Human Centered Design Courses

Applying Design Patterns in a Smart Home System

Explore how design patterns solve real-world problems by applying them to smart home system development in Kotlin, from creational to behavioral patterns.

• CodeSignal
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Applying Design Patterns for Real World Problems using PHP

Dive into practical design pattern implementation in PHP by building a smart home system, from Factory Method to Command patterns, with real-world problem-solving exercises.

• CodeSignal
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Systems Development: Object Oriented Analysis and Design (HP2M48)

Master object-oriented analysis and design principles through UML modeling, design patterns, and quality software architecture for robust system development.

• OpenLearning
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

A04: Insecure Design

Discover how to identify and fix critical design flaws in web applications, from insecure password recovery to missing audit trails and flawed business logic.

• CodeSignal
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Human Brain - Spring 2019

1 review

Explore the human brain's perceptual and cognitive abilities, their neural implementation, and cutting-edge research methods in cognitive neuroscience through lectures and discussions.

• YouTube
• 20 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Interior Design Basics

13 reviews

Learn essential interior design principles, color theory, lighting, and practical tips to transform your living spaces and create cohesive, stylish home environments.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods & Beyond

5 ratings at edX

Complete your understand of the design life cycle by learning to take interface ideas, prototype them quickly, and evaluate them with real users. Finally, tie principles and methods together and learn the next steps you could take in HCI.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Game Design

14 reviews

Explore game design fundamentals, from basic concepts to rules, storytelling, and character dynamics. Create your own board game while learning what makes games compelling and engaging.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Digital Design

6 reviews

The online course is an introduction to digital design technology. It allows you to understand the basics of digital design and helps you develop skills from computer-aided design to animation covering topics such as rigging, keyframing, rendering, and m…

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Darwin and Design

This course covers social development, social behaviour, social cognition and social neuroscience, in both human and non-human social animals.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 19 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cryptocurrency Engineering and Design - Spring 2018

Explore Bitcoin and cryptocurrency design, focusing on cryptography, game theory, and network architecture. Gain insights into blockchain technology, mining, transactions, and advanced concepts like Lightning Network.

• YouTube
• 1 day 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nuclear Systems Design Project

Integrates nuclear physics, safety, and economics in a group project to design innovative power plants combining emission-free electricity, carbon sequestration, and fossil fuel displacement.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Data, Economics, and Design of Policy: International Development

Explore the economic and political dimensions of global poverty through data-driven approaches, preparing for career advancement or accelerated graduate studies at MIT.

• MITx Online
• 48 weeks, 12-14 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Data, Economics, and Design of Policy: Public Policy

Gain insights into evaluating policy effectiveness using data and evidence, preparing for career advancement or accelerated graduate studies at MIT or other universities.

• MITx Online
• 48 weeks, 12-14 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Genetics: Population Genetics and Human Traits

Enhance your scientific thinking with an in-depth adventure through genetics, exploring heredity, population genetics, and human traits through practical applications and quantitative analysis.

• MITx Online
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course