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    Nanjing University

    Chinese Culture and Contemporary China

    Skills you'll gain: Music, Classical Music, World Music, Social Studies, Cultural Sensitivity, Ancient History, Media and Communications, Art History, Language Learning, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Electronic Media, Intercultural Competence, Performing Arts, Anthropology, Sociology, Nutrition and Diet

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    527 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    COBOL Programming with VSCode

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Business Logic, Mainframe Computing, Programming Principles, Computer Programming Tools, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Data Management, Debugging, Procedure Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    190 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Introduction to Typography

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Adobe InDesign, Design, Art History, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Illustrator, Peer Review, Creativity

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

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    University of Michigan

    Exploring C

    Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Python Programming, Programming Principles, System Programming, Computer Programming, Unix, Computer Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Transfer Learning for NLP with TensorFlow Hub

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Natural Language Processing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Software Visualization

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    181 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of California, Davis

    JavaScript Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, HTML and CSS, Scripting, Web Design and Development, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Responsive Web Design, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, Data Validation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    937 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    McMaster University

    Finance for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Finance, Financial Market, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Investments, Derivatives, Business Valuation, Financial Policy, Financial Data, Equities, International Finance, Project Design, Market Dynamics, Risk Management, Business Mathematics, Credit Risk, Project Documentation

    4.7
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IE Business School

    Branding: The Creative Journey

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Customer experience strategy (CX), Branding, Storytelling, Production Planning, Brand Awareness, Logo Design, Content Marketing, Target Audience, Advertising Campaigns, Target Market, Content Creation, Customer experience improvement, Advertising, Marketing Design, Creative Design, Brand Management, Journalism, Creativity, Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Practical Time Series Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Software Installation

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

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    IBM

    Generative AI Advance Fine-Tuning for LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    JSP: Build Dynamic Web Apps with Case Study

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Software Design Patterns, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Project Design, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Integrated Development Environments, Employee Performance Management, Registration, Databases, Authentications

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Advanced Prompt Caching and Response Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Performance Tuning, Network Routing, Routing Protocols

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular language courses

  • Chinese Culture and Contemporary China : Nanjing University
  • COBOL Programming with VSCode: IBM
  • Introduction to Typography: California Institute of the Arts
  • Exploring C : University of Michigan
  • Transfer Learning for NLP with TensorFlow Hub: Coursera
  • JavaScript Basics: University of California, Davis
  • Finance for Everyone: McMaster University
  • Branding: The Creative Journey: IE Business School
  • Practical Time Series Analysis: The State University of New York
  • Generative AI Advance Fine-Tuning for LLMs : IBM

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