Human Centered Design Courses

Learn strategies to build and grow effective teams by designing organizational culture, recruiting talent, structuring compensation, and developing employees for long-term success.

• Independent
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Responsive Web Design Fundamentals

11 ratings

Learn and practice strategies for developing websites that look great on every device! Made with Google's Pete LePage.

• Udacity
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

International Human Rights Law

6 ratings

Learn how an individual’s human rights are protected from both public and private power by international laws.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 6-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Intro to the Design of Everyday Things

11 ratings

Explore key design concepts from Don Norman's book, focusing on affordances, signifiers, conceptual models, and user interfaces. Apply principles to improve everyday designs.

• Udacity
• 2 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Open Design

15 ratings at Coursera

Learn to create equitable, accessible products and experiences using Open Design principles. Explore four mindsets: understand, create, evaluate, and share, to make meaningful community impact through inclusive, transparent, and collaborative processes.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Solar Energy System Design

474 ratings at Coursera

Solar Energy System Design builds upon the introduction to PV systems from Solar Energy Basics course, which included basic system components and functions, as well as some basic system sizing using simplifying assumptions.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Assessment Design with AI

14 ratings at edX

Learn how to adjust your assessments to thrive—not just survive—in a world of pervasive conversational AI like ChatGPT.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

423 ratings at Coursera

Explore human-centered design thinking to solve social sector challenges. Learn tools and techniques to understand issues, generate ideas, and create impactful solutions in areas like healthcare, education, and government.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Graphic Design

3366 ratings at Coursera

Learn to create professional-looking visual content using design principles and best practices. Develop skills to craft compelling PowerPoints, reports, and presentations that attract audiences and communicate effectively.

• Coursera
• 1 day 5 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

3 ratings

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields.

• YouTube
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Agile Meets Design Thinking

3576 ratings at Coursera

Learn to combine Agile and design thinking for effective product development. Focus on user needs, create testable narratives, and build valuable solutions to meaningful problems.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

GIS Data Formats, Design and Quality

2111 ratings at Coursera

Explore GIS data types, structures, and quality. Learn vector and raster concepts, create data models, work with geodatabases, assess datasets, and create web maps using ArcGIS tools and ArcGIS Online.

• Coursera
• 1 day 2 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper (Project-Centered Course)

5 ratings

In this project-based course, you will outline a complete scientific paper, choose an appropriate journal to which you'll submit the finished paper for publication, and prepare a checklist that will allow you to independently judge whether your paper is…

• Coursera
• 14 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Bugs 101: Insect-Human Interactions

5 ratings

Explore the fascinating world of insects, their biology, and their diverse interactions with humans. Learn about insect evolution, behavior, and ecological roles, from pollination to decomposition.

• Coursera
• 2 days 1 hour 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Credential

Silicon Photonics Design, Fabrication and Data Analysis

26 ratings at edX

Design your own silicon photonics chip. The first online course to include photonics fabrication, experimentation, and data analysis.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-25 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course