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Optimization Courses

Optimization courses can help you learn techniques for improving performance, resource allocation, and decision-making processes. You can build skills in linear programming, heuristic methods, and simulation modeling, that support analyzing complex systems. Many courses introduce tools like Excel Solver, MATLAB, and Python libraries such as SciPy, enabling you to apply optimization methods to real-world problems in logistics, finance, and operations management.


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Popular Optimization Courses and Certifications


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    Stanford University

    Antibiotic Stewardship

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Pharmacotherapy, Medical Prescription, Hospital Medicine, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Practices, Public Health, Long Term Care

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Data Modeling in Power BI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Modeling, Star Schema, Power BI, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Performance Tuning, Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Usability, Product Improvement, Process Design, Business Priorities, Kanban Principles, Product Testing, Business Research, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Building Smart Chatbots with LangChain

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Front-End Web Development, Context Management, Data Integration, Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Apache Hadoop, Data Warehousing, SQL, Performance Tuning, Databases, Query Languages, Database Management, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Optimizing and Deploying LLM Systems

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Model Deployment, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI API, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangGraph, OpenAI, Containerization, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Postman API Platform, Artificial Intelligence, Continuous Integration, Amazon Web Services, Authentications, Performance Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Google Ads, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Marketing Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Marketing Budgets, Performance Metric, Performance marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Paid media, Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing, AI Personalization

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Data Visualization, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Matplotlib, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Manipulation, Classification Algorithms, Excel Macros, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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    571 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    PyTorch: Techniques and Ecosystem Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Transfer Learning, Embeddings, Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Python Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, GitHub, Debugging, Git (Version Control System), Unit Testing, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Software Testing, Scripting, Computer Programming, Web Development, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Jupyter

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    471 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Deployment, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Databases, Cloud Computing, AWS CloudFormation, Relational Databases, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Database Architecture and Administration, Network Security, Virtual Networking, Network Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    AI CERTs

    AI Foundations & Industry Overview for Telecommunication

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Natural Language Processing, Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Automation, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Data Pipelines, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Wireless Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Network Architecture, Digital Communications, Computer Networking, Network Protocols, Responsible AI, Communication, System Design and Implementation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Antibiotic Stewardship : Stanford University
  • Data Modeling in Power BI: Microsoft
  • Design for Impact: A Guide to Product Experimentation: Packt
  • Building Smart Chatbots with LangChain: Packt
  • Apache Hive: Design, Query & Optimize Big Data: EDUCBA
  • Optimizing and Deploying LLM Systems: Edureka
  • ROI-Driven Digital Marketing Analytics: Simplilearn
  • Accounting Data Analytics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • PyTorch: Techniques and Ecosystem Tools: DeepLearning.AI
  • Python Programming Fundamentals: Microsoft

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