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      University of Pennsylvania

      An Introduction to American Law

      Skills you'll gain: Civil Procedures, Civil Law, Commercial Laws, Lawsuits, Court Systems, Legal Proceedings, Legal Strategy, Legal Research, Case Law, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Case Studies, Governance

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Novartis

      Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial

      Skills you'll gain: Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Informed Consent, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Drug Development, Record Keeping, Clinical Documentation, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Communication

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universiteit Leiden

      Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Public Safety and National Security, Research, Research Methodologies, Policy Analysis, Media and Communications, World History, International Relations, Political Sciences, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Case Studies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Mastering Logistics & Supply Chain Strategy Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Planning, Performance Measurement, Transportation Management, Operational Efficiency, Operations Management, Business Operations, Transportation Operations, Supply Chain Systems, E-Commerce, Systems Thinking, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Process Design, Supplier Management, Business, Business Administration

      4.5
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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Finance and Accounting

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Return On Investment, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Financial Modeling, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Cash Flows, Income Statement, Finance, Financial Analysis, Equities, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Bookkeeping, Financial Management

      4.6
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Crafting User-First Product Experiences in the AI Era

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, User Story, User Interface (UI), Competitive Intelligence, Usability, Persona Development, Microsoft Copilot, Product Development, Market Analysis, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Customer Analysis, Design Thinking, Product Roadmaps, User Interface (UI) Design, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Data Governance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      188 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Modeling, Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Business Modeling, Business Analysis, Resource Allocation, Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Process Optimization, Financial Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Transportation Operations, Linear Algebra

      4.8
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      English Composition I

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Literacy, Persuasive Communication, Report Writing, English Language, Grammar, Case Studies, Journalism, Editing, Proofreading, Style Guides, Qualitative Research, Peer Review

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Program Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Program Management, ChatGPT, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Stakeholder Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Governance, Machine Learning, Virtual Environment

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Customer Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Marketing, Data Collection, Marketing Strategies, Market Research, Regression Analysis, Consumer Behaviour

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Security Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Application Performance Management, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Identity and Access Management, Data Loss Prevention, Load Balancing, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Network Monitoring, Cloud Computing Architecture, Containerization, Network Architecture, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Network Security, OAuth, Network Routing, Cloud Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Cannabis Environmental Control

      Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Water Resource Management, Plant Operations and Management, Environmental Management Systems, Thermal Management, Environmental Monitoring, Electrical Power, Biology, Physics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

    • An Introduction to American Law: University of Pennsylvania
    • Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial: Novartis
    • Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice: Universiteit Leiden
    • Mastering Logistics & Supply Chain Strategy Skills: EDUCBA
    • Introduction to Finance and Accounting: University of Pennsylvania
    • Crafting User-First Product Experiences in the AI Era: Microsoft
    • Business Analytics with Excel: Elementary to Advanced: Johns Hopkins University
    • English Composition I: Duke University
    • Generative AI for Program Managers: IBM
    • Customer Analytics: University of Pennsylvania

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