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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      Data-Driven Animation for Science Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Animations, Data Presentation, Video Editing, Data Storytelling, Adobe After Effects, Graphics Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Storyboarding, Adobe Premiere, Peer Review, Motion Graphics, Autodesk Maya, Post-Production, Computer Graphic Techniques, Technical Communication, Style Guides, Professional Development

      4.7
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Harriet Beecher Stowe

      Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Storytelling, World History, Writing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      AIX Operating System Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Shell Script, Unix Shell, File Management, File Systems, Unix, Unix Commands, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, System Configuration

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      HubSpot Academy

      Sales Enablement

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Sales Management, Lead Generation, Sales, Customer Success Management, Content Marketing, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Persona Development, Customer Analysis, Content Creation, Meeting Facilitation, Service Level Agreement

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Ruby Fundamentals and Basic Programming Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Apple Xcode, Software Installation, Microsoft Windows, Command-Line Interface

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      SQL Mathematical Functions

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, PostgreSQL, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Database Systems

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      SQL CASE Statements

      Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, SQL, Query Languages, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Database Development, Data Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Scrimba

      Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Deployment, Debugging, Maintainability, LinkedIn, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, CI/CD, Code Review, Development Testing, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interviewing Skills, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Application Development, Software Documentation

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Blazor for Front-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, Performance Tuning, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, Server Side, Data Validation, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Cloud and AWS Basics

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Scalability

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Mastering Multi-Agent Development with AutoGen

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Development Environment, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Application Frameworks, Automation, Human Machine Interfaces, Application Development, Software Development Tools, Python Programming, System Configuration

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Sequences and Loops

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Education Software and Technology, Programming Principles, Debugging, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Algorithms, Development Environment, Computer Science, Brainstorming

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Data-Driven Animation for Science Communication: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • The American Renaissance and Harriet Beecher Stowe: Dartmouth College
    • AIX Operating System Fundamentals: IBM
    • Sales Enablement: HubSpot Academy
    • Ruby Fundamentals and Basic Programming Concepts: Packt
    • SQL Mathematical Functions: Coursera Project Network
    • SQL CASE Statements: Coursera Project Network
    • Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices: Scrimba
    • Blazor for Front-End Development: Microsoft
    • Cloud and AWS Basics: LearnKartS

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