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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Program Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Project Management Software, Program Management, Engineering Management, Generative AI, Technical Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Predictive Modeling, Risk Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, Business Ethics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Implementing Page Navigation in a Flutter Application

      Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Cross Platform Development, Web Applications, Mobile Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Development Environment

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Security Assessment and Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Security Requirements Analysis, Software Testing, Test Planning, Data Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      U

      University of Washington

      Ukraine: History of Civil Society

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Organizing, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Public Policies, World History, Political Sciences, Advocacy, Governance, Media and Communications

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • B

      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities

      Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Environmental Management Systems, Energy and Utilities, Mitigation, Environmental Engineering, Risk Management, Environment, Environmental Monitoring, Risk Analysis, Process Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      American Council on Exercise

      Personal Training: Sales and Client Retention

      Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Sales, Customer Retention, Sales Prospecting, Consultative Selling, Customer Acquisition Management, Performance Measurement, Customer Relationship Building, Professional Development, Customer Engagement, Business Metrics, Coaching, Goal Setting

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Big Data and Hadoop Foundations and Setup

      Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Linux, Data Storage, Software Installation, Scalability, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      NIIT

      Capstone Project Using Node.js

      Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Microservices, Restful API, Node.JS, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Development, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Master Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Interactive Data Visualization, Text Mining, Data Processing, Unstructured Data, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      A

      Alibaba Cloud Academy

      DevOps on Alibaba Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus (Software), Application Deployment, DevOps, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Application Performance Management, System Monitoring, Event Monitoring

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • P

      Packt

      Complete Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Course | Learn Solidity

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Application Security, Computer Programming Tools, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Video Game Development, Investments, Web Development, FinTech, Technical Analysis, Development Testing, Other Programming Languages, Javascript

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      KodeKloud

      AWS Certified AI Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AWS SageMaker, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative AI, Data Ethics, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Security, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Software Development Life Cycle, Prompt Engineering, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Human Centered Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • GenAI for Program Managers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Implementing Page Navigation in a Flutter Application: Google Cloud
    • Security Assessment and Testing: Packt
    • Ukraine: History of Civil Society: University of Washington
    • Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Personal Training: Sales and Client Retention: American Council on Exercise
    • Big Data and Hadoop Foundations and Setup: Johns Hopkins University
    • Capstone Project Using Node.js: NIIT
    • Master Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems: Packt
    • DevOps on Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Academy

    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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