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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Design Software, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, 3D Assets, Hardware Troubleshooting, Conceptual Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Hardware, Manufacturing Processes, Emerging Technologies, Industrial Design, Digital Design, Mechanical Design, Computer Graphics, Computer-Aided Design, Graphical Tools, Control Systems, Product Design, Prototyping

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Hands-on with SCCM

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Windows PowerShell, Operating System Administration, Patch Management, System Monitoring, Active Directory, Software Installation, System Configuration, Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software), Microsoft Servers, Configuration Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, System Support, Package and Software Management, SQL Server Reporting Services, Network Troubleshooting, Hyper-V, Enterprise Architecture, IT Infrastructure

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Programming Languages, Part A

      Skills you'll gain: Software Installation, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Ruby (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Thinking

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Introduction to Probability and Data with R

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      5.8K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      User Experience Design and Testing Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Strategy, Usability, Design Strategies, Storyboarding

      Build toward a degree

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Computers

      Skills you'll gain: Business Software, Computer Hardware, Generative AI, Operating Systems, Data Storage Technologies, Computer Systems, Data Maintenance, Enterprise Security, System Software, Information Technology, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, System Configuration, Technical Support and Services, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Cybersecurity

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      863 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Complete DeFi—Decentralized Finance—Industry Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Services, Application Deployment, Application Security

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Application Security Program Ignition Guide

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, DevSecOps, Application Security, Security Requirements Analysis, Vulnerability Management, Threat Management, Security Testing, Secure Coding, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Security Awareness, Security Strategy, DevOps, Technology Roadmaps, Risk Management Framework, Software Development Life Cycle

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Microsoft Power BI Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Modeling

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Mainframe Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Software Development Methodologies, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Programming Principles, Relational Databases, Software Testing, Technical Support

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      A Crash Course in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Performance Metric, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      REST Assured Java API Testing Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, Apache Maven, Restful API, Test Automation, JSON, Scalability, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Case, Test Data, Authentications, Java, Software Testing, Data Mapping

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Hands-on with SCCM: Packt
    • Programming Languages, Part A: University of Washington
    • Introduction to Probability and Data with R: Duke University
    • User Experience Design and Testing Part 1: Northeastern University
    • Introduction to Computers: Microsoft
    • The Complete DeFi—Decentralized Finance—Industry Labs: Packt
    • Application Security Program Ignition Guide: Packt
    • Microsoft Power BI Skills: Packt
    • IBM Mainframe Developer: IBM

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