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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your UX portfolio with Crevado

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Editing, Content Creation, Writing, Content Management Systems

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Next-Generation AI Assistant: Claude by Anthropic

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Marketing Materials, Copywriting, ChatGPT, Drive Engagement, Generative AI, Product Promotion, Promotional Strategies, New Product Development

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Application Security, Technical Communication, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Scripting, Technical Writing, NIST 800-53, Automation, Technical Consulting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Morehouse College

      Activism in Sports and Culture

      Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Social Studies, Social Justice, Social Sciences, Cultural Responsiveness, Sociology, Media and Communications, Writing, Timelines

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Alfaisal University | KLD

      إتقان فن الإيجاز في الحديث | Mastering The Art of Briefing

      Skills you'll gain: Concision, Business Correspondence, Communication, Business Writing, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Writing

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Meta

      Princípios básicos da publicidade em mídias sociais

      Skills you'll gain: Paid media, Instagram, Regulation and Legal Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Social Media, Online Advertising, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Facebook, Digital Advertising, Information Privacy, Content Creation, Marketing, Copywriting, Writing, Target Audience

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT

      Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, ChatGPT, Social Media Content, Content Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media, User Research, AI Personalization, Social Media Strategy, Market Research, Copywriting, Storytelling

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
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      Edureka

      Gen AI for Code Generation for Python

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Automation

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidades Anáhuac

      Cultura Maya en Yucatán

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Sociology, Culture, Social Sciences, World History, Art History, Anthropology, Cultural Diversity, Writing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Hands-on with AWS: Software Development Practices

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Application Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Software Development, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Amazon Web Services, Software Testing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Español para profesionales: comunicación en el trabajo

      Skills you'll gain: Spanish Language, Telephone Skills, Meeting Facilitation, Oral Expression, Language Competency, Business Correspondence, Verbal Communication Skills, Negotiation, Business Writing, Writing, Oral Comprehension, Business Communication, Communication, Grammar, Communication Strategies, Active Listening, Vocabulary

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Scrimba

      Responsive Web Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Mobile Development, Front-End Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Application Deployment, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Software Engineering

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • Create Your UX portfolio with Crevado: Coursera Project Network
    • Next-Generation AI Assistant: Claude by Anthropic: Coursera Instructor Network
    • CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Packt
    • Activism in Sports and Culture : Morehouse College
    • إتقان فن الإيجاز في الحديث | Mastering The Art of Briefing: Alfaisal University | KLD
    • Princípios básicos da publicidade em mídias sociais: Meta
    • Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT: Coursera Project Network
    • Gen AI for Code Generation for Python: Edureka
    • Cultura Maya en Yucatán: Universidades Anáhuac
    • Hands-on with AWS: Software Development Practices: Amazon Web Services

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