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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress end to end testing and intercepting network call

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Test Automation, Software Testing, Network Performance Management, Restful API

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado System

      Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby

      Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Child Health, Pediatrics, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacology, Vital Signs, Cardiology, Blood Collection, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Laboratory Testing, Infectious Diseases

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      619 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
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      University of California, Davis

      Secure Coding Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Cryptography, Authentications, Encryption, Penetration Testing, Application Security, Data Security, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, C and C++, Authorization (Computing), Java, Linux, Programming Principles, Debugging, Security Engineering, Personally Identifiable Information

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      592 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Program Design in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Event-Driven Programming, Java, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      3.1K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Overview of JUnit Testing

      Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, Test Case, Eclipse (Software), Test Data, Test Automation, Test Execution Engine, Integrated Development Environments, Java

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      I

      IBM

      IBM AI Enterprise Workflow

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Data Presentation, Tensorflow, Application Deployment, Dimensionality Reduction, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Apache Spark, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Design Thinking, Dashboard, Unit Testing, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      321 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Universidad Austral

      Aprende a programar con Python

      Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Relational Databases, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Database Management, Unit Testing, Database Design, SQL, Debugging, Data Structures, Python Programming, JSON, File Management, Scripting, Software Installation, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Outbreaks and Epidemics

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Risk Analysis, Public Health, Investigation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Biostatistics, Laboratory Testing, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Research Methodologies, Report Writing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      753 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northwestern University

      Content, Advertising & Social IMC

      Skills you'll gain: Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Communications, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Facebook, Content Creation, Digital Media Strategy, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Global Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EIT Digital

      Privacy and Standardisation

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Standard, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Case Law, Medical Privacy, Court Systems, Telecommunications, Legal Writing, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Legal Research, Data Ethics, European History, International Relations, Data Security, Interoperability, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies, World History, Civil Law

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      376 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Understanding User Needs

      Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Research Methodologies, Needs Assessment, Interviewing Skills, Research, Data Collection

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      523 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
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      Universidad de los Andes

      Ciberseguridad

      Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Computer Security Incident Management, Network Security, Incident Response, Cryptography, Security Requirements Analysis, Penetration Testing, Information Systems Security, Human Factors (Security), Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Encryption, Cyber Security Strategy, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Management Framework, Data Security

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      451 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

    • Cypress end to end testing and intercepting network call: Coursera Project Network
    • Preventative Healthcare for the Newborn Baby : University of Colorado System
    • Secure Coding Practices: University of California, Davis
    • Functional Program Design in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Overview of JUnit Testing: LearnQuest
    • IBM AI Enterprise Workflow: IBM
    • Aprende a programar con Python: Universidad Austral
    • Outbreaks and Epidemics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Content, Advertising & Social IMC: Northwestern University
    • Privacy and Standardisation: EIT Digital

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