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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Understanding & Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Empathy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Security Awareness, Advocacy, Conflict Management, Empowerment

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Introduction to Systems Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Process Analysis, Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Business Communication, Product Lifecycle Management

      4.5
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Commercial Awareness

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Business Acumen, Competitive Analysis, Sales Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Market Trend, Market Analysis, Business Marketing, Sales, Financial Acumen, Leadership, Business, Business Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Business Metrics, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Trustworthiness, Professionalism, Personal Integrity, Business Administration, Business Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Compliance Management, Leadership Studies, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Case Studies, Corporate Sustainability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      138 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Toronto

      The City and You: Find Your Best Place

      Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Socioeconomics, Crisis Management, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Economic Development, Demography, Economics, International Relations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      157 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of North Texas

      Foundations of Marketing Practice for Non-Majors

      Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Marketing Management, Market Research, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Business Strategy, Business Marketing, Business, Target Market, Competitive Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Social Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Social Network Analysis, Data Ethics, Behavioral Economics, Analytics, Game Design, Social Sciences, Sociology, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Thinking, Research, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt

      Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Methodology, Quality Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement Process, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Process Analysis, Business Analysis, Benchmarking, Root Cause Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Project Management

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

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Decision Making, Innovation, Health Policy, Strategic Decision-Making, New Product Development, Process Development, Organizational Strategy, Health Technology, Problem Solving, Planning, Return On Investment

      Build toward a degree

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      AI for Business: Generation & Prediction

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Forecasting, Analytical Skills, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Ethics, Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Innovation, Content Creation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Perform exploratory data analysis on retail data with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Matplotlib, Data Manipulation, Customer Analysis, Analytical Skills, Trend Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, Jupyter

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      Capstone Project: Applying Business Analysis Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Mitigation, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Risk Analysis, Project Scoping, Stakeholder Management, Process Flow Diagrams, Risk Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Stakeholder Engagement, Scope Management, Business Requirements, Presentations, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Looker (Software), Requirements Analysis, Project Management, Process Optimization, Data Analysis Software

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

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular critical thinking courses

    • Understanding & Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to Systems Analysis: IBM
    • Commercial Awareness: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation: Coursera Instructor Network
    • The City and You: Find Your Best Place: University of Toronto
    • Foundations of Marketing Practice for Non-Majors: University of North Texas
    • Introduction to Social Computing: Johns Hopkins University
    • Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt: Packt
    • Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • AI for Business: Generation & Prediction: Coursera Instructor Network

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