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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Regulatory Landscape of Alternative Investments

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Asset Management, Financial Regulations, Financial Regulation, Securities (Finance), Investments, Investment Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Portfolio Management, Private Equity, Wealth Management, Real Estate, Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Regulatory Requirements, Capital Markets, Property and Real Estate, Due Diligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Finanzen für Nicht-Finanzfachleute

    Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Return On Investment, Finance, Business Valuation, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Investment Management, Financial Management, Financial Statements, Risk Analysis, Corporate Finance, Balance Sheet

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for People and Talent Management

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Employee Performance Management, Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Performance Management, AI Personalization, People Development, Human Resource Strategy, HR Tech, Human Resources, People Analytics, Workforce Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Analytics, Adaptability, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Digital Marketing Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Competitive Analysis, Customer Acquisition Management, Online Advertising, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Retention, Digital Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Advertising Campaigns, Strategic Marketing, Performance Metric, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Peer Review, Target Audience

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Unsupervised Text Classification for Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Unstructured Data, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Deep Learning, Marketing Analytics, Machine Learning, JSON, Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Data Processing, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn Responsive Web Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Development, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Typography

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Storytelling, Stakeholder Engagement, User Story, Stakeholder Management, Persuasive Communication, Risk Management, Program Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Risk Management, Project Management, Agile Project Management, Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Applying Python for Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Transformation, Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Cleansing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Goodwill Industries International

    Building Your Community Resources

    Skills you'll gain: Training Programs, Relationship Building, Course Development, Community Development, Community Outreach, Research, Workplace inclusivity, Curriculum Planning, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation, Planning, Collaboration, Surveys, Data Mapping, Communication, Cultural Sensitivity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    AIX Operating System Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Shell Script, Unix Shell, File Management, File Systems, Unix Commands, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, System Configuration

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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

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    EDUCBA

    Splunk Query Language and Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Query Languages, Data Visualization Software, Ad Hoc Reporting, Real Time Data, Continuous Monitoring

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    139 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Regulatory Landscape of Alternative Investments: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Finanzen für Nicht-Finanzfachleute: Rice University
  • GenAI for People and Talent Management: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Digital Marketing Capstone: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Unsupervised Text Classification for Marketing Analytics: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Learn Responsive Web Design: Scrimba
  • Storytelling That Delivers Program and Project Outcomes: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Applying Python for Data Analysis: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Building Your Community Resources: Goodwill Industries International
  • AIX Operating System Fundamentals: IBM

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