Learner Reviews & Feedback for Model Thinking by University of Michigan
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GK
Feb 24, 2017
Great content and lectures, that possibly provides new dimensions to look/explain the situation in context, I guess I will comeback for references to continue with this journey in to 'Model Thinking'
AA
Nov 23, 2020
very informative and insightful on how to use the various models at our disposal to take optimal decision. Also, was nostalgic to go back in time where these models were part of my university degree.
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By Cole P
•Jan 17, 2022
I couldn't get through it, a little tour of wikipedia would be far more enlightening:
- The lecturer remarks that application to the real world (and model fertility) are a goal of the course, but spends almost no time talking about real world applications.
- A lot of the lectures are getting bogged down in simple math: why do I need to go through look-up table examples for cellular automata?
- Lots of mistakes in each lecture, quiz questions are fairly poorly structured (asking who invented a particular model doesn't actually reinforce understanding)
- Class structure doesn't seem very thought out. Each category of models has an intro video that gives an overview as-if I were in a 10th grade english class, with 10+ minutes wasted with an overview where we should just jump right in.
To be honest, I'm not even very certain the lecturer understands many of the models he's presenting very well.
By terrylknox
•Feb 28, 2021
The videos may be useful for some but are difficult for others to follow (attention, accessibility, and other issues). This, combined with the lack of reading materials available (none) make information - especially the maths component of the course - harder to understand and absorb, given the quick nature and short timeline of the course. Given that the quizzes contain some math problems, it would be more helpful to have reading materials and small exercises to prepare for those quizzes instead of redoing the quiz rendering the learning process poor.
By Ryan K
•Feb 14, 2017
Cons:
-Too dated - links to many of the materials are unavailable.
-Instructors knowledge of some the models he cover is questionable (regression)
Pros:
-Covers a lot of materials
By Lucas P
•Dec 11, 2025
No me da el certificado al acabar el curso, cuando ya he terminado todos los módulos con nota y hice el pago previo antes de empezar el curso.
By Yuqin L
•Feb 14, 2021
If your first language is not English, you will find it very hard to follow the video as the author talks too fast to understand.
By Stan M
•Feb 14, 2021
dropped
By Maryam s s O A
•Oct 2, 2020
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