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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Business Value and Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Revenue Recognition, Organizational Structure, Governance, Financial Statements, Agile Methodology, Organizational Strategy, Waterfall Methodology, Organizational Leadership, Accrual Accounting, Project Closure, Business Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Ethics, Cash Flows, Change Management, Financial Accounting, Project Implementation, Project Planning, Bookkeeping

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

      Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, GIS Software, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Data Storytelling, Geographic Information Systems, Data Presentation, Data Sharing, Geospatial Mapping, Public Health, Land Management, Heat Maps, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Community Health, Data Mapping, Data Visualization Software, File Management, Network Analysis, Data Modeling

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Image Analysis

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Grammar and Punctuation

      Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Writing, Proofreading, Editing, Peer Review, English Language

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Emerging Technologies & Digital Business

      Skills you'll gain: Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Business Technologies, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Internet Of Things, Cloud Computing, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Real Time Data, E-Commerce

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      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, Usability, Presentations, User Research, User Experience, Design Research, Research Design, User Centered Design, Research Methodologies, Prototyping, Interviewing Skills, Information Privacy

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

      Open Data and Intelligent Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Governance, FinTech, AI Personalization, Mobile Banking, Data Sharing, Financial Regulation, Payment Systems, Financial Services, Open Source Technology, Financial Systems, Governance, Business Ethics, Human Centered Design, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Python Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Structures, Scripting Languages, Computer Programming, Pseudocode, Computer Graphics

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Team Building, New Business Development, Ideation, Business Modeling, Business Development, Customer Analysis, Leadership

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yonsei University

      Learn to Speak Korean 1

      Skills you'll gain: Language Competency, Language Learning, Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Grammar

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Introduction to Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Data Access, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Quality, Machine Learning, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Software Development Lifecycle

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Software Design Patterns, Design Thinking, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Engineering Software, Process Mapping, Software Engineering, Kanban Principles, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Program Development, Application Security, Scrum (Software Development), Requirements Analysis, Lean Methodologies, Lean Manufacturing

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    • Business Value and Project Management: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS): University of California, Davis
    • Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics: IBM
    • Grammar and Punctuation: University of California, Irvine
    • Emerging Technologies & Digital Business: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts: Google
    • Open Data and Intelligent Finance: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
    • Python Basics: University of Michigan
    • Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Learn to Speak Korean 1: Yonsei University

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