The quality of the content is good for an introductory course. The high amount of typos in the slides is distracting when you're trying to take notes.

good info, instructor really quiet. had to use earphones

The content is overall useful and is a good introduction to understanding the US welfare state. However, some of the quiz questions are unclear and occasionally do not reflect the content discussed in the course. Discussions are not very critical, I would have liked to have a greater centering of marginalised communities. The honours option seems a little excessively time-consuming.

Dr. Robertson developed a great course. I was a little put off by Garfinkel. A few slides need to be edited a little bit because the errors are distracting and may be confusing for ELL e.g. venerable instead of vulnerable ... I learned quite a lot even though I have over a decade of experience working in Health & Human Services. THANK YOU!!!

very interesting and useful for my wider studies supporting my application to universities

Excellent Course! Better than the one I took on-campus for my MSW at another institution.

The course was very informative, it definitely broaden my knowledge of Social Services in the US and other Countries. I would recommend my co-workers to take this course.

This course taught me so much about the United States social welfare state and how it compares to other Welfare States. I was excited to review each new course as I learned a wealth of information that will assist me in my upcoming policy classes at Columbia this fall. A truly valuable source of information that was delivered in a highly comprehensible fashion. Thank you for creating this course!

"US Social Services Compared" - I am hoping this course will help me out with a clear concept of US Social Services Compared. Thanks COURSERA for the such online access.

Excellent information and well presented. Love the honors section that provides an opportunity for further learning and feedback from peers.

It is very true encouraging step to enhance educational skills and knowledge by doing this course.

Very informative. I am very new to Social Policy, so the grounding was very useful.

Exceptional topics and Positive take-aways for our nations Welfare State

Excellent course about the US welfare state in comparison with others.

Challenging class but also very informative!

Good course... thanks.

Un excelente curso.

Excellent Material

Excellent

GOOD

This course presented a good overview of the basics of the U.S. welfare state, but in many cases, arguments were not presented in a way for students to critically engage with the coursework. I wish that there was greater opportunity for critical engagement, because I found some of the beliefs presented to be biased yet present