Comentários e feedback de alunos de Business Strategies for Social Impact da instituição Universidade da Pensilvânia

Katherine part was very interesting and I couldn't stop watching the videos. But the last week was a bit disappointing.

The examples from CEO's was inspiring and got my attention.

Lessons were very practical and I could easily relate with.

I learned a lot. The part about impact investing was a bit too complicated for me not having a financial background.

Some concepts were a bit complex for an online course or needed to be more interactive, mainly the las module

Some of the case studies are becoming a little dated. Also consider including some international examples.

Impact investing module uses data from research conducted in 2001, 2003. We are in 2020.

The lecturer for the last week didn't present his ideas clearly.

First 3 weeks are great!

good material, teacher

Good overview.

Great Intro

Although I gave it 3 stars, it doesn't mean it's not good enough. I just have two criticisms: first, the actual strategies that can be used by social-impact businesses could have been better conceptualised. The interviews are very useful because they offer real-world examples, however in a training provided by academics I would expect to see a systemisation by general categories, not just specific examples. In this sense, I don't think the interviews are optional, but actually form a great part of the course itself. My second criticism echoes what many other students said about the gap between the first three modules and the fourth. I found the last module to start quite abruptly on the assumption that we should know already basic notions like assets, for example, to which the previous ones had not contributed at all. I wasn't even sure what the base of the pyramid was referring to in this context and had to wait a little bit to understand. Apart from these criticisms, I actually enjoyed a lot the course and did learn many useful things, especially as a person new to social impact.

This course really delivered on the spectrum of strategies for social impact. Modules 2 and 3 are by far the best and most useful - well produced, with punchy, compelling content. Module 1 felt a bit slow and not overly relevant as I didn't have an organisation to apply the exercises to. Module 4 felt very disconnected from the rest of the course. it was so jarring to go from the concepts under discussion in short videos into multiple, long videos of complex financial terminology which felt mismatched to the level of the prior modules.

Weeks 1-3 were as described and appropriate for the entry level or intermediate learner. Week 4 was a stark departure from the other curriculum and seemed very out of place. It got in the weeds and niche, and generally requires more than a baseline comprehension of investing.

The course is a decent introduction to the area, but the impact investing module, my reason for enrolling, was disappointing. It was very academic and - in my opinion as an investor and holder of an M.Sc. in Finance - almost missing the point.

The first three modules were very clear and interesting, however the last module seemed out of place and way too complicated compared to the rest of the course. It was hard to keep up and to understand the link with the previous lectures.

the course was very insightful and informative. However, i couldn't relate to some of the information and examples given to drive the point home.

I LOVE THE FIRST 3 WEEKS. DIDINT ENJOY AS MUCH THE WEEK NUMBER 4.

Very hollow in nature. The other courses are far better.