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      University of Alberta

      Science Literacy

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Science and Research, General Science and Research, Research Methodologies, Research, Research Design, Deductive Reasoning, Peer Review, Experimentation, Media and Communications, Correlation Analysis, Journalism, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Cultural Diversity, Descriptive Statistics, Communication

      4.4
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      265 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Cryptography and Information Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Information Architecture

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      529 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Ball State University

      Introduction to Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Collection, Probability & Statistics, Data Processing, Sampling (Statistics), Data Science, Data Wrangling, R Programming, Simulations, Data Manipulation, Statistical Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Responsible AI, Data Structures

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Peking University

      Nursing Informatics(护理信息学)

      Skills you'll gain: Nursing, Nurse Education, Nursing Care, Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, Nursing Practices, Informatics, Telehealth, Patient-centered Care, Computer Displays, Decision Support Systems, Information Technology, Electronic Medical Record, Patient Safety

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      How Science Turns Data Into Knowledge

      Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Scientific Methods, Data Analysis, Experimentation, Research Design, Research, Peer Review, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Media and Communications

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Washington

      Communicating Data Science Results

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Data Governance, Big Data, Technical Communication, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Information Privacy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Scalability

      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      142 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Managing, Describing, and Analyzing Data

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), R (Software), Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, R Programming, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Manipulation, Histogram

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Healthcare Information Design and Visualizations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Infographics, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Trend Analysis, Business Analytics, Peer Review

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Digital Transformation, Health Care, Clinical Informatics, Emerging Technologies, Information Privacy, Data Management, Technology Strategies, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Security Strategy, Innovation, Data Integration

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Fundamentals of Database Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Information Systems, Database Software, Database Systems, Database Design, Information Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Management, Data Management

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security: Data Security and Information Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability, Data Governance, Data Ethics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cyber Risk, Security Management, Data Sharing, Data Encryption Standard, Security Software, Compliance Management, Risk Management, Data Access, Security Strategy, NIST 800-53

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Data I/O and Preprocessing with Python and SQL

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, SQL, Data Transformation, JSON, Pandas (Python Package), Generative AI, Relational Databases, Data Integrity, Unstructured Data, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular information science courses

    • Science Literacy : University of Alberta
    • Cryptography and Information Theory: University of Colorado System
    • Introduction to Data Science: Ball State University
    • Nursing Informatics(护理信息学): Peking University
    • How Science Turns Data Into Knowledge: University of Michigan
    • Communicating Data Science Results: University of Washington
    • Managing, Describing, and Analyzing Data: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Healthcare Information Design and Visualizations: Northeastern University
    • Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems: Northeastern University
    • Fundamentals of Database Systems: Coursera Project Network

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