take a broad view of your world to understand what you’re trying to accomplish. You will learn about DevOps CALMS and be able to distinguish between each aspect of CALMS. This course will show you how DevOps can help your company to thrive in many ways such as accelerating delivery, allowing experimentation and optimizing resources.<br /><br />Next, the course will introduce you to continuous delivery. You will learn about the seven principles of continuous delivery and also the benefits of implementing continuous delivery. This course will also review aspects of quality, with a focus on practices, principles, and quality gates. <br /><br />You will get a look at some of the best tools in the marketplace, backed up with the core techniques and philosophies that make high-quality code a natural outgrowth of solid software development. You will also learn about end-to-end visibility and transparency and get to know the importance of integrated data. Finally, this course will allow you to see the power of TFS as an end-to-end ALM platform.<br /><br />This course will be of great interest to professionals working in software development and who would like to learn more about application lifecycle management and its role in delivering hihg quality software products.<br /><br />

In the free online course Mapping Techniques Using Drones you will learn how drones can be used to make sophisticated maps and the technology that is used to do it. <br /><br />The course begins by describing how drones are used to create accurate maps using GPS functionality. You will learn about different types of maps that can be created using a drone and what is involved in planning out a flight for creating a map. The course describes the common aerial views used in mapping and how to achieve good image quality. <br /><br />The course then introduces the process of image overlap and how it is used to get the best results in post-processing. You will learn about the software used to process images on a computer to create maps, and how 3D models are made from hundreds of overlapping still images.<br /><br />Finally, you will learn about drone mapping in practice and how it can be used to help people. You will learn about community mapping, which encourages community members to make spatial representations of their own land. The course also describes cadastral mapping, the spatial representation of cadastre records, and how archaeologists and geologists use drone mapping as part of their studies. <br /><br />This free course will be of great interest to anyone who is interested how drones can be used to create sophisticated maps. <br />

In this free online course Software Testing - Condition Coverage and Mutation Testing Strategies you will learn about different advanced strategies for testing software. You will learn about coverage based techniques such as Multiple condition coverage (MCC), about Dataflow testing and creating control flow graphs. You will also learn about introducing faults into your program for mutation testing.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to coverage based testing and different types of coverage based testing. You will learn about the basic condition coverage testing to multiple condition coverage testing. You will learn about which is the strongest and weakest coverage based techniques. You will learn about the Modified condition and decision coverage testing (MC/DC testing).<br /><br />Next, you will be introduced to path testing and creating a control flow graph for your path testing. You will learn about using Dataflow testing to test your variable in a program. You will learn about introducing faults into your program for mutation testing. You will learn about how mutation testing works, its drawbacks and terminology. Finally, you will be introduced to integration testing, what it is and different approaches to integration testing.<br /><br />This course will be of great interest to any programmer who wishes to learn about advanced testing programs to test software programs they have written. <br /><br />Prerequisites: Learner will need to have completed previous two courses: ‘Introduction to Software Testing’ and ‘Software Testing – Black-Box Strategies and White-Box testing’.

In this free online course Software Testing - Black-box Strategies and White-box Testing you will learn about strategies for Black-box testing, about equivalence class testing and special value testing. You will learn about three of the strategies for combinatorial testing and also about using White-box testing and the types of errors and faults it tests for.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to equivalence class testing. You will learn how equivalence class testing works and how equivalence classes are created for both invalid and valid data. You will learn about special value testing and about its two types: general risk and special risk. You will also learn about boundary value testing and how it works.<br /><br />Next, you will learn about the different types of combinatorial testing, which is another black-box strategy. You will learn about decision table-based testing, and also about cause-effect graphing and how it can help you generate your decision tables. You will learn about pair-wise or all-pairs testing and how they work. Finally, you will learn about strategies used in white-box testing and about how white-box testing strategies can be broke into different types.<br /> <br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to those wishing to learn about strategies for testing software. <br /><br />Perquisites: The learner will need to have completed the previous course Introduction to Software Testing. <br />

In the free online course Introduction to Software Testing you will learn about the principles of testing software and the methodologies involved in testing. <br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to the principles behind testing software and why you should test software. You will learn about the process involved in testing and when to begin testing in the software development life cycle. The course will introduce you to the verification and validation processes of testing, and you will learn about the different testing levels and what they test.<br /><br />Next, the course teaches you about the pesticide paradox when testing software. You will learn about the software development life cycle V-model and its strengths and weaknesses. You will also learn about the fault model and how it outlines the types of faults in a program. You will then be introduced to test cases, and the design, planning and strategies for using a test case. You will learn about unit testing and what parts of the program it tests.<br /><br />This free Alison course will be of great interest to programmers and IT developers who are interested in learning more about software testing methodologies and removing bugs from their programs.<br /><br />Prerequisites: The learner should understand programming concepts, and an understanding of the software development life cycle would also be of benefit. <br />

This free online course Introduction to Mobile and Cloud Computing will help you to gain an insight into the development of mobile and cloud technology. The course will look at how the different types of mobile technology, and the emergence of cloud computing. <br /><br />First, you will be introduced to the basics of mobile communication. You will learn about the different types of mobile devices and their functions. You will be introduced to both Android, and mobile wireless communication. You will also examine the impact of 4G mobile wireless WiMAX. <br /><br />Finally, you will look at the influence of cloud computing. In particular, you will study the emergence of cloud computing. You will also examine the services cloud computing can provide, and learn about the providers of cloud computing. <br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about mobile and cloud technologies. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how software works and interacts with hardware. <br />

This free online course Introduction to Bing SEO will help you to gain an insight into how search engines break down and rank webpages. The course will look at the different factors which influence how search engines view your site, and its contents. <br /><br />First, you will be introduced to the basics of search engine optimisation. You will learn about the different terms and factors relevant to the area of SEO. You will be introduced to the importance of keywords, and how they can influence your websites ranking. You will also examine how to establish a list of effective keywords to optimise your websites ranking. <br /><br />Finally, you will look at the influence which content can have upon how your website performs in search engine searches. In particular, you will study how to incorporate keywords into your content. You will also examine SEO techniques which can improve your page’s performance, and techniques which can damage your page’s performance. You will also be introduced to Bing’s Ad Partners. <br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about search engine optimisation in order to improve their website’s results. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how search results are generated. <br /><br />

This free online course Introduction to Bing Ads will help you to understand the concept of Bing Ads and how it can benefit your business. The course will also look at the different factors which influence how successful a Bing ad is, and the financial aspects associated with it.<br /><br />First, you will be introduced to the basics of Bing and Bing Ads. You will learn about the different terms and factors relevant to Bing Ads, and the structure of Bing Ads. You will be introduced to the importance of keywords, and how to organise campaigns. You will also examine how to optimise your business’s Bing ads to create the most effective campaign. <br /><br />Finally, you will look at how to effectively compile a keyword list, and about the different software tools which can help you to identify new keywords. You will study how to target the audience you want to attract to your business, and how to ensure that quality customers are clicking on your ads. You will also examine the financial aspect of Bing ads, such as managing a budget and adjusting bid prices. <br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about Bing Ads in order to improve their website’s performance, and increase their profit. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of how search engine advertisements work. <br />

The free online course Sales Techniques - Interacting with Customers will give you vital knowledge and understanding of 'the human interface' when meeting, greeting and interacting with customers. <br /> <br />The course begins by introducing you to sales and selling as a career. You will learn about the fundamental questions customers will ask and why people should buy from you. The course then teaches you about the human interface. You will learn about body language and how important it is when interacting with customers. The course also shows you the five general signs to look out for when people are lying, and you will learn about different selling approaches to take when someone is resistant to change.<br /><br />Next, you will be introduced to sales communication skills. You will learn how to approach a potential customer and question them in the right way. You will be taught about active listening and how to be clear and precise with your speech and writing. The course also describes the different phases that make up a successful presentation, what you should do while you are presenting and how you can give a winning presentation. <br /><br />This course will be of great interest to sales people, entrepreneurs, business owners and anyone looking to improve their sales skills and techniques.

In this free online course Sales Techniques - Using Competitive Sales Strategies you will be introduced to customers' compelling need to buy, and how you can use competitive sales strategies to negotiate mutual interest both for you and your customer.<br /><br />The course begins by introducing you to customers' compelling need to buy and why you should focus on your customers' perspective of value. You will learn about customer politics and people with influence in the customer’s company. The course describes the customer buying cycle and what starts it off. You will then review the sales cycle and how it matches to different stages in the buying cycle.<br /><br />Next, you will be introduced to competitive sales strategies and why you must understand your competitors just as much as your own business. The course describes how to negotiate mutual interest both for you and your customer. You will also learn about qualifying opportunities and what qualifies your solution as the right one for the customer. The course then describes the best practices for writing a winning proposal.<br /><br />This course will be of great interest to sales people, entrepreneurs, business owners and anyone looking to improve their skills in sales.<br /><br />Perquisites: The learner will need to have completed the previous course Sales Techniques - Interacting with Customers.

This free online course Bing Ads - Advanced Features and the Ads Editor will help you to gain an insight into the advanced settings available on the Bing Ads network. The course will look at the different adaptable elements which could improve your ad’s efficiency, it also talks you through the Bing Ads Editor. <br /><br />First, you will be introduced to the advanced features available on Bing Ads. You will learn about the different types of ad extensions which you can utilize, and you will look at the effective use of dynamic text. You will be made aware of the importance of accurate ad content, and learn how to use campaign exclusions.<br /><br />Finally, you will look at how to optimise your Bing ad. In particular, you will study how to analyse report information from Bing to improve your ad’s CTR and conversions. You will also learn how to use the Bing Ads Editor to efficiently manage your Bing Ads campaigns.<br /><br />This course will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about search engine optimisation in order to improve their website’s results. It will also be of interest to anyone looking to increase their knowledge of Bing Ads' advanced features.