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      SAP

      SAP Professional Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Consulting, Relationship Management, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Product Strategy, Technical Consulting, Relationship Building, Project Management, Rapport Building, Consultative Approaches, Project Implementation, Agile Methodology, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Waterfall Methodology, Solution Delivery, Enterprise Resource Planning, Systems Thinking, Business Process, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Microeconomics: The Power of Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Economics, Market Dynamics, Economic Development, Market Analysis, Resource Allocation, Policy Analysis, Tax, Consumer Behaviour, Cost Benefit Analysis, Decision Making

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

      Skills you'll gain: Biology, Life Sciences, Environment, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physical Science, Research, Scientific Methods, Chemistry

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Museum of Natural History

      Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Systems Thinking, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management, Biology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Case Studies, Mathematical Modeling

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Innovation Management

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creativity, Brainstorming, Process Development, Design Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Product Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Product Lifecycle Management, Team Management, Business Strategy, Lean Methodologies

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

      Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Credit/Debit Card Processing, Financial Services, Payment Processing, Technology Strategies, Investments, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Regulations, Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Consumer Behaviour

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Getting Started with Git and GitHub

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Version Control, Collaborative Software, Web Applications, Open Source Technology, Command-Line Interface, DevOps

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Computational Thinking for Problem Solving

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Computer Science, Python Programming, Computer Systems, Data Structures, Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Debugging

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Machine Design Part I

      Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Problem Solving

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM RAG and Agentic AI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Tool Calling, LangGraph, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Design, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, UI Components, Semantic Web, Data Storage Technologies, Databases, Software Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      272 reviews

      Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      The Arduino Platform and C Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Debugging, C (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Electronic Components, Development Environment, Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Electronics Engineering, Digital Communications

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      International Business Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Business Planning, Sampling (Statistics), Management Training And Development, Descriptive Statistics, Organizational Structure, Change Management, Data Presentation, Professional Networking, Business Mathematics, Verbal Communication Skills, Team Building, Team Management, Business Strategy, Professionalism, Resource Allocation, Competitive Analysis, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, International Finance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular distributed systems courses

    • SAP Professional Fundamentals: SAP
    • Microeconomics: The Power of Markets: University of Pennsylvania
    • Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life: The University of Edinburgh
    • Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation: American Museum of Natural History
    • Innovation Management: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations: University of Pennsylvania
    • Getting Started with Git and GitHub: IBM
    • Computational Thinking for Problem Solving: University of Pennsylvania
    • Machine Design Part I: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • IBM RAG and Agentic AI: IBM

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