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      Technical University of Munich (TUM)

      The Basics of Trauma Surgery

      Skills you'll gain: Orthopedics, Splinting, Trauma Care, Surgery, Neurology, Rehabilitation, Hospital Medicine, Surgical Suturing, Critical Care, Patient Positioning, Emergency Medicine, Radiography, Respiratory Care, Treatment Planning, Anatomy, Medical Imaging

      4.5
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      240 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500)

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Package and Software Management, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix Commands, File Systems, Software Installation, Systems Administration, File Management, OS Process Management, Service Management, Operating Systems, Identity and Access Management, System Configuration, Data Storage, System Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Data Storage Technologies

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Knowledge Accelerators

      Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI

      Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Management, Data Modeling

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      265 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Introduction to Secure Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Protocols, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Firewall, Servers, Network Monitoring, Virtual Machines, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      246 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Policy Analysis, Infectious Diseases, Mathematical Modeling, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Health Policy, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Data Quality

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      634 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Advanced Commands in Linux

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Commands, OS Process Management, Command-Line Interface, Linux, System Monitoring, Shell Script, Bash (Scripting Language), File Management, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Web Scraping

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Alberta

      Service-Oriented Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services, Restful API, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Architecture, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design, JSON, Web Applications, Android Development, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      579 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      McMaster University

      Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.

      Skills you'll gain: Respiratory Therapy, Kinesiology, Vital Signs, Cardiology, Stress Management, Physical Therapy, Time Management, Chronic Diseases, Mental Health, Goal Setting, Nutrition and Diet

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      805 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Cybersecurity, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Cloud Services, Linux, General Networking, Windows PowerShell, Computer Systems, Network Protocols, Data Security, Network Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      492 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Unix, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      674 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Salesforce

      Reports, Dashboards, and Customer Success in Salesforce

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Success Management, Salesforce, Dashboard, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Process, Data Visualization, Sales, Customer Support, Business Reporting, Customer Service, Data-Driven Decision-Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      249 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Decision-Making, Excel Formulas, Productivity Software, Business Process Automation, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Automation, Process Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      184 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • The Basics of Trauma Surgery: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
    • LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500): Packt
    • Data-Driven Decisions with Power BI: Knowledge Accelerators
    • Introduction to Secure Networking: Microsoft
    • Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers: Johns Hopkins University
    • Advanced Commands in Linux: Coursera Project Network
    • Service-Oriented Architecture: University of Alberta
    • Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.: McMaster University
    • Introduction to Cybersecurity Foundations: Infosec
    • Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting: Coursera Project Network

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