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      University of Pennsylvania

      Wonders of Ancient Egypt

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, World History, Anthropology, Timelines, Research Methodologies

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Introduction to Data, Signal, and Image Analysis with MATLAB

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Image Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Machine Learning Methods, Matlab, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Computer Vision, Regression Analysis

      4.7
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      227 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Software Development Processes and Methodologies

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Agile Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Application Deployment, Agile Software Development, Systems Development, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, Process Driven Development, Waterfall Methodology, System Requirements, Software Testing, Scrum (Software Development), Release Management, User Requirements Documents, Development Testing, Software Design, Maintainability

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, MongoDB, Full-Stack Web Development, Command-Line Interface, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Data Access, Data Validation, Application Frameworks

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      615 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Public Works, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Community Development, Environment and Resource Management, Engineering Design Process, Community Health, Data Collection

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      VFX with Adobe After Effects from Novice to Expert

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Post-Production, Computer Graphic Techniques, Video Editing, Timelines, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Typography, Design Elements And Principles

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      191 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Austral

      Programación Orientada a Objetos con Python

      Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Testing, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Software Development, Computer Programming, Python Programming

      4.1
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      277 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Programmation pour tous (mise en route de Python)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Algorithms, Software Installation, Computational Thinking, Development Environment

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      .NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, ASP.NET, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Software Testing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Restful API, Unit Testing, Microservices, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Architecture, Web Applications, User Accounts, Data Integrity, Object Oriented Design, Distributed Computing, Redis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      221 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Introduction to Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Design, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Web Servers, Image Analysis, Semantic Web, Cloud Hosting, Browser Compatibility

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Applying to U.S. Universities

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Research, Higher Education, Interviewing Skills, Planning, Strategic Planning, Detail Oriented, Cultural Diversity

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      518 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Cisco Learning and Certifications

      Using APIs for Network Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Restful API, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), YAML, Network Monitoring, Automation, Network Engineering, Python Programming

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Wonders of Ancient Egypt: University of Pennsylvania
    • Introduction to Data, Signal, and Image Analysis with MATLAB: Vanderbilt University
    • Software Development Processes and Methodologies: University of Minnesota
    • Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB: University of London
    • Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • VFX with Adobe After Effects from Novice to Expert: EDUCBA
    • Programación Orientada a Objetos con Python: Universidad Austral
    • Programmation pour tous (mise en route de Python): University of Michigan
    • .NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers: EDUCBA
    • Introduction to Web Development: University of California, Davis

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