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    Coursera Project Network

    OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Unified Modeling Language, OpenAI, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Software Visualization, Software Design Documents, Technical Communication, User Story, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Environment, Software Development, Front-End Web Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Post-Production, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality, UI Components, Video Production, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Scalability, Color Theory, Simulations, Game Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Exploring the Public Cryptocurrency Datasets Available in BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Big Data, Data Validation, Query Languages, Data Mining, Business Metrics

    Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Natural Language Processing - Transformers with Hugging Face

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Text Mining, Semantic Web, Generative AI, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Cyber Security Projects for Your Dream Job

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, ChatGPT, Infrastructure Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), General Networking, Threat Detection, Incident Response, Cloud Security, System Configuration, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Python استخدام قواعد البيانات مع

    Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Data Visualization Software, Databases, MySQL, Database Design, Database Systems, SQL, Database Management Systems, Database Management, Query Languages, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Storage, Data Processing, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Data Collection, Display Devices

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    H

    HubSpot Academy

    Inbound Sales

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Prospecting and Qualification, Persona Development, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Target Audience, Sales Pipelines, Sales, Lead Generation, Customer Analysis, Email Automation, Prioritization, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru

    Value and Business Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Finance, Stakeholder Analysis, Socioeconomics, Business Ethics, Return On Investment, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Acumen

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design and Development, Interactive Design, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Interaction Design

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Coursera Project Network

    Product Reviews Text-based Search - OpenAI Text Embedding

    Skills you'll gain: Dimensionality Reduction, OpenAI, Application Development, Exploratory Data Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Tailwind CSS Practice Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Simple Parallel Coordinates Plot using d3 js

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Javascript, Data Analysis, Microsoft Visual Studio

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • OpenAI Assistant: Create a Code to UML-Diagram generator: Coursera Project Network
  • UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment: Packt
  • Exploring the Public Cryptocurrency Datasets Available in BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Natural Language Processing - Transformers with Hugging Face: Packt
  • Cyber Security Projects for Your Dream Job: Packt
  • Python استخدام قواعد البيانات مع: University of Michigan
  • Inbound Sales: HubSpot Academy
  • Value and Business Decision Making: Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
  • XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS: EDUCBA
  • Product Reviews Text-based Search - OpenAI Text Embedding: Coursera Project Network

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