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      L&T EduTech

      Electrical Power Generation - An Industrial Outlook

      Skills you'll gain: Electrical Power, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Systems, Control Systems, Electrical Substation, Energy and Utilities, Plant Operations and Management, Electrical Equipment, Three-Phase, Automation Engineering, Basic Electrical Systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      114 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design Methods and Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Unit Testing, Software Design, Software Engineering Tools, Software Engineering, Systems Design, Design, Development Testing, Data Ethics, Test Automation, Computer Programming Tools, Software Architecture, Software Development Methodologies, Dataflow

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      159 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Data Science, Process Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Pipelines, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workflow Management, Data Quality, Business Priorities, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Machine Learning, Python Programming

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      181 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      Developing Applications in Python on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Applications, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, NoSQL, Application Development, Web Development, Automation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Palo Alto Networks

      Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Operations, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Endpoint Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Enterprise Security, Incident Response, Malware Protection, Automation, Artificial Intelligence

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      214 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

      Introduction to Applied Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Product Lifecycle Management, Supervised Learning, Business Requirements, Data Quality, Business Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Performance Metric

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      745 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

      Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Manufacturing Operations, Digital Transformation, Business Technologies, Business Transformation, Cloud Computing, Automation, Operational Efficiency, Emerging Technologies, System Implementation, Technology Strategies, Real Time Data, Value Propositions, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Case Studies, Cybersecurity, Scalability

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      195 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Strategic Communications in Technical Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Request for Proposal, Conflict Management, Presentations, Technical Communication, Storytelling, Persuasive Communication, Communication Strategies, Organizational Strategy, Non-Verbal Communication, Proposal Writing, Business Communication, Team Building, Intercultural Competence, Interpersonal Communications, Verbal Communication Skills, Target Audience, Team Management, Business Writing, Strategic Communication, Strategic Thinking

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      42 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Fundamentals of Building AI Agents

      Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Tool Calling, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, Software Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Facebook Business Page

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Management, Instagram, Administration, Marketing Automation, Content Development and Management, Marketing, Automation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      107 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

      Global Public Procurement

      Skills you'll gain: Bidding, Procurement, Business Development, Registration, Vendor Management, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal, Global Marketing, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Contract Management, Regulatory Requirements, Market Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      84 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Elastic Cloud Infrastructure: Scaling and Automation 한국어

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Virtual Machines, Network Infrastructure, Managed Services, Network Security, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Electrical Power Generation - An Industrial Outlook: L&T EduTech
    • Software Design Methods and Tools: University of Colorado System
    • AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion: IBM
    • Developing Applications in Python on AWS: Amazon Web Services
    • Palo Alto Networks Security Operations Fundamentals: Palo Alto Networks
    • Introduction to Applied Machine Learning: Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
    • Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): University of Michigan
    • Strategic Communications in Technical Organizations: Johns Hopkins University
    • Fundamentals of Building AI Agents: IBM
    • Create a Facebook Business Page: Coursera Project Network

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