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    Johns Hopkins University

    Chatbots

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Amazon Web Services, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, LLM Application, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, Supervised Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    디지털 전환

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Technology Strategies, Design Thinking, Business Technologies, Business Process Reengineering, Business Strategies, Market Dynamics, Competitive Analysis, Business Economics, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Professional IQ Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, Personal Development, Decision Making, Communication, Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Goal Setting, Self-Awareness, Adaptability, Analytical Skills

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Skillshare

    Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Animations, Video Editing, Motion Graphics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Getting Started with Puppet

    Skills you'll gain: Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Devops Tools, YAML, Software Installation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Systems Architecture, System Configuration, DevOps, Software Architecture, Configuration Management, Database Management, JSON

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Client HQ: Streamline Client Project Management with Notion

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Database Design, Workflow Management, Project Management Software, Employee Onboarding, Client Services, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Productivity Software, Project Management, Collaborative Software, Project Documentation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Clean Code Basics: How to Write Maintainable Code

    Skills you'll gain: Maintainability, Code Review, Debugging, Style Guides, Software Documentation, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Quality Assurance, Technical Communication

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray

    Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Managing IoT Security in Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Identity and Access Management, Encryption, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity, Security Controls, Threat Management, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Cloud Solutions, Systems Architecture, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Framework Development and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, Test Data, Test Case, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Application Frameworks, Command-Line Interface

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    تنميط متقدم بتصميم سريع الاستجابة

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Wireframing, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI) Design, Browser Compatibility, Mobile Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Javascript

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

  • Chatbots: Johns Hopkins University
  • 디지털 전환: University of Virginia
  • Professional IQ Capstone: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Beginner's Guide to Adobe After Effects: Animate & Polish: Skillshare
  • Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator: EDUCBA
  • Getting Started with Puppet: Whizlabs
  • Client HQ: Streamline Client Project Management with Notion: Skillshare
  • Clean Code Basics: How to Write Maintainable Code: Scrimba
  • MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray: EDUCBA
  • Managing IoT Security in Networks: LearnQuest

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