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      IESE Business School

      Operations Management

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Improvement, Performance Improvement, Process Design, Process Analysis, Inventory Management, Business Operations, Operational Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Operational Efficiency, Inventory Management System, Business Process, Workflow Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Capacity Management, Prioritization, Service Level, Resource Utilization, Innovation

      4.5
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Blocks-based ABM with NetTango

      Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Education Software and Technology, Computer Programming Tools, Computational Thinking, No-Code Development, Program Development, Computer Programming, UI Components, Pedagogy

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Advanced Networking, Virtualization, and IT Security

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Virtualization, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing, Firewall, Network Architecture, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Mobile Security, Cloud Security, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, Peripheral Devices

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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Optimize TensorFlow Models For Deployment with TensorRT

      Skills you'll gain: Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Performance Tuning, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      76 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Houston

      Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Continuous Improvement Process, Quality Improvement, Care Management, Organizational Leadership, Health Care Administration, Organizational Change, Teamwork, Process Improvement, Diversity Awareness, Health Care, Health Education, Public Health

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Spacecraft Dynamics Capstone: Mars Mission

      Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Numerical Analysis, Simulations, Engineering Analysis, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Verification And Validation, Mathematical Modeling, Matlab

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Building on the SIR Model

      Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Risk Modeling, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, R Programming, Public Health

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and protest

      Skills you'll gain: Public History, World History, European History, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, International Relations, Social Justice, Legal Research

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Data Balancing with Gen AI: Credit Card Fraud Detection

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Fraud detection, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Data Processing, Data Visualization, Data Synthesis, Python Programming

      4.4
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create surveys with Qualtrics

      Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Customer Retention, Customer Insights, Business Research, Customer Data Management, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Gen AI for Software Development: Code Generation for Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Program Development, Software Development, Python Programming, Game Design, Debugging

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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IE Business School

      Fundamentals of Diversity

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity Training, Disabilities, Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Intercultural Competence, People Management, Culture, Gerontology, Workplace inclusivity, Demography

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular critical thinking courses

    • Operations Management: IESE Business School
    • Blocks-based ABM with NetTango: Coursera Project Network
    • Advanced Networking, Virtualization, and IT Security: Packt
    • Optimize TensorFlow Models For Deployment with TensorRT: Coursera Project Network
    • Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations: University of Houston
    • Spacecraft Dynamics Capstone: Mars Mission: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Building on the SIR Model: Imperial College London
    • Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and protest: University of London
    • Data Balancing with Gen AI: Credit Card Fraud Detection: Coursera Project Network
    • Create surveys with Qualtrics: Coursera Project Network

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