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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Java Database Engineering: Spring Boot MVC & SQL Mastery

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Hibernate (Java), JUnit

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, IT Automation, Data Storage Technologies, Hardening, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Programming Languages, Part A

      Skills you'll gain: Software Installation, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Ruby (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Thinking

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Data Validation, Business Continuity, Security Controls, Risk Mitigation, Project Management, Risk Management, System Testing, Technical Management, System Implementation, Data Integrity, Software Development Methodologies

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Ultimate SQL Bootcamp: Zero to Hero in 9 Hours

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Analysis, Business Analytics

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Cryptography, Encryption, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure Security, Software-Defined Networking, Security Management, Identity and Access Management, Security Controls, Computer Networking, System Monitoring, Authorization (Computing), Authentications

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universitat Politècnica de València

      Introduction to SQL and relational databases

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Integrity, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Databases, Query Languages, Database Design, Web Applications, Application Security, Server Side, Data Manipulation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Master of Science in Information Systems

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      Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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      Wesleyan University

      Creative Writing

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Storyboarding, Content Creation, Constructive Feedback, Persistence, Professionalism, Creativity

      4.6
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Digital Painting Specialization

      Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Digital Design, Graphics Software, Creative Design, Creativity, Adobe Creative Cloud, Image Quality, Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Mainframe Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Software Development Methodologies, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Programming Principles, Relational Databases, Software Testing, Editing

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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      C++ For C Programmers, Part A

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Data Structures

      4.4
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Java Database Engineering: Spring Boot MVC & SQL Mastery: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Packt
    • Programming Languages, Part A: University of Washington
    • CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 3: Pearson
    • The Ultimate SQL Bootcamp: Zero to Hero in 9 Hours: Packt
    • Practical Cybersecurity Fundamentals: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Introduction to SQL and relational databases: Universitat Politècnica de València
    • Master of Science in Information Systems: Northeastern University
    • Creative Writing: Wesleyan University
    • Digital Painting Specialization: Michigan State University

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