Beginner computer courses can help you learn basic operating system navigation, file management, internet browsing, and word processing. You can build skills in spreadsheet creation, email communication, and online research techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and various web applications, showing how these skills are applied in everyday tasks and professional settings.

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Hugging Face, Model Deployment, Open Source Technology, Responsible AI, Web Applications, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Animations, Storyboarding, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Color Theory, Video Game Development, Adobe Photoshop, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Human Factors, AI Product Strategy, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Advertising, Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Video Production, Social Justice
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, OpenAI API, Full-Stack Web Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Cloud API, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), AI Personalization, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Siemens
Skills you'll gain: Design Software, Data Import/Export, User Experience, Engineering Software, Technical Design, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Autoencoders, Generative AI, Tensorflow, Generative Model Architectures, Image Analysis, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Artificial Neural Networks
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Network, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Inference, Markov Model, Graph Theory, Sampling (Statistics), Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Algorithms, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Algorithms, Computational Thinking
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, C# (Programming Language), UI Components, Microsoft Windows, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, File Management, Graphical Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, Application Development, Development Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Software Design, Systems Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Solution Architecture, Software Engineering, Programming Principles
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Data Visualization, Data Science, Data Synthesis, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Design Patterns, .NET Framework, Algorithms, Data Structures, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months