Welcome to the course资料文件与下载

Welcome to Transforming Our World! In this mini-series, Professor Jeffrey Sachs explores the history and content of the goals, and begins to explore the path forward, highlighting the critical role of innovation and specific groups in promoting the sustainable development agenda, namely business, civil society, and universities. 

In this course, you will learn:

• What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

• How modern advancements and connectivity can help us achieve the goals

• The importance of sustainable development

• Why you should care about the Sustainable Development Goals – as a corporation, as a university, as an individual

Course Structure and Requirements

This course is self-paced, which means that the content is available in its entirety as soon as you enroll. Students may enroll at anytime, and may complete all content at any time suitable to their schedule. This course will close on August 31, 2019. 

While self-paced courses are not monitored by course staff or instructors, we encourage students to share their experiences, questions, and resources with one another using the discussion forum. Read through the "Course Engagement" section (up next) to learn more about the forum. 

• Structure: Video lectures, readings, and quizzes

• Estimated time commitment: 1 hour per module

• Requirements: An internet connection. There are no other pre-requisites for this course. 

• Grading Policy: You will be graded on comprehension questions following each video, as well as a short final exam. Grades will be assigned as follows: 60% for comprehension questions, 40% for final exam. 

• Certificates: In order to be eligible to purchase a verified certificate, students must successfully complete the course. To do this, students must score an average of 70% or higher on the quizzes, all of which are multiple choice. 

Are you new to edX? Please take 10 minutes to watch edX Demo 101, which is a fun and interactive way to learn about the edX user experience. 

If you have questions at any point throughout the course, you can get in touch with us in the following ways:

• Course content issues (questions about assessments and lectures) should be emailed directly to [email protected], using the subject line "ToW Course." 

• edX Technical issues should be directed to the Student Support Team via the Help button at the top of your screen.