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      Queen Mary University of London

      Market Research

      Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Proposal Development, Market Research, Research Reports, Data Collection, Research Design, Research Methodologies, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Survey Creation, Statistical Analysis, Surveys, Correlation Analysis, Quantitative Research, Research, Science and Research, Market Analysis, Focus Group, Regression Analysis

      4.7
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      637 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build and deploy a stroke prediction model using R

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleansing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Application Deployment, Data Transformation, Machine Learning Methods, Interactive Data Visualization, Machine Learning

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Duke University

      Python Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Scripting, IT Automation, Computer Programming Tools, Python Programming

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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      The University of Hong Kong

      Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens

      Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Media and Communications, Research, Investigation, Electronic Media, Digital Communications, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      235 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crear contenido de conciencia ambiental con Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Video Production, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Creative Design, Social Media Marketing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Learn Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Beginner to Expert

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Application Development, Application Deployment, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Test Case, Development Environment, Model View Controller, API Design, Software Development Tools, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), UI Components, Data Access, Authentications, SQL, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JSON, Functional Design, Databases

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Programming and Application Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development, Database Design, Relational Databases, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Databases, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Deployment, Server Side, HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Application Development, Cloud Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Servers, Scripting, Javascript, Network Protocols, Cloud Computing

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Interpretable Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Large Language Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Data Ethics, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Modeling, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      Computer Aided Design

      Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Mechanical Design, Engineering Drawings, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Prototyping, Animations

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Operations

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, CI/CD, Data Processing, Debugging, System Monitoring, Issue Tracking, Unit Testing, Disaster Recovery

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Advanced Kubernetes

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), CI/CD, Application Deployment, Network Troubleshooting, DevOps, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Continuous Integration, Containerization, Continuous Deployment, Prometheus (Software), Package and Software Management, YAML, Network Security, Network Performance Management, System Monitoring, Cloud-Native Computing, Continuous Monitoring, Git (Version Control System)

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Process Map Data using C++ Adjacency List Shortest Path

      Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, C++ (Programming Language), Network Routing, Data Structures, Network Model, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computational Thinking, Algorithms

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Market Research: Queen Mary University of London
    • Build and deploy a stroke prediction model using R: Coursera Project Network
    • Python Scripting: Duke University
    • Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens: The University of Hong Kong
    • Crear contenido de conciencia ambiental con Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Learn Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Beginner to Expert: Packt
    • Programming and Application Foundations: Illinois Tech
    • Interpretable Machine Learning: Duke University
    • Computer Aided Design: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Operations: Google Cloud

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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