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    Instructional design courses can help you learn how to create effective learning experiences using educational theory, technology, and learner-centered strategies.

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Team Oriented, Business Planning, Organizational Structure, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategies, Fundraising, Value Propositions, Innovation, Investments, Presentations

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      Advancing Women in Tech

      The Business of Product Management II

      Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Product Management, Customer Retention, Financial Analysis, Product Development, Financial Statement Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation, Revenue Management, Agile Methodology, Customer experience strategy (CX), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Continuous Improvement Process, Data-Driven Decision-Making

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Automation and Scripting with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Git (Version Control System), Scripting, Version Control, Test Automation, Software Testing, Cloud API, Automation, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability, Python Programming, Data Cleansing, Performance Tuning, Productivity, File Management

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      University of California San Diego

      Meaningful Predictive Modeling

      Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Validation, Verification And Validation, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Supervised Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Python Programming, Statistical Methods, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Text Mining, Test Data, Natural Language Processing

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      Nanjing University

      计算机操作系统

      Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, File Systems, Computer Systems, OS Process Management, Computer Science, Data Storage, Computer Hardware, Peripheral Devices, System Design and Implementation, Algorithms, Human Computer Interaction

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Fractal Analytics

      Generative AI for HR Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, HR Tech, Generative AI Agents, Data Ethics, ChatGPT, Human Resources, Verification And Validation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Diversity and Inclusion, Compliance Management

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      IESE Business School

      How to Build an Effective Service Company

      Skills you'll gain: Operational Efficiency, Operations Management, Operational Performance Management, Business Operations, Service Improvement, Service Management, Service Design, Process Analysis, Business Workflow Analysis, Capacity Management, Problem Management, Business Priorities, Product Assortment, Customer experience strategy (CX), Decision Making

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Fundamentals of Building AI Agents

      Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Design, Generative AI, Application Development, Software Development

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Backend Development for .Net Full Stack

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, ASP.NET, Restful API, .NET Framework, JSON, Web Services, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Software Architecture, Application Security, Object-Relational Mapping, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

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      Blue Prism

      Blue Prism Foundation Training

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Objects Framework, Business Process Automation, Process Flow Diagrams, Automation, Process Design, Process Analysis, Process Management, Process Development, Work Order, Business Process, Process Validation, Release Management, Data Management, Decision Making, Data Analysis

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      Coursera

      Creating Engaging Content for Instagram

      Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Photography, Branding, Photo Editing, Social Media Campaigns, Brand Awareness, Drive Engagement

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      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Frontend Development using React

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Javascript, React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Programming Principles, Maintainability, User Interface (UI)

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      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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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

    • Social Business Model and Planning for Social Innovation: Copenhagen Business School
    • The Business of Product Management II: Advancing Women in Tech
    • Automation and Scripting with Python: Microsoft
    • Meaningful Predictive Modeling: University of California San Diego
    • 计算机操作系统: Nanjing University
    • Generative AI for HR Professionals: Fractal Analytics
    • How to Build an Effective Service Company: IESE Business School
    • Fundamentals of Building AI Agents: IBM
    • Backend Development for .Net Full Stack : Board Infinity
    • Blue Prism Foundation Training: Blue Prism

    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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