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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Leading Teams: Developing as a Leader by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About the Course

In this foundational course, you will be challenged to develop as a leader. You will explore the concept of leadership, assess required competencies for today's leaders, learn more about yourself and how you can make effective and ethical decisions, identify how to build trusting relationships with others, and articulate a practice for growing as a leader. This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA, iMSA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/....

Top reviews

UP

Jul 16, 2023

Very insightful , full of detailed explanation about team building very effective in identifying personal traits of a leader especially the concept of inclusive leader was inspiring and mind changing.

IR

Dec 16, 2020

I found this course to be very informative. I really enjoyed the Videos and i was very much surprised at the interactive sessions. I am encouraged to complete other courses.

A huge THANK YOU!!!!!!!

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By RUDRA K V R G

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Mar 1, 2022

4.8

By Maarten D V

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Apr 5, 2020

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By Romain V

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Oct 7, 2016

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By Sofia D

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Oct 6, 2023

First and foremost, I found the course content to be highly informative and relevant to my professional development. The modules were well-structured, and the materials provided valuable insights into the subject matter. I appreciate the effort put into designing the course to deliver quality educational content. However, I must express my concerns about the criteria for obtaining the course certificate. It came to my attention that the certificate's issuance is contingent on the graded responses of other students. While I value peer assessments and collaborative learning, I believe that the completion and certification of a course should primarily depend on individual effort and understanding of the course material. Relying on the assessments of other students, who may not be familiar with my dedication or commitment to continuous education, seems counterintuitive to the principles of personal achievement and recognition based on one's own merits. It introduces an element of unpredictability and dependency on factors beyond one's control. I would like to suggest that the criteria for course certification be reevaluated to ensure that students are assessed based on their own performance, demonstrating their grasp of the course content. This would provide a fairer and more transparent assessment process, aligning with the principles of equitable education and recognition of individual effort. Once again, I want to emphasize my appreciation for the valuable course content and the effort put into its development. I believe that addressing the concern I've raised would further enhance the overall learning experience for future participants. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your response.

By Robin S

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Jul 26, 2021

I liked the course. There were some issues. Many of the readings were behind a pay wall. It's impossible to audit the course which is a bit of a bait and switch in my opinion. If you can't submit major parts of the lesson, you can't audit. There were hardly any printed materials. Slide, for me would have been helpful since video lectures are not my learning style. That way, I would have the key words somewhere. Participation in this course required case studies which needs partners. The rolling admission makes it hard to find classmates who are doing the course at the same pace. I prefer coureses that start every few weeks so that one can have a cohort of the same people. It would make it much easier to find partners. Submitting partners that did not have a gmail account was impossible. The software literally would not take any email address that was not gmail. That's ridiculous.

By Rama S

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May 9, 2020

The course material is outdated - the readings are old, the videos look old, and some of the concepts are not up-to-date. Moreover, the lectures were monotone and the case studies were too basic to be intellectually stimulating and engaging. I definitely learned some basic principles of leadership but the course itself was not engaging and seemed too dated to be as relevant in the modern workplace

By Jolie N

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Sep 28, 2020

Course was very easy to comprehend however lacked substance from every day working examples. Might be better suited for people interested in leadership or student level courses. Would not highly recommend for current enterprise level managers interested in enhancing management capabilities. This course was taken as a part of the Strategic Business Specialization.

By Kendra M

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Apr 16, 2020

For module 3 I found the case study to be more of a math exercise than leadership focused. Not what I signed up for. I think the course was well laid out, however, and I did emerge with a few knowledge areas to apply to my current position.

By Milos M

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Sep 30, 2021

Content is good, but relativelly shallow and small. Participants have more materials to read, than listen to the actual lectures, and for reading we don't need Coursera account, it can be done independently.

By Alexander Z

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Nov 18, 2023

Good comperehensive course, however I found it abit too theoretical at times, would be great to have more practical examples from real companies/case studies aligned with theories presented

By Rebecca R

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Apr 3, 2019

Simplistic in it's format and presentation. Too much reliance on peer grading of very short writing pieces. Did not feel particularly professional.

By Simone C

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Oct 24, 2021

video lessons are not distilling concepts for easy understanding and memorization. often too high level with fever practical business examples

By Pinaki C

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Dec 16, 2020

Good for new leaders. However as an experienced Management Professional, some of the items were repetetive but good refresher.

By Hilary B

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May 31, 2016

Good organization and lecture format, but stressfully strict rubrics on the assignments given the peer review structure.

By Scott L

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Apr 14, 2022

Overall good content but the Case Studies could use some work. One link was broken and I had to guess through a quiz.

By S N A G R

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Dec 1, 2017

Content of the week 4 could be more example oriented and would be better if it has been elaborated more.

By Gautam R

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Feb 8, 2016

Please unlock solutions in advance of peer reviews so we can grade peer reviews correctly.

By Sophie L M W

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Jan 5, 2021

Gave you an interesting insight but nothing you couldn't find out with a quick Google

By Eric M L E

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Mar 8, 2019

Mostly touchy-feely patronizing academic content w/ an over-reliance on group work.

By David V

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Aug 19, 2020

The trainer is boring and that makes the sessions not interesting

By Fotios S

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Aug 17, 2020

Good content, delivery could be more vibrant and organized.

By Cynthia P G E

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Jul 27, 2020

love the course, hate the clasmate evaluation activities

By John H

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Aug 7, 2020

The content was more basic than I was expecting.

By Omondiagbe S A

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Aug 20, 2020

Wonderful Course and a wonderful experience.

By Byron K

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Feb 24, 2016

Prof is a bit dry and need a new wardrobe.