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      U

      University of Washington

      U101: Understanding College and College Life

      Skills you'll gain: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Student Services, Student Support and Services, Productivity, Time Management, Personal Development, Planning, Decision Making, Adaptability, Relationship Building, Social Skills

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      500 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnostics, Networks, Customers

      Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Performance Management, Technical Communication, Technical Support and Services, Technical Support, Network Administration, Desktop Support, Debugging, End User Training and Support, Help Desk Support, Problem Management, Network Analysis

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

      Innovation Career Lessons from a Master

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Team Building, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Visionary, Initiative and Leadership, New Product Development, Business Strategy, Overcoming Obstacles, Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      347 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      International Business Venturing Abroad

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, International Finance, Global Marketing, Export Control, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy, New Business Development, Cultural Sensitivity, Decision Making, Market Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Dell

      Dell Technologies Technical Customer Support Specialist

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Network Troubleshooting, Customer Relationship Building, Computer Security Incident Management, Desktop Support, Incident Response, Professional Development, Continuous Improvement Process, Cybersecurity, Process Improvement, Performance Metric, Software Architecture, Technical Support, Computer Hardware, Cyber Attacks, Customer experience improvement, Customer Complaint Resolution, Digital Transformation, Lifelong Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Creative Thinking and Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Ideation, Brainstorming, Cognitive flexibility, Design Thinking, Open Mindset, Curiosity, Strategic Thinking

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      U

      University of Glasgow

      Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT)

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Risk Management Framework, Prompt Engineering, Tensorflow, Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      SkillUp

      ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Lean Methodologies, Team Motivation, Process Improvement, Six Sigma Methodology, Kaizen Methodology, Lean Six Sigma, Process Capability, Risk Analysis, Team Leadership, Quality Improvement, Team Management, Benchmarking, Motivational Skills, Performance Measurement, Change Management, Process Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Regression Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Automation in the AWS Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS CloudFormation, IT Automation, Scripting, Bash (Scripting Language), Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Automation, Continuous Monitoring, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Management, Continuous Integration, Patch Management, Software Testing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      74 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care

      Skills you'll gain: Care Management, Hospice, Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Patient Safety, Pharmacology, Medication Therapy Management, Patient Education And Counseling, Health Assessment, Stress Management, Physical Therapy, Mindfulness

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      188 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Foundations of Coding Front-End

      Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Data Structures

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Retrieve Data using Single-Table SQL Queries

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Software, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Problem Solving

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      333 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

    • U101: Understanding College and College Life: University of Washington
    • Technical Troubleshooting: Diagnostics, Networks, Customers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Innovation Career Lessons from a Master: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
    • International Business Venturing Abroad: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Dell Technologies Technical Customer Support Specialist: Dell
    • Creative Thinking and Innovation: The University of Sydney
    • Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT): University of Glasgow
    • ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Exam Prep: SkillUp
    • Automation in the AWS Cloud: Amazon Web Services
    • Pain Management: Easing Pain in Palliative Care: University of Colorado System

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