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Data analysis

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/data-analysis-life-sciences-4-high-dimensional-data-analysis?delta=0

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/business-analytics?delta=0

https://bootcamp.chartio.com/intro-data-analysis/data-storage

https://bootcamp.chartio.com/

AI and Cloud basics     

https://www.coursera.org/learn/ai-for-everyone
 

https://www.edx.org/micromasters/columbiax-artificial-intelligence
 

https://www.udacity.com/course/ai-for-healthcare-nanodegree--nd320

https://www.udacity.com/courses/ai-for-business-leaders

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/machine-learning-basics

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/elements-artificial-intelligence

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/cloud-computing-concepts-part-one

https://apprenda.com/library/cloud/introduction-to-cloud-computing/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-cloud-computing-everything-you-need-to-know-from-public-and-private-cloud-to-software-as-a/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usYySG1nbfI
 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/what-is-cloud-computing/

https://www.udemy.com/course/cognitel-cloud-computing/
 

Cybersecurity

https://www.udemy.com/course/the-absolute-beginners-guide-to-information-cyber-security/


https://cybersecurity.osu.edu/cybersecurity-you
 

https://cybersecurity4you.osu.edu/

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/introduction-to-cyber-security

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/improve-online-security

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/intro-to-cybersecurity-for-business

SQL programming          

https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-sql

https://www.edx.org/course/databases-5-sql

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-sql/9780596526849/ch01.html

https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-relational-databases--ud197

https://sqlbolt.com/

http://studybyyourself.com/seminar/sql/course/?lang=en

https://github.com/enochtangg/quick-SQL-cheatsheet

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/sql-data-science

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/excel-mysql

Basic graphic design (Adobe products)

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/tutorials.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyR_uYsRdPs

https://99u.adobe.com/articles/7113/a-quick-start-guide-to-teaching-yourself-creative-software

http://tv.adobe.com/channel/how-to/

https://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum 

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite.html

Design thinking

https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-design-thinking-innovation

https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/dschool-starter-kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSuK2C89yjA

https://hbr.org/2018/09/why-design-thinking-works

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-design-thinking

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/what-is-design-thinking-and-why-is-it-so-popular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAinLaT42xY

https://www.designkit.org/
 

Basic web design

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/graphic-design

https://www.udemy.com/courses/design/web-design/

https://alison.com/tag/web-development

https://www.ed2go.com/courses/arts-and-design/web-design


https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=web%20design

https://www.edx.org/learn/web-design

Social media marketing

https://alison.com/course/social-media-strategy-for-small-businesses

https://academy.hubspot.com/courses/social-media

https://www.diygenius.com/10-free-online-courses-in-social-media-and-inbound-marketing/

https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/advertise-and-sell/marketing-client-manager/v/marketing-client-manager-how-i-got-my-job-where-im-going-khan-academy

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/digital-marketing

http://academy.quintly.com/courses/free-social-media-analytics

https://www.wordstream.com/learn

https://www.constantcontact.com/features/social-media-tools

https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-e-business

https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-marketing

Business management basics

https://blogs.constantcontact.com/category/business-tips/

https://alison.com/course/diploma-in-e-business

https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-project-management

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/management-skills-pyramid-2275888


https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/business-and-management-courses

https://www.edx.org/course/subject/business-management

 

 

General / variety

https://www.edx.org/school/stanfordonline

 

https://www.udacity.com/courses/all

 

http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

 

https://www.coursera.org/

 

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/courses

https://99u.adobe.com/

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/course/organisational-design

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage/f2f

https://www.khanacademy.org/

https://learn.forbes.com/
 

https://oyc.yale.edu/

https://analytics.google.com/analytics/academy/

https://www.acadium.com/courses/

 

These resources range from free, to free trials, to low cost, to higher cost. 

They also range from professional and personal skill development to stepping stones toward certificates, "microdegrees" or other degrees. 


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