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      Packt

      Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Software Design, Scripting Languages, Software Testing, Command-Line Interface, Data Structures, File Management

      Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Using Design to Generate Innovative Business Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Sustainable Business, Business Solutions, Business Modeling, Growth Strategies, Innovation, Design, Value Propositions, User Experience, Sales Process, Prototyping, Customer experience improvement, Consumer Behaviour

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Canva Design Essentials Pt. 2: Branding & Identity

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Typography, Logo Design, Branding, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Color Theory, Competitive Analysis, Design Strategies

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Scripting, Development Testing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      L&T EduTech

      Pavement Materials and Design (IRC and MoRTH)

      Skills you'll gain: Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Construction, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Technical Standard, Laboratory Testing

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Game Design, UI Components, Video Game Development, Debugging, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, C# (Programming Language), Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Master Unity: Design & Develop a Gem Collector Game

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

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Material Design 3 for Beginners : Customizing Components

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Design, Web Design, Design Elements And Principles, Color Matching, Style Guides, Typography

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Skillshare

      Intermediate to Advanced: Professional Figma UI / UX Design

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Typography, Prototyping, Responsive Web Design, Animations, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Creative Design, Interaction Design, Mockups, Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, User Experience, Interactive Design, AI Product Strategy, Graphic and Visual Design

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Arizona State University

      What is the Human Factor in Design?

      Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Human Factors Engineering, Accident Prevention, Human Machine Interfaces, Usability, Systems Thinking, User Experience Design

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Version Control, Software Testing, Git (Version Control System), Agile Methodology, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Acceptance Testing, Software Design, Regression Testing, System Testing, Angular, Usability, Software Engineering, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Application Design, Software Design Patterns

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      Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design & Deform Meshes for 3D Geometry Control

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Data Validation, C# (Programming Language), Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design: Packt
    • Using Design to Generate Innovative Business Solutions: Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Canva Design Essentials Pt. 2: Branding & Identity: Skillshare
    • Unreal Engine 3D Pacman: Design, Build & Animate Game: EDUCBA
    • Pavement Materials and Design (IRC and MoRTH): L&T EduTech
    • Unity Game Development: Build and Design Pipe Runner: EDUCBA
    • Master Unity: Design & Develop a Gem Collector Game: EDUCBA
    • Material Design 3 for Beginners : Customizing Components: Coursera Project Network
    • Intermediate to Advanced: Professional Figma UI / UX Design: Skillshare
    • What is the Human Factor in Design?: Arizona State University

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