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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


  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Black-box and White-box Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming

    3.8 stars, 117 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 3.8 (117) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • K

    KodeKloud

    Introduction to NGINX

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Firewall, Linux, Network Administration, Network Routing, Proxy Servers, Server Administration, Application Deployment, System Configuration, Linux Commands, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, Computer Networking, Network Security, Servers, Configuration Management, DevOps

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Salesforce Lightning Web Components for Modern UI

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Visualforce, Development Environment, Application Development, UI Components, Web Components, Salesforce, Web Applications, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Design and Development, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface (UI), Application Programming Interface (API), Test Script Development, Restful API, Data Access, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • W

    Whizlabs

    Google Cloud Storage, Databases & Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Cloud Storage, Redis, Data Warehousing, Looker (Software), Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Database Administration, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, Databases, Data Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Data Storage Technologies, Database Management Systems, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • O

    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Environmental Psychology

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Environmental Policy, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Social Justice, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Policy Analysis, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Policy Development, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Public Policies, Regulatory Affairs

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    Universidad de Palermo

    Inteligencia Artificial y Futuro del Trabajo

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Employee Coaching, People Development, Employee Training, Responsible AI, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Data Ethics, Digital Analysis, Technology Strategies, Digital Transformation, Business Intelligence, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Business Technologies, Business, Data Science

    4.9 stars, 1.1K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.9 (1.1K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Virginia

    Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I

    Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Business Process, Process Management, Planning, Value Propositions, Innovation, Business Intelligence, Prioritization, Case Studies

    4.7 stars, 661 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (661) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • K

    KodeKloud

    Azure Storage, Virtual Machines, and App Service

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Deployment, Virtual Machines, Cloud Hosting, Application Deployment, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Containerization, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Azure Active Directory, Scalability, Data Management, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Identity and Access Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Performance & Culture Alignment

    Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Responsible AI, Culture Transformation, Team Performance Management, Organizational Development, Prompt Engineering, People Analytics, Empowerment, Performance Management, AI literacy, Microsoft Copilot, Executive Presence, Management Training And Development, Performance Measurement, Organizational Change, Microsoft Teams, Employee Coaching, Goal Setting, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Visio

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • I

    IBM

    Python Project for Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Web Scraping, Database Management, Databases, Unit Testing, Data Transformation, Data Access, Data Capture, Package and Software Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Integration, Data Wrangling, Integrated Development Environments, Data Pipelines, Maintainability, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Style Guides

    4.6 stars, 861 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (861) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    STARWEAVER

    Sales Presentations and Objection Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Sales Presentation, Overcoming Objections, Value Propositions, Marketing Collateral, Storytelling, Product Demonstration, Presentations, Selling Techniques, Upselling, Sales Strategy, Cross Selling, Sales, Data Storytelling, Proposal Development, Return On Investment, Verbal Communication Skills, Price Negotiation, Customer Success Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Snowflake

    Snowflake Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Pipelines, Database Management, Data Manipulation, Databases, Data Store, Data Transformation, Continuous Deployment, Extract, Transform, Load, Devops Tools, Data Warehousing, Change Control, DevOps, SQL, Data Integration, CI/CD, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Analysis

    4.8 stars, 377 reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (377) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software design courses

  • Black-box and White-box Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Introduction to NGINX: KodeKloud
  • Salesforce Lightning Web Components for Modern UI: Packt
  • Google Cloud Storage, Databases & Analytics: Whizlabs
  • Environmental Psychology: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Inteligencia Artificial y Futuro del Trabajo: Universidad de Palermo
  • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I: University of Virginia
  • Azure Storage, Virtual Machines, and App Service: KodeKloud
  • Performance & Culture Alignment: Microsoft
  • Python Project for Data Engineering: IBM

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