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      Duke University

      Data-Driven Decision-Making for Agile Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Strategic Planning, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Customer Analysis, Performance Measurement, Adaptability, Decision Making, Dashboard, Strategic Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Metrics, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Data Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Risk Management, Change Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Build and Execute an Organisational AI Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Technology Strategies, Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Innovation, Operational Efficiency

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      AI in Digital Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Data Ethics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Customer Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Content Marketing, Generative AI, Social Media Marketing, Customer experience improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Customer Insights, Business Ethics, Predictive Analytics

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Creating a Virtual Machine

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Web Servers, Servers, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Creating a Streaming Data Pipeline With Apache Kafka

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Public Cloud, Cloud API, Network Analysis

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Business Interviews: Communication, Research & Tips

      Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Business Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Business Research, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Professionalism, Professional Development, Branding, Virtual Teams, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Composure, Self-Awareness

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Microservices, Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Applications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Corporate Finance Institute

      Financial Statements in Power BI

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Snowflake Schema, Power BI, Financial Statements, Business Intelligence, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Data Modeling, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, SQL

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      ChatGPT 4o for Beginners: Create Social Media Content

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Content Creation, Workflow Management, Generative AI, Operational Efficiency, Quality Improvement, Social Media Content, Brainstorming, Artificial Intelligence

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Database Creation and Modeling using MYSQL Workbench

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Database Design, SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Business Intelligence

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Ingesting FHIR Data with the Healthcare API

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Store, Cloud API, Health Informatics, Google Cloud Platform, Health Care, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Cloud Storage

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Visualizing Data with Google Data Studio

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, SQL Server Reporting Services, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular self improvement courses

    • Data-Driven Decision-Making for Agile Organizations: Duke University
    • Build and Execute an Organisational AI Strategy: Coursera Instructor Network
    • AI in Digital Marketing: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Creating a Virtual Machine: Google Cloud
    • Creating a Streaming Data Pipeline With Apache Kafka: Google Cloud
    • Business Interviews: Communication, Research & Tips: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Migrating a Monolithic Website to Microservices on Google Kubernetes Engine: Google Cloud
    • Financial Statements in Power BI: Corporate Finance Institute
    • ChatGPT 4o for Beginners: Create Social Media Content: Coursera Project Network
    • Database Creation and Modeling using MYSQL Workbench: Coursera Project Network

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