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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Data Ethics, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Data Management, Surveys, Quantitative Research, Analytical Skills, Data Collection, Report Writing, Data Integration, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Analysis, Presentations

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Editing Table of Content and Layouts in Microsoft Word

      Skills you'll gain: Document Management, Business Writing, Data Management, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Business Development, Business Communication

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Account Executives

      Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Market Analysis, Account Management, Market Intelligence, Generative AI Agents, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Client Services, ChatGPT, Accountability, Business Writing, Forecasting, Business Ethics, Innovation, Automation, Customer Service, Customer Relationship Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      AI for Lawyers: Communication and Creativity

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Business Communication, Business Writing, Prompt Engineering, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Creativity, Writing, Content Creation, Editing, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Public Speaking, Critical Thinking

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      McMaster University

      Finance for Everyone Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Constructive Feedback, Stakeholder Engagement, Finance, Action Oriented, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Presentations, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Test-Driven Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Code Review, Version Control, Maintainability, Test Case, Application Deployment, Test Automation, Software Development, Software Testing, Development Testing, Program Development, Integration Testing, Debugging, Git (Version Control System), Python Programming

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      81 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Functional Requirement, Security Requirements Analysis, Meeting Facilitation, Goal Setting, User Story, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Prioritization

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build your first Machine Learning Pipeline using Dataiku

      Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Data Visualization Software

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Akamai Technologies, Inc.

      Python Scripting Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Scripting Languages, MySQL, Data Structures, Python Programming, Web Development, SQL, Programming Principles, Data Store, Database Software, Web Applications, Computer Programming, Database Management, File Management, Application Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Language Arts Confidence with Storybird

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Digital Publishing, Creativity, Writing, Literacy, Content Creation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado System

      SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, User Requirements Documents, Software Documentation, Systems Design, System Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Systems Analysis, Software Visualization, Technical Documentation, Software Design, Data Modeling, Dataflow

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Security and Authentication

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Data Security, Secure Coding, ASP.NET, Encryption, OAuth, Data Storage, Authorization (Computing), Back-End Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Application Security, .NET Framework, Restful API, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Copilot, JSON

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • Mixed Methods Research: Bridging Qualitative & Quantitative: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Editing Table of Content and Layouts in Microsoft Word: Coursera Project Network
    • GenAI for Account Executives: Coursera Instructor Network
    • AI for Lawyers: Communication and Creativity: University of Michigan
    • Finance for Everyone Capstone Project: McMaster University
    • Test-Driven Development: LearnQuest
    • Requirements Specifications: Goals and Conflict Analysis: University of Colorado System
    • Build your first Machine Learning Pipeline using Dataiku : Coursera Project Network
    • Python Scripting Fundamentals: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    • Language Arts Confidence with Storybird: Coursera Project Network

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