Excellent introduction to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19; the importance and methodology of contact tracing to help reduce spread of the virus; and the technological tools and communication skills helpful in contact tracing. The lessons are in succinct modules that allow one to learn and then test their retention of the concepts. Well worth my time!

this was a great course, i loved every bit of it also great for my resume thanks to jhu for allowing me to take this amazing class and look forward to learning more about this disease that is attacking our country on a daily basic and also hopeful that we as a nation will get the upper hand on this soon.

we aren't there yet, but it will come!

This was one of the most relevant courses I have ever taken. Even if I do not gain a job as a Contact Tracer, I believe that I have become an informed citizen in this fight during this pandemic. Kudos to Tashrik, Brian and Tara; but, I hope I am like Brooke if I become a Contact Tracer. She had such a calm, sweet, empathetic disposition.

Thank you to John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Emily Gurley, and the Coursera team for offering this free class to learn more about the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, thank you to Liberty University School of Public Health coordinator for sharing information about this course. I enjoy learning, especially at this time.

I learned a lot from this course about COVID-19 and the importance of Contact Tracing. The course was taught in sections that made it clear and easy to understand. I highly recommend this course to not just those who are interested in becoming a contact tracer, but to individuals who want to get a better understanding of COVID-19 in general.

I found this course easy to follow and well-presented for the most part. There were a couple of gray areas around the effective communication skills module which took me a while to understand, but the final effect of the course is that I feel more knowledgable about COVID-19, and more understanding of Contact Tracing as a public health tool.

I really enjoyed taking this class. I learned a lot about this virus and it was good to get and understand the facts as we know it right now concerning this pandemic. It is good to separate fact from fiction. Thank you for offering this class for free. I hope this will allow me to a part of the front-line defense in this unprecedented time.

Content-packed -- Great pace -- Taught in a manner that is easily digestible -- Larry, Amy, Annette, and Drew did a fantastic job and appeared very realistic -- I wish there was a way to refute some of the responses for the practice quizzes -- Overall, strongly recommend this class -- I felt what I learned was indeed valuable and worthwhile.

I found the course to be very easy to follow and concepts were defined and explained very clearly. There was enough review to help reinforce the information you were learning without being overly repetitious. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in learning the skills that are required to work as a Contact Tracer.

Clarified many myths & definitions related to COVID-19 for non medical professionals. Everything I learned from this course is extremely practical and valuable for living my life during this pandemic.

Thank you for offering this course on Coursera in such a organized and easy-to-understand way, and than you for keep lots of info up-to-date.

I am happy that I enrolled in this Course. In this trying time that we all are experiencing right now it is best that a lot of people will be more educated so that they can use what they learned to help whatever they can do especially in this pandemic that is going on. This course will help you understand things and empathize with everyone.

It's been a very informative course. The course has been prepared and delivered in a very simple, clear, and distinct manner. Look forward to the advanced or updated version when available. However, I am confused about Q24. Why is a laundry service an essential resource for effective isolation or quarantine?Many thanks to Dr. Emily Gurley.

This course is very knowledgeable during the ongoing crises. The instructor explained very well and I have understood all the things related to coronavirus. After attending this course I found it very easy to explain things to my parents and friends like how the virus spreads, contact tracing, infectious period, isolation, quarantine, etc..

AS a MPH from Hopkins/Bloomberg(class of 2002- I remember Dr. Zenilman's courses fondly. Edyth Scheonrich was my academic advisor) and a 2 decade veteran of contact tracing for the CDC, i found this course enjoyable and hitting all the major points and helping me to get up to speed with COVID, since my DIS experience was in HIV. TB and STD.

The course was well organized and the professor presenting the information was obviously used to transmitting information to people without scientific backgrounds. I enjoyed the course. I do think though that it will take a bit of practice before the things we learned become second nature and we are able to conduct an interview on our own.

This course was presented using multi media which made it easier for me to both pay attention and retain. I appreciated the real life examples, including via video, the written word and narration. The practice quizzes were a great learning tool, especially since they were given without pressure of getting the answers right the first time.

I really enjoyed taking this course I was tired today but I said what the heck let me do my assessment before time slip away from me. I did yes I passed the test and I am excited about it. Glad to hav e been apart of it .

Other classes says for free but then they charges you money I'm confuse by that , when will I receive my certification.

This course was very informative and interesting. Throughout the process, I was kept on my toes with the new information that I learned. I think everyone should try to complete this course for the main purpose of further understanding the virus and how we can all come together and tweak our lifestyle to prevent this virus and ones to come.

Clear, concise, practical. Explains the science behind isolate and quarantine and also provides principles of communication to be competent and effective when dealing with real life people caught in this pandemic. also apprecaite very much the real life actors, The final test of 40 Qs was nice refresher -putting all together. Five stars !!

Thank you for letting us take this course. It is very easy so follow and understand and I am so glad that exist programs like this available for anyone to take anywhere. I wish other countries would have health programs and universities that are willing to help fight Corvid-19 by providing this services for free. I am very, very Thankful.

Very well designed course to logically and clearly walk you through the science of Covid-19 and the process of Contract Tracing. Whether one is looking to enter this field or to expand their understanding of what it means to operate in a world living with and beyond Covid-19 pandemics this will be a valuable investment of time and energy.

Excellent course. Great examples and test questions to check for understanding. My only complaint is that the time was always rounded down. for example, one video section was 3:59 but was noted as being 3 minutes. When you are trying to figure out if you have time for one more section, I would prefer time to be rounded up instead of down.

Liked that it was divided into sections. I think the most helpful teaching method was the role playing videos. Made the material easy to remember when showing examples for helpful communication strategies, and calculating isolation periods. Liked that it was spoken with helpful graphs etc as well as written so could look back at that too.

The course was very clearly presented. The information is also very clear and up to date, easy to follow, and the practice tests let students know how well they are processing the information. I appreciated having both slides and script available and that I could save notes. I am very grateful for the opportunity to take this training.

Thank you for this a great opportunity. I learned a lot from this course about COVID19 including the meaning of corona and the history of SARS 1 in 2002 and SARS 2 in 2012. I highly recommend the course to anyone to educated themselves about the COVID19. again, I cannot thank all enough about this a great course. I enjoyed it. Well done.