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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

GS

Feb 11, 2021

I learned a lot from this course. There were things mentioned that I had not considered when first looking at the course. One of those things were the effectiveness of contact tracing through time.

JD

Sep 26, 2020

Enjoyed this course. I learned several new facts and was able to explain to family members the signs and symptoms of Covid-19; how important it is to cooperate with a tracer.This course made me think!

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By Susan G B

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Aug 10, 2020

Overall very informative. Some in-depth information and some simple common sense information. Was very helpful for preparing me to continue to seek a position as a contact tracer.

By Joseph A B

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Jul 28, 2020

A challenging course that's key to controlling a modern day version of the Black plague - the Wuhan virus.The latest teaching techniques greatly enhanced the learning experience!

By Joseph C

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Jul 16, 2020

Very Informative, great presentation on the importance of contact tracing and how to approach the process to gain important information from cases/contacts. Learned a great deal.

By Jarrett R

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Jul 6, 2020

Very educational and did a good job starting with a foundational knowledge and slowly building up students to feel confident with COVID-19 Contact Tracing guidelines and material.

By Melanie S

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Jul 4, 2020

This course was very informative, interactive, and helpful in shaping my understanding of COVID-19 and the essential components of contact tracing. I highly recommend this course.

By Esther C

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Jun 30, 2020

Everyone should take this course whether or not you plan to be an active contact tracer or not. It's our responsibility to be educated about the crisis our world is going through.

By Stephen B

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Jun 22, 2020

This COVID-19 Contact Tracing course was informative, timely, and very useful for those seeking to help stop the spread of the disease! I am so happy I decided to take the course!

By Jose E S D

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Jun 8, 2020

thank you! :) very detailed and informative even for those without a medical background. explains the justification for many of the protocols being exercised by authorities today.

By Colleen V

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Jun 3, 2020

Helpful in understanding the tone that should be used on the phone by a contact tracer, as well as the roles of the contact tracer- and what the role of the contact tracer is NOT.

By Gabriela V

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Jun 3, 2020

Very well done, Clear and I hope this can be in Spanish. Not subtitles. I like that have enough time

To review my answers on the test practice. This course take more than 5 hours.

By Terry C R

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May 31, 2020

Excellent Course!

Course is very clear and provides examples to demonstrate communication skills. Beneficial for everyone regardless of whether they get a job as a contact tracer.

By Dr A C M

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May 29, 2020

This course helped me understand a lot of details regarding COVID-19,especially,regarding isolation and quarantine.Details regarding communication skills were very well explained.

By Dr. S B B S

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May 29, 2020

I wealth of information that was clearly disseminated by Dr.Guirley I’m so grateful I was privileged to take explore these modules to help decrease and stop the spread of Covid-19

By Joseph C

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May 28, 2020

The course was well presented and easy to follow. Even if I never get hired as a contact tracer I have gained valuable knowledge that will be useful in any public-facing position.

By Josh

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May 26, 2020

Very informative! I think the intro to COVID-19 section should be taken by as many people as possible because it offers a very good rundown of the currently available information.

By Christina C

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May 25, 2020

This course was very easy to follow. The content was clear and unambiguous. I enjoyed taking the course, and the communication skills section will be very helpful in my career.

By Julie A M

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May 25, 2020

Lectures were well enunciated and spoken slowly enough to get the content, but not so slow that you lose interest. Material is well organized and broken into manageable segments.

By Sunil B

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May 23, 2020

This course is very helpful in understanding about COVID-19 Contact Tracing . Instructor explains the course in very easy language which is very helpful to understand the things.

By Andy M

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May 21, 2020

The course was very clear, and the option to make the play back speed 2x made it quicker to learn as well. If you pay attention and write notes its very easy and VERY informative.

By Deighton M

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Jun 8, 2021

Even though it takes "a million years" it is worth it. The little things we can prevent to stop the spread of Covid-19 is amazing. Thank you Coursera and John Hopkins University.

By Catherine M

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Feb 20, 2021

It was very clear and easy to understand because it was delivered in a format that allowed for digesting pieces of information in smaller amounts. Really enjoyed it. Thank you!

By Windy C

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Dec 7, 2020

The knowledged you shared to us is greatly amazing to live in a healthy life without fear ready to face this pandemic until it runs out and come again in a normal life of living.

By Rosemae M A

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Oct 28, 2020

Thank you for this course! I have learned a lot from this course about contact tracing and case management. It is very compact and very easy to understand. Very much recommended!

By Aisha P

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Oct 20, 2020

I'm so happy that I got to enroll my self into this very informative course. The modules were presented in a manner that was easy to understand. Thank you. Aisha P- Philippines