Top Engineering Courses to consider in 2024

This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of aeronautics, using a tour through the history of flight, starting with ballooning and continuing on to airplanes and helicopters.
Experts from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of Delft University of Technology will help you explore and discover the fundamentals of flight, in three blocks. First, you will explore the history of flight including ballooning and obtain a basic understanding of aircraft and the earth's atmosphere. Topics include stability, navigation, propulsion and the structure of aircraft. Block two exami…

For 30 years the Space Shuttle enabled human spaceflight in the United States and partner nations. Learn all about the Shuttle with thisunique course, which also serves as a unique historical record. Since the lecturers are the same people who designed, built and operated the Shuttle, this is a first-hand testimonial to the world’s first reusable spacecraft.
This course examines how the Space Shuttle was designed and how its design was influenced by economics and politics. The course goes into detail on many of the Shuttle’s subsystems (e.g. rocket engines, thermal protection, aerodynam…

Engineers are uniquely well suited to be strong leaders through their mastery of analysis and problem-solving skills. Yet many lack formal management training in the soft skills necessary to help teams and organizations reach their highest potential.
In this certificate program, you’ll have the opportunity to analyze your own leadership attributes and decision-making styles, strengthen essential communication, motivation, and influencing skills, and ultimately plan for future personal growth and success in the management of technical and project teams.
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From smart home devices to drones, robots, and autonomous cars, we are surrounded by electronic devices that are increasingly ingrained into our daily lives. Mechatronics is a rapidly growing field that encompasses the inner workings of these devices.
In this certificate program, you will prototype your own device, applying best practices at every step in the process from design to pitching, assembling, and reporting. A leading expert from Cornell’s College of Engineering will guide you through both the theoretical basis for the concepts and the technical skills, including circuit const…

The Construction Management specialization is curated for professionals in the construction and civil engineering industry looking to advance their careers. Through this specialization, students will gain comprehensive industry knowledge along with the latest trends and development within the industry. This 5-course specialization will cover the major facets of construction management including project initiation and planning, scheduling techniques and procedures, cost estimating and control, and construction project financials. After students complete this specialization, they will have g…

This course is an introduction to learning and applying the principles required to solve engineering mechanics problems. Concepts will be applied in this course from previous courses you have taken in basic math and physics. The course addresses the modeling and analysis of static equilibrium problems with an emphasis on real world engineering applications and problem solving.
The copyright of all content and materials in this course are owned by either the Georgia Tech Research Corporation or Dr. Wayne Whiteman. By participating in the course or using the content or materials, whet…

If you enjoy problem solving and have good analytical skills, this could be the career for you. Cloud Network Engineers implement, maintain, support, develop and sometimes design communications networks and can work as part of an Internal Support Team or for an outsourced IT Networking Consultancy.
In bigger companies, you may look after one specific area of a network or if working for smaller businesses you could be expected to troubleshoot any IT related problem.