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  • Status: Free
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    University of Pennsylvania

    Benjamin Franklin and His World

    Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, World History, Cultural Diversity, Journalism, International Relations, Public History, Political Sciences, Governance, Diplomacy

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, iOS Development, Core Data (Software), Secure Coding, Application Deployment, Scalability, Swift Programming, Performance Tuning, Application Security, Debugging, API Gateway, Application Performance Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Encryption, JSON

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Email Automation, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Java, Server Side, Java Programming, MySQL, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Data Access, Back-End Web Development, Development Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Databases

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with GC - 한국어

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Compliance Training, Regulatory Compliance, Accountability, Stakeholder Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Practical Engineering Data Mining: Techniques and Uses

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Text Mining, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Big Data, Feature Engineering, Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Collect Metrics from Exporters using the Managed Service for Prometheus

    Skills you'll gain: Prometheus (Software), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, System Configuration

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Legal Risk Mitigation: Proactive Case Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Risk Management Framework, Legal Technology, Responsible AI, Legal Risk, Risk Mitigation, Generative AI, Compliance Management, Continuous Monitoring, AI Product Strategy, Automation, Legal Strategy, Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Analytics, Governance

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Become An Ethereum Blockchain Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Application Development, Development Environment, Web Development, Software Development, Development Testing, Transaction Processing, Debugging, Verification And Validation, Data Storage

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Northeastern University

    Data Management for Analytics Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Database Management, Database Systems, NoSQL, SQL, MongoDB, Relational Databases, Big Data, Graph Theory, Data Storage, Apache Hadoop, Data Manipulation, Apache Spark

    Build toward a degree

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Giving Feedback

    Skills you'll gain: Growth Mindedness, Constructive Feedback, Mentorship, Empowerment, Active Listening, Motivational Skills, Coaching, Leadership Development, Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Azure: AI-Powered Cloud Optimization Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Cloud Management, Microsoft Azure, Responsible AI, Cloud Computing Architecture, OpenAI, Business Process Automation, Cloud Security, Scalability, DevOps, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Performance Tuning, Anomaly Detection

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Deep Learning: Del Concepto a la Práctica

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Machine Learning Methods, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular political science courses

  • Benjamin Franklin and His World: University of Pennsylvania
  • Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications: Board Infinity
  • Java Servlets Case Study - Email Marketing Tool: EDUCBA
  • Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with GC - 한국어: Google Cloud
  • Practical Engineering Data Mining: Techniques and Uses: Northeastern University
  • Collect Metrics from Exporters using the Managed Service for Prometheus: Google Cloud
  • GenAI for Legal Risk Mitigation: Proactive Case Analysis: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Become An Ethereum Blockchain Developer: Packt
  • Data Management for Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University
  • Giving Feedback: Arizona State University

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