grateful to have this kind of Course in here while having sponsor. Most important course because it teaches the basic surviving skills and safety during disaster. likewise, Safety First!

The information is interesting; however, the way in which it is presented is rather dry and boring. There are much better MOOCs out there that illustrate the importance of planning a course to engage the learner. This course fails to do that. In addition in order to complete the class, there is a peer reviewed assignment. It seems some participants will score you low with no explanation even if you follow the rubric. I took this course due to the current issues in the United States. Sadly, I realized that it really is not worth the effort due to the subjective nature of grading.

Very baisc, and uninteresting

Great, learning experience, Fully operational, Useful content, easy learning, updated all timeline on time.

A-W-E-S-O-M-E

Curriculum and presentation were largely on target. Perhaps a little on the basic end, but the course was intended as an introduction. I have some previous training for some of these skills, including backcountry camping, wilderness first aid, and incident management, and these areas were covered well.

There is political propaganda on a Required Reading, this and another "facts" that are myths like the twinkies expiration dates. Some good advices but the course need some revision

Course is incredibly basic- if you have any survival background I am sorry to tell you that you probably won't learn much new and will be disappointed by the material. The lessons themselves are incredibly bland (Instructor Beach basically is just talking in front of a plain blue background the entire time- don't be fooled by the intro making it seem like he is out and about showing you practical scenarios), the material is outdated and does not include modern technology/alternative energy sources (i.e. when discussing light batteries are essentially the only recommended source of power when in fact you can easily and cheaply obtain more reliable methods like crank, shake, solar- even rechargeable lithium batteries you could charge via a USB solar pack connected to portable solar panel!). If you have absolutely no experience with disaster and zero knowledge of preparedness then this course might be for you. Unfortunately it was a major let down for me and material that should be relevant and interesting I found to be too basic to even really be considered a good refresher...

I do not trust peer evaluations. My assignment was thoroughly researched, well explained and clearly structured. I utilized EIGHT (8) references and even managed to format my HTML references in MLA style. A peer reviewer gave me 3 and 1 across the board without even bothering to read my assignment.

This is definitely a needed course for all those, who were panic-buying toilet paper! The international perspective video was interesting, but the rating is given due to non-academic approach and very poor production value throughout.

This course was interesting but seemed to be overly anecdotal and based on opinions

outdated

waste of time

Great course for those who are interested in disaster preparedness. The topics covered basic of the disaster preparedness, survival techniques, medical assistance, international aid, example of Japan 2011 great earthquake and tsunami etc. The instructor and invited guest speakers are very experienced in providing disaster assistance with a vast amount of on-the-ground examples, this is very helpful for the student to understand the actual situation in the disaster scene.

I attended disaster preparedness courses about a decade ago, and I found this course is very helpful in the revision of my knowledge as well as practical examples of the actual ground situation and solutions. As climate change and extreme weather events have been a serious threat to everyone on earth, I believe everyone should really learn how to cope with these new normals and be more well-prepared for the disaster. This will be a good start for those who wish to learn in detail about disaster preparedness.

After the courses, do remember to prepare your Home Kit, Jump Kit and Covid Kit with your prepared assignment.

I DIDN'T ADD THIS ON MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION. IN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID THEY TEACH YOU TO USE WHAT EVER TO DO AN EMERGENCY TREACHEOTOMY IF IT INCLUDES USING PART OF A PEN THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO USE IT. SUPPOSE NOBODY IS AROUND AND THE PERSON CAN NOT BREATHE ??? WHAT DO YOU DO PRAY TO GOD AND HOPE FOR THE BEST ? YOU NEED TO DO WHAT EVER IS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION GIVEN THE FACT THAT ALL OTHER RESOURCES ARE EXHAUSTED. DO YOU DO IT ? IN MY EYES YOU BET YOUR ASS YOU DO IT. IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IS IT WRONG ? YEA IT IS AND I DO AGREE WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. THAT BEING SAID IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO EVALUATE EACH SITUATION FOR WHAT IT IS AND OPTIONS AVAILABLE AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. I HAD TO CLARIFY THIS IT HAS BEEN BUGGING ME. OVER ALL THE COURSE IS VERY INFORMATIVE EVEN FOR THOSE WHO KNOW MORE THAN MOST. TY !

What stuck me the most in this course is that I need to learn to be aware to the degree that I must not lose all my senses when I tend to focus on one sense because it may lead me to be "blinded" by other stuff that I also need to be aware of. Second, I need to be flexible not only in the time of disasters but almost on all unexpected situations. This challenged my critical thinking and immersed me well like how it would feel during those overwhelming times. I'm excited to share my learning with my family, friends, and even my workmates. Thank you University of Pittsburg for this course!!

Disaster Preparedness course content in my opinion was complete. Adequate lectures duration.The invited guess speakers were not just any body but experts with down to earth practical examples for students not only to understand but conceptualize. The end of every subtopic quiz was a good summary.The section I enjoyed most was to write on 'Home Disaster Preparedness and Jump kit'. This has open my brain and changed my dressing code since one is living in a world where any situation can arise at any time.Most of us depend on God or our supreme being but must do our part.

This course shed a little more light in how we should perform during emergencies. In disaster situations, government response may take a while therefore, every member of the family, of the community should be able to fend for themselves until help arrives. Making the Family Preparedness Plan reminded me that this activity not only binds the family together, it also reinforces our resolve to not be a burden to the government by doing our civic duty of being self aware and self sufficient on our road to resiliency.

I am an experienced person with disaster preparedness and disaster Management. But this was very useful for learning the theoretical facts related to this subject. I appreciate this very much. Also, many thanks to all the lecturers. I also gained practical experience in disaster management from the Sri Lanka Navy. Many thanks to the Sri Lanka Navy for that. Especially the flood work in the Hanwella area, Sri Lanka and the firefighting work after the explosion of the armoury of the Army camp in Shalawa, Sri Lanka.

excellent ..... this disaster preparedness cover a lot from the little things to big things. Disaster comes like a thief in the night..youll never know when it strike... but if you are prepare for it and you have a personal and family disaster plan ...communication. security, transportation plan.... constant rehearsal and practice until you master it... make a list and inventory of items needed...go bag, first aid kit, water and canned goods, clothing, medicines, weapons, flashlight,

Excellent content that is taught in a very well organized manner.

I loved the instructors practicality. With so many fancy gadgets on the market it can get very confusing and overwhelming. Suggestions on supplies and gear are made with the goal of ease of use, versatility, and quality, but not necessarily what is most expensive or "pretty".

I have already recommended this course to many of my friends, and will continue to do so.

The instructor seemed very humble and the making discussions type video was really helpful. Apart from that, I had some expectation about disaster in other countries because in this course, there were more context on USA. Moreover, India also has experienced lots of disaster especially cyclones. Even Nepal also experienced earthquake, belonging to third world country. If this had been added it would have been more informative.

I really enjoyed this. I was able to help my family and friends especially since I live on a hurricane active land. I never got bored and it was super informative. I want to become a meteorologist and help people and our instructor is very easy to understand and talks slowly and has slideshows if you want to see what he is talking about. I am getting great grades on my tests! I love this course! I highly recommend!

Great course, I had not imagined earlier. We learnt the disaster preparedness and especially keeping the jump kit or go bag ready for any type of disaster. The Coursera Community and the peers are very helpful. They evaluated the assignment in time. I'm grateful to all for helping me to complete this course. I hope this will be very useful for my future career in disaster management.

Very informative. It kind of rekindled my days in the forest surviving with just what is available. Though some of the techniques are more advance than what is available in my country it's almost similar. I hope to again enroll in another class to further equip me, add more knowledge and know-how imperative to any survival situation or in the event of a disaster