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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Kit básico (para evitar los errores más frecuentes) de finanzas

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Risk Management, Behavioral Economics, Wealth Management, Budgeting, Budget Management, Fraud detection, Loans, Insurance, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making, Empowerment, Psychology

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      143 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      Space Safety

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Safety and Security, Infrastructure Security, Medical Science and Research, Threat Management, Physical Science, Environmental Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Spatial Analysis, Risk Analysis, Physics

      4.6
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM COBOL Software Development Practices

      Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Technical Support, Software Development Life Cycle, Program Development, Scrum (Software Development), Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Code Review, Debugging, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation, Computer Programming

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      University of California San Diego

      Interaction Design Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Interaction Design, Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Usability, Mockups, Design Research, User Research, Innovation, Creativity

      4.5
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Intel

      An Introduction to Practical Deep Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Machine Learning Methods, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Scalability, Reinforcement Learning, Network Architecture, Performance Tuning

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      150 reviews

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      Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Integrated Analysis in Systems Biology

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Analysis, Systems Analysis, Biology, Integration Testing, Bioinformatics, Research Design, Data Validation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      87 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Química, guerra y ética

      Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, International Relations, Environmental Regulations, Biochemistry, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Risk Control, Public Safety and National Security, Personal protective equipment, World History

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Microsoft

      Advanced Python Development Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Generative AI, Test Driven Development (TDD), Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Algorithms, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Code Review, Software Development, Software Design, Technical Documentation, Application Deployment

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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SAS

      Machine Learning Rock Star – the End-to-End Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Responsible AI, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Data Ethics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Applied Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Modeling, Performance Measurement, Supervised Learning, Business Ethics, Decision Tree Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Leadership and Management, Business Analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing

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      University of Michigan

      Estructuras de datos de Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation, Software Installation, Python Programming, Development Environment, Data Storage, File Management

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Vanderbilt University

      ChatGPT + Zapier: Automate Email Replies with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Calendar Management, Setting Appointments, Workflow Management, Customer Communications Management, Automation, Business Correspondence, Customer Inquiries, Generative AI

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      National Taiwan University

      用 Python 做商管程式設計(二)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (2))

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Visualization Software, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Debugging, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, File Management, Data Validation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      261 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Kit básico (para evitar los errores más frecuentes) de finanzas: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Space Safety: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
    • IBM COBOL Software Development Practices: IBM
    • Interaction Design Capstone Project: University of California San Diego
    • An Introduction to Practical Deep Learning: Intel
    • Integrated Analysis in Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Química, guerra y ética: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Advanced Python Development Techniques: Microsoft
    • Machine Learning Rock Star – the End-to-End Practice: SAS
    • Estructuras de datos de Python: University of Michigan

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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