Software Design

Software Design is a process of defining the architecture, components, interfaces, and other characteristics of a software system. Coursera's Software Design catalogue helps you to understand and apply design principles to create an effective, maintainable, and scalable software system. You'll learn about various design patterns, interface designs, user experience considerations, system architectures, and managing design complexity. You'll also gain insights into how to effectively communicate and document design decisions, and the impacts of those decisions on software quality and performance. Whether you are a seasoned software engineer, a developer looking to advance your design skills, or someone transitioning into the field, mastering these design elements can help you create high-quality software products.
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Explore the Software Design Course Catalog

  • Status: Preview

    Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Software Development, Programming Principles, Software Design, Game Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Animation and Game Design, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Algorithms

  • Status: New
    Status: Preview

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Software Architecture, Embedded Systems, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Application Design, Software Design Patterns, Maintainability, Performance Tuning, System Programming, Safety Assurance, Interoperability, Software Testing, Scalability, Design Strategies

  • Status: New

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Design, Software Design, Solution Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Maintainability, Systems Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, Scalability, Requirements Analysis

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Performance Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Security Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Maintainability, Development Testing, Continuous Delivery, Code Review, Scalability, Automation, DevOps, Software Design, Technical Communication, Test Execution Engine, Application Programming Interface (API), Integration Testing, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Software Architecture, Code Review, Unit Testing, LLM Application, Software Design, Database Design, Debugging, Software Development, Application Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Technical Review, Python Programming, Application Performance Management, Automation, Version Control

  • Status: Free Trial

    Michigan State University

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Prototyping, 3D Modeling, Software Design Documents, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, C# (Programming Language), User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Software Design, Storytelling, Software Documentation, User Experience Design, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Computer Graphics, Ideation, Multimedia

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animations, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Software Design Patterns, Video Game Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Application Performance Management, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Software Development Tools, Software Design, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Scientific Visualization, Data Validation, Real Time Data, Scripting, C# (Programming Language)

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI) Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Performance Tuning, Software Design, Data-oriented programming, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Linear Algebra, Data Structures

  • Status: Free Trial
    Status: AI skills

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Hibernate (Java), Database Design, Responsive Web Design, Docker (Software), Containerization, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Microservices, CI/CD, Restful API, Java Programming, Engineering Software, Version Control, Database Management, Software Design

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Version Control, File Management, Scrum (Software Development), Application Deployment, Software Engineering, Linux, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming

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    Status: Free Trial

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, API Design, Model View Controller, Software Development, Systems Analysis, Databases

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