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      Arizona State University

      Prototyping

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Product Testing, Mockups, Product Development, 3D Modeling, Usability Testing, Computer-Aided Design, User Feedback

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Adobe Illustrator for Beginners: Creative Brand System

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Logo Design, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Computer Graphic Techniques, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Project Design, Typography, File Management, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory, Design Specifications

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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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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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Computer Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Health Informatics, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Protecting Business Innovations via Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, E-Commerce, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Partnership, Innovation, Cyber Security Strategy, Intellectual Property, New Business Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Price Negotiation, Competitive Analysis, Resource Management

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arm

      Advanced Armv8-M Features

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Microarchitecture, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, System Configuration, Application Security, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Debugging

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      21 reviews

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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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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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      University of Colorado System

      DDoS Attacks and Defenses

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Network Security, Firewall, Cyber Security Assessment, Code Review, Internet Of Things, Anomaly Detection, Network Routing, Proxy Servers

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Asia Oriental en el s. XX: introducción desde la Historia

      Skills you'll gain: Cultural Sensitivity, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, International Relations, World History, Governance, Political Sciences, Economics, Socioeconomics, Policy Development

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      University of Leeds

      Statistical Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Box Plots, Statistics, Histogram, R Programming, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability, Statistical Visualization, Data Collection, Probability Distribution, Data Quality, Simulations, Data Visualization Software

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      Coursera Project Network

      Using MySQL Database with PHP

      Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), MySQL, SQL, Database Management, Back-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Databases, Database Systems

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Prototyping: Arizona State University
    • Adobe Illustrator for Beginners: Creative Brand System: Coursera Project Network
    • Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch: Coursera Project Network
    • Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Protecting Business Innovations via Strategy: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Advanced Armv8-M Features: Arm
    • Algoritmos de negociación basados en machine learning​: Universidad de los Andes
    • Demand Forecasting Using Time Series: LearnQuest
    • DDoS Attacks and Defenses: University of Colorado System
    • Asia Oriental en el s. XX: introducción desde la Historia: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    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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