Learner Reviews & Feedback for Initiating and Planning Projects by University of California, Irvine
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Excelent course! It gives you the principles of project management for the early phases, initianing and planning, it has very good dynamic and share examples, it's a good option if you're newbie in PM
It was very helpful for me to understand what the project management is. I am just thinking about starting this new career path and i was feeling comfortable in this field during the learning process.
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By Sjir H
•Some useful stuff in there, but a lot of unnecessary jargon, and the way of testing does not stimulate learning: it's often literally copy-pasting things from the readings, rather than testing underlying understanding.
By Turki A
•It gives a good overview of the subject but still can be much better adding more subjects to the content and case studies for review. A forum would add value to the course by discussing with others about the subject.
By ilia v
•I would like to see the more practical information. The course is 90% built on PMBOK. I can read this guide on my own outside the course. In the course, I prefer to see how the practice corresponds with the theory.
By Daria N
•I wish there were more practical cases than just PMBook in online version. I doubt that anyone of an entry level needs all those endless theory lessons to get the grasp of what project management is about.
By Clinton M
•The content balance of the course feels very stretched thin over the 5 weeks. Regular, concentrated study could see an average student complete this course in a matter of days if not less.
By Paula C
•Good information but the "lesson" format is not very engaging. If I wanted to spend all my time reading, I would buy the book. There should be more activities, case studies and videos.
By Dimosthenis S
•The course contained some valuable information, but the lack of projects even small ones didn't help much. I would prefer a small project/assignment during the last week of the course.
By Amropali D
•It isn't as engaging as I thought it would be. Since this is an introductory course, it would have helped if this were more interactive to build the interest for the latter courses.
By Nicole P
•the information is presented well, but not in an engaging manner, I would describe the course as mono-tone. I would have abandoned the course but I needed the certification.
By Albert B
•sharing the experience was a great initiative but the links for reading is not working on google chrome or internet explorer, also I couldn't find the presentation materials.
By Zaina A
•I realize this course isn't expensive but it relies too heavily on the PMBOK without actually discussing it. I'd be happier with the course if the PMBOK had been left out.
By Masoud P
•I think the discussion on initiating and planning projects could be improved to be a bit more comprehensive and It would be great if the lecture slides were downloadable.
By Chris W
•A nice intro course into what is a project and who is involved in a project. Some of the lecture material did not match the paired video which led to some confusion.
By Pranav
•The Modules which were in the form of HTML files should have been in the form of lectures which would make them more understandable than reading for oneself.
By Victory O
•The course is quite alright. The videos were too long and had too many messages in just one video. Nevertheless, I learnt how to be a better project manager
By Benjamin C O
•It's a good course, if you're looking to learn the basics of planning projects, and it doesn't take more than a day to complete, it's just a bit of reading.
By Simone K
•Informative and clearly structured course. However, its content is aimed at professional project managers - useful but not exactly what I was looking for !
By Miguel A D F
•I suggest update content media and incorporate material to create a toolkit for students. Benchmark vs. Linkedin learn PM course which I consider great.
By lucyNet
•Good and diversified resources such as videos, lectures, etc.
Exams could be more challenging and the optional eventually readings included as e-books.
By Reeve C
•Reading materials were detailed but can cause information overload if the presentations are to be presented alone without discussion of instructor
By Yoni D
•Content is good and qualitative. But lack of real assignments beyond quiz, applying this knowledge to use case, and having peer reviews for it.
By Alice L
•Please add exercise for a real-life project scenario that I can work on. This course has many pieces of information but no practice.
By Jonathan O
•This is great. The manner in which so much details are compressed in a few lessons running over a short duration is impressive.
By Aghyad A
•It is a good course for beginners. The exercises that include imagining could be changed with something else more proactive.
By Paolo L
•Pros: Very clear explanations, useful slides for PMP preparation.
Cons: Very easy questions and exams. Not challenging at all
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