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      Starweaver

      IIBA® Certification of Capability in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) Exam Prep

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Management, Business Analysis, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Change Requests, Solution Delivery, Business Process, Process Analysis, Business Strategies, Project Management, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Analysis, Strategic Planning, Problem Solving, Enterprise Architecture, Root Cause Analysis, Verification And Validation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Michigan

      مقدمة عن لغة HTML5

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Usability, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Verification And Validation

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Designing Larger Python Programs for Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Simulations, Debugging, Pandas (Python Package), Program Development, Unit Testing, Test Case, Data Science, Development Testing, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Integration Testing, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Software Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Fundamentos da Gestão do Sucesso do Cliente

      Skills you'll gain: Customer Success Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Retention, Agile Methodology, Customer Engagement, Customer Data Management, Customer Relationship Management, Consultative Approaches, Customer Insights, Market Analysis, Software As A Service, Business Modeling, Organizational Structure, Business Relationship Management, Target Audience, Process Design, Value Propositions, Business Analysis, Business Transformation, Business Solutions

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Scrimba

      Build AI Apps with LangChain.js

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering Tools, Application Performance Management, Scalability, User Interface (UI), Database Application, Generative AI Agents, Database Development, Databases, Performance Tuning, Application Deployment, Maintainability, Data Storage

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Simplilearn

      Advanced Prompt Engineering Course

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering Tools, LangChain, Generative AI, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Data Synthesis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Operational Excellence, Value Propositions, Business Process Management, Design Thinking, Business Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Product Development, Emerging Technologies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Foundations of Data Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crear un panel de inspiración para su marca con Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Creative Design, Branding, Graphic and Visual Design, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Brand Strategy, Marketing Collateral, Brand Management, Account Management, Marketing Communications

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      NIIT

      Build and Implement Microservices Patterns

      Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Node.JS, API Gateway, Application Deployment, Software Architecture, Cloud Applications, Application Design, Web Services, Restful API, Communication Systems

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Pensamiento Sistémico en el Siglo XXI

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Systems Analysis, Cognitive flexibility, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Systems Design, Complex Problem Solving

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Politecnico di Milano

      Platform Thinking: Innovation in digital business models era

      Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Business Modeling, Data Ethics, Design Thinking, Innovation, Customer Data Management, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Market Opportunities, Data Governance, Technology Strategies, Data Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Product Development, Big Data, Customer Insights, Strategic Thinking, Systems Thinking, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • IIBA® Certification of Capability in Business Analysis™ (CCBA®) Exam Prep: Starweaver
    • مقدمة عن لغة HTML5: University of Michigan
    • Designing Larger Python Programs for Data Science: Duke University
    • Fundamentos da Gestão do Sucesso do Cliente: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Build AI Apps with LangChain.js: Scrimba
    • Advanced Prompt Engineering Course: Simplilearn
    • Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Foundations of Data Visualization: Johns Hopkins University
    • Crear un panel de inspiración para su marca con Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Build and Implement Microservices Patterns: NIIT

    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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