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      UBITS

      Innovación en el mundo corporativo

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Organizational Change, Change Management, Corporate Sustainability, Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategies, Growth Strategies, Continuous Improvement Process, Culture Transformation, Organizational Structure, Product Development, Consumer Behaviour

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      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      First Steps in Visme

      Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Project Design, Graphic Design, Presentations, Data Visualization, Data Sharing, User Accounts, Social Media Content, Marketing

      Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Starweaver

      Business Process Modeling with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Process Design, Business Process Automation, Process Analysis, Business Transformation, Case Studies, Workflow Management, Process Optimization, Quality Improvement, Lean Methodologies, Six Sigma Methodology, Innovation, Automation, Analysis

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      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Business Architecture using AWS Organization

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Amazon CloudWatch, Identity and Access Management, Organizational Structure, Cloud Solutions, Continuous Monitoring, Account Management

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      47 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Ɖcole Polytechnique FĆ©dĆ©rale de Lausanne

      Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Governance, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economic Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies

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      185 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Match Teacher Residency

      Š£Ń‡ŠøŃ‚ŠµŠ»ŃŒŃŃŒŠŗŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠ¾ŃƒŃ‡ŠøŠ½Š³: ŃŠæŃ€ŠøŃŠ½Š½Ń Ń€Š¾Š·Š²ŠøŃ‚ŠŗŃƒ сталих змін

      Skills you'll gain: Growth Mindedness, Constructive Feedback, Coaching, Lifelong Learning, Open Mindset, Instructional Strategies, Willingness To Learn, Visionary, Professional Development, Goal Setting

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      Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Escalamiento exitoso e Innovación en los Negocios

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategies, Financial Management, Growth Strategies, Business Strategy, Business Leadership, Business Development, Marketing, Leadership and Management, Corporate Finance, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Management, Global Marketing, Governance, International Finance, Organizational Structure

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      MetodologĆ­a jurĆ­dica

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Legal Writing, Teaching, Case Law, Research Methodologies, Instructional Strategies, Research, Curriculum Development, Qualitative Research, Political Sciences, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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      11 reviews

      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Process Map using a Canva Template

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, User Accounts, Business

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      Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Copywriting with ChatGPT: Crafting High-Quality Blog Content

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Blogs, Content Creation, Copywriting, Editing, Customer Advocacy, Brand Management, Target Audience, Interviewing Skills

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      18 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Dashboard Development with Shiny: GenAI for Retail Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, Data Wrangling, User Interface (UI) Design, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Data Import/Export

      Intermediate Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

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      Arm

      Cortex-M Software Development Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, System Programming, Software Development Tools, Embedded Systems, Software Development, Development Environment, Debugging, C (Programming Language), Application Development, Computer Architecture, C++ (Programming Language), Performance Tuning

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Innovación en el mundo corporativo:Ā UBITS
    • First Steps in Visme:Ā Coursera Project Network
    • Business Process Modeling with AI:Ā Starweaver
    • Build a Business Architecture using AWS Organization:Ā Coursera Project Network
    • Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems: École Polytechnique FĆ©dĆ©rale de Lausanne
    • Š£Ń‡ŠøŃ‚ŠµŠ»ŃŒŃŃŒŠŗŠøŠ¹ ŠŗŠ¾ŃƒŃ‡ŠøŠ½Š³: ŃŠæŃ€ŠøŃŠ½Š½Ń Ń€Š¾Š·Š²ŠøŃ‚ŠŗŃƒ сталих змін:Ā Match Teacher Residency
    • Escalamiento exitoso e Innovación en los Negocios:Ā Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • MetodologĆ­a jurĆ­dica:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
    • Create a Process Map using a Canva Template:Ā Coursera Project Network
    • Copywriting with ChatGPT: Crafting High-Quality Blog Content:Ā Coursera Project 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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