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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Building Materials and Human Health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Building Design, Chemical Engineering, Environment Health And Safety, Environmental Engineering, Architecture and Construction, Environmental Science, Health Assessment, Social Justice, Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention, Public Health, Product Lifecycle Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Data Science Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Histogram, Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis, Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Forecasting, Data Mining, Bayesian Statistics, Decision Tree Learning, R Programming, Machine Learning, Data Visualization

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Peking University

      软件工程

      Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing, Object Oriented Design, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Unified Modeling Language, Requirements Analysis, Systems Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Requirement

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging

      Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, Mainframe Computing, Test Driven Development (TDD), z/OS, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Life Cycle

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction To Java Database Connectivity - JDBC

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Data Access, Java, Database Application, Java Programming, Software Development, SQL, Data Storage, Databases, Computer Programming

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      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Using Descriptive Statistics to Analyze Data in R

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistics, Data Quality, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Black Lives Matter

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Organizing, Diversity Awareness, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Demography, World History, Advocacy

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      JavaScript Essentials For Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Data Validation, User Interface (UI), Web Development

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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      National Taiwan University

      工程資訊管理 BIM 基礎

      Skills you'll gain: Building Information Modeling, Autodesk Revit, Computer-Aided Design, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Management, 3D Modeling, Information Management, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Software Installation

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Apache Kafka

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Performance Tuning, Apache Spark, Real Time Data, Apache, System Monitoring, Data Integration, Security Controls, Metadata Management, Systems Integration, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Network Monitoring

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Psychology of the Self

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Psychology, Self-Motivation, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Diversity, Behavior Management, Goal Setting, Scientific Methods, Research, Critical Thinking

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Test-Driven Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Code Review, Version Control, Maintainability, Test Case, Application Deployment, Test Automation, Software Development, Software Testing, Development Testing, Program Development, Integration Testing, Debugging, Git (Version Control System), Python Programming

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular political science courses

    • Building Materials and Human Health: Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Introduction to Data Science Techniques: Illinois Tech
    • 软件工程: Peking University
    • IBM COBOL Basic Testing and Debugging: IBM
    • Introduction To Java Database Connectivity - JDBC: Coursera Project Network
    • Using Descriptive Statistics to Analyze Data in R: Coursera Project Network
    • Black Lives Matter: Johns Hopkins University
    • JavaScript Essentials For Beginners : Coursera Project Network
    • 工程資訊管理 BIM 基礎: National Taiwan University
    • Apache Kafka: LearnKartS

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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