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      Microsoft

      The R Programming Starter Course

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visual Studio, Debugging, R Programming, Data Structures, Software Documentation, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Data Manipulation, Integrated Development Environments, Data Transformation, Scripting

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft R Programming for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Version Control, Regression Analysis, Knitr, Web Scraping, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Dimensionality Reduction, Ggplot2, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Plotly, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Azure, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Software Documentation, R Programming, Microsoft Copilot

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Scripting Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Relational Databases, Databases, Data Access, Application Development, SQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Command-Line Interface, Data Import/Export, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      UiPath

      RPA Basics and Introduction to UiPath

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Automation, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Version Control, Debugging

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Web Development in React.js: Development Basics

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, UI Components, Programming Principles

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      Basics of Cost Accounting: Product Costing

      Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Management, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Depreciation, Production Process, Financial Accounting, Operating Expense

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      AI Basics and Tools for Creativity

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Image Analysis, Creativity, Prompt Engineering, Design Software, Innovation, Music, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Computers

      Skills you'll gain: Business Software, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Generative AI, Operating Systems, Data Storage Technologies, Data Loss Prevention, Computer Systems, Enterprise Security, Information Technology, OS Process Management, Computer Architecture, System Configuration, Microsoft Windows, Technical Support, Servers, Cybersecurity

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Blockchain Basics and Smart Contract Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Application Development, Emerging Technologies, Digital Assets, Computer Programming Tools, Other Programming Languages, Program Development, Cryptographic Protocols, Secure Coding, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SAS

      Doing More with SAS Programming

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Integration, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Data Presentation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      NVIDIA

      The Fundamentals of RDMA Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Network Model, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Performance Tuning

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

    • The R Programming Starter Course: Microsoft
    • Microsoft R Programming for Everyone: Microsoft
    • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5: Pearson
    • RPA Basics and Introduction to UiPath: UiPath
    • Web Development in React.js: Development Basics: Coursera Project Network
    • Basics of Cost Accounting: Product Costing: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
    • AI Basics and Tools for Creativity: University of Michigan
    • Introduction to Computers: Microsoft
    • Blockchain Basics and Smart Contract Foundations: Packt

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