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About the Course

Many find themselves frustrated in their careers by lack of preparation for dealing with predictable dilemmas that regularly arise in the world of work. Two in five professionals fired in their jobs after college are terminated for lying, or misuse of technology. Easy to avoid! Or is it? What if you find you have to compromise your values to keep your job? What if they ask you to lie or cheat, even though you know if you are found out you will be fired? What if you find out the company is breaking the law? Successful people know about and have the skills taught in this specialization. You should, too. Those who wish to make a difference, build positive reputations, become leaders, and advance in their careers must cultivate professional success skills, along with their specific job skills. The central themes of this course – knowing yourself and your values, recognizing and meeting ethical challenges, using an analytical decision-making framework, identifying potential pitfalls, and developing tools to use in the moment – are essential soft skills for succeeding at work. In short, an ethical framework is necessary, and not just nice; smart ethics, as we define them, are integral to success....

Top reviews

NM

Sep 22, 2021

The course is insightful, provoking, enriching and educative. i also appreciated the course facilitators and wish to to be thankful to Professor C.K. Gunsalus and team for job well done.

JP

Aug 12, 2016

I highly recommend this course, with a lot of advises from real life, very clear communication style and with a real good sense of humor. There is no time for being bored.

Excellent !

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By Constantinos P

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Jun 14, 2022

I don't like the peer review assignments. Students don't really have the experience to grade. Peer reviewed assignments make student depended on the whims of other students for the completion of a course. Besides there are technical difficulties. Often you submit your assignment only to find out weeks later that your peers cannot see it. Then you have to do gymnastics such as copying and pasting your assignment link to the discussion forum just in hopes that someone will grade your assignment.

By Neringa B

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Oct 18, 2018

Excellent course: made me realise that every professional discipline/employer have their own strengths and weaknesses. Hence, for improved overall wellbeing exchange of values is recommended: employer's weaknesses must match employee's strengths and employee's weaknesses must match employer's strengths so that both parties can grow together.

By Bernard D V

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Jun 27, 2020

This course is not really famous but deserves to be. It is an excellent course and a great start for this specialization that is truly useful. It starts slow and get better and better. The following courses are also getting better and better. I really recommend this course if wou want to improve your ethic at work and your decision-making

By Heena H

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Jan 5, 2020

Wonderfully written smartly picked 2 MC, easy to understand and follow. After taking this course I find myself a new person in me who is ready to tackle any situation in professional life with the decision-making framework and personal script in mind.

By Kelvin W A

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Dec 6, 2016

This is a course that could solve every day issues we face in our careers. It shines lights on all darkness that could befall you in your career and offers real time working solutions using seasoned experts experience and knowledge.

By Tryntsje B

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Aug 7, 2016

Unexpected to have such an engaging online course! I learned a lot and feel that I could evaluate my current position and think about my future perspectives. It was great. Currently following the sequel.

By Ndudi M M

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Sep 23, 2021

The course is insightful, provoking, enriching and educative. i also appreciated the course facilitators and wish to to be thankful to Professor C.K. Gunsalus and team for job well done.

By Julien P

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Aug 12, 2016

I highly recommend this course, with a lot of advises from real life, very clear communication style and with a real good sense of humor. There is no time for being bored.

Excellent !

By Simone S

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Jan 23, 2021

Excellent course, with many practical hints that I could apply at work to improve my performance and get recognition. Strongly recommended.

By Pedro P

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Jan 3, 2017

Muito interessante para quem está tentando se encontrar no seu emprego, fornece ferramentas e perspectivas muito úteis.

By yanqi z

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Feb 23, 2018

My Alma Mater! Life-saving course for a rookie professional like me. Thoughtfully designed and presented. Thanks!

By Stuart M

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Jul 29, 2016

This was a great course, lots of information on analyzing problems at work and coming up with the best solutio

By Carey D

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Aug 24, 2018

I really good course, clearly presented, and something I wish I had taken at the beginning of my career.

By Lisa B

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Jun 1, 2017

Great course. I learned a lot.

By Rebecca Z

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Dec 23, 2016

very enlightening

By Hermione F

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Aug 22, 2016

I would definitely recommend this course to anyone at all in the professional world. It is thought-provoking, varied, insightful and full of real-life examples. There was a decent amount of content to get through each week but this was broken up into manageable chunks. Interviews with a range of mature professionals were utilised, offering a range of perspectives and professional experiences. The use of peer group assessment was also very positive - firstly it meant that you actually had to complete the assignments set, unlike other courses on coursera, and it also gave you a sense of being part of a learning community, as well as gaining perspectives from other participants on the course.

By Gabriel F

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Jun 9, 2016

Without question the content is great, but the written assignment instructions were somewhat vague and did not match the peer review rubric at times (although the mentor did pin a few posts to address the problem).

By Cristiano d

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Aug 4, 2016

I think the Course has great content but there´s too many activities per week, most of the time if you don´t have time free you will loss the deadlines and after all loss the certificate.

By Kelly C

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Mar 29, 2017

Quick lessons, helpful pe