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    Find the Best Political Science Course for Your Goals

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Modelaje y Análisis con información georreferenciada

      Skills you'll gain: Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Monitoring, Image Analysis, Jupyter, Software Installation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Foundations of Elasticsearch

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Data Mapping, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Structures, NoSQL, Data Import/Export, Software Installation, Database Management, Big Data, JSON, Scalability

      4.6
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Business Strategy: Value Proposition Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Product Knowledge, Business Marketing, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Competitive Analysis, Communication, Innovation, Customer Analysis, Strategic Communication, Market Analysis

      4.6
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea contenido de e-learning con Canva para tus estudiantes

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Teaching, Education Software and Technology, Interactive Learning, User Accounts

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Process Documents with Python Using the Document AI API

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Unstructured Data, Data Processing, Cloud API, Jupyter, Data Transformation, Real Time Data, Python Programming

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Leeds

      Aeroecology: Exploring Biodiversity with Radar

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Regulations, Environment, Taxonomy, Environmental Science, Spatial Data Analysis, Estimation, Research, Scientific Visualization, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Collection, Biology, Data Visualization, Physics

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects

      Skills you'll gain: Ajax, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Data Validation, Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      مقدمة إلى تطوير الواجهة الأمامية

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI), React.js, Interactive Design, Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Forming, Funding, and Launching a Technology Startup Company

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Management, Legal Risk, Business Ethics, Organizational Development, Business Modeling, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business Strategies, New Business Development, Business Valuation, Financial Planning, Income Statement, Commercial Laws, Fundraising, Cash Flows, Engineering, Presentations

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Data Manipulation and Transactions in SQL Server

      Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Database Management, Microsoft SQL Servers, Operational Databases, SQL, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Data Integrity, Generative AI, Performance Tuning

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Getting Started with Mistral

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

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Harnessing Ollama – Create Local LLMs with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Command-Line Interface, Generative AI, Python Programming, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Application Programming Interface (API), System Configuration, System Requirements, Development Environment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular political science courses

    • Modelaje y Análisis con información georreferenciada: Universidad de los Andes
    • Foundations of Elasticsearch: Packt
    • Business Strategy: Value Proposition Essentials: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Crea contenido de e-learning con Canva para tus estudiantes: Coursera Project Network
    • Process Documents with Python Using the Document AI API: Google Cloud
    • Aeroecology: Exploring Biodiversity with Radar: University of Leeds
    • Advanced JavaScript 2: Async JS, APIs, Operators, Objects: Scrimba
    • مقدمة إلى تطوير الواجهة الأمامية: Meta
    • Forming, Funding, and Launching a Technology Startup Company: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Data Manipulation and Transactions in SQL Server: Microsoft

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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