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      Rice University

      Python Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Scripting, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Data Storage

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      889 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • I

      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations I

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Desktop Support, System Configuration, Control Panels, OS Process Management, IT Automation, General Networking, Computing Platforms, Graphical Tools, Information Technology Operations, File Management, Network Troubleshooting, User Accounts

      Build toward a degree

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      67 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Berklee

      Piano Techniques for Modern Music

      Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Instrumental Music, Music Performance, Creativity

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Sustainable Food Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Food and Beverage, Nutrition and Diet, Economics, Environmental Science, Environment, Sustainability Reporting, Water Resources, Land Management, Environmental Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Cultural Diversity, Consumer Behaviour

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Planning, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Business Strategy, Product Development, Financial Forecasting, New Business Development, Financial Analysis, Customer Analysis, Innovation

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      181 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      AI-Enhanced Copywriting: SurferSEO, Upword and Anyword

      Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Target Audience, Content Creation, Web Content, Productivity Software, Brand Awareness, Marketing Automation, Generative AI

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free Trial
      U

      University of Maryland, College Park

      Establishing Product-Market Fit

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Value Propositions, Target Market, Product Improvement, Product Management, User Experience, Product Development, Product Strategy, New Product Development, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, User Feedback, Product Testing, Lean Methodologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      85 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Codio

      Advanced Django: Building a Blog

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Django (Web Framework), Authentications, PostgreSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Cloud Hosting, User Accounts, Application Security, Configuration Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      113 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Capitals Coalition

      Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Risk Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Reporting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Human Capital, Business Metrics, Decision Making, Project Scoping, Data Collection

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Free
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      Goldman Sachs

      Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Paid media, Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Owned Media, Marketing Planning, Earned Media

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      716 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      HTML & CSS Crash Course

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), File Management, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Introduction to Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Computer Architecture, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Algorithms, File Management, Operating Systems, Program Development, Debugging

      Build toward a degree

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

    • Python Data Analysis: Rice University
    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations I: Illinois Tech
    • Piano Techniques for Modern Music: Berklee
    • Sustainable Food Systems: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan: Michigan State University
    • AI-Enhanced Copywriting: SurferSEO, Upword and Anyword: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Establishing Product-Market Fit: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Advanced Django: Building a Blog: Codio
    • Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making: Capitals Coalition
    • Digital Marketing Strategy with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Goldman Sachs

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