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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Building Materials and Human Health

      Skills you'll gain: Environment Health And Safety, Health Disparities, Sustainable Architecture, Building Design, Sustainable Design, Hazard Analysis, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Sustainability Standards, Social Justice, Product Lifecycle Management

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      29 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Introduction à la programmation orientée objet (en Java)

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Computer Programming, Software Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      316 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Siemens

      Introduction to Solid Edge

      Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Data Import/Export, Engineering Software, Technical Design, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI)

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      76 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Social Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Human Computer Interaction, Social Network Analysis, Remote Access Systems, Interaction Design, Social Sciences, Driving engagement, Research and Design, Digital Communications

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      818 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      Cyber-Physical Systems: Modeling and Simulation

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Design, Model Based Systems Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Control Systems, Network Model, Embedded Systems, Systems Analysis, Technical Design, Computational Logic, Digital Communications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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

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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, Learning Theory, Grammar, Case Studies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      254 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Designing and Formatting a Presentation in PowerPoint

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Data Visualization, Editing, Writing, Graphic Design, Business Communication

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      296 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

      Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, System Monitoring, Application Security, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      107 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      Process Mining: Data science in Action

      Skills you'll gain: Business Process, Process Analysis, Process Improvement, Business Process Management, Data Mining, Business Process Modeling, Process Optimization, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Data Science, Verification And Validation, Data Validation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Database systems

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Database Management, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, Databases, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Database Architecture and Administration, Information Systems, MySQL, Predictive Analytics, Database Design, MongoDB, Analytics, Scalability, Database Management Systems

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Oracle Database Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage, Transaction Processing, Data Modeling

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Building Materials and Human Health: Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Introduction à la programmation orientée objet (en Java): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Introduction to Solid Edge: Siemens
    • Social Computing: University of California San Diego
    • Cyber-Physical Systems: Modeling and Simulation: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Practical Python: Start Your Programming Journey : Duke University
    • ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Teacher Toolbox Series: Arizona State University
    • Designing and Formatting a Presentation in PowerPoint: Coursera Project Network
    • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): DeepLearning.AI
    • Process Mining: Data science in Action: Eindhoven University of Technology

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