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      University of Michigan

      Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation

      Skills you'll gain: Multimedia, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Educational Materials, Program Evaluation, Instructional Design, Professional Development, Content Creation, Design Strategies, Quality Assurance, Communication, Emerging Technologies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Figma, Sketch & Miro for UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Prototyping, Wireframing, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Design Specifications, Design Software, Storytelling, Information Architecture

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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

      Wind Energy

      Skills you'll gain: High Voltage, Mechanical Engineering, Forecasting, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Electrical Power, Cost Estimation, Engineering Analysis, Structural Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Failure Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Financial Analysis, Laboratory Testing

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      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Accelerate Your Job Search with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, Resilience, Social Media Content, Professional Development, Prompt Engineering, Planning, Problem Solving, Generative AI, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Apache Spark, Heat Maps, User Interface (UI), Software Design Patterns, Apache Hadoop, Data Structures, Big Data, Interactive Data Visualization, Functional Design, Distributed Computing, Data Transformation, Programming Principles, Data Processing, Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Design, Performance Tuning, Java Programming

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

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Strategic Management and Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Structure, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Peer Review, Strategic Planning, Plan Execution, Project Management, Competitive Analysis, Performance Measurement, Culture Transformation, Business Planning, Innovation, Corporate Strategy, Market Analysis, Resource Management, Global Marketing, Project Implementation

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Università Bocconi

      Food & Beverage Management

      Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Hospitality and Food Services, Global Marketing, Product Quality (QA/QC), Business Strategy, Brand Management, Value Propositions, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Growth Strategies, Brand Strategy, Market Opportunities, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing

      4.8
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fractal Analytics

      Mastering User Centric Design with Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Human Centered Design, Generative AI, Ideation, Design Thinking, Prototyping, Data Collection, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, User Feedback, ChatGPT, Usability Testing, Artificial Intelligence, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Data Analysis, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Business Consulting

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Columbia University

      Construction Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Work Breakdown Structure, Environment Health And Safety, Building Information Modeling, Construction, Project Schedules, Project Planning, Project Management, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Risk Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Risk Management, Contract Management, Lean Methodologies, Sustainability Reporting, Organizational Structure

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Structures, Computational Thinking, Probability

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, UI Components, Computational Thinking, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Programming Principles, Web Development, Algorithms, Javascript, Image Analysis, Computer Programming, Debugging

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

      Skills you'll gain: Psychological Evaluations, Neurology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, R Programming, Medical Imaging, Data Manipulation, Image Analysis, Anatomy, Human Learning, Data Analysis Software, Psychology, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Experimentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Research Design, Data Analysis, Statistics

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Learning Experience Design: Development and Evaluation: University of Michigan
    • Figma, Sketch & Miro for UX Design: Coursera
    • Wind Energy: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
    • Accelerate Your Job Search with AI: Google
    • Functional Programming in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Strategic Management and Innovation: Copenhagen Business School
    • Food & Beverage Management: Università Bocconi
    • Mastering User Centric Design with Generative AI: Fractal Analytics
    • Construction Project Management: Columbia University
    • Divide and Conquer, Sorting and Searching, and Randomized Algorithms: Stanford University

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