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About the Course

Drawing on the contributions of several academic disciplines including law, psychology, sociology, history, educational and health sciences, economy and anthropology, an interdisciplinary approach guides the student into a selection of critical issues concerning children’s rights. Participants will gain insight relative to the development of this specific human rights category, as well as to the evolution of the challenges faced by children over time and society’s efforts to respond. Successful international strategies and programs promoting children’s rights will be highlighted, as well as the role of key actors involved in international organizations working in this field. This open online course provides an overview of the most important features of children’s human rights. A central portion of the MOOC will consist of a presentation of the international and regional standards on children’s rights and the related international and regional judicial and quasi-judicial bodies designed to ensure their implementation. No prerequisites or specific background is required to register for this MOOC. The course is conceived as an introductory level program, but participants, who wish to deepen their knowledge in the field of children’s rights, or already have some prior knowledge, will have access to additional reading material on a weekly basis. Participants who successfully complete the class activities and final assessment may request for a paid certificate of accomplishment signed by the Instructor and the main professors responsible for the program. However, no credits are awarded. The course consists of seven topical modules distributed on 4 weeks. English is the only language of instruction....

Top reviews

FR

Feb 24, 2020

Truly interdisciplinary course with rich content, and reasonable depth, based upon team work of faculty. I am even recommend my 15 year child to study it and know about her responsibilities and rights

SD

Jan 30, 2019

I strongly recommend this for people who are passionately working among children across the globe. This is the need of the hour! Let's educate ourselves and serve the best for our children. Cheers!

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By Juan P R

Jul 15, 2019

The contents are great. Presenters who just read (which were not all of them!) tend to be very boring.

By Sofia K

Apr 10, 2020

My score is 98% but i didnt get certificate with honors(( But i really liked this course. Its great))

By Marta D A

Aug 14, 2019

The course contents were really good, but the English level of most of the lecturer was unacceptable.

By Keerthana. E

Jul 26, 2020

This session is quite interesting and informative as well please do your best in educating everyone

By 임윤배

Sep 21, 2019

The course was very useful and it really covered diverse issues related to the rights of the child!

By Susan C

Apr 2, 2019

Very good course, I recommend it to people who wants to gain knowledge on child protection issues.

By Deisy M V N

May 21, 2017

Very good professors, diversity of subjects, all that you need to know about children rights.

By NFOR H N

Aug 10, 2019

Excellent online study and eloquent lecturers. Makes online study sweet and comprehensive

By Adriana F

Apr 28, 2019

Amazing course that put me in touch with some subjects that I've never thought about.

By rashi j

Jan 31, 2020

the subtitles need to be worked at, otherwise the course is very informative

By Aline V

Apr 28, 2019

Il s'agit vraiment d'une introduction. Ca donne envie d'aller plus loin.

By Bojana S

Jan 10, 2024

Course is interesting and very valuable, transcripts could be improved

By F T

Sep 25, 2018

The transcript for some of the videos is not accurate, need revising.

By Adrián P P

May 7, 2022

Es un curso muy interesante pero demasiado normativo.

By Pete B

Sep 2, 2017

Great information on an important, complex topic!

By Maria O Á

Apr 22, 2022

It was hard to understand some of the speakers-

By Eirini A

Jun 7, 2020

Very interesting and enlightening!

By Mamadou N

Nov 15, 2022

Très instructif cours

By Aishwarya L

Sep 21, 2020

good experience

By Rafat A H

Sep 22, 2019

i like coursea

By NTAMAKIRIRO T

Dec 24, 2020

WELL TAUGHT

By 한승훈

Mar 1, 2019

good

By Margaret B

Sep 12, 2017

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By Julianne R

Apr 3, 2018

As mentioned in the course's title, it is an introductory course on children's human rights. As such, it can be a very useful resource for a beginner. Whilst I am not a complete beginner, I did learn about the issue and familiarised myself more with children's rights. After completing the course, I am interested in learning more and digging more into some of the issues that were discussed - in that, the course has definitely delivered.

However, the course would gain from some improvements:

First, as a non-native English speaker, I understand the difficulty of teaching a course in English - however, almost all lecturers were reading their notes and had a strong accent. This killed the dynamic of each lecture. In addition, the transcripts of all videos, including those of interventions made by native English speakers, were full of mistakes (for example, "treaty body" was transcribed as "tricky body", "NGO" as "Ango", and so on). In my view, it would have been more accurate and dynamic if the lectures had been taught in each speaker's native language, with subtitles in English.

Second, the forum, which could be an incredible platform allowing students from all over the world and lecturers to share their experiences and exchange ideas, is left practically unused. Students asked legitimate and interesting questions, both on the substance and logistics (such a technical problems with weekly quiz), most of which were left unanswered by lecturers. In my view, an effort should be made to ensure that the forum is active and that questions are answered.

Third and last, some of the resources supposedly available to students were not, either because access was restricted to paid subscription only or because links do not work. It would be great if all links are checked and all resources are shared. In addition, suggestions for further reading and/or courses would be useful once the course is completed.

All in all, I have paid for the certificate (prior to starting the course). However, whilst I am happy to have one now, I do not think that the level of the course is worth paying for it without correcting the issues I mentioned above.

By John B

Feb 15, 2024

I would have given this course 5 stars but the tests were not well drafted and were cause for a great degree of frustration. A lot of the wording in the tests did not reflect what was in the presentations. There were times that I even had to refer to UNICEF Child Advocacy briefs to try and find answers that the tests wanted, and even though I answered based on the legal statutes and decisions of international law, my answers were still wrong! The tests desperately need to be reevaluated. Also, the mere fact that if you fail a test by ONE question, you will be penalized by being restricted from retaking the test for an entire 8 hours is completely unacceptable for training on an online platform. Super frustrating!!