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      McMaster University

      Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.

      Skills you'll gain: Kinesiology, Productivity, Cardiology, Stress Management, Time Management, Adaptability, Respiration, Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Diet, Planning, Mental Health, Goal Setting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management - 4

      Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering, System Programming, Computer Programming, Operating Systems, Computer Programming Tools, Data Structures, Debugging, Linux

      4.7
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Global Financial Markets and Instruments

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Investment Management, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Equities, Finance, Financial Services, Market Liquidity, Asset Management, Portfolio Management, Derivatives, Fixed Asset, Cash Flows

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Gestion de projet : les bases de la réussite

      Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management, Team Building, Project Controls, Project Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Organizational Leadership, Project Performance, Knowledge Transfer, Communication, Scheduling

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      136 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      New York University

      Cyber Attack Countermeasures

      Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Computer Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Security Controls, Encryption, Multi-Factor Authentication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      705 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Osmosis

      COVID-19: What You Need to Know

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Care, Critical Care, Patient Evaluation, Maternal Health, Treatment Planning, Pediatrics, Laboratory Testing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      7K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Wireshark for Beginners: Capture Packets

      Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, TCP/IP, General Networking, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Network Analysis, Linux, Software Installation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      126 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnKartS

      Docker Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Microservices, DevOps, Application Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Linux Administration, Development Environment, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration, Virtualization, Scalability, Command-Line Interface

      3.8
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      51 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Toronto

      Mental Health and Resilience for Healthcare Workers

      Skills you'll gain: Resilience, Mental Health, Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness, Health Care, Crisis Intervention, Behavioral Health, Positive Behavior Support, Psychology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      494 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Command Line Tools for Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Bioinformatics, Unix, Data Management, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Molecular Biology, Big Data, File Management, Data Analysis Software, Data Processing

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Cloudera

      Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, SQL, Big Data, Database Systems, Operational Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Data Analysis

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      AI and Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Information Privacy, Deep Learning, Healthcare Ethics, Public Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.: McMaster University
    • C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management - 4: Dartmouth College
    • Global Financial Markets and Instruments: Rice University
    • Gestion de projet : les bases de la réussite: University of California, Irvine
    • Cyber Attack Countermeasures: New York University
    • COVID-19: What You Need to Know: Osmosis
    • Wireshark for Beginners: Capture Packets: Coursera Project Network
    • Docker Fundamentals: LearnKartS
    • Mental Health and Resilience for Healthcare Workers: University of Toronto
    • Command Line Tools for Genomic Data Science: Johns Hopkins University

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