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      Universidad de los Andes

      Introducción al desarrollo web

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Typography

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      4.7
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      177 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Mastering Programming with MATLAB

      Skills you'll gain: Matlab, Algorithms, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mathematical Software, Engineering Calculations, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Engineering Analysis, Scripting, Plot (Graphics)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      426 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SkillUp

      Professional Scrum Master

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Scrum (Software Development), Backlogs, Agile Methodology, Agile Product Development, Agile Project Management, Team Building, Product Management, Team Management, Product Roadmaps, Project Closure, Meeting Facilitation, Product Requirements, Organizational Change, Team Leadership, Project Management, Employee Coaching, Risk Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      451 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Gen AI: Beyond the Chatbot

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Google Cloud Platform, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      172 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines, Technical Communication, Linux

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      675 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      SAS

      SAS Advanced Programmer

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, SAS (Software), Database Management, Query Languages, Data Access, Database Management Systems, Program Development, Data Presentation, Scripting, Perl (Programming Language), Data Processing, Automation, Statistical Programming, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Data Transformation, Debugging, Data Validation, Data Analysis

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      404 reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Siemens

      Introduction to Digital Transformation

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Technologies, Automation, Internet Of Things, Product Development, Technology Strategies, Product Design, Emerging Technologies, Wireless Networks, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Digital Forensics

      Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Investigation, Mobile Security, File Systems, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, File Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Malware Protection, Data Storage, Network Analysis, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Mac OS

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

      Fundamentos de la Ingeniería de Requisitos

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Functional Requirement, Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, System Requirements, Software Documentation, Technical Communication

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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University at Buffalo

      Computer Vision Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Processing, Digital Design, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Matlab, Algorithms, Calculus, Probability & Statistics

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Create Machine Learning Models in Microsoft Azure

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Microsoft Azure, Data Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Jupyter, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Science, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      308 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Introducción al desarrollo web: Universidad de los Andes
    • Mastering Programming with MATLAB: Vanderbilt University
    • Professional Scrum Master: SkillUp
    • Gen AI: Beyond the Chatbot: Google Cloud
    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting: Coursera Project Network
    • SAS Advanced Programmer: SAS
    • Introduction to Digital Transformation: Siemens
    • Digital Forensics: Macquarie University
    • Fundamentos de la Ingeniería de Requisitos: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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