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  • Status: Free Trial
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    Status: AI skills
    AI skills
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    Google

    Google UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Wireframing, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Presentations, User Research, Figma (Design Software), Design Reviews, Persona (User Experience), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Mobile Development, User Story, Data Ethics, Usability, User Centered Design, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    95K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Google Sheets, Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Analytical Skills, Tableau Software, Data Sharing, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    119K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Data Structures and Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Program Development, Bioinformatics, Data Storage, Development Testing, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Network Analysis, Programming Principles, File Systems, Computer Programming, Python Programming, C and C++, Java, Rust (Programming Language), Javascript, Software Testing, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    17K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Stanford University

    Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Theoretical Computer Science, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Network Routing, Probability, Pseudocode, Computational Logic, Operations Research

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM GenAI Engineering with PyTorch, LangChain & Hugging Face

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Data Wrangling, LangChain, Prompt Patterns, Large Language Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Generative AI, Restful API, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data Transformation, Supervised Learning, Flask (Web Framework), Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Data Import/Export

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    95K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Genomic Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Data Science, Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Computer Science, Statistical Analysis, Computational Thinking, Biostatistics, Statistics, Software Engineering, Algorithms, Biology

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    4.8K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM AI Engineering with Python, PyTorch & TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Apache Spark, Large Language Modeling, Computer Vision, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, PySpark, Keras (Neural Network Library), Supervised Learning, Image Analysis, Reinforcement Learning, Regression Analysis, LLM Application, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Data Science

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    21K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Installation, Development Environment

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    232K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Status: AI skills
    AI skills
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    Google

    Google Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Network Security, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Hardening, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Bash (Scripting Language), Debugging, Linux, Interviewing Skills, Python Programming, SQL

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    60K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    DeepLearning.AI

    Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Generative AI, Supervised Learning, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Applied Machine Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Debugging, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning Algorithms, Linear Algebra

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    147K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Excel Basics for Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Spreadsheet Software, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Pivot Tables And Charts, Google Sheets, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Integrity, Information Privacy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    10K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Status: AI skills
    AI skills
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    IBM

    IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Istio, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kubernetes, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Restful API, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    63K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular cognitive science courses

  • Google UX Design: Google
  • Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere: Google
  • Data Structures and Algorithms: University of California San Diego
  • Algorithms: Stanford University
  • IBM GenAI Engineering with PyTorch, LangChain & Hugging Face: IBM
  • Introduction to Genomic Technologies: Johns Hopkins University
  • IBM AI Engineering with Python, PyTorch & TensorFlow: IBM
  • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python): University of Michigan
  • Google Cybersecurity: Google
  • Deep Learning: DeepLearning.AI

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