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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Compassionate Leadership Through Service Learning with Jane Goodall and Roots & Shoots

      Skills you'll gain: Community Organizing, Compassion, Community Development, Community Outreach, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Sustainable Development, Education and Training, Data Mapping, Initiative and Leadership, Empowerment, Curriculum Planning, Working With Children, Collaboration, Planning, Environmental Issue

      4.8
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      152 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Starweaver

      Automotive Industrial Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Logistics, Transportation Management, Operations Management, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Business Management, Manufacturing Processes, Sustainable Business, Mechanical Engineering, Strategic Planning, Procurement, Materials science, Innovation, Technology Strategies

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Sport Sponsorship. Let them Play

      Skills you'll gain: Internal Communications, Promotional Strategies, Business Planning, Event Management, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Proposal Development, Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Case Studies, Business Development, Advertising

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      280 reviews

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      LearnKartS

      Project Management Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Organizational Structure, Governance, Project Portfolio Management, Organizational Leadership, Program Management, Leadership, Change Management

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

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Team Software Engineering with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, LLM Application, Test Automation, Collaborative Software, Software Testing, Technical Documentation, Large Language Modeling, Dependency Analysis, Software Development Tools, Debugging, Code Review, Maintainability, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      140 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Mining, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Management, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Data Wrangling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      364 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Copyright Law

      Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Case Law, Case Studies, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Creativity, Commercial Laws

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      380 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Introduction to Mobile Development

      Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React Native, Responsive Web Design, Browser Compatibility, HTML and CSS, Cross Platform Development, Web Design and Development, Javascript, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      575 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      東亞儒家:人文精神二(East Asian Confucianisms: Humanism (2))

      Skills you'll gain: Governance, Culture, Ancient History, Social Studies, World History, Cultural Diversity, Higher Education

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

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to Deep Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Generative Model Architectures, Performance Tuning

      Build toward a degree

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Berklee

      Jazz Improvisation

      Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Musical Composition, Music, Music Performance, Oral Expression, Storytelling

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      The University of Edinburgh

      Intellectual Humility: Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Personal Attributes, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Cognitive flexibility, Psychology, Research, Psychological Evaluations, Surveys, Software Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      374 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular world history courses

    • Compassionate Leadership Through Service Learning with Jane Goodall and Roots & Shoots: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Automotive Industrial Engineering: Starweaver
    • Sport Sponsorship. Let them Play: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Project Management Fundamentals: LearnKartS
    • Team Software Engineering with AI: DeepLearning.AI
    • Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials: IBM
    • Copyright Law: University of Pennsylvania
    • Introduction to Mobile Development: Meta
    • 東亞儒家:人文精神二(East Asian Confucianisms: Humanism (2)): National Taiwan University
    • Introduction to Deep Learning: University of Colorado Boulder

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