Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Database Design, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Tableau Software, Data Warehousing, Stakeholder Communications, Data Pipelines, Business Reporting, Data Mart, Data Visualization, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems, Business Process, AI Enablement, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, SQL
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Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Case Studies, Canva (Software), Planning, Information Architecture, Digital Design, Visual Design, Content Creation, Portfolio Management, Target Audience, Design Strategies, Layout Design, Goal Setting, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, User Story, Continuous Delivery, Persona Development, Agile Software Development, Sprint Planning, Peer Review, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Design Thinking, Team Building, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Product Development, Business Analytics, Persona (User Experience)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Digital pedagogy, LLM Application, AI Security, Educational Materials, AI Personalization, Canva (Software), Personally Identifiable Information, Instructional Design, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Social Impact, Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Debugging, Scripting, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Graphics, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Development Environment, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, User Experience Design, Business Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Integration, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Prompt Engineering, No-Code Development, User Feedback, Technical Communication, Application Deployment, AI Security, Performance Tuning, Data Wrangling, Version Control, Business Process Automation, API Testing, LLM Application, DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Integration Testing, Application Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Agile Methodology, Data Integration
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Marketing Budgets, Heat Maps, Looker (Software), Process Mapping, Customer Retention, SQL, Data Visualization, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Tableau Software, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, R Programming, Python Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Angular, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Node.JS, Back-End Web Development, Unit Testing, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Components, Front-End Web Development, Command-Line Interface, Authentications, Dataflow, User Accounts, TypeScript, MySQL, E-Commerce
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Software Installation, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Ruby (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months