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      DeepLearning.AI

      Prompt Engineering with Llama 2&3

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Open Source Technology, Computational Logic, Natural Language Processing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities

      Skills you'll gain: Mitigation, Environmental Management Systems, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Water Resources, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Science, Vulnerability

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      NIIT

      Introduction to building Web Pages using HTML5 and CSS3

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Semantic Web, Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Integrated Development Environments, Maintainability

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      Rating, 3.1 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Digital Wireframe with Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, User Interface (UI), Collaborative Software, Mockups, Prototyping, User Experience Design, User Accounts

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Arizona State University

      What is the Human Factor in Design?

      Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Accident Prevention, Mitigation, Human Machine Interfaces, Usability, Systems Thinking, Human Centered Design, Systems Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Security and Authentication

      Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Data Security, Secure Coding, ASP.NET, Encryption, OAuth, Data Storage, Authorization (Computing), Back-End Web Development, Identity and Access Management, Application Security, .NET Framework, Restful API, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Copilot, JSON

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Big Data Science with the BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center

      Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Bioinformatics, Big Data, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Molecular Biology, Data Pipelines, Metadata Management, Semantic Web, Statistical Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Imperial College London

      What Do Viruses Do And How Do We Control Them

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Microbiology, Pathology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Pharmacology

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Applied Machine Learning: Techniques and Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Data Processing, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Dimensionality Reduction, Text Mining, Data Analysis

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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Design a pitch deck with Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Timelines, Product Demonstration, Presentations, Marketing Materials, Sales Presentations, Marketing Collateral, Project Schedules, Value Propositions, Sales Presentation, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Team Oriented, Entrepreneurship

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Develop Pipelines

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Jupyter, Google Cloud Platform, JSON, SQL

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      41 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Exploratory Data Analysis for the Public Sector with ggplot

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Graphic and Visual Design, Technical Communication, R Programming, Box Plots, Public Administration, Histogram, Social Justice, Trend Analysis

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Prompt Engineering with Llama 2&3: DeepLearning.AI
    • Climate Change in Water and Sanitation Utilities: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Introduction to building Web Pages using HTML5 and CSS3: NIIT
    • Create a Digital Wireframe with Figma: Coursera Project Network
    • What is the Human Factor in Design?: Arizona State University
    • Security and Authentication: Microsoft
    • Big Data Science with the BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • What Do Viruses Do And How Do We Control Them: Imperial College London
    • Applied Machine Learning: Techniques and Applications: Johns Hopkins University
    • Design a pitch deck with Canva: Coursera Project Network

    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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