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Debora Sepich
Meet Your Instructor:

Debora Sepich
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Rick Cleary

Nathan Karst

Davit Khachatryan

George Recck

Babak Zafari
About MIT horizon
MIT Horizon is an expansive content library built to help you explore emerging technologies. Through easy-to-understand lessons, you’ll be guided through the complexities of the latest technologies and simplified expert-level concepts. Designed for both technical and non-technical learners, you can examine bite-size content that can lead to maximum career outcomes.
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What is a bootcamp?
Our facilitated bootcamps focus on rapid skill acquisition by progressing you through a standard course on an accelerated schedule with peers who are committed to progressing on pace. Our bootcamps include:
- Live kick-off event
- Instructor facilitated Q&A for expert feedback and coaching
- Learner Success Support: welcome call, advising sessions, personalized pace reminders
- 24/7 help desk
About This Course:
In this bootcamp you will learn how data scientists exercise statistical thinking in designing data collection, derive insights from visualizing data, obtain supporting evidence for data-based decisions and construct models for predicting future trends from data.
This course can be used towards completion of a Professional Certificate in Data Science for Executives.
What You Will Learn:
- Data collection, analysis and inference
- Data classification to identify key traits and customers
- Conditional Probability-How to judge the probability of an event, based on certain conditions
- How to use Bayesian modeling and inference for forecasting and studying public opinion
- Basics of Linear Regression
- Data Visualization: How to create use data to create compelling graphics

Professional Certificate in Data Science for Executives
Learn the foundations and power of data science

Andrew Gelman

David Madigan

Lauren Hannah

Eva Ascarza
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Michael Trusov

Liye Ma
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Daniel Wolfenzon
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Thomas Davenport

Megan Beck

Barry Libert
About This Course:
This health course focuses on the stories of people with intellectual disabilities around the world, as well as their families and supporters.
You will learn about the challenges and aid received in healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities, including their experience of specific syndromes and communication difficulties, and how they stay healthy.
Learners will also hear from family members as they discuss complex care, rare syndromes, early death, and planning for independence. The end of the course will focus on the history of treatment, the impact of rights’ movements on healthcare delivery, common health conditions, and health promotion.
This course is open to anyone, but will be of particular relevance to those in the field of advanced medical, allied health, and disability. This course can also be used as workforce education for medical professionals in this field.
What You’ll Learn:
- Insights into the daily life of those with intellectual disabilities and their families
- Challenges and obstacles experienced and how these are overcome
- Specific healthcare needs and how to promote good health for people with an intellectual disability

XSeries Program in Intellectual Disability Healthcare
Understand the barriers and enablers
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Nicholas Lennox

Miriam Taylor
Overview
Linux skills are in high demand. Learn the fundamentals with this comprehensive video training that will ensure you have the tools you need to succeed.
Linux Fundamentals LiveLessons has more than 10 hours of comprehensive video training for you to have everything you need to build a strong understanding of working with Linux.
You will start with Linux Fundamentals LiveLessons, a full video course on Linux basics, concepts, practices, and theories so you can get a foundational knowledge of Linux.
Through the use of topic-focused instructional videos you will gain an in-depth understanding of Linux. The combination of demonstrations, white board instruction, and hands-on labs is a unique offering that gives you a full toolkit to enhance your learning, and provide a seamless path forward should you want to get certified for Linux Foundation CompTIA Linux+ or other entry-level Linux exams. Labs are presented at the end of each lesson, giving you the opportunity to test out the skills you have learned over the lesson. Sander then walks you through the Lab Solution to compare how you did.
Topics include:
Module 1: Essential Commands
Module 2: User and Group Management and Permissions
Module 3: Operating Running Systems
Honor Code Certificate
Learners who complete this course are eligible to receive an honor code certificate of completion from Pearson Advance.
About the Instructor
Sander van Vugt has been teaching Linux classes since 1995 and has written more than 60 books about different Linux-related topics.
Sander is a Red Hat Certified Instructor and has deep knowledge and understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, including the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. He has been teaching Linux since 1994, and as a Red Hat Certified Examiner, he is authorized to proctor different Red Hat exams. He is also a regular speaker on major Linux conferences all over the world.
Skill Level
- Beginning to Intermediate
Learn
- Key concepts for all the objectives on the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) exam
- Real-life Linux administration tasks
Who Should Take This Course
- Anyone interested in learning about Linux from the ground up
- Administrators currently administering UNIX systems and developers who want to write software for Linux
Lesson descriptions
Module 1, “Essential Commands,” will cover the essentials of Linux, starting with the installation of the ubuntu and CentOS distributions. Then, it will go into the essential tools, file management tools, and working with text files.
Module 2, “User and Group Management and Permissions,” covers user and group management, as well as storage management essentials. It goes into the details of the different required parts for setting up users and groups, the management of them, and more advanced features. The basic read write and execute permissions, as well as how to apply them, will be explained. Then, the more in-depth permissions, SUID, SGID, sticky bit, and umask will be covered. Lastly, partitions and file systems and how to mount filesystems onto specific directories will be explored in Lesson 9.
Module 3, “Operating Running Systems,” covers the day-to-day Linux management tasks. It starts with an explanation of networking and managing system time. Then, services and processes, including the different utilities that are used, will be detailed. Software managers, how to manage software packages, task scheduling, and reading log files will also be covered.
About Pearson Video Training
Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include: IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training at http://www.informit.com/video.
Overview
Git Essentials will teach you the skills you need to be prove your proficiency in this popular software.
Description
Git Essentials LiveLessons teaches the skills necessary to version control with git. The first part of the course begins with the basics of Git and how to use it as an individual programmer. Part 1: Git Fundamentals covers installation and setup, fundamental commands, and how to use remote and branches in git using Github as the online hosting service to lay the foundation for more advanced workflows.
After the basics are covered, Part 2: Collaborating with Git shows how to work collaboratively with teams with git. Three common ways of collaboration are covered, including: adding other users to your project repository, forking a copy of repository and submitting changes for review, and finally using the git flow workflow.
Skill Level
- Beginner
You Will Learn How To
- Set up and install git
- Use basic git commands
- Understand remotes and branches
- Add a collaborator
- Push/pull branches and incorporate changes
- Fork a repository and make changes while staying in sync
- Work with branches
- Use a Git Flow workflow
Who Should Take This Course
- Individuals who want to incorporate version control and more robust collaboration methods into their workflow.
Course Pre-Requisites
- Basic command line skills:
– moving to directories
– creating and editing plain text files
Table of Contents
Introduction to Git Essentials
Introduction to Part I
Part I: Git Basics
Lesson 1: Setting Up Git
Learning objectives
1.1 Understand what can Git do for you
1.2 Install Git
1.3 Configure Git
Lesson 2: Understanding and Using Git- The Basics
Learning objectives
2.1 Create a Git repository (init, status)
2.2 Track changes (add, commit, log; what is master)
2.3 Look at differences
2.4 Look around
2.5 Undo changes
2.6 Ignore things in Git
Lesson 3: Remotes and Branches
Learning objectives
3.1 Understand what GitHub is and how it’s used
3.2 Use remotes with https
3.3 Use remotes with ssh
3.4 Utilize self collaboration
3.5 Use Git for project management
3.6 Use branches on your own
3.7 Understand Git workflows
3.8 Incorporating changes after you branch
3.9 Use Git GUIs
Introduction to Part II
Part II: Collaborating with Git
Lesson 4: Adding a Collaborator
Learning objectives
4.1 Add a collaborator, push and pull down changes
4.2 Push/pull with branches and request a pull
4.3 Incorporate changes in existing branches
Lesson 5: Forking Workflow of Collaboration
Learning objectives
5.1 Fork a repository and making a change as a collaborator
5.2 Working with changes and staying in sync
5.3 Working with branches
Lesson 6: Git Flow Workflow of Collaboration
Learning objectives
6.1 Forking and making changes on a Git Flow repository
6.2 Working with changes and staying in sync
6.3 Staying in sync with conflicts
Summary
About LiveLessons Video Training
LiveLessons Video Training series promotees hundreds of hands-on, expert- led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. This professional and personal technology video series features world-leading author instructors promoteed by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, IBM Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que. Topics include: IT Certification, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, Home and Office Technologies, Business and Management, and more. View all LiveLessons on InformIT at: http:// www.informit.com/livelessons