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      University of Michigan

      Visualizing Women's Work: Using Art Media for Social Justice

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Art History, Public History, Creativity, Diversity Awareness, Graphic and Visual Design, Research, Advocacy, Performing Arts, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Multimedia

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      86 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

      Vozes da Mudança Social

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Needs Assessment, Innovation, Professional Networking, Growth Mindedness, Entrepreneurship, Self-Motivation, Action Oriented, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Social Justice

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Information Technology Entrepreneurship & Startup

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Acquisition Management, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Market Analysis, Persona Development, Ideation, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnership, Process Mapping, Sprint Planning, Brainstorming, Growth Strategies, Price Negotiation, New Business Development, Problem Solving

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Maven Analytics

      ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Deep Learning, Excel Formulas, Analytics, Google Sheets, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Python Programming, SQL, Query Languages, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Debugging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Houston

      Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Continuous Improvement Process, Quality Improvement, Care Management, Organizational Leadership, Health Care Administration, Organizational Change, Teamwork, Process Improvement, Diversity Awareness, Health Care, Health Education, Public Health

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      User Interface Design: Principles, Prototyping, Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, User Research, Interactive Design, UI Components, User Centered Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Thinking, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      PwC India

      GST - Using input tax credit

      Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, Tax Compliance, Compliance Management, Compliance Reporting, Tax Management, Sales Tax, Fraud detection, Tax, Document Management, Problem Solving

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career

      Skills you'll gain: Productivity, Brand Strategy, Market Research, Professional Networking, Time Management, Branding, Target Audience, Business Modeling, Social Media, Prioritization, Competitive Analysis, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Promotional Materials, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Recruitment, Presentations, Marketing

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Create Image Captioning Models

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Image Analysis, Generative Model Architectures, Deep Learning, Computer Vision

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      32 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Social Listening

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Customer Engagement, Market Trend, Business Strategy, Customer Insights, Brand Management, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytical Skills

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Chicago

      Machine Learning: Concepts and Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Methods, Tensorflow, Feature Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, Pandas (Python Package)

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      PwC India

      GST - when, where, who and how much?

      Skills you'll gain: Tax Preparation, Accounting, Tax Management, Sales Tax, Income Tax, Tax, Tax Laws, Tax Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Problem Solving

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular critical thinking courses

    • Visualizing Women's Work: Using Art Media for Social Justice: University of Michigan
    • Vozes da Mudança Social: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
    • Information Technology Entrepreneurship & Startup: University of Minnesota
    • ChatGPT & Generative AI for Data Analytics: Maven Analytics
    • Value-Based Care: Quality Improvement in Organizations: University of Houston
    • User Interface Design: Principles, Prototyping, Practices: Coursera Instructor Network
    • GST - Using input tax credit: PwC India
    • Musician’s Professional Toolbox: Your Portfolio Career: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Create Image Captioning Models: Google Cloud
    • Social Listening: Coursera Instructor Network

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