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      UBITS

      Innovación en el mundo corporativo

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Organizational Change, Change Management, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategies, Growth Strategies, Continuous Improvement Process, Culture Transformation, Organizational Structure, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour

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      Scrimba

      React Technical Interview Practice Questions

      Skills you'll gain: React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Restful API, Data Management, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript, API Design, Data Validation, Web Development, Verification And Validation

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Computer Programming, Automation, Web Analytics and SEO

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      19 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Building Objects in C

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Programming, Software Design, Python Programming, Java, Algorithms, Debugging

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      National Taiwan University

      CAD/BIMęŠ€č”“čˆ‡ę‡‰ē”Øå°ˆé …čŖ²ēØ‹ļ¼ˆCAD/BIM Specialization)

      Skills you'll gain: Construction Estimating, Building Information Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Design Process, Architectural Engineering, Estimation, Civil Engineering, Engineering Change Order, Simulation and Simulation Software, Construction Management, Creative Design

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      6 reviews

      Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Network Function Virtualization

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Performance Management, Linux, Network Security, Performance Tuning, Scalability

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      Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Customer Journey Mapping

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Customer Insights, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, ChatGPT, Customer experience strategy (CX), Real Time Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Behaviour, Analysis, Design

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Introduction to Nonprofit Law

      Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Non-Profit Accounting, Philanthropy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Governance, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Lobbying, Labor Law, Accountability, Tax Laws, Advocacy, Organizational Structure

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnKartS

      AWS Services

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon S3, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Relational Databases, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Amazon CloudWatch, Databases, Network Planning And Design, Authorization (Computing), Scalability, NoSQL

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      Coursera Project Network

      Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Machines, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Verification And Validation

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      Board Infinity

      Building Services with ASP.NET Web API

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Servers, Restful API, Web Services, SQL, Server Side, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Programming Principles, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Content Management, Multimedia, User Experience Design

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      Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular instructional design courses

    • Innovación en el mundo corporativo:Ā UBITS
    • React Technical Interview Practice Questions:Ā Scrimba
    • Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics:Ā Board Infinity
    • Building Objects in C:Ā University of Michigan
    • CAD/BIMęŠ€č”“čˆ‡ę‡‰ē”Øå°ˆé …čŖ²ēØ‹ļ¼ˆCAD/BIM Specialization):Ā National Taiwan University
    • Network Function Virtualization:Ā Georgia Institute of Technology
    • GenAI for Customer Journey Mapping:Ā Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to Nonprofit Law:Ā University of Pennsylvania
    • AWS Services:Ā LearnKartS
    • Launch an auto-scaling AWS EC2 virtual machine:Ā Coursera Project Network

    Why Learn Instructional Design?

    Instructional design focuses on developing educational content and experiences that help people learn effectively—whether in classrooms, online platforms, or workplace training. It blends learning science, curriculum development, and digital tools to support meaningful outcomes. Learning instructional design can prepare you to create engaging learning solutions across education, business, and nonprofit sectors.

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