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      Pearson

      Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Records Management, Programming Principles

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Programming Principles, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Structures, Program Development, Computer Programming, Spreadsheet Software, Problem Solving, Automation, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Management, Data Cleansing

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad ORT Uruguay

      ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación

      Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Software Development, Software Testing, Programming Principles, Game Design, Computer Programming, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Prototyping

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Meta iOS UI Development

      Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Swift Programming, Unit Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Mobile Development Tools, Objective-C (Programming Language), Application Development, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Development Testing, Software Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Integrated Development Environments, Prototyping

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      SkillUp

      Java App Development Project: Fundamentals, OOP & File I/O

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, Maintainability, Software Design, Data Storage Technologies, Program Development, Application Development, Data Structures, Data Validation, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Development, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Python Programming, Integrated Development Environments, User Interface (UI) Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Generative AI for Business Intelligence (BI) Analysts

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Infographics, Data Visualization, Dashboard, OpenAI, Data Storytelling, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Content Creation, SQL, Data Analysis, Business Ethics, IBM Cloud, Natural Language Processing

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      PySide2 Project - Data Fetching Application

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Data Import/Export, Development Environment, Data Integration, File Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Machine Learning with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Python Programming, Statistical Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Feature Engineering

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development

      Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Negotiation, Stakeholder Management, Project Performance, Business Correspondence, Creative Problem-Solving, Problem Solving, Conflict Management, Concision, Project Risk Management, Editing, Decision Making, Change Control, Grammar, Project Management, Creativity, Risk Management, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Communication

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Scala Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Development Environment

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Cryptography I

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Key Management, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cybersecurity, Authentications, Data Integrity, Secure Coding, Algorithms

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    • Java SE 17 Developer (1Z0-829): Unit 3 : Pearson
    • Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 1: University of Colorado Boulder
    • ¡A Programar! Una introducción a la programación: Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • Meta iOS UI Development: Meta
    • Java App Development Project: Fundamentals, OOP & File I/O: SkillUp
    • Project on PyQt - Creating a Calculator: EDUCBA
    • Generative AI for Business Intelligence (BI) Analysts: IBM
    • PySide2 Project - Data Fetching Application: EDUCBA
    • Machine Learning with Python: IBM
    • Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development: University of California, Irvine

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