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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Legal Risk Mitigation: Proactive Case Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Risk Management Framework, Legal Risk, Risk Control, Risk Mitigation, Generative AI, Compliance Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Automation, Legal Strategy, Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Data Analysis

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Primeros Pasos con Microsoft Word

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Editing, Writing, Document Management, Multimedia, Entrepreneurship, Productivity Software, Office Administration, Photography, Graphic Design

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine Production in italiano

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Deployment, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Continuous Integration, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, System Monitoring, Security Controls, Application Performance Management, Authentications, Database Management Systems

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coding With Cody Sourcegraph: Optimise Open Source Code

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Development Environment, Open Source Technology, Integrated Development Environments, Code Review, Software Development, Software Development Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Javascript

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Web Design, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI) Design, Front-End Web Development, Integrated Development Environments

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Server Side Rendering with Next.js: Update a News Website

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, Server Side, JavaScript Frameworks, Node.JS, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Software Engineering

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Accelerate Migration from Control-M to Apache Airflow with DAGify

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Airflow, Data Migration, Virtual Environment, Cloud Development

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      Packt

      Advanced RNN Concepts and Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Natural Language Processing, Data Analysis

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Database Management and Core Application Development

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Database Development, Database Management, Object-Relational Mapping, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Authorization (Computing), Model View Controller, Authentications, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Business Logic, Software Design Patterns, Data Validation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Gemini for Application Developers - 繁體中文

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Generative AI, Software Development Tools, Cloud Services, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Code Review

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Java Fundamentals - Getting Started with Java

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Development Life Cycle, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Software Development, Integrated Development Environments, Linux, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      واجهات برمجة التطبيقات

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Django (Web Framework), Software Documentation, OAuth, Database Development, Web Development, Development Testing, Debugging, Performance Tuning, JSON, Data Validation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • GenAI for Legal Risk Mitigation: Proactive Case Analysis: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Primeros Pasos con Microsoft Word: Coursera Project Network
    • Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine Production in italiano: Google Cloud
    • Coding With Cody Sourcegraph: Optimise Open Source Code: Coursera Project Network
    • Foundations of Modern HTML & CSS: Packt
    • Server Side Rendering with Next.js: Update a News Website: Coursera Project Network
    • Accelerate Migration from Control-M to Apache Airflow with DAGify: Google Cloud
    • Advanced RNN Concepts and Projects: Packt
    • Database Management and Core Application Development: Packt
    • Gemini for Application Developers - 繁體中文: 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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