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  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    How to edit photos for Social media with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Photo Editing, Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Photography, User Accounts, Dashboard, Graphic Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Microsoft

    Agile and Hybrid Approaches

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Project Management Life Cycle, Kanban Principles, Sprint Planning, Project Management, Backlogs, Performance Metric, Project Planning, Project Performance, Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    How to create business cards using Adobe Photoshop

    Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop, Typography, Microsoft Windows, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Cloud

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    E

    Edureka

    Gen AI for Data Privacy & Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Security Awareness

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    Develop Linkedin designs with Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Social Media, Graphic Design, Content Marketing, Digital Content, Digital Marketing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle

    Skills you'll gain: Benefits Administration, Compensation and Benefits, Human Resource Policies, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Employee Assistance Programs, Communication Planning, Health Care, Program Evaluation, Insurance, Diversity and Inclusion, Dental Care

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    B

    Board Infinity

    Mastering Advanced Spring Boot: Microservices & System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Configuration Management, JUnit, Java Programming, Java, Application Design, Unit Testing, Middleware, Application Programming Interface (API), Service Oriented Architecture, Software Design Patterns

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

    Clean Code Basics: How to Write Maintainable Code

    Skills you'll gain: Maintainability, Code Review, Debugging, Style Guides, Software Documentation, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Quality Assurance, Technical Communication

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
    E

    Edureka

    Generative AI's Applications in Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Case Studies, Applied Machine Learning, Emerging Technologies, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Asset Security

    Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Data Loss Prevention, Security Management, Data Management, Security Controls, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Systems Security, Data Governance, Information Management, Encryption, Identity and Access Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Foundations of Solidity and Smart Contract Development

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Computational Logic, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Secure Coding, Business Logic, Program Development, Data Structures, Data Management, Development Testing, Debugging

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Creating a Technology Startup Company

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Measurement, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Leadership and Management, Market Research, Operational Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Target Market, Product Development, Systems Thinking, Business Strategies, Technology Strategies, Business Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Market Analysis, Product Management, Leadership, Engineering Management, Engineering

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular professional writing courses

  • How to edit photos for Social media with Canva: Coursera Project Network
  • Agile and Hybrid Approaches: Microsoft
  • How to create business cards using Adobe Photoshop: Coursera Project Network
  • Gen AI for Data Privacy & Protection: Edureka
  • Develop Linkedin designs with Visme : Coursera Project Network
  • Benefits: Health, Wellness, Work & Lifestyle: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Mastering Advanced Spring Boot: Microservices & System Design: Board Infinity
  • Clean Code Basics: How to Write Maintainable Code: Scrimba
  • Generative AI's Applications in Marketing Analytics: Edureka
  • Asset Security: Packt

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