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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Process Map using a Canva Template

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, User Accounts, Business

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      User Research Methods and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, Competitive Analysis, Qualitative Research, User Experience, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Research Methodologies, Focus Group, Interviewing Skills, Surveys, Data Collection, Stakeholder Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Preview
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      Starweaver

      Fundamentals of Effective Team Management

      Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Leadership, Team Building, Teamwork, Team Motivation, People Management, Leadership and Management, Conflict Management, Leadership, Collaboration, Trustworthiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Performance Appraisal, Constructive Feedback, Communication Strategies, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      59 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Business Transformation, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Organizational Change, Operational Excellence, Technology Strategies, New Product Development, Business Strategies, New Business Development, Value Propositions, Business Process Automation, Process Improvement

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Assessing and Improving Community Health

      Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Public Health, Health Disparities, Health Promotion, Health Assessment, Social Determinants Of Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Systems, Data Collection, Preventative Care

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Blender to Unreal Engine 5 — 3D Props - Medieval Market

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Unreal Engine, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Advanced JavaScript Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Javascript, Software Design, Maintainability, Scripting Languages, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Prototyping

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Imperial College London

      Quality Improvement for Population Health

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Equity, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Care, Geographic Information Systems, Research Design, Data Presentation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Accountability, Executive Presence, Decision Making, Conflict Management, Business Ethics, Succession Planning, Technical Management, Risk Management, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Delegation Skills, Professional Networking, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Strategic Leadership, Business Relationship Management, Relationship Building, Culture Transformation, Business Strategy, Leadership

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      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
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      University of London

      Statistics and Clustering in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Probability & Statistics, Unsupervised Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Descriptive Statistics, Matplotlib, Data Visualization Software, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      L&T EduTech

      Construction of Precast System

      Skills you'll gain: Shop Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Construction Inspection, Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Building Design, Construction, Manufacturing Processes, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, Engineering Practices, Building Codes, Engineering Tolerance, Product Testing, Engineering Calculations

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Meta

      مقدمة إلى تطوير الواجهة الأمامية

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), React.js, Interactive Design, Web Development, Javascript, Web Servers, Network Protocols

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

    • Create a Process Map using a Canva Template: Coursera Project Network
    • User Research Methods and Practices: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Fundamentals of Effective Team Management: Starweaver
    • Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Assessing and Improving Community Health: University of Michigan
    • Blender to Unreal Engine 5 — 3D Props - Medieval Market: Packt
    • Advanced JavaScript Concepts: Packt
    • Quality Improvement for Population Health: Imperial College London
    • Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Statistics and Clustering in Python: University of London

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