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      Princeton University

      Food Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Food and Beverage, Social Justice, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainability Standards, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Development, Cultural Diversity

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Setting Up a Digital Library with EPIC

      Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Differentiated Instruction, Learning Management Systems, Student Engagement, Literacy, Curriculum Planning, Blended Learning, Student Support and Services, Content Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      80 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      The Science of Movement

      Skills you'll gain: Kinesiology, Electrophysiology, Rehabilitation, Exercise Science, Human Musculoskeletal System, Sports Medicine, Exercise Therapy, Physical Therapy, Neurology, Physiology, Geriatrics, Control Systems, Coordination, Anatomy, Cell Biology, Biology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Introduction to Translational Science

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Medical Science and Research, Community Health, Research, Clinical Research, Public Health, Health Policy, Clinical Trials, Scientific Methods, Laboratory Research, Cultural Diversity, Mentorship

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Essentials of Sensory Science

      Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Product Testing, Laboratory Testing, Laboratory Experience, Food and Beverage, Consumer Behaviour, Scientific Methods, Systems Of Measurement, Case Studies, Quality Assurance, Physiology, Research Design, Usability Testing, Science and Research, Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Nutrition and Diet, Human Factors, Anatomy, Product Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Systems Science and Obesity

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Epidemiology, Social Network Analysis, Simulations, Network Analysis, Public Health, Agentic systems, Social Determinants Of Health, Behavioral Health, Economics, Software Installation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Science of Fat Metabolism

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Nutrition Education, Physiology, Endocrinology, Stress Management, Biochemistry, Biology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Science Foundations: Statistical Inference

      Skills you'll gain: Probability, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Data Literacy, Statistical Analysis, Data Ethics, Applied Mathematics, Data Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Data Science, A/B Testing, Theoretical Computer Science, Quantitative Research, Artificial Intelligence

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      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      326 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Validation, Data Transformation, Applied Machine Learning, Object-Relational Mapping, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Web Scraping, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Pandas (Python Package), Descriptive Statistics, Data Modeling, Data Science, Python Programming, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Analysis

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Zurich

      Teaching Science at University

      Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Experience, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Experimentation, Education and Training, Lecturing, Student Engagement, Drive Engagement, Course Development, Scientific Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Simulations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      192 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Building a Data Science Team

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Onboarding, Team Motivation, Interviewing Skills, Organizational Leadership, Data Strategy, Team Management, Team Building, People Management, Technical Management, Recruitment, Data Science, Cross-Functional Collaboration

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      3.3K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Introduction to Sensory Science

      Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Consumer Behaviour, Quality Assurance, Laboratory Testing, Product Testing, Usability Testing, Science and Research, Data Collection, Nutrition and Diet, Surveys, Scientific Methods, Research, Psychology, Acceptance Testing, Analytical Testing, Biology, Product Development, Analytical Skills, Medical Science and Research, Physiology

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computational science courses

    • Food Ethics: Princeton University
    • Setting Up a Digital Library with EPIC: Coursera Project Network
    • The Science of Movement: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Translational Science : University of Michigan
    • Essentials of Sensory Science: University of California, Davis
    • Systems Science and Obesity: Johns Hopkins University
    • Science of Fat Metabolism: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Data Science Foundations: Statistical Inference: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Data Science Fundamentals, Part 1: Pearson
    • Teaching Science at University: University of Zurich

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