Research courses can help you learn data collection techniques, statistical analysis, literature review methods, and experimental design. You can build skills in critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and effective communication of findings. Many courses introduce tools like SPSS, R, and Python for data analysis, as well as reference management software such as EndNote or Zotero, which support the organization and presentation of research projects.

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Problem Management, IT Service Management, Service Management, Service Level, Incident Management, IT Management, Change Control, Information Technology Operations, Incident Response, Information Technology, Change Requests, Operations Management, Technical Management, Help Desk Support, Asset Management, Operations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Legal Risk, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Sustainability Standards, Property and Real Estate, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Sustainable Systems, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Lease Contracts, Environment and Resource Management, Production Process, Cash Flows, Market Dynamics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique
Skills you'll gain: Physics, General Science and Research, Materials science, Physical Science, Scientific Methods, Science and Research, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Radiation Therapy, Research, Biomedical Technology, Emerging Technologies, electromagnetics, Laboratory Research, Mechanics, Energy and Utilities, Experimentation, Innovation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Operations Management, Process Management, Process Analysis, Operations, Business Process, Operational Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Business Process Improvement, Process Improvement, Business Process Modeling, Customer experience improvement, Continuous Improvement Process, Growth Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Production Planning, Production Process, Production Management, Manufacturing Operations, Production Schedule, Lean Manufacturing, Resource Planning, Inventory Control, Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Management System, Capacity Planning, Inventory and Warehousing, Operations, Lean Methodologies, Operations Management, Scheduling, Operational Efficiency, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Demand Planning, Forecasting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Random Forest Algorithm, Predictive Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Skills you'll gain: Model Optimization, Mathematical Modeling, Advanced Mathematics, Operations Research, Debugging, Code Reusability, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Google Sheets, Automation, Business Process Automation, Google Workspace, Gmail, Workflow Management, Greeting Customers, Operations Management, Order Fulfillment
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Construction, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, Building Codes, Civil Engineering, Design Specifications, Structural Analysis, Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction, Design Specifications, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, R Programming, R (Software), Data Processing, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Text Mining, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Driving engagement, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Persona Development, Customer Insights, Customer Retention, Data-Driven Marketing, User Feedback, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Consumer Behaviour, Data Analysis, Business Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks