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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Microsoft SQL Server: Performance Tuning Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Performance Tuning, SQL, Database Management, Stored Procedure, Database Design, System Monitoring, Application Performance Management, Network Troubleshooting, Scalability

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fractal Analytics

    Responsible AI - Principles and Ethical Considerations

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Governance, Data Security, Governance, Accountability, Complex Problem Solving, Mitigation, Critical Thinking

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Beginning Llamafile for Local Large Language Models (LLMs)

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Natural Language Processing, JSON, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Machine Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Alberta

    Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Requirements Management, Software Development, Product Management, Process Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Customer Engagement

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    38 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Deep Learning - Computer Vision for Beginners Using PyTorch

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Computer Vision, NumPy, Matplotlib, Deep Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Image Analysis, Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    REACT: Carrito de compras con Context

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Javascript

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Data Warehousing Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM Cognos Analytics, Database Design, Data Transformation, Data Mart, Star Schema, Data Modeling, MySQL, Dashboard, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, PostgreSQL, Statistical Reporting, IT Automation, SQL

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Resource Management, Call Center Experience, Process Management, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Process Analysis, Plot (Graphics), R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Modeling

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    GenAI for Data Analysts

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Analytics, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Product Strategy, Data Transformation, Predictive Analytics, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Responsible AI

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Data Prep for Machine Learning in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Visualization, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Box Plots, Data Validation, Python Programming, Data Science, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Statistical Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    البرمجة المتقدمة في Kotlin

    Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Android Studio, Android Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Mobile Development, Java Programming, Functional Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Building AI Agents with DeepSeek using Make.com

    Skills you'll gain: Make.com, Email Automation, Deepseek, LLM Application, Operational Efficiency, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), No-Code Development, Automation, Data Capture

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular programming basics courses

  • Microsoft SQL Server: Performance Tuning Essentials: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Responsible AI - Principles and Ethical Considerations: Fractal Analytics
  • Beginning Llamafile for Local Large Language Models (LLMs): Duke University
  • Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software: University of Alberta
  • Deep Learning - Computer Vision for Beginners Using PyTorch: Packt
  • REACT: Carrito de compras con Context: Coursera Project Network
  • Data Warehousing Capstone Project: IBM
  • Simulation of Call Centre Operations Using R Simmer: Coursera Project Network
  • GenAI for Data Analysts: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Data Prep for Machine Learning in Python: Corporate Finance Institute

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