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Learner Reviews & Feedback for COVID-19 Contact Tracing by Johns Hopkins University

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About the Course

The COVID-19 crisis has created an unprecedented need for contact tracing across the country, requiring thousands of people to learn key skills quickly. The job qualifications for contact tracing positions differ throughout the country and the world, with some new positions open to individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent. In this introductory course, students will learn about the science of SARS-CoV-2 , including the infectious period, the clinical presentation of COVID-19, and the evidence for how SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person-to-person and why contact tracing can be such an effective public health intervention. Students will learn about how contact tracing is done, including how to build rapport with cases, identify their contacts, and support both cases and their contacts to stop transmission in their communities. The course will also cover several important ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine. Finally, the course will identify some of the most common barriers to contact tracing efforts -- along with strategies to overcome them....

Top reviews

KM

Jan 15, 2021

This was a Fantastic Course!! I highly recommend it!! I took it since I'm applying for contact tracing positions and wanted to have a certificate of completion in hand to show perspective employers!

R

May 24, 2020

The short modules made it easy to fit the work in around my work schedule AND helping my daughter with schoolwork. Simple, easy to understand, with regular checks for comprehension. Highly recommend!

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By Dharshine S G

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Jun 29, 2020

Everything was perfect. I would have loved it more, if you offer the facility to re-attempt the wrong questions alone, for a second time. It was pretty much difficult for me to re-attempt all the 40 questions from the beginning.

By Ann A

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Jun 27, 2020

This course was extremely helpful in understanding more about COVID-19, contract tracing, and communication best practices. All of these areas will help me personally and professionally, whether or not I become a contact tracer.

By Satya N S

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Jun 25, 2020

nice course to get knowledge on covid 19 and helpful to identify symptoms and tracing contacts and taking care of infectious patients and help to assist in isolation and quarantine facility providing..to helpful who needed .

By David J E P

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Jun 21, 2020

Great course with very specific details and questions that help you understand what people would find appealing to answer to and how to react too different scenarios of requirements from people who need to isolate or quarantine.

By Richard T D

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Jun 13, 2020

A very informative course that is very helpful especially in this current time. Thank you to the professor for the inputs. I hope to help and serve many others with the knowledge I have gained. Thank you and stay safe everyone!

By William C

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Jun 7, 2020

Instructor was informative and thorough. Course material was comprehensive and well illustrated by real world examples. Interactive learning involving frequent quizzing and questioning. Logical progression of course topics

By Rommel G

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Jun 2, 2020

The course is very well laid, comprehensive, and easy to understand. Thank you to Dr. Emily Gurley. I have learned a lot from this course and I find it very handy and applicable for me and in my job. More power JHU and Coursera.

By Linda C

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May 31, 2020

The knowledge about COVID-19 that I've learned in this course will be a Coat of Armor for me as I impart life-saving information to my community , the state , etc. I am honored to be a small part of the vastness of a solution.

By Gloria B

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May 31, 2020

The COVID-19 course was excellent. It was thorough, complete and eye opening. I learned a lot about the transmission of the coronavirus and how an individual is affected by the infection. The course is valuable and worth taking.

By Emelda A

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May 19, 2020

Excellent teaching. I learned so much. The Professor made it easy to learn. It was also very easy to go back to a question or scenario that I needed to learn or to clarify. I am so glad I took this course. Thank you so much!

By Jackson M

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May 18, 2020

Even though some of the material was difficult for me, it has shown me spots where I need to practice more -- in determining question types and also figuring out exactly how long is the right amount for isolation and quarantine.

By Carlos H

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May 15, 2020

I learned a ton in this course, it was mostly simple to follow the instructions. I'm glad I took it! Definitely hope more resources are added for people in the future, but overall it was a great learning opportunity. Thank you!

By Patricia Y

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May 13, 2020

The course is very clear and concise. I feel ready to start Contact Tracing for Covid-19 or any other situation. Thank you John's Hopkin's for providing this training for free. Your commitment to this pandemic is truly amazing.

By Megan G

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May 13, 2020

The material was laid out in an easy-to-follow manner, with opportunities to review as necessary. I feel like I understand contact tracing much better now, and I'm hopeful that this will lead to a position working in the field.

By Deborah S

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Mar 22, 2021

Great course featuring how to relate to your contact/case. Information on incubation and infectious times very good. The hardest part for me was different question types. Open, closed, probing and leading. But I finally got it.

By Wilfredo S

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Feb 13, 2021

I was impressed with the information provided, as well as the format that allow me to easily navigate through the learning process. This experience helped me decide to sign up for additional courses. I'm happy for that. Cheers!

By NAPOLEON L C

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Nov 1, 2020

This is a very educational and informative tool for everyone especially those strategies and workers in the different fields. Thank you for empowering us with needed know how and for sharing your expertise. God bless us always.

By Sarah W

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Oct 21, 2020

I gained several skills from the course such as skills on contact tracing, active listening, public health, epidemiology and ethics. The course is actually easy to understand and clear enough to relate with. Thank you coursera.

By Deleted A

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Aug 27, 2020

Excellent content. Very clear and accessible. It would be good for people to take this course whether they intend to contract trace or not. It gives good, factual information that we all need. Thank you for making it available.

By Jericho C

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Aug 19, 2020

The course offered a very clear, easy and educational lessons on COVID-19 contact tracing. It easily emphasized the importance of contact tracing as a public good program to reduce the risk of virus transmission in the society.

By JACQUILINE G B

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Aug 17, 2020

Its been a very helpful course, i really did learn a lot and i mean a lot..Thanks so much for giving this free course and it helped me the understanding and prevention of this virus. Thanks to Dr. Emily Gurley for sharing this.

By Deleted A

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Jul 30, 2020

It's been a great experience doing an online course about COVID-19. I really learnt a lot and got to know how to handle various situations. This was my first ever online course, and I'm very glad that I was able to finish this.

By Mahetta M

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Jul 18, 2020

This is worthwhile for everyone to take. This course was so informative. It helped clear up several misconceptions that I had regarding COVID-19. Thank you for the opportunity to engage in this COVID-19 Contact Tracing Course.

By Barhamanya J P

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Jul 8, 2020

I am so happy with this course, I learned a lot. Its so nice and it did make me understand how united the world needs to be, so that we can beat this common enemy. Easy to understand and enjoyable. The lecture was so excellent.

By Linda J W

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Jun 23, 2020

It was a very informative class to take. Just want to thank you for putting this course together for people like myself that needs a need a new job. This will help me to do something that will help my state stop this COVID-19 .