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      ESSEC Business School

      Belles histoires d'entreprises à impact

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Innovation, Socioeconomics, Environmental Issue, Business Ethics, Stakeholder Management, Social Justice, Product Lifecycle Management, Investments, Food and Beverage, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship

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      GRAMMY GO

      Strategies for Audience Growth and Promoting Music Brands

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Digital Media Strategy, Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Customer Engagement, Content Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Strategies, Trend Analysis, Brand Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Campaign Management, Social Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Strategic Partnership

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Digital Transformation of Financial Services - Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Financial Services, Digital Transformation, Banking Services, Banking, FinTech, Competitive Analysis, Analysis, Business Analysis, Innovation, Business Strategies, Business Transformation, Concision, Communication

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      Google Cloud

      Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape

      Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Data Governance, Cloud Infrastructure, Information Privacy, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Business Solutions, Business

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      44 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Xi'an Jiaotong University

      Lecture Series for Preventing and Controlling COVID-19

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Public Health, Hand Hygiene, Personal protective equipment, Diagnostic Tests, Hospital Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Immunology, Patient Treatment, Patient Evaluation, Microbiology, Diagnostic Radiology

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      359 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Princeton University

      Food Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Food and Beverage, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainability Standards, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Development, Cultural Diversity

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      The Olympic Games and the Media

      Skills you'll gain: Media and Communications, Video Production, Culture, Media Production, Intellectual Property, Brand Management, Storytelling, Digital Communications, Facebook, Branding, Driving engagement

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Exploring Artificial Intelligence Use Cases and Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Business Metrics, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Performance Metric, AI Product Strategy, Business Solutions

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Videojuegos: ¿de qué hablamos?

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Storytelling, Artificial Intelligence

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      University of Michigan

      إلهام الأفراد وتحفيزهم

      Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Motivational Skills, Visionary, Constructive Feedback, Team Performance Management, Goal Setting, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Intercultural Competence, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Communication

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      Google Cloud

      Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, Data Security, CI/CD, Data Processing, Debugging, Real Time Data, System Monitoring, Cloud Storage, Issue Tracking, Data Storage Technologies, Extract, Transform, Load, Unit Testing, Data Transformation

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      125 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Interessen des durchschnittlichen Facebook Nutzers

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Persona Development, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Customer Insights, Target Audience, Marketing Materials

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social work courses

    • Belles histoires d'entreprises à impact: ESSEC Business School
    • Strategies for Audience Growth and Promoting Music Brands: GRAMMY GO
    • Digital Transformation of Financial Services - Capstone Project: Copenhagen Business School
    • Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape: Google Cloud
    • Lecture Series for Preventing and Controlling COVID-19: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    • Food Ethics: Princeton University
    • The Olympic Games and the Media: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Exploring Artificial Intelligence Use Cases and Applications: Amazon Web Services
    • Videojuegos: ¿de qué hablamos?: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • إلهام الأفراد وتحفيزهم: University of Michigan

    Why Learn Social Work?

    Social work is a practice-based profession focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities through challenges like poverty, mental health, and social inequality. It blends advocacy, communication, and problem-solving to promote well-being and social justice. Learning social work can prepare you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, education, policy, and human services.

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