Research courses can help you learn data collection techniques, statistical analysis, literature review methods, and experimental design. You can build skills in critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and effective communication of findings. Many courses introduce tools like SPSS, R, and Python for data analysis, as well as reference management software such as EndNote or Zotero, which support the organization and presentation of research projects.

HubSpot Academy
Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Persona Development, Technical Sales, Sales Training, Sales Strategy, Lead Generation, Target Audience, Sales, Sales Process, Customer Success Management, Marketing Materials, Content Strategy, Business Writing, Communication Strategies, Meeting Facilitation, Service Level Agreement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Research, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Writing, Political Sciences, Advocacy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Operational Efficiency, Six Sigma Methodology, Operations Management, Lean Methodologies, Performance Metric, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, Process Analysis, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Technologies, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Human Centered Design, Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, Software Testing, User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience, User Research, Risk Management Framework, Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Customer Support, Business Strategies, E-Commerce, Business Modeling, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategies, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Customer Engagement, Operations Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Customer Acquisition Management, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Persona Development, Value Propositions, Strategic Partnership, New Business Development, Product Management, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Requirements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Data Pipelines, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Neural Networks, Unstructured Data, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Advertising, Paid media, Presentations, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, LinkedIn, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience, E-Commerce, Social Media Strategy, Smart Goals, Business Analysis, Market Analysis
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Random Forest Algorithm, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Dimensionality Reduction, Statistics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Water Quality, Microbiology, Laboratory Testing, Analytical Chemistry, Systems Of Measurement, Process Analysis, Process Control, Scientific Methods, Chemistry, Qualitative Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Business Analytics, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Mortgage Loans, Consumer Lending, Data Processing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Retail Store Operations, Merchandising, Revenue Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Product Assortment, Promotional Strategies, Strategic Marketing, Market Intelligence, Price Negotiation, Consumer Behaviour, E-Commerce, Inventory Management System, Operations Management, Competitive Analysis, Organizational Structure
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months