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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models

      Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Regression Analysis, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Operations Research, Financial Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability & Statistics, Business Modeling, Analysis, Forecasting, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Risk Analysis, Resource Allocation

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SAS

      SAS Programmer

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Access, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming, Data Integration, SQL, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Debugging

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Object-Oriented Programming in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Software Engineering

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      IBM UI/UX Designer

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Agile Software Development, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Wireframing, Information Architecture, Usability, Usability Testing, Sprint Planning, Figma (Design Software), Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, Software Development Life Cycle, InVision (Design Software), Prototyping

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming Principles in Scala

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Functional Design, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Algorithms

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

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      Meta

      Programming Fundamentals in Swift

      Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, Swift Programming, Data Structures, Programming Principles, iOS Development, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Web Development, Mathematical Software

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      265 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Pseudocode, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mathematical Modeling, Debugging, Data Structures, Combinatorics, Computer Programming, Software Testing, Animation and Game Design, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Probability, Interactive Design, Python Programming, Theoretical Computer Science

      4.8
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Fundamentals of Music Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Musical Composition, Instrumental Music

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Statistics with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Bayesian Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Statistical Inference, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Histogram, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Visualization Software, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Box Plots, Jupyter, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming, Python Programming

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Debugging, Graph Theory, Engineering Software, Unstructured Data, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Development Environment, Data Architecture, Data Storage, Algorithms, Information Architecture, Data Access, Programming Principles, System Design and Implementation

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Introducción a Data Science: Programación Estadística con R

      Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Software Installation, Graphing, Data Science, Scripting Languages, Scripting, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Debugging, Simulations, Cross Platform Development, Computing Platforms, Data Structures

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

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      University of London

      Responsive Website Development and Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, jQuery, Usability, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, GitHub, MongoDB, Interaction Design, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Experience Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Full-Stack Web Development, Javascript

      4.5
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models: University of Pennsylvania
    • SAS Programmer: SAS
    • Object-Oriented Programming in Python: Duke University
    • IBM UI/UX Designer: IBM
    • Functional Programming Principles in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Programming Fundamentals in Swift: Meta
    • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
    • Fundamentals of Music Theory: The University of Edinburgh
    • Statistics with Python: University of Michigan
    • Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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