Introduction to IoT and Digital Transformation

Estimated duration: 6 hours

Overview: Discover how IoT (Internet of Things), along with emerging technologies such as data analytics and artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, are digitally transforming industries and expanding career opportunities. Invest in learning IoT skills and you can transform any business in any industry, from manufacturing to environmental conservation. Today over 26 billion people, systems, and physical objects are connected and share data seamlessly over the Internet – and it’s rapidly changing our world.

Link: https://www.netacad.com/courses/introduction-iot?courseLang=en-US&instance_id=d58716c7-1a3a-468e-8567-8f4ac948c40f

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Estimated duration: 6 hours

Overview: This introductory course takes you inside the world of cybersecurity. You will learn cybersecurity basics to protect your personal digital life and gain insights into the biggest security challenges companies, governments, and educational institutions face today. Cybersecurity professionals who can protect and defend an organization’s network are in high demand.

Link: https://www.netacad.com/courses/introduction-to-cybersecurity?courseLang=en-US&instance_id=43233fd2-92c2-4ba2-bcce-b9a761d8bd7a

Introduction to Modern AI

Estimated duration: 6 hours

Overview: If you are new to AI and ready to give it a try, look no further! Introduction to Modern AI is a beginner-friendly course designed to help you learn key AI concepts and get hands-on practice with AI-enabled apps. You will start with an overview of AI. Then you'll explore computer vision using a photo app and machine translation with an online translation tool. Finally, take a deep-dive into chatbots–full of tips for writing better prompts and hands-on practice with 10+ popular chatbots and AI tools, including ChatGPT, Meta AI, Gemini, Google Translate, Claude, Hugging Chat, NotebookLM and more. 

Link: https://www.netacad.com/courses/introduction-to-modern-ai?courseLang=en-US&instance_id=18d6a5a6-0d38-4ef2-b287-adc996f74a46

Prompt Like An Engineer

Estimated duration: 9 hours

Overview: This course teaches you to think like an engineer when working with AI: designing, iterating, verifying, and reusing prompts so you get consistent, high-quality results every time. You'll start by looking inside the chatbot to understand how large language models work. From there, you'll learn to decide when to rely on AI, when to use traditional software, and when a task is better left to a human.

Link: https://www.netacad.com/courses/apply-ai-prompt-like-engineer?courseLang=en-US&instance_id=f02e67b9-9cc8-4146-b26a-f7625b9a689e

Introduction to Data Science

Estimated duration: 6 hours

Overview: This introductory course takes you inside the world of data science. You will learn the basics of data science, data analytics, and data engineering to understand how machine learning is shaping the future of business, healthcare, education, and more. Data science professionals who can provide actionable insights for data-driven decisions are in high demand all over the world.

Link: https://www.netacad.com/courses/introduction-data-science?courseLang=en-US&instance_id=7ea19b9b-1206-4baa-a629-b78eb37eadff

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