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      Salesforce

      Foundations for Interviewing with Confidence

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Sales, Interviewing Skills, Sales Development, Empathy, Rapport Building, Verbal Communication Skills, Social Media, Presentations, Branding, Technology Solutions, Portfolio Management, LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Non-Verbal Communication, Personal Attributes, Storytelling

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      83 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      UX (User Experience) Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, Design Research, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Design, Innovation, Wireframing, Technical Writing, Adobe Photoshop

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      80 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Salesforce Admin Certification

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Dashboard, User Accounts, Ad Hoc Reporting, Sales Management, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Process, Systems Administration, Business Reporting, Management Reporting, Report Writing, Data Visualization, Database Administration, Data Import/Export, Customer Service, Cloud Security, Data Management, Drive Engagement, Security Controls, Identity and Access Management

      3.8
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      48 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Technical Managerial Written Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Grammar, Proposal Writing, Writing, Technical Writing, Business Correspondence, Editing, Report Writing, Technical Management, Concision, Leadership, Target Audience, Persuasive Communication, Organizational Structure, Communication

      Build toward a degree

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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Glasgow

      Music Composition: Starting a Piece

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, Music, Creativity

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2

      Skills you'll gain: Maternal Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Emergency Response, Infectious Diseases, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Surveys, Community Health, Mental Health, Healthcare Ethics, Nutrition and Diet, Community Development, Data Collection

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      115 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      GenAI for Execs & Business Leaders: Formulate Your Use Case

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Feasibility Studies, Brainstorming, Ideation, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Cost Benefit Analysis, Proposal Writing, Needs Assessment, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Process Automation, Operational Efficiency

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      67 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Interactive Design, Python Programming, Game Design, Computer Graphics

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Cultural Responsiveness, World History, Liberal Arts, Social Justice, Aesthetics, Writing and Editing

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      640 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      MathWorks

      Modeling and Simulation with Simulink

      Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Simulation and Simulation Software, Systems Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Test Case, Control Systems, Continuous Monitoring, Data Import/Export, Differential Equations

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      Job Success: Get Hired or Promoted in 3 Steps

      Skills you'll gain: Verbal Communication Skills, Professional Networking, LinkedIn, Infographics, Social Media, Professional Development, Business Communication, Presentations, Writing, Data Visualization, Branding

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      ChatGPT for Beginners: Using AI for Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Market Research, Business Research, Employee Surveys, Market Analysis, Customer Insights, Prompt Engineering, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Persona Development, Generative AI, Content Marketing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    • Foundations for Interviewing with Confidence: Salesforce
    • UX (User Experience) Capstone: University of Michigan
    • Salesforce Admin Certification: LearnKartS
    • Technical Managerial Written Skills: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Music Composition: Starting a Piece: University of Glasgow
    • Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2: Johns Hopkins University
    • GenAI for Execs & Business Leaders: Formulate Your Use Case: IBM
    • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2): Rice University
    • Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”): University of Pennsylvania
    • Modeling and Simulation with Simulink : MathWorks

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