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      Johns Hopkins University

      Systems Science and Obesity

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Epidemiology, Systems Analysis, Simulations, Network Analysis, Public Health, Network Model, Agentic systems, Social Sciences, Behavioral Health, Economics, Software Installation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Disaster Recovery, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Design Thinking, Simulations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Chicago

      Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms

      Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Information Privacy, Media and Communications, Personally Identifiable Information, Digital Media Strategy, Technology Strategies, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Network Protocols, Telecommunications, Market Dynamics, Case Law, Lawsuits, Market Share, Economics, Legal Proceedings, Apple iOS, Technical Standard, Competitive Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Branding, Marketing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.6K reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      California Institute of the Arts

      The Language of Design: Form and Meaning

      Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Peer Review, Typography, Creative Design

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      895 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Data Quality, Technical Communication, Automation, Requirements Analysis, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI: Elevate Your Data Science Career

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Science, Data Synthesis, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Data Manipulation, Natural Language Processing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      223 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Flutter and Dart: Developing iOS, Android, and Mobile Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Android Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Debugging, Software Development, JSON

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Tableau Learning Partner

      Introduction to Tableau

      Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Performance Tuning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      282 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Microeconomics: When Markets Fail

      Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Market Dynamics, Economics, Socioeconomics, Supply And Demand, Market Analysis, Market Share, Public Policies, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      653 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1)

      Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Analysis, Analysis, Python Programming, Computer Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      383 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for your Professional Data Engineer Journey

      Skills you'll gain: Data Maintenance, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Storage, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, Data Migration, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Automation, Data Security

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

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

    • Systems Science and Obesity: Johns Hopkins University
    • Problem Solving Using Computational Thinking: University of Michigan
    • Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms: The University of Chicago
    • Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs: Coursera Project Network
    • The Language of Design: Form and Meaning: California Institute of the Arts
    • Introduction to the Threat Intelligence Lifecycle : IBM
    • Generative AI: Elevate Your Data Science Career: IBM
    • Flutter and Dart: Developing iOS, Android, and Mobile Apps: IBM
    • Introduction to Tableau: Tableau Learning Partner
    • Microeconomics: When Markets Fail: University of Pennsylvania

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