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      EDUCBA

      Data Center Security Management with Microsoft System Center

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Data Centers, DevSecOps, System Monitoring, Threat Detection, Microsoft Servers, Security Management, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Information Systems Security, Windows Servers, IT Infrastructure, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Testing, Disaster Recovery, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Configuration Management

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      54 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Virginia

      Estrategia de IT centrada en el cliente

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, IT Management, Agile Methodology, Process Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Stakeholder Engagement, Solution Design, Business Modeling, Performance Metric, Business Strategy, Lean Methodologies, Sales

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      تصميم نموذج أولي للألعاب باستخدام Figma:تصميم لعبة TicTacToe

      Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Game Design, Prototyping, Mockups, UI Components, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Michigan State University

      How to Jumpstart Your Hidden Creative Genius

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, Curiosity, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Self-Awareness, Empathy

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Xi'an Jiaotong University

      系统平台与C#程序基础

      Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Operating Systems, Debugging, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Hardware, Computer Science, C# (Programming Language), Computer Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Computational Logic, Computer Programming, System Design and Implementation

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arizona State University

      商务英语课程:市场与营销英语 Marketing & Sales

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Marketing, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Business Writing, Influencing, Business Marketing, Graphic Design, Sales, Business Communication, Data Visualization, Market Research, Brainstorming

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation - Português Brasileiro

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Network Infrastructure, General Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Command-Line Interface, Network Security

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      255 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Machine Learning for Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Anomaly Detection, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Digital Advertising, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Search Engine Marketing, Supervised Learning, Online Advertising, Customer Retention, Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Data Ethics, Data Mining

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      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Operational Excellence, Value Propositions, Business Process Management, Design Thinking, Business Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Product Development, Emerging Technologies

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Design, Stored Procedure, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Query Languages, Data Integrity, Data Manipulation, Scripting, Authentications, User Accounts

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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Presenting Data Using Charts with Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Sales Presentations, Data Visualization, Productivity Software, Design

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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Target Market Presentation using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Sales Presentation, Marketing Design, Target Market, Marketing Collateral, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing, Design Elements And Principles

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Data Center Security Management with Microsoft System Center: EDUCBA
    • Estrategia de IT centrada en el cliente: University of Virginia
    • تصميم نموذج أولي للألعاب باستخدام Figma:تصميم لعبة TicTacToe: Coursera Project Network
    • How to Jumpstart Your Hidden Creative Genius: Michigan State University
    • 系统平台与C#程序基础: Xi'an Jiaotong University
    • 商务英语课程:市场与营销英语 Marketing & Sales: Arizona State University
    • Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation - Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
    • Machine Learning for Marketing: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • Criatividade e Inovação Organizacional: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • Microsoft SQL Server Development for Everyone: Packt

    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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