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Software Engineering Courses

Software engineering courses can help you learn programming languages like Python and Java, software development methodologies, version control systems, and testing practices. You can build skills in code optimization, debugging, and collaborative project management. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, Docker for containerization, and integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, which enhance your ability to develop, test, and deploy software efficiently.

Popular Software Engineering Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    Engaging and Assessing Students with Plickers

    Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Interactive Learning, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Strategies, Education Software and Technology, Pedagogy, User Accounts, Teaching, Barcoding, Account Management, Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (41) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Deep Time: Discovering an Ancient Earth

    Skills you'll gain: Physical Science, Research, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Environment, Hydrology, Timelines, Life Sciences, Biology

    ★ 4.8 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Lean Workflow with Kanban Frameworks in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Kanban Principles, Agile Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Workflow Management, Process Development, Agile Project Management, Business Process, Business Process Management, Process Mapping, Process Optimization, Collaborative Software, Service Design

    ★ 4.5 (19) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • T

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

    Hydrogen: Key Concepts and Use in Green Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Technologies, Laboratory Research, Laboratory Procedures, Sustainable Engineering, Production Process, Process Engineering, Mathematical Modeling, Materials science, Process Modeling, Plant Operations and Management, Engineering Analysis

    ★ 4.7 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Driving Operational Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Process Analysis, Operational Performance Management, Capacity Planning, Operational Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Operations Management, Operational Excellence, Operational Efficiency, Performance Measurement, Operations, Business Operations, Process Optimization, Business Metrics, Process Management, Business Process Management, Return On Investment, Customer Retention, Resource Utilization, Loss Prevention, Customer experience improvement

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

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Launch your first online meeting with ZOOM

    Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, Telecommunications

    ★ 4.1 (26) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • D

    Duke University

    Introduction to FastAPI framework

    Skills you'll gain: Web Frameworks, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Testing, Application Deployment, Software Documentation, Package and Software Management, JSON, Server Side, Python Programming, Data Validation

    ★ 2.5 (31) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Building with OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, Token Optimization, LangChain, ChatGPT, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, No-Code Development, LLM Application, AI powered creativity, Generative Model Architectures, Microsoft Power Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, Email Automation, Application Development, JSON

    ★ 3.6 (7) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    Alibaba Cloud Academy

    Big Data Analytical Platform on Alibaba Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Distributed Computing, Data Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Cloud Security, Cloud Technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), SQL

    ★ 4.3 (52) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Medical Insurance Premium Prediction with Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data Preprocessing, Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Model Training, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Processing, Data Science, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Deep Learning, Data Wrangling, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Python Programming

    ★ 4.7 (27) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    AngularJS for Beginners: Getting Started

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Program Development, Web Development Tools, JavaScript Frameworks, Code Reusability, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Model View Controller, Web Development

    ★ 4.3 (21) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Retrieval Augmented Generation

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Development Environment, Prompt Patterns, Multimodal Prompts, Tool Calling, Embeddings, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, User Interface (UI), OpenAI API, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Program Development, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Plot (Graphics), AI Integrations, Augmented Reality

    ★ 4.4 (20) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software engineering courses

  • Engaging and Assessing Students with Plickers: Coursera
  • Deep Time: Discovering an Ancient Earth: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Build a Lean Workflow with Kanban Frameworks in Miro: Coursera
  • Hydrogen: Key Concepts and Use in Green Technologies: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
  • Driving Operational Performance: University of Pennsylvania
  • Launch your first online meeting with ZOOM: Coursera
  • Introduction to FastAPI framework: Duke University
  • Building with OpenAI API: Packt
  • Big Data Analytical Platform on Alibaba Cloud: Alibaba Cloud Academy
  • Medical Insurance Premium Prediction with Machine Learning: Coursera

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