Overview
Improve Your English Communication Skills
This Specialization helps you improve your professional communication in English for successful business interactions. Each course focuses on a particular area of communication in English: writing emails, speaking at meetings and interviews, giving presentations, and networking online. Whether you want to communicate to potential employers, employees, partners or clients, better English communication can help you achieve your language and professional goals. The Capstone course will focus especially on making those important connections to take your career or business to the next level. Make yourself more competitive by improving your English through this Specialization: Improve Your English Communication Skills.
Business Foundation (sub-certification)
In this Specialization, you’ll develop basic literacy in the language of business, which you can use to transition to a new career, start or improve your own small business, or apply to business school to continue your education. In five courses, you’ll learn the fundamentals of marketing, accounting, operations, and finance. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills learned by developing a go-to-market strategy to address a real business challenge
Media and Ethics (Foreign Requirement)
About this course: This course explores some of the basic theories, models and concepts in the field of media ethics. We will introduce influential ethical theories and perspectives, explore changing societal demands and expectations of media creation and media use, and we will elaborate on existing ethical norms for media professionals. After following this course, you will be able to reflect on ethical dilemmas and develop a well-substantiated argumentation for ethical decision-making in a variety of media-related contexts.
Intellectual Law (Copy Write, Patent, Trademark, Intellectual)
Intellectual property is the currency of the tech world. The copyright for the Harry Potter franchise has generated over $25 billion to date, and the trademarked brands of the world’s largest tech companies now eclipse $100 billion in value. But what makes these intangible assets so valuable?
Through the courses in this specialization, you will learn the differences between the various forms of U.S. intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and their various applications to human innovations.
Legal Primer For The Entertainment Industry
This unique master course explores key legal principles and contractual relationships within the film and television industry through a dynamic assortment of lectures and hands-on workshops. You develop a core understanding of subjects including idea protection, copyright, defamation, privacy, and the right of publicity. In addition, you are exposed to key issues in manager agreements and in standard film and television agreements, including literary option/purchase agreements, life rights agreements, collaboration agreements, and talent employment agreements. The course concludes with exploring independent film finance and distribution deals. Through learning some essential “countermeasures” to use when reviewing such contracts, you are empowered in a way usually only reserved for elite talent lawyers–and have a lot of fun in the process.
Web Design For Everybody: Basic of Web Development & Coding Specialization (sub-certificate)
This Specialization covers how to write syntactically correct HTML5 and CSS3, and how to create interactive web experiences with JavaScript. Mastering this range of technologies will allow you to develop high quality web sites that, work seamlessly on mobile, tablet, and large screen browsers accessible. During the capstone you will develop a professional-quality web portfolio demonstrating your growth as a web developer and your knowledge of accessible web design. This will include your ability to design and implement a responsive site that utilizes tools to create a site that is accessible to a wide audience, including those with visual, audial, physical, and cognitive impairments.
Digital Marketing Strategy & Planning Specialization (sub-certificate)
This Specialization explores the foundational areas of Digital Marketing Strategy required to become a skilled digital strategist in any industry and sector. By taking this Specialization with the Digital Marketing Institute, you will understand the forces driving and transforming businesses today and how an effective digital strategy can help a business grow and thrive in this dynamic environment.
After completing all courses in this Specialization, you will receive a DMI x Coursera certificate, DMI’s Certified Digital Marketing Associate certification, and three months of free Power Membership to unlock your next opportunity in a community of over 130k members. The Power Membership will give you access to an extensive content library full of practical resources to help at every stage of your career and stay up to date with the latest developments and insights in digital marketing.
Scandinavian Film & Television
In many ways foreign film and television is a global cultural brand, connected with and exporting some of the cultural and social values connected to a liberal and progressive welfare society. This course deals with the social, institutional and cultural background of film and television in Scandinavia and in a broader European and global context
Marketing and Distributing Independent Films across all Platforms
Introduction to Media Distribution offers a clear, direct and comprehensive overview of the entire film, television and new media distribution business, valuable to both students and professionals. In this master course, students will learn and draws from over a decade of industry experience in the distribution arena to explore what fuels the distribution process, and explains in real-world terms how the business works from beginning to end-not merely what happens to a film or television series after a distributor acquires it, but how distributors develop, pre-sell and broker deals on content before it even exists. Course covers deal structures, release strategies, acquisition approaches, rights sales, international co-productions, tax credits, audience research, global regulatory boards, and even ‘behind closed doors’ monetization practices.Introduction to Media Distribution offers a clear, direct and comprehensive overview of the entire film, television and new media distribution business, valuable to both students and professionals. In this master course, students will learn and draws from over a decade of industry experience in the distribution arena to explore what fuels the distribution process, and explains in real-world terms how the business works from beginning to end-not merely what happens to a film or television series after a distributor acquires it, but how distributors develop, pre-sell and broker deals on content before it even exists. Course covers deal structures, release strategies, acquisition approaches, rights sales, international co-productions, tax credits, audience research, global regulatory boards, and even ‘behind closed doors’ monetization practices.
Entertainment Finance & Accounting
Info Coming soon
The Art and Business of Producing I, II,III
Info to follow: This master course covers the art and business of film and t.v. production from A-Z.
Capstone
Final project to be submitted. (TBD)
WordPress Beginners
Embark on a transformative 3-month journey into the world of WordPress, the leading platform for creating websites and blogs. This comprehensive course is crafted for beginners, offering step-by-step guidance to master WordPress from scratch. Over the span of 12 weeks, you’ll delve into essential concepts, learn to customize themes, explore plugin integration, and unleash the power of content creation and management. Our expert instructors will guide you through hands-on exercises, practical projects, and live demonstrations, ensuring you gain the skills and confidence to build stunning websites tailored to your vision. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, aspiring blogger, or simply curious about web development, this course equips you with the tools and knowledge to thrive in the digital landscape. Join us and unlock the endless possibilities of WordPress today!