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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress end to end testing and intercepting network call

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Test Automation, Software Testing, Network Performance Management, Restful API

      4.3
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      10 reviews

      Advanced Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

      Ciudades en Transición

      Skills you'll gain: Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environment, Public Health, Culture, Digital Transformation, Diversity Awareness, Governance, Environmental Science, Transportation Operations, Innovation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Vanderbilt University

      ChatGPT + Zapier: Automate Email Replies with AI

      Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Calendar Management, Google Docs, Workflow Management, Customer Communications Management, Automation, Customer Inquiries, Generative AI, Scheduling, Travel Arrangements, Real Time Data

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      National Taiwan University

      å·„ēØ‹č³‡čØŠē®”ē† BIM 唑樔

      Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Revit, Building Information Modeling, Structural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction, Software Installation, Engineering Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, 3D Modeling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      45 reviews

      Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      DeepLearning.AI

      Prompt Engineering with Llama 2&3

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Open Source Technology, Secure Coding, Computer Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Asset Security

      Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Data Loss Prevention, Data Management, Security Management, Security Controls, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Systems Security, Information Management, Data Governance, Data Storage, Risk Management Framework

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Scrimba

      Intro to Claude AI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Ethics, Application Deployment, Image Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Style Tables with CSS

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Whizlabs

      Exploratory Data Analysis in AWS

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Redshift, Data Analysis, Real Time Data, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Exploratory Data Analysis, Amazon S3, Data Sharing, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation

      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      Data Analytics for Digital Transformation

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Business Ethics, Customer experience improvement, Predictive Analytics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Business Transformation, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Operations Research, Analytics, Business Technologies, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Feature Engineering, Business Modeling, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Technology Strategies, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning

      Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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      Peking University

      é¢å‘åÆ¹č±”ęŠ€ęœÆé«˜ēŗ§čÆ¾ēØ‹ļ¼ˆThe Advanced Object-Oriented Technology)

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Development Methodologies, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Development, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Systems Analysis, Requirements Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      DeepLearning.AI

      Building Your Own Database Agent

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Systems, Query Languages, Generative AI Agents, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, Natural Language Processing, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Agentic systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Cypress end to end testing and intercepting network call:Ā Coursera Project Network
    • Ciudades en Transición:Ā Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
    • ChatGPT + Zapier: Automate Email Replies with AI:Ā Vanderbilt University
    • å·„ēØ‹č³‡čØŠē®”ē† BIM 唑樔:Ā National Taiwan University
    • Prompt Engineering with Llama 2&3:Ā DeepLearning.AI
    • Asset Security:Ā Packt
    • Intro to Claude AI:Ā Scrimba
    • Style Tables with CSS:Ā Coursera Project Network
    • Exploratory Data Analysis in AWS:Ā Whizlabs
    • Data Analytics for Digital Transformation:Ā Dartmouth College

    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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