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      Johns Hopkins University

      Teaching Texts and Forms

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Literacy, Storytelling, Language Competency, Creativity, Persuasive Communication

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit

      Skills you'll gain: Health Assessment, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Data Literacy, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Report Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Peking University

      中级商务汉语——商务活动篇

      Skills you'll gain: Telephone Skills, Business Communication, Market Research, Business Correspondence, Travel Arrangements, Events and Conferences, Cultural Sensitivity, Negotiation, Business Relationship Management, Language Competency, Business Writing, Customer Relationship Building, Presentations, Vocabulary

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      61 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Politecnico di Milano

      Being a researcher (in Information Science and Technology)

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Scientific Methods, Data Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Technical Writing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      190 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universidad de los Andes

      Leer a Macondo: la obra de Gabriel García Márquez

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Timelines, World History, Writing and Editing, Creativity

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      366 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      How to Create a Program Evaluation for Your Non-Profit

      Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Surveys, Goal Setting, Survey Creation, Performance Measurement, Training and Development, Grant Writing, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Business Modeling

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      119 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings

      Skills you'll gain: Editing, Student-Centred Learning, Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, Peer Review, Writing, Differentiated Instruction

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Iniciación a los jeroglíficos egipcios

      Skills you'll gain: Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Grammar, Ancient History, Literacy, Language Learning, Writing, Vocabulary

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      325 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Developing Applications in Python on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Applications, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, Application Programming Interface (API), NoSQL, Application Development, Web Development, Automation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Berklee

      Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom

      Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Education Software and Technology, Instrumental Music, Teaching, Music Performance, World Music, Classroom Management, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Diversity, Creativity, Empowerment, Collaboration, Constructive Feedback

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      MathWorks

      Modeling and Simulation with Simulink

      Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Control Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Engineering Practices, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Systems Engineering, Systems Design, Performance Tuning, Matlab

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Glasgow

      Music Composition: Starting a Piece

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Creativity

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular writing courses

    • Teaching Texts and Forms: Johns Hopkins University
    • Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit : Imperial College London
    • 中级商务汉语——商务活动篇: Peking University
    • Being a researcher (in Information Science and Technology): Politecnico di Milano
    • Leer a Macondo: la obra de Gabriel García Márquez: Universidad de los Andes
    • How to Create a Program Evaluation for Your Non-Profit : Coursera Project Network
    • Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings: Johns Hopkins University
    • Iniciación a los jeroglíficos egipcios: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Developing Applications in Python on AWS: Amazon Web Services
    • Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom: Berklee

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