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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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    University of Washington

    Programming Languages, Part A

    Skills you'll gain: Software Installation, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Ruby (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, Development Environment

    4.9
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    1.9K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SAP

    SAP Technology Consultant

    Skills you'll gain: Journey Mapping, Business Transformation, SAP S/4HANA, Technology Solutions, Technical Documentation, Relationship Building, Software As A Service, Consultative Approaches, Enterprise Architecture, ABAP RESTful Programming Model (RAP), Solution Architecture, Enterprise Resource Planning, System Design and Implementation, Project Implementation, Project Closure, Test Planning, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management, Workforce Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.7K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Customer Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Descriptive Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Advanced Analytics, Business Analytics, Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Customer Data Management, Consumer Behaviour, Data Collection, Model Optimization, Revenue Management, Regression Analysis, Business Marketing, Correlation Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Management Consultant

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, Management Consulting, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Data Presentation, Business Consulting, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Generative AI, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving, Requirements Analysis, Process Improvement, Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Communication

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    5K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft IT Support Specialist

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Hardware, Authorization (Computing), Hardware Architecture, Cloud Services, Computer Networking, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, General Networking, Microsoft Teams, Authentications, Generative Model Architectures, Firewall, Hardening, Data Warehousing, Network Architecture, Data Storage, Security Controls, Problem Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Cloud Computing, Network Protocols

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    Stay Ahead of the AI Curve

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Strategic Thinking, AI literacy, Technology Roadmaps, AI Integrations, Generative AI, Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Object-Oriented Data Structures in C++

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Development Environment, Engineering Software, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Memory Management, Computer Programming Tools, Debugging, Program Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Cloud Application Development Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Node.JS, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Platforms, CI/CD, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, NoSQL, Cloud Computing, HTML and CSS, Cloud Computing Architecture, MongoDB, Server Side, Front-End Web Development, React Redux, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript Frameworks, Restful API, DevOps, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    11K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability, Video Game Development, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Computer Science, Computer Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    4.1K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Software Versioning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    3.7K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Natural Language Processing

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Supervised Learning, Transfer Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Markov Model, Embeddings, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining, Dimensionality Reduction, Large Language Modeling, Statistical Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Classification Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Machine Learning Methods, Logistic Regression, Feature Engineering, Keras (Neural Network Library)

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

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    EDUCBA

    Java Unit Testing with JUnit

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Java Programming, Java, Test Script Development, Verification And Validation, Test Tools, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Development Testing, Quality Assurance, Software Quality Assurance, System Testing, Application Development, Test Case, Data Validation, Application Design, Automation, Software Development

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Programming Languages, Part A: University of Washington
  • SAP Technology Consultant: SAP
  • Customer Analytics: University of Pennsylvania
  • IBM Management Consultant: IBM
  • Microsoft IT Support Specialist: Microsoft
  • Stay Ahead of the AI Curve: Google
  • Object-Oriented Data Structures in C++: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Cloud Application Development Foundations: IBM
  • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
  • Web Development for Beginners: University of California, Davis

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