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      Coursera Project Network

      Language Arts Confidence with Storybird

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Writing, Literacy, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Create Compelling Business Cases

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Proposal Writing, Business Ethics, Business Research, Business Writing, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Analysis, Business Planning, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
      ·
      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Preview
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      C

      California Institute of the Arts

      Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony

      Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Classical Music, Music History, Instrumental Music, Music Performance, World Music

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      165 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design & Develop Role-Playing Games (RPGs)

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
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      Packt

      Learn Bash Shell Scripting for Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Windows PowerShell, Linux, IT Automation, Unix Commands, Unix, Debugging, Automation, Remote Access Systems, Command-Line Interface, Ubuntu, Development Environment, System Monitoring, Data Structures, Restful API, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      High-Performance and Parallel Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Software Architecture, Big Data, Operating Systems, File Systems, Cloud Development, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, C and C++, Performance Tuning, Linux, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, Data Sharing, Communication Systems

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      143 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Università di Napoli Federico II

      English for Business B1

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Oral Expression, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Verbal Communication Skills, Negotiation, Business Writing, English Language, Interviewing Skills, Writing, Communication, Report Writing, Language Competency, Data Storytelling, Taking Meeting Minutes, Recruitment, Business Reporting, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Washington

      Business English: Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Presentations, Business Writing, Peer Review, Business Communication, Public Speaking, Business Planning, Marketing, English Language, Business Marketing, Vocabulary, Grammar

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      189 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      R

      Rice University

      Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1)

      Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Analysis, Analysis, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      383 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Duke University

      Java Programming: Principles of Software Design

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Design, Predictive Modeling, Algorithms, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Testing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      DeepLearning.AI

      ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers

      Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Application Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Storyboarding, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements, Meeting Facilitation, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      848 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    • Language Arts Confidence with Storybird: Coursera Project Network
    • Create Compelling Business Cases: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Approaching Music Theory: Melodic Forms and Simple Harmony: California Institute of the Arts
    • Unity: Design & Develop Role-Playing Games (RPGs): EDUCBA
    • Learn Bash Shell Scripting for Automation: Packt
    • High-Performance and Parallel Computing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • English for Business B1: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • Business English: Capstone Project: University of Washington
    • Algorithmic Thinking (Part 1): Rice University
    • Java Programming: Principles of Software Design: Duke University

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