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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Valuation, Private Equity, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Market Data, Cash Flows, Business Strategy

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Innovation for Impact (i4i) The Carlson-Polizzotto Method of Value Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Strategy, Innovation, Strategic Marketing, Customer Insights, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Continuous Improvement Process, Competitive Analysis, Case Studies, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Food and Beverage, Public Health, Community Health, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Environmental Issue, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Environmental Policy

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      163 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy

      Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, International Relations, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy Analysis, Risk Management, Market Opportunities, Cultural Responsiveness, Case Studies

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      4.8
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      145 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Fundamentos Empresariales

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Balance Sheet, Process Analysis, Business Operations, Operational Efficiency, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Finance, Financial Accounting, Production Process, Operational Performance Management, Capital Budgeting, Business Process Improvement, Branding, Financial Modeling, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Analysis, Case Studies, Business Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      444 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Natural Language Processing with Sequence Models

      Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Text Mining, Machine Learning Methods

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      CVS Health

      Introduction to Customer Service

      Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, De-escalation Techniques, Customer Service, Empathy, Transaction Processing, Cash Register Operation, Customer Complaint Resolution, Retail Store Operations, Problem Solving, Time Management, Conflict Management, Root Cause Analysis, Non-Verbal Communication, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      280 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Trustworthiness, Professionalism, Personal Integrity, Business Administration, Business Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Compliance Management, Leadership Studies, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Case Studies, Corporate Sustainability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      138 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Advanced Machine Learning on Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Tensorflow, Large Language Modeling, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Google Cloud Platform, Keras (Neural Network Library), Systems Design, Image Analysis, AI Personalization, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Applied Machine Learning, Systems Architecture, Performance Tuning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

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      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Northwestern University

      Engagement & Nurture Marketing Strategies

      Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Content Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Target Market, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Lead Generation, Multimedia, Writing

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Austral

      Diseño de Experiencia en Servicios

      Skills you'll gain: Service Design, Customer experience improvement, User Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Experience Design, Customer Service, Service Improvement, Design Thinking, Expectation Management, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      University of Michigan

      Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model

      Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Arbitration, Mediation, Business Ethics, Leadership, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Contract Management, Innovation, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Product Development, Business Risk Management, Business Modeling

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      445 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions: Valuation and Pricing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Innovation for Impact (i4i) The Carlson-Polizzotto Method of Value Creation: Northeastern University
    • An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health: Johns Hopkins University
    • Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Fundamentos Empresariales: University of Pennsylvania
    • Natural Language Processing with Sequence Models: DeepLearning.AI
    • Introduction to Customer Service: CVS Health
    • Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Advanced Machine Learning on Google Cloud: Google Cloud
    • Engagement & Nurture Marketing Strategies: Northwestern University

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