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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Back-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), CI/CD, Application Deployment, SQL, Azure DevOps, C# (Programming Language), Authentications, Microsoft Copilot, ASP.NET, Scalability, Database Management, Data Security, Relational Databases, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, .NET Framework, Performance Tuning, Algorithms, Data Structures, Back-End Web Development

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      142 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Health Technology, Telehealth, Interoperability, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Management, Community Health, Health Care, Data Sharing, Public Health, Data Ethics, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Visualization, Virtual Environment, Medical Terminology, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Information Privacy, Graph Theory

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      313 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Fundamentals of Network Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Network Planning And Design, Network Protocols, Network Infrastructure, Computer Networking, General Networking, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Integrity

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

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      Coursera Project Network

      Scrape and analyze data analyst job requirements with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Scripting, Data Analysis, Data Capture, Data Mining, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Manipulation

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Duke University

      Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why

      Skills you'll gain: Music, Aesthetics, Music Theory, World Music, Cultural Diversity, Anatomy, Biology, Neurology

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      711 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Epidemiology for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Research Design, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Public Health, Data Collection, Research Methodologies, Preventative Care, Program Evaluation, Infectious Diseases, Data Validation, Data Literacy, Chronic Diseases, Risk Analysis, Health Policy, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Methods, Sample Size Determination

      4.8
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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Maven Analytics

      Microsoft Copilot for Excel: AI-Powered Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Copilot, Excel Macros, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Technical Support, Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Art of Visual Storytelling

      Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Adobe Premiere, Videography, Video Production, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Post-Production, Media Production, Data Import/Export, Writing, Scripting, Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, File Management, Quality Assurance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      124 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Design, PostgreSQL, Database Management, Database Theory, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Modeling, Command-Line Interface

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      353 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      GenAI for Executives & Business Leaders: An Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), ChatGPT, Governance, Large Language Modeling, Data Modeling, Operational Efficiency, Customer Service

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      425 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Análisis Financiero

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Cash Management, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Financial Data, Project Finance, Return On Investment, Financial Modeling, Investment Management, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Bankruptcies, Corporate Tax, Investments, Tax

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      606 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular big data courses

    • Microsoft Back-End Developer: Microsoft
    • Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics : University of Minnesota
    • Fundamentals of Network Communication: University of Colorado System
    • Scrape and analyze data analyst job requirements with Python: Coursera Project Network
    • Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why: Duke University
    • Epidemiology for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Microsoft Copilot for Excel: AI-Powered Data Analysis: Maven Analytics
    • The Art of Visual Storytelling: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL: University of Michigan
    • Advanced Prompt Engineering for Everyone: Vanderbilt University

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