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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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    EDUCBA

    IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System

    Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Design, Debugging, UI Components, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Java, Java Programming, Design Thinking, Program Development, Application Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Validation, Software Development, Software Development Tools, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Data Structures and Algorithms: Merge Sort

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Software Development, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Problem Solving, Computer Science, Machine Learning Methods

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Concepts in Recursion, Backtracking, and OOP

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java Programming, Computational Thinking, Java, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Solution Design

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon

    Amazon Junior Software Developer

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Systems Development Life Cycle, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Full-Stack Web Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), SQL, Software Development, Restful API, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Digital Transformation, GitHub Copilot, Java Programming, Generative AI

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    579 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Software Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Test Tools, White-Box Testing, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Test Script Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Test Data, Technical Communication

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    830 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon

    Introduction to Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Program Development, Code Reusability, Software Development, Object Oriented Design, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Design, Computational Logic

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    395 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Full Stack Software Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Server Side, Cloud-Native Computing, Istio, Software Architecture, React Redux, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Restful API, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Cloud Computing, Data Ethics, Python Programming, Software Development

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    60K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM DevOps and Software Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Istio, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Test Driven Development (TDD), Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Devops Tools, Restful API, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Python Programming, Application Development

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    65K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Software Testing and Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cucumber (Software), Software Testing, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), JUnit, Verification And Validation, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Security Testing, Regression Testing, Test Case, Software Development Tools, Testability, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Performance Testing, Development Testing, Test Engineering

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Software Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Software Design Documents, Software Design, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Software Architecture, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Integration, Software Development, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Security, Software Engineering, Code Review

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Accounting Software Mastery for Modern Businesses

    Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Vendor Management, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Software, Inventory and Warehousing, Inventory Management, Payroll Processing, Accounting Records, Financial Reporting, Payroll Administration, Business Reporting, Customer Data Management, Management Reporting, Payroll Systems, Financial Analysis, Billing & Invoicing, Accounting and Finance Software, Business Software, Business, Business Analysis

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    85 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Software Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Driven Development (TDD), Release Management, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Risk Management Framework, Risk Management, System Testing, Application Deployment, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Data Validation, Systems Analysis, Systems Thinking, Data Modeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Process Automation, Digital Transformation, Process Flow Diagrams

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System: EDUCBA
  • Data Structures and Algorithms: Merge Sort: Scrimba
  • Advanced Concepts in Recursion, Backtracking, and OOP: Packt
  • Amazon Junior Software Developer: Amazon
  • Introduction to Software Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Introduction to Software Development: Amazon
  • IBM Full Stack Software Developer: IBM
  • IBM DevOps and Software Engineering: IBM
  • Software Testing and Automation: University of Minnesota
  • Generative AI for Software Developers: IBM

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