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    Social work courses can help you learn how to support individuals and communities through advocacy, counseling, and social services in a variety of settings.

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Ethical Decision-Making in a Social World

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Personal Integrity, Professionalism, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Honesty, Organizational Leadership, Decision Making, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Leadership, Compassion, Influencing, Sociology, Social Sciences, Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Cognitive flexibility, Compliance Management

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Fornire un feedback utile (Giving Helpful Feedback)

      Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Team Motivation, Management Training And Development, Empathy, Positivity, Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, Communication

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Trello for Beginners: Create a Simple Project Plan

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management Software, Project Planning, Timelines, Project Management, Workflow Management, Organizational Skills, Collaborative Software, Team Management, Prioritization

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting and Auditing

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Financial Auditing, Workflow Management, Artificial Intelligence, Auditing, Accounting and Finance Software, Excel Macros, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Natural Language Processing, Systems Integration, Unstructured Data, Scalability, Data Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

      Value and Business Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Finance, Business Ethics, Return On Investment, Corporate Sustainability, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

      4.9
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Teaching Texts and Forms

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Literacy, Storytelling, Language Competency, Creativity, Persuasive Communication

      4.6
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Genentech

      Making Data Science Work for Clinical Reporting

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Data Management, Statistical Reporting, Data Sharing, Version Control, Clinical Trials, GitHub, Data Quality, Medical Privacy, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Maintainability, DevOps, R Programming, Package and Software Management, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidades Anáhuac

      Colaboración intergeneracional en las organizaciones

      Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Organizational Leadership, Knowledge Transfer, Leadership, Communication, Succession Planning, Collaboration, Team Management, Motivational Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Team Building, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Retention, Diversity and Inclusion

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      AI for Decision Makers

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Technology Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Project Management, Organizational Leadership, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Resource Allocation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Decision Making, Generative AI, Applied Machine Learning, Information Privacy

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Using Animations and Transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Communication, Business Strategy

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Mobile Development with .NET MAUI

      Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, Cross Platform Development, .NET Framework, Authentications, User Interface (UI), Application Programming Interface (API), C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, Model View Controller, Development Environment, Data Access, Software Design Patterns, Data Modeling

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Diabetes Prediction With Pyspark MLLIB

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Apache Spark, PySpark, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Python Programming

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social work courses

    • Ethical Decision-Making in a Social World: University of Pennsylvania
    • Fornire un feedback utile (Giving Helpful Feedback): University of Colorado Boulder
    • Trello for Beginners: Create a Simple Project Plan: Coursera Project Network
    • Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in Accounting and Auditing: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Value and Business Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
    • Teaching Texts and Forms: Johns Hopkins University
    • Making Data Science Work for Clinical Reporting: Genentech
    • Colaboración intergeneracional en las organizaciones: Universidades Anáhuac
    • AI for Decision Makers: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Using Animations and Transitions in Microsoft PowerPoint: Coursera Project Network

    Why Learn Social Work?

    Social work is a practice-based profession focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities through challenges like poverty, mental health, and social inequality. It blends advocacy, communication, and problem-solving to promote well-being and social justice. Learning social work can prepare you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, education, policy, and human services.

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