John Hopkins University - Energy: The Enterprise
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Energy: The Enterprise at Coursera Overview
Duration | 17 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Energy: The Enterprise at Coursera Highlights
- 67% started a new career after completing these courses.
- 67% got a tangible career benefit from this course.
- 50% got a pay increase or promotion.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
Energy: The Enterprise at Coursera Course details
- This course provides a broad view of the evolving nature of energy and the influence of cost, availability, sustainability, technical advancements, lifestyle, and concern over the environment. Learners get a peek into our energy history, recent technical and societal advancements in clean energy, and some of the more important adjustments we have seen and will continue to see. It includes a discussion of how our energy infrastructure adapts to the changing landscape while managing costs, often deploying a new workforce while providing highly reliable grid power necessary for a robust and competitive economy. Material covers current and future workforce opportunities.
- This course is for individuals considering a career in the energy field (who have a high school diploma, at minimum, and basic knowledge of mathematics), and existing energy sector employees with less than three years of experience who have not completed similar training and would benefit from a course of foundational industry concepts.
- The course is a combination of online lectures, videos, readings and discussions.
- This is the fourth course in the Energy Production, Distribution & Safety specialization that explores various facets of the power sector, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established, energy-related professional goal. To learn more about the specialization, check out a video overview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yh9qIYiUDk.
Energy: The Enterprise at Coursera Curriculum
Energy Touches Everything
It's Abstract
Uses
Greenhouse Gases & Global Warming
Acknowledgements
Resources (Optional): It's Abstract
Resources (Optional): Uses
Resources (Optional): Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming
Self-Check
Self-Check
Self-Check
Energy Touches Everything
Energy Sources
Stored Sunlight
Reflecting Energy
Natural Gas & Hydrofracking
Conversation: Economics & Environment
Resources (Optional): Stored Sunlight
Resources (Optional): Reflecting Energy
Resources (Optional): Natural Gas and Hydrofracking
Self-Check
Self-Check
Self-Check
Energy Sources
Energy & Utility Solutions
Innovations
Conversation: Moving & Storing Energy
Conversation: Batteries & Infrastructure
Supply & Demand
Conversation: Demand Response
Conversation: Business Strategies
Conversation: Distributed Network Integration
Embodied Energy
Customers of Today & Tomorrow
Resources (Optional): Innovations
Resources (Optional): Supply and Demand
Resources (Optional): Embodied Energy
Resources (Optional): Customers of Today and Tomorrow
Self-Check
Self-Check
Self-Check
Self-Check
Energy & Utility Solutions
Adaptation
Workforce
Conversation: Tomorrow's Workforce
Conversation: Trends of the Utility Industry
Conversation: Workforce Culture & Safety
Energy is Complicated
Resources (Optional): Workforce
Resources (Optional): Energy is Complicated
Energy Industry: The Enterprise - Key Takeaways
Self-Check
Self-Check
Roadmap to Success: Final Project
Energy: The Enterprise at Coursera Admission Process
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