Data collection courses can help you learn survey design, sampling techniques, data cleaning, and statistical analysis. You can build skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, data visualization, and ethical considerations in data handling. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for data manipulation, R for statistical analysis, and software like Qualtrics for survey creation, showing how these skills are applied in real-world research settings.

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Theory, Database Management, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management Systems, SQL, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning
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Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Financial Data, Data Visualization Software, Financial Acumen, Finance, Process Flow Diagrams, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Communication, Plotly, Matplotlib, Analysis, Customer Engagement, Target Audience
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Order Fulfillment, Customer Analysis, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Google Cloud Platform, Dashboard, Business Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Sales, Product Knowledge, Enterprise Resource Planning
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Wrangling, Project Planning, Data Governance, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Large Language Modeling, Data Visualization, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Forecasting, Data Visualization Software, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Geospatial Mapping, Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Event Management, Facility Management, Performance Analysis, Facility Operations, Business Analytics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Management, Data Analysis, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Risk, Health Technology, Contract Management, Operations Management, Contract Negotiation, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Agile Methodology, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cyber Risk, Performance Metric, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Data Loss Prevention, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud API, Unstructured Data, Node.JS
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Debugging, Data Integrity, CI/CD, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Maintainability, Real Time Data, Unit Testing, Disaster Recovery, Integration Testing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Real Time Data, Data Security, Debugging, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integrity, CI/CD, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Maintainability, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, SQL, Unit Testing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Reporting, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Manipulation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Security, Data Cleansing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Test Data, Test Case, Data Validation, Data Import/Export, Verification And Validation, Scripting, Data Cleansing, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours