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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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    Google

    Start Writing Prompts like a Pro

    Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Industrial IoT Markets and Security

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Real-Time Operating Systems, General Networking, Wireless Networks, Information Systems Security, Application Security, Petroleum Industry, Automation, Network Protocols, Emerging Technologies, Cloud Platforms, Embedded Systems, Market Analysis, Interviewing Skills, Software-Defined Networking, Workforce Development, Platform As A Service (PaaS)

    Build toward a degree

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    616 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Workday

    Workday Financial Management for Business Users

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Workday (Software), Accounting Software, Data Analysis Software, Financial Data, Dashboard, General Ledger, Accounting, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Management Reporting, Workforce Planning, Business Reporting, Business Process, Data Visualization, Finance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Anthropic

    Building with the Claude API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Application Programming Interface (API), LLM Application, API Design, Restful API, Tool Calling, Generative AI Agents, Software Development Tools, Authentications, Automation, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    3DS Max UV Unwrapping: Analyze, Create & Render

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Autodesk, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Image Quality

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Sales Challenger Mastery: Engaging the Modern Buyer

    Skills you'll gain: Needs Assessment, Rapport Building, Communication, Active Listening

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Java Development Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Continuous Integration, Restful API, User Requirements Documents, Docker (Software), Model View Controller, Front-End Web Development, Databases, User Story, CI/CD, Java, Java Programming, Hibernate (Java), Database Application, HTML and CSS, Full-Stack Web Development, Spring Boot, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Back-End Web Development, Software Design Documents

    4.3
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Hadoop Projects: Analyze Big Data with Hive & Pig

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Processing, Enterprise Application Management, Performance Tuning, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Distributed Computing, Data Import/Export, SQL, Data Transformation, Query Languages

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Amsterdam

    Inferential Statistics

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Statistical Modeling

    4.3
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    604 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint

    Skills you'll gain: Multimedia, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Collaborative Software, Microsoft Windows, Editing, Data Visualization, File Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, System Monitoring, Application Security, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Google Workspace, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Version Control, Collaborative Software, Data Management, Data Analysis Software, Data Sharing, Data Import/Export

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    676 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Start Writing Prompts like a Pro: Google
  • Industrial IoT Markets and Security: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Workday Financial Management for Business Users: Workday
  • Building with the Claude API: Anthropic
  • 3DS Max UV Unwrapping: Analyze, Create & Render: EDUCBA
  • Sales Challenger Mastery: Engaging the Modern Buyer: LearnQuest
  • Java Development Capstone Project: IBM
  • Hadoop Projects: Analyze Big Data with Hive & Pig: EDUCBA
  • Inferential Statistics: University of Amsterdam
  • Work Smarter with Microsoft PowerPoint: Microsoft

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