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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for The Age of Sustainable Development by Columbia University

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    About the Course

    The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that
    is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
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    Top reviews

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    Jun 1, 2020

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    Very informative and detailed. Prof. Sachs covers all aspects of sustainable development in detail. Though the course was designed in 2013 hence does not cover the latest development to SDGs to date.

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    Jun 8, 2023

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    Some statistics needs to be updated based on latest data, Links to the assignments are not working or not updated to the new link and needs to be aligned but overall the course is highly recommended!

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    By Clara T C

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    Sep 16, 2015

    It's a very interesting and fun course. I think maybe it's too long for not giving a certificate, but it's a nice course to follow and to learn by even if you just do 10 minutes per day and take it as a personal experience

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    By Amjad H

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    Nov 17, 2020

    The course is inspiring and provides invaluable input for anyone interested in sustainable development, however, some sources need update as they're not available anymore or newer more accurate versions are available now

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    By Tori T

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    Jul 8, 2020

    Prof Sachs is fantastic for those new to this topic. He lays out everything very clearly. My degree was in environmental science, so I didn't learn as much as I had hoped. That is the only reason for the 4 star rating.

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    Dec 15, 2022

    The content of the course was very interesting, The tests however were challenging because they contained many broken web links and in order to pass you had to do additional research to find the information required.

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    By Mony S

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    Apr 17, 2021

    Excellent course to become aware of all aspects of sustainability - climate change, poverty, inequality, agriculture, etc. etc. However, a bit too long. if the content can be reduced to 10 weeks, it would be helpful

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    By Maria A d O S

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    Jul 25, 2020

    o curso é ótimo, a única observação que tenho seria para atualizar os links dos sites, para responder os testes. Não encontrei alguns o que dificultou a resolução de alguns questionários. Parabéns pela iniciativa!!

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    By Idemudia E

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    Oct 13, 2016

    It was really tasking and demanding for me but i enjoyed every bit of Professor's lecture. He provided detailed insights into every aspect of sustainable development needed for every government of every country.

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    By Roy M

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    Apr 10, 2020

    Very interesting course overall, the material on the quizzes was a bit peculiar, mostly based on outside statistics that didn't require one to have actually watched the lecture and even sometimes had mistakes.

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    By Umaporn K

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    Apr 10, 2017

    I'm a plan and policy analyst. I got a lot of idea for policy planing by SDGs guideline and some indicator that make the following process more clearly. But a few link for quiz have not working, please update.

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    By Hanna R

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    Jan 15, 2016

    A great introduction to the subject of Sustainable Development!

    Prof. Sachs talks very slowly which makes it very easy to follow and understand. I personally liked to watch the videos at a higher speed though.

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    By Katarína K

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    Jan 13, 2020

    The lectures are very interesting and fascinating, I really enjoyed watching them! However, the tests are outdated, many of the links in them do not exist anymore which makes it more difficult to pass them.

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    By Minal B

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    Sep 29, 2020

    Very good course with tremendous knowledge gaining experience. Should Have updated with time. I am also like to add coursera should provide certificate for this course as person spending 14 weeks on this.

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    By Dr. A U

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    Jan 5, 2024

    Course is good and very detailed. But it should be updated and the webpages referred to in exams and quizzes should be updated. A certificate may also be provided for completion of the course at the end.

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    By Antonella d R T L L

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    Jun 15, 2023

    Muchos de los enlaces necesarios para realizar los exámenes ya no existen o han cambiado su ubicación. Por favor colocar los nuevos enlaces para que los próximos estudiantes no tengan estas dificultades.

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    By Julie B

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    Dec 5, 2018

    Very interesting class.

    Only one comment : it is becoming difficult to answer to questions. Indeed, they are referring to 2014 datas that are getting harder to get and links that can't be found anymore.

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    By Jessica B

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    Jun 16, 2020

    Great content and Dr Sachs a great lecturer. Some questions on tests need updating as websites used for course materials have more up-to-date data that is not always reflected in the questions.

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    By Johannes F

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    Dec 10, 2024

    I liked the content of the course a lot and can recommend it from that perspective. Nevertheless in the tests and final exam many links we should work with are broken, which is frustrating.

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    By Steven A

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    Feb 3, 2018

    There is some great material in here (especially detailing the more hopeful aspects of sustainable development). The only bad part was that some of the links need updating in the quizzes.

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    By Laurel H

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    Oct 17, 2017

    Very informative with extensive materials and an awesome professor. Highly recommended, the only thing better would be regular updates t some of the charts used and taking it in person.

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    By Hassan I

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    Oct 1, 2023

    full of great information, after completing the course there is no option for downloading the certificate !, even those it says that there is a certificate when completing the course.

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    By Clara B

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    May 29, 2020

    Great course, very interesting content and amazing Professor. However there are some issues with the quizzes due to a lack of update of the course, which can be frustrating at times.

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    By Jesse C

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    Oct 11, 2017

    Sachs was an entertaining professor and the lectures where informative. He really does illustrate and discuss the different factors that may effect an area's development process.

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    By Monica S

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    Nov 8, 2015

    Very interesting and demanding course, however is very long (14 weeks) in comparison to other online courses and due to its length it should provide a certificate of completion.

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    By Christian T

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    Jun 16, 2020

    Al ser un curso hecho el 2012 hay muchos cuadros y consultas del examen que ya no están disponibles en internet, pero aún así la información es valiosa y es posible terminarlo.

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    By Béatrice N

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    May 3, 2020

    Very interesting course, it gives a global overview of the topic. Unfortunately the tests are often outdated and refer to graphs that do not exist anymore... very frustrating!

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