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  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Colorado System

    Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Software Development Life Cycle, Application Security, Technical Design, Software Architecture, Software Development Methodologies, Conceptual Design, Requirements Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    253 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Software Design Threats and Mitigations

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Cryptography, Blockchain, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    93 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis & Design

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, API Design, Model View Controller, Software Development, Systems Analysis, Databases

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, User Interface (UI), Usability, Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, Mockups, User Experience, Wireframing, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Prototyping, User Research

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    User Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Usability, User Experience, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Ideation, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Qualitative Research, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.8K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Design security solutions for applications and data

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Data Governance, User Provisioning, Data Management, Data Security, Secure Coding, Cloud Applications, Application Security, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Encryption

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Advanced System Security Design

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Malware Protection, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Security Engineering, User Accounts, Network Security, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Threat Detection, Threat Modeling, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Geographic Information Systems

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    633 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    UI Design for Web Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Typography, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Maintainability, Mockups, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Usability, Prototyping, Browser Compatibility, User Experience Design, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Software Design as an Abstraction

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Systems Design, Application Security, Design Strategies, Operating Systems

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    134 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Embedded Interface Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience Design, User Experience, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Verification And Validation, UI/UX Research, Persona (User Experience), Internet Of Things, Usability Testing, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Design, User Interface (UI), Amazon Web Services, Network Protocols, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems, Prototyping, Embedded Software, Software Development

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    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    143 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    Strategic Monoliths and Microservices

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Technology Strategies, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Digital Transformation, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Restful API, Innovation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Software Design as an Element of the Software Development Lifecycle: University of Colorado System
  • Software Design Threats and Mitigations: University of Colorado System
  • Object-Oriented Analysis & Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Unreal Engine: Design Game HUD, Menus & States: EDUCBA
  • Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • User Interface Design: University of Minnesota
  • Design security solutions for applications and data: Whizlabs
  • Advanced System Security Design: University of Colorado System
  • UI Design for Web Developers: Scrimba
  • Software Design as an Abstraction: University of Colorado System

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