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The content is excellent, and I like the idea of using organizational analysis models as "lenses" through which we can look at organizations, networks and situations.

The videos are well made, though the instructor is mostly reading from the provided PDF, which after some point I found more helpful than watching or listening to the videos. The provided PDF is very useful and contains lots of good content structured in a solid manner.

The examples used to highlight the presented theories are mediocre; they are often either far removed from most people's experiences (e.g., Cuban Missile Crisis) or too education-focused or too US-centric; the instructor also often uses situations he faces in an academic environment as examples of applying the different theories, which is not interesting for people taking the course to better understand business organizations and/or people not currently enrolled in or considering employment in an academic institution.

The quiz at the end of each week is mostly good, as it builds on the questions posed while watching the videos, though it's possible to answer them by studying the course's PDF. Some questions in the quizzes test attentiveness rather than understanding.

The final quiz is, unfortunately, an exercise in memorization and reviewing the PDF content. There is simply too much nitty-gritty material covered across the 10 weeks of the course and there are too many contrasting theories and aspects to really be able to answer 117 multiple-choice questions in a row without questioning the point of it all.

IMO the many-question quiz is an outdated way of checking for obtained understanding and knowledge, and some of the questions don't really mean much outside of the context of the course. For example: fine, I know that theory A differs from theory B in some minute way mentioned in a video or documented in the PDF. It's however very likely that this difference will not be something I will remember months down the road or something that will impact my application of either theory, so why focus on this difference instead of applicability of the theories on various situations?

I applaud the fortitude and memorization skills of everyone who got 100% on it, though I cannot understand how that translates to proof of a better learning outcome than just barely passing and calling it a day, with the PDF as a useful reference to remember all the nitty-gritty.

For those wanting to dive deeper, the Screen-Side Chat videos are very useful and often more insightful than the main course videos in answering "what if" questions, and I strongly recommend them.

Overall, this is a very insightful and well-delivered course that was a good use of my time. It provided many "aha moments" related to my business experience in change and improvement initiatives, as well as regarding motivations of mergers, acquisitions, and general joint ventures. The course would benefit from a more application-focused and understanding-oriented means of checking the attendee's knowledge retention, but that's really nitpicking.

Unfortunately, not my favorite course. It did contain loads of information and theory names, but a little bit less of explaining. More often than during other courses I had to pause and go back or consult other sources to grasp the concepts (only to learn during the exam that it was still not enough ;) ). I also did not enjoy the reading (by the Professor) of the material - I would have rather preferred him telling in his own words and explaining along the way as it was during the SSC sessions; I do acknowledge though that this may be my own individual learning peculiarity. Also, the choice of examples sometimes seemed interesting; if the course if available worldwide, peculiarities of US educational system require a degree on its own (I am from Europe and had a tough time to figure out what the bottom line/ issue of the example would be..). However, I really do appreciate the amount of work that has been put into the material. Thank you!

Interesting course offering deep theoretical insight into the captivating world of organizations. The frameworks offered in this course provide anyone interested in the field or those thinking about taking some related undergraduate course with a good place to start their (continued) journey. As I have had the opportunity of studying in the United States during my exchange semester, the examples were not completely lost on me. For those also having spent most of their lives in Europe; the practical application of the theoretical frameworks are considerably centered around American affairs and cases. The forum offers some counterbalance, but whose participation and/or contributions are not necessarily of importance to the successful completion of the course. The quizzes were excellently interwoven with the lectures and recapped at the end of the week and provide you precisely with the tools and preparation to the final examination.

I found the course quite interesting as I could relate these theories to the Management Practices & Organisational behaviours that I am very familiar with. There are very insightful and powerful tools & information in these theories for the practising Manager.

Th only improvement I would suggest would be to teach the theories under "management concepts" so that it is easily relatable by working professionals. This means that each week (or module) covers a Management concept say - Decision Making or Resource Management or Managing culture etc. This way, you will attract lot of practitioners your online version of the Course. Otherwise, it appears to be just an exposition of a bunch of sociological theories about Organizations.

Highly recommended course. There is a lot to unpack here, immediately applicable yet with solid theoretical basis. I have learned to ask new questions, and learned to look at organizations from new, very different perspectives. I do think having work experience is an advantage. The course material is very good (reader, videos, transcripts), the lessons are well-presented. The one thing that keeps me from ticking that 5th star is the state of the discussion forum: it's basically dead. Not Stanford's fault, but as an interactive learning tool it's over.

The site lists '28 hours' as time investment, that is an underestimate - it's easily double that.

This course gave brief insight about how decisions are taken in different types of organizations and how we can deal with the organization. How organizational learning can be used to take guided decisions and create productive culture. In the current age of global economy how we can use social networks for building successful organizations. Today sustainability is becoming more crucial for survival of Organizations, hence neoinstitutional theory helps us to understand how cultural environment of a firm adopts environmental beliefs. Overall it was great learning about how to analyse any organization.

I thought the course was a start in the introduction of Organizational Analysis. I have reviewed the written text as part of this course - this is a feat, while I have many interdisciplinary comments, questions, critiques - some of the ideas could be clarified. I would elaborate more in the theories of Organizational Anarchies, Network Formations, and think about adding examples of buffering, bridging, and bonding. I've more questions in the development of organizational theories in implementation; thinking many gaps in the realm. Did different individuals write the quizzes?