Ramy Barakat completed an online Coursera course in Microeconomics Principles from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in April 2013. The course covered the functions of individual decision-makers and firms within the economic system, as well as product markets under varying competition levels and the role of government in promoting efficiency. The statement notes that the online Coursera course does not fully reflect the on-campus curriculum and does not confer any credits or degrees from the University.