Cloud Video Intelligence API allows developers to leverage the power of machine learning to work smarter, not harder. Instead of poring over your footage to find a particular shot, you can leverage pretrained machine learning models to quickly detect the objects you're looking for. Video Intelligence API also offers useful features such as the ability to moderate content and perform speech-to-text transcription. In this course, Jonathan Fernandes helps you get started with Video Intelligence API, demonstrating how to make calls to the API with Python and use machine learning models to glean insights from videos. Along the way, Jonathan provides hands-on exercises that enable you to apply the concepts you're learning.

Google Cloud Vision API encapsulates powerful machine learning models in an easy-to-use REST API, allowing developers to leverage the power of machine learning without needing to train models of their own. Vision API gives you the power to annotate your images and text, detect objects and faces, automatically identify product logos and landmarks, and more. In this hands-on course, instructor Jonathan Fernandes helps you get up and running with this powerful product. Jonathan demonstrates how to make calls to the API with Python and leverage services that allow you to extract text from images, detect labels and facial expressions, and work effectively with batches of images.

Learn how to work smarter with Google Drive. In this course, Jess Stratton explains how to get started with this popular cloud-based file storage and word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Jess explains how Google Drive fits into the productivity suite from Google and shows how to navigate the interface. She goes into the differences between Drive and Docs, and shares how to organize, sync, and locate your Drive files. She also demonstrates how to create and edit documents, spreadsheets, presentation slides, and drawings. Plus, Jess explores how to share your files and leverage the mobile app.

Discover ways to use and organize your files and folders online inside Google Drive. Beginning with a basic overview of how Google drive works, productivity expert and professional organizer Suzanna Kaye moves on to an exploration of unique features and shares her simple search-based filing system that makes working with Google Drive fast and easy. Suzanna also covers common mistakes to avoid, troubleshooting, and how to share files with others.

Learn how to use Google Meet, a G Suite videoconferencing solution for small and large meeting sizes. In this course, David Rivers shows how to use the features in Meet for one-on-one and group video meetings. He shows how to join or lead a video or audio call from a variety of devices including desktop computers, phones, and tablets. David demonstrates how to share your screen, share files, manage attendees, use the chat feature, and collaborate with participants in real time. He covers how to add captions to a meeting, record a meeting, and share the recording. Lastly, David explains how to customize audio and video preferences and notification settings.

Learn how to organize and analyze data in Sheets, the popular spreadsheet tool from Google. Instructor Sally Norred starts with a tour of the Sheets interface, then shows how to enter and work with data. Sally demonstrates the formatting and formula/function features, shows off the collaboration tools in Sheets, and provides smart ways to make your data work for you. Whether you’re new to spreadsheets or you’re a longtime Excel user looking for ways to share and collaborate, this web-based spreadsheet offering from Google may be just the app for you.

Gradle makes building and testing Java programs easy with its compelling feature set. This course teaches the typical tasks needed to work with a Java project, including compiling code, adding dependencies, running tests, and building a JAR file. You will need a basic knowledge of the Java programming language to complete this course. Instructor Benjamin Muschko walks you through the project structure and source code of a simple Java project, then shows how to apply and explore the Java plugin for Gradle. The course explains how to generate Javadocs for a Java project. Benjamin covers the basics of dependency management. He steps through each task you need to complete, to test a Java project and fix a failed test suite. Plus, Benjamin provides some additional learning resources to deepen your Gradle knowledge.

Get insights, advice, and inspiration from a master designer. John McWade offers advice on general but key topics for new designers just starting out: choosing the right typeface, finding inspiration, setting up a color palette, keeping your work fresh, knowing when a design is not working, and more. We also get a peek into how he got his start, which is an interesting look at the birth of desktop publishing.

Grasshopper, the visual programming plugin for Rhino, offers many features that can help you generate complex parametric models. Want to push the boundaries of what Grasshopper can do even further? This course shows you how. Join instructor Jeremy Graham as he goes over the fundamentals of C# programming in Grasshopper, explaining how to extend the plugin's functionality by working directly with the Rhino API. To begin, Jeremy demonstrates how to set up Grasshopper to work with C#. He then covers basic C# concepts like strings, collections, and arrays, and steps through how to build all kinds of geometry with C#. After completing the course, you'll have the knowledge you need to start using C# to extend the functionality of Grasshopper and improve your ability to formulate innovative designs.

LinkedIn is a powerful tool for companies of all sizes. Learn how to make the world's #1 professional network work for you as a small business owner and for your growing company. In this course, small business owners Jess Stratton and George Maestri show how to establish a strong presence for your company, find and hire employees, and leverage LI for new business prospecting. Whether you’re a sole proprietorship or a small business with 100 employees, whether you sell globally or locally, there are free tools on LinkedIn that can help you grow your business. Join Jess and George in this course to find out how to get the most out of them.

LinkedIn is a powerful tool for companies of all sizes. Learn how to make the world's #1 professional network work for your growing business. This course is designed for small business owners without a lot of time and resources for marketing and business development. Garrick Chow shows how to use the powerful and free tools on LinkedIn to position yourself as a leader in your field, build a brand for your company, and connect with clients and fellow small business owners. Plus, learn the secrets to getting listed in search results, turning leads into long-term clients, and taking your business to the next level.

Growth marketing strategies help marketers generate new ideas and accelerate sales and customer acquisition. Growth marketing requires work. Companies must rethink their teams, their business, and their customers. However, the results are worth the effort. In this course, instructor Brad Batesole introduces popular growth marketing techniques to super-charge your marketing strategy. Brad tells you how you can step into the role of a growth marketing leader. He explains how to build a growth marketing team. Brad walks you through the steps to craft your initial strategy, then goes over how you can lay the foundation for marketing success. He shows you how to identify marketing growth levers and steps through a product lifecycle. Brad explains how to start the growth process and handle failure with a positive outlook. He identifies several key growth opportunities, then concludes with practical advice on capturing and analyzing the data you need for effective marketing.

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Do you want to find ways to build more alignment, manage your energy more effectively, and increase your motivation levels? In this course, executive coach and psychologist Dr. Jason Richardson empowers you to do all these things and more. Jason first walks through how you can shift your mindset to create an environment that feeds your success. He helps you identify what's important to you, and shares how to pinpoint the goals you're looking to achieve. Then, he reviews how you can reduce your energy killers and swap them out for other sources that can actually give you more energy. Jason also provides methods for how you can commit to achieving the goals you've set out to accomplish by building in consistency, finding your why, and keep yourself motivated. Finally, Jason reviews how you can keep yourself motivated as you look to accomplish and achieve new things. After finishing this course, you’ll be prepared to incorporate these habits, shift your mindset, and win every day.

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To succeed in outsourcing environments, you must understand the common issues that plague outsourcing engagements and how to address them. Instructor Bob McGannon discusses the early warning signs of common issues, along with response alternatives. Issues can arise when the outsourcing contract becomes out of step with changing business needs. Bob points out common concerns with contract terms and how they can misalign with client business needs, service delivery issues, and managing personnel changes. He outlines productive ways to pursue the root cause of delivery problems and the difference between issues and disputes. The course concludes with an exercise on predicting outsourcing issues, based on a case study.

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If you’re interested in working in the field of data or looking to advance in the field, you need a foundational knowledge of several key areas of data science. Not only that, you need to be able to demonstrate that knowledge. In this four-part, hands-on series, Ben Sullins shows how to build four distinct data science projects using SQL, Tableau, Python, and Spark. In this first installment, Ben uses SQL to analyze employee data, which is notoriously difficult to analyze given its structure. He breaks down the specific structure of employee data, and the best way to track this kind of information, then covers how you can start answering specific questions utilizing SQL. Finally, he gives advice on how to present your data, considering both your audience and the visuals you use, in order to convey your knowledge of the subject.

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If you’re interested in working in data or looking to advance in the field, you need a foundational knowledge of several key areas of data science. Not only that, you need to be able to demonstrate that knowledge. In this four-part series, Ben Sullins shows how to build four distinct data science projects using SQL, Tableau, Python, and Spark. In this second installment, Ben details the steps in building a sales dashboard with Tableau, the popular data visualization platform favored by organizations worldwide. Ben starts by breaking down the different aspects of Tableau, from working on a desktop, to sharing data over the web, to using the Tableau Public platform to publicly share your data visualizations. He then shows Tableau in action, looking at how it facilitates a deep dive into your data, before demonstrating how to build out an exploratory dashboard with your data. At the end of the course, you’ll be able to give a live demo of your data visualizations in Tableau Public on the web.

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Python is a popular programming language in the field of data science, used for engineering and analytics, as well as data science itself. In this course, instructor Ben Sullins focuses on teaching you how to use Python using notebooks set up on the Jupyter platform. Ben walks through installing Jupyter using Anaconda, then shows you how to navigate the user interface and get Python running on a notebook in Jupyter. He covers how to import pandas, use pandas to explore sample data, and use data frames. Ben steps you through a number of functions, then concludes with some of the unique ways to present your data using Jupyter notebooks and Python.

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Are you considering working in data science, and would you like to try out some popular tools first? This course focuses on what you can do with Apache Spark. Instructor Ben Sullins shows you how to set up Spark on Databricks. Ben goes over how to import your data and start working with it, using both Python and SQL languages in Spark. He steps through taking your project to the next level with some easy data visualizations. After explaining some tips and tricks to present your data using Spark, Ben concludes with some additional resources that you can use to pursue your data science journey.

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Design research and user requirements only get you so far. Sometimes you have to go hands on to create the user experience your mobile app users deserve. Explore the various methods for prototyping mobile applications, from analog to digital, and their place in the UX design process. Diane Cronenwett explains why prototyping is so important in UX, and compares the merits of low-fidelity methods like pen and paper to high-fidelity tools such as Photoshop. She then teaches various paper and digital prototyping methods, using tools such as stop-motion animation, Keynote, InVision, and Flinto. Using these prototyping techniques, you'll be able to refine your designs and get more targeted feedback from your users.

If you’re looking to get up and running with BRF+ quickly, hands-on experience—in programming or any other skill—is a great way to learn. This course shows you how to create a BRF+ deliverable, covering everything from the requisite jargon and project preparation, to creating formulas, decision tables, functions, and rulesets. Throughout the course, the integration between ABAP code and BRF+ is detailed, providing you with a clearer understanding of how this tool can be applied. Completing the project in this hands-on course will help you learn how to translate business rules into visual documentation, discover how to maintain documentation within BRF+, and increase your confidence in doing more complex BRF+ projects going forward.

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