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      Skillshare

      Canva Design Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Typography, Style Guides, Logo Design, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Brand Strategy, Instagram, Marketing Design, Animations, Branding, Video Editing, Infographics, Social Media Content

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Generative AI in Design Phase Training

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Wireframing, Generative AI, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, UI Components, Technical Design, Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Oracle SQL 21c Mastery: Apply, Analyze & Manage Data

      Skills you'll gain: Databases, Data Manipulation

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Fundamentals of Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Computer Programming, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Agentic AI with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen and BeeAI

      Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Application Design, Tool Calling, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Software Design Patterns, Data Validation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Conflict Management

      Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Active Listening, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Social Skills, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, De-escalation Techniques, Verbal Communication Skills, Cultural Sensitivity, Mediation, Case Studies, Stakeholder Management, Teamwork, Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Portfolio Management, Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Northeastern University

      User Experience Design and Testing Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframing, Software Testing, Information Architecture, No-Code Development, Quality Assurance

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      HTML5 Canvas Graphics and Animations

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      System Design Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Design, Software Design, Solution Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Maintainability, Systems Analysis, Enterprise Architecture, Scalability, Requirements Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Washington

      Front-End Web Development for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, GitHub, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Version Control, User Experience Design, User Experience, Javascript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Browser Compatibility, User Story, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Microsoft Copilot, Mobile Development, Semantic Web, Git (Version Control System)

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Front-End Web Design with CSS

      Skills you'll gain: Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Semantic Web, Verification And Validation, User Interface (UI), Typography, Web Design and Development, Interactive Design, Web Development Tools, Usability, Web Development, Interaction Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design Procedural Surfaces with Noise Functions

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Scientific Visualization, Computer Graphics, Real Time Data, Animation and Game Design, Image Quality, Simulations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Canva Design Essentials: Skillshare
    • Generative AI in Design Phase Training: Simplilearn
    • Oracle SQL 21c Mastery: Apply, Analyze & Manage Data: EDUCBA
    • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
    • Agentic AI with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen and BeeAI: IBM
    • Conflict Management: University of California, Irvine
    • User Experience Design and Testing Part 2: Northeastern University
    • HTML5 Canvas Graphics and Animations: Packt
    • System Design Fundamentals: Pearson
    • Front-End Web Development for Beginners: University of Washington

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