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      Johns Hopkins University

      Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care Administration, Community Health, Policy Development, Primary Care, Health Care, Public Health, Systems Thinking, Community Development, Policy Analysis, Governance, Education and Training

      4.6
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      335 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Rochester

      The Power of Markets I: The Basics of Supply and Demand and Consumer Behavior

      Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Consumer Behaviour, Resource Allocation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Market Analysis, Policy Analysis, Decision Making, Budgeting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      267 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      AI, Empathy & Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Policy Development

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      296 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Introduction to Clinical Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Clinical Data Management, Clinical Research, R Programming, Google Cloud Platform, Data Ethics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Data Processing, Electronic Medical Record, Information Privacy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Manipulation, SQL, Data Access

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      413 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      CertNexus

      Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Emerging Technologies, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Big Data, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Diversity Awareness, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Mitigation, Data Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      265 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Patch Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Management, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Disaster Recovery, Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, Cloud Platforms, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Windows PowerShell, System Monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Deployment, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IE Business School

      Analizando las Políticas Económicas

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Economics, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Tax, Fiscal Management, Supply And Demand, Financial Market, Growth Strategies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      550 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The State University of New York

      Child Care as a Business

      Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Working With Children, Business, Small Business Accounting, Tax Management, Policy Development, Parent Communication, Contract Management, Program Standards, Budgeting, Insurance, Cost Estimation, Payment Processing and Collection

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Sciences Po

      Entreprendre dans les Industries Culturelles à l'ère du numérique

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Promotional Strategies, Business Modeling, Business Leadership, Content Creation, Innovation, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Marketing Budgets, Entrepreneurial Finance, Intellectual Property, Digital Media Strategy, Consumer Behaviour

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      158 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life

      Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Environment, Electric Power Systems, Economics, Physics, Natural Resource Management, Mechanics, Engineering, Chemistry, Emerging Technologies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      220 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Food and Beverage, Environment, Public Health, Health Disparities, Environmental Science, Systems Thinking, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Cloud Computing Law

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Services, Legal Risk, Cloud Computing, Tax, Tax Laws, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Intellectual Property, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Tax Compliance, Data Security, Information Privacy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Vendor Contracts, Cybersecurity, Contract Review, Data Governance, Data Access

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      165 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • Understanding and Strengthening Health Systems: Johns Hopkins University
    • The Power of Markets I: The Basics of Supply and Demand and Consumer Behavior : University of Rochester
    • AI, Empathy & Ethics: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Introduction to Clinical Data Science: University of Colorado System
    • Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies: CertNexus
    • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Exam Prep: Microsoft
    • Analizando las Políticas Económicas: IE Business School
    • Child Care as a Business: The State University of New York
    • Entreprendre dans les Industries Culturelles à l'ère du numérique: Sciences Po
    • Energy, Environment, and Everyday Life: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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