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    • M

      Microsoft

      Foundations of Coding Back-End

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, Pseudocode, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Engineering Software, C# (Programming Language), Version Control, Software Engineering, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Data Structures

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      45 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • L

      LearnKartS

      CEH (v12) Practice Projects and Exam Simulators

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Scenario Testing, Malware Protection, Encryption, Test Case

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • M

      Meta

      Database Clients

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Django (Web Framework), Database Management, Database Application, SQL, Relational Databases, Databases, Back-End Web Development, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      91 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      B

      Brightline Initiative

      Bridging the Gap between Strategy Design and Delivery

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Plan Execution, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Leadership, Business Strategy, Organizational Change, Business Consulting, Change Management, Decision Making

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      784 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • I

      IBM

      Delivering Quality Work with Agility

      Skills you'll gain: Client Services, Ability To Meet Deadlines, Verbal Communication Skills, Accountability, Professional Development, Problem Solving, Research Reports, Detail Oriented, Quality Management, Adaptability, Continuous Improvement Process, Agile Methodology

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      377 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • I

      Imperial College London

      Introduction to Creative Thinking: Tools for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Ideation, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      758 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      T

      The University of Sydney

      Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Distributed Computing, Security Engineering, Network Security, Scalability, Cryptography, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing, Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      117 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • N

      New York University

      Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Jupyter

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      338 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      É

      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Transmission electron microscopy for materials science

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Semiconductors, Scientific Visualization, Laboratory Equipment, Chemistry, Micrometer, Electronics, Physics, Experimentation, Structural Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Qualitative Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      121 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • F

      Fractal Analytics

      Mastering User Centric Design with Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Human Centered Design, Ideation, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Generative AI, Prototyping, Brainstorming, Data Ethics, Data Synthesis, ChatGPT, User Experience, Artificial Intelligence, User Centered Design, Innovation, Usability Testing, Prompt Engineering, Interactive Learning, AI Personalization, Information Privacy

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • M

      Microsoft

      Foundations of Coding Front-End

      Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Data Structures

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      U

      University of California, Santa Cruz

      The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry

      Skills you'll gain: World History, Social Justice, European History, Culture, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, Storytelling, Political Sciences, Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
      ·
      188 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

    • Foundations of Coding Back-End: Microsoft
    • CEH (v12) Practice Projects and Exam Simulators: LearnKartS
    • Database Clients: Meta
    • Bridging the Gap between Strategy Design and Delivery: Brightline Initiative
    • Delivering Quality Work with Agility: IBM
    • Introduction to Creative Thinking: Tools for Success: Imperial College London
    • Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems: The University of Sydney
    • Fundamentals of Machine Learning in Finance: New York University
    • Transmission electron microscopy for materials science: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Mastering User Centric Design with Generative AI: Fractal Analytics

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