What’s New on LinkedIn Learning – Week of April 10th, 2017
This series is a weekly digest from Doug Winnie of the latest courses on LinkedIn Learning for the tech community. Each edition highlights technology-oriented courses as well as career development and other valuable skills that you can learn throughout the week. Learn how you can expand your skills in technology with #LinkedInLearning
We are almost halfway through April, and we have a bunch of new releases on LinkedIn Learning; 21 in fact that we are featuring this week. Lots of courses on iOS, coding tools, business acumen, handling change at work, being more empathetic with coworkers, and some of the new features of C# 7. Let’s dive right in:
Apache Spark Essential Training
Get up to speed with Spark, and discover how to leverage this powerful platform to efficiently and effectively work with big data. LinkedIn Learning instructor Ben Sullins reviews how to work with Spark with data sets and connect BI tools to Spark and work with streaming data.
Microservices and Azure Service Fabric Basics for Developers
Get started with Microsoft Azure Service Fabric, and learn the key development techniques necessary to produce highly scalable microservices-based cloud applications in Azure. LinkedIn Learning instructor Chander Dhall compares microservices versus other architectures, dives into the programming model, and walks through how to create clusters, add security, deploy and debug an application remotely in his 80 minute course.
Google Apps Script for JavaScript Developers
Behind all of the apps in Google Apps and G Suite is a JavaScript-based API. In this 80-minute course, LinkedIn Learning instructor Jesse Freeman walks you through how to take advantage of Google Apps Script to automate content creation tasks, automatically create Markdown documentation, and work with Google Drive files and folders.
Learning Basecamp 3
Learn the basics of Basecamp, a popular cloud collaboration tool, so you can get started managing projects, teams, tasks, and schedules. LinkedIn Learning instructor Bonnie Biafore walks you through how to create your account, set up teams and take advantage of Basecamp tools, integrate with Campfire and create templates for future projects.
Cloud Computing Career Paths and Certifications: First Steps
Explore career paths and certifications that IT professionals should consider if they're interested in transitioning to a career in cloud computing. LinkedIn Learning instructor and industry expert Lynn Langit reviews all of the roles, skills, programming languages, certifications and career paths to help you get started in this growing and lucrative field in tech.
C# File System Tips and Tricks
Learn how to work with .NET System.IO classes for accessing the underlying file system within your C# application. LinkedIn Learning instructor Jesse Freeman shows you how to work with folders and files, organize file access logic, and protect the file system.
Building APIs Using Hapi in Node.js
Learn how to create a fully-functional API with Node.js and the Hapi framework, using MongoDB as the backend. LinkedIn Learning instructor Kirsten Hunter walks you through how to create your dev environment, use HTTPie, inspect Mongo data, and work with app endpoints.
Art and Illustration Careers: First Steps
Learn the skills and tools you'll need to pursue a career in art and illustration, and the jobs that you can get with them. LinkedIn Learning instructor and creative industry expert Kristin Ellison shows you the core elements of the creative process, composition, color, how to pursue careers in 2D and 3D illustration or fine art, and how to promote yourself and get paid for your work.
Integrating Tableau and R for Data Science
Discover how to combine Tableau and R to provide your business with unparalleled abilities to see and understand your data. LinkedIn Learning instructor Ben Sullins shows you how to integrate these two platforms, as well as how to determine when each one is a better choice.
C# Object-Oriented Programming Tips and Tricks
Learn encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism techniques you can apply when programming in C#. LinkedIn Learning instructor Jesse Freeman walks you through OOP with C# in his new one hour course.
Handling Workplace Change as an Employee
Change is difficult. Learn simple techniques that can help you better manage change in the workplace. Discover how to deal with five common types of workplace change—restructuring, layoffs, new initiatives, starting a new role in a team, and getting off to a good start with a new boss. LinkedIn Learning instructor Chris Croft is your mentor to help you succeed through changes at work.
Business Acumen for Project Managers
Learn core strategic and business management skills that can help to bolster your business acumen. LinkedIn Learning instructor Daniel Stanton shows you how to align your projects with the larger purpose of your organization.
Communicating with Empathy
Learn how to converse empathetically so you can improve your one-on-one conversations with coworkers and your team interactions in the workplace. LinkedIn Learning instructor Sharon Steed shows you how to be empathetic at work, tips to practice positive communication, and how to foster collaboration and encouragement with coworkers in this hour-long course.
Learning Cloud Computing: Application Migration
Learn how to efficiently handle application migration to the cloud with LinkedIn Learning instructor David Linthicum in his new 90-minute course. Discover how to identify good candidates for migration, select the right target platform, establish a process that allows you to pick workloads, and more.
iOS App Development: Working with Widgets
Learn what widgets are and how to implement them in your iOS applications from LinkedIn Learning instructor Todd Perkins. Explore the possibilities and limitations of widgets and learn how to create a simple widget.
Learning Visual Studio Code
Get up and running with Visual Studio Code with LinkedIn Learning instructor Reynald Adolphe. Learn how to use the command line and manage its layout, prepare for environments like ASP.NET, and more.
SurveyMonkey Essential Training
Learn how to get up and running with SurveyMonkey with LinkedIn Learning instructor David Rivers, and start creating and managing surveys on this popular platform.
CISSP Cert Prep: 7 Security Operations
Prepare for the seventh domain of the CISSP exam with LinkedIn Learning instructor Mike Chapple. Learn about investigations and forensics, logging and monitoring, resource security, and more.
C# 7 First Look
Explore the many new features in C# 7, the versatile object-oriented programming language designed by Microsoft. LinkedIn Learning instructor Reynald Adolphe walks your through tuples, pattern matching, local functions, and more in his one-hour course.
Building and Deploying a Full-Stack React Application
Discover how to architect, create, and deploy a scalable, full-stack React application in this extensive course from LinkedIn Learning instructor Carl Peaslee.
Extending Hadoop for Data Science: Streaming, Spark, Storm, and Kafka
Extend your Hadoop data science knowledge to other Apache data science tools and attendant technologies including Apache Spark, Storm, Kafka, and more with LinkedIn Learning instructor Lynn Langit.