POLIMI MOOC couses

Polimi MOOCs (POK) suggested for TESPS PhD students

The following MOOCs, offered on Politecnico di Milano’s POK (Polimi Open Knowledge) platform, can be attended online (free access with registration) and are suggested as complementary training for TESPS PhD students.

Energy transition and sustainable energy systems

• Modelling the Energy Transition: the revolution of open-source software (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=96
  Energy-transition modelling with open-source tools and methods.

• Measuring the impact of the Energy Transition (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=97
  Metrics and approaches to assess energy-transition impacts.

• Li-ion batteries: devices for sustainable energy storage (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=217
  Battery fundamentals, safety, materials, recycling and sustainability.

• Progettazione di Motori Elettrici Sostenibili (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=159
  Sustainable design approaches for electric motors.

• Sustainable business in the renewable energy sector (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=102
  Sustainability strategies and community engagement in renewables.

Built environment and resource management

• Energy management for real estate (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=108
  Fundamentals and methods for energy management in real estate.

• Deep renovation for energy efficient residential buildings (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=127
  Energy efficiency and deep renovation approaches for buildings.

• Sustainable water resources management (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=203
  Key concepts and challenges in sustainable water management.

• Gestione Sostenibile delle risorse idriche (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=198
  Modelling, quality, availability and governance of water resources.

Sustainable production and circular economy

• Circular business models fostering sustainable production and consumption (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=130
  Tools and enablers to move from linear to circular business models.

• Ecodesign: designing products with low environmental impact (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=208
  Life-cycle thinking, strategies and tools for low-impact product design.

• Sustainable Textile Manufacturing (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=150
  Sustainability along the textile production chain.

• Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials for the Circular Economy (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=191
  End-of-life strategies, recycling technologies and circularity for composites.

• Scelta del materiale nella progettazione (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=247
  Decision-making methods and tools for material selection.

• Materials Design for Transition toward regenerative ecologies (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=170
  Materials design perspectives for sustainability and regenerative futures.

Policy, economics and governance for the transition

• Enabling policies for innovation in the Next Production Revolution (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=63
  Energy/digital regulation and policy frameworks enabling innovation.

• L’economia della transizione verde (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=161
  Climate risks, mitigation policies, technology and finance for the green transition.

• Tecnologie digitali, cambiamento climatico ed equità (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=225
  How digital technologies affect climate action, equity and governance.

Data, AI and quantitative skills (useful across TESPS research)

• Introduzione all’analisi multivariata dei dati (IT) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=267
  Core multivariate methods for data analysis.

• Machine Learning (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=53
  Overview of ML methods, use cases and limitations.

• Technologies and platforms for Artificial Intelligence (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=9
  Platforms and technological solutions for ML/DL in modern systems.

• Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=202
  Ethical and societal implications of AI adoption.

Research and professional skills (PhD toolbox)

• Being a researcher (in Information Science and Technology and beyond) (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=12
  Research lifecycle, funding, publishing, evaluation and ethics.

• Communication skills for engineering scholars (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=14
  Public speaking, grant writing and scientific writing for researchers.

• Introduction to Industrial Property: patents, designs, trademarks (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=19
  IP basics and valorisation/technology transfer for research results.

• Project Management beyond planning and control (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=49
  Project management fundamentals for innovation and change.

• Agile Project Management for digital projects (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=205
  Agile methods (sprints, user stories, reviews) for complex projects.

• Academic integrity and beyond (EN) – https://www.pok.polimi.it/course/view.php?id=98
  Integrity, referencing, collaboration practices and misconduct awareness.