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      Microsoft

      Data Cleaning & Processing with Copilot in Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Prompt Engineering, Data Processing, Microsoft Excel, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Copilot, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Data Transformation, Data Integrity, Data Validation, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis

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      Universidad Austral

      Red de sentidos: Arte, educación y procesos creativos

      Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Pedagogy, Mathematics Education, Curriculum Development, Blended Learning, Liberal Arts, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Geometry, Research, Collaboration, Science and Research, Case Studies, Critical Thinking

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java

      Skills you'll gain: Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Programming, User Interface (UI), Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Debugging

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      Ɖcole normale supĆ©rieure

      Approximation Algorithms Part I

      Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Probability

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      LearnQuest

      Oracle Database Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, Database Design, SQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Stored Procedure, Database Management, Data Management, Network Architecture, Command-Line Interface

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 1: Historical Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Ancient History, Sociology, Social Sciences, Anthropology, World History, Psychology, Research, Science and Research

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      405 reviews

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      Meta

      Create the User Interface in Android Studio

      Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Jetpack, Responsive Web Design, Kotlin, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Cross Platform Development, Animations

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      Ɖcole Polytechnique FĆ©dĆ©rale de Lausanne

      Digital Signal Processing 3: Analog vs Digital

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Communications, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Communication Systems, Electronic Systems, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Applied Mathematics

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      IBM

      Statistical Analysis Fundamentals using Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Forecasting, Probability Distribution, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Spreadsheet Software, Predictive Analytics, Probability

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      Packt

      MERN Stack Front To Back: Full Stack React, Redux & Node.js

      Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, API Design, User Interface (UI), User Provisioning, Databases, Scalability, GitHub, Command-Line Interface, Data Validation

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      LearnQuest

      Managing Linux Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, System Monitoring, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, File Systems, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Data Storage, System Configuration, File Management, Data Storage Technologies, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Software Installation, Network Troubleshooting

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      Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

      Introduction to Applied Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Product Lifecycle Management, Supervised Learning, Business Requirements, Data Quality, Business Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Performance Metric

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Data Cleaning & Processing with Copilot in Excel :Ā Microsoft
    • Red de sentidos: Arte, educación y procesos creativos:Ā Universidad Austral
    • Introducción a la programación orientada a objetos en Java:Ā Universidad de los Andes
    • Approximation Algorithms Part I: École normale supĆ©rieure
    • Oracle Database Platform:Ā LearnQuest
    • Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 1: Historical Foundations:Ā Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Create the User Interface in Android Studio:Ā Meta
    • Digital Signal Processing 3: Analog vs Digital: École Polytechnique FĆ©dĆ©rale de Lausanne
    • Statistical Analysis Fundamentals using Excel:Ā IBM
    • MERN Stack Front To Back: Full Stack React, Redux & Node.js:Ā Packt

    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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