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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Personas to Represent Targeted Users in Miro

      Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Experience Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Research, Customer Insights, Collaborative Software, Diversity and Inclusion, Product Development

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Crash Course

      Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, Network Monitoring, OSI Models, Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Administration, Network Routers, Local Area Networks, Hardening, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Intrusion Detection and Prevention

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      Building HTTP APIs with Spring

      Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Dependency Analysis

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Automize Monthly Report Creation with Power Automate

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Email Automation, Verification And Validation, Product Testing, Document Management, Microsoft Excel, Data Import/Export, Staff Management, Microsoft 365, Spreadsheet Software

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado System

      SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, User Requirements Documents, Functional Requirement, Software Documentation, Unified Modeling Language, Requirements Analysis, System Requirements, Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Data Modeling, Dataflow

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      54 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Tables, Data & Networking in iOS

      Skills you'll gain: JSON, Apple iOS, Mobile Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Swift Programming, Data Storage, Model View Controller, Data Modeling, Data Storage Technologies, UI Components, Network Protocols

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      137 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Collect and Share Employee Feedback with Officevibe

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Review, Employee Surveys, Employee Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback, Team Building, Goal Setting, Collaboration, Team Management, Teamwork, Employee Engagement, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      80 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Learn to Code with Ruby

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Unit Testing, Ruby on Rails, Software Design, Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, Software Testing, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Apple Xcode, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Microsoft Windows, Web Development, File Management

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Duke University

      Strategy and Innovation for Agile Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Agile Product Development, Market Trend, Business Transformation, Operational Efficiency, Strategic Thinking, Customer Insights, Customer experience strategy (CX), Innovation, Market Opportunities, Business Strategy, Customer Engagement, Technology Strategies, New Product Development, Business Modeling, Business Technologies, Organizational Change, Business Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Customer Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      46 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Database Creation and Modeling using MYSQL Workbench

      Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Database Design, SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Data Integration, Data Manipulation, Business Intelligence

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Microsoft

      Build Serverless Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Microservices, Event Monitoring, GitHub, Business Process Automation

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      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Next.js

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, React.js, Application Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Routing Protocols, Responsive Web Design, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Create Personas to Represent Targeted Users in Miro: Coursera Project Network
    • CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Crash Course: Packt
    • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
    • Automize Monthly Report Creation with Power Automate: Coursera Project Network
    • SRS Documents: Requirements and Diagrammatic Notations: University of Colorado System
    • Tables, Data & Networking in iOS: LearnQuest
    • Collect and Share Employee Feedback with Officevibe: Coursera Project Network
    • Learn to Code with Ruby: Packt
    • Strategy and Innovation for Agile Organizations: Duke University
    • Database Creation and Modeling using MYSQL Workbench: 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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