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      IBM

      Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Code Coverage, Behavior-Driven Development, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Data, Integration Testing, Restful API, Microservices

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      229 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Jupyter, Data Wrangling, Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Matplotlib, Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, Pandas (Python Package), Professional Networking

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      143K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado System

      Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Mockups, User Story, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Storyboarding, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Agile Methodology, Business Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, System Requirements, Functional Specification, Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      844 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
      AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Data Visualization, SQL, Predictive Modeling, Generative AI, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Big Data, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Statistical Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), IBM Cognos Analytics, Excel Formulas, Professional Networking

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      92K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
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      digital.auto

      SDV 101: Introduction to Software Defined Vehicles

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Software Development, Embedded Software, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Automation, Digital Transformation, Virtualization, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
      U

      University of California, Irvine

      Computer Hardware and Software

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, Information Technology, System Software, General Networking, Network Protocols, Operating Systems, Computer Networking, Software Systems, Data Storage, File Systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      173 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • T

      The University of Chicago

      Software Defined Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, Virtualization, Network Architecture, General Networking, Network Administration, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Protocols, Hardware Architecture, Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      289 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Software Sales

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Selling Techniques, Sales Presentation, Sales Process, Market Analysis, Sales, Technical Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Dynamics, Value Propositions, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
      Status: New AI skills
      New AI skills
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      Google

      Google Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Rmarkdown, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Ethics, Interactive Data Visualization, Interviewing Skills, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Ggplot2, Professional Networking, Tableau Software, Presentations, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Stakeholder Communications, Dashboard, Sampling (Statistics)

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      168K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: New
      New
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Selenium

      Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Debugging, Scripting, Automation, Web Scraping, Software Testing, Test Case, Browser Compatibility, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to Software Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, Test Data, Issue Tracking

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      782 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Test Management in Software Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Software Testing, Test Case, Software Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Quality Assurance, Risk Management Framework, Technical Communication

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • IBM Data Analyst: IBM
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    • Software Defined Networking: The University of Chicago
    • Software Sales: Coursera Instructor Network
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