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Software Design Courses

Software design courses can help you learn programming principles, design patterns, user interface design, and system architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, version control, and creating scalable applications. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, Figma for UI/UX design, and various integrated development environments (IDEs) to streamline the coding process. By engaging with these topics and tools, you can enhance your ability to create efficient, user-friendly software solutions.


Popular Software Design Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Star Schemas & Track Changes

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Warehousing, Looker (Software), Database Design, Data Mart, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integrity, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Performance Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Software Documentation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Presentation Generation: Comprehensive Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Data Presentation, Sales Presentation, Visual Design, Multimedia, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Design Reviews, Workflow Management, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Brand Awareness, Executive Presence, Brand Marketing, Branding, Visual Impairment Education, Brand Loyalty, Brand Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft AI Product Manager

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Research, User Story, User Interface (UI), Product Roadmaps, Competitive Intelligence, AI Product Strategy, Usability, Persona Development, Product Development, Market Analysis, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Market Opportunities, Quality Assurance and Control, Technology Roadmaps, Product Strategy, Data Analysis

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    347 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Data Analysis with R

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Exploratory Data Analysis, Peer Review, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Statistical Reporting, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Probability, R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

    Check Point Jump Start: Quantum Management

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Management, Threat Detection, Security Controls, Cyber Security Policies, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Troubleshooting, Identity and Access Management, Firewall, Security Management, Infrastructure Security, Network Administration, System Configuration, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Creative Content Creation Toolkit

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Visual Design, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Video Production, Content Marketing, Graphic Design, Video Editing, ChatGPT, Marketing Design, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Content Strategy, Animations, Storytelling, Branding, Responsible AI

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Integration Testing, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Game Design

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Security, Testing, and Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Middleware, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, API Design, Azure DevOps, Postman API Platform, API Testing, .NET Framework, Microservices

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Data Visualization with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Geospatial Information and Technology, Pandas (Python Package), Scatter Plots, Histogram, Heat Maps, Box Plots, Jupyter, Python Programming, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    R Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Debugging, Simulations, Computer Programming Tools, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Data Import/Export

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    Adobe Dreamweaver CC (2017): Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Adobe Creative Cloud, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Development, Web Content, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Front-End Web Development, Image Quality, Browser Compatibility, File Management, Development Environment, Multimedia, Content Management, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Star Schemas & Track Changes: Coursera
  • C for Everyone, Part 1: Programming Fundamentals: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • AI Presentation Generation: Comprehensive Guide: SkillsBooster Academy
  • Microsoft AI Product Manager: Microsoft
  • Data Analysis with R: Duke University
  • Check Point Jump Start: Quantum Management: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
  • Creative Content Creation Toolkit: Coursera
  • Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Security, Testing, and Deployment: Microsoft
  • Data Visualization with Python: IBM

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