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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Sustainable Construction Management

      Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Construction Management, Sustainable Architecture, Construction Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Facility Management, Stakeholder Management, Stormwater Management, Building Information Modeling, Architectural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Resource Management, Project Management, Property Management, HVAC, Waste Minimization

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Infosec

      Stages of Incident Response

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Management, Cyber Operations, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Hunting, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Business Continuity, System Monitoring, Verification And Validation, Technical Communication

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Prototyping, Computer Graphic Techniques, Design Research, Graphical Tools, Baking

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

      Building Generative AI Capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Business Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Analytics, Business Strategy, Change Management, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics

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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp

      UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, Usability, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Interaction Design, Typography, Prototyping, Persona Development, Color Theory

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Glasgow

      Data mining of Clinical Databases - CDSS 1

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Clinical Data Management, Data Mining, Medical Records, Clinical Informatics, Descriptive Analytics, Database Design, Electronic Medical Record, Precision Medicine, Analytics, Relational Databases, Patient Flow, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, SQL, Interoperability, Machine Learning

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Secure your Cloud Data

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Data Security, Network Security, Cloud Applications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Application Security, Microsoft SQL Servers, Web Applications, Database Application, Cloud Development, Azure Active Directory, Firewall, Relational Databases, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, Key Management, Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Encryption

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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Collect and Share Employee Feedback with Officevibe

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Review, Employee Surveys, Employee Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback, Team Building, Goal Setting, Collaboration, Team Management, Teamwork, Employee Engagement, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development

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      Northeastern University

      Innovation for Impact (i4i) The Carlson-Polizzotto Method of Value Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Strategy, Innovation, Strategic Marketing, Customer Insights, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Improvement Process, Competitive Analysis, Case Studies, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      CertNexus

      Build Decision Trees, SVMs, and Artificial Neural Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Random Forest Algorithm, Decision Tree Learning, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Computer Vision, Regression Analysis, Natural Language Processing

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Game-Theoretic Solution Concept with Spreadsheets

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Spreadsheet Software

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      (Business Writing) الكتابة في مجال الأعمال

      Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Writing, Presentations, Report Writing, Communication, Grammar, Oral Expression, Writing and Editing, Technical Writing, Persuasive Communication, Editing, Graphic Design, Organizational Skills

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

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design thinking courses

    • Sustainable Construction Management: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Stages of Incident Response: Infosec
    • Current Gen 3D Game Prop Production: Michigan State University
    • Building Generative AI Capabilities: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
    • UX/UI Design Fundamentals: Usability and Visual Principles: SkillUp
    • Data mining of Clinical Databases - CDSS 1: University of Glasgow
    • Secure your Cloud Data: Microsoft
    • Collect and Share Employee Feedback with Officevibe: Coursera Project Network
    • Innovation for Impact (i4i) The Carlson-Polizzotto Method of Value Creation: Northeastern University
    • Build Decision Trees, SVMs, and Artificial Neural Networks: CertNexus

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