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      Peking University

      Chinese Characters for beginner 汉字

      Skills you'll gain: Animations, Language Learning, Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Literacy, Oral Expression, English Language

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

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Executives and Business Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, AI Product Strategy, Risk Mitigation, Generative AI, Risk Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Data Ethics, Brainstorming, Generative AI Agents, Business Priorities, Return On Investment, Data Strategy, Business Leadership, Goal Setting, Artificial Intelligence, Business Solutions, Business Strategy, Scalability, Business Transformation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      567 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Finance for Non-Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Working Capital, Financial Forecasting, Cost Management, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Income Statement, Financial Acumen, Cash Flows, Capital Expenditure, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Operating Expense

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Adjectives and Adjective Clauses

      Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Vocabulary, English Language, Oral Comprehension

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Django Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Relational Databases, Databases, Authorization (Computing)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: Ansible, IT Automation, Automation, Devops Tools, Linux Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Servers, Windows Servers, Command-Line Interface, YAML, Configuration Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arizona State University

      Business English: Finance and Economics

      Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Business Communication, Procurement, English Language, Business Writing, Budgeting, Communication Strategies, Financial Acumen, Financial Forecasting, Verbal Communication Skills, Influencing, Business Ethics, Presentations, Finance, Leadership

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      616 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Institute for the Future

      Futures Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Visionary, Innovation, Proactivity, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, Cognitive flexibility, Creative Thinking, Action Oriented, Simulations, Optimism, Planning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Systems Thinking, Virtual Reality, Trend Analysis, Brainstorming, Empathy, Market Trend

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Create Compelling Business Cases

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Proposal Writing, Business Ethics, Business Research, Business Writing, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Business Analysis, Decision Making

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intro to WordPress Development

      Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Ajax, Development Environment, Content Management Systems, Content Management, Web Development, Data Management, PHP (Scripting Language), Database Development, MySQL, Javascript and jQuery, Information Architecture, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Security, Data Validation

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      (SSCP) Systems Security Certified Practitioner: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, OSI Models, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Firewall, TCP/IP, Network Administration, Wireless Networks, Network Protocols, General Networking, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Local Area Networks, Network Routers, Security Controls, Mobile Security, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Oracle SQL Databases

      Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, SQL, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Storage, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Management, Query Languages, Data Modeling, Network Architecture, Command-Line Interface, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular professional writing courses

    • Chinese Characters for beginner 汉字: Peking University
    • Generative AI for Executives and Business Leaders: IBM
    • Finance for Non-Finance: Packt
    • Adjectives and Adjective Clauses: University of California, Irvine
    • Django Web Development: Packt
    • Ansible From Basics to Guru: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Business English: Finance and Economics: Arizona State University
    • Futures Thinking: Institute for the Future
    • Create Compelling Business Cases: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Intro to WordPress Development: Packt

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