Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Design Research, Ideation, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, User Flows, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Solution Architecture, Software Architecture, Zero Trust Network Access, Cloud Computing Architecture, Distributed Computing, Network Monitoring, Network Security, System Monitoring, Network Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Data Security, Infrastructure Architecture, Network Performance Management, Cloud-Native Computing, IT Automation, Virtual Networking, Application Design, Cloud Security, Internet Of Things, Design
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Research, Interactive Design, Design Software, Design Strategies, Design, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design, Human Centered Design, Open Mindset, User Experience Design, Workplace inclusivity, Design Elements And Principles, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Awareness, Social Impact, Social Justice, Creativity, Team Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Embedded Software, Interactive Design, Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Usability, HTML and CSS, Interaction Design, Real-Time Operating Systems, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Internet Of Things, Technical Design, User Experience Design, jQuery, Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, Design Thinking, User Research, Design, Style Guides
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Human Factors (Security), User Experience Design, Usability, User Experience, Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Threat Modeling, UI/UX Strategy, Application Security, Human Factors, Authentications, UI/UX Research, Human Centered Design, Security Strategy, Authorization (Computing), User Story, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Safety Standards, Information Privacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
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, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Embedded Systems, Unified Modeling Language
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Development Life Cycle, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, System Design and Implementation, Software Design, Systems Engineering, Diagram Design, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Diagram Design
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Node.JS, Cloud Deployment, API Gateway, Application Deployment, Software Architecture, Cloud Applications, Application Design, Restful API, Communication Systems
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), UI/UX Research, User Research, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping, Usability, Figma (Design Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience Design, Interactive Design, User Centered Design, Design Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks