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      IBM

      IBM Product Owner

      Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Backlogs, Agile Product Development, Agile Software Development, Stakeholder Communications, Agile Methodology, Generative AI, Kanban Principles, Product Roadmaps, Virtual Teams, Information Technology, Agile Project Management, Computer Hardware, Product Strategy, User Story, ChatGPT, Stakeholder Management, Sprint Planning, Product Management, Market Intelligence

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Data Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, SQL, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Data Security, Linux Commands, Data Migration, Database Design, Data Governance, MySQL, Database Administration, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Data Store, Data Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      6.8K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Virginia

      Digital Product Management

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, New Product Development, Continuous Delivery, Agile Software Development, User Story, Product Management, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Design Thinking, Team Building, Team Leadership, Product Improvement, DevOps, Customer Analysis, Innovation, Analytics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9.6K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Interactive Brokers

      Practical Guide to Trading

      Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Equities, Futures Exchange, Risk Analysis, Financial Trading, International Finance, Investments, Securities Trading, Financial Market, Risk Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Market Analysis, Analysis, Capital Markets, Tax, Balance Sheet, Financial Regulations, Business Metrics, Market Data

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      775 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Data Warehouse Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, SQL, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Linux Commands, Database Design, IBM Cognos Analytics, MySQL, Database Administration, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Database Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Store, IBM DB2, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Dashboard

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Database Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Database Design, Version Control, Database Management Systems, Database Management, MySQL Workbench, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Data Structures, SQL, Unix Commands, Relational Databases, Databases, Git (Version Control System), Database Systems, GitHub, Stored Procedure, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Administration, Database Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.2K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Tools for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Jupyter, Data Visualization Software, Data Science, GitHub, Big Data, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Git (Version Control System), Other Programming Languages, Version Control, Query Languages, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      30K reviews

      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), Python Programming, Transaction Processing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      22K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Basics of Cisco Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Administration, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Switches, General Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing, Networking Hardware, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols, Configuration Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      99 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Javascript, Ajax, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Browser Compatibility, Web Design and Development, Web Development, JSON, Web Applications, Scripting, Usability, Cross Platform Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      17K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Applied DevOps Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Istio, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Agile Software Development, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Jenkins, Kubernetes, Code Coverage, OpenShift, Cloud Applications, Containerization, Agile Methodology, Behavior-Driven Development, DevOps, Secure Coding, Grafana, System Monitoring

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

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      University of California, Davis

      SQL for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, SQL, Data Quality, Database Design, Query Languages, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Data Science, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • IBM Product Owner: IBM
    • IBM Data Architecture: IBM
    • Digital Product Management: University of Virginia
    • Practical Guide to Trading: Interactive Brokers
    • IBM Data Warehouse Engineer: IBM
    • Meta Database Engineer: Meta
    • Tools for Data Science: IBM
    • Databases and SQL for Data Science with Python: IBM
    • Basics of Cisco Networking: LearnQuest
    • HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers: Johns Hopkins University

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