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      Edureka

      Backend Web Development with TypeScript

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), TypeScript, Authentications, Server Side, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Back-End Web Development, MongoDB, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Unit Testing, Web Development, Database Management, Secure Coding, Application Programming Interface (API), Middleware, NoSQL, Javascript and jQuery, Development Environment, Data Validation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      商管統計資料分析三 (Analytics for Business and Management (III))

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Estimation, Probability & Statistics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Becoming a Linux Server Admin

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, TCP/IP, Security Controls, Service Management, File Management, SQL, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Introducción a Java

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Software Design, Data Structures, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, Development Environment

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Developing Data Products

      Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Rmarkdown, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, R (Software), R Programming, Data Mapping, Statistical Reporting, Web Applications, Package and Software Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

      Mechanical Vibration

      Skills you'll gain: Vibrations, Matlab, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Mechanical Engineering, Finite Element Methods, Mechanical Design, Applied Mathematics, Differential Equations, Mathematical Modeling, Structural Analysis, Control Systems, Engineering Design Process, Linear Algebra

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Back-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, C# (Programming Language), Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Debugging, SQL, Application Deployment, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Relational Databases, Database Management, Graph Theory, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Data Structures

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Toronto

      Self-Driving Cars

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Control Systems, Automation, Deep Learning, Simulation and Simulation Software, Software Architecture, Safety Assurance, Artificial Neural Networks, Global Positioning Systems, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Estimation, Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Simulations, Scenario Testing, Data Structures

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      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Alberta

      Software Design and Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Code Review, Solution Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Development

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development

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

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Operating Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, OS Process Management, System Programming, File Systems, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, System Monitoring, System Design and Implementation, Performance Tuning, Package and Software Management, File Management, Algorithms, Cloud Platforms, Security Controls, User Accounts, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Data Engineering Foundations on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, Extract, Transform, Load, Amazon Web Services, Data Quality, SQL, Cloud Engineering, Data Pipelines, Data Management, Data Validation, Database Systems, Data Modeling, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Data Storage Technologies

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Backend Web Development with TypeScript: Edureka
    • 商管統計資料分析三 (Analytics for Business and Management (III)): National Taiwan University
    • Becoming a Linux Server Admin: Packt
    • Introducción a Java: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Developing Data Products: Johns Hopkins University
    • Mechanical Vibration: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
    • Microsoft Back-End Developer: Microsoft
    • Self-Driving Cars: University of Toronto
    • Software Design and Architecture: University of Alberta
    • Introduction to HTML, CSS, & JavaScript: IBM

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