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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security for Managers and Leaders

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Crisis Management, Incident Response, Cyber Operations, Leadership Studies, Security Strategy, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Enterprise Security, Culture Transformation, Business Risk Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML - Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Web Development Tools, Semantic Web, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Design, Data Validation, Development Environment, Verification And Validation, Development Testing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Prompt Engineering, Version Control, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Software Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), GitLab, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Database Management, Back-End Web Development, Application Development, GitHub, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security Management and Leadership

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Risk, Risk Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Attacks, Governance, Cyber Security Assessment, Threat Management, ISO/IEC 27001, Leadership and Management, Threat Detection, Leadership, Compliance Management, NIST 800-53, Resilience

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XML and Java

      Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Web Design, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Scripting, Javascript and jQuery, Web Development, Java, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Middleware, Model View Controller, Hibernate (Java), Service Oriented Architecture

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Claude Code: Software Engineering with Generative AI Agents

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Version Control, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), Continuous Integration, Scalability, Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, UI Components, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies

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      Board Infinity

      Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, PHP (Scripting Language), Responsive Web Design, Server Side, User Interface (UI) Design, Node.JS, Front-End Web Development, MongoDB, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Package and Software Management, React.js, Restful API, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development

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      Packt

      AI-900 - Azure AI Fundamentals and Two Practice Tests

      Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      PySide2 Project - Employee Management Application

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, User Interface (UI), Software Development Life Cycle, Data Management, Software Design, Development Environment, Data Import/Export, File Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

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      Skillshare

      Figma Pro Pt. 2: Interactions, Prototyping & UI Motion

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Typography, Prototyping, Mobile Development, Interaction Design, User Experience, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Style Guides, Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, Security Controls, Endpoint Security, Cloud Solutions, Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Computing, Azure Active Directory, Software As A Service, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Information Privacy

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Apache Maven, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Test Case, Test Planning, JUnit, Test Engineering, Security Testing, Test Automation, Authentications, Test Data, Scalability, Software Testing, Java Programming, Java

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Cyber Security for Managers and Leaders: Macquarie University
    • XHTML - Beginners: EDUCBA
    • Building Smarter Software: GenAI Tools and Practices: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Cyber Security Management and Leadership: Macquarie University
    • XML and Java: EDUCBA
    • Claude Code: Software Engineering with Generative AI Agents: Vanderbilt University
    • Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript: Board Infinity
    • AI-900 - Azure AI Fundamentals and Two Practice Tests: Packt
    • PySide2 Project - Employee Management Application: EDUCBA
    • Figma Pro Pt. 2: Interactions, Prototyping & UI Motion: Skillshare

    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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