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      IE Business School

      Marketing Strategy Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Market Analysis, Peer Review, Case Studies, Marketing Planning, Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, Hospitality Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Operations, Target Market, Competitive Analysis, Business

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      116 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Securing a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, PostgreSQL, Google Cloud Platform, Authentications, Database Management, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Key Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnQuest

      Advanced Java

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, Spring Framework, Microservices, Spring Boot, Java, Java Programming, Back-End Web Development, Software Architecture, Server Side, Load Balancing, Cloud Development, Restful API, Systems Architecture, Web Applications, Scalability

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing

      Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      277 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Recommender Systems: Evaluation and Metrics

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Metric, Performance Measurement, Benchmarking, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, User Feedback, Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Diversity and Inclusion

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      235 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Leading Oneself with Self-Knowledge

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Time Management, Decision Making, Engineering Management, Cognitive flexibility, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Adaptability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Exam Prep AI-102: Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Microsoft Azure, Natural Language Processing, Image Analysis, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Solutions, Computer Vision, OpenAI, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API)

      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Siemens

      Siemens NX Mastery: Advanced Design & Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Assembly Drawing, Finite Element Methods, Mechanical Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Technical Design, Engineering Software, Simulations

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Network Management and Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Network Routing, Network Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Planning And Design, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Computing Architecture, Wide Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Performance Management, Network Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Analysis, Operations Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations II

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Commands, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, User Provisioning, Service Management, System Configuration, System Monitoring, Graphical Tools, File Management

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Starweaver

      Deception As a Defense

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Operations, Patch Management, Continuous Monitoring, Configuration Management

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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Evaluating User Interfaces

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, User Interface (UI), Usability, User Research, UI/UX Research, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Test Planning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      271 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

    • Marketing Strategy Capstone Project: IE Business School
    • Securing a Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL Instance: Google Cloud
    • Advanced Java: LearnQuest
    • Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Recommender Systems: Evaluation and Metrics: University of Minnesota
    • Leading Oneself with Self-Knowledge: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Exam Prep AI-102: Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate: Whizlabs
    • Siemens NX Mastery: Advanced Design & Applications: Siemens
    • AWS: Network Management and Operations: Whizlabs
    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations II: Illinois Tech

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