Research courses can help you learn data collection techniques, statistical analysis, literature review methods, and experimental design. You can build skills in critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and effective communication of findings. Many courses introduce tools like SPSS, R, and Python for data analysis, as well as reference management software such as EndNote or Zotero, which support the organization and presentation of research projects.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Customer Insights, Service Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Analysis, User Feedback, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Business Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Critical Thinking, Legal Strategy, Risk Analysis, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, Creativity, Legal Research, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Insights, Customer Data Management, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Social Media, Product Knowledge, Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Environment, Environmental Monitoring, Laboratory Testing, Anthropology, Diagnostic Tests, Qualitative Research, Data Collection
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Resource Allocation, Simulation and Simulation Software, Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Risk Management, Transportation Operations, Analytics, Risk Analysis, Process Optimization, Statistical Methods, Business Modeling, Logistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investments, FinTech, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Financial Market, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Target Market, Marketing Management, Branding, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Market Research, Communication Strategies, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Machine Learning, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Reinforcement Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Financial Services, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Portfolio Management, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Jupyter
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, User Research, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Product Knowledge, Value Propositions, Marketing Communications, Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Google Sheets, Financial Analysis, Quantitative Research, Spreadsheet Software, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Securities (Finance), Probability & Statistics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Design, Design Thinking, Engineering Management, Innovation, Product Management, Team Management, Product Planning, Market Research, Prototyping, Project Portfolio Management, Agile Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Sustainable Business, Conceptual Design, Process Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Team Building
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Computational Thinking, Systems Thinking, Human Learning, Language Learning, Oral Comprehension, Scientific Methods, Research, Experimentation, Research Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks