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    Arizona State University

    Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment

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

    4.9
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    5K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development 1: 2D Shooter

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Scripting, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    518 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Software Design, Process Driven Development, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Program Development, Project Management, Project Planning, Unified Modeling Language

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    186 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Product Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Conceptual Design, Human Centered Design, Product Testing, Project Management, Product Management, Agile Methodology

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    93 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, User Interface (UI), Usability, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, Mockups, User Experience, Wireframing, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Prototyping, User Research

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Eindhoven University of Technology

    RF and millimeter-Wave Circuit Design

    Skills you'll gain: Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Electronic Systems, Electronic Components, Hardware Design, Communication Systems, Wireless Networks, Electronic Hardware, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Laboratory Experience

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    241 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Information Design

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, Web Design, Responsive Web Design, Design, Typography, Wireframing, Design Elements And Principles, Usability, Interaction Design, UI Components, Prototyping

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    578 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Restful API, Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Version Control, File Management, Scrum (Software Development), Application Deployment, Software Engineering, Linux, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, Python Programming

    4.6
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera Project Network

    Use Canva to Create Desktop and Mobile-friendly Web Pages.

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Visual Design, Social Media, Graphic Design, User Accounts, Business

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Project Network

    Use Canva to Design Digital Course Collateral

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Color Theory, Developing Training Materials, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Marketing, Social Media

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google

    Foundations of Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Change Management, Organizational Structure, Project Management, Project Coordination, Organizational Change, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Waterfall Methodology, Interpersonal Communications, Strategic Thinking

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    98K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM AI Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Computer Vision, Software Development Life Cycle, Large Language Modeling, Software Architecture, LangChain, ChatGPT, Responsive Web Design, Restful API, LLM Application, Generative AI, Flask (Web Framework), IBM Cloud, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Workflow Management, Machine Learning, Data Science

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment: Arizona State University
  • Game Design and Development 1: 2D Shooter: Michigan State University
  • Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • RF and millimeter-Wave Circuit Design: Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Information Design: University of California San Diego
  • IBM Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals: IBM
  • Use Canva to Create Desktop and Mobile-friendly Web Pages.: Coursera Project Network
  • Use Canva to Design Digital Course Collateral: Coursera Project Network

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