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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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    Whizlabs

    Design and Implement a Source Control Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Azure DevOps, Continuous Deployment, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Microsoft Azure, Release Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Code Review

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Ultimate Graphic Design Course: Create 40 Practical Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Design Reviews, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Peer Review, Infographics, Motion Graphics, Content Creation, Animations, Image Quality, Advertising, Color Theory, Online Advertising

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Cinematic Sequences with Sequencer

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Video Editing, Video Production, Virtual Reality, Storytelling

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    AI-Powered Design with Canva Magic Studio

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Canva (Software), Generative AI, Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Creative Design, Content Creation, Artificial Intelligence, Design Strategies, Quality Control, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Secure Software Supply Chain: Using Cloud Build & Cloud Deploy to Deploy Containerized Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Applications, CI/CD, Application Security, Google App Engine, Serverless Computing

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Maintainability, C# (Programming Language), Debugging, Scripting

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Graphic Elements of Design: Color Theory and Image Formats

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Color Theory, Graphic Design, Image Quality, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Digital Design, File Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Unity: Design Procedural Surfaces with Noise Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Scientific Visualization, Computer Graphics, Real Time Data, Animation and Game Design, Image Quality, Simulations, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process

    Skills you'll gain: Engineering Design Process, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Drafting and Engineering Design, Mechanical Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, Technical Drawing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version)

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Functional Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, Simulations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Design Thinking and Predictive Analytics for Data Products

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Science, Data Cleansing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis, Tensorflow, Statistical Methods, Deep Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities

    Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design and Implement a Source Control Strategy: Whizlabs
  • Ultimate Graphic Design Course: Create 40 Practical Projects: Packt
  • Unreal Engine: Design Cinematic Sequences with Sequencer: EDUCBA
  • AI-Powered Design with Canva Magic Studio: Coursera
  • Secure Software Supply Chain: Using Cloud Build & Cloud Deploy to Deploy Containerized Applications: Google Cloud
  • Unity: Design Voxel Environments with Marching Squares: EDUCBA
  • Graphic Elements of Design: Color Theory and Image Formats: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Unity: Design Procedural Surfaces with Noise Functions: EDUCBA
  • Using Rapid Prototyping in the Engineering Design Process: Arizona State University
  • Functional Program Design in Scala (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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