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      Arizona State University

      Innovar

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Ideation, Creativity, Customer experience improvement, New Product Development, Product Development, Research and Design, Service Design, Strategic Planning, Process Development, Brand Management, Process Improvement, Business Strategies, Business Modeling, Corporate Sustainability, Value Propositions

      4.8
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      778 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Excel Modeling for Professionals: Best Practices & Pitfalls

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Verification And Validation, Financial Modeling, Project Documentation, Business Modeling, Spreadsheet Software, Product Testing, Data Validation, Document Management, Data Integrity, Data Management, Organizational Skills

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      AI and Machine Learning Algorithms and Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Feature Engineering, Decision Tree Learning, Business Logic, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Modeling, Performance Metric

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Prepare for DP-100: Data Science on Microsoft Azure Exam

      Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Microsoft Azure, Data Science, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Deployment, Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Regression Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      60 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Comparative Political Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, International Relations, Public Policies, Systems Thinking, Governance, Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Amsterdam

      Being Smart about Cycling Futures

      Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Creative Thinking, Community Development, Transportation Operations, Cultural Diversity, Critical Thinking, Research, Emerging Technologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit

      Skills you'll gain: Health Assessment, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Data Literacy, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Report Writing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidade de São Paulo

      Mapas conceituais para aprender e colaborar

      Skills you'll gain: Lifelong Learning, Willingness To Learn, Learning Strategies, Peer Review, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Concept Of Operations, Information Architecture, Critical Thinking, Constructive Feedback, Education Software and Technology, Organizational Skills, Technical Communication

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      409 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Data Collection, Microsoft Visual Studio, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Algorithms, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      376 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Glasgow

      Data-Driven Leadership Skills

      Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Literacy, Business Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Business Leadership, Agile Methodology, Team Oriented, Analytics, Leadership Studies, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Data Analysis, Organizational Structure, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence Software, Leadership and Management, Big Data, Decision Making, Data Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      National Taiwan University

      計算機程式設計 (Computer Programming)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Computer Science, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      368 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Artificial Intelligence for Breast Cancer Detection

      Skills you'll gain: Mammography, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Imaging, Image Analysis, Oncology, Computer Vision, Radiology, Bayesian Network, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Radiography, Epidemiology, Deep Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular independent thinking courses

    • Innovar: Arizona State University
    • Excel Modeling for Professionals: Best Practices & Pitfalls: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • AI and Machine Learning Algorithms and Techniques: Microsoft
    • Prepare for DP-100: Data Science on Microsoft Azure Exam: Microsoft
    • Comparative Political Systems: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • Being Smart about Cycling Futures: University of Amsterdam
    • Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit : Imperial College London
    • Mapas conceituais para aprender e colaborar: Universidade de São Paulo
    • Algorithms, Data Collection, and Starting to Code: University of Colorado System
    • Data-Driven Leadership Skills: University of Glasgow

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