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      IE Business School

      Channel Management and Retailing

      Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Marketing Channel, Merchandising, Conflict Management, Market Opportunities, Retail Sales, Supply Chain, E-Commerce, Market Dynamics, Vendor Relationship Management, Cross-Channel Marketing, Growth Strategies, Supply Chain Planning, Promotional Strategies, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Strategic Partnership, Consumer Behaviour, Customer experience strategy (CX)

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      Yale University

      American Contract Law II

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Case Law, Legal Proceedings, Commercial Laws, Legal Risk, Contract Review, Lawsuits, Arbitration, Contract Compliance, Case Studies, Mitigation

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing, Marketing Planning, Branding, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, Product Planning, Marketing Analytics, Target Market, Promotional Strategies, Value Propositions, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Customer Insights

      Build toward a degree

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design

      Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Education and Training, Adaptive Equipment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Instructional Design, Visual Impairment Education, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Microsoft Office, Advocacy

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      McMaster University

      Finance for Everyone: Markets

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Capital Markets, Derivatives, Equities, Financial Policy, Finance, International Finance, Investments, Market Dynamics, Market Trend, Financial Regulation, Market Analysis, Presentations

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      413 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Kennesaw State University

      Cybersecurity: Developing a Program for Your Business

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Management, Internet Of Things, Incident Response, Risk Management, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Governance, Threat Detection, Human Factors (Security), Business Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Information Management, Computer Security Awareness Training, Mobile Security, Business Ethics, Performance Measurement, Cyber Risk

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Community Health, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Promotion, Media and Communications, Infectious Diseases, Advocacy, Data Collection, Injury Prevention, Nutrition and Diet, Child Health

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Care, Health Systems, Health Policy, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Diagnosing Health Behaviors for Global Health Programs

      Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Behavioral Health, Mental and Behavioral Health, Health Education, Cultural Sensitivity, Public Health, Health Policy, Community Health, Social Sciences, Program Evaluation, Learning Theory

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Cybersecurity Management and Compliance

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Security, Data Management, Records Management, Security Management, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security Policies, Microsoft Azure, Threat Management, Disaster Recovery, Data Governance, Security Controls, Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Prediction and Control with Function Approximation

      Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Pseudocode, Linear Algebra, Probability Distribution

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      840 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Envisioning Educational Transformation

      Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Higher Education, International Relations, Systems Thinking, Teaching, Social Justice, World History, Systems Analysis, Community Development, Leadership, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Analysis, Discussion Facilitation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • Channel Management and Retailing : IE Business School
    • American Contract Law II: Yale University
    • Developing a Winning Marketing Strategy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Finance for Everyone: Markets: McMaster University
    • Cybersecurity: Developing a Program for Your Business: Kennesaw State University
    • The People, Power, and Pride of Public Health: Johns Hopkins University
    • Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution: Imperial College London
    • Diagnosing Health Behaviors for Global Health Programs: Johns Hopkins University
    • Cybersecurity Management and Compliance: Microsoft

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