Ziplines

The course and content was good. I still haven’t tested for certification but many in class were reporting struggles with test and need for additional prep. I can say that closing out the course work left a lot to be desired. Getting the last assignments graded and verifying I passed course took over 2 weeks, which was valuable time for me as I think most would want to test when the knowledge is fresh, and I started a new job by the time they got me the info I needed. So now I will have to refresh on knowledge, spend more money on practice tests and test prep and take time off from work to take the test.

Enjoyed the live instructors. Instructors were great. They knew the material and understood we are mostly all working adults doing this on the side.

I recently completed the digital marketing course, and it exceeded all my expectations. The expert instruction and deep industry knowledge of the instructor was truly impressive. Every lesson was meticulously prepared, ensuring a seamless learning experience. The support and encouragement provided throughout the course were outstanding, with timely and constructive feedback that helped me learn and gain skills. The learning environment was incredibly positive, fostering collaboration and motivation among participants. I was particularly impressed with the use of the latest technology for instruction, making complex concepts easy to grasp. This course not only equipped me with valuable skills but also inspired confidence in applying them in real-world scenarios. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to advance their digital marketing expertise.

Engaging classes that support your online. The instructors were accommodating for our schedules and attentive to questions

I learned core skills that I could implement immediately in the workforce. I loved how much knowledge I could retain and learn in such a short amount of time. Thank you!

I learned most from Ms. Sharown’s lectures. The support learner’s were a great help.

I enjoyed the pace and the support of the staff.

Good teachers and support representatives.

Great content! Overall the materials presented were a great introduction to Project Management. There were some inconsistencies with how the module materials were named. I would be beneficial to keep naming conventions consistent so material names aligned with each module, so it would be easier to find materials associated.

While I thoroughly enjoyed Sam Barrows as a facilitator, I think the format of the course could use some adjusting. I included this information in one of my online course assignment responses, but here it is for a wider audience. The short of it: CERTIFICATION It is important to be clear that this course is NOT a certifying course; it is a prerequisite course that will help qualify folks for taking a third party certification exam. However, that doesn't mean the course will adequately prepare folks for a certification exam on its own -- it will only get folks started for thier external exam preparation. LIVE SESSIONS There are live sessions held once weekly. Having TWO live sessions a week would be more effective for the learning process. The first session would be one hour, using slides from the module to INTRODUCE the content to course takers -- making sure any new nomenclature and concepts are well defined and clearly understood. This session would include a brief Q&A session. This currently happens in the one live session, but the session is also treated like a review and assumes everyone has completed the module and is ready to dive into online, small-group, breakout work -- which isn't the majority of cases in the class. The current session set-up wastes time either by reviewing what is assumed already known from module studies -- or doing practice scenarios that folks aren't quite prepared for yet because they are making it to the live session, but haven't had time to familiarize themselves with the content for the week. This session could continue to take place on Mondays, as it does now. The second session would be two hours, like it is now, but would NOT include slides from the module as a slight review. Instead, there would be more time to really dig into the content led by participant inquiries and time to practice the work based on case studies that are used only for the online sessions (as it is now). There would be more time for completing breakout session assignments, and there would be more time for experienced project managers to share insights with inexperienced, up-and-coming PjMs. COURSE WORK Playbook Assignments Graders are slow rolling. It is important to get comments closer to when that content is fresh AND it is important to allow a window of time for revisions if necessary... and revisions need follow up comments. I re-submitted an assignment based on the grader's feedback, and that assignment wasn't looked at again. I'm still missing my "completion" dot after resubmission. Slack Assignments Slack is messy! I suggest two things to clean that mess up: 1) Have course-takers do their Slack assignments for each module on a Word doc first, and then post all lesson assignments for each module in ONE post inside that module's channel. This will keep things tidy for reviewers to see the work is done and other participants to give feedback. 2) Have an ONLINE SESSION channel for each module, too. The randomness of the slack posts for the online sessions inserted into the module assignments that are rolling in is messy and disjointed. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOVE THIS FORMAT! However, there are a few speakers who could use some editing. One related everything back to his time in the military. This isn't a comfortable topic for everyone. I suggest keeping all examples relatable and relevant to industry strategies over military strategies. Another speaker was so oddly slow and her pauses were unnatural -- in places where there was no punctuation in the sentences. All of this feedback is intended to help the course move forward successfully. I enjoyed my time with our facilitator and with my cohort. I enjoyed the structure of the online coursework and the freedome to do the work as I could fit it in with all the other things happening in my world. I enjoyed our online facilitator and wish I could shadow her through one real project lifecycle! I would love to take this course again if given the opportunity by Ziplines (if my change-requests were made, and I was taking the course to review it again). I am excited to find my first job as an officially titled Project Manager! Thank you, Ziplines, for making this a possibility!

I recently completed the Zipline Digital Marketing Science Certification and found it to be a valuable learning experience. The course content was comprehensive and relevant, covering a wide range of digital marketing topics, including SEO, PPC, social media marketing, email marketing, and analytics. I particularly appreciated the focus on data-driven decision-making and the practical tips and strategies shared throughout the course. One of the highlights of the program was the opportunity to learn in a community setting. The online forums and discussion groups provided a supportive environment to connect with other learners, share insights, and ask questions. Upon completion of the course, I was pleased to receive a certification recognizing my achievement, as well as other valuable certs in my industries. Overall, I highly recommend the Zipline Digital Marketing Science Certification to anyone seeking to advance their career in digital marketing or start a new one. The course delivers practical knowledge, fosters a sense of community, and provides a tangible certification to showcase your expertise.

Great for a working person schedule, easily accessible faculty and real life applications.

The information given was easy to understand and the support given by the teachers made everything come together seamlessly

The study guides didn't always line up with the videos, making it a little confusing for taking notes, the videos talked about some features that were outdated in the programs. The 99% covers agility and my industry mainly uses waterfall so not super helpful.

Wonderful teachers! I really just wish I had more one on one time with them. I think there were too many people in the class. I wish I received more personalized feedback for my posts on Slack. They just got lost. I felt good about doing them, but not so good that I felt the posts wouldn't be seen or engaged with by someone who could critique them. Thanks for the opportunity!

Really enjoyed the content that shared how to use new software for project management and the tips for how to incorporate AI. The instructor feedback on the course work submittals could have been more insightful. And also an opportunity to do better at incorporating CAPM prep. Overall the content was applicable to real life Projects and PM situations.

The content was excellent as was Serge, the content expert. Yet, some modules were hard to follow as the structure of the course was modified mid-stream, especially around SQL. It was unclear to me during a couple of weeks what topic we were supposed to focus on due to modifications. Overall, I learned a lot and networked extensively.

Topics are very well and clearly explained with videos, reading portions and illustrations which make quizzes and assignments understandable. Unfortunately, throughout the 10week period there was a constant error message coming up on the web page I was working on. In order to clear the error message i had to click on the OK button which always deleted the page and which meant I had to return to reselect the particular module i was working on.

Your whole team seem truly engaged in helping students succeed. From their friendly encouragement, easy access, and continuous prompts and reminders, it was a wonderful experience.

The virtual instruction were good and useful when completing the modules. The modules were very informative with good learning material. Learned a lot of useful information that I can use in my profession.