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      Copenhagen Business School

      Sustainable Fashion

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Systems, Sustainability Standards, Business Transformation, Innovation, Consumer Behaviour, Business Modeling, Environmental Issue, Strategic Partnership, Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Materials Management, Case Studies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera

      Facebook Visuals: Enhance Photography & Design

      Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Typography, Color Theory, Storytelling

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Resilience & Leadership: Design, Development, & Integration

      Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Change Management, Business Continuity, Organizational Change, Engineering Management, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Leadership, Innovation, Complex Problem Solving, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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      Google

      Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Timelines, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Taking Meeting Minutes, Concision, Large Language Modeling, Business Writing, Writing, Project Schedules, Scheduling, Text Mining

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Automation Framework Design Using TestNG

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Selenium (Software), Test Tools, Test Case, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Apache Maven, Automation, Application Frameworks, Java, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Import/Export

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Design corporate presentations with Piktochart

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Data Visualization, Corporate Communications, Data Storytelling, Sales Presentation, Data Sharing, Sales Presentations, Business Communication, Developing Training Materials, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Marketing Communications

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Duke University

      Java Programming: Principles of Software Design

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Design, Predictive Modeling, Algorithms, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Performance Testing, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Development Testing

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Fundamentals of Test Case Design

      Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Test Planning, Test Case, Software Quality Assurance, Software Technical Review, Quality Assurance, Verification And Validation, Software Documentation, Requirements Analysis, Technical Communication

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Master Marketing Strategy: Analyze, Design & Evaluate

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Market Analysis, Brand Awareness, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Analytics, Brand Loyalty, Customer experience strategy (CX), Budget Management, Performance Measurement, Digital Marketing

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Salesforce Design Mastery: CRM Customization

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Customer Relationship Management, Data Security, Security Controls, No-Code Development, Automation, Identity and Access Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Toronto

      GIS Data Acquisition and Map Design

      Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Metadata Management, Quantitative Research, Spatial Analysis, Typography, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Design Elements And Principles

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      3D Interaction Design in Virtual Reality

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Interaction Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, User Interface (UI), Human Computer Interaction, Display Devices, Game Design, Human Machine Interfaces, Usability, User Experience Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Sustainable Fashion: Copenhagen Business School
    • Facebook Visuals: Enhance Photography & Design: Coursera
    • Resilience & Leadership: Design, Development, & Integration: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks: Google
    • Automation Framework Design Using TestNG: Packt
    • Design corporate presentations with Piktochart: Coursera Project Network
    • Java Programming: Principles of Software Design: Duke University
    • Fundamentals of Test Case Design: Board Infinity
    • Master Marketing Strategy: Analyze, Design & Evaluate: EDUCBA
    • Salesforce Design Mastery: CRM Customization: Coursera Instructor 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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