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      Macquarie University

      Habilidades de Excel para negócios: Fundamentos

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Entry, Data Management, Productivity Software, Writing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      115 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Privacy Law and HIPAA

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Data Governance, Data Security, Security Controls, Incident Response, Risk Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      170 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design

      Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, System Design and Implementation, Software Design, Technical Design, Computational Logic, Embedded Systems, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Test Case, Hardware Architecture, Simulations, Functional Testing, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      608 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      NIST 800-171

      Skills you'll gain: Security Controls, Security Requirements Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Security Policies, Information Assurance, Information Systems Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Document Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Social Media Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Application Programming Interface (API), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Analytics, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, Data Collection, Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Proceedings, Civil Procedures, Court Systems, Social Studies, Civil Law, Political Sciences, Case Law, Public Safety and National Security, Legal Research, Social Justice, Governance, Health Policy, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Computer Programming, Software Architecture, Algorithms

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      149 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Project Management with ClickUp

      Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Calendar Management, Organizational Skills, Project Management Software, Scheduling, Time Management, Prioritization, Document Management, Workflow Management, Goal Setting, Project Management, User Accounts

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      685 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Infosec

      Laravel Protections

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Secure Coding, Application Security, Encryption, Data Security, Database Application, Web Applications, Authentications, Configuration Management, Session Initiation Protocols, SQL, Data Validation, Computer Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Introduction to Application Development

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), CI/CD, Build Tools, Object Oriented Design, Software Development Methodologies, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, Agile Methodology, Software Development Tools, Version Control, Software Design Patterns, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Computational Thinking, Software Versioning, Cloud Development, Programming Principles

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      188 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Advanced Data Modeling

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Database Design, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Database Management, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      103 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Программирование для всех (начало работы с Python)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Software Installation, Computational Thinking, Development Environment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

    • Habilidades de Excel para negócios: Fundamentos: Macquarie University
    • Privacy Law and HIPAA: University of Pennsylvania
    • Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design: University of Colorado Boulder
    • NIST 800-171: Infosec
    • Social Media Data Analytics: University of Washington
    • Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases: University of Pennsylvania
    • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
    • Introduction to Project Management with ClickUp: Coursera Project Network
    • Laravel Protections: Infosec
    • Introduction to Application Development: LearnQuest

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