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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Habilidades Gerenciales

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Creative Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Organizational Skills, Supervision, Cognitive flexibility, Organizational Leadership, Creative Problem-Solving, Leadership Development, Leadership, Delegation Skills, Brainstorming, Emotional Intelligence, Problem Solving, People Management, Business Planning, Time Management, Coaching

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Nutrition Education for the Consumer

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Dietetics, Patient Education And Counseling, Clinical Nutrition, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Scientific Methods, Health Assessment, Food and Beverage, Regulatory Compliance, Preventative Care, Critical Thinking, Psychology, Medical Science and Research

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Leading the Way: Becoming a Sustainability Change Agent

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Systems Thinking, Professional Development, Waste Minimization, Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Professional Networking, Self-Awareness

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Psychological First Aid

      Skills you'll gain: Triage, Crisis Intervention, Active Listening, Emergency Response, Trauma Care, Emergency Services, Psychological Evaluations, Interpersonal Communications, Mental Health, Patient Education And Counseling, Stress Management, Patient Referral

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Glasgow

      Defining Strategic Business Leadership - SBL 1

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Organizational Change

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Intro to Managing Ethics in the Workplace & Marketplace

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Patient Safety, Decision Making, Risk Management, Conflict Management, Critical Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      ChatGPT for Project Management - Leveraging AI for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, Productivity, Project Planning, Generative AI, Risk Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Timelines, Project Risk Management, Project Schedules, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Management, Project Implementation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Project Documentation, Taking Meeting Minutes, Business Metrics, Creative Thinking

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM UI/UX Designer

      Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, UI/UX Research, User Research, Agile Software Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, User Experience, User Centered Design, Design Research, Usability, Usability Testing, Responsive Web Design, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, Prototyping

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, HTML and CSS, Data Structures, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Software Engineering, Web Development, Cryptography, Web Design, Javascript, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Front-End Web Development, Algorithms, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Analysis

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development

      Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Negotiation, Stakeholder Management, Project Performance, Business Correspondence, Creative Problem-Solving, Problem Solving, Conflict Management, Concision, Project Risk Management, Editing, Decision Making, Change Control, Grammar, Project Management, Creativity, Risk Management, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Communication

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Stanford University

      Introduction to Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability, Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Data Collection, Probability Distribution

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Utrecht University

      Understanding child development: from synapse to society

      Skills you'll gain: Child Development, Human Development, Speech Language Pathology, Developmental Disabilities, Systems Thinking, Learning Theory, Research, Neurology, Cultural Diversity, Biology

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular critical thinking courses

    • Habilidades Gerenciales: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Nutrition Education for the Consumer: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Leading the Way: Becoming a Sustainability Change Agent: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Psychological First Aid: Johns Hopkins University
    • Defining Strategic Business Leadership - SBL 1: University of Glasgow
    • Intro to Managing Ethics in the Workplace & Marketplace: Northeastern University
    • ChatGPT for Project Management - Leveraging AI for Success: Vanderbilt University
    • IBM UI/UX Designer: IBM
    • Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals: Duke University
    • Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development: University of California, Irvine

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