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      Northwestern University

      Leadership Through Design Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Ideation, Brainstorming, Design Strategies, User Feedback, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Creativity, User Research

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      University of Virginia

      Experiencing Design: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Open Mindset, Creativity, Strategic Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Empathy, Adaptability, Dealing With Ambiguity

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

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      Skillshare

      Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animations, User Experience Design, Style Guides, User Centered Design, UI Components, User Experience, Typography, Interaction Design, Interactive Design, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Design Elements And Principles, Web Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Generative AI Course in Software Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping, Usability, Software Design, Generative AI, UI/UX Research, User Centered Design, Prompt Engineering, Mockups, Software Development, Software Architecture, Software Engineering

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Adobe InDesign: Collaborative Design & Workflow Mastery

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Style Guides, Document Management, File Management, Design Reviews, User Feedback, Branding, Version Control

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      BIM Fundamentals: Smarter Building Design & Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Revit, Building Information Modeling, Project Coordination, Construction, Architectural Design, Building Design, Computer-Aided Design, Collaborative Software, Architectural Drawing, Construction Management, Collaboration, Engineering Documentation, 3D Modeling, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Virginia

      Design Thinking: Insights to Inspiration

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Project Design, Human Centered Design, Open Mindset, Creative Problem-Solving, User Research, Growth Mindedness, Brainstorming, Planning, Qualitative Research, Constructive Feedback, Strategic Thinking, Interviewing Skills, Empathy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Relational Database Design and Advanced Querying

      Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Microsoft SQL Servers, Relational Databases, Database Design, Data Warehousing, SQL, Database Management, Data Integrity, Query Languages, Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Stored Procedure, Business Intelligence, Performance Tuning, Power BI, Generative AI

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      SkillUp EdTech

      Java: Design Patterns, Testing, and Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Java, Containerization, Docker (Software), Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Integration Testing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Visio for Professionals: Diagrams & Flowchart Design

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visio, Process Flow Diagrams, Process Mapping, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Analysis, Process Design, Workflow Management, Data Visualization, Collaborative Software, Process Improvement, Collaboration, Organizational Structure, Data Integration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      UX Design: From Concept to Prototype

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Wireframing, Design Thinking, Design Research, Design Strategies, Interaction Design, Creativity, Storyboarding

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Arizona State University

      Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment

      Skills you'll gain: Design Strategies, Design Elements And Principles, Grammar, Language Learning, English Language

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular design courses

    • Leadership Through Design Innovation: Northwestern University
    • Experiencing Design: Deepening Your Design Thinking Practice: University of Virginia
    • Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials: Skillshare
    • Generative AI Course in Software Design: Simplilearn
    • Adobe InDesign: Collaborative Design & Workflow Mastery: Coursera Instructor Network
    • BIM Fundamentals: Smarter Building Design & Planning: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Design Thinking: Insights to Inspiration : University of Virginia
    • Relational Database Design and Advanced Querying: Microsoft
    • Java: Design Patterns, Testing, and Deployment: SkillUp EdTech
    • Visio for Professionals: Diagrams & Flowchart Design: Coursera Instructor Network

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