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      University of Virginia

      Innovating with the Business Model Canvas

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Process, Business Strategy, New Product Development, Strategic Partnership, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Product Management, Resource Allocation, Lean Methodologies, Market Opportunities

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      310 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Career Launchpad Essentials: SOP, Resume & Interview Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Teamwork, Storytelling, Communication, Professionalism, Continuous Improvement Process, Report Writing, Content Creation, Presentations, Writing, Constructive Feedback, Concision, Intercultural Competence, Procedure Development, Job Analysis, Editing, Self-Awareness, Generative AI Agents, Adaptability

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Developing Applications in Python on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Database Management, Cloud Applications, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, Application Development, Web Development, Automation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      102 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Harriet Beecher Stowe

      Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Storytelling, World History, Writing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
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      Scrimba

      Learn React

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Web Frameworks, Functional Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      213 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      Ecosystems of California

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Laboratory Reports, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Monitoring, Data Collection, Environment, Scientific Methods, Land Management, Biology, Hydrology, Water Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      52 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Case, Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Maintainability, Test Data, Debugging, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      157 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Rice University

      An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Interactive Design, User Interface (UI), Animations, Game Design, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, User Requirements Documents, Functional Requirement, Software Documentation, Unified Modeling Language, Requirements Analysis, System Requirements, Systems Design, Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Software Design, Data Modeling, Systems Analysis, Dataflow

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      54 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Herman Melville

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Writing, World History, Liberal Arts, Political Sciences

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Real-Time Embedded Systems Theory and Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Software Design, Linux, System Programming, System Design and Implementation, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation, Algorithms, Debugging

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      ChatGPT for Creatives

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Prompt Engineering, Storytelling, Creative Thinking, ChatGPT, Creativity, Learning Strategies, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Game Design, Data Ethics, Storyboarding, Animation and Game Design, Artificial Intelligence, Content Creation, Writing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular writing courses

    • Innovating with the Business Model Canvas: University of Virginia
    • Career Launchpad Essentials: SOP, Resume & Interview Prep: Board Infinity
    • Developing Applications in Python on AWS: Amazon Web Services
    • The American Renaissance and Harriet Beecher Stowe: Dartmouth College
    • Learn React: Scrimba
    • Ecosystems of California: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG: Coursera Project Network
    • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2): Rice University
    • SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations: University of Colorado System
    • The American Renaissance and Herman Melville: Dartmouth College

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