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Study operations research for solving complex organizational problems. Learn about optimization, simulation, and decision analysis techniques.

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  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Instructional Design MasterTrack® Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Education Software and Technology, Operations Management, Business Operations, Process Analysis, Statistical Process Controls, Instructional Design, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Capability, Change Management, Learning Theory, Collaborative Software, Technology Strategies, Solution Design, Interactive Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Systems Analysis, System Implementation

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

  • H

    HEC Paris

    Trust Based Leadership University Certificate

    Skills you'll gain:

    University Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Certificado en Bases de la Salud Pública

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Diagnostic Tests, Social Determinants Of Health, Biostatistics, Health Systems, Health Equity, Healthcare Ethics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Public Health, Health Disparities, Scientific Methods, Health Policy, Chronic Diseases, Community Health, Research Design, Infectious Diseases, Probability Distribution, Health Promotion, Probability

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

  • H

    HEC Paris

    Executive MSc & MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Intellectual Property, Research Methodologies, Performance Measurement, Design Thinking, Value Propositions, Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Team Building, Social Media Strategy, Business Modeling, Active Listening, Sustainable Business, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Supplier Relationship Management, Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Stakeholder Engagement, Negotiation

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of London

    Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

    Skills you'll gain: Process Design, Global Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Statistical Analysis, Organizational Change, Process Mapping, Statistical Methods, Integrated Marketing Communications, Advertising, Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Training and Development, Virtual Teams, Databases, Cost Accounting, International Finance, Research, Team Management, Economic Development, Cultural Diversity

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Industrial Internet of Things Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, User Research, Internet Of Things, User Experience Design, User Experience, Power Electronics, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, Real-Time Operating Systems, Machine Learning Algorithms, Human Computer Interaction, Debugging, Persona (User Experience), Control Systems, User Interface (UI), Machine Controls, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

  • G

    Georgetown University

    Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Operations Management, Data Storytelling, Business Strategy, Design Thinking, Competitive Intelligence, Survey Creation, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Social Justice, Descriptive Statistics, Environment, Business Ethics, Capital Budgeting, Market Opportunities, Storytelling, Marketing Planning, International Relations, Policy Development, Political Sciences

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • I

    IIT Roorkee

    Executive MBA

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, FinTech, Capital Budgeting, Supply Chain, Integrated Marketing Communications, Business Marketing, Sales Process, Innovation, Succession Planning, Management Accounting, Brand Management, Supply Chain Management, Statistical Process Controls, Product Management, Marketing Management, Revenue Management, Sampling (Statistics), Production Schedule, Project Portfolio Management

    Earn a degree

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • U

    University of Leeds

    Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Visualization, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Network Analysis, Planning, Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistical Modeling, Linear Algebra, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

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    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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In summary, here are 9 of our most popular operations research courses

  • Instructional Design MasterTrack® Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Trust Based Leadership University Certificate: HEC Paris
  • Certificado en Bases de la Salud Pública: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Executive MSc & MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: HEC Paris
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: University of London
  • Industrial Internet of Things Graduate Certificate: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: Georgetown University
  • Executive MBA: IIT Roorkee
  • Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics): University of Leeds

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