About this course: This engaging course is designed to help you achieve the success that you desire. Drawing on decades of scientific research, you will learn what the most successful people do differently than others, why IQ is not the most significant predictor of success (and can sometimes backfire), and why many commonly held beliefs hold people back from achieving their goals. Although this course is based on the science of success, you will learn many practical ideas that you can apply to your own life immediately, particularly in three main areas: • Getting better results at work (and school) • Achieving career success (however you define success) • Enjoying a meaningful, happy, and healthy life By the time you finish this course you will know more than most people know about what predicts success in life. One of the most important lessons you’ll learn is that success is earned day-by-day through small wins - small, achievable actions that together can help you achieve your goals sooner and exceed even your own expectations. Therefore, you will have an opportunity to complete a detailed action plan through which you can turn what you learned into specific steps for achieving your most treasured life goals.
Who is this class for: People take this course for a variety of reasons. Some people take this course because they are just starting to think about their careers and the kind of lives they want to lead. Others want to learn how to advance their careers, either to take their careers to the next level or to get back on track after setbacks. Counselors and mentors take this course because they want to help others achieve their goals. And parents take this course because they want to help their children make choices that will lead to happy, healthy, and productive lives. No matter who you are, if you’re interested in achieving the success in life that you desire and deserve, or are interested in helping others do so, then this course is designed for you.
Taught by: Paula Caproni, Lecturer of Management and Organizations
Ross School of Business
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 7 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Great course! The instructor systematically explains the Science of Success through personal anecdotes and expert research. Each module is composed of lectures and quizzes to test your understanding. The last peer graded assignment is eye opening ! It makes you self -aware, introspect and prepare and action plan for success. I am lucky to have come across this course at the right time with everything that was going on with my life, this course kept me going through the hard times! I strongly recommend this course to all section of learners who want to enjoy happiness and success. Thank you Prof Paula Caproni for offering this course and sharing the knowledge behind the science of success.
It was a pretty good course with great take away. Some of this take away might seem obvious for some people, but it's good to absorb them from an expert in the area!
Some of the videos still need edition as they invite you to watch a video which is not embedded in the video, then the teacher starts talking about the video.....
To enhance the course, I would recommend to correct the above and perhaps inviting other experts for some interviews to show to the audience.
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The best course I have ever taken til now! It helped me a lot, now I understand how we have control on very important aspects of our life that we just pass by and we most of time don't see, don't pay attention or don't live. We have much more control about our sucess of life that we may think, and this course helped me to see and give me a new opportunity to live a better and sucessfull new life.