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      University of Pennsylvania

      Benjamin Franklin and His World

      Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, World History, Cultural Diversity, Journalism, International Relations, Public History, Political Sciences, Governance, Diplomacy

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

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      University of Geneva

      Frontières en tous genres

      Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Sociology, Case Studies, Political Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, World History, Environment and Resource Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Registro civil y estadísticas para la salud de la población

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Policy, Medical Records, Maternal Health, Data Collection, Medical Coding, Record Keeping, Health Information Management, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Data Quality

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      How to Use Data

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Feature Engineering, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, SQL, Data Analysis, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Matplotlib, Data Storage, Data Science, Machine Learning

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Building Trust: Ethics for AI-powered Chatbots

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Information Privacy, Informed Consent, Personally Identifiable Information, Accountability, Generative AI Agents, Data Governance, Data Collection, Algorithms

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Council on Foreign Relations

      Climate Change: The Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, World History, Scientific Methods, Physical Science, Advocacy

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Cloud Computing and GCP Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Services, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Performance Tuning, Cloud Security, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Application Performance Management, Disaster Recovery, Devops Tools, Data Security, DevOps

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Service Transformed: Lessons in U.S. Veteran Centered Care

      Skills you'll gain: Trauma Care, Triage, Health Disparities, Patient-centered Care, Patient Evaluation, Cultural Responsiveness, Diversity Awareness, Patient Communication, Care Coordination, Health Care, Health Systems, Healthcare Ethics, Social Determinants Of Health, Mental Health

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      GIS: Geographic Information Systems for Sustainability

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Sustainability Reporting, Spatial Data Analysis, Sustainable Business, Spatial Analysis, Data Storytelling, Environmental Monitoring, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement, Trend Analysis, Decision Making

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

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      Institute for the Future

      Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Visionary, Crisis Management, Forecasting, Resilience, Risk Analysis, Adaptability, Systems Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, Change Management, Trend Analysis, Social Justice

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      The Ethical Leader

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Leadership, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making, Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Leadership Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Infosec

      CISSP Domain 5: Identity and Access Management (IAM)

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Provisioning, User Accounts, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), OAuth, Public Key Infrastructure, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Benjamin Franklin and His World: University of Pennsylvania
    • Frontières en tous genres: University of Geneva
    • Registro civil y estadísticas para la salud de la población: Johns Hopkins University
    • How to Use Data: University of Pennsylvania
    • Building Trust: Ethics for AI-powered Chatbots: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Climate Change: The Basics: Council on Foreign Relations
    • Cloud Computing and GCP Fundamentals: LearnKartS
    • Service Transformed: Lessons in U.S. Veteran Centered Care: University of Michigan
    • GIS: Geographic Information Systems for Sustainability: University of Michigan
    • Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future: Institute for the Future

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