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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Design, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Design Strategies, Design Research, User Research

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Open Design

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Creativity, Cultural Diversity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Epic Games

      User Interface in Game Design

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design, User Experience, Usability, Programming Principles, Mockups, Prototyping

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      Computer Aided Design

      Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Mechanical Design, Engineering Drawings, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Prototyping, Animations

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Software Creation: Version Control, Debugging, Object Design

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Programming Principles, Software Design, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Integrated Development Environments, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      DApp Design and Development - Blockchain Technology Applied

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Blockchain, Application Design, React Redux, User Experience Design, Application Development, Application Security, Software Development Tools, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Transaction Processing, Back-End Web Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Requirements Management, Software Development, Product Management, Process Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Customer Engagement

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      38 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Data Modeling, Artificial Intelligence

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, User Requirements Documents, Functional Requirement, Software Documentation, Unified Modeling Language, Requirements Analysis, System Requirements, Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Data Modeling, Dataflow

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Fundamentals of Software Architecture for Big Data

      Skills you'll gain: Service Level, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Data Architecture, Microservices, Software Development, Transaction Processing, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Blockchain, Big Data, Maintainability, Data Structures, System Monitoring, Databases

      Build toward a degree

      3.5
      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      87 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Software Engineering: Implementation and Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Acceptance Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Configuration Management, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Unified Modeling Language, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Unit Testing, System Implementation, Secure Coding, Test Case, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodology, Project Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      118 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Toronto

      App Design and Development for iOS

      Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Application Design, Application Development, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Animations, Computer Graphics, Persistence, Network Model, Data Storage

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      269 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Introduction to UI Design: University of Minnesota
    • Open Design: Duke University
    • User Interface in Game Design: Epic Games
    • Computer Aided Design: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Software Creation: Version Control, Debugging, Object Design: Coursera Instructor Network
    • DApp Design and Development - Blockchain Technology Applied: Board Infinity
    • Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software: University of Alberta
    • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture: University of Colorado Boulder
    • SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations: University of Colorado System
    • Fundamentals of Software Architecture for Big Data: University of Colorado Boulder

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