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      University of Michigan

      Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Installation, Development Environment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      232K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Applied Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, Pandas (Python Package), Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Web Scraping, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Machine Learning

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      60K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Stanford University

      Child Nutrition and Cooking

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Cooking, Meal Planning And Preparation, Nutrition and Diet, Food Safety and Sanitation, Child Health, Working With Children, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Parent Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      4.1K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Data Science Methodology

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Data Modeling, Jupyter, Data Collection, Business Analysis, Data Science, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Software Development Methodologies, Data Processing, Business Requirements, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Mining, User Feedback, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      21K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Google Sheets, Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Analytical Skills, Tableau Software, Data Sharing, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      118K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      A Crash Course in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Performance Metric, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Philosophy and the Sciences: Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Fraud detection, Anthropology, Human Learning, Science and Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM AI Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Software Development Life Cycle, Large Language Modeling, Software Architecture, Generative AI, LangChain, Responsive Web Design, LLM Application, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Unit Testing, Responsible AI, Scrum (Software Development), Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Machine Learning, Data Science

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      75K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Clinical Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Clinical Data Management, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Medical Privacy, Data Manipulation, Predictive Modeling, Database Design, Clinical Informatics, Google Cloud Platform, Intensive Care Unit, Data Ethics, Data Quality, Risk Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Bioinformatics, Informatics, Text Mining, R Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      481 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      SQL for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, SQL, Data Quality, Database Design, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Python for Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Structures, Jupyter, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting, Data Processing, Package and Software Management, Data Manipulation, File Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      1.8K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular material science courses

    • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python): University of Michigan
    • Applied Data Science: IBM
    • Child Nutrition and Cooking: Stanford University
    • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
    • Data Science Methodology: IBM
    • Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere: Google
    • A Crash Course in Data Science: Johns Hopkins University
    • Philosophy and the Sciences: Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences: The University of Edinburgh
    • IBM AI Developer: IBM
    • Clinical Data Science: University of Colorado System

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