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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Market Research and Analysis for Tech Industries

      Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Psychology, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics, Customer Insights, Business-To-Consumer, Technology Strategies, B2B Sales, Product Lifecycle Management, Digital Marketing

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de Chile

      ¿Cómo (nos) cambia la Tecnología?

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Culture, Technology Strategies, Economic Development, Sociology, Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Socioeconomics, Research, Data Ethics, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, Media and Communications, World History, Emerging Technologies, Storytelling, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Copenhagen

      Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – The Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Diagnostic Tests, Patient Evaluation, Pathology, Physiology, Laboratory Testing, Precision Medicine, Biochemistry, Chronic Diseases, Endocrinology, Treatment Planning, Patient Treatment, Biology, Internal Medicine, Pharmacology, Medical Ultrasonography, Nutrition and Diet, Medical Science and Research, Epidemiology, Clinical Nutrition, Anatomy

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Codio

      Intro to Operating Systems 1: Virtualization

      Skills you'll gain: OS Process Management, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), System Programming, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Application Programming Interface (API)

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

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      Xbox

      Xbox Product Manager

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Product Planning, User Interface (UI), Competitive Analysis, Product Roadmaps, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Stakeholder Management, Market Research, Product Management, Design Thinking, AI Product Strategy, Mockups, Consumer Behaviour, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Market Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Data Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Geneva

      Violences et religions

      Skills you'll gain: European History, World History, Ancient History, Social Studies, Research, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, Anthropology, Psychology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      134 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face

      Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Interviewing Skills, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics), Unstructured Data, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Data Validation, Data Quality, Text Mining

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Financial Analysis: Portfolios, Risks, Strategic Decisions

      Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Risk Management, Financial Management, Wealth Management, Finance, Financial Market, Investments, Financial Planning, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Market Dynamics, Quantitative Research

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      SEL for Students: A Path to Social Emotional Well-Being

      Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, School Psychology, Childhood Education and Development, Higher Education, Child Development, Goal Setting, Curriculum Development, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Research

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Deep Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, AI Product Strategy, Regression Analysis, Business Ethics, Computer Vision, Governance

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      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Transformer Models and BERT Model

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Neural Networks

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Science & Religion 101

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, Ancient History, Biology, Physics, Anthropology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      168 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Market Research and Analysis for Tech Industries: University of Colorado Boulder
    • ¿Cómo (nos) cambia la Tecnología?: Universidad de Chile
    • Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – The Essentials: University of Copenhagen
    • Intro to Operating Systems 1: Virtualization: Codio
    • Xbox Product Manager: Xbox
    • Violences et religions: University of Geneva
    • Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face: University of Michigan
    • Financial Analysis: Portfolios, Risks, Strategic Decisions: Coursera Instructor Network
    • SEL for Students: A Path to Social Emotional Well-Being: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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