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    Coursera Project Network

    NGO Startup Analysis with Nonprofit Business Model Canvas

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Grant Writing, Resource Allocation, Strategic Decision-Making, Grant Applications, Proposal Development, Strategic Thinking, Resource Management, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Fundraising, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Action Oriented, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Cluster Analysis and Unsupervised Machine Learning in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Data Visualization, Machine Learning Algorithms, Interactive Data Visualization, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Mining, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Matplotlib, Algorithms, NumPy, Python Programming, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera Project Network

    Server Side Rendering with Next.js: Update a News Website

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Server Side, JavaScript Frameworks, Node.JS, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Software Engineering

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    LearnQuest

    Getting Started with Teradata

    Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Data Modeling, Database Design, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Import/Export, Software Installation, Performance Tuning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Michigan

    Healthy and Sustainable Foods

    Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition and Diet, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Assessment, Environment, Sustainability Standards, Spreadsheet Software, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Risk Analysis, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    C

    Coursera Instructor Network

    Angular 11+ & Material UI: Build Responsive Web Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, TypeScript, Scalability, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
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    Preview
    C

    Coursera Instructor Network

    Learn to Code: Fun with C#

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Business Logic, Application Development, Computational Logic, C# (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Preview
    Preview
    C

    Coursera

    Portfolio Power: Compelling UX Case Studies in Sketch

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Storytelling, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Mockups, Wireframing, Technical Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Artificial Intelligence, Animations

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    XHTML Practical - Creating Website Engineering College

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, HTML and CSS, Verification And Validation, Semantic Web, Web Development, Web Design and Development, Development Testing, Data Validation, Design Strategies, User Interface (UI) Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    W

    Whizlabs

    Design and Implement a Source Control Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Azure DevOps, Continuous Deployment, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Microsoft Azure, Release Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Code Review

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    F

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Smarter Scientific Software Development with GitHub Actions

    Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker (Software), Software Development, Test Automation, Containerization, Automation, Debugging, YAML, Scripting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular political science courses

  • NGO Startup Analysis with Nonprofit Business Model Canvas: Coursera Project Network
  • Cluster Analysis and Unsupervised Machine Learning in Python: Packt
  • Server Side Rendering with Next.js: Update a News Website: Coursera Project Network
  • Getting Started with Teradata: LearnQuest
  • Healthy and Sustainable Foods: University of Michigan
  • Angular 11+ & Material UI: Build Responsive Web Apps: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Learn to Code: Fun with C#: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Portfolio Power: Compelling UX Case Studies in Sketch: Coursera
  • Atmosphere, AI, Famous Horror Mechanics, and Final Touches: Packt
  • XHTML Practical - Creating Website Engineering College: EDUCBA

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