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      Yale University

      Overcoming Dyslexia

      Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, School Psychology, Special Education, Literacy, Individualized Education Programs (IEP), Diagnostic Tests, Working With Children, Psychological Evaluations, Student Support and Services, Education Software and Technology, Resilience, Learning Strategies, Child Development, Advocacy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1K 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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      Packt

      Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) v2

      Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Cloud Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Vulnerability Management, Risk Management Framework, Malware Protection, Security Management, Threat Management, Application Security, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Disaster Recovery, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Security, Risk Management

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Social Media Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Case Studies, Application Programming Interface (API), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Collection, Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      TensorFlow: Data and Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Image Analysis, Data Import/Export, Tensorflow, iOS Development, Application Deployment, Android Development, Data Processing, Computer Vision, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Swift Programming, Keras (Neural Network Library), Feature Engineering, Mobile Development, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Deep Learning, Javascript, Machine Learning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      149 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, ChatGPT, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Education Software and Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      235 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Research Proposal: Initiating Research

      Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Proposal Writing, Research Methodologies, Market Analysis, Business Research, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Business Writing, Sampling (Statistics), Survey Creation, Qualitative Research, Request for Proposal, Client Services, Professional Networking

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      932 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      .Net Full Stack Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Application Frameworks, Program Development, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      272 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Business Management Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Process, Business Process Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Brand Management, Leadership and Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing, People Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Organizational Change, Leadership, Inventory Accounting, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Data Analysis

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      310 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      SAS

      Statistics with SAS

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      298 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Penetration Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Application Security, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Cloud Security, Wireless Networks, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software security courses

    • Overcoming Dyslexia: Yale University
    • Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDA: Johns Hopkins University
    • Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) v2: Packt
    • Social Media Data Analytics: University of Washington
    • TensorFlow: Data and Deployment: DeepLearning.AI
    • Data Structures and Design Patterns for Game Developers: University of Colorado System
    • AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching: University of Pennsylvania
    • Research Proposal: Initiating Research: University of California, Davis
    • .Net Full Stack Foundation: Board Infinity
    • Business Management Essentials: Illinois Tech

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