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      Michigan State University

      Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR

      Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Photography, Photo Editing, Peer Review, Graphic and Visual Design, Post-Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Digital Design, File Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Creativity, Color Theory, Storytelling, Content Creation, Writing, Information Privacy, Web Design and Development

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Amazon

      Programming with Java

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java, File Management, Data Import/Export, Maintainability, Debugging, Software Development

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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Vanderbilt University

      Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Productivity, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Creative Thinking, Ingenuity, Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Application Development, Collaboration

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      React Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React.js, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Application Development, UI Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Development Environment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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

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      IBM

      Excel Basics for Data Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Spreadsheet Software, Data Wrangling, Data Quality, Pivot Tables And Charts, Google Sheets, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Information Privacy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Programming with JavaScript

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Development Tools, Javascript, Unit Testing, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Node.JS, Scripting, JSON, Computer Programming, Test Case, Data Structures, Debugging, Package and Software Management, Program Development, Development Environment, Functional Design

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Databases, Stored Procedure, Relational Databases, Database Design, Query Languages, Database Management, Data Analysis, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Transaction Processing

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de Palermo

      Object-Oriented Programming with Java

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      JavaScript for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Ajax, Javascript, Data Validation, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Scripting, JSON, Scripting Languages, Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Event-Driven Programming, Game Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Programming Principles

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Java Programming for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon

      Introduction to Software Development

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Program Development, Software Development, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Engineering, Programming Principles

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      198 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Java FullStack Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Eclipse (Software), JavaScript Frameworks, Spring Boot, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Restful API, Java Programming, Model View Controller, Object Oriented Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Software Development Tools, Spring Framework, Java, Web Services, Javascript, Integrated Development Environments

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      657 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular java basics courses

    • Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR: Michigan State University
    • Programming with Java: Amazon
    • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT: Vanderbilt University
    • React Basics: Meta
    • Excel Basics for Data Analysis: IBM
    • Programming with JavaScript: Meta
    • Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python: IBM
    • Object-Oriented Programming with Java: Universidad de Palermo
    • JavaScript for Beginners: University of California, Davis
    • Java Programming for Beginners: IBM

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