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    Understand information theory for data communication and processing. Learn about entropy, coding, and data compression.

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      University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      Master of Computer Science (feat. Data Science Track)

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      Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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      Coursera

      Simple to Stunning: The Fidelity Evolution in Figma Design

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, Usability, Style Guides, Wireframing, Mockups, UI Components

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Formatting, Printing and Reporting with Primavera P6 PPM

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Management Reporting, Data Management, Timelines, Project Schedules, Business Reporting, Work Breakdown Structure, Data Visualization, Change Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Cloud Computing Security - Master's

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Incident Response, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Security, Application Security, Network Security, Encryption, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Amazon Web Services, Key Management, Infrastructure Security, Security Controls, Firewall, Continuous Monitoring, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Patient Care Coordinators and Case Management

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Generative AI Agents, ChatGPT, Patient Coordination, Practice Management Software, Care Coordination, Patient Flow, Case Management, Health Technology, Technology Roadmaps, No-Code Development, Health Informatics, Health Care Administration, Prompt Engineering, Patient Communication, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Business Process Automation, Decision Making

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Job Shop Scheduling Using MILP Optimization on RStudio

      Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Analysis, Mathematical Software, Data Analysis

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Risk Management and Incident Response

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Incident Response, Business Continuity Planning, Security Management, Threat Modeling, Threat Management, Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Risk, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Continuous Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management, Security Strategy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IIT Roorkee

      Data Mining for Smart Cities

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Anomaly Detection, Data Mining, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Big Data, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Regression Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Enhancing Obsidian: Project Management with plugins

      Skills you'll gain: Kanban Principles, Collaborative Software, Project Management Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Workflow Management, Calendar Management, Project Management, Prioritization, Software Installation

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Skillshare

      Watch Me Design a Pattern Collection: Creative Struggles

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Design Thinking, Design Strategies, Creativity, Design, Journals, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Product Reviews Text-based Search - OpenAI Text Embedding

      Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, OpenAI, Application Development, Exploratory Data Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Temporal Logic Model Checking

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Verification And Validation, Systems Design, Theoretical Computer Science, Communication Systems, Simulations, Algorithms, Safety and Security

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information theory courses

    • Master of Computer Science (feat. Data Science Track): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Simple to Stunning: The Fidelity Evolution in Figma Design: Coursera
    • Formatting, Printing and Reporting with Primavera P6 PPM: Packt
    • Cloud Computing Security - Master's: Illinois Tech
    • GenAI for Patient Care Coordinators and Case Management: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Job Shop Scheduling Using MILP Optimization on RStudio: Coursera Project Network
    • Risk Management and Incident Response: Packt
    • Data Mining for Smart Cities: IIT Roorkee
    • Enhancing Obsidian: Project Management with plugins: Coursera Project Network
    • Watch Me Design a Pattern Collection: Creative Struggles: Skillshare

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