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      Coursera Project Network

      Professional Presentations: Canva AI Magic Studio

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Sales Presentations, Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Advertising, Prompt Engineering, Photo Editing, Generative AI, Content Creation, Video Editing

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty (2023) Hands-on

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Storage, Apache Spark, Dashboard, Amazon Web Services, Apache Hive, Interactive Data Visualization, Apache Hadoop, Data Visualization Software, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storage, Database Management Systems, Big Data

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Decryption with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Python Programming, Data Security

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a High-Fidelity Prototype with Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Mobile Development, Mockups, Wireframing, Collaborative Software

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      E

      EDUCBA

      ITIL V4 Brief Overview of Management and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Change Control, IT Management, Information Technology Architecture, Service Management, Security Management, Enterprise Architecture, Risk Management Framework, IT Infrastructure, IT Security Architecture, Capacity Management, Problem Management, Release Management, Incident Management

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      115 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
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      Free Trial
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, OpenAI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      A

      Alibaba Cloud Academy

      Development and Operation on Alibaba Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus (Software), Cloud Computing, Performance Tuning, Application Performance Management, Cloud Management, Cloud Applications, DevOps, Scalability, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Performance Testing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Database Management, Cloud Platforms, Operating Systems, Web Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Scrimba

      Learn React Router 6

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, Network Routing, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications, Query Languages, Web Development, Performance Tuning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Spring Boot Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Web Applications, Application Development, Application Deployment, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), UI Components, Authentications, Databases

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Preview
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, User Centered Design, Mockups, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Commercial Awareness

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Business Acumen, Competitive Analysis, Sales Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Market Trend, Market Analysis, Business Marketing, Sales, Financial Acumen, Leadership, Business, Business Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Business Metrics, Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Nuclear fuel management: a practical approach

      Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Radiation Protection, Waste Minimization, Process Engineering, Materials science, Production Process, Manufacturing Processes, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Design Specifications, Engineering Calculations, Manufacturing and Production, Environmental Engineering, Cost Estimation, Chemistry, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Safety Standards, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic coding courses

    • Professional Presentations: Canva AI Magic Studio: Coursera Project Network
    • AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty (2023) Hands-on: Packt
    • Decryption with Python: Coursera Project Network
    • Create a High-Fidelity Prototype with Figma: Coursera Project Network
    • ITIL V4 Brief Overview of Management and Practices: EDUCBA
    • Transforming Exploratory Data Analysis with AI: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Development and Operation on Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Academy
    • Learn React Router 6: Scrimba
    • Spring Boot Foundations: Packt
    • UX Design: Research, Prototyping, Accessible Interactions: Coursera Instructor Network

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