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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Effective Communication Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Peer Review, Business Writing, Project Design, Graphic Design, Writing, Branding, Design, Communication, Public Speaking, Data Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      166 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Hacer negocios en América Latina

      Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Business Strategy, Innovation, International Finance, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Market, Global Marketing, World History, Economics, Business Economics, Business Development, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Socioeconomics, Corporate Strategy, Business Modeling, Sustainable Development, Competitive Analysis, Business, Political Sciences

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      485 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Corporate Communications

      Skills you'll gain: Internal Communications, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Storytelling, Strategic Communication, Employee Engagement, Target Audience, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Public Relations, Crisis Management, Drive Engagement, Social Media, Social Media Management, Interpersonal Communications, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Telecommuting, Customer Communications Management, Employee Retention, Diversity and Inclusion

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      115 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Melbourne

      Global Adolescent Health

      Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Policy, Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Socioeconomics, Human Development, Community Health, Mental Health, Child Health, Injury Prevention, Chronic Diseases, Nutrition and Diet

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      126 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Case Western Reserve University

      Designing Your Personal Weight Loss Plan

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Meal Planning And Preparation, Nutrition Education, Goal Setting, Self-Discipline, Health And Wellness Coaching, Stress Management, Overcoming Obstacles, Smart Goals, Behavior Management, Exercise Science, Self-Awareness, Mindfulness

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      578 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      ESSEC Business School

      Mediation and Conflict Resolution

      Skills you'll gain: Mediation, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Diplomacy, Labor Relations, Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Communication, Active Listening, International Relations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      768 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      External Communications Channels

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Strategic Communication, Target Audience, Public Relations, Social Media Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Communications, Customer Communications Management, Press Releases, Marketing and Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Branding, Brand Management, Communication Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Internal Communications, Content Marketing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      AI for Good

      Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Data Analysis, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Ethics, Emergency Response, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Mitigation, Responsible AI, Text Mining, Environmental Monitoring, Climate Change Mitigation, Artificial Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Supervised Learning, Natural Language Processing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      488 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI: Accelerate your Digital Marketing Career

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Digital Advertising, Email Marketing, Generative AI, Marketing Automation, AI Personalization, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Content Creation, Keyword Research, Prompt Engineering, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Copywriting, E-Commerce

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      How to Schedule Posts to Multiple Platforms using Hootsuite

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Scheduling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Build Better Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Image Quality, Image Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Performance Testing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      682 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Leading Diverse Teams & Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Training, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Team Leadership, Growth Mindedness, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Change, Performance Review, Human Resource Policies

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      465 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social courses

    • Effective Communication Capstone Project: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Hacer negocios en América Latina: Tecnológico de Monterrey
    • Corporate Communications: University of California, Irvine
    • Global Adolescent Health: The University of Melbourne
    • Designing Your Personal Weight Loss Plan: Case Western Reserve University
    • Mediation and Conflict Resolution: ESSEC Business School
    • External Communications Channels: University of California, Irvine
    • AI for Good: DeepLearning.AI
    • Generative AI: Accelerate your Digital Marketing Career: IBM
    • How to Schedule Posts to Multiple Platforms using Hootsuite: Coursera Project Network

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