| Doc_id | Review | Left | Term | Right | Sentiment | Polarity | Rating |
| -0BI9jXyEeWa2g6sjqf03Q | I enjoyed this course a lot because I've wanted to start blogging, but not sure how I would approach the process. This course taught me all I need to know to get started. If possible, please have the guest speakers talk a bit slower. Thank you! | If possible, please have the guest | Speaker | talk a bit slower. Thank you! | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| -0BI9jXyEeWa2g6sjqf03Q | I especially love the detailed tips and insight into creating and maintaining a blog. The guest speakers were great. | and maintaining a blog. The guest | Speaker | were great. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Too expensive for the material it provides; it is helpful and necessary but this course can be summarised in 1-2 lectures. There is a very good lecture from an external speaker,which was very good and funny (at least i found it funny) and i didn't realise that it was 30 mins long. | very good lecture from an external | Speaker | which was very good and funny | Positive | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Some of the videos has low quality, which make them harder to understand for non native speakers. In my opinion there is also too less tips for second assessment. | harder to understand for non native | Speaker | In my opinion there is also | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | It was really a great course, super interesting, well designed, with a great speaker, Don Hornstein. Really loved it. Thank you so much ! Bye Léon | interesting, well designed, with a great | Speaker | Don Hornstein. Really loved it. Thank | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| -ENqh2hTEeWWkAqJuEibFQ | Great course! Interesting, diverse topics with thought provoking speakers. A hidden gem of a course! | Interesting, diverse topics with thought provoking | Speaker | A hidden gem of a course! | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | The lecturer was an annoying speaker and very repetitive. I just couldn't listen to him... I'm sorry. There was also so much about human development etc that I started to wonder when the info about dogs would start....I found the formatting so different from other courses I've taken, that it was hard to get started and figure things out. Adding to that, was the constant interruption of the "paid certificate" page. If I answer "no" once, please leave me alone! I also think it's a bit suspect for a prof to be plugging his own book for one of these courses. | The lecturer was an annoying | Speaker | and very repetitive. I just couldn't | Negative | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | This was an amazing course! The format was fantastic and easy to follow and Dr. Brian hare was an engaging speaker, which the videos wonderful to watch. I also really liked that it was self-paced because then I could really try out the Dognition exercises with my dog and have the time to read the book. | Dr. Brian hare was an engaging | Speaker | which the videos wonderful to watch. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Passionate speaker and truly amazing things to learn about dogs! | Passionate | Speaker | and truly amazing things to learn | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 0815zSP7EeWXzxJxfIL00w | A great course! You can learn a lot about human's sexuality and many other things, which are really useful, even in everyday life. It's also a good opportunity to improve your Spanish, if you're not native speaker. | your Spanish, if you're not native | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 1ll5BIJbEeSkLyIAC1OGNA | It's great course to understand what and how to give. The quest speakers gave lots of stories to student for "case study". And the assessment methodology of evaluating a nonprofit is quite useful and easy to participate. The assighment of assesement a nonprofit takes a while to think about and finish, but it was a good one to "train" our brain how to define a problem and how to get useful recourses to resolve them. | and how to give. The quest | Speaker | gave lots of stories to student | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 1ll5BIJbEeSkLyIAC1OGNA | Strong curriculum, passionate and knowledgeable course giver, interesting guest speakers. | and knowledgeable course giver, interesting guest | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | I like Margaret, she spoke straight to the point. Even its sound very fast especially for non english speaker like me, but she presented very well. Transcript was very helpful to understand the overall materials. | very fast especially for non english | Speaker | like me, but she presented very | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 2OpVxjvqEeW7GArkqhNhJw | Great speaker, great explanations, nice jokes. Pleasure to watch and learn | Great | Speaker | great explanations, nice jokes. Pleasure to | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | It's an excellent introduction to this Internet stuff. Decryption tasks are by far my favourite. Using Excel made it easier. Interviews with all these people are incredible. And of course Dr. Chuck's lectures, explanations and analogies are really helpful even for non-native English speakers like me. Thank you | really helpful even for non-native English | Speaker | like me. Thank you | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 33tTdzylEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Enjoyed it very much. Franz is a great speaker and gave insight in a very pedagogical manner. He's a speed talker though, so I had trouble going above 1.5 playback speed :). Great infographics as well. | very much. Franz is a great | Speaker | and gave insight in a very | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | great array of speakers augmenting the course materiel | great array of | Speaker | augmenting the course materiel | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | I could listen to Professor Singer all day. He draws you in, gets you involved and leaves you wanting more. One can actually see the high regard that his guest speakers have for him and his guests are always interesting and sometimes even fascinating. | the high regard that his guest | Speaker | have for him and his guests | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | The course was well done and included interesting guest speakers. However, I was not keen on the format and am not likely to sign up again for a course where the Coursera student is like a voyeur into the professor's actual classroom. In this case, we were privy to his lectures at Princeton and the camera frequently panned the classroom full of students. I have taken many Coursera classes and all were directed at the Coursera student specifically. I appreciated that. And I also appreciated Peter Singer allowing us into his Princeton classroom. I realize what an incredible opportunity he gave us through Coursera. So, thanks. | well done and included interesting guest | Speaker | However, I was not keen on | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | Very good! I already learn the basic before actually. But after join this class, i learn a lot since we learn it from a native speaker. Thank you for Professor Kang, i really enjoy your class. Hope you will open the next level so i can learn more about korea, the language and also the culture. :) | we learn it from a native | Speaker | Thank you for Professor Kang, i | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | An excellent introduction to the Korean Language! Taught by a native speaker, with added insight into pronunciation and the history of the language. I have been studying Hangugeo for two years, and learned more in this course than I did from all the books, apps, and other lessons combined! | Korean Language! Taught by a native | Speaker | with added insight into pronunciation and | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | I learned Korean nearly 20 years ago and decided to work through this course as a refresher. The course is fairly well done. The pace is a little aggressive, which is fine if you take your time to learn each lesson before moving on. Language courses are not the kind where you can just listen and then take the quiz. Slow down. Practice. By week four the speakers in the audio files were speaking on a level where I was having difficulty distinguishing some of the words. In particular, the differences between the 20th and 21st of the month can be somewhat challenging for a beginning speaker of Korean. On the quizzes, I slowed down and repeated some of the audio. Even so, I missed a few questions. I think the course should take more care in producing the audio files and planning the questions. Some of those my be nearly impossible for beginners to get correct. | down. Practice. By week four the | Speaker | in the audio files were speaking | Negative | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 3G1aij8iEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | I learned Korean nearly 20 years ago and decided to work through this course as a refresher. The course is fairly well done. The pace is a little aggressive, which is fine if you take your time to learn each lesson before moving on. Language courses are not the kind where you can just listen and then take the quiz. Slow down. Practice. By week four the speakers in the audio files were speaking on a level where I was having difficulty distinguishing some of the words. In particular, the differences between the 20th and 21st of the month can be somewhat challenging for a beginning speaker of Korean. On the quizzes, I slowed down and repeated some of the audio. Even so, I missed a few questions. I think the course should take more care in producing the audio files and planning the questions. Some of those my be nearly impossible for beginners to get correct. | be somewhat challenging for a beginning | Speaker | of Korean. On the quizzes, I | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 3KNgoXgcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Course is a little formulaic, had trouble making my submissions follow the structure outlined but still, I learnt some useful tips and actually got to just write something orderly. Liked some of the visiting speakers (the third speaker who talked about character - mature lady, dark hair) was quite good. So was the first gentleman. Overall, the course is ok but given the strict methodology and requirements for writing, I don't know if I'll make it through the specialisation. Thank you for reading! | orderly. Liked some of the visiting | Speaker | (the third speaker who talked about | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 3KNgoXgcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Course is a little formulaic, had trouble making my submissions follow the structure outlined but still, I learnt some useful tips and actually got to just write something orderly. Liked some of the visiting speakers (the third speaker who talked about character - mature lady, dark hair) was quite good. So was the first gentleman. Overall, the course is ok but given the strict methodology and requirements for writing, I don't know if I'll make it through the specialisation. Thank you for reading! | of the visiting speakers (the third | Speaker | who talked about character - mature | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 3KNgoXgcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | The course is easy to follow and informative. Challenging assignments and guest speakers add variety, clarity, and creativity to the way you think about telling a story. It touches on important points like structuring and editing. Plus, the instructor compares much of what he's teaching to how it's used in popular novels. | and informative. Challenging assignments and guest | Speaker | add variety, clarity, and creativity to | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 3KNgoXgcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Brando did a great job in presenting a structure for plot. I think his insights are valuable and he did tried to offer practical guidelines writers can use. What I didn't like was the reviewing of the assignments. Some times I didn't receive valuable feedback ( the same sentence copy/pasted in every section) and someone failed me for not understanding my intentions because he was not an English speaker. Away from that, I really liked Brando, his style, and his involvement. | because he was not an English | Speaker | Away from that, I really liked | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 3KNgoXgcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Felt very much like an exercise in writing-by-numbers. Assignment instructions were too vague and the pass/fail grading system meant lots of classmates were upset that their work was not appreciated or understood. So many people on the course do not have English as a first language that the marking is often erratic. Great that non-native speakers are trying to write in English, enriching the canon, but in those circumstances a pass/fail system seems misguided. | is often erratic. Great that non-native | Speaker | are trying to write in English, | Positive | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you. The professor is a great public speaker and very knowledgeable. I wish he was teaching another course. | The professor is a great public | Speaker | and very knowledgeable. I wish he | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Excellent overview and an inspired teacher....BUT: 1.A short bibliography for each week/session would be extremely helpful. 2.Response and interactive involvement by the teacher in the discussions would be appreciated. 3. Lecture notes and Illustrations in digital format would be wonderful as a reference for further work and non-native english speakers. Thanks Rod Allwright | for further work and non-native english | Speaker | Thanks Rod Allwright | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | I think Professor Philip Zelikow is a charismatic speaker. I enjoy listening such an eloquent teacher. The content of the lesson is compact, complete, enlightening and inspiring. I find some of the quiz questions ambiguous. Thank you very much. | Professor Philip Zelikow is a charismatic | Speaker | I enjoy listening such an eloquent | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Thanks to team that put together the course, I really liked it It covers the topics in sufficient detail with relevant cases /examples, which makes its really easy to get the concept. Would be nice to also have (which is why I did not give it a 5 on 5) - A section on team structure (which in my view is the missing link for this course and which often is a challenge managers cope with and can have a big influence on motivation) and a few more corporate speakers / examples (beyond Menlo, people not from US don't really know much about this company) Overall a course I would surely recommend to all people in my team | motivation) and a few more corporate | Speaker | / examples (beyond Menlo, people not | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 4tHoAq3EEeSk9iIAC49U6w | First certificate obtained! This is a rich course where we can learn theory and get to know the industry. The course provides guest speaker videos, detailed lecture notes, and other forms of interactive learning. Although the lecturers have an Italian accent, it does not hurt at all. Thank you so much! Suggestion: 1. making assignments a little bit more challenging, so students could have a deeper thought about the topics; 2. the final quiz could be an essay or branding/marketing plan. | the industry. The course provides guest | Speaker | videos, detailed lecture notes, and other | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 4tHoAq3EEeSk9iIAC49U6w | Contents are good and interesting, but speakers' english is so low and bad (pronunciation) that the course becomes almost unpleasant. | Contents are good and interesting, but | Speaker | english is so low and bad | Negative | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 4tHoAq3EEeSk9iIAC49U6w | I have always been interested in the fashion industry and found this subject not only informative, but also fascinating to go through. I enjoyed this immensely. Some information I knew, but there was a lot that also opened my eyes. My only negative was the clarity of the speakers English at times which made me have to either listen to the video again or use sub titles, otherwise I would give 5 stars. Other than that, a very informative and interesting course. Well put together and structured. Thank you. | negative was the clarity of the | Speaker | English at times which made me | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 58H3s7ZHEeW2iwpbOuagWQ | While there is some interesting content, particuarly in the last week on design thinking, some of the course topics don't seem to hold together well, and the videos include a lot of monotonous talking heads. While this conveys the benefit of being able to listen to some of the videos without consistently watching, the interview questions asked of speakers are sometimes printed on the screen and not asked verbally. If you're not watching, you miss the questions. I would like to see this course refocused on design thinking for 3D printing, with other applications interspersed as examples rather than constituting the lion's share of the course. I believe that format would both be more engaging and do a better job of delivering skills with more opportunity for practice. | watching, the interview questions asked of | Speaker | are sometimes printed on the screen | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 5AYG1NbQEeWEOQ7ZE5jC0Q | This course is useless and perhaps even harmful. The professors would have done much better if they had taught the class in their native Chinese language and then got a really good translator to make subtitles in English. I tried turning off the sound and just watching the presentation while reading the subtitles, but even this was so badly done in terms of language and presentation, that although I desperately wanted to take a course in advanced neurobiology, I felt that this course could actually destroy my love for the subject or teach me things that are incorrect because of language mistakes. If you are not a native speaker of English then by all means steer even further clear as you will learn some very bad English habits and pronunciation. I'm sure the profs' English ability is fine for collaborating with other professionals who already know the material, but teaching in English was a big mistake. Again, I highly suggest they re-do the entire thing in Chinese and get really good translations and subtitles made and then I think it could be an awesome course. Now, as is, it would be truly foolish to take this course. | If you are not a native | Speaker | of English then by all means | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 5g_hAYo4EeWTzg6WBWinhQ | This course is brilliant and the lecturer is a very good speaker. | the lecturer is a very good | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| 5g_hAYo4EeWTzg6WBWinhQ | A great course to start. IT bridges between Design Thinking and Agile. I found that very valuable, especially for Product Owners who need to understand what "Pre-Scrum" activities are required/helpful in their role, i.e. it doesn't make sense to define what you want before you know what you need. Some of the videos have a bit of lengths, if you're already familiar with the topic. But that might be part of the didactics for beginners. The Quizzes sometimes seem to be a bit 'awkward' - i.e. maybe they aren't very obvious for non-native speakers while they are for native speakers? It's often littel details, or rather the tone of the sentence, that seems to make it the right answer. The access to templates etc. is great although they are available in the internet anyway if you know where to look. The skits remind me the TV distance learning for English in the 70ies in Germany. I find the funny but not as usefull as they could be. But I like the idea. | they aren't very obvious for non-native | Speaker | while they are for native speakers? | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 5g_hAYo4EeWTzg6WBWinhQ | A great course to start. IT bridges between Design Thinking and Agile. I found that very valuable, especially for Product Owners who need to understand what "Pre-Scrum" activities are required/helpful in their role, i.e. it doesn't make sense to define what you want before you know what you need. Some of the videos have a bit of lengths, if you're already familiar with the topic. But that might be part of the didactics for beginners. The Quizzes sometimes seem to be a bit 'awkward' - i.e. maybe they aren't very obvious for non-native speakers while they are for native speakers? It's often littel details, or rather the tone of the sentence, that seems to make it the right answer. The access to templates etc. is great although they are available in the internet anyway if you know where to look. The skits remind me the TV distance learning for English in the 70ies in Germany. I find the funny but not as usefull as they could be. But I like the idea. | speakers while they are for native | Speaker | It's often littel details, or rather | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | I guess the professor is not a native English speaker,(neither am I,) So I find some sentences in the PPT quite confusing. Everything else is perfect. | professor is not a native English | Speaker | (neither am I, ) So I | Negative | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | Very good content, nice videos with interesting speaker. Very interactive course. | good content, nice videos with interesting | Speaker | Very interactive course. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | Pauses between lines read by speaker can be distracting, but funny. | Pauses between lines read by | Speaker | can be distracting, but funny. | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 6-FfIC8hEeWUWxIOAnoaFQ | Practical, useful, with some guest speaker course, which cement all previous and helps to use all previous Strategy toolkit in practice. me like | Practical, useful, with some guest | Speaker | course, which cement all previous and | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | This course, though fun, was not intensive at all. The main issue I have is probably with the Coursera structure itself. Many of your homework assignments are based off of if people can understand the instructions of the game- which, if you have mostly non-English speakers, sort of takes the homework from being "be creative and challenge yourself" to "make sure everything you write down is 3 words max or else the people GRADING you won't understand it". This is also true when looking at these students' games- when half of your grade depends on your clarity, these kids are ultimately at a disadvantage. I'm sure there were amazing games made by some of the non-English speaking students, but I wasn't able to understand and play many of them. It is fantastic that Coursera is open to everyone, but when your grades are based off of clarity of language, it gets tricky. | which, if you have mostly non-English | Speaker | sort of takes the homework from | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Very well organized and explained. The ideas were easy to understand and follow as a native English speaker but was also inclusive for foreign learners as well. Gave a great introduction to Journalism and Ethics. I also appreciated that the length of the course was manageable for someone with a full time job. | and follow as a native English | Speaker | but was also inclusive for foreign | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | Very insightful and inspiring! Great hosts and guest speakers. | and inspiring! Great hosts and guest | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | I am a beginner wantabee author and publisher, first steps are elementary, as I need. Self paced, life can get in the way. Instructors are wonderful, as are the guest speakers and interviewees Thanks. | are wonderful, as are the guest | Speaker | and interviewees Thanks. | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | This course is a complete package for those who aspire to be a fiction writer, it teaches all steps right from how to start writing to publishing. For me it was a dream course, really enjoyed it and I wish further course of such kind is available so I could join it . Instructors David Hill and Maria Gill were great and they taught in very effective manners and so were the guest speakers. | manners and so were the guest | Speaker | | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | I learned a lot of interesting things. Both Maria and David were great teachers: they spoke clearly, making examples and trying to speak as slowly as possible (which is good for a not native english speaker as myself). The interviews were another interesting addition to the course, as the peer reviews: they were not created or structured to lead to failure but to selfimprovement an improvement trough other's advices. It was great. I hope they'll make another course like this in the future, it would totally have my enrollment. Thank you, to the both of you, for the things you taught me! | good for a not native english | Speaker | as myself). The interviews were another | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | To be honest, I thought the course stumbled and fell short. It was too basic and slow paced. The tone was a bit immature at times, and perhaps appropriate only for a grade school level classroom--not something for working professionals. And it's certainly not mature enough or challenging enough for a university class. Even if the goal were to teach those with no programming experience, it could accomplish that while providing more content, and making the content relevant. Is the course worth the price? Hell no. If you do pay, you may feel very cheated at the end. The entire course can be reduced to 3 pages of notes. One would be better off checking into other free, online tutorials. I'm not sure about the value of the videos titled "Office Hours." They all appeared as self-promotional behavior from the professor, as if to say, "hey look how great I am making this video in Paris." They're really nothing more than that. In one video, he corners a guest speaker at a conference, who appears annoyed after a few minutes and gives the professor a polite brush-off: "other people here would like to talk with me too." After all of these videos, you will ask yourself, "okay, why did Severance make me watch that?" "What was the point?" And you'll shrug your shoulders and say, "another waste of time." | one video, he corners a guest | Speaker | at a conference, who appears annoyed | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 7Iw3cbCiEeS-qCIACimRTw | Luc de Brabandiere is a highly passionate, motivating speaker, who brought me new perspectives on my job and everyday perceptions. | Brabandiere is a highly passionate, motivating | Speaker | who brought me new perspectives on | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| 7_wUMCBSEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | It is a very nice R introductory course for Spanish speakers, Thanks a lot UNAM! | nice R introductory course for Spanish | Speaker | Thanks a lot UNAM! | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 84pGjiPgEeWKeQ6ae81EbQ | Great overall material. I think work needs to be done in order to improve the presentation of new concepts and vocabulary as well as the English of the speaker (and the corresponding caption). | well as the English of the | Speaker | (and the corresponding caption). | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 84pGjiPgEeWKeQ6ae81EbQ | The course is interesting and definitely worth learning! Well structured material introducing the mechanism underpinning the creation and development of a firm and the financial support it can get from the financial system through venture capital investment. What's more insightful, Prof. Castlli invited different guest speakers from the PE industry to deliver a better understanding of European market outlook, aside from the "textbook". Looking forward to more intermediate or advanced courses from Università Bocconi, it is a great pleasure to take this course. Thank you, Prof.Castlli !! | insightful, Prof. Castlli invited different guest | Speaker | from the PE industry to deliver | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| 84pGjiPgEeWKeQ6ae81EbQ | An extremely interesting and well organized course. Mr. Caselli is a perfect speaker and explainer in every single videoclip. It's the first course I've ever completed and this indicates how compelling this course was to me. Thank you very much for your efforts to create this course and I hope further finance-related courses from Bocconi will follow! | course. Mr. Caselli is a perfect | Speaker | and explainer in every single videoclip. | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 8GTGgDxOEeWdUgozVKt3nw | Good subject and good selection of documents. I don't appreciate the "speaker" voice on the presentation, I rather like to see and hear the author. Too fast and too short. | documents. I don't appreciate the " | Speaker | voice on the presentation, I rather | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Great subject and some very well presented videos. However there were several which were incomprehensible. Either because of the quality of the video or the very heavy accent of the speaker especially to a non-American viewer. One doesn't always want to read a transcript but to listen and concentrate. If all the videos had been of good listenable quality I would have given the course 5 stars | the very heavy accent of the | Speaker | especially to a non-American viewer. One | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | The content was amazing, i can't be happier with what i learnt. Thanks for sharing all of that knowledge! As an opportunity area, i would say it was hard to follow some of the speakers because they spoke monotonous, the content was very dense and perhaps in those cases some graphic content in the video could help. Thank you, great course, great project! | hard to follow some of the | Speaker | because they spoke monotonous, the content | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | An excellent course that gives a comprehensive insight into gut microbiome research, available open source data readings. I appreciated the broad sprectrum of speakers and interview partners from different universities, institutes and projects. Listening to different people's voices and having the speaker in close-up (camera settings), made it easy to follow and stay tuned. Thank you so much for this great work. | I appreciated the broad sprectrum of | Speaker | and interview partners from different universities, | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | An excellent course that gives a comprehensive insight into gut microbiome research, available open source data readings. I appreciated the broad sprectrum of speakers and interview partners from different universities, institutes and projects. Listening to different people's voices and having the speaker in close-up (camera settings), made it easy to follow and stay tuned. Thank you so much for this great work. | different people's voices and having the | Speaker | in close-up (camera settings), made it | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Really interesting. I knew a bit about the importance of the microbiome but this course has made me more aware of how I can influence my own. And it has helped me understand why it is that antibiotics are best avoided when possible. The course was well set up. I enjoyed all the lectures from the various speakers and the assignments made me think. | all the lectures from the various | Speaker | and the assignments made me think. | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| 9h_j5XEiEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | This was by far the worst course in the series. There is a lot of good content in this course that needs to be shared, but I just felt the delivery failed in a lot of ways. Here are some issues 1) Often, concepts are thrown out but aren't explained clearly. Speaker glosses over them without giving concrete examples 2) The structure of the course is poorly configured. On several occasions, inline quizzes test you on concepts that haven't been introduced until later in the video, forcing you to guess at answers. Also, the assignment portion of the course asks you to submit a word or pdf with images, but it wasn't configured to allow uploads. You could only submit text in a text box. I realized I wasn't the only person with the issue when I graded assignments from others who had trouble submitting their assignment. In some cases, I believe students failed that portion of the course because they could not figure out how to submit. I have some IT background and was able to share my homework through my shared drive fortunately. 3) The speaker should re-record his lecture. It was obvious (or at least seemed as if) he was reading a teleprompter. There were many awkward pauses between sentences that made it hard to listen to. Often times, the audio presentation were inconsistent with the words in the slide, making it confusing because I didn't know which I should be following. | thrown out but aren't explained clearly. | Speaker | glosses over them without giving concrete | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 9h_j5XEiEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | This was by far the worst course in the series. There is a lot of good content in this course that needs to be shared, but I just felt the delivery failed in a lot of ways. Here are some issues 1) Often, concepts are thrown out but aren't explained clearly. Speaker glosses over them without giving concrete examples 2) The structure of the course is poorly configured. On several occasions, inline quizzes test you on concepts that haven't been introduced until later in the video, forcing you to guess at answers. Also, the assignment portion of the course asks you to submit a word or pdf with images, but it wasn't configured to allow uploads. You could only submit text in a text box. I realized I wasn't the only person with the issue when I graded assignments from others who had trouble submitting their assignment. In some cases, I believe students failed that portion of the course because they could not figure out how to submit. I have some IT background and was able to share my homework through my shared drive fortunately. 3) The speaker should re-record his lecture. It was obvious (or at least seemed as if) he was reading a teleprompter. There were many awkward pauses between sentences that made it hard to listen to. Often times, the audio presentation were inconsistent with the words in the slide, making it confusing because I didn't know which I should be following. | my shared drive fortunately. 3) The | Speaker | should re-record his lecture. It was | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| 9p1NWzJzEeWFJhJQP1CW-Q | I learned next to nothing from this course; the professor just rambles on and on jumping schizophrenically from aspect of aspect. One moment he's talking about physics, and in the same sentence he's suddenly talking about whether the game should have a crafting system. Some of the information even seems out of touch. He doesn't state any information with certainty because he always tends to add "or not!" or "...maybe!" after sentences, leaving you to wonder if there's anything left to take away from the lessons. The entire course could be condensed down into a "list of questions to think about while designing your game world" - it really doesn't contain anything more than that. Sometimes entire segments are dedicated to trivial things (such as "your game could have invisible walls!"), whereas in other segments he works through a hundred different questions without going in-depth to any of them. Speaker is hard to understand due to his lack of proficiency with the English language and the subtitles are often incorrect. On the plus side, you will learn what a "ha-ha" is. | going in-depth to any of them. | Speaker | is hard to understand due to | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | This is a great course even for non-english speakers | a great course even for non-english | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | When discussed in popular media, terrorism is a topic that is quite sensationalized. In contrast, Professor Bakker offered a very balanced view of terrorism in this course, tackling common perceptions of terrorism and counterterrorism in an organized fashion, and backing up his claims with arguments from both sides as well as hard data collected by scholars in the field. I also like that the course was kept current with added discussion on Syria. The lectures on Syria were a bit less clear and organized than the previous ones, but then again, hindsight is 20/20, and the Syria conflict is a current event. By and large, I liked that Professor Bakker did not "preach" his thoughts on terrorism, e.g. making leaps of faith and then expecting us to take unproven assumptions as the basis for a further argument. If I had to make one suggestion on how to improve the course, I would say that the handful of videos by external speakers were not properly contextualized in the course. In particular, I didn't understand why there was a video of a woman from Amnesty International talking about drone strikes and urging political action, since it was not referenced at all by other lectures. | the handful of videos by external | Speaker | were not properly contextualized in the | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Excellent tutor - leading speakers from the field with a good slant on all angles that we are covering out there today. I really enjoyed the course despite not being from this background though have an interest… well worth looking at if you are wanting to gain a greater understanding in the field. | Excellent tutor - leading | Speaker | from the field with a good | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| a0OJ1ha4EeWKlgqs7LdhRw | Kimberly was energetic, a great speaker, and she was a joy to listen to! I've never thought about personal branding before, and this course laid a good groundwork for me to evaluate how I should present myself to the world through a brand. | Kimberly was energetic, a great | Speaker | and she was a joy to | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The amount of effort that was put into this course was impressive. The amount of information was impressive. There were wonderful and engaging speakers to amplify the learning process. | impressive. There were wonderful and engaging | Speaker | to amplify the learning process. | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I didn't like the main lecturer of the course. I believe his is smart and everything but for me as non-native english speaker I found the way he speaks is extremely hard for comprehension. | but for me as non-native english | Speaker | I found the way he speaks | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I enjoyed the course, the structure and the material. I really enjoyed the interviews with some of the speakers. Occasionally certain lectures were a little dry for video. | the interviews with some of the | Speaker | Occasionally certain lectures were a little | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The content of the course is amazingly rich. I've particularly appreciated all the interviews. The science was also very interesting, although at the end (starting from week 4 if I remember well), the result don't seem so convincing. But it is still really amazing. (May I suggest to try to use Machine Learning algorithm to analyze the huge amount of result from the retreat project, they are getting pretty good at facial recognition and analysis.) The contemplative labs were an interesting plus. The only caveats is that, although the content presented by Germano and Schaeffer is amazing (and precious to me), I think they could improve the presentation. I would suggest to consult with a specialist in communication who will be able to point out what could be improved and how. I feel that without that, the communication objective will fail (as reported by most students including myself). Here are a few points I have noticed. Complex background create a distraction, especially when the reading is monotonous, it's preferable to have simple neutral background, like a library. Reading in a monotonous voice is not engaging for the viewer. Dandling around and all sort of gestural distractions don't help us focusing on the content. Sentences are too long and use too many technical words, two things that any communicator will immediately suggest to drop especially if you are targeting a large audience. In one video the background was nice (a forest), yet the noise of the bird were too loud compare to the voice. Plus there was many cut in this video and almost every time the camera had moved from its previous position creating yet another distraction. But don't get me wrong, I have appreciated this content, I just felt that it needed a huge investment from my part to be able to grab it into memory and learn from it. This is the reason why I haven't graded this course with 5 stars. I think that if the speaker could improve this part it would facilitate the students work and improve greatly the overall learning. | stars. I think that if the | Speaker | could improve this part it would | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This was the first MOOC I ever signed for and I wasn't disappointed. Far more complex, detailed and demanding than I had expected.... which suited me perfectly. Although brilliantly researched and scripted, Professor Germano's detailed input is spoiled by his unecessarily academic style. I found that his tendency to accumulate endless lists of adjectives had an unfortunate hypnotic effect. I very much like the material presented by Kurtis Schaeffer, especially his contribution on the development of Buddhism in the US. His interviews were well-conducted and his remarks always to the point. Interesting - and again complex material from Clifford Saron who managed to caputre the attention of my rather non-scientific brain. Very well presented material and a pleasure to listen to him. The input from the Tibetan participants was more accessible to non-specialists, straight to the point and very refreshing. The work done by the meditators was brilliant and probably what I had been looking for when I registered for the course. I feel that I now know just enough to pursue the practices on my own. It all feels very new, a little bit scary, quite exhilarating and luminous. Some of the interviews were more interesting than others but they all contributed to broaden the scope of the course. I only give 4/5 to the MOOC because of the poor quality of the subtitles. Not being a native speaker and not used to hear American English, I had to rely on them. They were so bad that, at times, what was written was exactly the contrary to what was being said. Hardly any proper names or foreign words were spelt correctly either. Beware ! The course has introduced me to a new world and I will definitely pursue my new-born interest in Tibetan Buddhist Meditation. I will also sign up for more MOOCs in the future. Overall an extremely positive experience indeed. I am looking forward to seing you again for the 'Greater Vehicle'. | the subtitles. Not being a native | Speaker | and not used to hear American | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Speakers sound so monotone and dry that they leave an unenthusiastic impression of an incredibly fascinating subject. Some video lectures and writings are so unnecessarily verbose they cloud what is being taught. Frustratingly fought my way through the lessons and failed to clearly retain what I was trying to learn from Prof. Germano. All apologies to the professor for any harshness, and I MAY try again one day, but not now. | | Speaker | sound so monotone and dry that | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| AMBr8zelEeWJaxK5AT4frw | I dislike whole specialization.Because videos are waste of time. They are teaching little things with long videos. Also I don't easily understand the accent of the speaker. | easily understand the accent of the | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Very good introduction to philosophy. The amount of work and care that was used to create this course is clearly visible in the videos with the speakers, backgrounds, video and sound quality. Thanks very much! | visible in the videos with the | Speaker | backgrounds, video and sound quality. Thanks | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Great course to introduce non-professionals/beginners into major fields or topics of philosophy. Excellent quality of lessons: teachers were always good to understand, even for non-native speakers, and eager to get across main themes to disciples inexperienced in philosophical studies. Only critique: difficulty levels of exams could have been more evenly balanced. I can only recommend this course to anyone interested in the study of philosophy; great job by the University of Edinburgh and its staff for organizing this on Coursera. | good to understand, even for non-native | Speaker | and eager to get across main | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| bGZkCuIJEeSqWiIAC0gGHw | Very boring presentation of the material. I am sorry to say so, but the professor is not a very engaging speaker. | professor is not a very engaging | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| BK2bam0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | Even as a natural born English speaker I found this course helpful and educational | Even as a natural born English | Speaker | I found this course helpful and | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| BK2bam0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | it is good for non-English native speaker. + it is not free. i liked most the additional material. | it is good for non-English native | Speaker | + it is not free. i | Positive | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| BK2bam0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | Mr Landers, Great Job. You are a Great Speaker - Clear & Polite! | Great Job. You are a Great | Speaker | - Clear & Polite! | Positive | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| bT0Wwd7yEeWlNQ4GEaPmcw | This is a great course to improve Business English skill for every non-native English speaker. | English skill for every non-native English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| bT0Wwd7yEeWlNQ4GEaPmcw | Greate and interested course for non-native speakers!!! | Greate and interested course for non-native | Speaker | ! ! | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| bT0Wwd7yEeWlNQ4GEaPmcw | A very good course structured to help non-native English speakers and to those who want to get into an entrepreneurship. | course structured to help non-native English | Speaker | and to those who want to | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| bT0Wwd7yEeWlNQ4GEaPmcw | This course is very organized and well planned with various technique for stimulating students' interests. I highly recommend people who consider for working with or opening one's own business to English speakers. | opening one's own business to English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | It's a good introductory course. I would have expected some more "meat" on the bones, but still I have to remember this is the first course out of a series so most probably it is good enough. Teacher is good and, even for a non English speaker student as I am, it is perfectly understandable and clear. | and, even for a non English | Speaker | student as I am, it is | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Cn3HgzTdEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Course is well organized, speaker is knowledgable and really enthusiastic. | Course is well organized, | Speaker | is knowledgable and really enthusiastic. | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course really helped me, a second-language-English speaker, in improving my English writing. It is concise, and its discussion mode is indeed useful. | course really helped me, a second-language-English | Speaker | in improving my English writing. It | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Good course, although no proctor or supervision at all. No place to go for questions or help. Please be aware this is primarily designed for non-native english speakers. This was not clear to me when I joined. And although the content is thorough, it is dull and the assignments uninspiring. If you want to know more about grammar, good (be sure to bone up through, because she assumes a lot about what you might remember from high school and for those of us over 40 ... hmmm). If you want to feel inspired to write something of value and interest to yourself or others, not so good. Over all I would not recommend this course or series of courses. And would suggest seeking out a course that has some kind of proctor or supervisory help available. | is primarily designed for non-native english | Speaker | This was not clear to me | Negative | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Very good, But I missed some more practical exercises on writing. For us, non-native english speakers sometimes it is very difficult to identify our mistakes. But the whole module is very good. | on writing. For us, non-native english | Speaker | sometimes it is very difficult to | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I think it is really necessary to establish better the target auditory for this course. The students with very basic level of English have to study with advanced non-native speakers and with natives. The exercises can be too challenging for the first category, sometimes boring for the second and absolutely superfluous for the third. | have to study with advanced non-native | Speaker | and with natives. The exercises can | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Maybe, I missed the information about this course being focused towards non-native speakers. Was this course focus to that target audience? As a native-English speaker, I found this course a bit easy. However, I enjoyed the refresher, and I will use this information in future courses. Thank you! | this course being focused towards non-native | Speaker | Was this course focus to that | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Maybe, I missed the information about this course being focused towards non-native speakers. Was this course focus to that target audience? As a native-English speaker, I found this course a bit easy. However, I enjoyed the refresher, and I will use this information in future courses. Thank you! | that target audience? As a native-English | Speaker | I found this course a bit | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Good Course for examining some English Grammar closely The course breaks down some aspects of English grammar and punctuation very nicely and has relevant practice exercises. I wish the course covered a slightly wider variety of topics or went into slightly more depth of explanation. The title "grammar and punctuation" is misleading in that only a few topics are covered. However, I believe someone learning English or reviewing academic writing would definitely benefit from going through this course. I am a native speaker, and I certainly learned a few things. :) Thank you Professor, TA's and Coursera! | this course. I am a native | Speaker | and I certainly learned a few | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | The terminology is likely to be difficult for ESLs, and the guidance is likely too easy for native speakers. Spent most of the time on 2.0x speed and multitasking because it wasn't nuanced enough. | is likely too easy for native | Speaker | Spent most of the time on | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I enrolled in this course to fine tune my writing skills for work. I enjoyed this course because I was able to unlearn some bad habits and simple mistakes. The lessons are simple and move at an even pace. If you are a native English Speaker, some of the lessons will be easy for you. In my personal opinion, this course was a great refresher. | If you are a native English | Speaker | some of the lessons will be | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Even if you are an native English speaker, this course is a great review. I highly recommend it. | if you are an native English | Speaker | this course is a great review. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | It was a very interesting course especially for those who are not English native speakers. I learned a lot. | those who are not English native | Speaker | I learned a lot. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This excellent course has been a great help for a non-native speaker like me to improve my writing in English. | a great help for a non-native | Speaker | like me to improve my writing | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | The course starts by having students identify what they were taught to believe and walks the student through the human concept of soul belief. It takes you on a journey of religious progression and rationalizes mind and body experience. Thanks so much Corrsera, Ruthers, Professors Daniel Ogilvie and Leonard Hamilton, and all the great guest speakers for such an outstanding course. | Hamilton, and all the great guest | Speaker | for such an outstanding course. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| D5GKj_UHEeSBSSIAC7JSBQ | I really enjoyed this course and I learned quite a lot from the lectures and extra material resources that were provided. The professors and speakers obviously love animals. | that were provided. The professors and | Speaker | obviously love animals. | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| d5HHlUTlEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | Overall an excellent course that involved a lot of great material on the nonviolent efforts of the Civil Rights Movement. I thought I knew a lot about the Civil Rights Movement but this course proved differently. My only suggestion for improvement is to add a segment that focuses on the contributions of women. Although there was some discussion of women's contributions, most of the material and all of the teachers, professors, speakers were male. | and all of the teachers, professors, | Speaker | were male. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | The course has a good level. The course mates helps to get new ideas. For non anglo speakers students the course is a hard challenge. The lessons has translations but a lot of ideas, concepts, the immaterial things... is hard to follow some explanations. My English has improve throught course. If you work you needs the weekend to end the assignments. I think is a good course with good materials. I recommend it | get new ideas. For non anglo | Speaker | students the course is a hard | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | This was a pretty good course. Assignment 1, especially, was very useful (conducting a need-finding interview). The storyboarding assignment was good, too. The assignments weren't always very clearly written, and I could tell from my peer-grading experience that some of the students had trouble understanding what was asked, especially the non-native English speakers. | was asked, especially the non-native English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | I was inerested about this course, but I couldn't understand enough - the speaker talked too fast and I've lost the main subject trying to understand. Sorry. | I couldn't understand enough - the | Speaker | talked too fast and I've lost | Negative | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | A bit difficult to understand the language for non native speaker. Nearly impossible to complete works. | understand the language for non native | Speaker | Nearly impossible to complete works. | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| dPkbnh6zEeWP0w4yK2369w | Videos with guest speakers were unhelpful. Also, quizzes were not accurate and poorly written questions. | Videos with guest | Speaker | were unhelpful. Also, quizzes were not | Negative | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Dv10gNfIEeSALyIAC9SBuw | Very easy to understand all the principles and tips given by Professor Siedel. The way He teaches is agreeable to watch the video and using cases to show deferents situation become the program easy to comprehend, even I'm not a native english speaker. Many Thanks Professor Siedel | even I'm not a native english | Speaker | Many Thanks Professor Siedel | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| DYv7azSfEeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | A very good course, offered in very smart method Clear course objectives, good notes, language suitable for non-native speakers, excellent filming quality and the plus is using cartons which simplify the ideas Thanks university of Alberta and all the instructors | good notes, language suitable for non-native | Speaker | excellent filming quality and the plus | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| EfvjN5XvEeSqQiIACyEY7w | This course is a must for anyone trying to strive in a business. Independently of the field and industry, the lessons learned through this course are applicable in the short run to your own journey. I took it as part of the goals we at my company set out to do after our first "Growth thrust" and the stories and learning from this course will definitively help us "Grow Smarter". I am not a native English speaker and the content was perfectly suited for me. Great work Darden School of Business! Otto Acuna San José, Costa Rica. | I am not a native English | Speaker | and the content was perfectly suited | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| EGWVwnE7EeWxvQr3acyajw | This is a good course, providing quality information. It has a bit of a financial lean, as the professor has a background in this area; this was stretching for me as an engineer, but ultimately I found it helpful, as the financing of healthcare is an incredibly important issue! Unfortunately, the professor is a bit hard to understand; he does not speak in proper grammatical structure and often rambles or mutters, so even as a native English speaker, I had to turn on subtitles in order to understand the point he was trying to get across. Overall, after taking this course, I feel *much* more versed on the healthcare landscape and all the players involved therein. I recommend this course to students who want to better understand the general workings of the healthcare industry. | so even as a native English | Speaker | I had to turn on subtitles | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| eH8S1b38EeWxzxJER_JW2w | Very informative and the speaker is very good. | Very informative and the | Speaker | is very good. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| EjtfHZq7EeSB9CIACxCU6A | Some profs are very good, some are terrible. The terrible ones need to improve their teaching skills and even language skills. As a native Chinese speaker, I find some of the lectures very boring. Good lectures are clear, concise, and right to the point. Good teachers make the learning experience effortless and fun, poor teachers make it like a torture. | language skills. As a native Chinese | Speaker | I find some of the lectures | Positive | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I am sure if you are familiar with the content or an expert programmer looking for an overview of a new language then this would be perfect but you do need to understand swift before starting this introduction to swift. The lessons felt very unstructured, unplanned and ad hoc almost like the people presenting didn't know they were being recorded, this meant that the examples given were contrived without consideration to the suitability to present the concept succinctly and would require anyone but an existing swift programmer needing to carry out additional reading which rather defeats the purpose of an "introduction to..." course. A little scripting and lesson planning and preparation of content would have made the difference between this excellently produced and edited course being awkward and an effort to attend into a really useful reference for beginers of swift programming. To summarise, the obviously expert technical knowledge of the speakers and the quality of the editing are let down by rushed lesson content. | obviously expert technical knowledge of the | Speaker | and the quality of the editing | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| eVrrS8E_EeWP5g5dlaZx4w | whished there would have been MORE material. nice Course, even tough the Speaker speaks a bit slow and some explanations would have been much quicker to understand by Videos instead of verbal/textual explanations.. | material. nice Course, even tough the | Speaker | speaks a bit slow and some | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| EwR6zhSDEeWCWhKuhISYpw | The course is very nicely done and well organized. The fundamental organization around sources of learning and the progression of lessons are well done and strongly support knowledge building. Some of the speakers have verbal patterns or flows of speaking that can be a bit distracting, but they are all interesting and informative. I like that you can also download transcripts. I am a very visual learner whose mind tends to wander off when faced with a talking head. Having the transcript to follow as I listen allowed me to highlight and make notes while listening, ensuring greater attention to the content. Ultimately, I made the decision to not finish the course. Not because the course was not well done but because it doesn't align with my own interests in systems thinking and complexity. It is a good course and well worth engaging in, even if you discover, as I did, that it doesn't quite match one's learning needs. I do recommend it if you are interested in cosmology and theories related to the origins of the universe. | support knowledge building. Some of the | Speaker | have verbal patterns or flows of | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Hard course but satisfying also. Practice exercises are quite long, and sometimes a little hard to read and understand (I say so as a non native english speaker) | so as a non native english | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| fCKQimXqEeSuUyIAC0mIhA | Content is good. I found the information in the videos valuable, albeit short and leaving me wanting more. I suppose that's what research is for. In general great and short course to get one on track with research methods.Take this course, as it is good. So why three stars? I know it is a long review, and feel free to remove it from the list, if you deem it appropriate. I have learned a lot in the course, and it is a valuable experience still. My problem lies with the design of the course, that seems to have started with great vigour at then lost the steam at the end. I would like to suggest few pointers. Especially since the presenters have another courses in the catalogue with similar issues. 1. Help learners to focus - Body language, and position in the room. Standing in front of windows with the traffic outside may seem a minor thing, but it detracts form you and the content. As a course designer it is a responsibility to set it right. Same applies for hands in back pockets, posture when sat down, lens flare etc. 2 - As instructors you have offered very little teaching. All was left to the guest speakers. All very good and knowledgeable. Some graphic and own mini lecture would help to establish you as experts (not that you are not, but we would not know that from the videos), rather than mere interviewers. (Summary of what was said). 3 - match the video and e-tivity focus. And think about the accessibility of the material to your learners, especially if no previous knowledge is required. Week three was about managing research and planning. The reading, was surprisingly different (week 4 activity would be more suitable here) and really hard to access to someone, who hasn't done much reading in theories of knowledge etc. This would be more accessible as a guided lecture and quiz, rather than 400 words response. I hope I was not offensive to anyone. I was trying to help you to help us learn better, if that makes sense. M | All was left to the guest | Speaker | All very good and knowledgeable. Some | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| fCKQimXqEeSuUyIAC0mIhA | The overall premise of the course is strong. Although I found the instructors and guest speakers extremely knowledgeable, quite a bit of the material was repetitive within in each week's video clip content. | I found the instructors and guest | Speaker | extremely knowledgeable, quite a bit of | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | I am very satisfied with this course! I'm not a native english speaker, though it was very clear and comfortable to deal with the course and to understand the material. I feel that I gained relevant and important knowledge. The only "weakness" I see in this course is that it's not challenging enough. The requirements are a bit too low, the quiz level is too easy and it can be retaken with no limit. Thus, It feels that everyone can get the certification without putting too much effort - and that lowers the course value. | course! I'm not a native english | Speaker | though it was very clear and | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| fM5baJoUEeW93wo8Ha4kow | I do not like this course. There are far too many prejudicial ideas - even in the first unit. A language does not have to be used by a single / unified group to define it as a language. Esperanto is a perfectly valid language, fully capable of expression, and does not belong to a single / unified group. There are no native speakers, either - which does not rob it of the fact that there are winners of the Nobel Prize for literature who write in it. The things you are saying about language are not merely willfully ignorant, they are highly offensive & prejudicial. I cannot conscience supporting a course like this. | unified group. There are no native | Speaker | either - which does not rob | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| fZN4SVfiEeWsGQ6fKrurvQ | it is great for citizens students, However, the speaker uses such a little hard vocabulary to understand for international students as me. I really enjoy in this course. Thanks. | great for citizens students, However, the | Speaker | uses such a little hard vocabulary | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | this course was great! I liked both lecturers, and found them to be very informative and great speakers. their lectures were easy to follow and brought up a lot of things i hadn't considered before (but this is my first completed genetics class). i would definitely take a class by them again. | to be very informative and great | Speaker | their lectures were easy to follow | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | Nice course for beginners, I actually enjoyed it. Just same remark as for previous one - please review text of subtitles, it's really awful and I guess it's even funny for native english speakers | it's even funny for native english | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| GkyTjuR5EeWpUQ6vdoq9ZQ | I really enjoyed this course and enjoy this subject in general. My only complaint is the audio quality for the videos are worse than any other class I've taken. The intro/out is very loud then the speakers are barely audible which became frustrating. That aside, it is a great course. | intro/out is very loud then the | Speaker | are barely audible which became frustrating. | Negative | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| gpAI9GK4EeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | I absolutely love the quality of this MOOC. The way all speakers elaborate the concepts is very clear and comprehensive without loosing in technical quality. The MOOCs given by the EAWAG are like a book you just can't put down. The notions are down to earth, applicable and tested on the field. I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO START the MOOC on Planning and Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies. | of this MOOC. The way all | Speaker | elaborate the concepts is very clear | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| gpAI9GK4EeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | Very well-planned out course. One can see that the organisers put a lot of efforts into this (the slides, the guest speakers and the videos). I wanted to get a brief overview of this subject, but got so much more. Thanks!! | into this (the slides, the guest | Speaker | and the videos). I wanted to | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| gpAI9GK4EeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | Great course that delivered the objectives- organized and structured, logical and informative materials and content delivery, fantastic professors, guest speakers, and case studies. Introduced key principles and considerations regarding municipal waste management and considered key elements to manage when developing a waste management strategy. | and content delivery, fantastic professors, guest | Speaker | and case studies. Introduced key principles | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | About me: I studied computer science in Dortmund, Germany in the 90ies. I recommend this course to everyone who wants to have a very good understanding of machine learning. A little bit of advice, if you have never learned linear algebra on a university level, you should at least try to get a basic understanding of it before starting this course. I was happy that I remembered stuff, learning it from scratch in 1 or 2 weeks would be difficult, I assume. +: * Mathematical basics of machine learning are very well explained * Andrew Ng is a very good professor, he explains the topic very well and thoroughly * It is not limited by using a special framework or language * The support in the forums, and the transcription of the talks, and all the material that is given to you is really excellent. -: * I would be happy if the programming exercises would be a bit more fun, currently it feels like translating / transforming math formulas into octave, which is fine, but not very fun. Having said that I am only in week 4, perhaps this will happen later * some text questions in the multiple choice quizzes require a precise understanding of the english language, especially in regards to math, I am not a native speaker, so these questions feel especially hard for me | math, I am not a native | Speaker | so these questions feel especially hard | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great lessons, with very explained material. the major downside for this course is the terrible sound quality, it just can't be heard with regular speakers, you have to hear it with earspeakers, and it still not that great. | just can't be heard with regular | Speaker | you have to hear it with | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Sorry by the terrible English, i'm a Portuguese speaker =) But i'll try to say this: This courser was amazing for me, I learned a lot with the lessons of Andrew and certainly now I can explore more this area of AI that is Machine Learning. I'm a student of Physics Engineering in UFG, in the state of Goiás, Brasil, and these knowledge will help me in Data Analysis, that is basically the principal active of a Experimental Physicist. Hopefully this course will help more a lot of people in many areas, like IT guys, Physicists, Chemists and who knows who else. Just to finish, my thanks to Andrew Ng by the classes, to the Stanford University by the course and to Coursera Team for the platform. | the terrible English, i'm a Portuguese | Speaker | =) But i'll try to say | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for that course, I really enjoyed it. Mr. Ng is a great speaker, his voice is very clear and as it was very easy to understand him, even as a not native english speaker. I learned a lot of (in my understanding) "basics" of machine learning. The class was in my opinion to basic and to easy. I would really love to get more information, I've studied electronic- and information science, so most of the things he explained were already basics for me, only the usage of them was new. One of the most important things (for the job I have at the moment) I learned here was how to code properly vectorized code in Matlab. I use Matlab nearly every day at work but never got such a good explanation how to use the full power of Matlab. Again, thank you for this great course, I can suggest this course to everyone who wants to learn the basics of machine learning. After that... Maybe someone has an idea how to continue in that topic to increase my understanding and knowledge of Machine learning. | it. Mr. Ng is a great | Speaker | his voice is very clear and | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for that course, I really enjoyed it. Mr. Ng is a great speaker, his voice is very clear and as it was very easy to understand him, even as a not native english speaker. I learned a lot of (in my understanding) "basics" of machine learning. The class was in my opinion to basic and to easy. I would really love to get more information, I've studied electronic- and information science, so most of the things he explained were already basics for me, only the usage of them was new. One of the most important things (for the job I have at the moment) I learned here was how to code properly vectorized code in Matlab. I use Matlab nearly every day at work but never got such a good explanation how to use the full power of Matlab. Again, thank you for this great course, I can suggest this course to everyone who wants to learn the basics of machine learning. After that... Maybe someone has an idea how to continue in that topic to increase my understanding and knowledge of Machine learning. | even as a not native english | Speaker | I learned a lot of (in | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course, great speaker ! | Excellent course, great | Speaker | ! | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I liked this course very much: The lectures follow up in a logical, natural way and the topics are very well explained. Personally, I had more problems with the quizzes (5 questions each) than with the programming assignments. The examples were interesting and the instructions so clear and detailed that I found it rather easy to do the programming. Another point that is worth to mention: The instructor, Andrew Ng, has not only an agreeable voice and speaks an easy-to-understand english (important for me as a non-english speaker) - He "transports" in addition his own passion for the subject and gives a lot of applicable advices. | (important for me as a non-english | Speaker | - He " transports" in addition | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is excellent and covers many topics, I recommend it. We are never lost during the videos because the motivations are well explained. Furthermore Andrew Ng speaks very clearly and is easily understood by a non native English speaker like me. I liked particularly the practical advices with the common mistakes that we should avoid. I don't give 5 stars just because it lacks a follow-up in order to go deeply to the subject, with a kind of final project and a certificate given in case of success. Maybe I should also have a look at the corresponding Stanford course which is supposed to be more complete than the online one. | understood by a non native English | Speaker | like me. I liked particularly the | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| H3HGeBK4EeS0RyIACp5OCg | Varied and well-explained that held my interest throughout. My only criticism is the English in some of the written quizzes, especially in the final exam, needs reviewing by native speaker as some of the answers are ambiguous when they do not properly explain the context of the situation. | final exam, needs reviewing by native | Speaker | as some of the answers are | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Although it is not yet over, I would like to rate this course. I think the course structure is very good and the contents are very useful. I like the way it works. As well, I would like to thank the instructor, Mr. Nick Santos and all the team, since the explanations are great (besides, as a non-native English speaker, I could understand everything without any problem). | great (besides, as a non-native English | Speaker | I could understand everything without any | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| hhFDsQ72EeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | Really great and interesting course! Professor is a great speaker too! | interesting course! Professor is a great | Speaker | too! | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | The teacher is very energetic and good speaker. I can see that he worked a lot for this course. Videos have very good details(graphical effects, prepared papers for lesson). He teaches very clearly, i am understanding all the subject despite i am bad at English. | teacher is very energetic and good | Speaker | I can see that he worked | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| HUJ11BnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Useful but a little bit fluffy (but i guess so is the topic). The material is good, the presentation (the speaker) is awesome: clear spoken and at a good pace. i found the questions in the quiz to be a bit vague. | material is good, the presentation (the | Speaker | is awesome: clear spoken and at | Positive | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | It was very useful and informative! I understood everything even if I'm not English-native speaker. Thank you! | everything even if I'm not English-native | Speaker | Thank you! | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | This is the best course I have ever seen. Margaret Meloni is an amazing speaker. It's really a pleasure to hear her. Her explanations and real-life examples help understand the topic very fast. I recommend this course to everyone who are in any way related to project management. | seen. Margaret Meloni is an amazing | Speaker | It's really a pleasure to hear | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | It's a very basic introduction. Would be nice to have the option to skip it for more advanced students. Also the recorded lectures are really quite, so you have to turn up the speaker a lot. | you have to turn up the | Speaker | a lot. | Negative | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| It7SNTe-EeWCYBKNeFwojw | Very useful course. I have learnt a lot. The speaker talks really clearly and not so fast. It's just really good course. | I have learnt a lot. The | Speaker | talks really clearly and not so | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| iXq6zSWTEeWs4gorU6Q1Yw | Excellent speaker ! Good examples so far ! | Excellent | Speaker | ! Good examples so far ! | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| j7Dwn9djEeWlbgqNCYymGw | Excellent class even for native English speakers! | Excellent class even for native English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed the professor's explanations and all the guest speakers he invited to give their input. He is very dedicated and answered many questions in his office hours, with humor and genuine care. Also, Frasier and Milo are impossibly cute. | professor's explanations and all the guest | Speaker | he invited to give their input. | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This course was excellent. Robert Wright clearly and entertainingly covered complex and interesting material. He wove important themes throughout the course. His use of guest speakers and interviews was very helpful. His office hours were engaging and meeting his dogs was fun and instructive. I feel I really learned a great deal about Buddhism and Modern Psychology. I would definitely take another course with Professor Wright. | the course. His use of guest | Speaker | and interviews was very helpful. His | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | It was pretty good for most of the time. I found the professor engaging and interesting. He was an effortless speaker who never seemed bored--you could tell he was passionate, but did not alienate students by using too much jargon or academe-speak. I sort of fell off of the course toward the end mostly because I felt much of the material began to repeat (or at least became extremely predictable). Overall, really great course. | and interesting. He was an effortless | Speaker | who never seemed bored--you could tell | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Incredible course, the Professor is an amazing speaker and the interviews with specialists provided awesome insights. This is the kind of course that can really affect your outlook on life. | course, the Professor is an amazing | Speaker | and the interviews with specialists provided | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| JV2US53WEeW4xRJkiwxnYw | I really enjoyed every single lecture, especially that I was also learning French. If you are a lawyer (so you are familiar with the most important legal concepts) and you also possess some good French reading/understanding skills - you don't need to be a French speaker to easily underastand the most of the content of this course. | don't need to be a French | Speaker | to easily underastand the most of | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Be aware that the beginning overview lectures of this course are radically different than the detailed lectures that come later. The beginning of this course should be sent to anyone that ever tells you that evolution is not a "thing": :D After that, be prepared to do a lot of listening to Big A little a and minutia about how genetics really works. This is a really good course.... not perfect, but really good. One star is removed because I think I would have preferred a bit more development and overview of the "bigger picture" (I fell asleep at times). I sometimes lost the concepts that I was interested in learning through the barrage of details, but for someone who is very seriously studying the subject, then it would be 5 stars. Prof Noor is a good speaker: clear and has a nice voice and personality. | stars. Prof Noor is a good | Speaker | clear and has a nice voice | Positive | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| kbmiwPT-EeSW1SIAC3oCCQ | This course is both very instructive and fun. The professor covers a lot of interesting topics. It would be better if he speaks a little bit slower, so the non native English speakers like me can understand all he is saying. | slower, so the non native English | Speaker | like me can understand all he | Negative | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Great course with a good overview of subject. Mr. Kuhar is a great speaker, easy to understand and very calm. | subject. Mr. Kuhar is a great | Speaker | easy to understand and very calm. | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| koPOOn1dEeWKYwric11Hpw | A extremely well made course that covers a wide variety of topics in a concise, yet thorough manner. Professor Sayin does a wonderful job of explaining each topic. She has a very engaging teaching style that makes learning both easy and fun! I never found myself getting bored with her lectures and, in fact, looked forward to watching them as I knew I was going to enjoy each module. I especially enjoyed the interviews with various professionals in the marketing industry as I felt I learned a great deal from their added observations and expertise. For fellow English speakers, I highly recommend watching this course with subtitles on to get the most out of it. | observations and expertise. For fellow English | Speaker | I highly recommend watching this course | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| KqKtbzXyEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I am very happy with the Course content.After first module my understanding of using Social media for my benefit is bit improved.I am sure after Specialization i ll be able to run my business well. I am an Artist and need social/digital marketing to get noticed. Professor Randy Hlavac speech is clear and thoughtful which is very easy to follow for non native English speakers. I am glad i am his student and looking forward to learn more. | to follow for non native English | Speaker | I am glad i am his | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| KqKtbzXyEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | The informations were useful, but the videos were repetitive. This whole course had the amount of informations as one week of many others. If it was free I would have no complaints, but since it is part of a specialization, I expect more. Removing all the fat each week would have 10 minutes worth of material. Also I did not appreciate the length at which the speakers promoted their books. | appreciate the length at which the | Speaker | promoted their books. | Positive | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| KzTkolCEEeWxCwowHhzTpQ | Apart for some slightly confusing breaks in the sentences for some speakers, it was very good and relevant information. | breaks in the sentences for some | Speaker | it was very good and relevant | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| l37U-pjxEeWqkw5zNB248Q | Interactive course which allows one to see multiple perspectives of the entirety of the Holocaust. The different countries, societies, and places are explored. The outside resources are great as well, from the photos, to the diaries, to the other speakers. It is a well rounded overview. Highly recommended. | to the diaries, to the other | Speaker | It is a well rounded overview. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| lf2q-R6UEeSzvSIAC0KYCQ | Liked the course a lot, very nice instructor who you like listening to. he articulates very well and has a good voice and pace of speaking. my suggestion would be to include subtitles for the video's of the speeches of JFK, or the intervieuws with former presidents, because the audio is not that clear and for non-native English speakers, difficult to understand. Many thanks, very good course! Veronique | that clear and for non-native English | Speaker | difficult to understand. Many thanks, very | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Very clear and understandable English, which is crucial for not native speakers. Having fun so far, thanks! | which is crucial for not native | Speaker | Having fun so far, thanks! | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| m0Du-7_DEeWn-wqIckNy5Q | I am a non-native speaker of English. I have earned lot of confidence after successful completion of this course. Its fun and really beneficial to me. Now I can write with confidence. I like the way they presented and organized this course. | I am a non-native | Speaker | of English. I have earned lot | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Great course! The content was produced very well. The course offers the slides as PDFs & makes other materials available for download as well. The information was extremely good & informative. I say this as someone who has taken multiple business classes already on entrepreneurship, as well as reading several books, & listening to many podcasts. The only things I would suggest as improvements are to in some of the optional content interviews at the end of the course it appears that they used a stereo recording which seems great but is a pain when you listen with headphones. You'll have only one headphone speaker with any sound. Also it would be great if the optional audio recordings at the end would be available for download or some other method. | headphones. You'll have only one headphone | Speaker | with any sound. Also it would | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Overall good course. The slides should've been presented in only one document per module - like almost all previous courses of Wharton. All of the optional videos with interviews had audio problems (I could only hear them from the left speaker). | only hear them from the left | Speaker | | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| mGM6AmlPEeSdNiIACrbZkA | Great speaker. Knowledgable and has a good way of presenting his information. I suggest that he adds objectives to every week's material as it can be confusing at times what we are exactly expected to learn. | Great | Speaker | Knowledgable and has a good way | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | I could not finish this course, although I admire the teacher for preparing this difficult material for English speakers. I have studied several Romance and one Semitic language but I was unable to understand the lectures here. I did pass the first few quizzes but I did not feel that I knew what I was doing. I really am motivated to learn some Chinese because it is like a 2nd or at least 3rd language in my city and very much a 1st or 2nd language in my neighborhood. But I needed something a little more tangible with which to get started . I am sure this says more about my inability than the teacher's ability. I know I am not explaining myself well; I simply mean that to learn a language in which the alphabet is different and the meanings are based on emphasis rather than actual words, requires, I think, perhaps a bit more anchoring for the complete novice. For example, i wish we could have learned some simple conversational phrases, early on, just to get started, without worrying right away about all the sounds. Then once we can do that, we could get a bit more technical. Also, it would be helpful to be referred to a relevant text book. However, thank you for the effort. I hope Coursera will offer more languages since I could not find any other languages in the list. | preparing this difficult material for English | Speaker | I have studied several Romance and | Negative | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Course is a little disorganized, and sounds are a little difficult to hear sometimes (in the exercises where you're asked to distinguished sounds, but I guess that's the point of those exercises. I don't quite understand the self-study videos because they're already in the main lesson videos, but otherwise, this is a wonderful course. I mean, I already speak a tonal language so the tones are easy for me, but they shouldn't be too difficult for non-tonal speakers too. Otherwise, this course gets you through the basics pretty quickly without too much emphasis on vocabulary or grammar and without Chinese characters; if you're keen, you'll pick up the grammar as you go along. On a more technical note, the videos could be of better resolution, but that's not going to impede the course progression or anything. Kudos to this course's contributors! | shouldn't be too difficult for non-tonal | Speaker | too. Otherwise, this course gets you | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Terrible. Had to verify multiple times. Audio quiz had no sound (struck-thru speaker icon I couldn't fix.) I'd be disappointed with Cousera for foisting this trash if I hadn't taken "Learning How to Learn," much less buggy. Would disenroll if there was any way to do so. | Audio quiz had no sound (struck-thru | Speaker | icon I couldn't fix. ) I'd | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | It is a very good course to immerse in the basic Mandarin-Chinese language. I learned with an easy way and the best thing is that the teacher is Chinese, a native Mandarin speaker. | teacher is Chinese, a native Mandarin | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | this was a really boring course not for the contet bu the teacher i fell bored every video because the theacher was really slow in everything tha she was showing, it is realy dificult to get focussed in the real topics when the teacher spend a lot of time explaining things at the end wont be evaluated. As an example I am not english native speaker but a had to put the playback speed to 1.50x in order to not get bored in all videos, it was really dificult to follow the teacher at the normal velocity , i just got sleep every video. and as a record i really like this topic so it is the tacher, I took the first course and it was a good experience but this one is owfull | example I am not english native | Speaker | but a had to put the | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | The course is well presented and the content is packed with information and great techniques to use in your work world and in everyday life. I really enjoyed the lectures and Scott DeRue, besides being a world leader in his field, is an engaging and personable speaker who brings the course to life. Despite the course being very engaging and worthwhile, I am dismayed that you cannot take the tests if you do not buy the certificate of completion option. I understand purchasing the Course Certificate and understand that it costs time and resources to put this course together. However, since the tests are scored by a computer, the developers are not doing any work for free if they allow test access and scoring to those who choose not to buy the certificate option. By barring the those people from taking the tests, the MOOC suddenly becomes not so open anymore. People often wonder how a process or a product gets from A to B where it goes from open access to access for a limited few. This, the little step of denying access to test taking in courses that purport to be open, is that first step. Once this take further hold, more and more course will become less and less open and the MOOC system becomes the MOC system of just being Massive Online Courses. Please maintain the spirit of the MOOC by allowing testing access to all learners, not just to those who pay for the certificate. Thank you. | field, is an engaging and personable | Speaker | who brings the course to life. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | I found the course was unfortunately slightly dry - I was expecting more from the videos. The speakers know their information and showcase the different types of power and influence you can exert on people and they can exert on you, however, I believe it could have had more real world examples. | expecting more from the videos. The | Speaker | know their information and showcase the | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | A lot of material to memorize, but very good information not only on how to influence others, but on keeping others from influencing you in a negative manner and turning their tactics back on them. This is also a great course if you are into politics and news media/advertising/marketing. You will really learn a lot and the speakers have good voices, fast paced, good video and dialogue that will not bore you as in other lectures. | really learn a lot and the | Speaker | have good voices, fast paced, good | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | I like the course structure and material. It starts off easy enough to get you interested and then throws at you challenges at early stage, if you are up for it. What I don't like is video session itself, some of instructors talk too fast and dwell much into topic, assuming you understood everything. And as way to composite that, they offer a "resource" links to help you understand. Then some of them have "hard" accent, it's really difficult to follow them even for native speaker, yet alone for those whose English is second language. Now exercise and assignments are spot on but you are forced to relay on other sources to grasp everything. I doubt anyone taking this course has not reached for "outer" help at least once. | to follow them even for native | Speaker | yet alone for those whose English | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | The course starts very promising, but it gets worse week after week, culminating on a barely understandable week about dynamic programming. That’s when I gave up and decided to write this review instead, with just one assignment missing to complete the course. Some of the teachers aren’t native english speakers, which is fine, but their english is very hard to understand. I found myself having to watch some portions of the videos over and over again in order to understand what was being said. I tried reading the transcripts instead, but the they’re even worse! It seems that they were automatically generated from the videos, thus suffering with the poor pronunciation. The teachers use mathematical sophistication that feels unnecessary, but to be fair, they do mention it on the FAQ as part of the necessary background. However, even though it’s an online course, they barely use any teaching method besides very raw slides, some dry mathematical proofs and someone speaking about the content. The only resources offered to help learning are a few open source visualizations. I expected much more. The only good aspect from this course are the assignment checkers, which allow you to write your solutions in multiple languages. I deeply regret the money and time I spent on this course. | of the teachers aren’t native english | Speaker | which is fine, but their english | Neutral | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| NDBJAUWDEeWbNhIvIryYow | Great content and interesting guest speakers! | Great content and interesting guest | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I had some difficulty with English (I am not a native speaker): in some lessons it comes quickly and then you need the use of subtitles. I also studied some concepts with the use of Java manuals. | English (I am not a native | Speaker | in some lessons it comes quickly | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Coming from a construction background with no policy work whatsoever besides personal interest, it was amazing to be able to understand the message that the speakers were conveying. Besides some cluelessness on the US senate system, every other topic was relevant to international audiences. Best part was the weekly schedule that was recently in place, it help to keep pace on progress as sometimes it feels overwhelming as we try to answer every question that was posted after each video. | to understand the message that the | Speaker | were conveying. Besides some cluelessness on | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | A very interesting course with great speakers. | A very interesting course with great | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Quality speakers and current topics with good discussion | Quality | Speaker | and current topics with good discussion | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Just excellent. I learned so much from the course, the selection of the guest speakers was phenomenal. | course, the selection of the guest | Speaker | was phenomenal. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This course has been outstanding, from the professor and the quality of guest speakers. Thank you so much for giving the opportunity for those of us abroad to be able to take this course and increment the knowledge we have about public policy and how we can become the future leaders of the world in our countries. | professor and the quality of guest | Speaker | Thank you so much for giving | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This is the third Coursera course I have completed. I am nearing completion on two others. I had high expectations for this one but it was the only one I have been disappointed in. In comparison with other MOOCs I've participated in which have clearly been designed with online delivery and audience in mind, the format of this MOOC was not engaging. It's also baffling that they would spend nine weeks on public policy in the 21st century and only include one female speaker and not a single person of colour. The 21st century at the University of Virginia must look quite different from the 21st century where I am. There was also a lot institutional promoting of the University of Virginia / Batten School itself which I haven't experienced in other courses. While I did find some of the speakers and subject matter to be of interest, I had hoped for more from this MOOC. | century and only include one female | Speaker | and not a single person of | Negative | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This is the third Coursera course I have completed. I am nearing completion on two others. I had high expectations for this one but it was the only one I have been disappointed in. In comparison with other MOOCs I've participated in which have clearly been designed with online delivery and audience in mind, the format of this MOOC was not engaging. It's also baffling that they would spend nine weeks on public policy in the 21st century and only include one female speaker and not a single person of colour. The 21st century at the University of Virginia must look quite different from the 21st century where I am. There was also a lot institutional promoting of the University of Virginia / Batten School itself which I haven't experienced in other courses. While I did find some of the speakers and subject matter to be of interest, I had hoped for more from this MOOC. | I did find some of the | Speaker | and subject matter to be of | Negative | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Speakers were great. But the content was very U.S related. | | Speaker | were great. But the content was | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | This course was interesting and informative. Would have been better if the online portions of the MOOC reflected a wide range of speakers. | MOOC reflected a wide range of | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Excellent course content and guest speakers. One of its kind. | Excellent course content and guest | Speaker | One of its kind. | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Wonderful speakers! Prof Warburg was artful and generous in this curriculum with a great showcase of speakers, topics and richness of content.. I took as a review and refresher of US public policy and also wanting to know the most current issues/ conversations. The Frank Batten School and UVA were amazing, timely and thoughtful. Thank you!! | Wonderful | Speaker | Prof Warburg was artful and generous | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Wonderful speakers! Prof Warburg was artful and generous in this curriculum with a great showcase of speakers, topics and richness of content.. I took as a review and refresher of US public policy and also wanting to know the most current issues/ conversations. The Frank Batten School and UVA were amazing, timely and thoughtful. Thank you!! | curriculum with a great showcase of | Speaker | topics and richness of content. . | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | I really enjoyed this class. It was produced exceptionally well and the guest speaker format kept it | produced exceptionally well and the guest | Speaker | format kept it | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Great opportunity to engage with several challenges our next future holds. As citizens and participants of public policies it's very refreshing have an inside about how the democracy works to solve these challenges. Despite being a highly american focused approach the speakers are of a high interest for everybody worldwide. Personally, would be a pleasure to attend one of these classes in live, and this training offered me the chance to virtually do it. Congratulations on the well balanced and structured course. | a highly american focused approach the | Speaker | are of a high interest for | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| NnouyjuOEeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | The course is excellent for health care professional and the speaker is amazing as he has an in-depth knowledge of the topic. | for health care professional and the | Speaker | is amazing as he has an | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Nice introductory course. The speaker explains very well the content and is funny enough in order to catch our attention for the subject. | Nice introductory course. The | Speaker | explains very well the content and | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | Basically not much content. The guest speaker uses unnecessarily weird examples in his talk. | Basically not much content. The guest | Speaker | uses unnecessarily weird examples in his | Negative | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| nUeuF3EkEeWhZxJhllGpHQ | You can't introduce yourself to someone if you don't know who you are. This course does such a wonderful job of helping you accumulate the best of you, so that you can then present it to the rest of the world (more specifically in this case, your interviewers.) There are some lessons on English pronunciation, which I found a touch tedious since I'm a native speaker, but it's nothing that takes away from the overall class. Professor Duquette's can be felt through the videos. He is clear, relevant and charming as a speaker - you honestly enjoy watching and listening to the audio content. Highly recommended! | touch tedious since I'm a native | Speaker | but it's nothing that takes away | Negative | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| nUeuF3EkEeWhZxJhllGpHQ | You can't introduce yourself to someone if you don't know who you are. This course does such a wonderful job of helping you accumulate the best of you, so that you can then present it to the rest of the world (more specifically in this case, your interviewers.) There are some lessons on English pronunciation, which I found a touch tedious since I'm a native speaker, but it's nothing that takes away from the overall class. Professor Duquette's can be felt through the videos. He is clear, relevant and charming as a speaker - you honestly enjoy watching and listening to the audio content. Highly recommended! | clear, relevant and charming as a | Speaker | - you honestly enjoy watching and | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| nUm5Ry-iEeWUWxIOAnoaFQ | Sometimes hard to understand the speakers. The medical knowledge is also assumed to be relatively high, with no references to some of the terminology and background reading material that can bring one up to speed. | Sometimes hard to understand the | Speaker | The medical knowledge is also assumed | Positive | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| oC5XlyT_EeWs4gorU6Q1Yw | The course was well put together and worthy of a 5-star. The only issue I had was that they blew through the slides to re-focus on the speaker who was elaborating on the slides. This is very inefficient and very annoying. I often had to stop the video to absorb the written words or take notes when they could have easily continued to play audio for 3-4 seconds longer before going back to the close up of the instructors face--which honestly isn't necessary at all for this course. | the slides to re-focus on the | Speaker | who was elaborating on the slides. | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | It's very informative in terms of content while interesting with the speaker's personal style. | of content while interesting with the | Speaker | personal style. | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| opCIcU3SEeWeiwqPB940Pw | Great course! It gave me some great new viewpoints from which to problem solve. The case studies were relevant and interesting, and the guest speakers were good as well. I wish discussions had been a little more structured - it was kind of a free-for-all which led to a lot of off-topic nonsense to weed through. After the second week, I really stopped checking in because it was too time consuming and that's a little sad. But that would be my only suggestion for improvement. | relevant and interesting, and the guest | Speaker | were good as well. I wish | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Certainly a great and useful topic considering PS skill take a long time to nurture, and good speakers are not born, they trained themselves. Also the respectable instructor interact with the students in a lively and efficient manner. Keeping it all simpler | long time to nurture, and good | Speaker | are not born, they trained themselves. | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is a amazing class, I have gain a lot of tools for getting over the public speaking apprehension and becoming a better speaker. The lectures are pretty straight-forward with good guidance for each topic given for the section of the course. The peer review for assignments is helpful with feedback as well as some tips from other students who enroll in the course. I have noticed my speaking confidence has grown to where I'm at a comfortable stance when speaking publicly, as well as sounding intelligence and elaborating topics better. I do believe this is a must take course if you wish to improve your ability to communicate publicly. | speaking apprehension and becoming a better | Speaker | The lectures are pretty straight-forward with | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | I'm an analytical and systematic guy. This course helped me adjust and improve my approach in preparing for different types of engagement with audiences. The suggested methodical approaches did it for me. A must-do for anybody who isn't a natural speaker and often find themselves in a situation where you are required to present something to an audience. | for anybody who isn't a natural | Speaker | and often find themselves in a | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | I really like the teacher, who is also an excellent speaker himself. The arrangement of the course is clear, persuasive and interesting. Good course. | teacher, who is also an excellent | Speaker | himself. The arrangement of the course | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Dr. McGarrity was inspirational and extremely funny. His delivery of the material was excellent. Perfect combination of good content and great course leader presentation. Very detailed and relevant, with great examples. (The only suggestion would be to share more examples of others speakers, besides political) All sessions were valuable. The course was comprehensive and interesting. Thank you very much for putting this content together. Cheers from Brazil, Carla Romano | to share more examples of others | Speaker | besides political) All sessions were valuable. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This course has helped me become a better public speaker. It allowed me to communicate with students in the same course in order to get proper feedback. I enjoyed the interactive-ness of Mr. McGarrity. | helped me become a better public | Speaker | It allowed me to communicate with | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course!! All the sessions were interesting, engaging and fun! I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge and gained new perspectives on how to improve as a public speaker and researcher. Thanks! | how to improve as a public | Speaker | and researcher. Thanks! | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This course has been extremely helpful and fun. I have learned allot from it, and have enjoyed it's intense amount of knowledge. Each week, my perspective on what a good public speaker was changed. I was even able to apply it to everyday things in life. Such as listening to a sermon on Sunday, or participating in a audit with my employer. Overall I greatly appreciate the effort made here to educate more public speakers. I have learned so much and am not looking forward to the end of this course in a few weeks! Thank you to all who made this possible- ~A Student | perspective on what a good public | Speaker | was changed. I was even able | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This course has been extremely helpful and fun. I have learned allot from it, and have enjoyed it's intense amount of knowledge. Each week, my perspective on what a good public speaker was changed. I was even able to apply it to everyday things in life. Such as listening to a sermon on Sunday, or participating in a audit with my employer. Overall I greatly appreciate the effort made here to educate more public speakers. I have learned so much and am not looking forward to the end of this course in a few weeks! Thank you to all who made this possible- ~A Student | made here to educate more public | Speaker | I have learned so much and | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is real excellent course for us to undersand how to be a good speaker. I learned how to structure the lecture, I learned how to identify a good presentation. The last portion is my favor part as a English as 2nd language speaker. | undersand how to be a good | Speaker | I learned how to structure the | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This is real excellent course for us to undersand how to be a good speaker. I learned how to structure the lecture, I learned how to identify a good presentation. The last portion is my favor part as a English as 2nd language speaker. | as a English as 2nd language | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | The professor is a dork, which is great, so am I! He's very personable and watching him make mistakes and flubs and keep on going makes the videos so wonderful. He's a nerd like me, he makes mistakes, says umm, loses track for a sec like me, but he keeps going and he's a great speaker because of it! I feel now like I don't have to be perfect or rehearse or memorize a speech or I'll get laughed at. I just need to know what I want to say and say it. I haven't finished the course yet but I already feel like I've improved my speaking ability, and I feel more comfortable just talking to people. | keeps going and he's a great | Speaker | because of it! I feel now | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Just love the way this subject is taken on: practical and clear. From the start it takes away the preconception that good speakers are just born. This course states: good speeches are just the result of good, careful preparation, and there are ways to learn how to do exactly that. I never thought it would be possible to learn to speak in public like this, but it is. There are lots of examples analyzed to the core elements, and exercises to be uploaded as videos for peer assignments. Great to get feedback, and to be able to refine and record again the same speech with its help. Perfect also that you can follow it on your own on demand, and advance according to your own schedule. And of course, it is a pleasure to see the main teacher speaking! | takes away the preconception that good | Speaker | are just born. This course states: | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | This course has really helped improve as a speaker. It helped me understand that public speaking is not just about talking in front of a crowd but that a lot more goes into it like the style of your speech, the arrangement etc. Dr Matt made the classes very interesting. | has really helped improve as a | Speaker | It helped me understand that public | Negative | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | My gracious thank to Matt sir and I have developed a lot of qualities from the course. I think that I will a good speaker one day and that day is n | think that I will a good | Speaker | one day and that day is | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great introduction provided by a great speaker. Explanations were sometimes a bit long | Great introduction provided by a great | Speaker | Explanations were sometimes a bit long | Positive | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | The material is unique & enduring. Some one hungry for speech can learn from a master. You connect with your peers, who are scattered across the world, through peer-review, refining your thinking process as a speaker. | refining your thinking process as a | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| oZwETNccEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | Good. Overall it is basic, speaker could talk faster and in general the course could move a lot faster. Room for improvement. | Good. Overall it is basic, | Speaker | could talk faster and in general | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| o_VGekEUEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | I didn't find the speaker very engaging. And his habit of bringing the dog into the classes was supremely bizarre. | I didn't find the | Speaker | very engaging. And his habit of | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very useful and didatic, even for a non English speaker, congratulations teacher! | didatic, even for a non English | Speaker | congratulations teacher! | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| PLnREdJzEeSeOiIACzWBkQ | Excellent speaker | Excellent | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| PLnREdJzEeSeOiIACzWBkQ | For a person like me who is not english-,native speaker, it was really great to finally understand everything. The professor is perfectly understandable. And the explanations given all along the courses are very clear. It was the first online course I followed and it was really great. Thx Mr. Stone! | me who is not english-, native | Speaker | it was really great to finally | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| PLnREdJzEeSeOiIACzWBkQ | Prof Rob Stone is a very good speaker and has made the videos very informative. The content is very small, which is good because it makes the course very lean, but bad because it merely scratches the surface of project management world. | Rob Stone is a very good | Speaker | and has made the videos very | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Pw5_EDSEEeWHeRJ9CdC5xQ | Great material. Some things I didn't know about disabilities and colleges, however the presentation of the videos that were not of a guest speaker were poorly done. The instructors sounded like robots and you could tell easily that they were just reading from a script. | that were not of a guest | Speaker | were poorly done. The instructors sounded | Negative | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| PwuYBQZREeW5gyIACwQVNg | Very clear and well paced class. I like the early introduction to Julia sets to introduce recent mysteries of in the subject before teaching the classical results. The professor is a very clear speaker and was generous enough with her time to answer some of the forum questions. | The professor is a very clear | Speaker | and was generous enough with her | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| PZNTj2DEEeWVEg5QpF1H_w | Professor Asher Susser is a very good speaker, and the course is very well organized. The subjects he discuss are very interesting; I enjoyed listening to him for hours. I will absolutely participate in the second part of this course as well as the course about the modern history of Israel. | Asher Susser is a very good | Speaker | and the course is very well | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| q78Cq1x8EeW9BBKT5ztNhQ | I would prefer to see the speaker during the lecture. | I would prefer to see the | Speaker | during the lecture. | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | This is exemplary course to take. It has changed my daily habits a hundred fold. The instructor and speakers were a delight and enhanced my meditation practice, mindfulness, and continued gratitude habits. It has been a pleasure taking this course and I even purchased the book. I look forward to continuing the mindfulness practice. Namaste. | a hundred fold. The instructor and | Speaker | were a delight and enhanced my | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I am SOOO happy I took this course. The material is so eye opening and it's presented in a very engaging way with a variety of speakers, references and visuals. I thought the assignments were quite relevant and made you think in ways you typically do not. The only slight drawback is organizational- sometimes links were missing the readings and the assignments require too many unnecessary steps. It can very easy be simplified. | engaging way with a variety of | Speaker | references and visuals. I thought the | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | One of the most impactful courses I've ever worked through. Really just an incredible achievement, the actionable and lovable focus of the course really pulled me in and never let go. On paper I didn't do the assignments but I actually did everything suggested in the course and it really has helped my happiness, satisfaction, self-compassion, and I now chase flow rather than superiority. Thank you is not enough, I'm so grateful to all the staff, Raj, and all the guest speakers. Best course ever. | staff, Raj, and all the guest | Speaker | Best course ever. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I liked it a lot. Not sure I learned a whole lot new, but isn't it so helpful to spend 6 weeks immersed in practice? I think so! He clearly had way more info than he could go through in six weeks -- you could tell by the number of guest speakers, extra research students could do. He did a great job condensing and picking out the most basic and core elements. A lot of group effort -- first course I've taken where I've seen how MANY people were involved in pulling it off.... | tell by the number of guest | Speaker | extra research students could do. He | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | The course modules are too long and at times what the speaker wants to share gets confusing | long and at times what the | Speaker | wants to share gets confusing | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Best class I've taken in 15 years !!! Loved the material, loved the professor, loved the guest speakers, and loved the assistant. That' | loved the professor, loved the guest | Speaker | and loved the assistant. That' | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Dr. Raj has been extremely down to earth but yet professional and all the speakers (guests) and Ms. Xavier have shared the same qualities. I'm beyond satisfied with the course and am feeling great that I've chosen to partake in this and practice obtaining more "Fulfillment and Happiness". Thank You So Much to all who make this possible. -Justin | but yet professional and all the | Speaker | (guests) and Ms. Xavier have shared | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | What an uplifting and inspiring course! From this, you will get so much information that directly links to many other psychology studies, what a great introduction to the mind and it's workings! The video's are humorous, engaging and with so many guest speakers you are exposed to many varied viewpoints, which sets you off researching. I do want to add, that although the course title describes its aims perfectly, I feel it does not do the knowledge contained within, justice! Inspiring Work Raj Raghunathan!! | engaging and with so many guest | Speaker | you are exposed to many varied | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Highly recommended course, very well documented, fun, and with great practical information. Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan is an excellent speaker, and he added great videos of recognized specialist in the theme. Congratulation to Coursera and the Business India School. Un curso muy recomendable, esta muy bien documentado, muy ameno, con información útil y práctica. Además del Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan, que es un excelente expositor, hay muy buenos videos de especialstas muy reconocidos. Felicidades a coursera y a la Escuela de Negocios de la India por tan buen material. | Dr. Rajagopal Raghunathan is an excellent | Speaker | and he added great videos of | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Really really enjoyed this course. Interesting and thought provoking material, all very well presented and referenced. The inclusion of various guest speakers, video and film clips, and a good dose of humour (only occasionally flat) all helped make this a very enjoyable 6 weeks. If you have a curiosity about happiness, especially your own, but a mindset that values the evidence over other's opinions, then I strongly recommend this course. | referenced. The inclusion of various guest | Speaker | video and film clips, and a | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | A really great course with great guest speakers and masterfully delivered by Professor Raj! | really great course with great guest | Speaker | and masterfully delivered by Professor Raj! | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | This course is a whirlwind of joy and good humor. The main recipes for happiness and fulfillment are exposed in a structured manner. The main speakers are not taking themselves too seriously. | in a structured manner. The main | Speaker | are not taking themselves too seriously. | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Really outstanding course. I am a retired learner and thought that the course might not provide a lot of new insights. The reality was that I learned a lot and much of it very useful and relevant for day to day living. The presentation was great. Very upbeat and enjoyable with lots of interesting guest speakers. I don't know anybody who wouldn't benefit from taking this course | enjoyable with lots of interesting guest | Speaker | I don't know anybody who wouldn't | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Wonderful course, wonderful speaker! | Wonderful course, wonderful | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Just perfect. Fun, practical and informative, quite some interesting guest speakers as well! Thanks for setting up this wonderfull course. | and informative, quite some interesting guest | Speaker | as well! Thanks for setting up | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| QRDjcWLVEeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | This was an interesting and enjoyable course. The content was wide and varied. On the whole the lectures were well supported by videos and associated charts and tables.. However, I found that one or two of the lecturers', though they tried gamely, were a little unfamiliar with English. I fully understand that almost all of these people do not have English as a first (or second) language and admire their competence. If the transcripts had been corrected so that they more accurately reflected what the speaker was trying to say rather than what was actually said, I feel that would be a help. In spite of this, I would recommend this course to my friends and family. | they more accurately reflected what the | Speaker | was trying to say rather than | Negative | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| QRDjcWLVEeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | The course content is very very good and not superficial as some courses we see around here. I liked very much how the order of subjects where build. However, if you allow me to give a *constructive* criticism, please let me say that the strategy chosen to ask lectures to read from previous written scripts, instead of letting them present more naturally, was a bad one. I understand that in order to make the legends/captions available, the lecturers kinda read from scripts their talks and this was very bad. It would be much better next time if you allow each speaker give the talk naturally as they want, with no reading, and then latter produce the subtitles. The lecturers are reseachers and not ACTORS so the final result of reading word by word what they were saying compromised a lot the final quality of their talks. Please don't get me wrong, I just trying to be constructive giving back somehow the time and effort spent by you guys to prepare such nice course. | next time if you allow each | Speaker | give the talk naturally as they | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | Although I am not a native speaker,but I try me best to understand it!Good teacher!Good Coursera! | Although I am not a native | Speaker | but I try me best to | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | Thanks to the Professor Brian Bushee for the good explanations. I learned a lot. I find the module 4 so difficult for me. The Prof Christopher Ittner is speaking like CNN journalist and not easy for a non native US or English speaker like me to follow. | a non native US or English | Speaker | like me to follow. | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | This course was very interesting at a human point of view. It helps with bad level of English non native speakers, and it is useful in a company. | bad level of English non native | Speaker | and it is useful in a | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | I am very impressed with presentation and content. This course approaches the skills in a systematic way. It will be beneficial to all levels of users. I strongly recommend for nonnative English speakers. | I strongly recommend for nonnative English | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | Yes there're some pronunciation tips and situational conversation practice to help you get started, but in speaking of helping students to become a "professional“ English speaker, I think the course still has a long way to go. | to become a " professional“ English | Speaker | I think the course still has | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | I have not yet to finish all the modules of this course, though. I can find it quite valuable for all persons seeking to improve thier English, not least for non-native speakers. On top of it, what sets this class apart from the others is instructor's attitude. To put it more detailed, it is easily noticed that they incessantly endeavor to impart prime information as clearly as possible. Really appreciate Georgia Tech for offering such like this source on the house | thier English, not least for non-native | Speaker | On top of it, what sets | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | This course has a great potential, but the subject of each week was very superficial. The speaker is very good, your english is clear and easy to understand. The subject covered is interesting, but could be more deeper. | each week was very superficial. The | Speaker | is very good, your english is | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | As an advanced English speaker, for me this course goes too little into improvement of pronounciation. The tips for conversations - small talk, phone, online etc. - are only very basic as well. Good course for beginners though and I also liked the interspersal of little questions and tasks along the way (although also too simple imo). Very good - but obviously only paid content - are the teamwork assignments. | As an advanced English | Speaker | for me this course goes too | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| RFyNbG0iEeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | This is a very practical course for a non-native English speaker. It's easy to understand. | practical course for a non-native English | Speaker | It's easy to understand. | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Tasks are different in complexity, but time is given the same. Speaker's constantly interrupts sentences. Hard to understand for people, who bad speek English. Questions for peer review are bad: "Mark 5 if work amasing". But we just student, our work are rough, not amasing. And everybody can grade as he wish. | but time is given the same. | Speaker | constantly interrupts sentences. Hard to understand | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This is a great course, if you want to hear The Questions you need to Answer to make a good game design for your game. It does not give you the answers, but it gives you a road map to follow. Downside of the course are Quizes and Peer Reviews. Quizes sometimes have shady and non-clear answers, especially for non-native English speakers. Assignments grading criteria makes your peers to choose from 1 to 5. And 5 is "you did so awesome, that you've impressed your peer very much". And this is not happening often. | non-clear answers, especially for non-native English | Speaker | Assignments grading criteria makes your peers | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course has a good starting point, but there are so many things that ended up being wrong that I just can't force myself to give it more than 3 stars (and I'm not sure if it should be 3 or 2 stars). I think this is also the first course on Coursera that didn't get 5 stars from me (not sure if I've given 4 stars once only). So the bad parts first: Assignments are so unrealistic it's unbelievable. Week 1 is doable. Week 2 is problematic if you have a complex idea, let's say it's still doable, but you would certainly need more time than expected weekly hour work. Week 3 is insane. It is so out of the scope of this course. And week 4 is even worse, I had to use pen and paper and then explain only 1 of the core mechanics (even that used more than expected weekly hour work). Some of the quizzes are not fully clear if you are not a native English speaker. Sometimes I had to re-read things several times, and still wasn't sure what I was doing wrong (I realized that only after I managed to literally guess the correct answer). And most of all grading is the worst I've seen in any course. All of it based on a personal opinion. Hey I even managed not to get full points for a "document is HTML/PDF/....". I mean - how can I not get full points there? It either is or is not a HTML. It's so much subjective that it's making it awful. Now about the good parts: Professor did a great job, the course inspired so many ideas for me. The material is concise and it was a pleasure listening to this course. Most of the courses are too slow for me, so I have to fast forward them to 1.5 and some even to 2 times speed. I've run this course only on 1.25 speed, which is a good thing. I'm not a native English speaker. | you are not a native English | Speaker | Sometimes I had to re-read things | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course has a good starting point, but there are so many things that ended up being wrong that I just can't force myself to give it more than 3 stars (and I'm not sure if it should be 3 or 2 stars). I think this is also the first course on Coursera that didn't get 5 stars from me (not sure if I've given 4 stars once only). So the bad parts first: Assignments are so unrealistic it's unbelievable. Week 1 is doable. Week 2 is problematic if you have a complex idea, let's say it's still doable, but you would certainly need more time than expected weekly hour work. Week 3 is insane. It is so out of the scope of this course. And week 4 is even worse, I had to use pen and paper and then explain only 1 of the core mechanics (even that used more than expected weekly hour work). Some of the quizzes are not fully clear if you are not a native English speaker. Sometimes I had to re-read things several times, and still wasn't sure what I was doing wrong (I realized that only after I managed to literally guess the correct answer). And most of all grading is the worst I've seen in any course. All of it based on a personal opinion. Hey I even managed not to get full points for a "document is HTML/PDF/....". I mean - how can I not get full points there? It either is or is not a HTML. It's so much subjective that it's making it awful. Now about the good parts: Professor did a great job, the course inspired so many ideas for me. The material is concise and it was a pleasure listening to this course. Most of the courses are too slow for me, so I have to fast forward them to 1.5 and some even to 2 times speed. I've run this course only on 1.25 speed, which is a good thing. I'm not a native English speaker. | thing. I'm not a native English | Speaker | | Negative | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Nice cours which is sometimes a littlebit difficult for not native speakers (english). Some words are unfamiliair and need translations to understand. Very good to follow and nice to learn. | a littlebit difficult for not native | Speaker | (english). Some words are unfamiliair and | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | the way this course was presented was quite unique: watching a few people from various walks of life (but most related to the University) discuss various topic and exchange opinion and experiences about positivity. I liked the material provided for meditation about loving kindness and I have been using it on a daily (well 5 days a week) basis. why I gave only 3 stars: the material was overall rather shallow - after reading about positive psychology, I still very little substance it has to offer. in addition. Barbare is not the greatest and most charismatic speaker in the world, although she did surprise me in her TED talk. in general, human emotions are operating on a scale from positive to negative. Positive Psychology takes a one-sided approach by looking only on the plus side. That is about as incomplete as the approach of focusing only on the pathology. To fully grasp a human being, there must be a third way? is it philosophy? | not the greatest and most charismatic | Speaker | in the world, although she did | Positive | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | I have to say thanks to Dr Annemarie Zand Scholten. I can feel how much efforts she had put into the lectures. Complex contents are simplified and easy to learn even for a non-native English speaker like me. I'm happy because I joint this course, very useful, an enjoyable experience. | learn even for a non-native English | Speaker | like me. I'm happy because I | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | I learned much more in this course than other courses about quantitative methods. It is clear and useful and inspiring. The quizzes are very good, because they are not only about konwledge,but also about whether you can apply the knowledge. And the interviews are very good too, which give us more information in different subjiects, or from different perspectives. But I feel the speaker's speaking speed is a little fast, and I hope that there will be exercise or quizzes in which we are given situation,and asked to come up with RQ, methods, analysis, etc. | different perspectives. But I feel the | Speaker | speaking speed is a little fast, | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | The professor could have been a bit more serious, he acted as if he was a kindergarden teacher. Seriously: do you really need to imitate with your hand how a fish swims? I don't think so. Also, the pronounciation of the latin words was horrible - then again, all native English speakers have problems with it, so don't take this remark personally. | - then again, all native English | Speaker | have problems with it, so don't | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Very nice , clear, precise, interesting and usefull. Very good speaker! | precise, interesting and usefull. Very good | Speaker | | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Great course! I would like to thank the teachers for their awesome work in this course, it´s been a pleasure choosing Epidemics - the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases, so much that I will do my best to translate the course for the spanish speakers. Again, please continue teaching! | translate the course for the spanish | Speaker | Again, please continue teaching! | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | I liked the course, with its many different speakers and approaches. The one thing I missed the most was seeing the models in action. Even if the course isn't aimed at scientists or programmers, there are free online simulations where one can adjust model constants to see the effects interactively without any knowledge required. See NetLogo at http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/, for which there are forest fire, disease spread in networks, cellular automatas and many other interactive simulations. Insight providing questions may involve finding the value of a parameter such as the epidemic can't spread, for instance. For more formula oriented optional exercises, I would recommend something similar to Differential Equations in Action from Udacity. It's a relatively easy course implementing the SIR model, physics and ABS. An exercise could be "modify the simulation to consider X% germs get resistant after each antibiotic treatment" (either in NetLogo, or Python). | the course, with its many different | Speaker | and approaches. The one thing I | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| sCE0nT-OEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Very good course with a lot of great speakers. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to broaden their leadership and communication abilities | course with a lot of great | Speaker | I would recommend this course to | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| sCE0nT-OEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | The final assignment could use a little bit of work, from a clarity standpoint. I actually think that the exercise is quite rewarding, but the expectations of, and directions for participants aren't entirely clear (and that's coming from a native English speaker). | that's coming from a native English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| sCE0nT-OEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Great dynamic, interesting speakers and round-table, | Great dynamic, interesting | Speaker | and round-table, | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| shV98lfdEeWT8xIUiEQHHQ | This is a very useful course that apart from the video lectures presents a comprehensive bibliography supporting key points raised during the study. The delivery of information and a means of control and organization of the forum and peer review process appear to confirm with important contemporary standards of English-language teaching. I'd certainly recommend the course to non-native speakers of English who need to acquire academic literacy skills. | certainly recommend the course to non-native | Speaker | of English who need to acquire | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| shV98lfdEeWT8xIUiEQHHQ | Intended for Non-native English speakers, or English speakers without a strong literary background, 'Scholarly Communication' gives an overview of how to construct coherent arguments for academic publication. There are multiple typos and presentation issues throughout the course; however, they do not necessarily detract from the content of the course. | Intended for Non-native English | Speaker | or English speakers without a strong | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| shV98lfdEeWT8xIUiEQHHQ | Intended for Non-native English speakers, or English speakers without a strong literary background, 'Scholarly Communication' gives an overview of how to construct coherent arguments for academic publication. There are multiple typos and presentation issues throughout the course; however, they do not necessarily detract from the content of the course. | for Non-native English speakers, or English | Speaker | without a strong literary background, 'Scholarly | Positive | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| SxjkGailEeSy_SIAC49HnA | Great course! Wonderful speakers and professor! | Great course! Wonderful | Speaker | and professor! | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| SxjkGailEeSy_SIAC49HnA | Lovely course for historical fiction enthusiast. There's a wonderful reading list required to read as well as multiple guest speakers besides the professor to help explain more about the genre. | read as well as multiple guest | Speaker | besides the professor to help explain | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| t1gZRTXyEeW6RApRXdjJPw | Well designed, full of useful information, great guest speakers, valuable assignments. I highly recommend it! | full of useful information, great guest | Speaker | valuable assignments. I highly recommend it! | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course is great! It has really got me excited about teaching English in China. All the concepts are explained clearly and with metaphors that make you think a bit deeper than you might have otherwise. And if you do all the courses in their Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) series (8 in total), you earn yourself a coveted TESOL certificate! Good luck! | courses in their Teaching English for | Speaker | of Other Languages (TESOL) series (8 | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course gave a great baseline for getting started in TESOL. I learned as much from watching the professor model good teaching as I did from the content of the videos. I highly recommend this course if you are considering teaching English to speakers of other languages. | you are considering teaching English to | Speaker | of other languages. | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course has great videos. I give it such a low rating to get your attention and point out some serious problems. This is a certification course in how to teach English as a second language. What was not apparent to me though is that you have to take 2 parts of the specialization before getting certified and it will take over a year! Also, there is close to no teacher participation in the module I took and there are no mentors or student teachers (that might change in future classes I would hope, but no guarantees) and there was close to zero feedback of my work or even in the discussion area and no authoritative feedback. Even the peer reviews require your classmates ONLY to judge you based on whether you actually tried to answer the question, if it was between one and three paragraphs and one other silly thing that I can't even remember now. No one is required to give actual feedback and a lot of the assignments were written by students in horrendous English, but that is not to be considered. With so many people taking this course for whom English is not a first language, even these very simple instructions were often misunderstood and people had problems with getting credit for their assignments. Also, even though the videos are really well-done, they are short and contain little information for the price. I figured that I was paying about $50 an hour for the lectures at regular speed. There are also little to no resource links etc. for further study so the lectures are pretty much the only thing you get. If you are a native English speaker who doesn't mind spending an entire year and the cost for well-done videos on the subject is not important, then this course if for you. If however you think this is going to cost only $200 and you would have interaction with teachers and you would get a certification in about half a year... I want to make sure you realize, that is NOT what this specialization is! If you are NOT a native English speaker, this course is designed well I think for people who do not speak English as a native language, who might even have a low level of English, yet who are teaching English already in foreign countries and would have difficulty acquiring certification any other way and therefore don't mind taking a full year to complete the course or the price and for whom not having someone give them feedback would be considered an asset. I have recommended it to friends who are not native speakers of English, but as a native speaker I found it slow, expensive and the assignments to be actually annoying. It's perfect though for my foreigner friends... as long as they understand it's real length and cost! THE CERTIFICATION WILL TAKE OVER A YEAR AND COST AROUND $400. | If you are a native English | Speaker | who doesn't mind spending an entire | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course has great videos. I give it such a low rating to get your attention and point out some serious problems. This is a certification course in how to teach English as a second language. What was not apparent to me though is that you have to take 2 parts of the specialization before getting certified and it will take over a year! Also, there is close to no teacher participation in the module I took and there are no mentors or student teachers (that might change in future classes I would hope, but no guarantees) and there was close to zero feedback of my work or even in the discussion area and no authoritative feedback. Even the peer reviews require your classmates ONLY to judge you based on whether you actually tried to answer the question, if it was between one and three paragraphs and one other silly thing that I can't even remember now. No one is required to give actual feedback and a lot of the assignments were written by students in horrendous English, but that is not to be considered. With so many people taking this course for whom English is not a first language, even these very simple instructions were often misunderstood and people had problems with getting credit for their assignments. Also, even though the videos are really well-done, they are short and contain little information for the price. I figured that I was paying about $50 an hour for the lectures at regular speed. There are also little to no resource links etc. for further study so the lectures are pretty much the only thing you get. If you are a native English speaker who doesn't mind spending an entire year and the cost for well-done videos on the subject is not important, then this course if for you. If however you think this is going to cost only $200 and you would have interaction with teachers and you would get a certification in about half a year... I want to make sure you realize, that is NOT what this specialization is! If you are NOT a native English speaker, this course is designed well I think for people who do not speak English as a native language, who might even have a low level of English, yet who are teaching English already in foreign countries and would have difficulty acquiring certification any other way and therefore don't mind taking a full year to complete the course or the price and for whom not having someone give them feedback would be considered an asset. I have recommended it to friends who are not native speakers of English, but as a native speaker I found it slow, expensive and the assignments to be actually annoying. It's perfect though for my foreigner friends... as long as they understand it's real length and cost! THE CERTIFICATION WILL TAKE OVER A YEAR AND COST AROUND $400. | you are NOT a native English | Speaker | this course is designed well I | Negative | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course has great videos. I give it such a low rating to get your attention and point out some serious problems. This is a certification course in how to teach English as a second language. What was not apparent to me though is that you have to take 2 parts of the specialization before getting certified and it will take over a year! Also, there is close to no teacher participation in the module I took and there are no mentors or student teachers (that might change in future classes I would hope, but no guarantees) and there was close to zero feedback of my work or even in the discussion area and no authoritative feedback. Even the peer reviews require your classmates ONLY to judge you based on whether you actually tried to answer the question, if it was between one and three paragraphs and one other silly thing that I can't even remember now. No one is required to give actual feedback and a lot of the assignments were written by students in horrendous English, but that is not to be considered. With so many people taking this course for whom English is not a first language, even these very simple instructions were often misunderstood and people had problems with getting credit for their assignments. Also, even though the videos are really well-done, they are short and contain little information for the price. I figured that I was paying about $50 an hour for the lectures at regular speed. There are also little to no resource links etc. for further study so the lectures are pretty much the only thing you get. If you are a native English speaker who doesn't mind spending an entire year and the cost for well-done videos on the subject is not important, then this course if for you. If however you think this is going to cost only $200 and you would have interaction with teachers and you would get a certification in about half a year... I want to make sure you realize, that is NOT what this specialization is! If you are NOT a native English speaker, this course is designed well I think for people who do not speak English as a native language, who might even have a low level of English, yet who are teaching English already in foreign countries and would have difficulty acquiring certification any other way and therefore don't mind taking a full year to complete the course or the price and for whom not having someone give them feedback would be considered an asset. I have recommended it to friends who are not native speakers of English, but as a native speaker I found it slow, expensive and the assignments to be actually annoying. It's perfect though for my foreigner friends... as long as they understand it's real length and cost! THE CERTIFICATION WILL TAKE OVER A YEAR AND COST AROUND $400. | to friends who are not native | Speaker | of English, but as a native | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This course has great videos. I give it such a low rating to get your attention and point out some serious problems. This is a certification course in how to teach English as a second language. What was not apparent to me though is that you have to take 2 parts of the specialization before getting certified and it will take over a year! Also, there is close to no teacher participation in the module I took and there are no mentors or student teachers (that might change in future classes I would hope, but no guarantees) and there was close to zero feedback of my work or even in the discussion area and no authoritative feedback. Even the peer reviews require your classmates ONLY to judge you based on whether you actually tried to answer the question, if it was between one and three paragraphs and one other silly thing that I can't even remember now. No one is required to give actual feedback and a lot of the assignments were written by students in horrendous English, but that is not to be considered. With so many people taking this course for whom English is not a first language, even these very simple instructions were often misunderstood and people had problems with getting credit for their assignments. Also, even though the videos are really well-done, they are short and contain little information for the price. I figured that I was paying about $50 an hour for the lectures at regular speed. There are also little to no resource links etc. for further study so the lectures are pretty much the only thing you get. If you are a native English speaker who doesn't mind spending an entire year and the cost for well-done videos on the subject is not important, then this course if for you. If however you think this is going to cost only $200 and you would have interaction with teachers and you would get a certification in about half a year... I want to make sure you realize, that is NOT what this specialization is! If you are NOT a native English speaker, this course is designed well I think for people who do not speak English as a native language, who might even have a low level of English, yet who are teaching English already in foreign countries and would have difficulty acquiring certification any other way and therefore don't mind taking a full year to complete the course or the price and for whom not having someone give them feedback would be considered an asset. I have recommended it to friends who are not native speakers of English, but as a native speaker I found it slow, expensive and the assignments to be actually annoying. It's perfect though for my foreigner friends... as long as they understand it's real length and cost! THE CERTIFICATION WILL TAKE OVER A YEAR AND COST AROUND $400. | of English, but as a native | Speaker | I found it slow, expensive and | Negative | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The speakers have a deeply knowledge of the Global Crisis. I recommend this course to really know what happen in 2008 | The | Speaker | have a deeply knowledge of the | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Excellent speakers with excellent organizations on course content. Could not wait for more courses from Prof Andrew. However, is there any one who could help clear the questions raised in the forum? Thank you. | Excellent | Speaker | with excellent organizations on course content. | Positive | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | A little long and repetitive, but very in depth. Yale is by far the best at the videos and getting guest speakers that are interesting. Definitely feel well informed about the global financial crisis and the origins of financial crises in general. | at the videos and getting guest | Speaker | that are interesting. Definitely feel well | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | In short, I am somewhat disappointed with the course overall. Of course both speakers have amazing experiences and that is valuable in itself but I do believe the structure of the lectures is not envolving as it should be. It seems that the basic rationale is being 'fired' in a not so much 'educative fashion'. Still there is much to learn from these contents. | the course overall. Of course both | Speaker | have amazing experiences and that is | Positive | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| TN2PygiBEeW4diIACwKO-g | I really hate to see the course end. It has been an interesting journey. I wish to thank all of those connected - Corrsera, Ruthers, Professors Daniel Ogilvie and Leonard Hamilton, and all the guest speakers for this great course presentation. It was well introduced, assembled, staged and orchestrated. It's about time such subject matter that has such a profound effect on societies and peoples lives be analyzed. | Leonard Hamilton, and all the guest | Speaker | for this great course presentation. It | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Professor Carbrey seems like she's just struggling to explain the information to herself, let alone explain it to students. She's knowledgable in the way that any fluent speaker of English is knowledgable about how to speak English, but has no idea how to actually explain how to speak English. Dr. Jakoi is brilliant, but sometimes glosses over certain things that I'm sure to her are so basic they don't merit explanation, but to a student they could use at least a quick explanation. Overall, I watched Khan Academy for each subject matter before watching each unit so that Dr. Jakoi's lectures wouldn't be over my head and so that Dr. Carbrey's lectures actually made some kind of sense. | in the way that any fluent | Speaker | of English is knowledgable about how | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | Too many speakers. Not very well-coordinated or organized. Very wordy and diffuse. Where is the gist of what they are saying in so many words? | Too many | Speaker | Not very well-coordinated or organized. Very | Negative | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| TYSbV73jEeW1WAr3aepXuw | Although it is sometimes difficult for me to understand the people explaining the content (I am not a native English speaker), the course helped me to better understand some elements I already knew. I will recommend it to my fellow teachers. | (I am not a native English | Speaker | the course helped me to better | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | I've only recently been going in depth into issues like harming the environment, poverty and solutions to those problems that don't affect us in bad ways and this course has helped deepen my understanding of the way everything works tremendously. The professor is a wonderful speaker and there isn't one boring minute. Each lesson is very well thought out and i would recommend this to anyone and everyone seeking to better understand how the connections in this modern world work and affect each other and effects on the environment if we keep on this destructive path of ours. | tremendously. The professor is a wonderful | Speaker | and there isn't one boring minute. | Negative | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| UAqCjp_TEeWLkg68u0gykQ | very poor. even though for the most part I found the videos engaging, the course's overall structure doesn't help to 'read the novel together', as is stated in the title. the quizes are poorly written, even for me, a native russian speaker, it was often hard to understand the questions, and sometimes its plain guess work on the opinions of the course authors. often a required number of answers to pass a quiz is the same as the total number of questions in that same quiz. the essay's topics rarely correspond with the actual reading of the book. for the very first week the essay required knowledge of the book that hasn't been read yet by the participants. or it should be stated that one needs to read the book prior to taking the course. then again that would require the change of the course's name. | even for me, a native russian | Speaker | it was often hard to understand | Neutral | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| URpKtPs6EeSnBSIACi-PoQ | An interesting course with good information and interesting lectures. Guest speakers is also a positive thing for the course | good information and interesting lectures. Guest | Speaker | is also a positive thing for | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| UYzGkJfFEeWqkw5zNB248Q | The explanations are a bit and drawn out. For non-native English speakers, this is very difficult to understand as well at time difficult for native speakers. Also, the course for auditors is not very interactive and we cannot participate in some quizzes and work submission. | and drawn out. For non-native English | Speaker | this is very difficult to understand | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| UYzGkJfFEeWqkw5zNB248Q | The explanations are a bit and drawn out. For non-native English speakers, this is very difficult to understand as well at time difficult for native speakers. Also, the course for auditors is not very interactive and we cannot participate in some quizzes and work submission. | well at time difficult for native | Speaker | Also, the course for auditors is | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | I really can recommend this course to everyone who wants to structure his negotiations. I would describe myself as an experienced business negotiator, but the scientific approach to issues you encounter before, in and after a negotiation really helped me to improve my personal results. Mr Siedel is a very good speaker, who gives very realisitc and sometimes fun examples. I am really glad that I have found this course! | Mr Siedel is a very good | Speaker | who gives very realisitc and sometimes | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | Course that can help you get tools for understanding world of negotiation. Very good theoretical part. Easy for learning even for non English speakers. | for learning even for non English | Speaker | | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| V5SinKHsEeSqoSIACzsKQg | Dr. Boyd is very engaging and his graphics are helpful to guide you along. I also love the variety of guest speakers that appear in his class! | also love the variety of guest | Speaker | that appear in his class! | Positive | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| VcGV0kxGEeWKRQoYMLwAUw | The speaker was very difficult to follow with dialogue flow, random pauses, and stumbling over words. The rate of the speaker's speech was also very fast. The material was very useful, and informative otherwise. | The | Speaker | was very difficult to follow with | Neutral | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| VcGV0kxGEeWKRQoYMLwAUw | The speaker was very difficult to follow with dialogue flow, random pauses, and stumbling over words. The rate of the speaker's speech was also very fast. The material was very useful, and informative otherwise. | over words. The rate of the | Speaker | speech was also very fast. The | Positive | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| vrTPjkqzEeWB9g55-yieoQ | A well thought course on the composition of items. The main strength is that it is supported both by the expertise of the speakers and academic literature. | both by the expertise of the | Speaker | and academic literature. | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| wEl1EleDEeWTbwotamPtlQ | The course was extremely informative and managed to explain complex circumstances very simple. I highly recommend this course therefore. I was able to learn new things about the history of Israel which were never brought to me like that by history teachers. Great opportunity to broaden knowledge. Suggestions: Although the course was very good structured sometimes sophisticated history terms in the context of Israel and Palestine occurred in a video and were explained properly one video later. But because they were explained shortly after and it happened only like three times I would suggest to have a little box with terms like Lechi or Palmach, White Paper from thetime they occur first right beneath every video. The interviews with the experts of each fields had sometimes an odd audio recording and one person therefore spoke louder then the other and I had to turn my speakers on full volume sometimes. If the course gets rerecorded one day I suggest to look into those samples in particular. Thanks for this great course. | and I had to turn my | Speaker | on full volume sometimes. If the | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| wjL4-4_TEeW93wo8Ha4kow | Only drawback is translation is a necessity for non Russian speakers. But even this is do - able with google translate. Download video transcripts and translate them. Crude but effective. The web pages can be translated directly. Very organized. | is a necessity for non Russian | Speaker | But even this is do - | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| X1RtV0EiEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Easy to understand what speaker is trying to explain, Good question design, not easy to pass all but really consistent with lecture content. | Easy to understand what | Speaker | is trying to explain, Good question | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| XJUJYyzXEeWWqBIFfWmDPQ | The course is great! My only concern is that the accent of the main speaker makes the course a little bit hard to understand by foreigners. | that the accent of the main | Speaker | makes the course a little bit | Positive | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I loved this course. I useful and practical. The explanation from both the speakers and graphs is clear. Learned a lot. Thanks! Encourage to have more such courses. | practical. The explanation from both the | Speaker | and graphs is clear. Learned a | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | it was not too difficult for me who is non-native English speaker to understand what they teach and tell me. In addition, thinking about health is a really important topic in our lives. I am glad to take this course. thank you. | for me who is non-native English | Speaker | to understand what they teach and | Neutral | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Excellent course, very empathetic speaker. | Excellent course, very empathetic | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Good course, easy to follow and informative. I regret that the content was so basic, I would have loved more depth particularly when the instructor is so knowledgeable and such a good speaker! | so knowledgeable and such a good | Speaker | | Positive | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Every human being must take this course to be conscious on what they are eating and what they are feeding their children. The lecturer's clear voice and pronunciation will be very easy to understand, especially for those who are not native language speakers. | those who are not native language | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | I really liked how in depth the speaker got. He knew what he was talking about and could clearly express that. One problem I had is I take notes during lectures and he spoke so fast I had a hard taking any. Besides this it was an awesome class that I totally enjoyed. | really liked how in depth the | Speaker | got. He knew what he was | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Definitely, the widest and the most exciting course I've ever seen. It's so impressive how friendly and thoughtful John is, clearly understandable and accurate in details (especially for me as non-native speaker), which make this course above any ratings. Thank you a lot, John! | details (especially for me as non-native | Speaker | which make this course above any | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| xtpKLngcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | It is a very interesting course, but I think it is difficult to understand if somebody is not English speaker. However, I recommend this course to everybody who likes writing and wants to know more about style and text editing. The teacher is excellent, his explanations are clear. The exercises are funny and I could learn from them. | understand if somebody is not English | Speaker | However, I recommend this course to | Negative | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| X_ZG4rVzEeWq2A7HIftJ6w | An amazingly helpful course with plentiful materials to read, functional worksheets to work from, helpful and inspiring professional guest speakers and fairly reasonable goals for the time given. I'd definitely recommend this course for bot beginners and more experienced comic creators alike. | from, helpful and inspiring professional guest | Speaker | and fairly reasonable goals for the | Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| yFZxWd8aEeWDLBKS83bB7Q | The content of the course has been well-organized and could be easily understood by a non-English speaker. | be easily understood by a non-English | Speaker | | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| yFZxWd8aEeWDLBKS83bB7Q | I am having deep pleasure to have classes of this course! I am from Russia, Moscow city and this course is followed and controlled by the American Center volunteers under support of the Embassy of the U.S. in Russia. Teachers and the way they teach listeners with the Journalism concepts and its principles are very clear, interesting and fun! Now I am on the 4th week and we have already written a small article that was assessed by the same listeners as you from all over the world. It is really great platform not only to get knowledge but also share your ideas. I really appreciate hard working attempts of speakers who lead the course! A big thank you from Russian listeners! | really appreciate hard working attempts of | Speaker | who lead the course! A big | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| yFZxWd8aEeWDLBKS83bB7Q | Such a great tool for journalist who are not native speakers to learn all the necessary english terms | for journalist who are not native | Speaker | to learn all the necessary english | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| yO13mkySEeW_MgoxMAgbMQ | I thought it was a very informative course with some great speakers and topics. Each weak gave different topics related to sustainable development of cities. The reason I'm only giving it a 4 was the organisation of the course on the Coursera. The deadlines according to Coursera and the intructors differ, causing some confusion. As well as on the discussion board students from each of the past lessons are put together. | very informative course with some great | Speaker | and topics. Each weak gave different | Positive | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| YOH__fNOEeSbSyIACxeWxg | In my opinion this is a very recommendable course. It's worth all the time one spend with it. The explanations are very good an also understandable for non-native english speakers. One gets ideas how to avoid pitfalls and, why some steps that are requested by the bosses at the very first moment ("how much, how long") must not be answered before other steps (mainly WBS) is done. | an also understandable for non-native english | Speaker | One gets ideas how to avoid | Positive | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| YUAc977OEeWk7gqXCJNO4w | the way of introduction is quit helpful to see speaker and lecture | introduction is quit helpful to see | Speaker | and lecture | Neutral | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | The professor's voice put me to sleep; he was monotone. Online classes work best when interesting material is married to dynamic speakers. | interesting material is married to dynamic | Speaker | | Negative | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| _3l2SpONEeW2aQ7olstw0Q | I wish Turkish professor could have better pronunciation, or there could be a speaker to let students better understand the course. Despite this the course is great, thank you all for what you are doing. Best regards Alex Tikhanov Minsk, Belarus | pronunciation, or there could be a | Speaker | to let students better understand the | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Prof. Amar.approach of historical and chronological approach was an interesting study in contrast to others at unique to everything else out there. It was an excellent time to be reading with the resignation Speaker of the House, during the Pope's visit. The colonial soldiers marching in front of the white house welcoming the Pope, a reminder of the established values by the founding establishment A great time to be a descendant from the original Reformed Church of America and a stranger to people like the Pope. | to be reading with the resignation | Speaker | of the House, during the Pope's | Negative | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| _Mms-nE8EeWKsgrp3VnvAw | I found this course to be very helpful. It covered all the main points, was easy to understand, fun, and organized. The professors and guest speakers did a wonderful job. | and organized. The professors and guest | Speaker | did a wonderful job. | Positive | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| _xNLlFY4EeWKXg4Y7_tPaw | Great course, but can be tasking for English speakers | but can be tasking for English | Speaker | | Negative | 0.6 | 4.0 |