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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Stability and Capability in Quality Improvement

      Skills you'll gain: Process Capability, Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis Software, R Programming, Quality Control, Statistical Methods, Process Analysis, Data Transformation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Process Improvement, Probability Distribution

      Build toward a degree

      4.1
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

      Skills you'll gain: Physics, Mechanics, Scientific Methods, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Research, Scientific Visualization

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Frontend Development and Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: React Redux, Application Deployment, User Accounts, React.js, Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Front-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), GitHub, Authentications

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Kotter

      The Science – and Neuroscience – of Change

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Business Transformation, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Organizational Structure, Leadership and Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Strategy, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Innovation, Open Mindset, Cognitive flexibility, Psychology, Neurology

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      23 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dubai College of Tourism

      Menu Design for Dubai Hospitality

      Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Merchandising, Revenue Management, Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Cost Accounting, Customer experience improvement, Marketing Materials, Design, Performance Analysis, Copywriting

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      TypeScript String Properties and Methods

      Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of California, Davis

      Creating Basic Web Layouts

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Mobile Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Selenium WebDriver 4 with Java - Zero To Hero

      Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Selenium (Software), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Apache Maven, Performance Testing, Version Control, Test Automation, Browser Compatibility, Test Data, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Test Case, Unit Testing, Javascript and jQuery, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Regression Testing

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Open Source LLMOps Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Open Source Technology, Tensorflow, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Containerization, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Command-Line Interface

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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Uso de Python para Acceder a Datos Web

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Restful API, Network Protocols, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Access, TCP/IP, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Processing, Python Programming, Software Installation, Development Environment

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      10 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Fundamentals of VueJS

      Skills you'll gain: Vue.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Development Environment, Data Management

      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Transforming Data in R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, R Programming, Data Quality

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Stability and Capability in Quality Improvement: University of Colorado Boulder
    • The Discovery of the Higgs Boson: The University of Edinburgh
    • Advanced Frontend Development and Deployment: Packt
    • The Science – and Neuroscience – of Change: Kotter
    • Menu Design for Dubai Hospitality: Dubai College of Tourism
    • TypeScript String Properties and Methods: Coursera Project Network
    • Creating Basic Web Layouts: University of California, Davis
    • Selenium WebDriver 4 with Java - Zero To Hero: Packt
    • Open Source LLMOps Solutions: Duke University
    • Uso de Python para Acceder a Datos Web: University of Michigan

    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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