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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Animal Behaviour and Welfare by The University of Edinburgh

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About the Course

Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals. This is the On-Demand version of this course, which means you can start the course at any time and work through the course materials at your own pace. The materials and quizzes will always be available to you. You can come and talk about the course on Twitter using the hashtag #EdAniWelf...

Top reviews

AS

Jun 21, 2020

This course was very informative and interesting! I enjoyed the lectures as well as the instructors and also loved that it focused on many different kinds animal welfare issues. Definitely recommend!

SH

Sep 6, 2023

This course is very important to me to understand the actual animal welfare problems and how to face them. I have learned a lot about dogs and cats. Being a cat breeder it is very encouraging to me.

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By Brandon S

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Sep 28, 2020

Excellent and informative course. However, it is technologically outdated (flash required course materials do not work), with seemingly no intention to update. Having used other courses that utilized Coursera (and online learning) to it's full potential, this lack of anything other than video lectures was very apparent.

Otherwise I really enjoyed it, and find myself better equipped to discuss animal welfare and behaviours in the future.

By Matthew M

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Dec 10, 2021

Excellent and informative course on animal welfare. I was happy to see that the course does not take one single ethical approach and instead allows us to make our own opinions based on evidence-based research. I would rate this 5 stars but unfortunately some of the additional resources no longer work as they rely on Flash player which is no longer supported, and the course is not going to be updated to fix this.

By Marta S

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May 16, 2020

I really liked this course! I learned a lot. I'm a biology student so I already knew that we had to do a lot to keep the animals with a good welfare, but didn't had the notion of how much we needed to do. This course really helped me to understand more about things that I hadn't even tought about, for example, how the welfare of animals are measured in a farm and how they do things. Thank you for this course! :)

By Megan T

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Jul 22, 2020

A well-designed course; easy to follow and make notes. The questions in the assessments are phrased in such a way to make students really think about the answers, but would also have liked some essay-style/short answer questions. Was slightly disappointed to see in Week 6 that circus-kept animals are deemed acceptable by the course creators. Otherwise, this course was very enjoyable

By Taupiac M

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Jul 26, 2022

Great introduction to animal welfare issues. I would have espected to see more scientifical experiments about good practices for pets. I also would appreciate a chapter dedicated on moral and ethical issues (with sociologists, ethologists, historians, farmers, biologists, philosophers, etc.) in order to put our global exploitation and consumption of animals into perspective.

By Jennessa P

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Apr 28, 2020

Great course to explore the issues revolving around animal welfare in a variety of capacities. The instructors were easy to follow and a pleasure to listen to. This is a perfect course for beginners wishing to enter the field of animal care, however even as an individual with extensive knowledge of the work, I still found the course to be stimulating. Thank you team!

By daniela a

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Aug 13, 2017

Was a didactic course and was simple to understand for those who are not experts in the subject, for those who do not study anything related to animals but want to have a closer approach to animal welfare.

In my case, I am a passionate yogi, vegan 4 years ago and for this reason I will always be in favor of welfare and animal protection.

Thank you very much.

By Dianne N

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Jul 6, 2020

I hope you have watched the movie, "Love and Bananas."

It reveals the treatment of Asian elephants in order to ready them for the tourist industry or logging. They are beaten into submission. I was distressed to see the use of circuses and other animal entertainment as a part of Week 6. It exists, yet at the expense of the welfare of these sentient beings.

By Marisa P

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Oct 19, 2021

The course is very informative. It has sparked a real interest in animal welfare for me. My only criticism would have to be the need for the outdated flash player plug in for some of the course material, having to read through the PDF versions doesn't give the same learning outcome. Information is outstanding, the delivery software a little outdated.

By Malak R D

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Sep 28, 2021

The course discussed some forgotten subjects that are little talked about.

Its amazing for whomever loves animals and wants to learn some scientific information about, but there is two not very good things n=in it, first the interactive sessions, which do not work at all, next that there is some types of animals that are not discussed fully, like birds.

By Samantha H

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Oct 6, 2019

A really interesting course that addressed the major welfare issues of a range of animals, both captive and their wild counterparts. The only thing I would say is some of the questions were worded in a way that was a bit ambiguous and the answers weren't necessarily clear based on the supporting material.

Overall thoroughly enjoyed this course!

By Lisa a

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Jan 18, 2023

I absolutely loved this course. The supplemental materials, while not required for the test, were wonderful. They gave a much deeper dive into the materials being covered in that section. The only area that I would say could be improved, was in the feedback area. other than that, I loved it and can't wait to start my next course!

By Divyadarshi N

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Feb 13, 2023

Very insightful course for those who are interested to understand animal behaviour. You can learn about various aspects of animal welfare and their behaviour. The course has been framed in such a way that it engages the learner and people irrespective of their experience and background can enroll in it to get an overview.

By Muneeb U R

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Jul 16, 2023

animal behavior and welfare are intertwined fields that play a vital role in understanding and promoting the well-being of animals. By studying animal behavior and working towards improving animal welfare, we can contribute to creating a more compassionate and sustainable relationship between humans and animals.

By mypatigar

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Jul 23, 2020

hello,

thanks for sharing your knowledge. but even on my iPad, I can not see the additional material, it is a shame that we require to use more than one device to know what's inside, and I am sure that was very interesting. For me, the best module was #5 about wildlife in captivity.

Congrats to all.

By Vanessa G O

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Sep 17, 2020

En lo personal el curso se me hizo muy enriquecedor, ya que pude aprender muchas cosas nuevas y también pude complementar los conocimientos que tenia. Este curso también me ayudo a tener otra perspectiva acerca del bienestar animal, ya que esto va mas haya de lo que los seres humanos podemos suponer.

By Pelden N

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Dec 26, 2020

This basics of animal behavior and welfare course has really bettered my approach towards dealing with animals. It has deepened my knowledge on the animals behaviors, and offered new windows into managing welfare from their point of view.

Thank you course era for providing the course free of cost.

By Elaborately M

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Sep 30, 2022

The course is good, my only complaint is the quizzes. For multi select questions, if there is say, 5 boxes that should be checked, but you only check 4, you get no credit at all for that question which can get quite frustrating if that happens twice on a 12 question quiz causing you to get a B-

By papp a

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Nov 23, 2016

Very interesting and easy going apart of the informal and scientific based lectures. I enjoy it a lot!!

100% recommended not only for thoose who have a pet dog, but for all of us to understand better our four legged friends who live and a pat of human soceity!!! :))))

Well Done!!

By Jessica R

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Aug 13, 2023

The course was interesting, well laid out, and instructors seemed very knowledgeable. Quite disappointing that links in the Accompanying Material section were either broken or no longer accessible; I felt like I had missed out on valuable additional information. Nonetheless

By Alex M

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May 30, 2021

It is an informative course which gives a broad understanding of the issues related to Animal Behavior and Welfare.

The tests are quite good and helped me in assessing my understanding. The videos were relevant and helpful in explaining the issues related to Animal Welfare.

By Candace T

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Feb 29, 2016

Great instructors and good information. I would recommend this course for anyone who is interested in aspects of animal welfare across the board, but especially for someone who is considering getting their first pet. The concepts are explained well, and easy to understand.

By Avril S

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Jul 22, 2017

Thoroughly enjoyed this course! It was fun and continuously peaked my interest towards eithical problems regarding animals, their domestication and their roles within our society. I learned more about the meat industry aswell as certain psychological traits of animals.

By Hernando E

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Jul 21, 2020

Very interesting course...the ethical questions are far more numerous and complex than I ever imagined they could be.

A few of the video segments were a little repetitive.

The difficulty level was appropriate for beginners in this field.

Overall a very good course.

By raksha h

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Jun 6, 2020

The course is really well structured and informative. I learnt a lot and also enjoyed the course. All the basics of welfare of various animals ranging from street dogs to captive animals in zoos and the domesticated animals, were covered with great insights.