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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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    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Human Computer Interaction, Software Development Life Cycle, User Experience Design, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, Requirements Analysis, Usability, Prototyping, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, User Requirements Documents, Interaction Design, User Centered Design, Human Factors, System Requirements, Persona (User Experience), Software Design, Software Engineering, Systems Development

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Codio

    Software Engineering Tools and Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), CI/CD, Model View Controller, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Continuous Integration, Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Ansible, Software Testing, OAuth, Web Development Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Application Performance Management, Prometheus (Software), Authentications, Test Driven Development (TDD), Package and Software Management, Cloud API, Javascript, Software Engineering

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Functional Requirement, Data Modeling, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Development Life Cycle, System Requirements, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Project Planning, Project Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    Introduction to Medical Software

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Software Development Life Cycle, Medical Devices, Usability, Software Development, Medical Privacy, Human Computer Interaction, Regulatory Affairs, Verification And Validation, Regulatory Requirements, Quality Management Systems, Biomedical Engineering, Risk Management, Software Design, Health Technology, Software Testing, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), User Research, Probability & Statistics

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    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Usability, User Experience, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Ideation, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, Peer Review, User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Qualitative Research, Mockups

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Introduction to Software Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Software Development, Requirements Management, Product Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Process Development, Project Management

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Test Case Design

    Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Test Planning, Test Automation, System Testing, Continuous Integration, Acceptance Testing, Test Tools, CI/CD, Software Quality Assurance, Continuous Delivery, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance, Selenium (Software), Software Development Tools, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    AI for Course Design

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Emerging Technologies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Clemson University

    AI Receptive Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Systems Development Life Cycle, Program Development, Software Engineering, Software Development, Requirements Analysis, Usability, Human Centered Design, User Research, Systems Development, Software Design, User Story, User Experience Design, LLM Application, UI/UX Research, Software Development Tools, User Centered Design, AI Product Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

    Mixed · 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

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Patterns and Principles

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Conceptual Design

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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

  • Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Software Engineering Tools and Practices: Codio
  • Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Introduction to Medical Software: Yale University
  • User Interface Design: University of Minnesota
  • Introduction to Software Product Management: University of Alberta
  • Fundamentals of Test Case Design: Board Infinity
  • AI for Course Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • AI Receptive Software Development: Clemson University
  • Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States: EDUCBA

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