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Problem Solving Courses

Problem solving courses can help you learn critical thinking, analytical reasoning, creative brainstorming, and decision-making strategies. You can build skills in identifying root causes, evaluating solutions, and implementing effective action plans. Many courses introduce tools like flowcharts, mind mapping software, and data analysis techniques, which help you visualize problems and track progress.


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    Emory University

    Getting a Consulting Job

    Skills you'll gain: Consulting, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Interviewing Skills, Professional Networking, Project Management, Case Studies, Team Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Complex Problem Solving, Communication

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    The Basics of Trauma Surgery

    Skills you'll gain: Trauma Care, Orthopedics, Wound Care, Surgical Suturing, Surgery, Neurology, Injury Prevention, Emergency Medicine, Triage, Rehabilitation, Critical Care, Acute Care, Diagnostic Radiology, Anatomy, Clinical Assessment, Medical Imaging

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    New York University

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Financial Trading, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Financial Services, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks

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    ESSEC Business School

    L'excellence opérationnelle en pratique

    Skills you'll gain: Operational Excellence, Operational Efficiency, Operations Management, Kaizen Methodology, Business Operations, Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement and Optimization, Lean Methodologies, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement Process, Kanban Principles, Culture Transformation, Six Sigma Methodology, Management Training And Development, Complex Problem Solving, Performance Management, Waste Minimization

    4.7
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    671 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Back-End Developer Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), API Testing, Authentications, Server Side, API Design, Application Development, Restful API, Unit Testing, MySQL, User Accounts, Web Applications, Databases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDHEC Business School

    Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Jupyter, Computer Science, Dimensionality Reduction

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    332 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Cape Town

    Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support

    Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Visual Impairment Education, Developmental Disabilities, Special Education, Instructional Strategies, Student Support and Services, Educational Materials, Teaching, Social Justice, Pedagogy, Differentiated Instruction, Instructional Design, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Awareness, Curriculum Development, Working With Children

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    Macquarie University

    Organisational behaviour: Know your people

    Skills you'll gain: People Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Team Building, Team Management, Leadership, Intercultural Competence, People Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cultural Diversity, Innovation, Conflict Management, Employee Engagement, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Communication

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Influence

    Skills you'll gain: Influencing, Relationship Building, Professional Networking, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Initiative and Leadership, Organizational Structure, Business Ethics, Collaboration, Stakeholder Analysis, Decision Making, Social Network Analysis, Self-Awareness

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    Vanderbilt University

    Generative AI for Leaders

    Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Business Writing, Generative AI, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation, Organizational Leadership, AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Proposal Writing, Thought Leadership, Prompt Engineering, Human Resource Strategy, Business Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making

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    Emory University

    Understanding Violence

    Skills you'll gain: Substance Abuse, Public Health, Conflict Management, International Relations, Cultural Diversity, Mental and Behavioral Health, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Media and Communications, Child Welfare

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    ESSEC Business School

    Capstone: Create Value from Open Data

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Analytical Skills, Complex Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Value Propositions, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Presentations

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

  • Getting a Consulting Job: Emory University
  • The Basics of Trauma Surgery: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance: New York University
  • L'excellence opérationnelle en pratique : ESSEC Business School
  • Back-End Developer Capstone : Meta
  • Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management : EDHEC Business School
  • Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support : University of Cape Town
  • Organisational behaviour: Know your people: Macquarie University
  • Influence: University of Pennsylvania
  • Generative AI for Leaders: Vanderbilt University

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