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Information Science Courses

Information Science courses can help you learn data management, information retrieval, digital archiving, and user experience design. You can build skills in data analysis, metadata creation, and the ethical use of information. Many courses introduce tools like SQL for database management, Python for data analysis, and various content management systems, showing how these skills are applied in practical work such as organizing large datasets and enhancing user interactions with information systems.


Popular Information Science Courses and Certifications


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    Google

    Share Data Through the Art of Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Presentations, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Design Elements And Principles

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Fabric: Ingest and Transform Data

    Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Power BI, Data Lakes, PySpark, Apache Spark, Data Quality, Data Governance, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Meta Back-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Version Control, Restful API, Data Structures, Unix Commands, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Git (Version Control System), API Testing, Back-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Relational Databases, Front-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, HTML and CSS, Unit Testing, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Cloud Hosting

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Automate, Optimize, and Maintain AI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Ansible, Patch Management, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Generative AI, Site Reliability Engineering, System Monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Incident Management, Problem Management, Continuous Monitoring, IT Automation, Disaster Recovery, Automation, Predictive Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Choosing your AWS identity service

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Identity and Access Management, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cloud Services, Technical Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Systems and Solutions Architect Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Enterprise Architecture, CI/CD, Cloud Applications, Unified Modeling Language, Microservices, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Docker (Software), Data Modeling, Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Architectural Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Stakeholder Engagement, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Database Management, Data Governance, SQL

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Cybersecurity Fundamentals for High-Tech Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Operational Risk, Case Studies, Security Management, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Intellectual Property, Crisis Management, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing Operations, Security Controls, Security Strategy, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Engineering, Continuous Monitoring, Compliance Reporting, Governance, Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Architecture, Public Cloud, Virtual Machines, Network Security, Command-Line Interface

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Introduction to Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Scalability, Data Processing, Data Science, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Distributed Computing, Real Time Data, File Systems

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Integrated Development Environments, Integration Testing, Software Design

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    HMI Design and Intermediate PLC Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Animations, Human Machine Interfaces, Control Systems, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Control Panels, Test Tools, Interactive Design, Electrical Wiring, Automation Engineering, Simulations, User Interface (UI) Design, User Feedback, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master AWS DevOps: Automate, Deploy & Scale Efficiently

    Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudWatch, Version Control, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Serverless Computing, CI/CD, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, DevOps, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Development Life Cycle, Network Architecture, System Monitoring, Load Balancing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Share Data Through the Art of Visualization: Google
  • Microsoft Fabric: Ingest and Transform Data: Whizlabs
  • Meta Back-End Developer: Meta
  • Automate, Optimize, and Maintain AI Systems: Coursera
  • Choosing your AWS identity service: Amazon Web Services
  • Systems and Solutions Architect Capstone Project: IBM
  • Cybersecurity Fundamentals for High-Tech Manufacturing: Coursera
  • Essential Google Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation: Google Cloud
  • Introduction to Big Data: University of California San Diego
  • C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming: University of California, Santa Cruz

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