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Professional Writing Courses

Professional writing courses can help you learn effective communication, audience analysis, content organization, and persuasive techniques. You can build skills in editing, creating engaging narratives, and writing for various formats, such as reports, proposals, and digital content. Many courses introduce tools like Grammarly for grammar checking, Trello for project management, and Google Docs for collaborative writing, helping you streamline the writing process and enhance your productivity.

Popular Professional Writing Courses and Certifications


  • S

    Starweaver

    Business Process Modelling

    Skills you'll gain: Business Workflow Analysis, Process Modeling, Workflow Management, Process Improvement, Business Systems Analysis, Diagram Design, Project Scoping, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Process Management, Business Process Management, Business Analysis, Service Design, System Design and Implementation, Business Management, Dataflow, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    126 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University at Buffalo

    Natural Gas

    Skills you'll gain: Petroleum Industry, Oil and Gas, Energy and Utilities, Safety Training, Billing, Billing & Invoicing, Safety Standards, Supply Chain, Accident Prevention, Regulatory Affairs, Transportation Operations, Customer Service, Environmental Issue, Logistics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    2.4K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Leading Change in Health Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Project Management, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Change Control, Health Care Administration, Clinical Leadership, Health Administration, IT Management, Strategic Leadership, Health Technology, Health Care, Decision Support Systems, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Electronic Medical Record, System Implementation, Process Modeling, Electronic Medical Record System

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    307 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Y

    Yale University

    Music and Social Action

    Skills you'll gain: Aesthetics, Art History, Music History, Liberal Arts, Music, Social Sciences, World Music, Education and Training, Social Justice, Social Impact, Performing Arts, Community Organizing, Pedagogy, Public Affairs, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Classical Music, Advocacy, Case Studies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    182 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Data Collection, Data Quality, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, R (Software), Communication, Digital Marketing, Health Care

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    660 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    How to Create a Program Evaluation for Your Non-Profit

    Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Smart Goals, Surveys, Goal Setting, Survey Creation, Performance Measurement, Grant Writing, Program Management, Performance Metric, Data Collection

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    135 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDHEC Business School

    Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Investments, Portfolio Risk, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Market Data, Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analysis, Computer Science

    3.1
    Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    332 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Relational Database Design

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Database Management Systems, Relational Databases, Database Theory, Database Systems, Databases, Database Management, Data Modeling, Diagram Design, Informatics, Dependency Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    350 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Anti-Racism I

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Social Justice, Cultural Responsiveness, Diversity Training, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Social Studies, Cultural Sensitivity, Advocacy, Oral Expression, Discussion Facilitation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    296 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    AI Capstone Project with Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    695 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Spanish Vocabulary Project

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Spanish Language, Oral Expression, Language Competency, Language Learning, Culture, Writing and Editing, Vocabulary, Research

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    173 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sustainability and the Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Business, Organizational Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Environmental Resource Management, Business Leadership, Sustainable Architecture, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Environment, Land Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Building Design, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Economics

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    404 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular professional writing courses

  • Business Process Modelling: Starweaver
  • Natural Gas: University at Buffalo
  • Leading Change in Health Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Music and Social Action: Yale University
  • Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • How to Create a Program Evaluation for Your Non-Profit : Coursera
  • Python and Machine Learning for Asset Management : EDHEC Business School
  • Relational Database Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Anti-Racism I: University of Colorado Boulder
  • AI Capstone Project with Deep Learning : IBM

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