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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
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Technical Support Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Desktop Support, Technical Support, Computer Hardware, Software Installation, Help Desk Support, Technical Documentation, Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Support, Computer Architecture, Computer Networking, Microsoft Windows, Technical Communication, Linux, Virtual Machines

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      161K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Google IT Automation with Python

      Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Services, Cloud Management, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Incident Management, Code Review, Debugging, Unix Shell, Interviewing Skills, Web Services, Automation, Configuration Management, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Applicant Tracking Systems

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      49K reviews

      Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Status: AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, Data Literacy, Feature Engineering, Relational Databases, Data Visualization Software, Professional Networking, Predictive Modeling, Plotly, Supervised Learning, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Generative AI, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Data Mining, Jupyter, Data Science

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      4.6
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      145K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Foundations of Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Organizational Change, Change Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Organizational Structure, Project Planning, Project Closure, Agile Methodology, Waterfall Methodology, Communication Planning, Strategic Thinking, Decision Making

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      96K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yale University

      Introduction to Medical Software

      Skills you'll gain: User Requirements Documents, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Design, Regulatory Affairs, Software Architecture, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Usability, System Requirements, Verification And Validation, Regulatory Requirements, Health Technology, User Research, Health Informatics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Testing, Medical Privacy, Health Information Management, Risk Management, Quality Management Systems, Entrepreneurship

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      273 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, OpenShift, Linux Commands, GitHub, Software Architecture, MongoDB, Bash (Scripting Language), Containerization, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Development Environment, Git (Version Control System), Object-Relational Mapping, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Microservices, Jupyter, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Effective Communication: Writing, Design, and Presentation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Graphic Design, Visual Design, Peer Review, Business Correspondence, Public Speaking, Presentations, Typography, Design, Business Communication, Writing and Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Communication, Writing, Organizational Skills, Grammar, Proofreading, Branding, Verbal Communication Skills, Courage

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Google

      Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Figma (Design Software), Mockups, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, UI Components, Typography, Color Theory, Animations

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

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      IBM

      Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Test Case, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Unit Testing, Selenium (Software), Test Tools, Test Automation, Test Data, Code Coverage, Restful API, Microservices, Mockups

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      232 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM UI/UX Designer

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Agile Methodology, User Research, Information Architecture, Usability, Agile Project Management, User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Research, Team Performance Management, Usability Testing, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Software Development Life Cycle, InVision (Design Software), Prototyping

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      2.5K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Intuit

      Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

      Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Reconciliation, Sales Tax, Income Statement, General Ledger, Payroll Tax, Financial Analysis, Fixed Asset, General Accounting, Balance Sheet, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, Property Accounting, Payroll

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7.6K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design: Google
    • Technical Support Fundamentals: Google
    • Google IT Automation with Python: Google
    • IBM Data Science: IBM
    • Foundations of Project Management: Google
    • Introduction to Medical Software: Yale University
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Effective Communication: Writing, Design, and Presentation: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma: Google
    • Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development: IBM

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