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      Google

      Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Campaign Management, Copywriting, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Personally Identifiable Information, Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation, Newsletters, HubSpot CRM, Marketing Analytics, Promotional Strategies, Data Ethics, Performance Analysis, A/B Testing, Customer Retention, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Social Media Management

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Content Marketing, Instagram, Content Management, Content Performance Analysis, Brand Management, Facebook, Branding, Customer Engagement

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Kennesaw State University

      Six Sigma Green Belt

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Process Capability, Team Management, Quality Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Methodologies, Exploratory Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Quality Control, Probability & Statistics, Process Analysis, Operational Excellence, Statistical Analysis, Process Mapping, Correlation Analysis, Business Process Management, Lean Manufacturing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Business Analysis & Process Management

      Skills you'll gain: Process Analysis, Business Process, Business Analysis, Process Mapping, Workflow Management, Process Management, Process Flow Diagrams, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Virginia

      Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Management, Innovation, Product Improvement, Customer Insights, Design and Product, Product Roadmaps, Design Thinking, Stakeholder Communications, Customer Engagement, Agile Methodology, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Analytics, Stakeholder Management, Product Testing, Business Modeling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      5.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Wireframing, Usability Testing, User Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Mockups, User Flows, Information Architecture

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      3.7K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Columbia University

      Construction Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Building Information Modeling, Environment Health And Safety, Construction Estimating, Project Schedules, Lean Methodologies, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Contract Management, Project Planning, Risk Management, Scheduling, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      7.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      Adobe

      Adobe Graphic Designer

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Logo Design, Digital Design, Generative AI, Graphic Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Visual Design, File Management, Process Design, Design Reviews, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Presentations, Client Services, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Version Control, Branding, Storytelling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of London

      The Manager's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Managing People at Work

      Skills you'll gain: People Management, Conflict Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, People Development, Performance Appraisal, Leadership, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Team Motivation, Compensation Management, Recruitment, Interviewing Skills

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      The Full Stack

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Scalability, Responsive Web Design, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, MySQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Virtual Environment, Javascript

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      220 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Work Smarter with Microsoft Excel

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Data Import/Export, Data Management, File Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      Adobe

      Adobe Content Creator

      Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Typography, Logo Design, Digital Design, Web Content, Generative AI, Social Media, Graphic Design, Social Media Management, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Creative Design, Intellectual Property, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Design, Content Marketing, Content Strategy, Infographics, Storytelling, Color Theory, Branding

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

    • Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing: Google
    • Social Media Management : Meta
    • Six Sigma Green Belt: Kennesaw State University
    • Business Analysis & Process Management: Coursera Project Network
    • Digital Product Management: Modern Fundamentals: University of Virginia
    • Build Dynamic User Interfaces (UI) for Websites: Google
    • Construction Project Management: Columbia University
    • Adobe Graphic Designer: Adobe
    • The Manager's Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Managing People at Work: University of London
    • The Full Stack: Meta

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