University of Michigan
Feedback Loops: Feedback Fundamentals
University of Michigan

Feedback Loops: Feedback Fundamentals

Patrick Barry

Instructor: Patrick Barry

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.6

(14 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
14 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to break out of "Feedback Ruts"

  • How to address vague feedback, biased feedback, and "noisy" feedback

  • How to help people (including yourself) develop effective "self-feedback" systems and strategies

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13 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

How do you know if you are in a Feedback Desert? How do you break out of a Feedback Rut? We'll answer both of these questions this week. We'll also learn a helpful feedback framework: "Keep/Cut"

What's included

8 videos11 readings3 assignments2 app items3 discussion prompts

Wouldn't it be nice to have a helpful, systematic approach to giving people feedback? The "E-D-I-T" framework could be just that.

What's included

8 videos3 readings3 assignments1 app item3 discussion prompts

Why are we often so bad at giving ourselves feedback? What can we do to address this problem? And what's the proper mix of "challenge" and "recovery" when designing everything from work schedules to class schedules to expectations regarding email and downtime?

What's included

8 videos7 readings4 assignments3 app items3 discussion prompts

Is "bias" the same thing as "noise"? Are there ways we can protect both from tainting our decision making?

What's included

6 videos4 readings3 assignments1 app item4 discussion prompts

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Patrick Barry
University of Michigan
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