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    Northeastern University

    Comprehensive UX and Responsive Web Design

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, React.js, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Servers, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design

    Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Education and Training, Adaptive Equipment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Instructional Design, Visual Impairment Education, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Microsoft Office, Advocacy

    4.7
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    243 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design

    Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Design Thinking, Creativity, Research and Design, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Surveys, Data Collection, Storytelling, Design Strategies, Collaboration, Innovation, User Research, Presentations, Communication, Goal Setting

    4.3
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Development, Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Management, Databases, Business Requirements, Web Applications

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SkillUp

    Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Persona (User Experience), Experience Design, Human Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Story, Ideation, Brainstorming

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Strategic Thinking, Process Design, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    R: Design & Evaluate Random Forests for Attrition

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workforce Management, Advanced Analytics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Version Control, Software Testing, Git (Version Control System), Usability, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Acceptance Testing, Software Design, Test Tools, Regression Testing, Angular, Unified Modeling Language, Agile Software Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Software Design Patterns

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    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design & Implement Advanced Rendering Effects

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, C# (Programming Language), Linear Algebra, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    Design of Digital Circuits with VHDL Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Electronics Engineering, Hardware Design, Electronic Hardware, Computer Engineering, Verification And Validation, Computational Logic, Simulation and Simulation Software, Design Software, Integrated Development Environments, Schematic Diagrams, Simulations, Dataflow, Development Environment

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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design & Process italiano

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, API Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Restful API, Cloud Computing, CI/CD, Service Level Agreement, Cloud Storage, Network Architecture, DevOps, Cloud Security, Application Design, Load Balancing, System Design and Implementation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Scalability

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Ideation, Conceptual Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Comprehensive UX and Responsive Web Design: Northeastern University
  • An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • SQLServer for Beginners: Database Design & CRUD Operations: Coursera Project Network
  • Generative AI: The Future of UX UI Design: SkillUp
  • Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • R: Design & Evaluate Random Forests for Attrition: EDUCBA
  • Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®: Universidad de los Andes
  • Unity: Design & Implement Advanced Rendering Effects: EDUCBA
  • Design of Digital Circuits with VHDL Programming: L&T EduTech

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