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      University of Michigan

      UX (User Experience) Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, Design Research, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Design, Innovation, Wireframing, Technical Writing, Adobe Photoshop

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Council on Foreign Relations

      Climate Change: The Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, International Relations, Physical Science, Scientific Methods, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, World History, Natural Resource Management, Systems Thinking, Research, Manufacturing Processes, Energy and Utilities

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Governance, Health Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Social Justice, Big Data, Socioeconomics, Information Privacy, Economics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Internet Of Things, Innovation

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      Imperial College London

      Foundations of Public Health Practice: Health Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Sanitation, Microbiology, Environment Health And Safety, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Preventative Care, Water Resources, Radiation Protection, Emergency Response, Environmental Science

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Algebra: Elementary to Advanced - Polynomials and Roots

      Skills you'll gain: Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Business Mathematics, Geometry, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Graphing, Scientific Methods

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      Knowledge Accelerators

      The ABC's of GDPR: Protecting Privacy in an Online World

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance, Data Governance, Compliance Management, Data Security, Regulatory Requirements, Data Management, Legal Risk

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: Personally Identifiable Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Management, Compliance Management, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Encryption, Governance Risk Management and Compliance

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      Northeastern University

      Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Interoperability, Health Information Management, Data Sharing, IT Management, Health Care Administration, Health Care, Medical Records, Data Storage Technologies, Electronic Medical Record, Data Storage, Decision Support Systems, Data Management, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Business Process Management in Healthcare Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Business Process Management, Process Improvement, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Process Design, Innovation, Patient Coordination, Technical Communication, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care Administration, Business Writing

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      University of Virginia

      Experiencing Design: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Open Mindset, Creativity, Strategic Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Empathy, Adaptability, Dealing With Ambiguity

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      SkillUp EdTech

      Working as a Scrum Master

      Skills you'll gain: Scrum (Software Development), Conflict Management, Team Management, Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Team Building, Organizational Change, Meeting Facilitation, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Innovation, People Development, Change Management, Employee Coaching, Stakeholder Management, Leadership

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      Amazon Web Services

      AI Fundamentals and the Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cloud Development, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, Public Cloud, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning, Application Development, AI Personalization, Data Security

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular world history courses

    • UX (User Experience) Capstone: University of Michigan
    • Climate Change: The Basics: Council on Foreign Relations
    • Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation: The University of Edinburgh
    • Foundations of Public Health Practice: Health Protection: Imperial College London
    • Algebra: Elementary to Advanced - Polynomials and Roots: Johns Hopkins University
    • The ABC's of GDPR: Protecting Privacy in an Online World : Knowledge Accelerators
    • Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals: Northeastern University
    • Business Process Management in Healthcare Organizations: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Experiencing Design: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice: University of Virginia

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