Udemy
Concordia has contracted with Udemy for Business to provide access to thousands of constantly updated online courses available to students, faculty and staff, providing an opportunity to learn new skills, refresh professional competencies, and build digital capabilities.
Courses range from computing and technology, human resources best practices, project management, leadership, personal development, and more..
Concordia community members will benefit from Udemy's high-quality professional course content, access to online courses anytime, anywhere and curated learning resources that can be combined to build customized learning paths.
Who can use it?
Active Concordia faculty, staff and students.
How much does it cost?
The service is free.
How to get it:
In order to access the service users must have an active Concordia email address, provided through their respective student or faculty and staff licensing of Office 365.
- If you are a first-time users, to start you must consent to the privacy terms of the service. You can also find this in My CU Account in the Student Hub (for students) or Carrefour (for faculty and staff).
- Once consent is granted, users will be able to access the service directly through the Udemy-Concordia login page.
Please note that depending on the demand, your account may take two or more hours to be enabled on Udemy's service once you have given consent.
Service availability:
24/7
Documentation:
Please visit the Udemy for business help pages or refer to the FAQs below.
FAQ
Concordia Library is your point of contact for making the most out of using Udemy content, contact them directly at Ask a Librarian
For technical assistance, contact the IITS helpdesk.
Yes, taking into account that users must consent to the service’s privacy policy. As such, Udemy courses can’t be mandatory. So, plan alternatives for students who do not wish to provide their consent.
Yes, taking into account that employees must consent to the service’s privacy policy. In such cases, alternatives to Udemy should be suggested for those who do not wish to provide their consent.
Here's a list of suggested courses curated by Human Resources.
Concordia has a subscription to the Udemy for Business service which provides access to over four thousand of the highest rated and most popular Udemy courses, however not all courses available on Udemy are included in our license.
There is a process for suggesting a course be added to the Udemy for Business collection directly through Udemy. Please visit the Udemy for Business FAQ article on the subject to find out more.
No, Udemy is an optional service. Courses taken within Udemy do not carry university credit.
Concordia has performed a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) of the Udemy service.
You can obtain more information about the details of this assessment by visiting the Udemy for Business privacy page.