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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Platform Product Development

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Application Development, User Experience, User Interface (UI), Data Modeling, Application Design, Application Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Automation, Cloud Applications, Salesforce, ServiceNow

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Español para ejecutivos: Negociación y presentaciones

    Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Business Correspondence, Writing, Corporate Communications, Report Writing, Communication Strategies, Leadership, Relationship Building, Strategic Communication, Bilingual (Spanish/English)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Facebook Content Creation Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Graphic and Visual Design, Web Content, Social Media, Drive Engagement, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Storytelling, Photo Editing, Generative AI Agents, Writing, Video Editing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals

    Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Data Sharing, Grant Applications, Data Storage, Data Management, Health Policy, Technical Writing, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Formatieren mit Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Data Entry, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Literacy, Data Science, Business Writing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    YouTube Planning: Script Engaging Videos

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Video Production, Storytelling, Scripting, Content Creation, Writing and Editing, AI Personalization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Microsoft Copilot for Power BI: AI-Powered Report Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Copilot, Data Integration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Reporting, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, ChatGPT

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Boost R Coding with GitHub Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Version Control, Collaborative Software, AI Product Strategy, GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Documentation, R Programming, Program Development, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Mastering Data Wrangling with dplyr

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Voxy

    Intermediate English: Relaying Information

    Skills you'll gain: English Language, Verbal Communication Skills, Constructive Feedback, Interpersonal Communications, Cooking, Communication, Active Listening, Vocabulary, Language Learning, Grammar, Education Software and Technology, Business Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Alteryx Mastery: Data Analytics & Workflow Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Alteryx, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Governance, Workflow Management, Operational Efficiency, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Report Writing, Data Integration, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Voxy

    Intermediate English: The Media

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, English Language, Interviewing Skills, Oral Comprehension, Media and Communications, Interpersonal Communications, Language Competency, Vocabulary, Language Learning, Interactive Learning, Grammar

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Platform Product Development: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Español para ejecutivos: Negociación y presentaciones: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Facebook Content Creation Essentials: Coursera
  • Data Management and Sharing for NIH Proposals: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Formatieren mit Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
  • YouTube Planning: Script Engaging Videos: Coursera
  • Microsoft Copilot for Power BI: AI-Powered Report Insights: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Boost R Coding with GitHub Copilot: Microsoft
  • Mastering Data Wrangling with dplyr: Microsoft
  • Intermediate English: Relaying Information: Voxy

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