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      Arizona State University

      商务英语课程:管理与领导力英语 Management & Leadership

      Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Active Listening, Employee Coaching, Business Communication, Concision, Report Writing, Constructive Feedback, Telephone Skills, Leadership, Leadership and Management, Recruitment, Verbal Communication Skills, English Language, Team Building, Communication, Communication Strategies, Grammar, Vocabulary

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Alibaba Cloud Academy

      Big Data Analysis Deep Dive

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, PySpark, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Database Management, Cloud Storage

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      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

      Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Project

      Skills you'll gain: Business Research, Peer Review, Report Writing, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Analysis, Business Reporting, Data Visualization, Organizational Strategy, Business Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Presentations

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      45 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Security and Authentication

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Secure Coding, ASP.NET, Microsoft Copilot, Data Security, Back-End Web Development, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, JSON, Identity and Access Management, Data Storage, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth)

      Skills you'll gain: Child Welfare, Social Work, Community and Social Work, Advocacy, Case Studies, Working With Children, Social Sciences, Empowerment, Social Justice, Public Policies, Human Development, Culture

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      46 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Knowledge Accelerators

      Microsoft 365 Copilot: Harness AI across your Microsoft Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Productivity Software, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Technical Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, Artificial Intelligence, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Productivity, Generative AI Agents, Data Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Application Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Deployment, Debugging, Maintainability, LinkedIn, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, Software Testing, Code Review, Development Testing, Interviewing Skills, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Application Development, Software Documentation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Ethical Hacking

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Metasploit, Public Key Infrastructure, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cryptography, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Mobile Security, Cyber Operations, Security Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Operating Systems, Encryption

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Peking University

      Nursing Research: Principles and Methods(护理研究:基本原理与方法)

      Skills you'll gain: Nursing, Science and Research, Clinical Research, Scientific Methods, Clinical Research Ethics, Medical Science and Research, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon Web Services, API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Python Programming, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Databases, Scripting, Automation, Relational Databases, Application Development, Development Environment

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

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      Edureka

      Learn Data Storytelling: Power BI Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Modeling, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Report Writing, Data Import/Export

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Communicating with the Public

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Media and Communications, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Interviewing Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Content Creation, Writing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • 商务英语课程:管理与领导力英语 Management & Leadership: Arizona State University
    • Big Data Analysis Deep Dive: Alibaba Cloud Academy
    • Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Project: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
    • Security and Authentication: Microsoft
    • 少年福利與權利 (Welfare and Rights of Youth): National Taiwan University
    • Microsoft 365 Copilot: Harness AI across your Microsoft Apps: Knowledge Accelerators
    • Frontend Developer Skills and Best Practices: Scrimba
    • Introduction to Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
    • Nursing Research: Principles and Methods(护理研究:基本原理与方法): Peking University
    • Python for Serverless Applications and Automation on AWS: Amazon Web Services

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