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      IBM

      People and Soft Skills Assessment

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Teamwork, Collaboration, Communication, Professional Development, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Agile Project Management, Interpersonal Communications, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      232 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Community Development, Social Sciences, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance, Ideation, Needs Assessment, Team Building, Innovation, Revenue Management, Empowerment

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      320 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universidad de Palermo

      Liderazgo y Desarrollo Personal

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion, Business Leadership, Business Transformation, Diversity Awareness, Leadership, Team Leadership, Professional Development, Leadership and Management, Cultural Diversity, Constructive Feedback, Creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Collaboration, Organizational Change, Communication, Adaptability, Telecommuting

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      345 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yale University

      Music and Social Action

      Skills you'll gain: Aesthetics, Music History, Liberal Arts, Music, Social Justice, Performing Arts, Social Studies, Pedagogy, Public Affairs, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, Community Development, Classical Music

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      179 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Pennsylvania

      Crowdfunding

      Skills you'll gain: Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Campaign Management, Social Media, Presentations, Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Community Development, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Psychology, Consumer Behaviour, Social Sciences

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      412 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ESSEC Business School

      Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution - Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Mediation, Negotiation, Conflict Management, Intercultural Competence, Contract Negotiation, Cultural Diversity, Communication Strategies, Analysis, Value Propositions, Consultative Approaches, Process Design, Interpersonal Communications, Rapport Building, Active Listening

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      261 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • D

      Duke University

      Visual Perception and the Brain

      Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Neurology, Human Learning, Visual Impairment Education, Biology, Scientific Methods, Anatomy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      272 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Life, Health and Radiation

      Skills you'll gain: Radiation Protection, Medical Imaging, Radiology, Radiography, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Ultrasonography, Patient Education And Counseling, Physics, Biology, Chemistry

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      357 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney

      Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Cultural Sensitivity, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Culture, Community Development, Public History, Storytelling, Anthropology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      280 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Mining Foundations and Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Data Science, Data Modeling, Big Data, Supervised Learning, Data Integration, Machine Learning Methods, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Data Transformation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis

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      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      135 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally

      Skills you'll gain: Literacy, Demography, Child Development, Human Learning, Working With Children, Language Learning, Childhood Education and Development, Learning Theory, Education Software and Technology, Liberal Arts, Vocabulary, Research

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      187 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Professional IQ: Preventing and Solving Problems at Work

      Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Influencing, Negotiation, Leadership, Professional Development, Social Skills, Personal Development, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Persuasive Communication, Relationship Building, Business Ethics, Professionalism, Leadership Development, Communication, Strong Work Ethic, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Interpersonal Communications, Empathy, Business Leadership

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      126 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular adult education courses

    • People and Soft Skills Assessment : IBM
    • Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities: Copenhagen Business School
    • Liderazgo y Desarrollo Personal: Universidad de Palermo
    • Music and Social Action: Yale University
    • Crowdfunding: University of Pennsylvania
    • Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution - Capstone Project: ESSEC Business School
    • Visual Perception and the Brain: Duke University
    • Life, Health and Radiation: The University of Sydney
    • Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney: The University of Sydney
    • Data Mining Foundations and Practice: University of Colorado Boulder

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