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      EDUCBA

      Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, C# (Programming Language), Data Structures, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus

      Skills you'll gain: Scripting, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Game Design, Virtual Environment, Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Animation and Game Design

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Styling with CSS – Layouts and Visual Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animations, Typography, Color Theory

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Breakout Game: Design, Implement, and Optimize

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Animations

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

      Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Project

      Skills you'll gain: Business Research, Peer Review, Report Writing, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Analysis, Business Reporting, Data Visualization, Organizational Strategy, Business Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Presentations

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++

      Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      SmartBear API Hub Development: Design, Test & Deploy

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Documentation, Restful API, Server Side, Test Automation, Development Testing, Software Testing, Interactive Design, Software Design, Back-End Web Development, Test Case, Full-Stack Web Development, Collaboration, Debugging, Version Control

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, SQL, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Database Theory, Database Management, Data Modeling, Databases, Data Integrity

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      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, Collaborative Software, Data Visualization, Process Mapping, Workflow Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Improvement and Optimization, Organizational Structure, Real Time Data, Collaboration, Data Integration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Reliable Google Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Cloud Security, Service Level Agreement, Microservices, Service Level, Google Cloud Platform, Network Architecture, API Design, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Computing Architecture, Kubernetes, Restful API, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), DevOps, System Design and Implementation, Disaster Recovery

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design & Develop a Tower Defense Game

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, UI Components, Animations

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Master Unity Maze Games: Design, Build & Optimize: EDUCBA
    • Master Unity GUI: Design, Animate & Script Menus: EDUCBA
    • Unity: Design & Build Advanced 3D Game Levels: EDUCBA
    • Styling with CSS – Layouts and Visual Design: Packt
    • Unity Breakout Game: Design, Implement, and Optimize: EDUCBA
    • Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Project: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
    • Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
    • SmartBear API Hub Development: Design, Test & Deploy: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL: University of Michigan
    • Visio for Professionals: Diagrams & Flowchart Design: Coursera Instructor Network

    Why Learn Instructional Design?

    Instructional design focuses on developing educational content and experiences that help people learn effectively—whether in classrooms, online platforms, or workplace training. It blends learning science, curriculum development, and digital tools to support meaningful outcomes. Learning instructional design can prepare you to create engaging learning solutions across education, business, and nonprofit sectors.

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