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      LearnKartS

      Salesforce Platform App Builder

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Force.com, Dashboard, Workflow Management, Management Reporting, Data Access, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Sharing, Process Design, User Accounts, Application Development, No-Code Development, Business Objects Framework, Application Deployment, Business Process Automation, Software As A Service, Data Maintenance, Business Logic, User Interface (UI)

      4.9
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      3D Graphics in Android: Sensors and VR

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Android Development, Computer Graphics, Android Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations, Interaction Design

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arm

      Armv8-M Architecture Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, System Configuration, Debugging, Application Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Arizona State University

      What is Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation?

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, Design Thinking, Innovation, Presentations, Market Opportunities, Ideation, Product Development, Solution Design, Customer Insights

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Backend Development for .Net Full Stack

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Restful API, .NET Framework, Web Services, JSON, Application Frameworks, Model View Controller, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Server Side, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Application Security, Object-Relational Mapping

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Learn to Draw

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Drawing, Design Elements And Principles, Growth Mindedness, Graphic and Visual Design, Goal Setting, Personal Development, Detail Oriented, Creativity

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      L&T EduTech

      Conceptual Planning of Bridges

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Calculations, Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Engineering, Construction, Conceptual Design, Finite Element Methods, Hydraulics, Materials science, Design

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École normale supérieure

      Cartographie thématique

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Graphic and Visual Design, Geographic Information Systems, Data Presentation, Graphics Software, Quantitative Research, Color Theory

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      82 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, OS Process Management, Data Structures, C and C++, Performance Testing, Distributed Computing, System Programming, Computational Thinking, Data Access, Hardware Architecture, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, Program Development, Debugging

      2.8
      Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities

      Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Program Evaluation, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Research, Human Centered Design, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Design Strategies, Case Studies, Critical Thinking

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Project Development in Python

      Skills you'll gain: DevOps, Agile Methodology, Docker (Software), Project Management, Technical Communication, Prometheus (Software), Business Requirements, Jira (Software), Requirements Elicitation, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing, Collaboration, Communication, Professional Networking, Interviewing Skills

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Arizona State University

      Putting it All Together: Problem-Solve Like an Entrepreneur

      Skills you'll gain: Lean Methodologies, Design Thinking, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Product Improvement, Technology Solutions, Customer Analysis, Solution Design, Customer Insights, Brainstorming, Market Opportunities, Market Research, User Feedback, Business Modeling, Presentations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular game design courses

    • Salesforce Platform App Builder: LearnKartS
    • 3D Graphics in Android: Sensors and VR: Imperial College London
    • Armv8-M Architecture Fundamentals: Arm
    • What is Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation?: Arizona State University
    • Backend Development for .Net Full Stack : Board Infinity
    • Learn to Draw: Skillshare
    • Conceptual Planning of Bridges: L&T EduTech
    • Cartographie thématique: École normale supérieure
    • Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA: Johns Hopkins University
    • Street Experiments for Sustainable and Resilient cities: Technical University of Munich (TUM)

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