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      Skillshare

      Procreate Dreams for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Animations, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, Multimedia, Musical Composition, Adobe After Effects, Storytelling, Computer Graphics, Performing Arts, Apple software proficiency, Timelines, Color Theory, Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Creativity In Business and Other Disciplines

      Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Brainstorming, Ideation, Innovation, Architectural Design, Problem Solving, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Marketing, Game Design, Consumer Behaviour, Experimentation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity

      Skills you'll gain: Physics, Timelines, Verification And Validation, Scientific Methods, Research, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Of Measurement

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Web Development for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Applications, Design Elements And Principles, Animations, User Interface (UI) Design

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wireless Networks, Ansible, General Networking, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, Local Area Networks, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Networking Hardware

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Windows Terminal Skills

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cloud CV0 003

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Security Controls, CI/CD, Computer Security Incident Management, Scalability, Data Security, Network Troubleshooting, Security Strategy, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Incident Response, Test Planning, Solution Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      UX Research and Information Architecture 

      Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI/UX Strategy, Persona Development, Usability, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, Surveys, Human Centered Design, Technical Communication, Prototyping, Tree Maps, Product Strategy, Interviewing Skills

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Data Visualization, Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence Software, Data Modeling, Business Process Management, Database Management Systems, Databases, Dashboard, SQL, Star Schema, Performance Measurement, Data Governance, Oracle Databases, Data Integration, MicroStrategy, Data Visualization Software

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      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Human Resources Management and GenAI

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Retention, Talent Pipelining, Succession Planning, Workplace inclusivity, Performance Appraisal, Human Resource Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Mediation, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), AI Product Strategy, HR Tech, Payroll, Performance Review, Management Training And Development, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Scripting, Simulations, Algorithms, Spreadsheet Software, UI Components, Debugging, Data Management, User Interface (UI), Data Cleansing, Automation, Data Validation

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    • Procreate Dreams for Beginners: Skillshare
    • Creativity In Business and Other Disciplines: University of Pennsylvania
    • Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity: Stanford University
    • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis
    • CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Pearson
    • Windows Terminal Skills: Packt
    • CompTIA Cloud CV0 003: Pearson
    • UX Research and Information Architecture : IBM
    • Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence: University of Colorado System
    • Human Resources Management and GenAI: Coursera Instructor Network

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