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      SAS

      Performing Network, Path, and Text Analyses in SAS Visual Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Network Analysis, Text Mining, Spatial Analysis, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Transformation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Grow Your Cannabis

      Skills you'll gain: Production Process, Environmental Monitoring, Plant Operations and Management, Environment, Product Testing

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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Leeds

      Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Project Implementation, Project Scoping, Organizational Effectiveness, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Project Management, Finance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Contract Management, Risk Management, Cash Flows

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Open Source Application Development

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Unified Modeling Language, Computer Programming, User Interface (UI), Program Development, System Programming, Application Development, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Pseudocode, Data Structures, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, File Management

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Development, Stored Procedure, Databases, SQL, Database Design, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Software Installation, Data Modeling, Authentications, User Accounts

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Scrimba

      Intro to SQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Query Languages, Databases, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Database Management Systems, Data Access, Data Literacy

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Sydney

      Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Chronic Diseases, Public Health, Community Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Disparities, Health Care, Systems Thinking, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Nutrition and Diet

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Network Security, Security Engineering, Cryptography, Interoperability, Data Integrity, Algorithms, Emerging Technologies

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Demand Forecasting Using Time Series

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Demand Planning, Regression Analysis, Forecasting, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Matplotlib, Pandas (Python Package), Predictive Modeling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Applied Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Google UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Adobe XD, User Research, UI/UX Research, Presentations, User Experience Design, Wireframing, Information Architecture, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Mockups, Design Research, User Story, Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Persona (User Experience), Human Factors, Peer Review, Prototyping, Storytelling

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Algoritmos de negociación basados en machine learning​

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Market Data, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Market Trend, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Performance Measurement, Financial Analysis, Investments, Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Financial Data, Performance Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Trend Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Processing

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      36 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Event-Driven Programming, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Design, Computer Science, Problem Solving

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Performing Network, Path, and Text Analyses in SAS Visual Analytics: SAS
    • Grow Your Cannabis: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Financing and Initiating Major Engineering Projects: University of Leeds
    • Introduction to Open Source Application Development: Illinois Tech
    • Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone: Packt
    • Intro to SQL: Scrimba
    • Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease: The University of Sydney
    • Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems: The University of Sydney
    • Demand Forecasting Using Time Series: LearnQuest
    • Google UX Design: Google

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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