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    Understand basic accounting principles for managing finances. Learn to prepare financial statements, manage accounts, and ensure compliance.

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      Skillshare

      Color Grading: An Absolute Beginner's Crash Course

      Skills you'll gain: Image Quality, Color Theory, Video Editing, Post-Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Exporting and Integrating Assets into Unreal Engine 5

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Data Import/Export, Computer Graphics, Image Quality, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Python Case Study - Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Key Management, Application Security, Python Programming, Scripting, Algorithms, Data Integrity

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Alberta

      Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds

      Skills you'll gain: Biology, Life Sciences, Taxonomy, Timelines, Research

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Analytical Skills, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Literacy, R (Software), Data Analysis, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Biostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Public Health, Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Jetson Nano Starter to Pro - A Computer Vision Course

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Tensorflow, Artificial Intelligence, System Configuration, Deep Learning, Real Time Data, Performance Tuning, Software Installation, Application Deployment

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals Part 2: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Estimation, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Descriptive Statistics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Simplilearn

      Generative AI in Design Phase Training

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Wireframing, Generative AI, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, UI Components, Technical Design, Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Introduction to battery-management systems

      Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Electronic Components, Systems Engineering, Thermal Management, Control Systems, High Voltage, Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Safety, Materials science, Manufacturing Processes, Chemistry, Requirements Analysis

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Programming with CSS, Javascript and HTML

      Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Server Side, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique

      Quantum Optics 1 : Single Photons

      Skills you'll gain: Physics, Experimentation, Cryptography, Electrical Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Laboratory Research, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Emerging Technologies

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Analysis

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic accounting courses

    • Color Grading: An Absolute Beginner's Crash Course: Skillshare
    • Exporting and Integrating Assets into Unreal Engine 5: Packt
    • Python Case Study - Cryptography: EDUCBA
    • Paleontology: Theropod Dinosaurs and the Origin of Birds: University of Alberta
    • Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Jetson Nano Starter to Pro - A Computer Vision Course: Packt
    • Data Science Fundamentals Part 2: Unit 2: Pearson
    • Generative AI in Design Phase Training: Simplilearn
    • Introduction to battery-management systems: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Programming with CSS, Javascript and HTML: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

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