A couple other free courses (July start)

xinit0
xinit0 Posts: 310 Member
in Food and Nutrition
The Science of Gastronomy
by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jul 10th 2013 (6 weeks long)

https://www.coursera.org/course/scigast

This course introduces students to elements of science behind cooking, cuisine preparation and the enjoyment of food. The ultimate goal is to help students recognize the importance of scientific principles being applied in everyday life, so that they will appreciate and be able to apply some of these principles in their future cooking practice, including the manipulation of human perception.

Item of note on syllabus: A Perfect Steak

Nutrition and Physical Activity for Health
by University of Pittsburgh
Jul 15th 2013 (6 weeks long)

https://www.coursera.org/course/nutritionforhealth

This course is designed to provide a foundation of nutritional knowledge to develop a sustainable pattern of healthy eating. To this will be added a foundation of knowledge related to physical activity and exercise. These two key lifestyle behaviors are then brought together under the umbrella of calorie balance, which is the understanding of how we balance the calories that we eat in our diet with the calories that we burn to sustain life and to perform all of our daily tasks and functions.

Exercise Physiology: Understanding the Athlete Within
by University of Melbourne
Jul 22nd 2013 (6 weeks long)

https://www.coursera.org/course/exphys

This course examines the physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise, with a focus on skeletal muscle, energy metabolism, the oxygen transport system and temperature and fluid balance. The factors that limit exercise performance will be reviewed and the role of genes in determining athletic performance will be considered. At the end of this course, you should have a better understanding of the athlete within!
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  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    Thanks for the info.
  • nak1a
    nak1a Posts: 69 Member
    thanks for the info.
    to anyone out there who is not sure about taking a course via coursera, i encourage you to try it out. so much valuable information!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    I will help keep this one bumped too. Keep in mind that not all coursera courses are created equally - I've taken 8 so far (to completion) and the quality of presentation varies from school to school and professor to professor, but I've only been unhappy with one course presentation (I dropped that class half way through). And few have blown me away.

    When they ask you to take the pre-course survey, please do. And if you take a course to completion, please take the post-course survey. All of the MOOCs are in their infancy so our feedback early on in the process of providing Massive Open Online Courses is crucial. We can have a tiny hand in guiding their development.

    Carry on. :smile:
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    Thank you for sharing this information! I have enrolled in one, and can't wait!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Bump for people to think about.
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Bump.
  • christschild2
    christschild2 Posts: 97 Member
    BUMP!!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Bump.
  • agidavis
    agidavis Posts: 36 Member
    This is great! Thanks!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Bumping again.
  • AnsiStar
    AnsiStar Posts: 165 Member
    bump for later ^^
  • ppdes
    ppdes Posts: 83 Member
    Bump
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    The Science of Gastronomy
    by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Jul 10th 2013 (6 weeks long)

    https://www.coursera.org/course/scigast

    This course introduces students to elements of science behind cooking, cuisine preparation and the enjoyment of food. The ultimate goal is to help students recognize the importance of scientific principles being applied in everyday life, so that they will appreciate and be able to apply some of these principles in their future cooking practice, including the manipulation of human perception.

    Item of note on syllabus: A Perfect Steak

    Nutrition and Physical Activity for Health
    by University of Pittsburgh
    Jul 15th 2013 (6 weeks long)

    https://www.coursera.org/course/nutritionforhealth

    This course is designed to provide a foundation of nutritional knowledge to develop a sustainable pattern of healthy eating. To this will be added a foundation of knowledge related to physical activity and exercise. These two key lifestyle behaviors are then brought together under the umbrella of calorie balance, which is the understanding of how we balance the calories that we eat in our diet with the calories that we burn to sustain life and to perform all of our daily tasks and functions.

    Exercise Physiology: Understanding the Athlete Within
    by University of Melbourne
    Jul 22nd 2013 (6 weeks long)

    https://www.coursera.org/course/exphys

    This course examines the physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise, with a focus on skeletal muscle, energy metabolism, the oxygen transport system and temperature and fluid balance. The factors that limit exercise performance will be reviewed and the role of genes in determining athletic performance will be considered. At the end of this course, you should have a better understanding of the athlete within!

    Already enrolled in the first two. Took the pre course survey for the the Gastronomy one. Coursera is a great concept. I am hooked.
  • ppdes
    ppdes Posts: 83 Member
    What do you mean by 'other'? Were there even more courses in the first place?
  • gpfan5
    gpfan5 Posts: 12
    Thanks for posting! Reminds me I need to check out the updated selection! I enrolled in 2 classes this past spring, got about halfway through one , but couldn't get into the other. I agree, the instructor and their pace makes a big difference - still, FREE is wonderful!!! I was really pleasantly surprised at the quality of the one class I got halfway through. :)
  • gpfan5
    gpfan5 Posts: 12
    They have a ton of courses, check out their selection - the last 2 classes I took were on nutrition (couldn't get into) and cooking for kids (really fun and informative)!
  • snoopycool
    snoopycool Posts: 37
    Thank you for sharing. Never knew Coursera existed!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Thank you for sharing. Never knew Coursera existed!

    It's an awesome learning resource. Interestingly, 60% of the students are non-U.S. - from all parts of the world. :smile:
  • cubsgirlinny
    cubsgirlinny Posts: 282 Member
    thanks
  • srp2011
    srp2011 Posts: 1,829 Member
    bump
  • smw1023
    smw1023 Posts: 34 Member
    Never knew about this...thanks!
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    Carry on, carry on. :glasses:
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
    What do you mean by 'other'? Were there even more courses in the first place?

    Yes. This is the fourth thread on coursera. Check out coursera.org. If you click on "explore courses," and scroll ALL the way down, you should see courses that are over but might still have the lectures and materials available.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    BUMP
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Thanks for the links!
  • april522
    april522 Posts: 388 Member
    bump
  • triskaidekaphile13
    triskaidekaphile13 Posts: 92 Member
    What a fantastic resource. Thank you so much for posting.
  • xinit0
    xinit0 Posts: 310 Member
    This course is scheduled in September, and while it's not "Food and Nutrition" it's definitely a health issue. If you have any questions or concerns about vaccines, please take the time to check this one out too.

    https://www.coursera.org/course/vaccines

    Paul A. Offit, MD
    This course will discuss issues regarding vaccines and vaccine safety: the history, science, benefits, and risks of vaccines, together with the controversies surrounding vaccines and answers to common questions that parents have about vaccines.

    About the Course
    This course will discuss issues regarding vaccines and vaccine safety. Specifically,

    1) the history of vaccines, focusing on different strategies used during the past two centuries to make them,
    2) the science of vaccines, focusing on methods of attenuation of various viruses and bacteria,
    3) the benefits of vaccines, focusing on the impact of vaccines on health both in the United States and abroad,
    4) the risks of vaccines, both real and perceived,
    5) the controversies surrounding vaccines, specifically that vaccines cause autism, multiple sclerosis, neurodevelopmental delays, diabetes or other chronic problems, and
    6) answers to common questions that parents have about vaccines, such as the fear that too many vaccines given too soon weaken, overwhelm, or perturb the immune system or that vaccines contain harmful additives or manufacturing residuals.

    For additional information about vaccines, the Vaccine Education Center, or its program for parents, called Parents PACK, please visit:
    http://vaccine.chop.edu
    http://vaccine.chop.edu/parents
    http://www.prevent-hpv.com
  • Kellylicious01
    Kellylicious01 Posts: 71
    Awesome, thanks!
  • s50s
    s50s Posts: 138 Member
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