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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Building AI Agents: Automation and NLP Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Business Process Automation, Software Development Tools, Prompt Engineering, Innovation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Performance Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Introducción al HTML5

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Usability, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content, Verification And Validation

      4.6
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create an Employee Feedback Survey with TypeForm

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Surveys, Employee Training, User Feedback, Cloud Security, Business Software, Data Sharing, Collaborative Software, Business Technologies, User Accounts

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnQuest

      Fundamentals of Blockchain Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Data Storage, Systems Architecture, Network Architecture, FinTech, Information Technology Architecture, Distributed Computing, Application Security, Security Controls, Cloud Platforms, Other Programming Languages, Emerging Technologies, Scalability, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing, Computer Programming Tools

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Epic Games

      Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Creativity

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      HubSpot Academy

      Representante de Ventas de HubSpot

      Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Sales Enablement, HubSpot CRM, Data Visualization, Prospecting and Qualification, Sales Presentations, Persona Development, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Lead Generation, Sales Development, Employee Onboarding, Service Level Agreement, Sales Pipelines, Sales, Employee Coaching, Target Audience, Phone Sales, Customer Success Management, Dashboard

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to JavaScript Arrays

      Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, Data Structures, Javascript, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Real-time data visualization dashboard using Node-red

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Real Time Data, Data Processing, Node.JS, Data Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools, JSON, Javascript

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      R 프로그래밍

      Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Debugging, Software Installation, Simulations, Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, Program Development, Data Import/Export, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Retrieve Data with Multiple-Table SQL Queries

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Whizlabs

      Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AWS SageMaker, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Large Language Modeling, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Machine Learning, Cloud Security, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Develop Pipelines

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Data Transformation, Jupyter, Google Cloud Platform, JSON, SQL

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Building AI Agents: Automation and NLP Foundations: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introducción al HTML5: University of Michigan
    • Create an Employee Feedback Survey with TypeForm: Coursera Project Network
    • Fundamentals of Blockchain Architecture: LearnQuest
    • Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine: Epic Games
    • Representante de Ventas de HubSpot: HubSpot Academy
    • Introduction to JavaScript Arrays: Coursera Project Network
    • Real-time data visualization dashboard using Node-red: Coursera Project Network
    • R 프로그래밍: Johns Hopkins University
    • Retrieve Data with Multiple-Table SQL Queries: Coursera Project Network

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