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      Coursera Project Network

      Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer

      Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Resource Management, Call Center Experience, Process Management, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Process Analysis, Plot (Graphics), R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      New York University

      MOST from a Methodological Perspective

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Experimentation, Environment and Resource Management, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Program Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Research Methodologies

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Chinese University of Hong Kong

      Solving Algorithms for Discrete Optimization

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Computational Logic, Advanced Mathematics, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Applied Mathematics, Graph Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Software, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Theoretical Computer Science, Program Development, Performance Tuning, Linear Algebra

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      New York University

      MOST from a Conceptual Perspective

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Experimentation, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Scientific Methods, Program Evaluation, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Data Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Salesforce

      Salesforce Sales Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Sales Operations, Customer Success Management, Order Management, Sales Management, Salesforce, Dashboard, Sales, Sales Development, Lead Generation, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Sales Support, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Enablement, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Campaign Management, Data Visualization, Sales Training

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Yale University

      Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Medical Science and Research, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Scientific Methods, Clinical Research, Research, Biostatistics, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics), Medical Terminology, Correlation Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Data Management for Clinical Research

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Electronic Data Capture (EDC), Data Management, Data Collection, Case Report Forms, Data Sharing, Health Informatics, Data Strategy, Data Quality, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Sampling (Statistics), Data Integrity, Data Validation, Regulatory Compliance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      Research Data Management and Sharing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Sharing, Data Management, File Management, Data Storage, Information Management, Data Strategy, Metadata Management, Data Governance, Document Management, Data Literacy, Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Security, Version Control

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      732 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Surveys, User Research, Survey Creation, Sampling (Statistics), A/B Testing, Web Analytics, Qualitative Research, Usability Testing, Research Methodologies, Web Analytics and SEO, Data Collection, Research Design, Sample Size Determination, Analytics, Data Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      207 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dubai College of Tourism

      Travel Agency Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Booking (Sales), Travel Arrangements, Selling Techniques, Sales, Hospitality, Client Services, Office Procedures, Financial Analysis, Workflow Management, Proposal Development, Document Management, Customer Communications Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Analytical Skills, Data Collection, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Analysis, Marketing, Business Research, Quantitative Research, Data Analysis, Customer Insights, Market Trend, Consumer Behaviour, Trend Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Statistics in Psychological Research

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Graphing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Quantitative Research, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Correlation Analysis, Psychology, Research Design, Scientific Methods

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer: Coursera Project Network
    • MOST from a Methodological Perspective: New York University
    • Solving Algorithms for Discrete Optimization: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • MOST from a Conceptual Perspective: New York University
    • Salesforce Sales Operations: Salesforce
    • Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong: Yale University
    • Data Management for Clinical Research: Vanderbilt University
    • Research Data Management and Sharing: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • UX Research at Scale: Surveys, Analytics, Online Testing: University of Michigan
    • Travel Agency Operations: Dubai College of Tourism

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