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      École Polytechnique

      How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Scientific Methods, Research, Journals, Proofreading, Research Reports, Research Design, Editing, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.7K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yale University

      The Science of Well-Being

      Skills you'll gain: Growth Mindedness, Optimism, Positive Behavior Support, Goal Setting, Resilience, Self-Motivation, Self-Awareness, Behavior Management, Psychology, Decision Making, Productivity, Mental Health, Social Skills, Mindfulness

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      40K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Python for Data Science, AI & Development

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Data Collection, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Pandas (Python Package), Programming Principles, Data Structures, NumPy, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Computer Programming, Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      42K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Google Project Management:

      Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Agile Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Planning, Project Management, Project Controls, Milestones (Project Management), Communication Planning, Scope Management, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Project Scoping, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Agile Product Development, Backlogs, Project Schedules, Project Performance, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      132K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Google AI Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Productivity Software, Workforce Development, Applied Machine Learning, Business Solutions, Organizational Strategy, Business Process Automation, Social Studies, Innovation, Data Collection, Automation, Data Security, Human Machine Interfaces, Forecasting, Emerging Technologies, Analysis, Critical Thinking

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      5.5K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      AI skills
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      Google

      Google Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Threat Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Awareness, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Debugging, Relational Databases, Linux, Interviewing Skills, Python Programming, SQL

      Build toward a degree

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      55K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
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      IBM

      IBM AI Product Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Product Management, New Product Development, Product Strategy, Financial Analysis, Product Roadmaps, Product Development, Product Planning, Generative AI Agents, Project Management Life Cycle, Innovation, Commercialization, Artificial Intelligence, Market Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Business Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Business Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Operational Efficiency, Process Management, Capacity Planning, Process Analysis, Finance, Process Improvement, Capital Budgeting, Return On Investment, Go To Market Strategy, Accrual Accounting, Financial Reporting, Product Development, Financial Accounting, Marketing Strategies, Branding, Marketing, Human Capital, Decision Making, Corporate Finance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      26K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Google UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Responsive Web Design, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Storyboarding, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Design Research, Figma (Design Software), Sprint Retrospectives, Mockups, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, User Experience, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      93K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Multiple educators

      Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, Reinforcement Learning, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Decision Tree Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Ethics, Tensorflow, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Python Programming, NumPy, Artificial Neural Networks

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      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      35K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Crash Course on Python

      Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Data Structures, Problem Management, Debugging, Automation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      40K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      User Experience Research and Design

      Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Usability Testing, Surveys, User Research, UI/UX Research, Qualitative Research, User Experience Design, Design Research, Survey Creation, User Experience, Prototyping, Usability, Interviewing Skills, User Centered Design, Wireframing, A/B Testing, Design Thinking, Persona (User Experience), User Feedback, Design Strategies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operations research courses

    • How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course): École Polytechnique
    • The Science of Well-Being: Yale University
    • Python for Data Science, AI & Development: IBM
    • Google Project Management:: Google
    • Google AI Essentials: Google
    • Google Cybersecurity: Google
    • IBM AI Product Manager: IBM
    • Business Foundations: University of Pennsylvania
    • Google UX Design: Google
    • Machine Learning: DeepLearning.AI

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