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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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    University of Alberta

    Software Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Product Family Engineering, Software Development, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Software Technical Review, Application Deployment, Data Storage

    4.5
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Software Development Lifecycle

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Software Design Patterns, Design Thinking, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Process Mapping, Software Engineering, Kanban Principles, Kaizen Methodology, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Agile Product Development, Application Security, Security Architecture Review, Scrum (Software Development), Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    9.8K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Security Requirements Analysis, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Storyboarding, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Product Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, Risking

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    857 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Amazon

    Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Systems Development Life Cycle, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Agile Software Development, Unified Modeling Language, Software Testing, JUnit, Agile Methodology, Programming Principles, Java Programming, Spring Framework, Maintainability, Debugging, Java, Software Design Patterns

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    45 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis & Design

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, Software Testing, Java, Software Engineering, Java Programming, Computer Programming, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unit Testing, Software Design, Software Architecture, API Design, Model View Controller, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Conceptual Design, Databases

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Codio

    Software Engineering Tools and Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), CI/CD, Model View Controller, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Continuous Integration, Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Ansible, Software Testing, OAuth, Web Development Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Application Performance Management, Prometheus (Software), Authentications, Test Driven Development (TDD), Package and Software Management, Cloud API, Javascript, Software Engineering

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    58 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Test Case Design

    Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Test Script Development, Test Planning, Test Automation, Test Engineering, Continuous Integration, Test Tools, CI/CD, Software Quality Assurance, Continuous Delivery, Quality Assurance, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Software Engineering Tools

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Embedded Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, UI/UX Strategy, Internet Of Things, API Design, User Interface (UI), Embedded Software, Amazon Web Services, Interactive Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Prototyping, Software Development

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    4.5
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    148 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Human-Centered Design: an Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, Usability, Human Centered Design, Mockups, Storyboarding, Design Strategies, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Research, User Research, UI/UX Research, Qualitative Research, Creativity, Interviewing Skills

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Designing Production LLM Architectures

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Kubernetes, Systems Architecture, Large Language Modeling, Data Pipelines, Software Architecture, Software Design, Model Deployment, Application Deployment, Microservices, Apache Airflow, Containerization, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Scalability, AWS CloudFormation, Managed Services, Azure DevOps, Open Source Technology, Diagram Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Client Needs and Software Requirements

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Functional Requirement, Backlogs, User Requirements Documents, Change Control, User Story, System Requirements, Acceptance Testing, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3.2K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    U

    University of Michigan

    Programming for Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Software Design, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Computer Graphic Techniques, Python Programming, Graphic and Visual Design, Event-Driven Programming, Digital Design, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Graphical Tools, Game Design, Computational Logic, Computational Thinking

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Software Architecture: University of Alberta
  • Software Development Lifecycle: University of Minnesota
  • Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications: University of Colorado System
  • Application Development: Amazon
  • Object-Oriented Analysis & Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Software Engineering Tools and Practices: Codio
  • Fundamentals of Test Case Design: Board Infinity
  • Embedded Interface Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Human-Centered Design: an Introduction: University of California San Diego
  • Designing Production LLM Architectures: Coursera

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