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      Johns Hopkins University

      Human Resources Management Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Performance Review, Human Resource Policies, Recruitment, Employee Performance Management, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Interviewing Skills, Human Resources, Employee Onboarding, Goal Setting, Health Care Administration, Internal Communications

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Geneva

      Water Cooperation and Diplomacy

      Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Diplomacy, International Relations, Mediation, Conflict Management, Environment and Resource Management, Policy Analysis, Governance, Environmental Laws, Data Collection

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Health Care Administration, Digital Transformation, Health Systems, Health Care, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Records, Emerging Technologies, Telehealth, Information Privacy, Technology Strategies, Cybersecurity, Regulatory Compliance, Innovation

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics

      Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Water Resources, Risk Management, Real Estate, Legal Risk, Balance Sheet, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Commercial Real Estate, Property and Real Estate, Risk Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Supply Chain Management, Consumer Behaviour

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Climate Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Community Organizing, Environment, Social Justice, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Science, Public Policies, Education and Training, Scientific Methods

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Generative AI in Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Compliance, Medical Science and Research, Health Technology, Healthcare Ethics, Health Informatics, Treatment Planning, Patient Evaluation, Medical Imaging, Natural Language Processing, Decision Support Systems, Information Privacy, Data Security

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Calculus through Data & Modelling: Series and Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Calculus, Integral Calculus, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Business Ethics, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Threat Detection, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Cyber Risk, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Prompt Engineering, Data Security, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Data, Security, and Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Development, Data Security, System Design and Implementation, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Information Privacy, Software Development Tools, Technology Strategies, Data Management, Digital Communications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Healthcare Delivery Providers

      Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Leadership Development, Health Care Administration, Medical Management, Organizational Structure, Health Care, Primary Care, Care Coordination, Payment Systems, Health Policy, Hospital Medicine, Innovation, Performance Measurement, Telehealth, Community Health, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      214 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Edureka

      Gen AI for Fraud Detection Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, Anomaly Detection, Personally Identifiable Information, Advanced Analytics, Threat Detection, Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Compliance, Deep Learning, Data Security, Applied Machine Learning, Information Privacy, Natural Language Processing

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EIT Digital

      Security and Privacy for Big Data - Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Integrity, Vulnerability Assessments, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Big Data, Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      259 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Human Resources Management Essentials: Johns Hopkins University
    • Water Cooperation and Diplomacy: University of Geneva
    • Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems: Northeastern University
    • Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Climate Solutions: The University of Edinburgh
    • Introduction to Generative AI in Healthcare : Coursera Instructor Network
    • Calculus through Data & Modelling: Series and Integration: Johns Hopkins University
    • Generative AI Cybersecurity & Privacy for Leaders: A Primer: Vanderbilt University
    • Data, Security, and Privacy: University of California, Irvine
    • Healthcare Delivery Providers: University of Minnesota

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