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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design Methods and Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Software Design, Unified Modeling Language, Technical Design, Software Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), JUnit, Software Development Methodologies, Data Ethics, Dataflow, Conceptual Design

      4.7
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      159 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Development Life Cycle, Application Security, Functional Design, Software Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Security Requirements Analysis, Data Security, Conceptual Design, Software Development Methodologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      253 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design Threats and Mitigations

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Application Security, Software Design, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Management, Secure Coding, Agile Methodology, Cryptography, Blockchain

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      93 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design as an Abstraction

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, Relational Databases, Databases, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Software Visualization, Design Software, Application Security, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Unit Testing, Operating Systems

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      134 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Chicago

      Software Defined Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Computer Networking, Virtualization, Network Architecture, General Networking, Network Administration, Network Routing, Network Security, Network Protocols, Hardware Architecture, Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      289 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Pivot Tables And Charts, SQL, Rmarkdown, Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Relational Databases, Leaflet (Software), IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Extract, Transform, Load, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Looker (Software), Data Quality, Business Analytics, Big Data, Microsoft Excel, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      28K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Excel Skills for Business

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Excel Macros, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Visualization, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Modeling, Data Management, Data Entry, Consolidation, Productivity Software, Automation, Business Modeling, Data Integrity, Financial Modeling, File Management, Business Reporting

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      62K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Experience Design, Sprint Retrospectives, Cross Platform Development, Usability, User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design Thinking, Wireframing, Prototyping, Sprint Planning

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Team Software Engineering with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Test Automation, Collaborative Software, Software Testing, Debugging, Software Documentation, Dependency Analysis, Technical Documentation, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM AI Product Manager

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Product Management, New Product Development, Product Strategy, Financial Analysis, Product Roadmaps, Product Development, Product Planning, Generative AI Agents, Project Management Life Cycle, Innovation, Commercialization, Artificial Intelligence, Market Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Business Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Arm

      Cortex-M Software Development Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, System Programming, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Software Visualization, Development Environment, Program Development, Build Tools, C (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), System Configuration, Computer Architecture

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Software Design Methods and Tools: University of Colorado System
    • Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle: University of Colorado System
    • Software Design Threats and Mitigations: University of Colorado System
    • Software Design as an Abstraction: University of Colorado System
    • Software Defined Networking: The University of Chicago
    • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM
    • Data Analysis and Visualization Foundations: IBM
    • Excel Skills for Business: Macquarie University
    • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: Google
    • Team Software Engineering with AI: DeepLearning.AI

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