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      Starweaver

      Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®)

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, Backlogs, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Process, User Requirements Documents, User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Business Modeling, Business Process Improvement, Business Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Business Strategies, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Systems Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Business Planning

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Fundamentals of Computer Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Application Security, Data Security, Firewall, Cyber Attacks, Data Encryption Standard, Penetration Testing, Network Security, Information Assurance, Encryption, Risk Management Framework, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Vulnerability Scanning, Information Systems Security, Secure Coding, Security Controls, Exploitation techniques

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      DevOps Culture and Mindset

      Skills you'll gain: DevOps, CI/CD, Process Mapping, Culture Transformation, Continuous Improvement Process, Lean Methodologies, Risk Management, Process Improvement, Organizational Structure, Kanban Principles, Operational Efficiency, User Feedback, Systems Thinking

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      Programación para todos (Introducción a Python)

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Pseudocode, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Development Environment

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      256 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

      UX Design: An Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, User Centered Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Design, Design Research, User Research, Wireframing

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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals PL-900 Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Data Integration, Performance Analysis, Application Design, Data Security, Generative AI Agents, Business Process, Microsoft Teams, Data Analysis Software, Database Management Systems, Data Modeling, Systems Integration

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      231 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Your First Python Program From UST

      Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles, Scripting, Computer Programming, Scripting Languages, Development Environment

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad de Palermo

      Historia del Arte: Del Arte Prehistórico al Renacimiento

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, Aesthetics, Culture, World History, Anthropology, European History, Timelines, Design Elements And Principles

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      APIs

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Django (Web Framework), API Design, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Test Tools, Debugging, JSON, Performance Tuning, Data Validation, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      355 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Starweaver

      Customer Relationship Management

      Skills you'll gain: Loyalty Programs, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Retention, Customer Success Management, Sales Management, Marketing Automation, Marketing Strategies, Business Development, Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Modeling

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      240 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Develop Generative AI Applications: Get Started

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, LLM Application, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Application Development, Flask (Web Framework), Software Development, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      3D Printing Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, 3D Modeling, Industrial Design, Product Design, Community Development, Manufacturing Processes, Prototyping, Education and Training, Entrepreneurship

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      683 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®): Starweaver
    • Fundamentals of Computer Network Security: University of Colorado System
    • DevOps Culture and Mindset: University of California, Davis
    • Programación para todos (Introducción a Python): University of Michigan
    • UX Design: An Introduction: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    • Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals PL-900 Exam Prep: Microsoft
    • Create Your First Python Program From UST: Coursera Project Network
    • Historia del Arte: Del Arte Prehistórico al Renacimiento: Universidad de Palermo
    • APIs: Meta
    • Customer Relationship Management: Starweaver

    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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