Online Engineering And Architecture Courses & Certifications

The Wells Hydraulics programme is a five-week online certification that begins with a description of steady flow to wells. The notion of steady flow and radial coordinates to wells in unconfined and confined aquifers is introduced. Finite difference methods for modelling flow to wells are also explained in this programme. 

The Wells Hydraulics certification course by edX introduces slug tests and their analysis. After slug and well tests, topics such as well fields and issues of dewatering are studied. You will review the superposition principle and issues of domain boundaries before dewatering examples. It also covers the use of semi-automated and graphical methods to calculate aquifer properties from well tests. 

You will continue to learn about well fields concerning injection and extraction wells, with an example of an in-situ remediation design and a pump and treat design. Lastly, you will learn through an exemplar well model in MODFLOW. Moreover, the Wells Hydraulics online training gives you a verified certificate upon successful completion. You can share it to display your advanced skill set and knowledge. 

Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures certification course is taught by professors and lecturers from the Delft University of Technology. This course will introduce the concept of forensic engineering as a means to prevent future incidents of unwanted events by identifying the causes of similar past events and help students investigate the cause of events so that the knowledge can be applied to prevent any future mishaps.

The introductory course is for students interested in building a secure future by engineering and designing products that ensure the safety of people from accidents. With this course, students will understand the role of forensics in civil engineering and society at large through learning from prior engineering and design failures.

Upon completing the course, students will get an understanding of the failures and the investigative processes thereof to identify their causes. They will also learn to apply these lessons gained from investigative processes to previous failures and apply them to new designs and procedures. The self-paced course gives two different modes to enrol; verified and free audit. In the free mode, the learners can audit the programme for a limited duration. 

Register yourself for System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets course (PART 2) by edX and learn how information travels and reaches out to us. The course contains the working of signals in digital communication. The course has quizzes, forums, projects, and assignments.

The system view of communication training has been divided into three parts. In part 1, the candidates will learn how information travels to a single receiver, in part 2 the participants will study how multiple transmitters work. The traveling of signals from one station to another has been clearly explained in the third part of the course. The System View of Communications: From Signals to Packets course (PART 2) certification course involves interactive exercises to help the candidates grow more knowledge.

Once the candidate goes through the procedure of learning, they will be given a certificate at the end. The certificate can be an asset to the learning of the participant. In any organisation, they can show it and get better jobs or salary hikes. The candidates can learn at their own pace but with limited access, if they have selected the audit track, but if the candidates have selected the verified track, they will be getting unlimited access to the course learning materials.

The Computer-Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing online programme is a six weeks core course, comprising two credits. It belongs to the diploma-level category of computer science and engineering, verified by the national coordinator NPTEL. The instructor for the programme is a highly qualified professional, Dr K. Tamil Mannan.

The Computer-Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing diploma course focuses on the usage of computers and software to assist design development, control machine tools, and facilitate the manufacturing of the designs into products. The curriculum includes in-depth information about the hardware and software of CAD and CAM along with the various applications they provide.

The Computer-Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing certification training structure has been designed by experts and is segmented into six modules. Modules one to three covers the usage of CAD for the modification, creation, optimization, and analysis of a design. Modules four to six focuses on CAM, teaching how to control and operate machine tools and facilitate the manufacturing of a product.

The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology Gorakhpur will be providing students with a comprehensive and structured course package for a better understanding of Computer-Aided Design (CAD). The six-week program will venture deep into the fundamentals of AutoCAD. The changing patterns and trends involved in the world of computer science will be covered and also dealt with both from the academic and professional front.

The Certification Course in AutoCAD by NIELIT is structured completely online. Hence, all the registered candidates can learn at their own pace and time schedule. The course will be guided by the experienced faculty of NIELIT  and also live sessions will be organized for reaching out to the candidate in a more lucid way. During the AutoCAD course, the students will be encouraged to solve real-world problems and therefore make the aspirants more experienced to face the challenges while working as CAD professionals in the future.

Building Arduino Robots and Devices online course is an extensive, in-depth 6-week study into the process of building gadgets and robots using the state-of-the-art microcontroller, Arduino. The certification course demonstrates the assembly of such devices and bots, along with how to program them to perform specific tasks. 

Coursera developed the Building Arduino Robots and Devices programme specifically for individuals keen in the field of robotics and looking to upskill. Also, the programme is the right choice for those who wish to develop their skills in the field of industrial or home automation, and for anyone involved in the field of advertising or industrial design.

Moreover, candidates will have access to ample reading material, carefully curated by the course developers. Once candidates complete the programme modules and practice assignments, they will be eligible for the much-coveted course completion certificate.

Finally, since the entire Building Arduino Robots and Devices course is committed to practical training, it will be beneficial if you had some of the electronics equipment used in this course handy.

The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults Certification Course is an introductory level course that explores the design and analysis of vaults in the domain of structural engineering. The course available on the edX platform will examine the functioning of different contemporary vaults.

The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults Training Course does not require any advanced level knowledge in mathematics or engineering. The course will be instructed by Maria Garlock, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University.

After successful completion of the Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults Online Course on the PrincetonX platform, The course will be taught in an instructor-led pattern with the help of video lectures and graded assessments.

With the advancements in 3D printing in several fields, comes the need for understanding and developing the required skills to seize the opportunities. DIYguru’s course on Additive Manufacturing & Rapid prototyping is a fundamental course that deals with understanding the newer 3D printing technologies in the market such as Additive manufacturing. 

This certification course is a self-paced online program, under the guidance of an instructor, will be within a compact classroom structure having dedicated discussion sessions that foster interactive classroom experience, Email communication with the instructor and assignments. 

The course gives the students an in-depth and informative account of the basics and application of 3D printing technologies such as laser sintering, jet technologies, manifold design, types of modeling, designing with 3D scanning, Netfabb studio etc. From the detailing of history and a brief introduction to 3D printing, creating own designs, to repairing those designs using various software tools, the course touches every fundamental required for it.

The participants in the Dynamics and Control by edX will get to explore the fundamentals and basic principles related to - system and control. They will also be learning about the impact of these two topics on the activities of the human world. The candidates will be working on many devices during the program to find out the difference between human-made and natural devices. 

The students in the course will also be evaluating the dynamic behaviour of the system and at the same time measure the performance of the system and then design new controlled systems for fulfilling the requirements. The participants during the Dynamics and Control program will further be dealing with the new applicants and at the same time will also develop modern scenarios with the help of a micro-system level, whole universe, and common systems. In the Dynamics and Control Certification course the students will also be grouping the system behaviour in various categories for better functioning of the applications. The course has two different modes to join the course by paying the fee or free of cost. While taking the course free of cost, the learners will get access to the programme only for a limited period. 

Mechanics is one of Physics’s significant areas that deals with the study of motion and displacement. This subject has extreme practical importance as it is used in our day-to-day lives and activities. The Mechanics, Part 1 online course, explores the fundamentals of Mechanics and problem-solving skills required in STEM fields. 

The edX Mechanics, Part 1 certification syllabus covers complex Physics topics such as kinematics, velocity, and acceleration, and how they can be connected through calculus. This calculus-based curriculum further discusses Newton’s laws of motion and the concept of energy and momentum, which is another quantity of motion. 

A Rice University offers, the Mechanics, Part 1 program is a self-paced studying avenue that will facilitate you to learn at your speed and convenience. It has been developed in association with Rice University and will be taught by its faculty. The course will use video lectures as a medium of teaching and will help you prepare for the on-campus programme at Rice on Mechanics. 

The candidates are given the option of choosing from any of the two tracks available so that the course learning can be completed. Both the course tracks are self-paced but there is a time limit until which the course remains accessible in the audit mode that is free of cost. Again, in the case of the verified track, the candidates will be able to access the course materials for an unlimited period of time.

The length of the Robot Development by edX is six weeks. It comes under the field of engineering and uses some psychology theories too. The course is an Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II offering, in collaboration with edX. A part of this programme has been developed by Professor Matthew Schlesinger.

Also, the course is of intermediate level and features online delivery. As there are no time-related restrictions, you can learn at your own pace. The Robot Development certification syllabus covers a wide range of topics from principles of developmental robotics, acquisition of cognitive skills, and sensorimotor in robots to its applications.

Furthermore, video transcripts of the Robot Development online course are available. The programme is free to learn, but you can pay the required fee to avail of the shareable certificate. Pupils related to the field of robotics, engineering, or psychology can pursue this training. Also, students in their graduation’s final year or post-graduation in any of the following fields - robotics, computer science, anthropology, psychology, or cognitive sciences are suitable for this programme. edX courses have a self-directed training model that comes with limited access during the audit track and unlimited access to the course materials when the verified track is selected.

AI & Automation for the Enterprise certification is a 6 week 4 module course that is produced by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing in collaboration with Emeritus. Artificial intelligence (AI) is spreading widely in all areas like customer experience, and hence this course has been designed for professionals who want to create winning success strategies for their business organisations.

AI & Automation for the Enterprise training is a blend of technical and practical considerations teaching about why companies should leverage their autonomy to make their workforces better. With this online certification course, the students will be able to gain insights from the industry leaders of MIT so that they can be aware of the futuristic trends in automation technologies. Finally, the students will be developing awareness regarding the strategies that can be implemented in their organisations for influencing their future work. This certificate will thus help the students create value for the organisations.

Coursera offers the Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars certification course in association with the University of Toronto. The certification course introduces students to different sensors for correctly estimating the state and localization of a self-driving vehicle.

Moreover, by the end of the Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars course, you will learn all about Kalman Filters and Iterative Closest Point algorithm with LIDAR. The certification course will also cover least squares, and how to relate GPS with IMUs. You will be able to build models for typical vehicle localization sensors.

Upon course completion, you will become adept in developing a full vehicle state estimator independently. The course material is comprehensive and features quizzes, as well as projects, to assist you in learning with ease.

Lastly, candidates will undertake a final project to complete the Coursera State Estimation and Localization for Self-Driving Cars course. On successful completion, candidates will receive a certificate from the University of Toronto, sharable on LinkedIn profiles or CV.

Electric Engineering is one of the best course studies to be a part of and it is one that has a definite position in both present and future, offering stable career opportunities for a long time to come. A certificate of this course from a university as prestigious as the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado System is guaranteed to make many doors and windows open through.

The Equivalent Circuit Cell Model Modulation programme by Coursera has been brought to the candidates with excellent content materials and real world based projects for an intermediate level. It teaches the values, properties, and simulation of each of the components of a lithium Ion cell and hones these skills to perfection.

Not only that, the experience gained here along with the course studied in such great detail will put the candidates at the top bar for Electronic Engineers and give them an early and the very important head start in the competition of today.

The BMS – Battery Management System Certification Course: Design Techniques & Technology is being imparted by DIYguru to provide the students/professionals with a detailed understanding of the battery management systems. The growth of the battery management system market is expected to rise due to the growing trend of electric vehicles, the need for effective electric grid management and the increased requirement of battery monitoring in renewable energy systems. This will lead to an increase in the demand for professionals having knowledge about battery management systems. This course aims to train the participants in the future. 

Participants of this course will learn about the working and explore the individual components that a battery management system consists of. They will understand the architecture of the battery management system (BMS), the major functional blocks, the importance of each block for the battery management system and the factors that affect the battery performance and require protection schemes. They will be trained in the various functionalities of the battery management system making them proficient in battery technology.

The program served by DIY Guru will certify you on Emission Norms and Control Strategies. For a total of 14 days and in a time-independent schedule you will be trained through many lectures that are pre-recorded or slide presentation with voice-over analysis, interactive student to teacher, student to student interaction sessions. In this course, you will be getting access to online classes available to you 24*7. Through this, one can access the course at their own pace, and in their flexible schedule.

BS VI - Emission Norms and Control Strategies follow and maintain a Continuous Evaluation System that assesses, test & evaluates the students over flexible and regular intervals. The education delivery method is a blend of classroom and experiential learning. Any individual student or professional who is interested in understanding BS6 emission norms or any consumers of an automobile. After successfully completing the course by attempting 100% part in an online module, every aspirant will get a competency certificate that is valuable across industry giants.  

Pharmacotherapy: Understanding Biotechnology Products certification has a duration of 6 weeks which has been designed by Taipei Medical University, and is showcased on the platform of FutureLearn. When biotechnology products are reviewed clinically the course can teach candidates to assess the findings of the review.

Pharmacotherapy: Understanding Biotechnology Products certification syllabus is known for enhancing the pharmacotherapy working knowledge by making a clear understanding of the technologies, and principles of protein products that are therapeutic. Along with this, the history of tools can be identified while making Biotechnology products. The entire course is covered in a syllabus that is spread over weekly study sessions which are organized for only 2 hours per week.

Pharmacotherapy: Understanding Biotechnology Products training consists of both research and real-life cases of the formulation of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The candidates can even expand their learnings on the evaluation of PK/PD correlations in the case of biotechnology products with this healthcare and Medicine course.

Adequate housing facilities, inclusive dwelling environments, and sustainable living setups are the need of the hour across societies. Understand and master the key design strategies for facilitating environment-friendly urban development with the Global Housing Design course. The six-week training requires candidates to put in 4-5 hours of work every week. Students learn through interviews with residents and practitioners, case studies, videos, and feedback sessions.

More than a billion people currently dwell in slums and improving the living conditions for a populace growing by the minute is a challenge. Every location, region, city, and country demands definite residential models and prototypes.  With the Global Housing Design certification programme students will gain in-depth knowledge about the varying housing design needs. 

The edX Global Housing Design online course extensively covers the range of economic, environmental, and social factors instrumental in designing housing settlements. The programme allows learners to examine the aspects of community, environment, and time through specific design approaches, including clustering, typological mix, and incrementality. The Delft University of Technology in partnership with Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) offers this instructor-led training.

The self-paced programme offers two tracks, namely, paid certificate and free. In the former mode, the candidates will have unlimited access and in the latter track, they will have access only for a limited duration. 

The Introduction to Land Management programme has been structured to provide the students with a detailed insight into the world of land management techniques tools and methods. In the programme, the students will be dealing with various challenges, tasks and terms that are related to the land issues.

The six week session will be covering the important domain of “engineering” and the Introduction to Land Management syllabus has incorporated important topics like-land worth, land tenure, land laws and others. Throughout the course, the students will be dealing with the various demographic issues and the globalization challenges related to land.

The enrolled candidates will be taught the value of land and they will be encouraged to take part in the various activities for developing land policies. The Introduction to Land Management by edX programme will introduce the students with the basics of land management and will guide them for sustainable development.

After years of close observations and experiences in disaster management, the experts of Waseda University have come up with the Tsunamis and Storm Surges: Introduction to Coastal Disasters online course.  This course is packed with disaster prevention methodology and foundational disaster management tools. As the name suggests, this course introduces the participants to coastal disasters such as tsunamis and Storm Surges. This course mainly deals with disaster management. 

In this course, field surveys will play an important part. Along with the introduction, the participants will also learn the reasons behind such disasters, how they become a major factor in lost human lives, and how institutions and infrastructures collapse. One of the chief tools the course will use is numerical simulations and hydraulic experiments to validate the disaster scenarios. The Tsunamis and Storm Surge: Introduction to Coastal Disasters certification course specifically aims at reducing the negative impacts of the natural disaster. It is practice-based and drawn from real-life studies.

The Certification provided by this course is of great value. The candidates can benefit from the shareable attribute of the certificate if they take the programme in the verified track by paying the fee.  It will be signed by the course instructor and there will be the logo of Waseda University. The students can get limited access to the programme for a limited period. 

The 5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT course is completely online based on a state-of-the-art curriculum. In the entire course, the end-to-end 5G architecture training will be provided to the students to help them know about the course more in-depth. The  5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT will be issued at the end of the course equivalent to the Nokia Bell Labs’ Global Certification. The course requires intensive learning of eighteen hours. The 5G Certification Programme by Nokia Bell Labs and NIIT will be provided by the Nokia certified 5G expert trainer. Blended learning methodology will be implemented throughout the course. 

The course is a foundation course of the intermediate level for engineering students who want to build a stronghold on the basics of Mechanical engineering, including concepts of the strength of materials and the deformability of various structures and the constituent materials. The candidates will learn to predict the failure and the deformation in structures used to build mechanical structures, like elastic, viscoelastic and plastic elements.

The candidates will be taught the ways of analyzing structural assemblages of various types, using the equations of geometric compatibility, static equilibrium, and constitutive material response. The Mechanics of Deformable Structures: Part 1 programme is the second course of a series having three parts, and this part is specially designed to give an introduction to the behaviour of viscoelasticity of a deformable structure, i.e. over the course of time. 

The objective of the programme also covers the pattern in which a structure changes if the load applied exceeds the permissible ability of the elastic limit, known as the plasticity of the material. In the end, a candidate will be able to apply analytical methods and perform calculations related to the subject.

The Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations programme is problem-based, and candidates will learn by doing. They will be using a powerful and versatile tool from ANSYS, Inc. to perform engineering simulations. They will be using a common approach to solve problems that involve different branches of Physics (structural mechanics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics). The programme focuses on moving beyond garbage-in, and garbage-out, and understanding what is under the black-box.

Learners will be solving textbook examples to understand the fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics and finite-element analysis. They will then put these principles into practice and simulate real-world examples (a wind turbine rotor and a bolted rocket assembly).

By working with real-world examples and using a leading simulation tool used by professionals, the Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations training will help learners move beyond button pushing and encourage them to start thinking like experts. Cornell University developed the Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations online course in collaboration with the ANSYS Corporation. Therefore, all learners will be able to download and use ANSYS Student for free.

Learners may enroll in the self-paced course for free or pay a small amount. If they want to learn the course for free they may opt for the audit track where limited access is given. On the other hand, if they want unlimited course access they may get admission using the verified track for which they may have to pay a small amount. 

Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure certification course serve as an introduction to the topic of mechanical behavior of materials that are related both to an atomistic and continuum point of view.  At the atomistic level, the students will learn about the various mechanical properties related to materials and at the continuum level the participants will be exploring the displacement and forces that are translated to strain and stress distributions insisted on the material. In the course, the examples are drawn from- biomaterials, glasses, ceramic, polymers, cellular materials, and composites. In the Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure by edX the students will be covering viscosity, creep in crystalline materials, plasticity, fatigue, and brittle fracture in detail. A continuation of the series, this program by edX will be helping the students to study more about- dynamic mechanical measurement and hardening mechanisms in a comprehensive manner in the six-week-long Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Part 3: Time-Dependent Behavior and Failure online course.

Recently, there has been a growing trend towards improving quality in various industries. This is due to the rising global competition and customers’ growing need for reliable products. That’s why special attention must be paid to fatigue, as it’s one of the leading causes of industrial failure and directly affects product quality. The Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering programme will tackle many topics about this.

Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering course aims to introduce Ph.D. students, M.Sc graduates, and engineers working in the industry to the fundamentals of fatigue in different engineering fields. The training curriculum covers common causes of component failure and challenges faced by engineers. The programme also includes hands-on training via the ANSYS workbench platform.

The course content for Fatigue Failure in Different Fields of Engineering training is delivered through video lectures and readings. Also, you can complete the end-of-the-week and homework assessments to understand the week’s learnings better. Lastly, after you’ve completed all modules, you must appear for the final exam. 

The Euro VI Calibration using GT-Suite online course is an automotive course offered by the online education provider Skill Lync for a short period of two months. This online programme develops the skill set of the students in the field of automotive industry. This course study is about the emission legislation and the aspects of Euro 6 implementation. 

The learners will understand the nuances of the calibration process which involves legislation, perfect technology preference, utilisation of simulation tools to arrive at credible solutions thereby decreasing the physical testing efforts. Calibration and GT Power tools are explained along with the concepts like emission norms, predictive combustion calibration, challenges, virtual calibration and a case analysis on heavy duty application. 

The learners are provided with technical assistance and professional guidance to understand the concepts and ideas. The increase in the demand for simulation tools over physical testing methods have made this course on ‘Euro VI Calibration using GT-Suite’ significant for the engineers in this field.

The Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Certification Course is a specialized course that covers the basics of the automotive engineering industry especially focusing on the primary stages of the designing process of an SUV. The online course will deal with the contemporary modelling techniques in the industry.

Through the Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Training Course, learners will be introduced to the techniques of digital sketching including the use of Sketchbook and Photoshop software. The course will provide learners with a thorough understanding of the SUV design process.

After completion of the Class A surfacing of an SUV using Autodesk ALIAS Live Course, learners will receive a certificate of completion, and the leading 5% of students will be rewarded with a merit certificate.

The Mechanics, Part 2 Training Course is an intermediate-level course that covers every aspect of physics through a calculus-based learning structure. The course is offered by RICEx, a collaboration of Rice University with the edX learning platform.

Through the Mechanics, Part 2 Certification Course, learners will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of mechanics and physics required to excel in all STEM fields. The course will be instructed by Jason Hafner, Professor of Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry at Rice University.

Mechanics, Part 2 Live Course is a self-paced course that the learners can progress at their own speed. The course will include graded assignments and exams as the criteria for evaluation for attaining the final certificate.

The Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Certification Course is an introductory level online course that discusses the fundamental concepts of mechanics for engineering. The course is provided in collaboration with edX and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). The physics course will be taught in Spanish in a self-paced manner that allows candidates to progress at their speed.

The Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Training will be provided by expert tutors through video lectures and other course materials. The mode of assessment for the course includes graded assignments and exams. Once the assessments are complete and the candidate is qualified, they will get a Fundamentals of Mechanics for Engineering Certification by edX and UPV.

Edx has both audit tracks and the other is the verified track. One track offers limited but free access to the course materials but no certificate after completion whereas the verified track is the upgraded version of the same course that gives unlimited but paid access to the course materials.