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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Copilot: Your Everyday AI Companion

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Sales Process, AI Personalization, Legal Risk, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Sales Enablement, Generative AI, Microsoft 365, Customer experience improvement, Intellectual Property, Productivity Software, Microsoft Teams, Data Ethics, Compliance Management, Business Process Automation, Regulatory Requirements, Lead Generation, Automation, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Columbia University

      Causal Inference

      Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Estimation, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Probability

      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

      Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Bioinformatics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Pandas (Python Package), R Programming, Rmarkdown, Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Programming Principles, NumPy, Scientific Visualization, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis

      4.4
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      61 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Pressure, Force, Motion, and Humidity Sensors

      Skills you'll gain: Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Embedded Systems, Hardware Design, Electronic Components, Laboratory Experience, Electronic Hardware

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      256 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      System Issues in Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Software-Defined Networking, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Application Development, Application Frameworks, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Software Development, Network Architecture, Distributed Computing, Computer Networking, Data Store, Application Deployment, Network Performance Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      402 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Geographical Information Systems - Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Data Capture, Geospatial Mapping, NoSQL, Relational Databases, Spatial Analysis, SQL, Databases, Metadata Management, Data Manipulation, Data Storage, Data Modeling

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      95 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Operational Risk, FinTech, Cyber Risk, Legal Risk, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Regulation, Scalability, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Transaction Processing, Vulnerability Assessments, Governance, Key Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      324 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Survival Analysis in R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Public Health, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      328 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tableau Learning Partner

      Data Ecosystem

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Lakes, Data Storage, Databases, Data Quality, Data Collection, Spreadsheet Software

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Demand Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Demand Planning, Customer Demand Planning, Marketing Analytics, Forecasting, Supply Chain Planning, Regression Analysis, Trend Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      292 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Machine Learning with Apache Spark

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Machine Learning, Extract, Transform, Load, PySpark, Applied Machine Learning, Generative AI, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Unsupervised Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Processing, Predictive Modeling, Data Transformation, Regression Analysis

      4.5
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      104 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      SketchUp: how to start modelling simple 3D objects

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Product Design, Graphic Design

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular big data courses

    • Microsoft Copilot: Your Everyday AI Companion: Microsoft
    • Causal Inference: Columbia University
    • Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    • Pressure, Force, Motion, and Humidity Sensors : University of Colorado Boulder
    • System Issues in Cloud Computing: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Geographical Information Systems - Part 1: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Opportunities and Risks: Duke University
    • Survival Analysis in R for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Data Ecosystem: Tableau Learning Partner
    • Demand Analytics: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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