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    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, Design Thinking, New Product Development, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research, User Research, Persona Development, Product Management, Market Research, Process Mapping, Case Studies, Product Strategy, Innovation, Needs Assessment

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      103 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Search Engine Optimization and Content Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Web Analytics, Blogs, Search Engine Marketing, Content Creation, MarTech, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Growth Strategies, Content Strategy, Market Research

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fudan University

      基于Unity引擎的游戏开发基础

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), 3D Assets, Animations, Application Deployment, Scripting, Computer Graphics, Cross Platform Development, Virtual Environment, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Tables and Forms in HTML

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Web Content

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      191 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

      Introducción al Desarrollo de Software

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Software Engineering, Systems Development, Software Development, Waterfall Methodology, Requirements Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      105 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Design a Professional Business card with QR code using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Facebook, Cloud Applications, Virtual Environment, Social Media, Professional Networking, Content Creation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      117 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: New
      New
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      LearnKartS

      AWS AI Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Computer Vision, Generative AI, LLM Application, Amazon Web Services, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Amazon S3, Deep Learning, Data Wrangling

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Advanced Malware and Network Anomaly Detection

      Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Network Analysis, Cybersecurity, System Design and Implementation, Network Security, Machine Learning Software, Machine Learning Methods, Performance Testing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Microsoft Windows

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      M

      Michigan State University

      Transmedia Writing

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Peer Review, Storytelling, Writing, Content Creation, Creative Thinking, Active Listening, Constructive Feedback, Storyboarding

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      66 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      U

      University of Michigan

      GenAI in Business: Strategies for Successful Execution

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Business Solutions, Customer experience strategy (CX), Innovation, Performance Measurement, Business Planning, Solution Design, Risk Management, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, Process Design, Business Strategy, Talent Acquisition

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Project Management: Gestiona tu proyecto y equipo con Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Timelines, Project Schedules, Presentations, Milestones (Project Management), Kanban Principles, Project Design, Project Management, Team Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      233 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Series Orientation: Transforming Education

      Skills you'll gain: Student-Centred Learning, Education and Training, Teaching, Adult Learning Principles, Community Development, Instructional Design, Social Justice, Student Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Cultural Sensitivity, Time Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

    • Customer Insights: New Product Development Orientation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Search Engine Optimization and Content Marketing: IBM
    • 基于Unity引擎的游戏开发基础: Fudan University
    • Tables and Forms in HTML: Coursera Project Network
    • Introducción al Desarrollo de Software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
    • Design a Professional Business card with QR code using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • AWS AI Practitioner: LearnKartS
    • Advanced Malware and Network Anomaly Detection: Johns Hopkins University
    • Transmedia Writing: Michigan State University
    • GenAI in Business: Strategies for Successful Execution: University of Michigan

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