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What is Global Development?

The study of global development is extremely fascinating, and this “What is Global Development” certification course is something which gets over in a small time of 5 weeks, and this teaches us how exactly global development is thought of and communicated as a study. This course will require a student’s time of only 2 hours of studying every week.

What is the Global Development certification syllabus's primary focus is on Nairobi in Kenya and the effects of global development on different countries, their population, and other parts of the world. Nairobi’s example is explained so that it can be made relatable to the abstract concepts that are the real-life experiences of the people.

What is Global Development training will provide a deep-rooted understanding of the development measures of development, growth of population, urbanization, and issues of the environment like pollution, and wastage of the people. This course will be of special benefits for people who want to gather experience about working knowledge in global development.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Anthropology
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Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life

The Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life training revolve around the analysis of how propaganda has been utilised to instil political beliefs in society. It also focuses on how these ideologies impact the lives of the general public, with an in-depth exploration of the foundations of political viewpoints, i.e., community, justice, freedom, place, and choice.

Candidates will comprehend the different opinions and perceptions people have about political ideologies along with the imagery and symbolism used by them to express their sentiments. The Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life programme examine different contexts and phases during the 20th and 21st centuries. Candidates will realise how political propaganda promotes good and bad outcomes in the areas of belonging and identity, freedom and responsibility, and public health.

Structured and developed by the University of Nottingham, the Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life certification will be taught by trained professionals, namely Maiken Umbach, Ian Cooke, Mathew Humphrey, and Alex Henry. Besides, this five-week online course requires a minimum of four hours of weekly study for successful completion. 

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5 Weeks
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Sociology
Certificate

Sustainable Construction and Development

The Sustainable Construction and Development certification, a 5 weeks online course on sustainability in construction is by Chartered Institute of Building Academy, and London South Bank University. This Business and Management course is found on the provider platform of FutureLearn with which people from all sectors, especially construction can improve their understanding of sustainability.

The development of sustainability can be met by doing proper activities that don’t compromise the ability of the upcoming generations for meeting their own needs. The Sustainable Construction and Development certification syllabus deals with actions, and tasks that have an important role to play in sustainability initiatives.

Environmental, social, and even economical sustainability are the 3 factors affecting construction sustainability, so learning about the ideal, and best possible practices is very important. This Sustainable Construction and Development training is conducted for a very short period of time that makes the candidates understand the issues in achieving future sustainability. In the construction sector.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Economics
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Transforming Urban Mobility: Governing the Transformation to Sustainable Systems

Sustainable mobility is the number one goal for city planners because of climate change and population issues. The Transforming Urban Mobility online course revolves around urban mobility and how it can be aligned with sustainability. You will be introduced to a sustainable urban mobility plan and strategy (SUMPS) that takes the stakeholders' interests into account. Sustainable cities are the future, and sustainability planning is the need of the hour. 

Furthermore, the Transforming Urban Mobility certification syllabus includes sustainable transport planning, sustainable urban development, transformation management, long-term planning, technology assessment and more. The programme is designed to be 100% online and self-paced to make it more accessible. 

In addition, FutureLearn’s Transforming Urban Mobility certification will run for five weeks, and you can join the course for free. The programme has been developed by EIT RawMaterials, KTH Executive School, and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. It will take you a weekly effort of 4 hours to finish the course. You must upgrade the course and complete the series of tests to access the printed and digital certificate.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Urban Planning
Certificate

China's Role in Global Tourism Development

Being one of the fastest-growing industries, Tourism Has its features and trends that are important to be understood. The course by future learn on China’s role in global tourism development, provides the student with the learning experience that unlocks opportunities by acquiring relevant knowledge regarding the industry. This certification course is offered by Nankai University in China and will be instructed by experienced tutors of many renowned universities including the same.  

The course covers a brief history of global tourism including the development of global tourism after World War II in 1945 and many fundamental areas regarding the topic which includes the tourism development in China since its open-door policy in 1978, their Belt and Road initiative, and its implications in global tourism. Students are provided regional and global examples to understand the importance of sustainability of the tourism department including the latest tourism trends such as medical tourism.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of tourism
Certificate

Tourism Policy and Planning

The course of Tourism Policy and Planning that is being provided by the platform FutureLearn aims to provide its learners with the core information about various tourist destinations along with the factors that determine its popularity, such as the economic development of that area. 

There are various exquisite tourist places in the world, many of which require more development. This course makes sure that the learners gain exposure to these developmental factors which include tourism policy, market demand, and resources. 

The learners will also find themselves becoming familiar with sustainable planning of tourism along with its applications. The learners will get to know the products used in tourism. They will also gain insight into experiences and events that may happen during a trip so that they gain a better understanding of the development of tourist places. 

This course is 5 week-long and requires a study of 4 hours a week to excel in the programme and gain education about tourism concepts. 

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of tourism
Certificate

Understanding Data in the Tourism Industry

The Understanding Data in the Tourism Industry course by FutureLearn is a five weeks course. The course is instructed in the English language, and the sessions are held online. This allows you to study according to your schedule. Edinburgh Napier University has developed the programme with the support of Scottish Enterprise. 

The DataLab has funded the Understanding Data in the Tourism Industry programme. You will have to study at least three hours every week for this certification. Furthermore, you can apply what you will learn to your enterprise and further your business. This course is a part of the Study UK Campaign. Besides, the course instructors boast relevant industry experience.

This Understanding Data in the Tourism Industry online course by FutureLearn course is focussed on medium and small enterprises that are involved in the tourism sector. The programme is designed to teach these SMEs how data impacts their business and the way data can be analysed and used to nurture their business. It also teaches you business productivity through data and tools to do all of this.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Data Sorting Knowledge of tourism
Transforming Urban Mobility Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities

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Transforming Urban Mobility: Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities

The Transforming Urban Mobility: Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities online course is provided by FutureLearn and is developed by the University College London, GIZ (a serving agency that helps the German government) and the Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI). 

This online programme delves into strategies to develop sustainable cities like the Avoid-Shift-Improve framework which includes important elements of ‘Shift’ and ‘Improve’. It helps the candidates understand the significance of alternative public transport options which reduce environmental pollution. The course instruction describes the components of urban mobility like traffic demand management and the role of public transports. 

The online trainees will be able to decode the aspects of active mobility and streetscape designing while identifying the role of vehicle technologies in environmental effects. The practical methodologies and case analyses will enable the learners to comprehend the productive decision-making process and the participatory impact on the sustainability of cities.

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5 Weeks
Expert
6,500
Skills Covered:
Decision making skills Knowledge of Environmental Science Knowledge of Urban Planning Knowledge of engineering
Construction Ethics and Compliance

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Construction Ethics and Compliance

The Construction Ethics and Compliance certification is a 5 weeks course that is curated by the joint efforts of FutureLearn, and the Chartered Institute of Building Academy. This course falls under the Business, and Management category, and The CPD Certification Services gives accreditation to it. 

There are many large construction firms that have faced innumerable fines for breaching ethics due to cases of bribery, and collusion. This CIOB Construction Ethics and Compliance training tell the candidates how they can stay ethical in construction industries. Ethics is nothing but a moral set of values that define a person’s character and behavior so it is important for both the individual and the organization.

This free online course is owned by CIOB which is the world's largest construction management professional body since the year 1834. So, the construction Ethics and Compliance certification syllabus is the guiding light for students who want to understand what role is played by compliance in the construction industry.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Business Management
Intercultural Communication Dynamics of cultural identities in global interaction

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Intercultural Communication: Dynamics of cultural identities in global interaction

FutureLearn’s Intercultural Communication training focuses on the necessities of cross-cultural communication and relations. China’s renowned foreign language institutions, Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) has developed the course. The training will be mentored by expert instructors from the university, Steve Kulich, Hongling Zhang, and Ruobing Chi. 

Considering that businesses have become global, the Intercultural Communication online course helps candidates recognise the distinctions of intercultural interaction from all over the world. The study process is facilitated by teaching the candidates to understand their own cultural identities along with those of others. The syllabus emphasises on different communication styles, the contrast in values across countries, cultivation of intercultural adaptation, etc.

The Intercultural Communication: Dynamics of cultural identities in global interactionis a five-week course and requires a weekly study of four hours. Candidates can participate in the training for free and start learning at their own pace immediately. Additionally, applicants can avail of unique features and a printable certificate by picking the upgrade or unlimited option. 

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5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Skills Covered:
Communication skills
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Supercomputing

A 5 weeks Supercomputing certification course that is supervised by the University of Edinburgh, Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE), SURFsara, and the certification is distributed by FutureLearn. This course covers all the aspects which are technical and are conceptually covered. Supercomputers give Scientists and Engineers an extremely powerful tool for studying the natural world for computer simulation.

With no prior requirement of being able to write computer programs, this weekly Supercomputing certification syllabus is powered by EPCC. Spread over 5 weeks the curriculum covers topics like supercomputers, parallel computers, parallel computing, computer simulation, and also case studies.

Falling under the Information Technology and Computer Science batch of courses, the Supercomputing training teaches how virtual environments can be prepared using supercomputers. This training will offer how one can look real inside of atoms individually so that future climates can be studied, and evolution can follow the full universe from the big bang.

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5 Weeks
Free
Certificate

Discovering Your PhD Potential: Writing a Research Proposal

This 5 weeks Discovering Your PhD. Potential: Writing a Research Proposal certification is a programme that is 100% online and is made jointly by the efforts of the University of Leicester and also FutureLearn. With this course, participants will be learning about the entire process involved in doing research to write the best postgraduate application proposal for postgraduate applications.

Discovering Your PhD. Potential: Writing a Research Proposal certification syllabus inculcates students on why a carefully curated research proposal is important for doctoral studies and can be the first step towards a postgraduate study. The course has a special focus on Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts, but the content can cater to all disciplines.

Discovering Your PhD. Potential: Writing a Research Proposal training gives you the confidence to build up the tools, and skills for writing a well-premeditated research proposal, that actually helps in the betterment of the postgraduate application. Agin this course will also provide a taste of the self-study that is a must for all participating in doctoral research.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
6,500
Skills Covered:
Writing skills
Certificate

Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice

Developed by the Dental X-ray Protection Service (DXPS) of Public Health England, the Dental Radiography certification course will teach you the main dental radiography principles. You will learn to carry out safe dental X-rays following the UK safety requirements and legislation. 

During the five-week-long Dental Radiography online training, you will study the possible risks of dental X-radiation. Also, you will understand the significance of limiting patient and staff radiation exposure as much as feasible.

FutureLearn’s Dental Radiography online programme will equip you with the skills and information to perform dental radiography safely. It will allow you to implement the foundational principles of practical radiation protection. You will be skilled to undertake the role of a Radiation Protection Supervisor.

The Dental Radiography certification course counts as a core Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training for dentists. You can also achieve a digital or print certificate at the end of this online programme.

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5 Weeks
9,479
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of anatomy
Certificate

Digital Learning Toolkit: Resources for Successful Online Teaching

In the wake of COVID-19, most face-to-face (F2F) training and education are being converted into online learning. The Digital Learning Toolkit online course provides you with the resources and tools to effectively create and lead online programs.

The Digital Learning Toolkit certification program will help you design an enjoyable and successful online learning experience for your students. The toolkit covers every dimension of delivering and creating digital media courses. Also, you will learn the optimum use of remote teaching techniques to engage your students.

FutureLearn’s Digital Learning Toolkit course will explore diverse topics, including web lecture recordings, learning analytics, blended learning design, learning theory, etc. During the five-week curriculum, you will become proficient in teaching your students digitally.

The Digital Learning Toolkit training by FutureLearn will also inspire you to experiment with various course ingredients like images, video, assignments, text, etc. Moreover, there are three joining options - Free (six-week audit), Upgrade (paid track for unlimited access and the certificate), and Unlimited (paid track for one-year access to hundreds of short-term courses, the completion certificate, unlimited access to any course you receive certification for, and more).

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Teaching skills
Becoming a Better Music Teacher

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Becoming a Better Music Teacher

If a learner aims at improving their strategies, and skills of being a singing teacher then 'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' certification is the best possible option. The course has been jointly developed, and certified by ABRSM, and FutureLearn. People who are vocal coaches can provide training to help learners play their instruments, and sing in a better manner, and this course guides them to enhance their methods of teaching.

'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' certification syllabus can learn new techniques to communicate and engage with their students by making a comparison with their current teaching methods. When there is a broader curriculum, the learners will be educated with resources and instrument-specific advice so that they are able to plan their music lessons in a better way.

'Becoming a Better Music Teacher' training will teach the students skills to become a more productive singing teacher or a vocal coach. The programme has only five weeks of lessons which makes it simple for the students to be aware of techniques for music lessons.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Music
Certificate

Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain

Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain certification is a course that focuses on weekly classes of 4 hours that is held for only 5 short weeks. This course will find the interlinking between the brains’ effects on food choices

Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain certification syllabus shows us the importance of the link between gut and brain in terms of food choices. The course will teach how exactly the human brain functions and how it gets affected by deficiencies of nutrition, and improper diet. 

Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain training will help find out the complexity of the relationship between food, and the reproductive system, and between gut, and brain.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Psychology
TARGET Antibiotics-Prescribing in Primary Care

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TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification course is a course awarded by the FutureLearn provider who has associated with TARGET, and BSAC for the content related to the course. This Oral Medicine course will reap benefits for optimising antibiotic prescription in primary care to deal with antimicrobial resistance that has become an alarming problem in recent years.

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care certification syllabus will teach the art of tackling this issue so that all the healthcare providers are at par with the methods. The content covers everything from the prescription of antibiotic doses to patients with UTI, and at the same time matching up to the requirements of these patients.

TARGET Antibiotics – Prescribing in Primary Care training is an accredited course where accreditation is successfully conferred by the Royal College of Pathologists.  

In the end, the candidates can help themselves make their antibiotic practice better by practically applying antimicrobial stewardship.

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5 Weeks
Intermediate
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Pharmaceuticals
Certificate

Young People and Mental Health

Mental health problems are rising these days, and we are often concerned about finding the right solutions for improving mental health. To ease this concern a bit, jointly the University of Groningen, the University of Cambridge, and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) developed the Young People and Their Mental Health certification course. Students can locate this 5 weeks course on the FutureLearn website where this provider is responsible for granting certifications.

Young People and Their Mental Health certification syllabus contain ways in which young people can be taught to identify why, and how mental problems arise, what are the most common ones that they face, and how one should overcome these problems effectively. Students must know that this short course has been made a part of the Psychology & mental health department of FutureLearn.

Young People and Their Mental Health training are mostly designed for the young minds out there. Problems like fear, anxiety and depression often start developing when children are teenagers. Every 1 out of the 5 kids suffers from these mental issues. This online course will educate these young ones to deal with these issues once the symptoms start to show.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Psychology
Certificate

Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments

The way cancer is treated these days is changing so with these 5 weeks of Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification especially the Nurses researching on the clinical cancer treatment can get benefited. One of the world’s leading cancer charities, Cancer Research UK has crafted the certification course along with FuTureLearn who has been appointed for providing the achievement certificates.

The Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments certification syllabus contains fresh content on immune therapies including concepts like CAR T cells, PARP inhibitors, checkpoint inhibitors, and more. This Healthcare and Medicine course also takes into account different quizzes, articles, and interviews of real patients to help candidates learn about the evolving treatments. 

Demystifying Targeted Cancer Treatments training changes the way cancer is perceived, and hence providing a new ray of hope for every patient suffering from cancer. So candidates can learn, and share their experience and knowledge acquired with the world by studying for just 3 hours a week.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of healthcare sciences
Certificate

Prison Health: Managing Outbreaks of Tuberculosis in Prisons

Tuberculosis (TB) is a transmissible disease and can prove deadly if left uncured. In a confined setting such as a prison, the inhabitants are a particularly vulnerable group. The Prison Health online programme by FutureLearn is a five-week-long course that tells you about the significance of addressing TB in prisons.

This Prison Health certification course lets you explore the considerations for effectively managing a TB outbreak in prison. You will also study how its mismanagement can cause drug resistance. During this curriculum, you will learn how to enhance your ability to identify TB symptoms and signs. 

Developed by Public Health England, FutureLearn’s Prison Health training course has the CPD certification service’s accreditation. The programme includes a mix of video lectures, audio, short and long-form articles, and practical activities to deepen your understanding. You can also earn a printable and digital certificate of achievement after fulfilling specific criteria. 

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5 Weeks
Expert
6,500
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of epidemiology
Eliminating Trachoma

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Eliminating Trachoma

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
Certificate

Microsoft Future Ready: Principles of Machine Learning with Python Programming

The online programme on Microsoft Future Ready: Principles of Machine Learning with Python Programming by FutureLearn is a part of the ethic law and the process of implementing an AI solution on the Microsoft Azure ExpertTrack course. The course will be held for a duration of five weeks on the online platform.  Upon completing the syllabus the students will learn about the fundamentals of Machine learning and further learn the mechanisms of applying it in the real world domain. The students will be working on two tools namely- Azure and Python. The appearing students will also be working on real-world examples to develop their skills and practice.

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5 Weeks
900
Skills Covered:
Machine learning
Design Computing 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python Rhinoscript

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Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python Rhinoscript

Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python Rhinoscript certification is taught for just 5 weeks provided by both Futurelarn, EIT Food, University of Turin, and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, where candidates can decide for themselves how, and when they want to invest their time in learning. This course is intended for people who want to learn to code for designing. 

Today’s world is affected by the ardent use of algorithms, and the people who are designing should be capable of creating programs of design computing. The Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python Rhinoscript certification syllabus has been structured in such a way that fundamental design’s problems can be solved using Python syntax, and its design. 

The Design Computing: 3D Modeling in Rhinoceros with Python Rhinoscript training will help students understand the application of geometrically focused lessons of design and its exercises. The content is taught by an esteemed professor of Michigan University who has been into research for nearly 200 years.

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5 Weeks
Skills Covered:
Designing skills
Certificate

Hurricane Tracking with Satellite Data

A 5-weeks online programme, the Hurricane Tracking with Satellite Data course is developed to impart students with comprehensive knowledge about how they can analyse satellite data related to hurricanes and predict hurricanes’ paths to minimise the damage caused by them. 

Satellite-enabled data allows us to monitor, track and observe hurricanes from a secure distance. You will be gaining insights on how these datasets can be explored to derive descriptive stats. With the help of Hurricane Tracking with Satellite Data online programme, you will understand the important ideas of data science imperative to analyse, process, and finally interpret the large sets of data. 

Utilizing the tracking data made possible by satellites, you will see how predicting the paths of hurricanes is crucial in administrating, evacuations, and relief efforts to save countless lives that are endangered by these natural disasters.

The Hurricane Tracking with Satellite Data course by FutureLearn uses practical case studies and tutorials for enabling you to extract vital information from the satellite datasets.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
6,500
Skills Covered:
Data science knowledge Knowledge of Python Knowledge of Data Visualization
Black Performance as Social Protest

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Black Performance as Social Protest

5 Weeks
Free
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Deep Learning on Azure with Python: Introduction to Machine Learning

The Deep Learning on Azure with Python certification course is a five-week-long online programme designed to help you develop the critical skills required of a Machine Learning Engineer. You will understand the intricate workings of Deep Learning during this programme. You will also know about the Data Science skills needed to build Machine Learning (ML) models.

Throughout the Deep Learning on Azure with Python online programme offered by FutureLearn, you will explore how ML enables you to build complex systems. Also, you will know about its broad spectrum of applications, including medical diagnosis, self-driving cars, etc.

For building ML models during FutureLearn’s Deep Learning on Azure with Python online course, you will use Microsoft Cognitive Services on the MS Azure cloud platform. Python programming shall be used for this purpose. You will get hands-on experience and a thorough introduction to the field of Machine Learning with practical examples. Moreover, by obtaining the course certificate, you can prove to your future employers that you are job-ready and skilled in this field. 

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5 Weeks
900
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of deep learning Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence Data science knowledge Machine learning Knowledge of Python
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Microsoft Future Ready: Using Python Programming to Explore the Principles of Machine Learning

A part of FutureLearn's Advanced and Applied AI on Microsoft Azure ExpertTrack; the Microsoft Future Ready certification course aims to help you prepare for the various Microsoft Microcredentials. This is a data science course that runs for five weeks. 

The Microsoft Future Ready certification syllabus has been divided into weeks, steps, and activities you can pursue at your own pace. During this course, you will gain industry-specific knowledge of Python programming and machine learning through theoretical as well as practical experience. 

You will become adept at developing, validating, and deploying different types of machine learning models in the Microsoft Future Ready course. This course will also help you understand complex data relationships using Python and Azure Notebooks to derive insights effectively. 

Besides, once you complete all the steps in the Microsoft Future Ready online course, you'll be eligible for a digital certificate to verify your machine learning knowledge and skills. 

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5 Weeks
900
Skills Covered:
Machine learning

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