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    • Status: New
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Contract Drafting Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, Contract Review, Contract Management, Client Services, Legal Risk, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Automation, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Natural Language Processing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • W

      Wesleyan University

      Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Writing, Writing and Editing, Content Creation, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • M

      Michigan State University

      Journalism, the future, and you!

      Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Media and Communications, International Relations, Interviewing Skills, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Storytelling, Safety and Security, Content Creation, Writing and Editing, Digital Publishing, Emerging Technologies, Business Modeling

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      369 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • S

      Starweaver

      Business Process Outsourcing Strategies in Hospitality

      Skills you'll gain: Vendor Management, Hospitality, Hospitality Management, Vendor Relationship Management, Performance Measurement, Supplier Management, Business Relationship Management, Performance Metric, Business Process Management, Business Communication, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Communication, Risk Mitigation, Contract Negotiation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Navigating Business Careers: Networks, Teams, Expertise

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Collaboration, Professional Networking, Leadership and Management, Teamwork, Professional Development, Business Leadership, Relationship Building, Branding, Business Planning, Goal Setting, Communication

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
      A

      Adobe

      Graphic Design

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design, Generative AI Agents

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Utilize CareerBuilder to Find Employment

      Skills you'll gain: Applicant Tracking Systems, Recruitment, Job Analysis, User Accounts, Target Audience

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • M

      Meta

      مطوّر الواجهة الأمامية من Meta

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Version Control, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), GitHub, React.js, Persona (User Experience), Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Unit Testing, Pseudocode, Data Structures, Mobile Development, Web Development Tools

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      E

      ESSEC Business School

      Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, New Business Development, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Open Mindset, Lean Methodologies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Virginia

      Coding for Designers, Managers, & Entrepreneurs II

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Model View Controller, User Story, Javascript, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Javascript and jQuery, Web Development Tools, Prototyping, Computer Programming

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
      ·
      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Michigan

      Generative AI: Shaping Work and Tasks

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Automation, Journalism, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Education and Training, Job Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Economics, Analysis

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      إنشاء تطبيق قابل للتوسع باستخدام AWS EKS عبر AWS Console

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Kubernetes, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, AWS CloudFormation, DevOps, Cloud Development, Load Balancing, Containerization, Scalability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular freelancing courses

    • GenAI for Contract Drafting Basics: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description: Wesleyan University
    • Journalism, the future, and you!: Michigan State University
    • Business Process Outsourcing Strategies in Hospitality: Starweaver
    • Navigating Business Careers: Networks, Teams, Expertise: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Graphic Design: Adobe
    • Utilize CareerBuilder to Find Employment: Coursera Project Network
    • مطوّر الواجهة الأمامية من Meta: Meta
    • Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing : ESSEC Business School
    • Coding for Designers, Managers, & Entrepreneurs II: University of Virginia

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