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      University of Michigan

      Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Preventative Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Public Health, Public Policies, Health Policy, Patient Safety, Mental and Behavioral Health, Pharmacology, Patient Treatment

      4.8
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      51 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Introducción al estudio de los bienes comunes

      Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Sociology, Governance, Systems Thinking, Policy Analysis, Economics, Cultural Diversity

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Let's talk about it: A Health and Immigration Teach Out

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Community Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health, Immigration Law, Health Care, Advocacy, Social Justice, Cultural Responsiveness

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Knowledge Accelerators

      The ABC's of GDPR: Protecting Privacy in an Online World

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance, Data Governance, Compliance Management, Data Security, Regulatory Requirements, Data Management, Legal Risk

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Build and Operate Machine Learning Solutions with Azure

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Ethics, Data Management, Cloud Computing, Data Pipelines, Machine Learning, Application Deployment, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Continuous Monitoring, Information Privacy, Data Security

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      66 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Generative AI for Legal Services Primer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, Legal Research, Legal Risk, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Information Privacy, Contract Review, Business Ethics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free
      R

      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom

      Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Social Justice, Public Policies, Social Studies, Governance, Public Administration, Legal Research, Economics, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      330 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Politecnico di Milano

      Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Management

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Informatics, Machine Learning, Healthcare Ethics, Medical Records, Health Technology, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Medical Imaging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      66 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      How Do We Manage Climate Change?

      Skills you'll gain: Mitigation, Environmental Resource Management, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Risk Control, Vulnerability, Energy and Utilities, Economics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Trust and Security with Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Cloud Standards, Infrastructure Security, Google Cloud Platform, Public Cloud, Identity and Access Management, Information Privacy, Data Storage, Data Centers, Encryption

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      59 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Arizona State University

      Inglés Empresarial: el márketing y ventas

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Design, Sales Presentations, Graphic Design, English Language, Data Visualization, Brainstorming, Advertising, Persuasive Communication, Selling Techniques, Presentations, Marketing Communications, Marketing, Influencing, Public Speaking, Consultative Selling, Business Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      323 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Transforming Education in an Interconnected World

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Improvement Process, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Project Design, Student-Centred Learning, Teamwork, Innovation, Education and Training, Needs Assessment, Community Development, Willingness To Learn, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Higher Education, Policy Analysis, Adult Learning Principles, Systems Analysis, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Leadership and Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers: University of Michigan
    • Introducción al estudio de los bienes comunes: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Let's talk about it: A Health and Immigration Teach Out: Johns Hopkins University
    • The ABC's of GDPR: Protecting Privacy in an Online World : Knowledge Accelerators
    • Build and Operate Machine Learning Solutions with Azure: Microsoft
    • Generative AI for Legal Services Primer: Vanderbilt University
    • Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Trustworthy AI for Healthcare Management: Politecnico di Milano
    • How Do We Manage Climate Change?: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Trust and Security with Google Cloud: Google Cloud

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