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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Regulation, Business Continuity Planning, Compliance Management, Disaster Recovery, Financial Regulations, Operational Risk, Bank Regulations, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Financial Services, Governance, IT Management, Information Assurance, Market Trend, Internal Controls, Emerging Technologies, Banking, Blockchain

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science

    Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Economics, Economic Development, Governance, Culture

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Berklee

    Creating Sounds for Electronic Music

    Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Theory, Electronic Media, Design Software, Peer Review, Creativity, Patch Management, System Requirements

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Spring - Ecosystem and Core

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, JUnit, Unit Testing, Enterprise Application Management, Java, Integration Testing, Configuration Management, Software Design Patterns, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Context Management, Dependency Analysis

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, 3D Assets, Agile Software Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Customer Analysis, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Code Review, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Large Language Modeling, Software Technical Review, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, Artificial Neural Networks, Maintainability, Computer Programming, Debugging, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis

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    Università Bocconi

    Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Business Ethics, Social Impact, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Systems Thinking

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Introduction to Economic Theories

    Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Dynamics, Financial Market, Economics, Economic Development, Market Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Environmental Issue, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Sustainable Development, Supply And Demand, Behavioral Economics, Decision Making

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    University of Colorado System

    Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Electrones en Acción: Electrónica y Arduinos para tus propios Inventos

    Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, Electronics, Electronic Systems, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Components, Control Systems, Hardware Design, Embedded Systems, Programming Principles, Computer Programming

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    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Back-End

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, Pseudocode, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Engineering Software, Diagram Design, C# (Programming Language), Version Control, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Software Engineering, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Data Structures, Microsoft Copilot

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Professional Development, Business Ethics, Initiative and Leadership, Personal Integrity, Employee Coaching, Overcoming Objections, Leadership, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Empowerment, Self-Awareness, Conflict Management, Personal Development, Decision Making, Program Implementation, Action Oriented, Verbal Communication Skills, Plan Execution, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software development basics courses

  • FinTech: Finance Industry Transformation and Regulation: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Creating Sounds for Electronic Music: Berklee
  • Spring - Ecosystem and Core: LearnQuest
  • Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Universidad de los Andes
  • Generative AI for Developers: Fractal Analytics
  • Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity : Università Bocconi
  • Introduction to Economic Theories: Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
  • Electrones en Acción: Electrónica y Arduinos para tus propios Inventos: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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