Fiction writing courses can help you learn character development, plot structuring, dialogue crafting, and world-building techniques. You can build skills in creating compelling narratives, developing unique voices, and employing literary devices like symbolism and foreshadowing. Many courses introduce tools such as writing software and storyboarding apps that assist in organizing ideas and refining drafts, making it easier to translate your creative vision into polished stories.

EIT Digital
Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Legal Writing, Legal Research, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Health Information Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Technology Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Hybrid Cloud Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Mainframe Technologies, Mainframe Computing, IBM Cloud, Cloud Applications, Enterprise Application Management, Application Servers, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Design, Debugging, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Apache Maven, Design Thinking, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Build Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Eclipse (Software), Data Validation, Version Control, Software Development, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Java, Kotlin
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Debugging, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Storytelling, Empathy, Relationship Building, Oral Expression, Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Leadership, Writing and Editing, Public Speaking, Content Creation, Creativity, Media Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Entry, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Literacy, Data Science, Business Writing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Alibaba Cloud Academy
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, PySpark, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Database Management, Cloud Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Design, Surveys, Focus Group, Research Methodologies, Research, Data Collection, Interviewing Skills, Case Studies, Analysis, Report Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Grant Writing, Resource Allocation, Strategic Decision-Making, Grant Applications, Proposal Development, Strategic Thinking, Resource Management, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Fundraising, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Action Oriented, Design Thinking, Innovation, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Scripting, MySQL, Data Structures, Python Programming, Program Development, Database Management, Web Applications, Computer Programming, File Management, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Productivity Software, Financial Data, Ideation, Financial Analysis, Marketing Materials, Product Management, Product Development, Business Research, Marketing Management, Generative AI, Market Research, Copywriting, Creative Design, Marketing, Packaging and Labeling
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Culture Transformation, Case Studies, Growth Strategies, Process Development, Sales, Business Development, Research Reports, Product Management, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Marketing, Operations Management, Business Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks