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    • E

      ESSEC Business School

      Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, New Business Development, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Open Mindset, Lean Methodologies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Budget Management, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Data, Microsoft 365

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      568 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Java Programming: Java Fundamental Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Java, Integrated Development Environments, Mobile Development, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      172 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      P

      Politecnico di Milano

      Project Management: Life cycle and project planning

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Project Planning, Project Scoping, Scope Management, Project Schedules, Work Breakdown Structure, Timelines, Organizational Skills, Organizational Structure, Resource Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      100 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      L

      LearnQuest

      Swift 5 iOS Application Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Apple iOS, JSON, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, iOS Development, Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Transaction Processing, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Application Programming Interface (API), Software As A Service, Data Storage, Data Modeling, Data Storage Technologies

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
      ·
      910 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Case, Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Maintainability, Test Data, Debugging, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      156 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Launch your first online meeting with ZOOM

      Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Computer Displays, Display Devices, Telecommunications

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
      ·
      22 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III)

      Skills you'll gain: Solution Design, Patient Flow, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Patient Safety, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Brainstorming, User Centered Design, Collaboration, Empathy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      190 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger

      Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Promotional Strategies, Customer Engagement, Social Media, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Content Management Systems, Business Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      214 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      P

      Politecnico di Milano

      Project Management: Control using the Earned Value and Risk

      Skills you'll gain: Project Controls, Project Risk Management, Project Closure, Earned Value Management, Cost Management, Cost Control, Project Management, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Business Management, Performance Metric, Forecasting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      94 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Virginia

      Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Prototyping, Model View Controller, Maintainability, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Debugging, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Interactive Design, Javascript and jQuery, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Applications, User Centered Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development, Discussion Facilitation

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
      ·
      72 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • G

      Google Cloud

      Introduction to SQL for BigQuery and Cloud SQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Google Cloud Platform, Database Development, Database Management, Data Import/Export, Query Languages, Data Warehousing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
      ·
      98 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular guided projects courses

    • Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing : ESSEC Business School
    • Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel: Coursera Project Network
    • Introduction to Java Programming: Java Fundamental Concepts: Coursera Project Network
    • Project Management: Life cycle and project planning: Politecnico di Milano
    • Swift 5 iOS Application Developer: LearnQuest
    • Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG: Coursera Project Network
    • Launch your first online meeting with ZOOM: Coursera Project Network
    • Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III): Johns Hopkins University
    • Creating a Free Business Page with Blogger: Coursera Project Network
    • Project Management: Control using the Earned Value and Risk: Politecnico di Milano

    Frequently Asked Questions about Guided Projects

    With Guided Projects, you can learn a job-relevant skill in under two hours. Guided Projects offer an interactive experience that includes step-by-step instructions from a subject matter expert. Everything you need to complete a Guided Project is available right in your browser. No software or prior experience is required to get started.‎

    When you start a Guided Project, you’ll read an overview of the project structure, get introduced to your instructor, and see your learning objectives. You’ll then be prompted to open a tool called Rhyme to work on the project. Rhyme is a hands-on learning platform that provides a unique, side-by-side learning interface where you complete each step in a virtual workspace as you watch video instructions from your instructor on the other side of the screen. Your virtual workspace is a pre-configured cloud desktop, so all the software and data you need is available directly in your internet browser—you won’t need to install or download anything to start the project.‎

    With Guided Projects, you can learn a wide range of valuable, job-relevant skills. Projects cover everything from building basic business skills, machine learning for beginners, and software engineering, to learning techniques for transformational algorithms like neural networks and Markowitz models. Whatever your area of interest, Guided Projects offer focused and efficient ways to master in-demand skills. Here are collecions of curated Guided Projects for you to get started:

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