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    Master design thinking for creative problem-solving and innovation. Learn to empathize, ideate, prototype, and test solutions for user-centered design.

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design as an Abstraction

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Systems Design, Technical Design, Application Security, Design Strategies, Operating Systems

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      134 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Capitals Coalition

      Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Risk Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Reporting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Human Capital, Business Metrics, Decision Making, Project Scoping, Data Collection

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      52 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Macquarie University

      Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Governance, Business Management, Corporate Strategy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Strategy, Business, Supply Chain, Environmental Issue, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Structure, Innovation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      447 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Database Architecture, Scale, and NoSQL with Elasticsearch

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management Systems, Scalability, Databases, Database Design, Relational Databases, Cloud Applications, JSON

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      138 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      Learn HTML and CSS

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Web Design, Development Environment, Responsive Web Design, Interactive Design, GitHub, Application Deployment, Typography

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      102 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      UX (User Experience) Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Research, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Design, User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, Technical Communication, Wireframing, Requirements Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      75 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Manipulating Data with SQL

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Manipulation, Relational Databases, Database Design, Databases, Data Integrity, Database Management Systems, Debugging

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      194 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      Ethics, Technology and Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Ethical Standards And Conduct, Engineering Design Process, Business Ethics, Engineering Practices, Research, Conceptual Design, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management Framework, Mediation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      812 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Interaction Design Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Interaction Design, Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Usability, Mockups, Design Research, User Research, Innovation, Creativity

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It

      Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Research Design, Descriptive Statistics, Analytics, Analysis, Statistics, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      175 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Mobile Development and JavaScript

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Mobile Development, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Javascript, React Native, JSON, Package and Software Management, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Node.JS, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Design, Debugging

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      124 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Trustworthiness, Professionalism, Personal Integrity, Business Management, Global Marketing, Compliance Management, Leadership Studies, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Conflict Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Software Design as an Abstraction: University of Colorado System
    • Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making: Capitals Coalition
    • Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable: Macquarie University
    • Database Architecture, Scale, and NoSQL with Elasticsearch: University of Michigan
    • Learn HTML and CSS: Scrimba
    • UX (User Experience) Capstone: University of Michigan
    • Manipulating Data with SQL: Coursera Project Network
    • Ethics, Technology and Engineering : Eindhoven University of Technology
    • Interaction Design Capstone Project: University of California San Diego
    • Data – What It Is, What We Can Do With It: Johns Hopkins University

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