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      Coursera

      Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Figma

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Usability, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Centered Design, Conceptual Design, Collaborative Software, User Flows, Persona Development

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Einführung in Marketing Design mit Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Social Media, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Brand Awareness, Color Theory, Marketing, Branding

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Epic Games

      Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Software Design Documents, Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Creativity

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Toronto

      Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design

      Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Organizational Change, User Research, Design Thinking, Change Management, Design Research, Product Design, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Prototyping, Influencing, Qualitative Research, Leadership, Data Analysis, Analytics, Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      602 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Virginia

      Agiles Arbeiten trifft auf Design Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Agile Product Development, Agile Methodology, Interviewing Skills, User Research, Product Development, Innovation, User Centered Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Design and Implement Processes and Communications

      Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Continuous Delivery, Collaborative Software, Process Driven Development, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Application Performance Management, Version Control

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      Foundations and Advanced Practices in UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Competitive Analysis, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, User Flows, Persona (User Experience), Qualitative Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, User Interface (UI), Usability Testing, Conceptual Design, Research Methodologies, Focus Group

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      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      R: Design & Evaluate Random Forests for Attrition

      Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Data Validation, Data Processing, Workforce Management, Advanced Analytics

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Import/Export, Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Science, Marketing Analytics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: User Provisioning, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Security, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Incident Response, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      L&T EduTech

      Modelling, Analysis and Design of Steel Buildings

      Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Building Design, Architectural Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, Failure Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Construction, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Software

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Comprehensive UX and Responsive Web Design

      Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, React.js, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Servers, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Figma: Coursera
    • Einführung in Marketing Design mit Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine: Epic Games
    • Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design: University of Toronto
    • Agiles Arbeiten trifft auf Design Thinking: University of Virginia
    • Design and Implement Processes and Communications: Whizlabs
    • Foundations and Advanced Practices in UX Design: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • R: Design & Evaluate Random Forests for Attrition: EDUCBA
    • Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Design Security Ops, Identity, and Compliance capabilities: Whizlabs

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