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      LearnQuest

      IoT Systems and Industrial Applications with Design Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Internet Of Things, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Ideation, Automation, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Interaction Design, Information Systems Security, Human Centered Design, Data Management, Systems Architecture, Embedded Software, Real Time Data, Hardware Architecture, Network Protocols, Systems Integration, Interoperability

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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Introduction to Python for Researchers

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Program Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Python Programming, Debugging, Development Environment, Data Structures, Software Testing

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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing, Restful API, Development Environment, Collaborative Software, Web Applications, JSON, Data Import/Export, Authentications

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Holistic Mobile App Design & Development

      Skills you'll gain: React Native, Docker (Software), Mobile Development, Cross Platform Development, Azure DevOps, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Containerization, Microservices, User Interface (UI), UI Components, ASP.NET, DevOps, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, .NET Framework, Unit Testing, Development Environment, Development Testing, Performance Tuning, Software Testing, Version Control

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Test-Driven Development Overview

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Code Review, Maintainability, Software Testing, Integration Testing, Debugging, Software Development, Python Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      AI Agents in Java with Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Java, JUnit, Generative AI, LLM Application, OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters

      Skills you'll gain: Power Electronics, Control Systems, Electrical Power, Electronic Systems, Electric Power Systems, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling, Matlab

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      GenAI Basics - How LLMs Work

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Modeling

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of California San Diego

      Learn to Teach Java

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Teaching, Programming Principles, Java Programming, Program Development, Pedagogy, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Cultural Responsiveness, Test Case, Computational Logic, Pseudocode, Algorithms, Data Structures

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Fractal Analytics

      Generative AI Essentials: A Comprehensive Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Critical Thinking

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      EDUCBA

      ARM Cortex (STM32) Fundamentals: Building Embedded Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Hardware Architecture, Computer Programming, Debugging, Peripheral Devices

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Virginia

      Bacterial Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Analysis Software, Scientific Visualization, Taxonomy, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      276 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • IoT Systems and Industrial Applications with Design Thinking: LearnQuest
    • Introduction to Python for Researchers: Imperial College London
    • Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing: Packt
    • Holistic Mobile App Design & Development: Board Infinity
    • Test-Driven Development Overview: LearnQuest
    • AI Agents in Java with Generative AI: Vanderbilt University
    • Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters: University of Colorado Boulder
    • GenAI Basics - How LLMs Work: Duke University
    • Learn to Teach Java: University of California San Diego
    • Generative AI Essentials: A Comprehensive Introduction: Fractal Analytics

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