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      Duke University

      Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey

      Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Debugging, Python Programming, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Game Design, Interactive Design, Design and Product, Algorithms, Computer Science

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Data Structures, Debugging, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, Data Store, Event-Driven Programming, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Management, Software Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Systems Engineering, Medical Devices, Health Technology, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Systems Integration, Systems Analysis, System Requirements, System Testing, Concept Of Operations, Solution Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      296 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Intermediate PostgreSQL

      Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, PostgreSQL, SQL, Database Management, Database Design, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Integrity, Text Mining, Transaction Processing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      332 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Arizona State University

      ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series

      Skills you'll gain: Lesson Planning, Parent Communication, Differentiated Instruction, Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, Language Competency, Curriculum Planning, English Language, Community Outreach, Peer Review, Instructional Design, Developing Training Materials, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Teaching, Cultural Diversity, Language Learning, Cultural Sensitivity, Grammar, Case Studies, Diversity Awareness

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      254 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      SkillUp

      UI/UX Wireframing and Prototyping with Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Figma (Design Software), UI/UX Strategy, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Interactive Design, User Experience Design, Experience Design, Mobile Development, Style Guides, Web Development, Animations

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Washington

      Data Science at Scale

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Data Ethics, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Big Data, Relational Databases, Supervised Learning, Database Systems, Dataflow, Data Visualization Software, Databases, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, SQL, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Python Programming

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      918 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Meta

      Desarrollador back-end de Meta

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Restful API, Django (Web Framework), Relational Databases, Version Control, SQL, Unix Commands, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Database Management Systems, Front-End Web Development, Algorithms, Test Driven Development (TDD), Web Development, Python Programming, Linux, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      512 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course

      Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, Computer Graphic Techniques

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
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      University of Geneva

      Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Geographic Information Systems, Environment, Environmental Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Spatial Analysis, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Hydrology, Economics, Governance, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      726 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      L&T EduTech

      Power System: Generation, Transmission and Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Electrical Power, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Systems, Control Systems, Electrical Substation, Electrical Equipment, Energy and Utilities, Electrical Safety, Plant Operations and Management, Three-Phase, High Voltage, Applied Mathematics, Automation Engineering, Basic Electrical Systems, Low Voltage, Electrical Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Telecommunications, Matlab, Simulation and Simulation Software

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      219 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google Cloud

      Production Machine Learning Systems

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Systems Design, Tensorflow, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Systems Architecture, Performance Tuning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Data Pipelines

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1K reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey : Duke University
    • Intermediate Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5: Packt
    • Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering: Johns Hopkins University
    • Intermediate PostgreSQL: University of Michigan
    • ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series: Arizona State University
    • UI/UX Wireframing and Prototyping with Figma: SkillUp
    • Data Science at Scale: University of Washington
    • Desarrollador back-end de Meta: Meta
    • Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course: Packt
    • Ecosystem Services: a Method for Sustainable Development: University of Geneva

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