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    Microsoft

    Product Strategy and Roadmapping

    Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, AI Product Strategy, Product Strategy, User Story, Product Management, Stakeholder Management, Product Requirements, New Product Development, Responsible AI, Innovation, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Cloud Platforms, Market Research, Prioritization

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Avatar Psychology for Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Persona (User Experience), Game Design, Design, Animation and Game Design, User Experience Design, Persona Development, Driving engagement, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Psychology, User Research, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity

    3.8
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Intro to the Arctic

    Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Monitoring, Physical Science, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Climate Change Adaptation, Geographic Information Systems, Social Studies, World History, Research

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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    National Taiwan University

    Taiwan Law in Focus: Economy, Society and Democracy

    Skills you'll gain: Civil Law, Court Systems, Legal Proceedings, Case Law, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Governance, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Economic Development

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Tool Calling, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, OpenAI, Generative AI Agents

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Analyze Apple's Stock and Financials with Bloomberg Terminal

    Skills you'll gain: Market Data, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Data, Equities, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Modeling, Technical Analysis, Business Analysis, Real Time Data

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    37 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    The University of Chicago

    Machine Learning: Concepts and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Methods, Tensorflow, Feature Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, Pandas (Python Package)

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    AI for Lawyers: Obstacles and Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Legal Strategy, Risk Analysis, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Creativity, Legal Research, Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Introduction to C++ Programming: Create a Tic-Tac-Toe Game

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Interactive Design, Other Programming Languages, Application Development, Program Development, Computer Programming, Java Programming, Software Development, Computer Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    44 reviews

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Market Dynamics, Social Justice, Economic Development, Labor Relations, Sustainable Development, International Relations, World History, Global Marketing, Behavioral Economics, Innovation, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

    4.8
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Ansible for Network Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Ansible, YAML, Network Architecture, Network Administration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Network Infrastructure, General Networking, Automation, System Configuration, Software Documentation, Configuration Management, Python Programming

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Copywriting with ChatGPT: Crafting High-Quality Blog Content

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Blogs, Content Creation, Copywriting, Editing, Customer Advocacy, Ideation, Brand Management, Interviewing Skills

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

  • Product Strategy and Roadmapping: Microsoft
  • Avatar Psychology for Designers: Michigan State University
  • Intro to the Arctic: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Taiwan Law in Focus: Economy, Society and Democracy: National Taiwan University
  • Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): Coursera Instructor Network
  • Analyze Apple's Stock and Financials with Bloomberg Terminal: Coursera Project Network
  • Machine Learning: Concepts and Applications: The University of Chicago
  • AI for Lawyers: Obstacles and Opportunities: University of Michigan
  • Introduction to C++ Programming: Create a Tic-Tac-Toe Game: Coursera Project Network
  • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School

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