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      University of Alberta

      Client Needs and Software Requirements

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Management, Functional Requirement, Business Requirements, Product Requirements, Backlogs, User Requirements Documents, Scope Management, Change Control, User Story, System Requirements, Client Services, Acceptance Testing, Agile Software Development, Prioritization

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Prototyping, User Research, Test Planning, Design Software

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Patterns and Principles

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Conceptual Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

      Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Human Computer Interaction, Software Development Life Cycle, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, User Experience Design, Requirements Analysis, Prototyping, Usability, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, User Requirements Documents, Interaction Design, User Centered Design, Human Factors, Persona (User Experience), System Requirements, Software Design, Software Engineering, Systems Development

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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Software Development Processes and Methodologies

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Agile Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Application Deployment, Agile Software Development, Systems Development, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, Process Driven Development, Waterfall Methodology, System Requirements, Software Testing, Scrum (Software Development), Release Management, User Requirements Documents, Development Testing, Software Design, Maintainability

      4.7
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      2.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Agile Dev Practices: SDLC & Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Agile Project Management, Software Development Methodologies, Application Lifecycle Management, Interpersonal Communications, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Retrospectives, User Story, Waterfall Methodology, Sprint Planning, Quality Management, Project Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Continuous Improvement Process

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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera

      Handshake Ready: Design Specs & Handoff in Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Software Design Documents, Technical Documentation, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Prototyping, Technical Communication, Style Guides, UI Components

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Functional Requirement, Data Modeling, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Development Life Cycle, System Requirements, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Project Planning, Project Management

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      Computer Aided Design

      Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Mechanical Design, Engineering Drawings, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Prototyping, Animations

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Requirement Specifications for Autonomous Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, System Requirements, Verification And Validation, Mathematical Modeling, Control Systems, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Programming for Designers

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animation and Game Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Technical Design, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Generative AI, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Computational Logic, Computer Programming, Creative Design, Data Import/Export, Computational Thinking

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Platform Product Management

      Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Application Development, User Experience, User Interface (UI), Data Modeling, Sprint Retrospectives, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Product Lifecycle Management, Service Recovery, Digital Transformation, Application Design, Drive Engagement, Technology Solutions, User Feedback, Application Deployment, Customer Engagement, Cloud Platforms, Technical Product Management, Automation, Product Management

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Client Needs and Software Requirements : University of Alberta
    • Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch: Coursera
    • Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Patterns and Principles: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Fundamentos de UX y de los requisitos de software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
    • Software Development Processes and Methodologies: University of Minnesota
    • Agile Dev Practices: SDLC & Project Management: Northeastern University
    • Handshake Ready: Design Specs & Handoff in Figma: Coursera
    • Software Engineering: Modeling Software Systems using UML: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Computer Aided Design: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Requirement Specifications for Autonomous Systems: University of Colorado Boulder

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