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    Coursera Project Network

    ChatGPT for Beginners: Using AI for Market Research

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Market Research, Market Analysis, Marketing, Prompt Engineering, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Generative AI, Content Marketing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    80 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Mandarin Chinese 3: Chinese for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Vocabulary, Language Learning, Oral Comprehension, Culture

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    326 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Mandarin Chinese 2: Chinese for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Language Learning, Language Competency, Cultural Sensitivity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    429 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    63 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera Project Network

    PowerBI for Beginners: Sales Data Exploration

    Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Dashboard, Trend Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Customer Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Sales, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Import/Export

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), User Interface (UI), Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Analysis, Back-End Web Development, Spatial Data Analysis, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Python Programming, Application Development, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Open AI for Beginners: Programmatic Prompting

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Generative AI, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Project Network

    Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Data Presentation, Data Literacy, Data Entry, Data Analysis, Data Compilation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    2.2K reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera Project Network

    OpenAI for Beginners: AI Assistants for Project Managers

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Application Deployment, LLM Application, OpenAI, Project Management, Prompt Engineering

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Arduino For Beginners - 2023 Complete Course

    Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, Electronic Components, Electronics, Programming Principles, Interactive Design, Display Devices, Computer Programming, Embedded Systems, Development Environment, Simulation and Simulation Software, Digital Communications, Debugging, Data Storage, Real Time Data

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera Project Network

    Perplexity.AI for Beginners: AI-Powered Search

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Technical Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Information Architecture, Data Compilation, Data Presentation, Generative AI

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
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    Simplilearn

    Data Validation in Excel for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Data Validation, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Quality, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Cleansing, Project Management, Data Visualization, Timelines, Data Presentation, Graphing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular python for beginners courses

  • ChatGPT for Beginners: Using AI for Market Research: Coursera Project Network
  • Mandarin Chinese 3: Chinese for Beginners: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Mandarin Chinese 2: Chinese for Beginners: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
  • PowerBI for Beginners: Sales Data Exploration: Coursera Project Network
  • Shiny for Python Ultimate - Web Development with Python: Packt
  • Open AI for Beginners: Programmatic Prompting: Coursera Project Network
  • Spreadsheets for Beginners using Google Sheets: Coursera Project Network
  • OpenAI for Beginners: AI Assistants for Project Managers: Coursera Project Network
  • Arduino For Beginners - 2023 Complete Course: Packt

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