Free online design course from iversity!



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Hello fellow Zazzlers and friends! 

Have you heard about iversity courses? These are top courses (MOOCs) by respected professors and renowned universities. They are accessible for everybody. Some are in the English language, some in the German language. Take Great Courses! The only thing you need: an internet connection!

I enrolled Design 101(or Design Basics). For creative people this course might be interesting. It will start on October 28th. All you need is the will to do it and an internet connection. It's FREE! 


Or maybe you're not much of a Design fan. Never mind that. Here's the complete iversity courses list. Take a look and pick your favorite. Green courses are starting soon, before 2013 ends. To enroll, just click on the link. You'll be helping me too!


ARCHITECTURE - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Ivan Shumkov
How can Architecture improve the life of people and our society? What can you do to make our buildings, cities, and environment better? Take this journey through contemporary architecture and learn how to see, imagine and build a better world.
14 OCTOBER 2013  ENGLISH

PHYSICS - Click to enroll
Prof. Paolo Salucci
There is something out there in space, something invisible we have a hard time to understand. But we can be certain of one thing: It played a major role in the formation of our and any other galaxy!
15 OCTOBER 2013  ENGLISH 

MEDIA STUDIES - Click to enroll
Prof. Winfried Gerling, Prof. Constanze Langer, MA Christina Maria Schollerer, and Julian van Dieken
Are you interested in the mechanics of current fiction formats? Do you want to know how stories are told? Do you want to analyze, understand, contextualize and create stories and narratives? Then join our MOOC and share our passion for storytelling!
25 OCTOBER 2013  ENGLISH 

PHILOSOPHY - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Furio Cerutti
Are you interested in politics? Do you feel the need to have a clearer understanding of it, beyond the conventional language of media and social networks? Well, this course might provide the help and the stimulus you are looking for.
27 OCTOBER 2013  ENGLISH 

ART STUDIES - Click to enroll
Stefano Mirti, Anne-Sophie Gauvin, Prof. Giovanni Pasca Raymondi, and Dott. Lucia Giuliano
Design your own world. Are you ready? This MOOC is a journey into contemporary design through 101 exercises. Learn by doing and transform your everyday life into 101 projects.
28 OCTOBER 2013  ENGLISH 

POLITICAL SCIENCES
Prof. Dr. Anja Mihr
Wild, wild web: Is the Internet a lawless no man’s land? Based on the recent public debate on data protection and massive privacy infringements, this course will explore the connection between cyber security and human rights.
DECEMBER 2013  ENGLISH 

ECONOMICS - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Alberto Suárez
Non-bankers can learn to understand the mathematical models that have made the headlines so many times in recent years. A course for students of economics, business studies, mathematics, physics and computer science.
JANUARY 2014  ENGLISH 

BIOLOGY - Click to enroll
Dr. rer. nat. habil. Susanne Illenberger and Prof. DPhil. Sebastian Springer
This course takes students onto a journey from DNA molecules that feature prominently crime series such as CSI, to genetically modified foods and cancer therapy. Curiosity and high school biology are prerequisites for this course.
APRIL 2014  ENGLISH 

ENGINEERING - Click to enroll
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn here how they speed-up and slow-down!
SPRING 2014  ENGLISH 

CHEMISTRY - Click to enroll
Dr. Frank Hoffmann, Dipl.-Chem. Michael Sartor, and Prof. Dr. Michael Fröba
Rubies, sugar, snowflakes: crystals are beauty, arranged in grid structures. This MOOC explains the basic building blocks of crystals, their symmetrical structure and introduces free software for crystal structure exploring.­­
SPRING 2014  ENGLISH 

INTERDISCIPLINARY - Click to enroll
Romy Kraemer, Florian Hoffmann, Katherin Kirschenmann, Dr. Mei Wang, and Rouven Steinfeld
Have a plan for changing the world? It’s time to learn how to DO it!
SPRING 2014  ENGLISH 

LAW - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Christoph Herrmann, Prof. Dr. Jan Wouters, Prof. Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou, Prof. Marise Cremona, and Dr. Joris Larik
The EU is a heavyweight in international trade and a political actor of global rank. It has its own diplomatic servive and its own military capabilities. This MOOC explains the legal framework of the EU and its role in the multipolar world order.
SPRING 2014  ENGLISH 

ENGINEERING - Click to enroll 
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn how they corner and drift, under- and over-steer!
SPRING 2014  ENGLISH 

ENGINEERING
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Meywerk
From Bugatti Veyron to Volkswagen Beetle, from racing to passenger car: Learn how they behave on a country road and on the autobahn!
FALL 2014  ENGLISH 

COMPUTER SCIENCE - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Klaus Quibeldey-Cirkel, Christoph Thelen, Paul-Christian Volkmer, Andreas Gärtner, and Daniel Gerhardt
Lernen Sie die Technologien, aus denen das Web besteht, und designen und entwickeln Sie Ihre eigene Webpräsenz. Von der Chronik des Internets über die Grundlagen des Webs und des Screendesigns bis hin zum Tuning der Website.
14 OCTOBER 2013  GERMAN 

ECONOMICS - Click to enroll 
Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Opresnik, Andreas Wittke, Stefanie Herbst, Thomas Muschal, and Gregor Huber
Dieser Kurs vermittelt die Grundzüge des Marketing und gibt einen Überblick hinsichtlich der entsprechenden Konzepte, Strategien und Werkzeuge. Im Zentrum des Kurses stehen vier Themenbereiche: Produkt-, Kommunikations-, Preis- und Distributionspolitik.
14 OCTOBER 2013  GERMAN 

ECONOMICS - Click to enroll
Prof. Frank Piller and Michael Engel
Was sind die Bausteine erfolgreicher Unternehmen? Warum gibt es überhaupt Unternehmen? Und was sind die Prinzipien eines guten Managers?
15 OCTOBER 2013  GERMAN 

MATHEMATICS - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Christian Spannagel, Dr. Michael Gieding, Lutz Berger, and Dr. phil. habil. Martin Lindner
Methodisch ausgefeilter Doppel-MOOC mit Geometrie und Arithmetik. Du möchtest mathematisch denken lernen? Sei Kiebitz, Anpacker oder Formalisierer: Du hast die Wahl!
15 OCTOBER 2013  GERMAN 

INTERDISCIPLINARY- Click to enroll 
Prof. Dr. Christoph Corves and Dr. Linda Kleemann
How to Change the World? Im Changemaker MOOC lernst du, wie Du aus einer Idee ein Projekt zur Lösung einer gesellschaftlichen Herausforderung machst. Plane Dein eigenes Changeprojekt. Be the Change You Want to See!
28 OCTOBER 2013  GERMAN 

STATISTICS & DATA ANALYSIS - Click to enroll
Dr. Malte Persike
Ist es sinnvoll, auf einen Lottogewinn zu hoffen? Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass ich diese Woche vom Blitz getroffen werde? Wer wissen will, wie man bei solchen Fragen zu fundierten Antworten kommt, ist in diesem MOOC genau richtig
JANUARY 2014  GERMAN  

COMPUTER SCIENCE - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Klaus Quibeldey-Cirkel, Christoph Thelen, Paul-Christian Volkmer, Andreas Gärtner, and Daniel Gerhardt
Lernen Sie, eine mobile Web-App zu designen und entwickeln. Vielleicht sogar ein Echtzeit-Multiplayer-Spiel? Wir zeigen Ihnen den Weg, wie Sie Ihre Idee in den App Store bringen.
JANUARY 2014  GERMAN 

COMPUTER SCIENCE - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Oliver Vornberger, Nils Haldenwang, and Nicolas Neubauer
Wie entwickle ich Software? Algorithmen auf Basis von Java zum Suchen und Sortieren werden vorgestellt und die dazu benötigten Datenstrukturen eingeführt. Erfolgreiche Absolventen können 6 ECTS-Credits erwerben.
SPRING 2014  GERMAN 

MEDICINE - Click to enroll
PD Dr. med. Bernhard Hirt
Interaktiver MOOC mit Operationsvideos der Universität Tübingen. Chirurgen aller Fachrichtungen und Anatomen erklären das zentrale Fach der Medizin im chirurgisch-operativen Kontext.
SPRING 2014  GERMAN 

AGRICULTURAL STUDIES - Click to enroll
Prof. Dr. Ralf Schlauderer, Dr. Aram Aristakesyan, Prof. Dr. Johannes Holzner, Christian Schuh, Annette Schmid, Helene Klaus, Thomas Dengler, and Christian Schindler
Landwirtschaft ist heute Management. Um wirtschaftlich entscheiden zu können, brauchen Agraringenieure und Landwirte ausgeprägtes Fachwissen. Das vermittelt der Kurs anhand realer, aktueller Betriebsbeispiele. Auf Deutsch und Russisch.
SPRING 2014  GERMAN 

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