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      University of California, Irvine

      Fundamentals of Management

      Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Professional Networking, Business Management, Professional Development, Staff Management, Leadership and Management, Operations Management, People Management, Business Administration, Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Leadership, Change Management

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      User Experience Design and Testing Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Strategy, Usability, Design Strategies, Storyboarding

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Sales, Customer Analysis, Governance, Sales Strategy, General Sales Practices, Talent Management, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Sales Operations, Target Market, Selling Techniques, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Sales Training, Oral Expression, Market Share, Sales Process, Business

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      Northeastern University

      Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Correlation Analysis, Text Mining, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, Network Analysis, Feature Engineering, Probability, Data Structures, Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Natural Language Processing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Vocabulary, Climate Change Adaptation, Literacy, English Language, Environment, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Grammar, Emerging Technologies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Regulatory Compliance

      Skills you'll gain: Compliance Training, Compliance Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Medical Privacy, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Risk, Information Privacy, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Compliance Reporting, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Compliance Auditing, Internal Communications, Procedure Development, Business Ethics, Risk Management, Business Strategy

      4.8
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      Ethics, Technology and Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Ethical Standards And Conduct, Engineering Design Process, Business Ethics, Research Design, Engineering Practices, Research, Risk Management Framework, Mediation

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      Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      The Economics of Agro-Food Value Chains

      Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Food and Beverage, Research Methodologies, Packaging and Labeling, Product Knowledge, Sustainability Standards, Innovation, Global Marketing, Supply And Demand, Corporate Sustainability, Economics, Coordination

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      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Yale University

      American Contract Law I

      Skills you'll gain: Case Law, Commercial Laws, Legal Research, Contract Review, Case Studies

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      University of California, Davis

      Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Language Learning, Spanish Language, Oral Expression, Grammar, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary, Culture, Writing and Editing, Language Competency, Research, Writing

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Sequence Models

      Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Supervised Learning

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      Indian School of Business

      Trading Strategies in Emerging Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Peer Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Trading, Balance Sheet, Portfolio Management, Data Collection, Market Liquidity, Market Data, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Performance Analysis, Market Dynamics, Project Design, Market Analysis, Financial Market, Business Planning, Securities Trading, Performance Measurement, Technical Analysis

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

    • Fundamentals of Management: University of California, Irvine
    • User Experience Design and Testing Part 1: Northeastern University
    • Sales Foundations 101: Core Techniques for Success: EDUCBA
    • Foundations for Data Analytics Part 2: Northeastern University
    • English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: University of Pennsylvania
    • Regulatory Compliance: University of Pennsylvania
    • Ethics, Technology and Engineering : Eindhoven University of Technology
    • The Economics of Agro-Food Value Chains: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
    • American Contract Law I: Yale University
    • Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary: University of California, Davis

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