Course overview deck
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This document provides tips for finding a team to take an Acumen online course with. It describes how taking the course with a team can provide a more rewarding experience and allow people to learn more. It then provides suggestions for finding a team such as emailing friends, creating a meetup group in your city, or setting up virtual meetings online with others taking the course. The document emphasizes that the course is self-facilitated and those who put in the most effort will get the most out of it.
Course overview deck
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- 4. Ishrat Used what she learned in a +Acumen course to redesign the marketing campaign for a citywide food assistance program in New York Usman Applied what he learned in 7 +Acumen courses to win a Unilever social business competition in Pakistan Julie & Rosaleen Secured a partnership to launch a new dental program for low-income people in New Zealand after taking a +Acumen course
- 5. Here’s how you can get started too.
- 6. Finding a team is optional. You can complete this course individually. However, people who complete +Acumen courses with a team tend to have a more rewarding experience and learn more. Read on for tips to find a team.
- 7. Send an email to your friends or coworkers. The most successful teams meet in person. Taking a +Acumen course together can be a great way to reconnect with friends or work on a project with colleagues. Create a meet-up group. Use the course to meet new friends. Check to see if your city has a +Acumen volunteer chapter or organize your own meet-up by posting here. Create a virtual group. If you are dedicated and coordinated, you can find 2-5 other people on the NovoEd platform to meet with virtually using Skype, Google hangout or another online tool. Post here.
- 10. This is a self-facilitated course. The people who put the most into it, get the most out of it. All of the materials including readings, videos, and assignment guides are available for you on the platform. There are no live sessions. If you need help, post a question to the forums. We’ll follow up, and your classmates will too!
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