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Social Systems <strong>Engineering</strong> (NETS). NETS is Penn’s<br />
technically rigorous, interdisciplinary networked<br />
science, engineering <strong>and</strong> math major, which prepares<br />
students for careers at technology companies, startups<br />
<strong>and</strong> in quantitative finance.<br />
Networked Life is among <strong>the</strong> first set <strong>of</strong> 20 courses<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered by Penn on Coursera that has attracted<br />
720,000 registered students so far. “The numbers<br />
are phenomenal,” says Edward Rock (L’83), Penn’s<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Open Course Initiatives <strong>and</strong> Saul A. Fox<br />
Distinguished Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Business Law. “People here<br />
care about teaching. To reach that many people is an<br />
intoxicating prospect.”<br />
Inflection Point<br />
Penn was among four inaugural universities when it<br />
joined Coursera in April 2012. “We’re being incredibly<br />
proactive because we view this as an inflection point<br />
in education,” says Rock. “Creating <strong>and</strong> disseminating<br />
knowledge as widely as we can is core to Penn’s<br />
mission. The Internet is where we want to be.” By<br />
February, Coursera had 62 university partners <strong>and</strong><br />
2.7 million students from 196 countries.<br />
“Our presence on Coursera will be a net positive<br />
because Penn has <strong>the</strong> br<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> great teachers <strong>and</strong><br />
researchers,” says Rock. Penn plans to add up to 12<br />
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