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      Coursera Project Network

      Python for Data Analysis: Pandas & NumPy

      Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Analysis, Data Science, Python Programming, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Computer Programming

      4.5
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      343 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Michigan State University

      Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR

      Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Photography, Photo Editing, Peer Review, Graphic and Visual Design, Post-Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Digital Design, File Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Creativity, Color Theory, Storytelling, Content Creation, Writing, Information Privacy, Web Design and Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6.6K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Snowflake

      Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake

      Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Real Time Data, Data Import/Export, Stored Procedure, Data Sharing, SQL, Automation, Command-Line Interface

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      105 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Advanced Data Modeling

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Database Design, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Database Management, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Advanced Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      102 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Maryland, College Park

      Cybersecurity for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Policies, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Governance, Infrastructure Security, Telecommunications, Computer Security Awareness Training, Threat Detection, Enterprise Security, Security Awareness, General Networking, Data Security, Vulnerability, Public Safety and National Security, Governance, Political Sciences

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Data Analysis with R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Box Plots, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Data Cleansing, Tidyverse (R Package), Supervised Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      336 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation

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

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      217 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      West Virginia University

      Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

      Skills you'll gain: Auditing, Loss Prevention, Internal Controls, Financial Controls, Threat Detection, Anomaly Detection, Financial Auditing, Cybersecurity, Financial Data, Cyber Operations, Investigation, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Analytics, Specialized Accounting, Cyber Attacks, Security Awareness, Big Data, Accounting, Business Ethics, Compliance Reporting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6.2K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon

      Data Structures and Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Driven Development (TDD), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Performance Tuning, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Development Testing, Algorithms, Program Development, Software Testing, Java, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Debugging, Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Migration, Web Scraping, Data Integration, Shell Script, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Data Cleansing, Big Data, Performance Tuning, Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      414 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Stakeholder Communications, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Incident Management, Security Awareness, Data Ethics, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Stakeholder Engagement, Data Security, Asset Protection, Information Privacy, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Professional Networking

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      5.4K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • S

      Stanford University

      Cryptography I

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Key Management, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cybersecurity, Authentications, Data Integrity, Secure Coding, Algorithms

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      4.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular big data courses

    • Python for Data Analysis: Pandas & NumPy: Coursera Project Network
    • Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR: Michigan State University
    • Introduction to Modern Data Engineering with Snowflake: Snowflake
    • Advanced Data Modeling: Meta
    • Cybersecurity for Everyone: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Data Analysis with R: IBM
    • Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation: IBM
    • Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination: West Virginia University
    • Data Structures and Algorithms: Amazon
    • ETL and Data Pipelines with Shell, Airflow and Kafka: IBM

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