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      Dassault Systèmes

      SOLIDWORKS xDesign for Education

      Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), 3D Modeling, Assembly Drawing, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Drawings, Technical Drawing, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Mechanical Design, Technical Design, Design Elements And Principles, Prototyping, Mechanical Engineering

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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      AI in Supply Chain Forecasting and Risk Management

      Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Inventory Management System, Demand Planning, Materials Management, Forecasting, Customer Demand Planning, Supplier Management, Risk Mitigation, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Automation, Risk Management, Warehouse Management

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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Android (Operating System), Android Studio, Mobile Development, Software Development Tools, Game Design, Development Environment, Internet Of Things, Embedded Software, Web Servers, Web Applications, USB, Peripheral Devices, Operating Systems, System Programming, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, System Configuration, Hardware Troubleshooting

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Team Oriented, Business Planning, Organizational Structure, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategies, Fundraising, Value Propositions, Innovation, Investments, Presentations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      123 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Data Engineering in AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, AWS SageMaker, Feature Engineering, Amazon Web Services, Data Migration, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Dimensionality Reduction, Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning

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      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Michigan State University

      Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Animation and Game Design, Software Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Programming, Social Studies, Ideation, Business, Peer Review

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SAS

      Using Data for Geographic Mapping and Forecasting in SAS Visual Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Forecasting, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Geospatial Mapping, Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      223 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Elasticsearch 8 and the Elastic Stack: In-Depth and Hands-On

      Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Restful API, Data Mapping, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Query Languages, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Dashboard, Data Management, Apache Kafka, Histogram, Data Structures, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Installation, Amazon Web Services, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), System Monitoring, Data Maintenance, Cloud Computing

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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Transfer Learning for NLP with TensorFlow Hub

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Natural Language Processing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Text Mining, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      179 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google

      Desain UX Google

      Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Adobe XD, Mockups, Storyboarding, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, UI/UX Research, Design Reviews, Responsive Web Design, Presentations, User Story, Prototyping, Ideation, Web Design, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      508 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      AI Workflow: Machine Learning, Visual Recognition and NLP

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Regression Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, IBM Cloud, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Natural Language Processing, Feature Engineering, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Science, Python Programming

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      89 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SAS

      Practicing for the SAS Programming Certification Exam

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      94 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • SOLIDWORKS xDesign for Education: Dassault Systèmes
    • AI in Supply Chain Forecasting and Risk Management: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Internet of Things: Setting Up Your DragonBoard™ Development Platform: University of California San Diego
    • Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation: Copenhagen Business School
    • Data Engineering in AWS: Whizlabs
    • Game Design and Development 4: 3D Platformer: Michigan State University
    • Using Data for Geographic Mapping and Forecasting in SAS Visual Analytics: SAS
    • Elasticsearch 8 and the Elastic Stack: In-Depth and Hands-On: Packt
    • Transfer Learning for NLP with TensorFlow Hub: Coursera Project Network
    • Desain UX Google: Google

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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