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      Johns Hopkins University

      Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Research, General Science and Research, Critical Thinking, Probability, Research Design, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Experimentation, Investigation, Decision Making

      4.9
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Cape Town

      Research for Impact

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Research, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Communication, Systems Thinking, Research Methodologies, Policy Development, Collaboration

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      184 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Market Research and Competitive Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Competitive Intelligence, Persona Development, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Intelligence, Market Opportunities, Business Research, AI Product Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Customer Insights, Business Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Product Development, Product Strategy, Gap Analysis, Data Analysis, Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Goldman Sachs

      Fundamentals of Operations, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

      Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Process Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Business Operations, Operations Management, Operational Analysis, Process Management, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Customer experience improvement, Growth Strategies, Business Technologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      360 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Proposal Development, Market Research, Research Reports, Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Survey Creation, Statistical Analysis, Surveys, Correlation Analysis, Report Writing, Quantitative Research, Research, Science and Research, Market Analysis, Focus Group

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      630 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of London

      Understanding Research Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Surveys, Timelines, Research, Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Multiple educators

      Sustainable and Resilient Operations and Supply Chains

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Sustainable Systems, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Supplier Relationship Management, Environmental Engineering, Labor Compliance, Product Design

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      4.8
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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Focus Group, Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Data Synthesis, Market Research, Proposal Writing, Data Storytelling, Statistical Analysis, Presentations, Discussion Facilitation, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Research Methodologies, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Market Analysis, Business Research, Data Collection

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Queen Mary University of London

      Research Methodologies

      Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Science and Research, Data Collection, Focus Group, Research, Market Research, Research Design, Sample Size Determination, Interviewing Skills, Probability & Statistics, Case Studies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      549 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Operations Excellence

      Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations, Operations Management, Business Operations, Inventory Management System, Operational Efficiency, Logistics, Internal Communications, Analysis, Working Capital, Process Improvement, Financial Analysis, Lean Six Sigma, Complex Problem Solving

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      DevOps: Introduction to Developer Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration, Ansible, Application Performance Management, Prometheus (Software), Continuous Deployment, Kubernetes, Application Deployment, System Monitoring, Package and Software Management, GitHub, Software Development Tools, Docker (Software), Version Control, Containerization, YAML, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Automation

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Machine Learning Operations (MLOps): Getting Started

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, DevOps, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, Machine Learning, Automation, Data Pipelines, Version Control

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

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

    • Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty: Johns Hopkins University
    • Research for Impact: University of Cape Town
    • Market Research and Competitive Analysis: Microsoft
    • Fundamentals of Operations, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs
    • Market Research: Queen Mary University of London
    • Understanding Research Methods: University of London
    • Sustainable and Resilient Operations and Supply Chains: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Market Research: University of California, Davis
    • Research Methodologies: Queen Mary University of London
    • Operations Excellence: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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