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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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    28DIGITAL

    System Validation (4): Modelling Software, Protocols, and other behaviour

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Analysis, Communication Systems, Verification And Validation, Computational Logic, Systems Design, Process Modeling, System Design and Implementation, Data Modeling, Software Design, Network Protocols

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    13 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Creational Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Prototyping, Memory Management, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Analyze, Design & Implement Java CRUD with TestNG

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Java, Java Programming, Test Script Development, Test Automation, Software Development, Development Testing, Program Development, Application Design, Software Testing, Application Development, Programming Principles, Data Validation, User Interface (UI), Maintainability, Software Design, Debugging, Data Integrity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Northeastern University

    Application Engineering and Development Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Software Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Code Reusability, Application Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Data Management

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    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

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of California, Irvine

    Best Practices for iOS User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Model View Controller, Core Data (Software), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, Software Design, Geospatial Mapping, Animations, Application Development, Data Persistence

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    189 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    E

    EDUCBA

    Design and Build Scalable iOS Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Model View Controller, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Application Design, Mobile Development, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Application Frameworks, Scalability, Frontend Integration, Application Development, Frontend Performance, Test Data, Model Optimization, Performance Tuning, Data Modeling, Business Logic

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles, Diagram Design, Memory Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    ChatGPT and Prompt Engineering for Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering Tools, Software Documentation, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Test Automation, Docker (Software), AI Integrations, Technical Documentation, Software Design, API Design, AI literacy, Unit Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Technical Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Glasgow

    Computational Thinking with JavaScript 4: Create & Deploy

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Program Development, Software Design, Application Design, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Requirements Analysis, Functional Requirement, Program Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java, Software Architecture, Java Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Software Development, AI Integrations

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Tibco BW: Design & Validate Web Services

    Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), API Testing, Service Design, Verification And Validation, Process Design, Software Design, Workflow Management, System Testing, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Validation, Project Design, Integration Testing, System Design and Implementation, Business Logic, Process Validation, Middleware

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • System Validation (4): Modelling Software, Protocols, and other behaviour: 28DIGITAL
  • Creational Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • Analyze, Design & Implement Java CRUD with TestNG: EDUCBA
  • Application Engineering and Development Part 1: Northeastern University
  • Data Structures and Algorithms: Merge Sort: Scrimba
  • Best Practices for iOS User Interface Design: University of California, Irvine
  • Design and Build Scalable iOS Applications: EDUCBA
  • Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • ChatGPT and Prompt Engineering for Software Development: Packt
  • Computational Thinking with JavaScript 4: Create & Deploy: University of Glasgow

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