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Problem Solving Courses

Problem solving courses can help you learn critical thinking, analytical reasoning, creative brainstorming, and decision-making strategies. You can build skills in identifying root causes, evaluating solutions, and implementing effective action plans. Many courses introduce tools like flowcharts, mind mapping software, and data analysis techniques, which help you visualize problems and track progress.


Popular Problem Solving Courses and Certifications


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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Discrete Math for Computer Science - Algorithms & Recursion

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Algorithms, Encryption, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Arithmetic, Applied Mathematics, Logical Reasoning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Board Infinity

    PL-400 Exam Preparation & Capstone: Real-World Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Power Platform, Power Platform Architecture & Technical Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Application Development, DevOps, Application Deployment, Database Design, Usability Testing, Development Testing, Data Integration, Microsoft Development Tools, Solution Design, Scenario Testing, Simulations, User Interface (UI) Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build a C++ Employee Payroll Project from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Application Development, Object Oriented Design, Application Design, Program Development, Code Reusability, Business Logic, User Interface (UI), Data Entry, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build and Implement Web Applications Using Golang

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Web Servers, JSON, Restful API, User Interface (UI), Web Applications, Server Side, Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Debugging, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Scalability, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Become An Ethereum Blockchain Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Secure Coding, Application Deployment, Development Testing, Transaction Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Python for Game Programming - Pygame from A to Z

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Program Development, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Graphics, Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Advanced Git Features

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Version Control, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Python Programming And Libraries for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Seaborn, File I/O, NumPy, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Program Development, Data Import/Export, JSON, Package and Software Management, Data Manipulation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Node.js Mastery: Streams, Patterns & High-Performance Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Software Design Patterns, Node.JS, Distributed Computing, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Live Streaming, Real Time Data, Systems Architecture, File I/O, Javascript, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, Maintainability, OS Process Management

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Advanced Rust – Lifetimes, Iterators, Testing & Randomness

    Skills you'll gain: Memory Management

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Professional C# Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Development Testing, Software Development Tools, Security Testing, File Systems, File Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Machine Learning with Python: Case Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Training, Risk Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Methods, Predictive Analytics, Credit Risk, Supervised Learning, Statistical Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Python Programming, Logistic Regression

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

  • Discrete Math for Computer Science - Algorithms & Recursion: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • PL-400 Exam Preparation & Capstone: Real-World Projects: Board Infinity
  • Build a C++ Employee Payroll Project from Scratch: EDUCBA
  • Build and Implement Web Applications Using Golang: EDUCBA
  • Become An Ethereum Blockchain Developer: Packt
  • Python for Game Programming - Pygame from A to Z: Packt
  • Advanced Git Features: Board Infinity
  • Python Programming And Libraries for Data Science: Packt
  • Node.js Mastery: Streams, Patterns & High-Performance Apps: Packt
  • Advanced Rust – Lifetimes, Iterators, Testing & Randomness: Packt

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