Learner Reviews & Feedback for US Social Services Compared by Columbia University
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IL
May 9, 2021
I learned a lot and very much enjoyed learning about the social policy. Thank you professor Robertson and all the speakers for their lessons taught throughout the course!
JB
Aug 24, 2022
Loved the course and Professor. Learned so much. I was waiting for my final paper to be graded to get my Honors Certificate. So far, I have a 95%. Good luck to everyone!
26 - 45 of 45 Reviews for US Social Services Compared
By K L
•Dec 12, 2020
I have a greater understanding of the State Welfare system.
By Diane H
•Dec 12, 2019
Challenging class but also very informative!
By Loubna C
•Nov 11, 2021
very nice introduction to welfare state
By Minipurage K U K
•Oct 14, 2024
It is an excellent certificate course.
By Manuel G A
•Oct 31, 2022
Great content and very informative!
By Kevin I
•Jul 19, 2022
Very good foundational course!
By Robert B S M M
•Jan 6, 2020
Good course... thanks.
By Michael L B J
•Aug 17, 2020
Un excelente curso.
By Codie J V
•May 14, 2020
Excellent Material
By Suhmer F
•Oct 5, 2019
Excellent
By Jane M
•Apr 16, 2024
Thanks!
By ABRAHAM I H L
•Feb 20, 2023
WELL
By Mona A A
•May 30, 2020
GOOD
By Google U
•May 4, 2023
Overall good foundations, very much from a social work perspective. Could have used a content refresh (lots of outdated stats, articles, etc) and a more modern approach to these topics. There was a negative framing of issues affecting those experiencing poverty and it was telling about the instructor's biases. It would be great to have modern research and people informed by an intersectional lens to their research/work to contribute to the course content.
By Melanie H
•Aug 22, 2021
The information was overall really helpful in giving a broad view of social policy, but it felt a bit shallow and I would have loved to dive deeper into some of the topics, or see more research to back up some of the analysis of U.S. social policy efficiency and outcomes.
By EMERSON O
•Dec 6, 2020
This was a very good course, and I'm glad that I completed it. From Emerson Overton
By Smith V P
•Dec 4, 2021
Gracias por este gran curso
By Aaron A
•Feb 19, 2021
Good information, but fragmented presentation. The speaker, pop-up questions, and discussion questions often refer to discussions that either haven't happened yet or simply don't exist in the course. Also, you should probably find a companion book to flesh out some of the ideas in this course, because the content is very high level.
By Ms J
•Jun 18, 2023
The recording volume is so low til when I turn up my volume on my computer it's still very faint and I have to use headphones to hear recordings
By WILLIAM M
•Nov 16, 2021
I took the course as a general review of information I had not specifically studied in some time. It was surprising that so little new information was available. It seemed almost as if nothing had changed since 1990 when I was originally studying for my MSW.
I also found that some of the quiz questions were poorly worded or were unclear, more than one had a typo. The answer to the question on "means tested" meaning stated "enough wealth to LIVE themselves out of poverty-clearly meant to say LIFT.
Overall the presentations could use a good proofing-- I mean this is coming from Columbia University. Several slides have typos and even outright error or wrong word choices. "venerable" instead of vulnerable- Worker Safer? when it should have been safety. FOR used when the intention was FROM, several places in the document. What are the "really" choices? REALLY? obviously real was the correct word.
Sorry but it simply seemed sloppy, and generally I was disappointed in the overall course.