| Doc_id | Review | Left | Term | Right | Sentiment | Polarity | Rating | Contradiction-Based_MOY | Contradiction-Based_Ci |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | it shows how to better communicate one analysis and i have learnt a lot from it. the lectures should be updated as some details and figures were irrelevant a this time | learnt a lot from it. the | Lecture | should be updated as some details | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -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. | course can be summarised in 1-2 | Lecture | There is a very good lecture | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -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. | lectures. There is a very good | Lecture | from an external speaker, which was | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Course is generall very good and lots of fun! 2 things i would change: ... the Assignment 1 is too early in the course or the Lectures are disordered, but I needed the second and third week material to do the first weeks assignment. ... Add Jupyter Notebooks in the Specialization in addition to Knit-R | early in the course or the | Lecture | are disordered, but I needed the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This turned out to be one of the more fun courses, especially listening to Rogers lecture "live in class room" and also the case presented by M.D. Anderson was great. I really enjoyed this course, even more than I initially expected to. | fun courses, especially listening to Rogers | Lecture | " live in class room" and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | I've already written a review but it seems to have been removed... This is an awful course, there is very little purpose to it whatsoever, it is basically a module in markdown which will in all honesty not have much application for most learners. In addition, the course is not at all balanced / laid out well, there is a peer assignment in week 1, which you need to have covered week 2's content for. Lastly, the recording quality of some of the lectures is awful, it is clear that they have simply used some recordings of an actual classroom session of a related course instead of recording for Coursera. In all honesty, this entire specialisation is of awful quality, it is not a data science course, it is a "here's a few useful things in R" course, and the instructors should be ashamed that their institution makes money from it. | recording quality of some of the | Lecture | is awful, it is clear that | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Seems like the course lectures are out of order or duplicated. In order for us the complete the first project, it required us to view Week 2 videos as well. I wish this was noted/told to the students in the course. | Seems like the course | Lecture | are out of order or duplicated. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Overall a good course for self-study. The assignments in particular are excellent for data cleaning, analysis and interpretation. The quizzes are very basic though and appear to be there only to check if the student has gone through the lectures. The knowledge needed to answer the quizzes and achieve the desired results in the assignments are vastly different and should be addressed. The case studies at the end are insightful and more use could be made of them in a more advanced course. There is a lot of repetition of concepts throughout the course and this can become distracting. THe format for the lecture videos varies throughout and this inconsistency (along with extreme audio volume changes) also becomes distracting. Other than that, excellent for driving the need for reproducible research (RR) home, presenting and explaining some tools available to achieve RR and ways of publishing results/reports from these studies. | the student has gone through the | Lecture | The knowledge needed to answer the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -4ffSHNYEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Overall a good course for self-study. The assignments in particular are excellent for data cleaning, analysis and interpretation. The quizzes are very basic though and appear to be there only to check if the student has gone through the lectures. The knowledge needed to answer the quizzes and achieve the desired results in the assignments are vastly different and should be addressed. The case studies at the end are insightful and more use could be made of them in a more advanced course. There is a lot of repetition of concepts throughout the course and this can become distracting. THe format for the lecture videos varies throughout and this inconsistency (along with extreme audio volume changes) also becomes distracting. Other than that, excellent for driving the need for reproducible research (RR) home, presenting and explaining some tools available to achieve RR and ways of publishing results/reports from these studies. | become distracting. THe format for the | Lecture | videos varies throughout and this inconsistency | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 0.8 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | The professor has an immense amount of charisma and a concise way of breaking down concepts. The content material is short and to the point. These short lectures allow the student to even explore philosophies of economics in detail giving a big picture to what the issues at hand are with Law, Policy, and Climate Change. Great lectures, materials, discussions, and extremely effective Professor. Highly recommend. | and to the point. These short | Lecture | allow the student to even explore | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | The professor has an immense amount of charisma and a concise way of breaking down concepts. The content material is short and to the point. These short lectures allow the student to even explore philosophies of economics in detail giving a big picture to what the issues at hand are with Law, Policy, and Climate Change. Great lectures, materials, discussions, and extremely effective Professor. Highly recommend. | Law, Policy, and Climate Change. Great | Lecture | materials, discussions, and extremely effective Professor. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Don Hornstein is a very engaging instructor in his lectures, which makes watching the videos a breeze. I wish there was more though for reading materials. I gave the course five stars because it does as it states, it is an very brief introduction into Environmental law. However, I feel there are things lacking that can be improved upon, like written work and more in depth study. Perhaps a specialization where the subjects are taught in courses of 4 weeks, where they go in more depth. Such as common law and nuisance, wildlife protection act, clean water act, and air pollution. Then finishing off with a capstone project. If a specialization was offered, I would sign up. I feel the missing requirement of coursework beyond the quizzes is detrimental to my retaining the information learned. | a very engaging instructor in his | Lecture | which makes watching the videos a | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | This is really an awesome course. Lecture videos by Prof. Hornstein are very lucid ,informative and bang on point. Thank you Sir and thank you Coursera for this superb platform. | This is really an awesome course. | Lecture | videos by Prof. Hornstein are very | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | I really liked the structure of the lesson plan and the individual lectures. It is told almost like a story with parts for you to test your recall and understanding of the unfolding adventure. Really good course and very much worth the time. | the lesson plan and the individual | Lecture | It is told almost like a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | The enthusiasm of Don was making it so easy to sit through any long lectures. And the interactive Q&A was helpful to understand concepts. Though I am not from the United States, this forms a very nice platform to understand legal systems. Thanks a lot | easy to sit through any long | Lecture | And the interactive Q&A was helpful | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Absolutely love the professor. He is very clear and articulate. You also don't really need to do the readings if you're very good at listening. Or you don't need to watch the lectures if you're super good at law and policy and don't need any clarifications. He makes it fun and interesting. I also learned quite a lot. Love all the examples he gives. Great class I would definitely recommend for people trying to get a little introduction and background to environmental law. | you don't need to watch the | Lecture | if you're super good at law | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Wonderful lectures and readings! | Wonderful | Lecture | and readings! | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | great course so far, great lectures and great professor | great course so far, great | Lecture | and great professor | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | The contents of this lecture are profound and can review variety cases. I recommend this course to who works as lawyer and are interested in environmental dispute cases. | The contents of this | Lecture | are profound and can review variety | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Law does not have a reputation for being light reading, an interesting field full of personality and humor. Professor Hornstein defies that stereotype. I learned a great deal from this course, and actually looked forward to the lectures because of his good nature and lighthearted presentation of the material. For anyone who wants a basic introduction but may be hesitant about taking a law class, I highly recommend this one. | and actually looked forward to the | Lecture | because of his good nature and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Prof. Don Hornstein is great at introducing each and every concept related to environmental law and policy. I am a graduate student of Sustainable Infrastructure having no background in Law but I finished the course with 100% grade and learnt many aspects and terms of Law, specifically Environmental Law. I would like to thank Prof. Hornstein for the wonderful lectures. | thank Prof. Hornstein for the wonderful | Lecture | | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | I enjoyed every session, the explanations were very easy to understand, the 1 minute lawyer were a great help to understand the lectures | a great help to understand the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -A_ToPNPEeSAEiIAC9TCSQ | Prof. Horstein was a great lecturer - he had a very structured approach and spoke to his audience, not just "at" his audience. I enjoyed the mini-quizes inside of the videos, and felt his lectures were the perfect length. I learned quite a bit in this course! I'm a trainee lawyer in the UK and have a Masters in international policy (political science) so this was a very good way for me to see if I'm genuinely interested in environmental law - which I am. Thanks! | of the videos, and felt his | Lecture | were the perfect length. I learned | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.2 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Absolutely a great course! It was a bit strong on the advertising in the beginning but after the first few lectures this significantly decreased. Dr. Hare is one of the leading researchers in dog cognition, and he also goes into a the cognition of a number of other animals. It was a very interesting course and I highly recommend it. | beginning but after the first few | Lecture | this significantly decreased. Dr. Hare is | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | If you didn't like the first few lectures, you won't like the rest. It won't get better. More repetition, clichés, and advertisement that anything else. | you didn't like the first few | Lecture | you won't like the rest. It | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | This is a fascinating area of study. Thank you so much for this wonderful course. Dr Hare's lectures were well paced, informative and fun. More please from Duke! | for this wonderful course. Dr Hare's | Lecture | were well paced, informative and fun. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Very informative, unfortunately Dr. Hare had a lot of filler words (ah, umm) in his videos, but typically receded towards the later part of the videos. As opposed to other reviews I do not feel like the incorporation of his book and website burdened the lecture, many professors in universities use their own book for their courses and I feel like Dognition would greatly help students be engaged in the course, they do have a couple games on their Youtube page if you want a taste before purchasing Dognition. I feel like this lecture has more to do with cognition than with emotion, and unfortunately I went into this lecture thinking it would be more about dog psychology. So don't dive into this course thinking you'll know a lot about dog psychology as emotion and cognition are just parts of psychology but it'll definitely give you some insightful information on dog cognition. | his book and website burdened the | Lecture | many professors in universities use their | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Very informative, unfortunately Dr. Hare had a lot of filler words (ah, umm) in his videos, but typically receded towards the later part of the videos. As opposed to other reviews I do not feel like the incorporation of his book and website burdened the lecture, many professors in universities use their own book for their courses and I feel like Dognition would greatly help students be engaged in the course, they do have a couple games on their Youtube page if you want a taste before purchasing Dognition. I feel like this lecture has more to do with cognition than with emotion, and unfortunately I went into this lecture thinking it would be more about dog psychology. So don't dive into this course thinking you'll know a lot about dog psychology as emotion and cognition are just parts of psychology but it'll definitely give you some insightful information on dog cognition. | purchasing Dognition. I feel like this | Lecture | has more to do with cognition | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Very informative, unfortunately Dr. Hare had a lot of filler words (ah, umm) in his videos, but typically receded towards the later part of the videos. As opposed to other reviews I do not feel like the incorporation of his book and website burdened the lecture, many professors in universities use their own book for their courses and I feel like Dognition would greatly help students be engaged in the course, they do have a couple games on their Youtube page if you want a taste before purchasing Dognition. I feel like this lecture has more to do with cognition than with emotion, and unfortunately I went into this lecture thinking it would be more about dog psychology. So don't dive into this course thinking you'll know a lot about dog psychology as emotion and cognition are just parts of psychology but it'll definitely give you some insightful information on dog cognition. | and unfortunately I went into this | Lecture | thinking it would be more about | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | GREAT. I listened to these lectures while at work and it was so engaging. A few very interesting studies are cited and I would recommend the Dognition app to any of my pet lover friends. This course has followed me in my interactions with animals and it will probably continue to come to mind in the future. | GREAT. I listened to these | Lecture | while at work and it was | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | This course is for you if you love dogs, and/or are interested in the science of animal behavior. Dr. Hare's presentations are interesting, informative and fun. I loved his use of scientific studies, videos, and Russian history (yes!) to get his points across. His book (optional) and the dog games (also optional) only add more depth to his lectures, but don't feel you need to buy the book and/or the games...you can take the online course and do just fine (but hopefully you'll want to read more, and participate as a citizen scientist, after taking the online course!). I will recommend this class to my canine_enthusiast friends, as I found Dr. Hare's class to re-evaluate how I look at the thought processes of dogs. This course is time well-spent! | only add more depth to his | Lecture | but don't feel you need to | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Good information contained within the course which has sparked my interest in continuing to learn and build on my small amount of knowledge. Lower rating than I would usually give for a course because of the way the lectures are delivered. Having a lecturer standing in front of a brick wall, plugging his book and not really connecting with online students was not great. A couple of times during the lectures I dozed off and had to re-run them. If the plugging of own material was removed and the background and tone of voice were altered this could be a captivating and interesting course. | A couple of times during the | Lecture | I dozed off and had to | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Elegant. This course teaches us how scientists have been able discover the ways in which dogs think and behave and presents those lessons within the broader context of evolution, domestication, psychology, ecology and society. The course reveals surprising and practical insights about how having a better understanding of dogs helps improve our understanding of ourselves, our human history, and contemporary society. The course explains how science helps to correct many of our common misunderstandings about the intelligence of animals, and summarizes how the manner in which we study animal behavior and cognition is changing today. The course is fun. The video lectures are clear and concise. Everything is very well organized and delivered with enthusiasm and clarity. The quizzes are not technical nor particularly challenging but do help with learning the course material. The course has references to optional reading materials and optional activities from dognition.org that you can explore with your own dog at home. I would recommend for anyone interested in animals, psychology, or behavioral science and certainly anyone with a pet dog. I personally enjoyed seeing so many examples of controlled experiments being used to discover new knowledge about the inner workings of animals. | The course is fun. The video | Lecture | are clear and concise. Everything is | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | The three stars are because the parts actually giving information had value and I learned some interesting things. The 2 stars were removed because of the truly obnoxious plugging of the prof's own book and research project. He goes on and on about how fantastic it is how we can all participate in scientific research, but if I am SUPPLYING DATA, why do I have to pay for that privilege!? If it were really about the research he would want my data whether I paid for it or not. The course felt mostly like one big plug to make money. To make this course worthwhile you have fast forward a lot through the sales raps, which includes a few lectures in their entirety. It's also much better at twice speed, but most classes are. :) | sales raps, which includes a few | Lecture | in their entirety. It's also much | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Great course, I learned a lot. I enjoyed the lectures and I read the book. | learned a lot. I enjoyed the | Lecture | and I read the book. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | Easy to follow, fun, and interesting! I really enjoyed the lectures as well as the extra games :) | and interesting! I really enjoyed the | Lecture | as well as the extra games | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | This course was AWESOME! Really enjoyed the professors lectures, learned so much! | was AWESOME! Really enjoyed the professors | Lecture | learned so much! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -Eu38u08EeSKeyIACwQXPg | The content was interesting but the lectures could have been taped in a more engaging manner. | The content was interesting but the | Lecture | could have been taped in a | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| -gcU5xn4EeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | While the subject matter was extremely relevant, I didn't think this course was taught well. Much of the lecture and exercise focused on providing direction than actually teaching. I felt as though I was just copying and pasting sample code. At times it was as though the professor was rushing to introduce new modules rather than discussing how and why certain concepts should be used. In most cases, I could have learned the Ionic modules just as well by reading the documentation and looking at sample code, which is often what this course felt like. I'd have much rather seen the concepts explained in more detail than rushing to add new modules without any context. The quizzes are not challenging (the professor always puts the correct answer as the first choice) and the exercises just provide cut/paste code snippets without any reasoning or explanation. I would have preferred to have the exercises conducted by providing a high level goal and then a solution to check against rather than the "put this code here" approach that's used. The assignment grading is either far too obvious (whether a required module was injected or not) or completely arbitrary. Generally the assignments lacked nuance and complexity as well. I didn't feel like I really learned any of the concepts behind this material after going through the course. | was taught well. Much of the | Lecture | and exercise focused on providing direction | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| -gcU5xn4EeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Excellent course, and a delight to learn from the Prof. giving the lectures . Thank you | learn from the Prof. giving the | Lecture | . Thank you | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| -gcU5xn4EeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | The lectures and assignments dealing with Ionic were useful and informative, but that's only the first half of the course. The Android/iOS portion felt extremely rushed. For all of the hassle of setting up my Android environment, I get one week of lectures/exercises out of it and that only covers rudimentary functionality. | The | Lecture | and assignments dealing with Ionic were | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| -gcU5xn4EeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | This course serves as a great introduction to mobile web development. Notice that multiplatform in this case means iOS and Android (no Windows Phone) and you do get a bit of hands on work on Android SDK and XCode, although mostly for setting up both environments. Professor Muppala is again outstanding in the class, covering a wide range of topics combined with multiple exercises which in my case really furthered my understanding. One thing I believe could improve would be having either at least one assignment forcing you to deploy to Android and another one to iOS. In my case, it was just too comfortable to simply deploy to an iOS device and barely look at Android. Also, the vibration function should not be part of an assignment, as not everyone will have a device to test it and neither of the emulators really use it. One final recommendation for those pressed with time: I was able to follow Professor Muppala quite easily while playing the lectures at 1.75x (it's funny how slow he seems to speak when I set in back to 1x :-) ). | Muppala quite easily while playing the | Lecture | at 1. 75x (it's funny how | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| -qKIDPnAEeS1QCIACy-KcQ | the course is what the name says it is, an introduction to programming, great course for any code beginner. Lecturer is doing amazing job and keeping the lectures interesting, easy and understandable. | doing amazing job and keeping the | Lecture | interesting, easy and understandable. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| -qKIDPnAEeS1QCIACy-KcQ | Great course on introductory computer programming! The video lectures are clear, concise, and well-produced. Quizzes and assignments integrate and reinforce learning objectives well, while still adding new challenges. The fact that Instructor Areti Manataki is gorgeous, very articulate and knowledgeable, and enthusiastic is an added bonus!! | on introductory computer programming! The video | Lecture | are clear, concise, and well-produced. Quizzes | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| -qKIDPnAEeS1QCIACy-KcQ | You will have to make a Scratch account (free) for this course. Areti is a very clear instructor that explained concepts very well for complete beginners into programming, like myself and I found the course insightful. 1) Presentation - I couldn't help but wonder whether they had a lower target age (teenagers or younger) in mind, which was entertaining at some points but also distracting at other times. // Also, I only realized halfway through the course that it is in fact possible to see what Areti is doing on the Scratch program once the quality of the video is adjusted. 2) Projects/Time Commitment - Going through the lectures and quizzes are not time consuming at all, but the projects (especially the final project) takes a lot of time. It took longer than expected because I felt like much of the practical instructions on how to use Scratch for specific purposes were not provided during the course, leaving me to work by myself. 3) Discussion Forum - When I took the course, the discussion forum was close to being dead (especially compared to some of the other courses that I was taking simultaneously on Coursera). Gerry (mentor) did an amazing job responding to my inquiry, but I noticed that although there were a lot of students talking at the beginning, introducing themselves, there weren't that many discussions concerning the final assignment, making me feel like I was working alone. It would be great if there was more time to work on the final project, and perhaps a way in which students can collaborate and help out others when faced with a bug (ie preliminary project submission and feedback session). I recommend taking this course, but realistically, you won't be program proficient after 5 weeks. You will, however, learn some basic programming theory, understand how programming works, and learn how to make a fun interactive game on Scratch! | Projects/Time Commitment - Going through the | Lecture | and quizzes are not time consuming | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| -qKIDPnAEeS1QCIACy-KcQ | This was a fun course. Helped understands the basics of software development. The lectures were small and that I guess was the best part. A lot of projects helped in really putting all that knowledge into real projects. | the basics of software development. The | Lecture | were small and that I guess | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| -qKIDPnAEeS1QCIACy-KcQ | This course is a great way for the beginning program to get started. It is a fast, easy to understand explanation of Scratch. Great lectures with clear instruction. I really enjoyed this class. | to understand explanation of Scratch. Great | Lecture | with clear instruction. I really enjoyed | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| 0aY3BdGZEeSX5iIAC4tS5g | This is a good course for non-finance folk. My only wish is that the assignments or the lectures had more examples where we could practice and find out if we are making mistakes or getting things right. More math please! Highly recommended for anyone wishing to enter the world of P/E ratios, discounted cash flows, ROIs etc. | is that the assignments or the | Lecture | had more examples where we could | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.93 |
| 0aY3BdGZEeSX5iIAC4tS5g | Interesting, lectures are easy to understand | Interesting, | Lecture | are easy to understand | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 0.93 |
| 0aY3BdGZEeSX5iIAC4tS5g | Great, straightforward course. It would be nice to have "practice" problems to help engage the information beyond the quizzes and video lectures. | information beyond the quizzes and video | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.93 |
| 0aY3BdGZEeSX5iIAC4tS5g | great lectures,thanks | great | Lecture | thanks | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 0.93 |
| 0aY3BdGZEeSX5iIAC4tS5g | Simple; Understandable. Very Thank you for ur lectures!!!! | Understandable. Very Thank you for ur | Lecture | ! ! ! | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.93 |
| 0ayiYtaOEeWvEArBkQ8C9Q | Useful course for exposure to debates that animate the common law, with some bits about the relationship of English and European law, pre-Brexit. It's probably fair to say this course offers some experience in the elusive skill of how to think like a lawyer. The legal debates might seem a bit pedantic to all but the specialist. For example, the course attempts to sketch in the debates about proper use of precedent, with frequent reminders that the task of fully developing such debates is beyond the scope of the course--I'll bet some students were thinking, thank goodness it's beyond the scope. It's all clear enough, and delivered pretty much exclusively in traditional lecture format--there's even a lectern. Each of these lessons about the legal debates outlines and develops the opposing sides but doesn't give you a whole lot of new content to be tested. Thus, many of the quiz questions are on comprehending passages from cases, statutes, or commentary. Such quiz questions sometimes feel like those reading comprehension questions from a standardized test, rather than tests of the material covered in the lesson. | delivered pretty much exclusively in traditional | Lecture | format--there's even a lectern. Each of | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| 0ayiYtaOEeWvEArBkQ8C9Q | I am an engineer with no background in law, but found it rather easy to follow Prof Gearey as he neatly unravelled the hidden logic of a complex, amorphous subject. The lectures build on the topic from first principles and the quizzes are well designed. I am hooked on the subject and am ready to tackle some of the more difficult subjects. | of a complex, amorphous subject. The | Lecture | build on the topic from first | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| 0ayiYtaOEeWvEArBkQ8C9Q | Interesting material and good teacher but very poor use of the media (an audio file would have been sufficient for most lectures) and low quality recording for some lectures (background noises, echos, wind...) | would have been sufficient for most | Lecture | and low quality recording for some | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| 0ayiYtaOEeWvEArBkQ8C9Q | Interesting material and good teacher but very poor use of the media (an audio file would have been sufficient for most lectures) and low quality recording for some lectures (background noises, echos, wind...) | and low quality recording for some | Lecture | (background noises, echos, wind. . . | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| 0EqoQy7_EeWPngoW78wA_Q | I wish they could let us take the quizzes without having to pay to verify that we have understood the lectures. However, the topic of the course and the lectures are clear and on point. Love the lessons so far! | verify that we have understood the | Lecture | However, the topic of the course | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| 0EqoQy7_EeWPngoW78wA_Q | it will be better if there is some form of text or readings that can be shared in the course. When speaking of the examples during the lecture, I wish there is a real video of the experience rather than just the prof speaking of it. I wish I could have my own understanding in responding to those experiences. However, overall I learnt a lot through out the courses, it is really easy to understand, and usually I watch the videos when I want to take a break from whatever I was doing. | speaking of the examples during the | Lecture | I wish there is a real | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| 0EqoQy7_EeWPngoW78wA_Q | I like the prof. He's funny. Lectures are easy to understand. Everything is really well explained and the visuals are quite helpful. | I like the prof. He's funny. | Lecture | are easy to understand. Everything is | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.85 |
| 1b9VUDu6EeWdUgozVKt3nw | I felt that the delivery was not effective. The pacing and tone of the speech was challenging for me to listen to. There were unnatural pauses within sentences, causing the lectures to drag out longer than necessary and it was difficult to connect the thoughts of a sentence together because of the unnatural pauses. The result of this was that it it required an inordinate amount of effort to understand each sentence and to put together the sentences into meaning. | unnatural pauses within sentences, causing the | Lecture | to drag out longer than necessary | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
| 1b9VUDu6EeWdUgozVKt3nw | The design of the course is great with lectures, interviews, and project assignments. I was able to reflect on my past experience and learn better. The only improvement I could think of is related to the delivery of the lectures. It could be more natural. They sounded like they were reading instead of lecturing. | of the course is great with | Lecture | interviews, and project assignments. I was | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
| 1BM3lirjEeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | I find this course excellent. It is a well balanced course in combining econometric theory and its application. The fact is that to apply econometric theory one needs to understand fair bit of econometric method (that includes matrix algebra, some properties of inner product space etc.) as well as how to apply those concepts in practice. In this respect this course does serve its purpose very well. Overall, this course focuses some fundamental aspects and properties of cross-sectional data and time series data. Therefore, it provides one a good foundation (over 8 weeks) so that one can carry out one's future quest regarding any empirical topic by oneself ! I admit that modern econometric theory develops more sophisticated techniques but all of them share one common aspect i.e. they are based on more or less the same fundamentals or properties. Indeed, this course has been designed carefully by targeting those fundamentals and properties. Thus it might be very helpful to follow the modern econometric techniques. However, this course does not talk about the panel data analysis, which share both the cross-sectional and time series properties (more or less). In my opinion it might be better to have at least additional one week session on panel data. In particular, when the data set shares both cross-sectional and time series properties, which set of properties will be dominant or how the estimation technique incorporates the variation of two dimensions (i.e. cross-sectional and time ) etc. Finally, I like to thank all the teaching members and moderators of this course. I have enjoyed the lecture slides and videos very much. | this course. I have enjoyed the | Lecture | slides and videos very much. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.99 | 1.0 |
| 1BM3lirjEeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | One thing I regret from this course is the content of the video lectures. Having watch the first week's videos, I found that the professor mostly just read the slides - and did it in a very faithful and careful manner, not to miss a subscript .... This is quite devastating for me. I can read the slides myself (although I have to download it first, since the fonts on the screen are very small). What I need is the professor to explain the logic behind the formulas, the *why* behind what is written, instead of just reading *what* is written on the slides. I find it amusing that with an expected learning of 8 hours a week, the total duration of the first week's videos add up to a mere 36 minutes. A couple of weeks ago I have just finished a course that subjectively is comparable in its difficulty level. That course is also rich in mathematical content and also requires a commitment of 4-8 hours per week. Each week, the duration of the lecture videos amount to somewhere between 120-150 minutes - and the lecturer didn't read slides; instead, he would explain the logic behind the concepts and provided papers for learners to read on our own time. That approach really helped scaffold my learning. I hope you'd consider revisiting this course's learning plan - or probably just state on the course info page that this course is more suitable for a refresher course rather than an introductory one. | is the content of the video | Lecture | Having watch the first week's videos, | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.99 | 1.0 |
| 1BM3lirjEeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | One thing I regret from this course is the content of the video lectures. Having watch the first week's videos, I found that the professor mostly just read the slides - and did it in a very faithful and careful manner, not to miss a subscript .... This is quite devastating for me. I can read the slides myself (although I have to download it first, since the fonts on the screen are very small). What I need is the professor to explain the logic behind the formulas, the *why* behind what is written, instead of just reading *what* is written on the slides. I find it amusing that with an expected learning of 8 hours a week, the total duration of the first week's videos add up to a mere 36 minutes. A couple of weeks ago I have just finished a course that subjectively is comparable in its difficulty level. That course is also rich in mathematical content and also requires a commitment of 4-8 hours per week. Each week, the duration of the lecture videos amount to somewhere between 120-150 minutes - and the lecturer didn't read slides; instead, he would explain the logic behind the concepts and provided papers for learners to read on our own time. That approach really helped scaffold my learning. I hope you'd consider revisiting this course's learning plan - or probably just state on the course info page that this course is more suitable for a refresher course rather than an introductory one. | Each week, the duration of the | Lecture | videos amount to somewhere between 120-150 | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.99 | 1.0 |
| 1BM3lirjEeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | Excellent material and lectures. Top notch. | Excellent material and | Lecture | Top notch. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.99 | 1.0 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | The content is very good but the lecture presentation and structure could use improvement. Assignment instructions are not as clear as they could be. | content is very good but the | Lecture | presentation and structure could use improvement. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | A BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT COURSE, the teachers put A LOT of effort into making the lecture slides and videos. Everything was explained multiple times such that the student understands it better. Also, computer vision, especially geometric vision is difficult to understand without a proper background in linear algebra, but the teachers' explanation was enough to fill the gaps so that even someone with only a minimalistic knowledge of linear algebra was able to consume the content. The exercises were a class apart, they were very well structured with tangible results at the end of each, And each of the exercises brought together the key points of the lectures, so that the student could easily implement them in code and test out the algorithm. Last but the not the least, the community was very active with the teaching assistants pitching in wherever necessary, in particular, Stephen did a great job of understanding the issues students were facing and taking appropriate action. All in All, a very well structured course to jump start one's career into computer vision. | LOT of effort into making the | Lecture | slides and videos. Everything was explained | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | A BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT COURSE, the teachers put A LOT of effort into making the lecture slides and videos. Everything was explained multiple times such that the student understands it better. Also, computer vision, especially geometric vision is difficult to understand without a proper background in linear algebra, but the teachers' explanation was enough to fill the gaps so that even someone with only a minimalistic knowledge of linear algebra was able to consume the content. The exercises were a class apart, they were very well structured with tangible results at the end of each, And each of the exercises brought together the key points of the lectures, so that the student could easily implement them in code and test out the algorithm. Last but the not the least, the community was very active with the teaching assistants pitching in wherever necessary, in particular, Stephen did a great job of understanding the issues students were facing and taking appropriate action. All in All, a very well structured course to jump start one's career into computer vision. | together the key points of the | Lecture | so that the student could easily | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | The videos should be completely reconsidered. Instructors pointing at virtual points on screen does not help at all. The course creators tried to squeeze in many concepts in 4 weeks. More examples should be provided in lectures, not just abstract math (e.g. lectures on projective transformation). | More examples should be provided in | Lecture | not just abstract math (e. g. | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | It is certainly the most comprehensive course in computer vision that can be provided in a span of four weeks. It is much time consuming compared to the other four courses (I have done this at the end); however, each and every bit of it is worth it. The teaching is incredible, especially, Prof. Shi's teaching includes intuition and physical interpretation which helps in appreciating the equations much more. The assignments equally match with the lecture content. Trust me, by the end of four weeks you will be comfortable in reading and understanding papers in visual SLAM, pose estimation, etc. A small suggestion: in a few lectures, for instance in SIFT lecture, Prof. Daniilidis is not shown in the screen whereas his actions are necessary to better understand the content in the slides. The Professors and the TAs have done a commendable job and thank you all for this course. | A small suggestion: in a few | Lecture | for instance in SIFT lecture, Prof. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | It is certainly the most comprehensive course in computer vision that can be provided in a span of four weeks. It is much time consuming compared to the other four courses (I have done this at the end); however, each and every bit of it is worth it. The teaching is incredible, especially, Prof. Shi's teaching includes intuition and physical interpretation which helps in appreciating the equations much more. The assignments equally match with the lecture content. Trust me, by the end of four weeks you will be comfortable in reading and understanding papers in visual SLAM, pose estimation, etc. A small suggestion: in a few lectures, for instance in SIFT lecture, Prof. Daniilidis is not shown in the screen whereas his actions are necessary to better understand the content in the slides. The Professors and the TAs have done a commendable job and thank you all for this course. | few lectures, for instance in SIFT | Lecture | Prof. Daniilidis is not shown in | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | I really loved the dense collection of relevant information, this course is a great introduction to computer vision-related algorithms. Unfortunately the lecture videos are poorly edited and subtitles are inaccurate, however the slides are quite good and verbose enough to understand every topic. Assignments are quite good, however formula derivation explanations could be better. | to computer vision-related algorithms. Unfortunately the | Lecture | videos are poorly edited and subtitles | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | The course is a very good overall description of the Perception field. The part I really liked is that there was no haste or a concept just superficially discussed - lectures are long and detailed. The presentation of lectures especially from Prof. Jianbo Shi are excellent - to represent Matrices in colours and give a intuitive sense of every formula(especially the Jacobians and treating the image blending process as painting) . The bad part of this course is that pronunciations of faculties could be a little unclear and hence a very good transcript is required - which in this course is not upto the mark. There were few mistakes on the slides and should be rectified atleast in the pdf of the slides. What this means is that we have to go through some frustration while watching the video first time which gradually improves on second or third view. Also, there is absolutely no participation of teaching staff. A good content should be supplemented with assistance to further enhance learning experience. Few doubts because of this remains unclear and I wish I could have got this sorted in this class. | a concept just superficially discussed - | Lecture | are long and detailed. The presentation | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | The course is a very good overall description of the Perception field. The part I really liked is that there was no haste or a concept just superficially discussed - lectures are long and detailed. The presentation of lectures especially from Prof. Jianbo Shi are excellent - to represent Matrices in colours and give a intuitive sense of every formula(especially the Jacobians and treating the image blending process as painting) . The bad part of this course is that pronunciations of faculties could be a little unclear and hence a very good transcript is required - which in this course is not upto the mark. There were few mistakes on the slides and should be rectified atleast in the pdf of the slides. What this means is that we have to go through some frustration while watching the video first time which gradually improves on second or third view. Also, there is absolutely no participation of teaching staff. A good content should be supplemented with assistance to further enhance learning experience. Few doubts because of this remains unclear and I wish I could have got this sorted in this class. | long and detailed. The presentation of | Lecture | especially from Prof. Jianbo Shi are | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | This course has a lot of interesting material regarding perception using cameras. The lectures focus on a wide range of topics, from the basics until camera pose estimation, epipolar geometry, optical flow and 3D motion. The explanations are very clear, and the Jacobian explanation using colors is excellent. Negative points: sometimes the lectures are long, and the concepts are a little bit mixed. | is excellent. Negative points: sometimes the | Lecture | are long, and the concepts are | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | That Chinese professor is so good at giving lectures | professor is so good at giving | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1eYewVu-EeWACQpGR_316w | Professors very hard to understand, and videos don't have the best editing. Also extremely math heavy, lectures being just math formulas, without a lot of real life applicability (ex. the assignments where you have to project a logo, or cube, when the program gives you the location corners in a file, which will NEVER happen when you use your camera; finding that position is a pre-requisite of the entire program) | best editing. Also extremely math heavy, | Lecture | being just math formulas, without a | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Margaret Meloni is very professional. She uses a combination of stories and examples to strengthen her lectures and the class was very informative. Thank you. | stories and examples to strengthen her | Lecture | and the class was very informative. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | I would give this lecture a three because it is a very independent and useful course, but I feel like the presentation skills could have been improved upon and found the information very dry. I really liked the intent and where she was going.It was easy to follow and complete, although there was something missing for me. | I would give this | Lecture | a three because it is a | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | For those whose duties vary from day-to-day and week-to-week, given a performance objective to improve one's time management seems to be impossible given the lectures. I'm in the middle of the course but hopefully I will see this variation discussed. | seems to be impossible given the | Lecture | I'm in the middle of the | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Wonderful learning experience, a must-be for anyone who wants to be more organized and get more done during a day. Highly recommend! The lectures are short very well structured. Thank you for bringing this to Coursera UC Irvine! | during a day. Highly recommend! The | Lecture | are short very well structured. Thank | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Great course - you'll find here many helphul things in very interesting lectures. | many helphul things in very interesting | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | good pacakge and system of delivering lecture | good pacakge and system of delivering | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | I liked the content which Coursera provided in this course. Also the mentor was very impressive. Her voice and her way of delivering the lecture was amazing. The examples given in the course were very helping. | and her way of delivering the | Lecture | was amazing. The examples given in | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Very neat and nice lecture. It is very good to control and save time and also this lecture itself is well designed to do time managing. | Very neat and nice | Lecture | It is very good to control | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Very neat and nice lecture. It is very good to control and save time and also this lecture itself is well designed to do time managing. | and save time and also this | Lecture | itself is well designed to do | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | Love this course. Nice presentations and video lectures. Would love to see more reference materials in future. Thanks to the team, which helped me to realize where i stand, and where to focus in "time management and professional productivity". | this course. Nice presentations and video | Lecture | Would love to see more reference | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | the course i freakingly awesome. the professor diction is very clear and the pace at which he speaks is just perfect to understand and absorb through the lecture. | to understand and absorb through the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 1ndQqNPxEeSloiIAC3kKUw | This is more like a one hour lecture than an actual course. I was hoping for more content. | is more like a one hour | Lecture | than an actual course. I was | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | extraordinary lecture with clear explanation and examples. This course is way much better than the Johns Hopkins Data Science certification. I suggest you taking this course | extraordinary | Lecture | with clear explanation and examples. This | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Very mixed feelings about this course. Generally speaking, the course lectures are informative and well organized. Mentors are reallly of great help, they are doing a great job, honestly: they are very active, they give good insights, they know the subject matter. But in the course lectures, there are occasions where concepts are used which were not formally introduced before their actual use. One example: in the lectures on probability, the first "slide" in the lecture talks about random processes, outcomes of random process,... On the next slide, the notion of probability of an event is introduced, but the very notion of "event" was never introduced. It is introduced in the accompanying book, but if it is the case that the book chapters should be read PRIOR to watching the course videos, that fact should be made clear. Further in the course on probability, some words are used "interchangeably" without the context making it clear why they can be used interchangeably. For instance, on some occasions, the concept of independent events is used, but then, later on, the discussion talks of independent processes. Which is which??? Is there a difference? If so, what is it? When do I need to use independent events as opposed to independent processes? The graded assignments are of varying quality. The most disturbing thing about them is that, on some occasions, concepts are used in the quiz questions (either directly in the questions and answer choices, or indirectly in the "correction" for the quiz after you have submitted it) that were never touched upon in the course. I have had two occasions of concepts not introduced in the course but used in the graded assignments. The first occurrence of a gap between course content and quiz questions was on a quiz question about inference. I failed the question, and understood why I failed based on the course content litterally minutes after failing the question (and one mentor actually rightly corrected me). But the question "correction" (the explanation text you receive after submitting, as justification for what the correct answer is) referred to the concept of "two-sided hypothesis test". Where did THAT come from?? I checked and rechecked the course videos, no mention at all of it. I checked the accompanying book, and the first mention of two-sided hypothesis test is way way way further in the book, in a chapter that is entirely focusing on inference. The second occurrence was in week 4. The course lectures cover two distributions: normal and binomial. The recommended reading in the book also focus on these two distributions (the recommended reading actually skips the section on geometric distribution, if I remember well). But in one of the quiz question, there was one of the possible answers referring to the geometric distribution. If it is the case that we are supposed to know and understand about geometric distributions, then the course content should cover the subject. Or at the very least, the course lecture should mention clearly that learners are advised to read about it in the accompanying book. The guidelines for the project assignment (week 5) are not all that clear as to what is expected from the learners. Sure, there are instructions on where to find the info, what structure should be followed,... There is also a very nice "example" project (designed by one of the mentors), which provides a lot of useful info (how to filter missing values from variables,...). But there is no real hint as to the depth of analysis we are expected to complete. This is definitely a source of confusion, not only for me, but also for a few other learners, from what I gathered in the discussion forums. The result is that the projects you get to review are of very disparate levels. Some end up in calculating one figure per research question, without any attempt at deriving trends or patterns, others do not include any plots at all,... The thing is that the peer review criteria do not really provide a good basis to ensure that learners did indeed assimilate the course contents. Most of the questions in the peer review assignment have a lot more to do with following a canvas and not so much with the course substance itself. For instance, some of the peer review criteria have to do with the narratives for computed statistics and plots. The criteria are: "Is each plot/R outout followed by a narrative", "Does the narrative correctly interpret the plots, or statistics", "Does the narrative address the research question". But when the research question is a question of the type "What it the IQR for income per state", for instance, the narrative can be very short: "IQR per state shows that the state with higher variability of income is...". So, the narrative meets the 3 evaluation criteria: there is a narrative, it does address the research question, and it does correctly interpret the statistics. But it is not particularly useful. I do understand that Internet-based peer review is challenging, and that you have to settle for "neutral" criteria that are easy to assess by learners. But the peer review grading "grid" as it currently stands is not "that" helpful in assessing whether the course contents has been assimilated. To conclude, when I took the course, my initial plan was to follow the entire specialization. But after having completed the first course of the specialization, I have radically changed my mind, and will look for alternatives "elsewhere" to get the knowledge/skillset that I am after. | this course. Generally speaking, the course | Lecture | are informative and well organized. Mentors | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Very mixed feelings about this course. Generally speaking, the course lectures are informative and well organized. Mentors are reallly of great help, they are doing a great job, honestly: they are very active, they give good insights, they know the subject matter. But in the course lectures, there are occasions where concepts are used which were not formally introduced before their actual use. One example: in the lectures on probability, the first "slide" in the lecture talks about random processes, outcomes of random process,... On the next slide, the notion of probability of an event is introduced, but the very notion of "event" was never introduced. It is introduced in the accompanying book, but if it is the case that the book chapters should be read PRIOR to watching the course videos, that fact should be made clear. Further in the course on probability, some words are used "interchangeably" without the context making it clear why they can be used interchangeably. For instance, on some occasions, the concept of independent events is used, but then, later on, the discussion talks of independent processes. Which is which??? Is there a difference? If so, what is it? When do I need to use independent events as opposed to independent processes? The graded assignments are of varying quality. The most disturbing thing about them is that, on some occasions, concepts are used in the quiz questions (either directly in the questions and answer choices, or indirectly in the "correction" for the quiz after you have submitted it) that were never touched upon in the course. I have had two occasions of concepts not introduced in the course but used in the graded assignments. The first occurrence of a gap between course content and quiz questions was on a quiz question about inference. I failed the question, and understood why I failed based on the course content litterally minutes after failing the question (and one mentor actually rightly corrected me). But the question "correction" (the explanation text you receive after submitting, as justification for what the correct answer is) referred to the concept of "two-sided hypothesis test". Where did THAT come from?? I checked and rechecked the course videos, no mention at all of it. I checked the accompanying book, and the first mention of two-sided hypothesis test is way way way further in the book, in a chapter that is entirely focusing on inference. The second occurrence was in week 4. The course lectures cover two distributions: normal and binomial. The recommended reading in the book also focus on these two distributions (the recommended reading actually skips the section on geometric distribution, if I remember well). But in one of the quiz question, there was one of the possible answers referring to the geometric distribution. If it is the case that we are supposed to know and understand about geometric distributions, then the course content should cover the subject. Or at the very least, the course lecture should mention clearly that learners are advised to read about it in the accompanying book. The guidelines for the project assignment (week 5) are not all that clear as to what is expected from the learners. Sure, there are instructions on where to find the info, what structure should be followed,... There is also a very nice "example" project (designed by one of the mentors), which provides a lot of useful info (how to filter missing values from variables,...). But there is no real hint as to the depth of analysis we are expected to complete. This is definitely a source of confusion, not only for me, but also for a few other learners, from what I gathered in the discussion forums. The result is that the projects you get to review are of very disparate levels. Some end up in calculating one figure per research question, without any attempt at deriving trends or patterns, others do not include any plots at all,... The thing is that the peer review criteria do not really provide a good basis to ensure that learners did indeed assimilate the course contents. Most of the questions in the peer review assignment have a lot more to do with following a canvas and not so much with the course substance itself. For instance, some of the peer review criteria have to do with the narratives for computed statistics and plots. The criteria are: "Is each plot/R outout followed by a narrative", "Does the narrative correctly interpret the plots, or statistics", "Does the narrative address the research question". But when the research question is a question of the type "What it the IQR for income per state", for instance, the narrative can be very short: "IQR per state shows that the state with higher variability of income is...". So, the narrative meets the 3 evaluation criteria: there is a narrative, it does address the research question, and it does correctly interpret the statistics. But it is not particularly useful. I do understand that Internet-based peer review is challenging, and that you have to settle for "neutral" criteria that are easy to assess by learners. But the peer review grading "grid" as it currently stands is not "that" helpful in assessing whether the course contents has been assimilated. To conclude, when I took the course, my initial plan was to follow the entire specialization. But after having completed the first course of the specialization, I have radically changed my mind, and will look for alternatives "elsewhere" to get the knowledge/skillset that I am after. | subject matter. But in the course | Lecture | there are occasions where concepts are | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Very mixed feelings about this course. Generally speaking, the course lectures are informative and well organized. Mentors are reallly of great help, they are doing a great job, honestly: they are very active, they give good insights, they know the subject matter. But in the course lectures, there are occasions where concepts are used which were not formally introduced before their actual use. One example: in the lectures on probability, the first "slide" in the lecture talks about random processes, outcomes of random process,... On the next slide, the notion of probability of an event is introduced, but the very notion of "event" was never introduced. It is introduced in the accompanying book, but if it is the case that the book chapters should be read PRIOR to watching the course videos, that fact should be made clear. Further in the course on probability, some words are used "interchangeably" without the context making it clear why they can be used interchangeably. For instance, on some occasions, the concept of independent events is used, but then, later on, the discussion talks of independent processes. Which is which??? Is there a difference? If so, what is it? When do I need to use independent events as opposed to independent processes? The graded assignments are of varying quality. The most disturbing thing about them is that, on some occasions, concepts are used in the quiz questions (either directly in the questions and answer choices, or indirectly in the "correction" for the quiz after you have submitted it) that were never touched upon in the course. I have had two occasions of concepts not introduced in the course but used in the graded assignments. The first occurrence of a gap between course content and quiz questions was on a quiz question about inference. I failed the question, and understood why I failed based on the course content litterally minutes after failing the question (and one mentor actually rightly corrected me). But the question "correction" (the explanation text you receive after submitting, as justification for what the correct answer is) referred to the concept of "two-sided hypothesis test". Where did THAT come from?? I checked and rechecked the course videos, no mention at all of it. I checked the accompanying book, and the first mention of two-sided hypothesis test is way way way further in the book, in a chapter that is entirely focusing on inference. The second occurrence was in week 4. The course lectures cover two distributions: normal and binomial. The recommended reading in the book also focus on these two distributions (the recommended reading actually skips the section on geometric distribution, if I remember well). But in one of the quiz question, there was one of the possible answers referring to the geometric distribution. If it is the case that we are supposed to know and understand about geometric distributions, then the course content should cover the subject. Or at the very least, the course lecture should mention clearly that learners are advised to read about it in the accompanying book. The guidelines for the project assignment (week 5) are not all that clear as to what is expected from the learners. Sure, there are instructions on where to find the info, what structure should be followed,... There is also a very nice "example" project (designed by one of the mentors), which provides a lot of useful info (how to filter missing values from variables,...). But there is no real hint as to the depth of analysis we are expected to complete. This is definitely a source of confusion, not only for me, but also for a few other learners, from what I gathered in the discussion forums. The result is that the projects you get to review are of very disparate levels. Some end up in calculating one figure per research question, without any attempt at deriving trends or patterns, others do not include any plots at all,... The thing is that the peer review criteria do not really provide a good basis to ensure that learners did indeed assimilate the course contents. Most of the questions in the peer review assignment have a lot more to do with following a canvas and not so much with the course substance itself. For instance, some of the peer review criteria have to do with the narratives for computed statistics and plots. The criteria are: "Is each plot/R outout followed by a narrative", "Does the narrative correctly interpret the plots, or statistics", "Does the narrative address the research question". But when the research question is a question of the type "What it the IQR for income per state", for instance, the narrative can be very short: "IQR per state shows that the state with higher variability of income is...". So, the narrative meets the 3 evaluation criteria: there is a narrative, it does address the research question, and it does correctly interpret the statistics. But it is not particularly useful. I do understand that Internet-based peer review is challenging, and that you have to settle for "neutral" criteria that are easy to assess by learners. But the peer review grading "grid" as it currently stands is not "that" helpful in assessing whether the course contents has been assimilated. To conclude, when I took the course, my initial plan was to follow the entire specialization. But after having completed the first course of the specialization, I have radically changed my mind, and will look for alternatives "elsewhere" to get the knowledge/skillset that I am after. | actual use. One example: in the | Lecture | on probability, the first " slide" | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Very mixed feelings about this course. Generally speaking, the course lectures are informative and well organized. Mentors are reallly of great help, they are doing a great job, honestly: they are very active, they give good insights, they know the subject matter. But in the course lectures, there are occasions where concepts are used which were not formally introduced before their actual use. One example: in the lectures on probability, the first "slide" in the lecture talks about random processes, outcomes of random process,... On the next slide, the notion of probability of an event is introduced, but the very notion of "event" was never introduced. It is introduced in the accompanying book, but if it is the case that the book chapters should be read PRIOR to watching the course videos, that fact should be made clear. Further in the course on probability, some words are used "interchangeably" without the context making it clear why they can be used interchangeably. For instance, on some occasions, the concept of independent events is used, but then, later on, the discussion talks of independent processes. Which is which??? Is there a difference? If so, what is it? When do I need to use independent events as opposed to independent processes? The graded assignments are of varying quality. The most disturbing thing about them is that, on some occasions, concepts are used in the quiz questions (either directly in the questions and answer choices, or indirectly in the "correction" for the quiz after you have submitted it) that were never touched upon in the course. I have had two occasions of concepts not introduced in the course but used in the graded assignments. The first occurrence of a gap between course content and quiz questions was on a quiz question about inference. I failed the question, and understood why I failed based on the course content litterally minutes after failing the question (and one mentor actually rightly corrected me). But the question "correction" (the explanation text you receive after submitting, as justification for what the correct answer is) referred to the concept of "two-sided hypothesis test". Where did THAT come from?? I checked and rechecked the course videos, no mention at all of it. I checked the accompanying book, and the first mention of two-sided hypothesis test is way way way further in the book, in a chapter that is entirely focusing on inference. The second occurrence was in week 4. The course lectures cover two distributions: normal and binomial. The recommended reading in the book also focus on these two distributions (the recommended reading actually skips the section on geometric distribution, if I remember well). But in one of the quiz question, there was one of the possible answers referring to the geometric distribution. If it is the case that we are supposed to know and understand about geometric distributions, then the course content should cover the subject. Or at the very least, the course lecture should mention clearly that learners are advised to read about it in the accompanying book. The guidelines for the project assignment (week 5) are not all that clear as to what is expected from the learners. Sure, there are instructions on where to find the info, what structure should be followed,... There is also a very nice "example" project (designed by one of the mentors), which provides a lot of useful info (how to filter missing values from variables,...). But there is no real hint as to the depth of analysis we are expected to complete. This is definitely a source of confusion, not only for me, but also for a few other learners, from what I gathered in the discussion forums. The result is that the projects you get to review are of very disparate levels. Some end up in calculating one figure per research question, without any attempt at deriving trends or patterns, others do not include any plots at all,... The thing is that the peer review criteria do not really provide a good basis to ensure that learners did indeed assimilate the course contents. Most of the questions in the peer review assignment have a lot more to do with following a canvas and not so much with the course substance itself. For instance, some of the peer review criteria have to do with the narratives for computed statistics and plots. The criteria are: "Is each plot/R outout followed by a narrative", "Does the narrative correctly interpret the plots, or statistics", "Does the narrative address the research question". But when the research question is a question of the type "What it the IQR for income per state", for instance, the narrative can be very short: "IQR per state shows that the state with higher variability of income is...". So, the narrative meets the 3 evaluation criteria: there is a narrative, it does address the research question, and it does correctly interpret the statistics. But it is not particularly useful. I do understand that Internet-based peer review is challenging, and that you have to settle for "neutral" criteria that are easy to assess by learners. But the peer review grading "grid" as it currently stands is not "that" helpful in assessing whether the course contents has been assimilated. To conclude, when I took the course, my initial plan was to follow the entire specialization. But after having completed the first course of the specialization, I have radically changed my mind, and will look for alternatives "elsewhere" to get the knowledge/skillset that I am after. | the first " slide" in the | Lecture | talks about random processes, outcomes of | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Very mixed feelings about this course. Generally speaking, the course lectures are informative and well organized. Mentors are reallly of great help, they are doing a great job, honestly: they are very active, they give good insights, they know the subject matter. But in the course lectures, there are occasions where concepts are used which were not formally introduced before their actual use. One example: in the lectures on probability, the first "slide" in the lecture talks about random processes, outcomes of random process,... On the next slide, the notion of probability of an event is introduced, but the very notion of "event" was never introduced. It is introduced in the accompanying book, but if it is the case that the book chapters should be read PRIOR to watching the course videos, that fact should be made clear. Further in the course on probability, some words are used "interchangeably" without the context making it clear why they can be used interchangeably. For instance, on some occasions, the concept of independent events is used, but then, later on, the discussion talks of independent processes. Which is which??? Is there a difference? If so, what is it? When do I need to use independent events as opposed to independent processes? The graded assignments are of varying quality. The most disturbing thing about them is that, on some occasions, concepts are used in the quiz questions (either directly in the questions and answer choices, or indirectly in the "correction" for the quiz after you have submitted it) that were never touched upon in the course. I have had two occasions of concepts not introduced in the course but used in the graded assignments. The first occurrence of a gap between course content and quiz questions was on a quiz question about inference. I failed the question, and understood why I failed based on the course content litterally minutes after failing the question (and one mentor actually rightly corrected me). But the question "correction" (the explanation text you receive after submitting, as justification for what the correct answer is) referred to the concept of "two-sided hypothesis test". Where did THAT come from?? I checked and rechecked the course videos, no mention at all of it. I checked the accompanying book, and the first mention of two-sided hypothesis test is way way way further in the book, in a chapter that is entirely focusing on inference. The second occurrence was in week 4. The course lectures cover two distributions: normal and binomial. The recommended reading in the book also focus on these two distributions (the recommended reading actually skips the section on geometric distribution, if I remember well). But in one of the quiz question, there was one of the possible answers referring to the geometric distribution. If it is the case that we are supposed to know and understand about geometric distributions, then the course content should cover the subject. Or at the very least, the course lecture should mention clearly that learners are advised to read about it in the accompanying book. The guidelines for the project assignment (week 5) are not all that clear as to what is expected from the learners. Sure, there are instructions on where to find the info, what structure should be followed,... There is also a very nice "example" project (designed by one of the mentors), which provides a lot of useful info (how to filter missing values from variables,...). But there is no real hint as to the depth of analysis we are expected to complete. This is definitely a source of confusion, not only for me, but also for a few other learners, from what I gathered in the discussion forums. The result is that the projects you get to review are of very disparate levels. Some end up in calculating one figure per research question, without any attempt at deriving trends or patterns, others do not include any plots at all,... The thing is that the peer review criteria do not really provide a good basis to ensure that learners did indeed assimilate the course contents. Most of the questions in the peer review assignment have a lot more to do with following a canvas and not so much with the course substance itself. For instance, some of the peer review criteria have to do with the narratives for computed statistics and plots. The criteria are: "Is each plot/R outout followed by a narrative", "Does the narrative correctly interpret the plots, or statistics", "Does the narrative address the research question". But when the research question is a question of the type "What it the IQR for income per state", for instance, the narrative can be very short: "IQR per state shows that the state with higher variability of income is...". So, the narrative meets the 3 evaluation criteria: there is a narrative, it does address the research question, and it does correctly interpret the statistics. But it is not particularly useful. I do understand that Internet-based peer review is challenging, and that you have to settle for "neutral" criteria that are easy to assess by learners. But the peer review grading "grid" as it currently stands is not "that" helpful in assessing whether the course contents has been assimilated. To conclude, when I took the course, my initial plan was to follow the entire specialization. But after having completed the first course of the specialization, I have radically changed my mind, and will look for alternatives "elsewhere" to get the knowledge/skillset that I am after. | at the very least, the course | Lecture | should mention clearly that learners are | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | This course is absolutely fantastic. The lectures great and the assignment was excellent | This course is absolutely fantastic. The | Lecture | great and the assignment was excellent | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | I really liked this course. The course comprises of lectures, which are clear and are rich in examples, and of practical assignments, which you do in R. The practical tasks is where the course shines - everything is explained very clearly, there is a lot of content, and the course works with databases that are huge (thousands of cases and hundreds of variables) and have some of the more common problems (eg. missing data). I have little to no prior programming experience, just for the record. Mind you, this is an introductory course, as the name states, so don't expect to be a master of R or data handling after finishing it, but I feel I learned a lot here. | this course. The course comprises of | Lecture | which are clear and are rich | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel is awesome! Her lectures are very comprehensive!!! :) | Dr. Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel is awesome! Her | Lecture | are very comprehensive! ! ! :) | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Great introductory course in statistics. The lectures are not about R per se, but you learn R by applying the statistics that you have learned. | Great introductory course in statistics. The | Lecture | are not about R per se, | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Lectures and material we're really good. Haven't done the practical part, so can't say anything about it. | | Lecture | and material we're really good. Haven't | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | This course was excellent, the teaching material top-notch and with excellent pedagogy. It's amazing that the course authors offer a statistics textbook almost exactly covering the course content for free. The idea to combine R and statistics is right on the money too, thanks to this one can learn 2 skills at the same time, with statistical analysis letting you practice coding in R and R helping you visualise your statistics. The lectures are divided into small, easy to absorb chunks and the teacher does an excellent job explaining the material, giving very good examples and analogies to help the students understand concepts. The exercises and assignments are fun to complete, and the course offers a flexibility in how much time you spend on it per week, e.g. there are non-mandatory exercises to do. | helping you visualise your statistics. The | Lecture | are divided into small, easy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | This is one of the best courses I've taken with Coursera so far. The lecture videos combine very nicely with the R training. I look forward to taking the next course in this series. | taken with Coursera so far. The | Lecture | videos combine very nicely with the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Course covers a lot of material very efficiently. Instruction is concise, and provides a free online textbook for deeper learning on topics in case you don't fully understand them from the lecture. Be aware that the final project is a serious chunk of work, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 of the total time it took me to complete this course! | don't fully understand them from the | Lecture | Be aware that the final project | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Great lectures. The course project could benefit from greater structure. | Great | Lecture | The course project could benefit from | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Exceptionally brilliant. The course material is beyond amazing, enjoying every bit of the lectures. Highly recommend. | amazing, enjoying every bit of the | Lecture | Highly recommend. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2dHcFsRdEeW2JxKnR3RyOw | Interesting, information-dense and well presented lectures by someone who obviously has a deep understanding of the topics and who is passionate about teaching the subject. Added to that: a great course textbook and useful R tutorials with a focus on commonly used libraries such as dplyr and ggplot. Beginner and intermediate statistics students, as well as teachers interested in the presentation of statistics theory and practice, can't go wrong with this course. | Interesting, information-dense and well presented | Lecture | by someone who obviously has a | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.96 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Fun course! The teacher was great at explaining concepts taught through this lecture! I would really recommend this course along with the other courses in this specialization! | at explaining concepts taught through this | Lecture | I would really recommend this course | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Easy to follow and understand, good balance of conceptual lectures and hands on practices. | and understand, good balance of conceptual | Lecture | and hands on practices. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | I tried other complex Unity3d courses online, and this one beats them all in the way it is built stage by stage. It doesn't pile too much information from the start, and lets you use pre-generated complex assests first, and only later explains them gradually. Even though I had some basic tutorial in Unity3d I couldn't imagine getting that far within a month, investing only about 3-4 hours on the lectures. The projects themselves consume as much time as you want/have to put into, with at least 3-4 hours on average, but if you want to really learn and improve your skill, it requires a lot more than that. | only about 3-4 hours on the | Lecture | The projects themselves consume as much | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | This course was very informative and hands-on. I learned so much from watching the lectures, working on the assignments, and from the amazing community. I highly recommend this course for anyone that wants to start game development. | learned so much from watching the | Lecture | working on the assignments, and from | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | I learned so much in this short course! I learned more than I ever thought I could about making video games, considering I'm a complete beginner. Great step by step videos for learning to make games in Unity, plus lectures about aspects of game development. It would not be very challenging if you are not a beginner, and there is almost no focus on writing your own scripts, so this wouldn't be the right course for someone wanting to learn to code their own games. I subtracted one star because there was no professor interaction (such as on the message boards), although the professor is very good in the videos. | to make games in Unity, plus | Lecture | about aspects of game development. It | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Professor makes the complicated process easier with his detailed lecture. This course is really great for beginners to learn how to make games and the concepts of games. Thank you professor! | complicated process easier with his detailed | Lecture | This course is really great for | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Great course! The lectures are very thorough with all the necessary details. It would be nice if they made the lecture slides available for download. | Great course! The | Lecture | are very thorough with all the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Didactically I was a little disappointed since, as so often, allegedly innovative e-learning is based on a conventional transmission pedagogy, with the instructur delivering frontal-teaching-style lectures and the learner imitating the instructions. As a comparative novice in the field, I'm not sure that I am now able to apply independently what I imitated for the assignments. Scripting went right over my head. Rhetorically, many of the lectures were preformulated written texts rattled off, sometimes quite fast, in spite of the complexity of some of the information. Where the instructor formulated freely, the excessive Uuuhms and "go ahead's" nearly drove me bonkers. On the whole, a useful course, though. | pedagogy, with the instructur delivering frontal-teaching-style | Lecture | and the learner imitating the instructions. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Didactically I was a little disappointed since, as so often, allegedly innovative e-learning is based on a conventional transmission pedagogy, with the instructur delivering frontal-teaching-style lectures and the learner imitating the instructions. As a comparative novice in the field, I'm not sure that I am now able to apply independently what I imitated for the assignments. Scripting went right over my head. Rhetorically, many of the lectures were preformulated written texts rattled off, sometimes quite fast, in spite of the complexity of some of the information. Where the instructor formulated freely, the excessive Uuuhms and "go ahead's" nearly drove me bonkers. On the whole, a useful course, though. | my head. Rhetorically, many of the | Lecture | were preformulated written texts rattled off, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Good course that gets you going with Unity3D. Very simple to follow the hands-on lectures, just repeat in your own editor. The assignments are very easy, this is the easiest course I've completed on Coursera. Very basic coding involved, and you don't need to write anything from scratch. I will take the next Course offered by Michigan State University as well! | Very simple to follow the hands-on | Lecture | just repeat in your own editor. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | I loved the course through every single lecture and assignment. I think the projects we worked on were a perfect introduction for people who had never worked in Unity before, and for an experienced Unity user (like me) they were a great way to touch up on the basics and even learn a few new ways to organize projects. I'd take this course again a thousand times over, and recommend it for anyone interested in getting into the game development industry, programmer or otherwise. | loved the course through every single | Lecture | and assignment. I think the projects | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Great topic and extremely well made and balanced materials (lectures, projects, etc.). | extremely well made and balanced materials | Lecture | projects, etc. ). | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Really good course. Very high quality teaching and lectures | course. Very high quality teaching and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | Great teacher, very organized and clear lectures, cool topic and a lot of fun! | Great teacher, very organized and clear | Lecture | cool topic and a lot of | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2H8ExCTIEeWeDBJG1XrG0w | That's really a great course, even if we're at the starting point I wanna vote and give a five star cause the first lectures were amazing | a five star cause the first | Lecture | were amazing | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 2InHZhR3EeW_mxLPrCkAqw | The teacher explains concepts very well. Really worth the time to go over the lectures several times. The programming assignments however lack instructions and the online judgement system has some strange requests which are not illustrated in the instruction. You have to guess what the assignment is about each time. Overall very good lectures but poor assignments. | the time to go over the | Lecture | several times. The programming assignments however | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| 2InHZhR3EeW_mxLPrCkAqw | The teacher explains concepts very well. Really worth the time to go over the lectures several times. The programming assignments however lack instructions and the online judgement system has some strange requests which are not illustrated in the instruction. You have to guess what the assignment is about each time. Overall very good lectures but poor assignments. | about each time. Overall very good | Lecture | but poor assignments. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| 2InHZhR3EeW_mxLPrCkAqw | The problem sets are like real life problems and the lecture focuses on what are the most confusing parts. It is a valuable course for someone who has just a little computer programming background to start one's journey with C language. | like real life problems and the | Lecture | focuses on what are the most | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.72 |
| 2QKA3X3EEeW-FwqtbgSK1Q | I enjoyed the topic. The lectures could be augmented by breaking them up into more pieces (particularly for Instrumental variables and double difference). It would have been nice if additional (optional) readings were listed to give interested students more direction. I also would have liked to see topics added to the course such as propensity score matching. | I enjoyed the topic. The | Lecture | could be augmented by breaking them | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 0.74 |
| 2QKA3X3EEeW-FwqtbgSK1Q | Material is good Lecture style is dull, monotonous & uninspiring For best results - follow the advice given in the MOOC, i.e read relevant readings before viewing lectures. | Material is good | Lecture | style is dull, monotonous & uninspiring | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 0.74 |
| 2QKA3X3EEeW-FwqtbgSK1Q | Material is good Lecture style is dull, monotonous & uninspiring For best results - follow the advice given in the MOOC, i.e read relevant readings before viewing lectures. | e read relevant readings before viewing | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 0.74 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | The course was interesting and low maintenance. The lectures could have been snappier and more to the point. | was interesting and low maintenance. The | Lecture | could have been snappier and more | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | Dr. Charles Severance does a great job explaining the course and giving passion to the facts. I plan to watch the lectures again for mere enjoyment. | facts. I plan to watch the | Lecture | again for mere enjoyment. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | A really interesting and relevant course. Replayable and pause-able video lectures are obviously the way to go. The software-driven transcription of the lectures is useful but needs a lot of reformatting and some error correction (this process is not a bad learning tool in its own right!) | relevant course. Replayable and pause-able video | Lecture | are obviously the way to go. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | A really interesting and relevant course. Replayable and pause-able video lectures are obviously the way to go. The software-driven transcription of the lectures is useful but needs a lot of reformatting and some error correction (this process is not a bad learning tool in its own right!) | go. The software-driven transcription of the | Lecture | is useful but needs a lot | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | This is brilliant lecture i have ever had. Glad to be the learner of this lesson. | This is brilliant | Lecture | i have ever had. Glad to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | Great content and well paced lectures | Great content and well paced | Lecture | | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | Love it, easy to follow, great lecture. ! | Love it, easy to follow, great | Lecture | ! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | Great mix of video's from first-hand experts; white-boarding and lecture. Well done! | video's from first-hand experts; white-boarding and | Lecture | Well done! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 2UHGXkNtEeSfwCIACxeXRw | Professor Charles Severance is very clear on his lectures, making this a wonderful course! | Severance is very clear on his | Lecture | making this a wonderful course! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 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 | incredible. And of course Dr. Chuck's | Lecture | explanations and analogies are really helpful | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.09 |
| 39iAT2nMEeSqESIAC44MZQ | Compared to lectures offered by various seminaries, Professor Wright has organized the course in a way that has included both biblical sources and extra-biblical sources which are not permitted by seminaries. The part I love the most is the interviews by Professor Wright with leading scholars of different expertise. It is not hard to tell the effort the professor has exerted to put the course together. I would love to take more courses from Professor Wright regarding OT and relevant areas and am wondering how I can access them. | Compared to | Lecture | offered by various seminaries, Professor Wright | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
| 39iAT2nMEeSqESIAC44MZQ | I just started this class this morning and Professor Wright is great. Usually I find the professors in a one on one lecture such as this, either speaking too fast or just boring. He is terrific. I have enjoyed the lessons very much. | professors in a one on one | Lecture | such as this, either speaking too | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
| 39iAT2nMEeSqESIAC44MZQ | Really interesting thesis about the impetus behind the formation of the Hebrew Bible. Makes a convincing case by linking the historical, geographical, archaeological, and textual evidence. Great lectures and guest lectures. Also provides a case for why studying the bible is important even for secular humanists and atheists. Includes really interesting ideas about the genesis (pun intended) of modern conceptions of nations and states. | geographical, archaeological, and textual evidence. Great | Lecture | and guest lectures. Also provides a | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
| 39iAT2nMEeSqESIAC44MZQ | Really interesting thesis about the impetus behind the formation of the Hebrew Bible. Makes a convincing case by linking the historical, geographical, archaeological, and textual evidence. Great lectures and guest lectures. Also provides a case for why studying the bible is important even for secular humanists and atheists. Includes really interesting ideas about the genesis (pun intended) of modern conceptions of nations and states. | textual evidence. Great lectures and guest | Lecture | Also provides a case for why | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The lectures are very well prepared and clear. With regards to the assignments: I think it will be nice to design the assignments in a way that allows people to use the language and libraries they prefer as much as possible. I would also prefer to write more of the coding assignments by myself, instead of trying to fill in the blanks in some pre-written code and complete them. That will help the students to learn a lot more. | The | Lecture | are very well prepared and clear. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The good: -Good examples to learn the concepts -Good organization of the material -The assignments were well-explained and easy to follow-up -The good humor and attitude of the professor makes the lectures very engaging -All videolectures are small and this makes them easy to digest and follow (optional videos were large compared with the rest of the lectures but the material covered on those was pretty advanced and its length is justifiable) Things that can be improved: -In some of the videos the professor seemed to cruise through some of the concepts. I understand that it is recommended to take the series of courses in certain order but sometimes I felt we were rushing through the material covered -I may be nitpicking here but I wish the professor used a different color to write on the slides (the red he used clashed horribly with some of the slides' backgrounds and made it difficult to read his observations) Overall, a good course to take and very easy to follow if taken together with the other courses in the series. | attitude of the professor makes the | Lecture | very engaging -All videolectures are small | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The good: -Good examples to learn the concepts -Good organization of the material -The assignments were well-explained and easy to follow-up -The good humor and attitude of the professor makes the lectures very engaging -All videolectures are small and this makes them easy to digest and follow (optional videos were large compared with the rest of the lectures but the material covered on those was pretty advanced and its length is justifiable) Things that can be improved: -In some of the videos the professor seemed to cruise through some of the concepts. I understand that it is recommended to take the series of courses in certain order but sometimes I felt we were rushing through the material covered -I may be nitpicking here but I wish the professor used a different color to write on the slides (the red he used clashed horribly with some of the slides' backgrounds and made it difficult to read his observations) Overall, a good course to take and very easy to follow if taken together with the other courses in the series. | compared with the rest of the | Lecture | but the material covered on those | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The course covers many aspects of classification, with each section building on the one before. The lectures cover the theory, with a little bit of practical information, fairly well. The instructor tries to make the lectures interesting, and they are. The quizzes seem designed both to reinforce what the lectures taught and to expand on them. The quizzes, particularly those based on programming, could use proofreading by someone newer to the subject. | The instructor tries to make the | Lecture | interesting, and they are. The quizzes | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | All of the courses lecture are great until it reaches week 5 where it's really hard to catch, the programming assignment doesn't give enough hints and lecture in this topic doesn't help much. | All of the courses | Lecture | are great until it reaches week | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | All of the courses lecture are great until it reaches week 5 where it's really hard to catch, the programming assignment doesn't give enough hints and lecture in this topic doesn't help much. | assignment doesn't give enough hints and | Lecture | in this topic doesn't help much. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | First. I like these courses allot. They are pretty close to covering just what you need to actually do machine learning in the real world and not dive too deep into topics that have no practical value. However: This course was a bit too thin, the last 4 weeks of the course contained little in depth informations and seemed to brush over allot of different topics that could have contained more information. Although they where important topics the course could go more in depth on at least 3 or 4 of those topics. The last 3 weeks could have been a course on its own if properly explored. However the concepts are well enough covered to be usable in practice i belive. The programming exercises where ridiculously simple. Everything was reduced to filling in 1 or two lines in a bigger function. I understand that the point was to see how these functions are made and that it increases our understanding of the algorithms already existing in packages like schikit-learn and graphlab. Also the content became a bit too repetetive (actually started in the second course but continues in this course). The time used on variation over the same topic in different models made it challenging to pay attention when the lecture finally came to a new point (brain fell a sleep while waiting for something new). | challenging to pay attention when the | Lecture | finally came to a new point | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | This course is very nice and covers some of the very important concepts like decision trees, boosting, and online learning apart form logistic regression. More importantly, everything here has been implemented from scratch and so the understanding of codes becomes very easy. The lectures and slides were very intuitive. Carlos has explained everything very properly and even some of the very tough concepts have been explained in a proper manner from figures and graphs. There are lots lots of python assignments to review what have we learned in the lectures. Overall, its a must take course for all who wants an insight about classification in ML. | of codes becomes very easy. The | Lecture | and slides were very intuitive. Carlos | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | This course is very nice and covers some of the very important concepts like decision trees, boosting, and online learning apart form logistic regression. More importantly, everything here has been implemented from scratch and so the understanding of codes becomes very easy. The lectures and slides were very intuitive. Carlos has explained everything very properly and even some of the very tough concepts have been explained in a proper manner from figures and graphs. There are lots lots of python assignments to review what have we learned in the lectures. Overall, its a must take course for all who wants an insight about classification in ML. | what have we learned in the | Lecture | Overall, its a must take course | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | This lecture gave a great start for me into ML . :) :) | This | Lecture | gave a great start for me | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | good lecture, good for everyone. | good | Lecture | good for everyone. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Excellent course that details important concepts in supervised classification. The programming assignments can be a little easy to complete (and consequently easy to forget later), but I believe it's a well paced course and the lecture material is at any incredibly accessible pace, with options for more advanced material. One suggestion would be to include more papers for additional technical details in the lecture or programming assignments as you did with dealing with unbalanced data. | a well paced course and the | Lecture | material is at any incredibly accessible | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Excellent course that details important concepts in supervised classification. The programming assignments can be a little easy to complete (and consequently easy to forget later), but I believe it's a well paced course and the lecture material is at any incredibly accessible pace, with options for more advanced material. One suggestion would be to include more papers for additional technical details in the lecture or programming assignments as you did with dealing with unbalanced data. | for additional technical details in the | Lecture | or programming assignments as you did | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The course provides an overview on classification methods in machine learning. The lectures are clear and easy to understand due to the quality of the slides and of the explanations. The limit of this course lies in the assignments: too easy if done with the provided notebooks and tools. Sometimes impossible to do with different tools (the suggested machine learning package is free for educational purposes, but otherwise it needs a license). | classification methods in machine learning. The | Lecture | are clear and easy to understand | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | The content seems rather thinner than that of earlier courses in the specialization, and seems to get more so as the course progresses. (Week 6 is entirely spent on Precision and Recall, with only about 30 min of lecture.) It feels like there was a rush to get the course out and that corners may have been cut at the end. And as others have mentioned, several very important classification topics are conspicuously missing. | with only about 30 min of | Lecture | ) It feels like there was | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Excellent Course, I'm very found of Carlos jokes mixed with the hard concepts ^^. Lectures are precise, concise and comprehensive. I really enjoyed diving in depths of the algorithms' mechanics (like Emily did in the Regression Course). I also deeply appreciated the real-world examples in the lectures and real world datasets of assignments. Some may regret the absence of a few "classic" algorithms like SVM but Carlos definitely made his point about it in the forum and did not exclude the addition of an optional module about it. I found some of the assignments less challenging than during the Regression Course, but maybe I'm just getting better at Machine-Learning and Python ^^. Thanks again to Emily and Carlos for the brilliant work at this very promising specialization. | mixed with the hard concepts ^^. | Lecture | are precise, concise and comprehensive. I | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3c1bSkIJEeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Excellent Course, I'm very found of Carlos jokes mixed with the hard concepts ^^. Lectures are precise, concise and comprehensive. I really enjoyed diving in depths of the algorithms' mechanics (like Emily did in the Regression Course). I also deeply appreciated the real-world examples in the lectures and real world datasets of assignments. Some may regret the absence of a few "classic" algorithms like SVM but Carlos definitely made his point about it in the forum and did not exclude the addition of an optional module about it. I found some of the assignments less challenging than during the Regression Course, but maybe I'm just getting better at Machine-Learning and Python ^^. Thanks again to Emily and Carlos for the brilliant work at this very promising specialization. | appreciated the real-world examples in the | Lecture | and real world datasets of assignments. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | No passion is on his lecture. There is only dryness and ethical superior pride through his theory.. Altruism without love is an empty vanity and well-designed commercial intention for selling his theory. | No passion is on his | Lecture | There is only dryness and ethical | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 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. | case, we were privy to his | Lecture | at Princeton and the camera frequently | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | Excellent course, very useful. However, the examples of people to be admired for giving their kidneys to strangers, etc.were quite beyond the realm of the everyday life of most individuals with family responsibilities, etc. The course did reinforce my own attitudes toward most "charities," which are not effective nor altruistic. The lectures were just that, lectures, rather bland because we are used to animations and charts to illustrate lessons. | are not effective nor altruistic. The | Lecture | were just that, lectures, rather bland | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | Excellent course, very useful. However, the examples of people to be admired for giving their kidneys to strangers, etc.were quite beyond the realm of the everyday life of most individuals with family responsibilities, etc. The course did reinforce my own attitudes toward most "charities," which are not effective nor altruistic. The lectures were just that, lectures, rather bland because we are used to animations and charts to illustrate lessons. | altruistic. The lectures were just that, | Lecture | rather bland because we are used | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | Too many lectures, specialized audience with huge competition, not accessible by novices of philosophy and only assessed through a single peer-reviewed assignment-essay. | Too many | Lecture | specialized audience with huge competition, not | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 3cmY9AVPEeWr2CIAC20DIw | Excellent lectures. In Colombia should be issued this style of lectures to sensitize the professionals of tomorrow. | Excellent | Lecture | In Colombia should be issued this | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.08 | 1.12 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | Need some background in R or Python and the lectures are from around 2013. Most of the material is still relevant. | in R or Python and the | Lecture | are from around 2013. Most of | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | This course probably deserves 3-4 stars in a better, maintained form, but the entire specialization is not maintained, the lectures have no production values. Basically, it's a money pit that Coursera is keeping up cynically. It's a real shame because the syllabus correctly addresses a gap in most data scientists' skills. | entire specialization is not maintained, the | Lecture | have no production values. Basically, it's | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | This course was in some ways a disappointment. Although the lectures were intriguing and clear, I felt like the assignments were essentially "Go and pick up R on your own," which was pretty frustrating. | some ways a disappointment. Although the | Lecture | were intriguing and clear, I felt | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | Unrelated and incohesive lectures. Disappointed. Lots of random topics talked about .but nothing in depth. | Unrelated and incohesive | Lecture | Disappointed. Lots of random topics talked | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | The lectures in this course were very good but I would have preferred much, much more homework to practice the concepts covered in the lectures. Also, I was somewhat disappointed when a certain issue with the course that I asked about in the forums was never addressed by the course staff. Of course, I could have been wrong about it but, but based on the response from other students I was not the only one having this problem. | The | Lecture | in this course were very good | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | The lectures in this course were very good but I would have preferred much, much more homework to practice the concepts covered in the lectures. Also, I was somewhat disappointed when a certain issue with the course that I asked about in the forums was never addressed by the course staff. Of course, I could have been wrong about it but, but based on the response from other students I was not the only one having this problem. | practice the concepts covered in the | Lecture | Also, I was somewhat disappointed when | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3mA6QTIyEeWsOA5fzAmxbw | Terrible lecture videos with many typos, absence of lecture notes, absence of course staff on a discussion forum. Maybe suitable for those who is alredy a scientist and just need to get some general sence of data science. | Terrible | Lecture | videos with many typos, absence of | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.82 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Good presentations. Enjoyed the lectures, good information, and good illustrations and maps. I'm grateful to have this opportunity to learn about this period. Phillip Zelikow takes you through the history through time zones, while visiting various ideas and happenings around different parts of the world, and how they are interconnected. I would like to see some reading material for further understanding (not just suggested books). Overall, I would recommen | Good presentations. Enjoyed the | Lecture | good information, and good illustrations and | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | An awesome course, great lectures, neat presentation. I actually binged through it! | An awesome course, great | Lecture | neat presentation. I actually binged through | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Another great course from a professor at UVA! Almost all of the lectures were engaging. He teaches history in an easily accessible way, using very good maps, diagrams, paintings, and clear illustrations of his topics. I would recommend this course everyone, but especially folks who find history to be a dry, dusty thing, as he breathes life into the material. | at UVA! Almost all of the | Lecture | were engaging. He teaches history in | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 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 | the discussions would be appreciated. 3. | Lecture | notes and Illustrations in digital format | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | There is much to praise: nice mapwork, a steady and organized march through time, and some interesting case studies (I especially enjoyed the lecture on Henry Adams). However, the title is a complete misnomer, as the course is regrettably white bread history. I found the approach stale and western-centric, as the content actually covers western Europe and the stretch of its influence through the time period. I also found myself questioning the veracity of many conclusions, as the lecture often had difficulty citing more than a couple specific points of evidence for his arguments. | case studies (I especially enjoyed the | Lecture | on Henry Adams). However, the title | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | There is much to praise: nice mapwork, a steady and organized march through time, and some interesting case studies (I especially enjoyed the lecture on Henry Adams). However, the title is a complete misnomer, as the course is regrettably white bread history. I found the approach stale and western-centric, as the content actually covers western Europe and the stretch of its influence through the time period. I also found myself questioning the veracity of many conclusions, as the lecture often had difficulty citing more than a couple specific points of evidence for his arguments. | veracity of many conclusions, as the | Lecture | often had difficulty citing more than | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Instructor is knowledgeable and enjoyable in his lectures. I have completed the requirements for a degree in history prior to taking this course (although I never applied for it). I have learned more by taking this course than I did in the same course in college. | is knowledgeable and enjoyable in his | Lecture | I have completed the requirements for | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Instructor is really good giving lectures. History suddenly seems full of fun and power | Instructor is really good giving | Lecture | History suddenly seems full of fun | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Great course. Interesting and engaging lectures. I enjoyed this professor's talks very much. | Great course. Interesting and engaging | Lecture | I enjoyed this professor's talks very | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | I love this course. History is my nemesis, but right now I hold my breath in every lecture and my mind winds up with thousands of questions! Thanks. | I hold my breath in every | Lecture | and my mind winds up with | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Amazing content and the professor makes the lecture very friendly and interesting. | content and the professor makes the | Lecture | very friendly and interesting. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Perhaps the reason why I really like this course is that I am very excited about learning world history. But the course content and the way professor delivers lectures is amazing. | content and the way professor delivers | Lecture | is amazing. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3UY0FCmGEeWFggqB2SRvtQ | Good lectures, although I prefer application based courses. | Good | Lecture | although I prefer application based courses. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.43 | 1.01 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | The skills taught in this course are fantastic and I'm sure using them will blow my colleagues' minds away. However, I must say that the lectures on Rcharts and other interactive plot builders sound kinda sloppy, poorly prepared. I know the documentation for those packages is bad and it takes effort to figure out what they do, but that is precisely why a well-prepared lecture would be so useful. I would also talk about license, since we have been dealing with packages that are completely open for use, but these have some restrictions. | that is precisely why a well-prepared | Lecture | would be so useful. I would | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | The lecture is not so fluent taught than other coursers in the specialization | The | Lecture | is not so fluent taught than | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | This review does not reflect the course content. The new Coursera UI makes it impossible to download transcripts or slides of the videos. Without these features, following the lectures is significantly more difficult, and I can't rate this course any higher than 1 star. I would rate it zero stars if that was possible. | videos. Without these features, following the | Lecture | is significantly more difficult, and I | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | The new platform is very versatile and easy to navigate. The page layout is much more clear. It is easy to navigate from course material to discussion boards. I like the Quiz format, including expanding the number of choices for the multiple choice selections, but the grading was confusing. For Quiz 3, some questions came back with multiple "Well Done" comments, even when I had not selected the answer for which I was being praised. I also was told I made errors on the same question.... and this was after I answered the question (Question 2, on R generic functions) the exact same as I had answered it when I took the course earlier this year. I was not a fan of not having to take a picture to submit work, so I am pleased that is no longer a requirement. I hope the typing pattern match is sufficient to affirm identity. I have one comment on content specific to this class. Week 3 content lacks relevancy to the project and data products in general. I agree that knowledge of R packages, classes, and methods is an important part of understanding R. I am not sure where that fits in the Data Science curriculum as a whole, though. Maybe expanding the curriculum to include a second, more advanced R class, with a project to write our own methods, build an R package, or do something with yhat. That would assign relevant work to reinforce the lectures. I would be happy to do further beta testing. DCP | assign relevant work to reinforce the | Lecture | I would be happy to do | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | could be possible to author a | Lecture | using HTML so as to combine | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | so as to combine the verbatum | Lecture | text with every slide/screenshot image embedded | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | in its right position within the | Lecture | I notice Coursera courses have also | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | from the weekly lists of individual | Lecture | together with their links to . | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | navigation structure in order to access | Lecture | and materials. Printed learning materials are | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 3Vo3Am1LEeWMPAqsmzmVew | In general, an excellent course, taught by competent professors. I believe that in the main this course does very well in achieving its objective of knowledge transfer. However, having experienced it, there were parts where the professor was demonstrating a topic using a video presentation showing him operate a process or screen sequence on his computer. These aspects, like virtually all the material on this course, are of a technical nature and contain many important details. As such, to help complete and re-enforce their learning, students require something like a sequence of slides that they can print out and retain for revision and future reference. In certain parts, the provision of the printable screenshots in the form of slides was absent. An important theme of the course and Data Science in general is "Reproducible Research". What I'm arguing for here is, "Reproducible Learning Materials" covering a complete course, not only parts of it. Admittedly, it was only a very small proportion of the course that suffers from this defect. But I would not like it to become the norm in the future. As a suggestion, it could be possible to author a lecture using HTML so as to combine the verbatum lecture text with every slide/screenshot image embedded in its right position within the lecture. I notice Coursera courses have also moved away from the weekly lists of individual lectures together with their links to .txt, .mp4, etc. files. The new presentation keeps you submerged within the flow within each week's series of lectures. One has to 'click out' in order to watch your progress and then re-enter the lectures at a resumption point. I prefer the previous navigation structure in order to access lectures and materials. Printed learning materials are also important for me, in addition to the video lectures. The latter are of course vital as the medium for the initial exposure of the material. | me, in addition to the video | Lecture | The latter are of course vital | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.87 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I like this course. It took me about 5 hours per week including quizzes. Yes, assignment was a bit tricky to me due to language capacity and need to write about two pages for each. Hence, it took me extra 2 hours per week. I learn and took with me from course some easy and practical tools such as MU model of Leadership, SMART goals setting etc. Lectures were not boring at all and I enjoyed very much. Unfortunately I consider this Specialization overpriced yet very useful. I can not afford 530 USD for continuing. | of Leadership, SMART goals setting etc. | Lecture | were not boring at all and | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.05 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very relevant and without a lot of unnecessary information. Found the segment topics and lectures easily understandable and immediately applicable to my current work. Two thumbs up! | information. Found the segment topics and | Lecture | easily understandable and immediately applicable to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.05 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Dr DeRue's lectures were very helpful for understanding the key take=aways / skills / tips for motivating yourself as well as a team. His lectures are very clear and easy to follow. | as well as a team. His | Lecture | are very clear and easy to | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.05 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This is hands down the best MOOC I've taken so far on any subject. Both instructor's lectures excel in both choice and presentation of content, and the writing assignments force students to think about and understand the material to some degree of completion. Suggestions: There should be a non-trivial graded writing assignment every week. In the whole MOOC format, peer-graded writing assignments are the only instrument developed so far serving as a meaningful assessment device while forcing students to think about the material in a more than casual manner. The multiple choice quizzes are easily passed by listening to lectures and the material is quickly forgotten afterwards. Students submitting late may also be given the option to transfer their work so far to the next offering of the class. | far on any subject. Both instructor's | Lecture | excel in both choice and presentation | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.05 |
| 41f7CjlXEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This is hands down the best MOOC I've taken so far on any subject. Both instructor's lectures excel in both choice and presentation of content, and the writing assignments force students to think about and understand the material to some degree of completion. Suggestions: There should be a non-trivial graded writing assignment every week. In the whole MOOC format, peer-graded writing assignments are the only instrument developed so far serving as a meaningful assessment device while forcing students to think about the material in a more than casual manner. The multiple choice quizzes are easily passed by listening to lectures and the material is quickly forgotten afterwards. Students submitting late may also be given the option to transfer their work so far to the next offering of the class. | are easily passed by listening to | Lecture | and the material is quickly forgotten | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.05 |
| 487jV_KLEeS5LyIAC3lSsg | This course helped me better understand the complexity of copyright. The teachers gave many useful examples and scenarios to clarify the frameworks and concepts of copyright. The course is well organized into manageable sections. The video lectures are extensive, and I did spend considerable time viewing them and completing the reading. This course is not what I would call easy. Be willing to put in time to complete this. I highly respect professionals who deal with these issues on a daily basis. | organized into manageable sections. The video | Lecture | are extensive, and I did spend | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 487jV_KLEeS5LyIAC3lSsg | Excellent course! Many materials, very good lectures and very practically comprehensive exercises. Congratulations. | Excellent course! Many materials, very good | Lecture | and very practically comprehensive exercises. Congratulations. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The course was just fine. Some of the lectures were really good while some lectures were really confusing. The good thing is that course provides excellent resources for further exploring the topics in the course. So i had to consult these additional resources when i find lectures confusing. Course Assignments were really simple. Hardly any assignment took me more than an hour to complete. | was just fine. Some of the | Lecture | were really good while some lectures | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The course was just fine. Some of the lectures were really good while some lectures were really confusing. The good thing is that course provides excellent resources for further exploring the topics in the course. So i had to consult these additional resources when i find lectures confusing. Course Assignments were really simple. Hardly any assignment took me more than an hour to complete. | lectures were really good while some | Lecture | were really confusing. The good thing | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The course was just fine. Some of the lectures were really good while some lectures were really confusing. The good thing is that course provides excellent resources for further exploring the topics in the course. So i had to consult these additional resources when i find lectures confusing. Course Assignments were really simple. Hardly any assignment took me more than an hour to complete. | these additional resources when i find | Lecture | confusing. Course Assignments were really simple. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Very bad explanation too boring lectures | Very bad explanation too boring | Lecture | | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Very good course.. Assignments should be independent of lectures to test understanding. | . Assignments should be independent of | Lecture | to test understanding. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Great course. A lot of information in lectures and detailed tasks for assignments. The course gives the review and the basis of Angular and helps to create your own Angular application. Thanks | course. A lot of information in | Lecture | and detailed tasks for assignments. The | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Really the best!!! But It will be good if lecture includes some errors we can make and silly mistakes which affects results adversely. Jogesh sir is very good teacher and he is clear and brief in less time | But It will be good if | Lecture | includes some errors we can make | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | More on Angular, less on Gulp and Grunt. Lectures about them are so tedious, and when you need them you get the finished code and modify it via tutorial :) | Angular, less on Gulp and Grunt. | Lecture | about them are so tedious, and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | An excellent course! Thank you so much for providing wonderful explanations to all the lectures! | providing wonderful explanations to all the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The paste of the lectures is too slow. Much too slow | The paste of the | Lecture | is too slow. Much too slow | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I liked this course, especially in the way is built. The subject was not so easy but anyway, thanks to the organization of lectures and exercises, i was able to achieve the target. The teacher is good and clear in the explanation. | anyway, thanks to the organization of | Lecture | and exercises, i was able to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Dr Muppala and HKUST have produced a real winner here. The lecture material is explained very well, and the exercises are carefully crafted to focus your attention on the current lesson without being distracted by stuff that is not necessarily relevant. The course builds on previous courses, but those are not necessarily required for understanding this one -- it stands on its own. By the end of the course, the student should have a clear understanding of how Angular.js works, what are its strengths and weaknesses, and how to build applications using this tool set. Supporting tools (build tools, test tools) are also covered. | produced a real winner here. The | Lecture | material is explained very well, and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Pretty good coverage of Angular as whole, how to setup a Angular project, and how it fits into bigger picture web development. Criticisms: - Overall, the code presentation (in exercises, provided files, and the slides) was ugly. Good looking and properly styled code is important to ingrain, and this course fell pretty short there. Code was (very) poorly indented, had inconsistent single vs. double quotes, and didn't follow any style guide out there. Use some beautifier and make sure jshint doesn't have any suggestions for improvement! Slides need at least some monospaced font; better would be colored code snippets or screenshots. - The Gulp and Grunt week felt pretty strangely structured. The two task runners just had such long lectures videos that it was a really big hump to get over, especially since we didn't use Grunt later. - (harder to fix) My files got pretty inconsistent with what I needed to copy/download over week-by-week from the course. Some sort of git repository and easier way to pull changes would be good. I ended up version controlling every week and every week's assignment. So yeah, I'd say this was worth taking, but some parts of the setup are pretty frustrating and version controlling makes life much easier. | task runners just had such long | Lecture | videos that it was a really | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Amount of AngularJS topics covered by the course is too small. All assignments are very typical, just copy-paste from lecture exercises. | are very typical, just copy-paste from | Lecture | exercises. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 52blABnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This course had some rough spots here and there, but taking it as a whole, I still give it 5 stars. Why? a) The professor. Professor Jogesh has a great sense of humour and was entertaining enough to keep the classes lively and entertaining to the end. (Even if I did play the video at 2x speed most of the time :) b) The forums. There were a lot of experienced dudes on the forums who were willing to help out with bugs and any configuration issues. The professor also appeared on the forums from time to time. That's gold dust when learning a topic for the first time. c) Depth and pace of coverage. A lot of different topics were introduced and covered well enough for me to be able to use them in my projects and to further explore them without feeling overwhelmed. d) The assignments. They were not too daunting, but were excellent to drive home key points covered in the lectures. e) Peer review of assignments. I learnt some good techniques by reviewing the code of more experienced fellow classmates taking the course. f) Most important of all, the structure and pace of the course were balanced well enough for me to stay with it and to feel that I'd learnt a lot by its end. You will not be an AngularJS expert after 4 weeks, but will have covered relevant subtopics in enough depth to be able to progress further with confidence. | home key points covered in the | Lecture | e) Peer review of assignments. I | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 0.98 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | This is an excellent course. Very clear lectures with good real world examples. Highly recommended! | is an excellent course. Very clear | Lecture | with good real world examples. Highly | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | lectures are very well explained by the professor and slowly the complexity of the subject is exposed. The content was presented in a clear and sometimes funny/remarkable way. I learned quite a lot, so my thanks! | | Lecture | are very well explained by the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | Excellent lectures, well thought out. Exercises were too easy but a great intro course. | Excellent | Lecture | well thought out. Exercises were too | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | An interesting course with a lot of examples. I was really enjoying watching the lectures. | I was really enjoying watching the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | This is a brilliant introductory course on Competitive Strategy. Instructor explains the concepts well. It would be useful to get the slides of the lectures. | to get the slides of the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | A very informative course, looks at the application of game theory to the world of business. Clear explanations and good tests. I would like to know why he has an AT-AT next to him in lectures however. | an AT-AT next to him in | Lecture | however. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | It's a pretty well structured course with one exercise after every lecture that helps you to learn properly. | course with one exercise after every | Lecture | that helps you to learn properly. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5Ih5rOq7EeODsBIxORBKNw | An awesome course! I like the way the professor does the lectures. He gives a lot of real life examples, and makes a great difficulty balance so one could really enjoy this course. I hope we see more courses from Herr Tobias Kretschmer and the LMU. | the way the professor does the | Lecture | He gives a lot of real | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.05 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | The instructor is very bad. She made the lectures so boring with her lack of preparation that I switched to just reading the transcript. The assignments were lacking in case studies and were very textbooky. I could have skipped this course and simply read from the E-book. Tried to get a refund but its too late so I will have to force through this one and the next. I hope it doesn't adversely affected my grades as I have scored above 96% in the previous 3 courses in this specialisation. Very disappointed and frustrated. I came to Coursera to avoid teachers and teaching styles like this. This really shakes my confidence in Coursera for future courses. Im definitely not going to pay for any courses in the future. | is very bad. She made the | Lecture | so boring with her lack of | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | The video lectures are not engaging at all. | The video | Lecture | are not engaging at all. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | all video lectures feel like they are just read from a paper and it takes a lot of effort to follow and engage. It is the 4th course I'm taking to get ma digital marketing specialisation and is far off the poorest. The slides don't make much sense and a lot of times I have to research stuff again on other websites to actually get the point. The quiz questions are sometimes not related to the topic. It seems like, the professor does not know enough about the subject to speak freely and engaging about the topics. I'm quite disappointed about this course and can not recommend it. I think the course should be worked over. A great example of how to do it right is Aric Rindfleischs lecture, which was engaging, challenging and very well structured | all video | Lecture | feel like they are just read | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | all video lectures feel like they are just read from a paper and it takes a lot of effort to follow and engage. It is the 4th course I'm taking to get ma digital marketing specialisation and is far off the poorest. The slides don't make much sense and a lot of times I have to research stuff again on other websites to actually get the point. The quiz questions are sometimes not related to the topic. It seems like, the professor does not know enough about the subject to speak freely and engaging about the topics. I'm quite disappointed about this course and can not recommend it. I think the course should be worked over. A great example of how to do it right is Aric Rindfleischs lecture, which was engaging, challenging and very well structured | do it right is Aric Rindfleischs | Lecture | which was engaging, challenging and very | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | This is basic content i wish it was a more outside just a lecture style where the lecturer just reads from the slides. | was a more outside just a | Lecture | style where the lecturer just reads | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | The content is good, but the way the lectures are given not so much. | is good, but the way the | Lecture | are given not so much. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | Unfortunately in order to obtain my specialization I have to complete this step, and the reason it's unfortunate is because the professor is not a proper instructor for online learning. Seems as if every lecture is taught by her reading a pre-written lecture. Very boring and difficult to capture the message. | taught by her reading a pre-written | Lecture | Very boring and difficult to capture | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | Not up to my expectations. Compared to the previous modules in this specialisation, the lectures are dry, the presenter is not focused and slides are sometimes mixed up. The reading material is great and a definite plus is that it is free. But the lectures should be more practical (not just the bullet points of the book), and the weekly assignment should not be a chapter summary question. The course developers should have taken the time to develop a case study for each topic, like in the first module in this spec. I highly recommend reviewing and improving the content. | previous modules in this specialisation, the | Lecture | are dry, the presenter is not | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | Professor just re-iterated text and readings. Lectures were poor and provided no insights | Professor just re-iterated text and readings. | Lecture | were poor and provided no insights | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | This was my least favorite of the course. The questions were out of order, the videos and lectures were terrible and dry | out of order, the videos and | Lecture | were terrible and dry | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | based on impressions after module 1: -quality of lectures: just dry material from books. not engaging - repetitions (videos in reading materials and in lecture) sometimes feeling that it is waste of time -quizz questions are hardly connected to lectures disappointed and discouraged. give a try to module 2 and will see. | impressions after module 1: -quality of | Lecture | just dry material from books. not | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | based on impressions after module 1: -quality of lectures: just dry material from books. not engaging - repetitions (videos in reading materials and in lecture) sometimes feeling that it is waste of time -quizz questions are hardly connected to lectures disappointed and discouraged. give a try to module 2 and will see. | (videos in reading materials and in | Lecture | sometimes feeling that it is waste | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | based on impressions after module 1: -quality of lectures: just dry material from books. not engaging - repetitions (videos in reading materials and in lecture) sometimes feeling that it is waste of time -quizz questions are hardly connected to lectures disappointed and discouraged. give a try to module 2 and will see. | -quizz questions are hardly connected to | Lecture | disappointed and discouraged. give a try | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | This course seems to have interesting content and presentation, but the quiz concerns the materials not covered in lectures or readings (be it required or supplementary). This is totally confusing. | concerns the materials not covered in | Lecture | or readings (be it required or | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | The course offers a good mix of media used for the lectures. The book that accompanies the course is worth reading. The assessments and quizes are good to handle when completing all lectures and readings. The course requires some pre knowledge. | mix of media used for the | Lecture | The book that accompanies the course | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | The course offers a good mix of media used for the lectures. The book that accompanies the course is worth reading. The assessments and quizes are good to handle when completing all lectures and readings. The course requires some pre knowledge. | good to handle when completing all | Lecture | and readings. The course requires some | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 5_M54uIIEeSsKCIAC3iEqA | This course is awesome.All the lectures and modules are really easy to understand.Thank you to all who made it available for free. | This course is awesome. All the | Lecture | and modules are really easy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | The lectures tend to be a bit boring. However the hands on assignments give great insight into understanding the basic concepts of game design and narration. | The | Lecture | tend to be a bit boring. | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | This course is an excellent introduction into the world of game design. Fran Krause's teaching style is both engaging and fun. While the lectures are really short, and there's not really a whole lot of material, I found that I learned well through the doing the projects. My only criticisms are that this course is a little too easy and a little too short. A good game increases it's difficulty as the levels progress. If you don't increase the difficulty, you take away from the reward. The same can be said about a good course. | both engaging and fun. While the | Lecture | are really short, and there's not | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | I really liked this course.The lecture was really interesting and its the first time i felt like the assignments was fun. | I really liked this course. The | Lecture | was really interesting and its the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | Great course.. Helps awaken the creativity in you. The lectures are clear and fun to listen to. | awaken the creativity in you. The | Lecture | are clear and fun to listen | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | Good course, I enjoyed the fact that there was a lot of hands-on work rather than just lectures, however, there could be more of the latter aswell. Quizes would be nice too. The quality of the course is very high. Thank you for this course. :) | of hands-on work rather than just | Lecture | however, there could be more of | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | lectures are quite simple and short, but i really enjoyed working on homeworks! it's a great and short course to start generating game ideas! | | Lecture | are quite simple and short, but | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | I really enjoyed this course. It was a lot of fun designing and redesigning a game, as well as getting to play other people's games. I enjoyed the lectures and found the peer reviews very helpful. | other people's games. I enjoyed the | Lecture | and found the peer reviews very | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | A course with very clear, fun lectures. My only complaint is that I wish it had been a bit more detailed / complex. | A course with very clear, fun | Lecture | My only complaint is that I | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6DwzaCw7EeWGvAojQA48rw | Starting third week now, and I'm sold on learning by doing. The classes are great, very easy to maintain focus because of how much variety Fran Krause brings to his lectures. The best part, in my opinion, is going through the games of other people out there because of so many diverse ideas they bring to the table. | variety Fran Krause brings to his | Lecture | The best part, in my opinion, | Positive | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.97 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | I really enjoyed this introduction to journalism with lecturers from Michigan State University. I really like the video lectures as well as the added readings. It makes it feel like I am a student without needing to be at a campus. The videos are great! Each lecturer gives great explanations in such a short video making it easy to absorb the information. Highly recommend for those who definitely want to take the route of a journalist. | University. I really like the video | Lecture | as well as the added readings. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Good: The video lectures cover a nice variety of topics giving you a good introduction of journalism, ethics, and other important considerations for becoming a journalist. Bad: The entire course feels hastily put together. Some of the videos have summarizing points, which is helpful when taking notes, but they flash on the screen briefly, then cut to a closeup of the lecturer, then cut back to the summery points so quickly that you can't copy them down and it becomes super distracting. The quizzes are a joke. They usually consist of 1-3 questions with two answers each and once choice so outrageous that they don't take any thought at all to complete. You could just skip to the quizzes without watching a single lecture and "ace" them easily. The assignments are also a joke. They ask for 1-2 sentence answers max! Some of them ask you to "use more than one word" to respond. I've taken free courses on here than involve 1000 word essays and then at least you're forced to process the information in the lectures. You can pass this course without watching a single lecture and that's a travesty to Michigan State. It is full of typos and oversights that could have been avoided if they had once person run through the course as a quality control. One of the quizzes has the answer included right beneath the question as a typo! The simple assignments are described in 3 different places, sometimes with conflicting instructions. They tell you what to do and how to review your peers in one section and then the actually assignment has different instructions on what to do than the page prior so you end up unsure of what the assignment actually wants you to do. For example: the final assignment at firsts asks you how to engage with your audience, and then you click next and the SAME question is now asking you how you distribute content. Did they even try?? In Summery: The content in the lectures are a good but shallow overview of journalism, but don't expect to be challenged to do anything but fill in ovals and regurgitate questions. Not too much to learn here. | Good: The video | Lecture | cover a nice variety of topics | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Good: The video lectures cover a nice variety of topics giving you a good introduction of journalism, ethics, and other important considerations for becoming a journalist. Bad: The entire course feels hastily put together. Some of the videos have summarizing points, which is helpful when taking notes, but they flash on the screen briefly, then cut to a closeup of the lecturer, then cut back to the summery points so quickly that you can't copy them down and it becomes super distracting. The quizzes are a joke. They usually consist of 1-3 questions with two answers each and once choice so outrageous that they don't take any thought at all to complete. You could just skip to the quizzes without watching a single lecture and "ace" them easily. The assignments are also a joke. They ask for 1-2 sentence answers max! Some of them ask you to "use more than one word" to respond. I've taken free courses on here than involve 1000 word essays and then at least you're forced to process the information in the lectures. You can pass this course without watching a single lecture and that's a travesty to Michigan State. It is full of typos and oversights that could have been avoided if they had once person run through the course as a quality control. One of the quizzes has the answer included right beneath the question as a typo! The simple assignments are described in 3 different places, sometimes with conflicting instructions. They tell you what to do and how to review your peers in one section and then the actually assignment has different instructions on what to do than the page prior so you end up unsure of what the assignment actually wants you to do. For example: the final assignment at firsts asks you how to engage with your audience, and then you click next and the SAME question is now asking you how you distribute content. Did they even try?? In Summery: The content in the lectures are a good but shallow overview of journalism, but don't expect to be challenged to do anything but fill in ovals and regurgitate questions. Not too much to learn here. | the quizzes without watching a single | Lecture | and " ace" them easily. The | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Good: The video lectures cover a nice variety of topics giving you a good introduction of journalism, ethics, and other important considerations for becoming a journalist. Bad: The entire course feels hastily put together. Some of the videos have summarizing points, which is helpful when taking notes, but they flash on the screen briefly, then cut to a closeup of the lecturer, then cut back to the summery points so quickly that you can't copy them down and it becomes super distracting. The quizzes are a joke. They usually consist of 1-3 questions with two answers each and once choice so outrageous that they don't take any thought at all to complete. You could just skip to the quizzes without watching a single lecture and "ace" them easily. The assignments are also a joke. They ask for 1-2 sentence answers max! Some of them ask you to "use more than one word" to respond. I've taken free courses on here than involve 1000 word essays and then at least you're forced to process the information in the lectures. You can pass this course without watching a single lecture and that's a travesty to Michigan State. It is full of typos and oversights that could have been avoided if they had once person run through the course as a quality control. One of the quizzes has the answer included right beneath the question as a typo! The simple assignments are described in 3 different places, sometimes with conflicting instructions. They tell you what to do and how to review your peers in one section and then the actually assignment has different instructions on what to do than the page prior so you end up unsure of what the assignment actually wants you to do. For example: the final assignment at firsts asks you how to engage with your audience, and then you click next and the SAME question is now asking you how you distribute content. Did they even try?? In Summery: The content in the lectures are a good but shallow overview of journalism, but don't expect to be challenged to do anything but fill in ovals and regurgitate questions. Not too much to learn here. | to process the information in the | Lecture | You can pass this course without | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Good: The video lectures cover a nice variety of topics giving you a good introduction of journalism, ethics, and other important considerations for becoming a journalist. Bad: The entire course feels hastily put together. Some of the videos have summarizing points, which is helpful when taking notes, but they flash on the screen briefly, then cut to a closeup of the lecturer, then cut back to the summery points so quickly that you can't copy them down and it becomes super distracting. The quizzes are a joke. They usually consist of 1-3 questions with two answers each and once choice so outrageous that they don't take any thought at all to complete. You could just skip to the quizzes without watching a single lecture and "ace" them easily. The assignments are also a joke. They ask for 1-2 sentence answers max! Some of them ask you to "use more than one word" to respond. I've taken free courses on here than involve 1000 word essays and then at least you're forced to process the information in the lectures. You can pass this course without watching a single lecture and that's a travesty to Michigan State. It is full of typos and oversights that could have been avoided if they had once person run through the course as a quality control. One of the quizzes has the answer included right beneath the question as a typo! The simple assignments are described in 3 different places, sometimes with conflicting instructions. They tell you what to do and how to review your peers in one section and then the actually assignment has different instructions on what to do than the page prior so you end up unsure of what the assignment actually wants you to do. For example: the final assignment at firsts asks you how to engage with your audience, and then you click next and the SAME question is now asking you how you distribute content. Did they even try?? In Summery: The content in the lectures are a good but shallow overview of journalism, but don't expect to be challenged to do anything but fill in ovals and regurgitate questions. Not too much to learn here. | this course without watching a single | Lecture | and that's a travesty to Michigan | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6Fa6w3EjEeWbbw5cIAKQrw | Good: The video lectures cover a nice variety of topics giving you a good introduction of journalism, ethics, and other important considerations for becoming a journalist. Bad: The entire course feels hastily put together. Some of the videos have summarizing points, which is helpful when taking notes, but they flash on the screen briefly, then cut to a closeup of the lecturer, then cut back to the summery points so quickly that you can't copy them down and it becomes super distracting. The quizzes are a joke. They usually consist of 1-3 questions with two answers each and once choice so outrageous that they don't take any thought at all to complete. You could just skip to the quizzes without watching a single lecture and "ace" them easily. The assignments are also a joke. They ask for 1-2 sentence answers max! Some of them ask you to "use more than one word" to respond. I've taken free courses on here than involve 1000 word essays and then at least you're forced to process the information in the lectures. You can pass this course without watching a single lecture and that's a travesty to Michigan State. It is full of typos and oversights that could have been avoided if they had once person run through the course as a quality control. One of the quizzes has the answer included right beneath the question as a typo! The simple assignments are described in 3 different places, sometimes with conflicting instructions. They tell you what to do and how to review your peers in one section and then the actually assignment has different instructions on what to do than the page prior so you end up unsure of what the assignment actually wants you to do. For example: the final assignment at firsts asks you how to engage with your audience, and then you click next and the SAME question is now asking you how you distribute content. Did they even try?? In Summery: The content in the lectures are a good but shallow overview of journalism, but don't expect to be challenged to do anything but fill in ovals and regurgitate questions. Not too much to learn here. | In Summery: The content in the | Lecture | are a good but shallow overview | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.84 |
| 6JyoHjVOEeWBMQ5pdIoFkQ | Great! Easy to follow, very well video lecture, and very useful! | Easy to follow, very well video | Lecture | and very useful! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| 6JyoHjVOEeWBMQ5pdIoFkQ | There is a lot of self-teaching with these courses because there are no professors present to reach out to with questions. In addition, the course staff do not always respond promptly nor are they fully knowledgeable about all aspects of error messages that may arise out of coding. At times the code that were provided in the lecture videos were out of date and a lot of time was spent on googling to find the updated code. This is definitely not a beginner coder course and I do not recommend it to anyone who has not coded before. | code that were provided in the | Lecture | videos were out of date and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| 6JyoHjVOEeWBMQ5pdIoFkQ | Very disappointed about this course. The topic is very interesting, for me at least, but the course organization is horrible. Lectures do not provide enough information to complete the assignments. Zero interaction from course staff. Issues with getting assignments graded. In previous session the staff just refered you to the coursera helpdesk, but you cannot easily contact coursera directly. Main focus of course seems to be earning money and not educating. Be warned and don't pay for this course! I really don't get why this course has so many good reviews. | but the course organization is horrible. | Lecture | do not provide enough information to | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| 6JyoHjVOEeWBMQ5pdIoFkQ | Very nice lecture videos and explanations! Totally worth it | Very nice | Lecture | videos and explanations! Totally worth it | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| 6JyoHjVOEeWBMQ5pdIoFkQ | Well presented and useful; assignments mirror lectures | Well presented and useful; assignments mirror | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | I found the lectures very interesting; but was surprised at how the quizzes / assignments focused so much on facts and figures - surely these aren't nearly as important as understanding the content? | I found the | Lecture | very interesting; but was surprised at | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | It is actually very interesting to listen to lectures and take quizzes. Thanks, Coursera) | actually very interesting to listen to | Lecture | and take quizzes. Thanks, Coursera) | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | This course was excellent. Great source material and the lectures were very informative. Thanks! | excellent. Great source material and the | Lecture | were very informative. Thanks! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | This is a lousy course. The subject and material could be interesting; however, the lectures are inanimate and the quizzes are a Rubic's cubes of sudden death with no value to assess whether you've understood the key points of the lectures! While this course was a timed release (implying someone at the U of Copenhagen is involved with it week to week, it feels as if it is an archived course with no live administration; the only interaction you seem to have is with other students. This has got to be the worst Coursera course I have taken and I have taken quite a few. | material could be interesting; however, the | Lecture | are inanimate and the quizzes are | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | This is a lousy course. The subject and material could be interesting; however, the lectures are inanimate and the quizzes are a Rubic's cubes of sudden death with no value to assess whether you've understood the key points of the lectures! While this course was a timed release (implying someone at the U of Copenhagen is involved with it week to week, it feels as if it is an archived course with no live administration; the only interaction you seem to have is with other students. This has got to be the worst Coursera course I have taken and I have taken quite a few. | understood the key points of the | Lecture | While this course was a timed | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6kAowBObEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | If you want to memorize what year countries started their public broadcast systems, this is the course for you. It only briefly discusses critical paradigm shifts and shows. The course lacks a critical analysis element and the video lectures are unstructured. It would be almost impossible to pick three key points they want you to learn from each video. | critical analysis element and the video | Lecture | are unstructured. It would be almost | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The lecture just reads books. | The | Lecture | just reads books. | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | I like the clear explanation provided in the lectures by Morgan and Bradley. Morgan also answered my questions pretty promptly and gave great practical solutions. | the clear explanation provided in the | Lecture | by Morgan and Bradley. Morgan also | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | This is a PHENOMENAL course. The very first week of lectures may seem like they will not go into enough detail to be useful, but this is only to set up a foundation. They absolutely elaborate into the perfect level of detail to be successful. would HIGHLY recommend this course/specialization. | course. The very first week of | Lecture | may seem like they will not | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The course laid out the concepts pretty well but if one had access to the materials, the lectures were not really necessary to understand the concepts. This was because the lectures were pretty much a re-reading of the materials and more importance could be placed on creating scenarios where the processes would be applicable. This would be a far better use of the lecture time than trying to combine the two and not doing a good job of either. | had access to the materials, the | Lecture | were not really necessary to understand | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The course laid out the concepts pretty well but if one had access to the materials, the lectures were not really necessary to understand the concepts. This was because the lectures were pretty much a re-reading of the materials and more importance could be placed on creating scenarios where the processes would be applicable. This would be a far better use of the lecture time than trying to combine the two and not doing a good job of either. | the concepts. This was because the | Lecture | were pretty much a re-reading of | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The course laid out the concepts pretty well but if one had access to the materials, the lectures were not really necessary to understand the concepts. This was because the lectures were pretty much a re-reading of the materials and more importance could be placed on creating scenarios where the processes would be applicable. This would be a far better use of the lecture time than trying to combine the two and not doing a good job of either. | a far better use of the | Lecture | time than trying to combine the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | This is a very good lecture to introduce the Agile software development process. It's very clear and the length is good for me. I like it very much! Recommend to all. | This is a very good | Lecture | to introduce the Agile software development | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The lectures were done well. The tests should have more "Real world scenario" questions, then just asking about specifics terms used in a given process | The | Lecture | were done well. The tests should | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | Its a wonderful course for enlightening anyone on the basics of Software process and Agile. Very good lectures!! | Software process and Agile. Very good | Lecture | ! | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6lQZLjVvEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | Well taught Software Processes and practices. I liked the way the course was conducted, the quiz and video lectures. | was conducted, the quiz and video | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | The course 'Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest' helped me advance in my writing and rethink my approach in way. It also put me in contact with other young authors and going along with them was both inspirational and rewarding. The course lectures are very carefully curated and the two narrators, David Hill and Maria Gill, have made efforts to keep the participatns fascinated in many ways. The interviews with established authors from around the world are very insightful. | both inspirational and rewarding. The course | Lecture | are very carefully curated and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | Well paced. Assignments are very doable and the lectures are well focused. | Assignments are very doable and the | Lecture | are well focused. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| 6mOCpgP8EeWmBSIAC9UI2A | These were very short lectures without a lot of content. For example the different kinds of publishing were described but no time was spent on how to evaluate publishers or how to decide what might work best for the author. The interviews with the published authors was by far the best part of this class and I enjoyed listening to them describe their writing lives. | These were very short | Lecture | without a lot of content. For | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.91 | 1.11 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Dr. Chuck is incredibly engaging and makes the material approachable for people not familiar or comfortable with programming. Even though I am not completely new to programming, watching Dr. Chuck's lectures was instructive for me in learning how to communicate these types of concepts to a wide audience with varying levels of computing proficiency. | new to programming, watching Dr. Chuck's | Lecture | was instructive for me in learning | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Lectures are great, professor is great. Makes the subject matter very easy to learn. Would recommend! | | Lecture | are great, professor is great. Makes | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really nice lecture, I've learned a lot from this wonderful course. | Really nice | Lecture | I've learned a lot from this | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Its a very good course. Recommended for everybody. Besides, Lectures are very interesting. If you want to learn programming through scratch, enroll for this course right away. | good course. Recommended for everybody. Besides, | Lecture | are very interesting. If you want | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | awesome lectures by Dr.Chuck , i really enjoyed them and i got much clarity on them. thank u sir | awesome | Lecture | by Dr. Chuck , i really | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | this is my first online class and it was very good! and Dr.chuck's lecture was the best one i have heared! | was very good! and Dr. chuck's | Lecture | was the best one i have | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are well thought out on how to teach the concepts for understanding not memorizing. | The | Lecture | are well thought out on how | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great courses! Thank you , Charles Severance, for making it easier to understand. Your lectures are always very informative, interesting and interactive. And thanks for such a great platform as a Coursera! | making it easier to understand. Your | Lecture | are always very informative, interesting and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Well paced lectures and assignments . Quiz's at the end of every class keeps you motivated .. | Well paced | Lecture | and assignments . Quiz's at the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I love this course, professor is so amazing, since I have enrolled in this course, my day doesn't end without taking a lecture (which is not easy after work). After DASI (Data Analysis & Statistical Inference) course from Duke University, I have found this the best course. Thumbs up !!! | day doesn't end without taking a | Lecture | (which is not easy after work). | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The professor's lecture is so awesome, however, the content is adjust to the new programming learners. I heared extended part of the course is charged, you can purchased it if you want deeper learning | The professor's | Lecture | is so awesome, however, the content | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I enjoy the course, lectures, quises and complementary content a lot. One of my favourite studies. | I enjoy the course, | Lecture | quises and complementary content a lot. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Good introductory course. I enjoyed learning the basics of the Python computer language. The only reason this didn't get 5 stars was because the class information was not presented 100% clearly. It was not very clear where to access the book, or what readings corresponded to which lectures. Otherwise a great class. | or what readings corresponded to which | Lecture | Otherwise a great class. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Prof. Charles is amazing. His lectures are very informative and clear. I appreciate this as a good platform to develop my Python skills. I do believe this may be my most favorite online course to date. | Prof. Charles is amazing. His | Lecture | are very informative and clear. I | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | It was a good class for someone without any programming experience. The lectures really helped me to start understanding python language (and programming basic logic in general). However the course load is light and the pace is quite slow. | someone without any programming experience. The | Lecture | really helped me to start understanding | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I started this course from scratch without knowing any idea of programming. A series of well-designed lectures helpd me to keep moving forward step by step. I really appreicate Dr.Chuck. Have fund with this course! | of programming. A series of well-designed | Lecture | helpd me to keep moving forward | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Thank you for your great lecture, Dr. Chunk. This was my first class for computer science and I hope that I will be able to pass these all courses in programming for everybody. I really appreciated your help. God bless you :) | Thank you for your great | Lecture | Dr. Chunk. This was my first | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Awesome!! I had nothing to do with programming my whole life - this lecture was my first step and it really make me fall in love :) ! Dr. Chuck is explaining everything in simple words and with lots of fun, so everything is easy & practical, but still deep !! Thank you for this lecture - it's a really life-turning experience for me! | ! ! Thank you for this | Lecture | - it's a really life-turning experience | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great intro. I recommend reading the book, listening to lectures and working all exercises at the end of the chapters to get the most out of the course. | recommend reading the book, listening to | Lecture | and working all exercises at the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Love it! Lectures, notes and assignments all are very good! Thanks! | Love it! | Lecture | notes and assignments all are very | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great course, made python learning challenging, but absolutely not terrifying. The assignments I felt were enough, nd look forward to trying out the capstone project when i have the available funds. Thank you so much Charles Severance for the intuitive and fun lectures and book. | Severance for the intuitive and fun | Lecture | and book. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Perfect lecture and perfect professor! | Perfect | Lecture | and perfect professor! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is the best lecture for python beginner. | This is the best | Lecture | for python beginner. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Dr. Severence does a great job of organizing the information in a manner that keeps me engaged, and knows when and how to describe common errors in logic and how to avoid/fix them. The accompanying text is similarly engaging and informative; it manages to explain quite a few concepts in each chapter, without being an overwhelming amount of information. I feel I am getting a great functional (vs. heavily theoretical) introduction to programming concepts and the Python language. The exercises have ingrained the material covered in the lectures. | ingrained the material covered in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Brilliant! Simplified and very easy to understand. I sat through two semester of C++ lectures and learnt very little, but this short course taught me a lot of concepts and how to apply them. | sat through two semester of C++ | Lecture | and learnt very little, but this | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is a great class for someone who has no experience with Python at all. Dr. Chuck does an excellent job helping you understand the core concepts in a manner that is easy to learn. The lectures are interesting, easy to follow, and full of great material. The quizzes are simple enough but you do have to pay attention in order to get them correct. The assignments were a lot of fun and made you think of how best to incorporate everything you learned. This was a better experience than I have had in other courses I have been through. I am definitely taking the next class from Dr. Chuck! | that is easy to learn. The | Lecture | are interesting, easy to follow, and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I have had a wonderful experience with this basic python programming. Dr.Charles is funny and at the same time informative. Looking forward for more lectures from him. | time informative. Looking forward for more | Lecture | from him. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is an excellent course to start with Python and Prof. Charles has build up an excellent course work. Listening to his lecture is like listening to a music and going deep into it exploring new pathways. His way of delivering the lecture is so simple yet so deep that even a person without any CS background could get on par. Thanks again and looking forward for the next course. | excellent course work. Listening to his | Lecture | is like listening to a music | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is an excellent course to start with Python and Prof. Charles has build up an excellent course work. Listening to his lecture is like listening to a music and going deep into it exploring new pathways. His way of delivering the lecture is so simple yet so deep that even a person without any CS background could get on par. Thanks again and looking forward for the next course. | pathways. His way of delivering the | Lecture | is so simple yet so deep | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Quite good, sometimes the lecture slides spent a little too much time on explaining a basic concept. For example, it probably isn't necessary to repeatedly explain a loop iterating 5 times until the end of the loop. But otherwise the course cleared up a few things that I was having a hard time wrapping my head around with a different crash course I took in another class. | Quite good, sometimes the | Lecture | slides spent a little too much | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Fantastic introductory course. The lectures are clear, concise, informational, and even entertaining. I would recommend Programming for Everybody to anyone who wants to develop computer skills. | Fantastic introductory course. The | Lecture | are clear, concise, informational, and even | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really Good! Professor Chuck is very good at teaching. His lectures have so much fun and every lecture contains exactly enough material that not too much nor too difficult. And it is not too easy that make you feel boring. You need to pay attention and concentrate. I really like the course. | is very good at teaching. His | Lecture | have so much fun and every | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really Good! Professor Chuck is very good at teaching. His lectures have so much fun and every lecture contains exactly enough material that not too much nor too difficult. And it is not too easy that make you feel boring. You need to pay attention and concentrate. I really like the course. | have so much fun and every | Lecture | contains exactly enough material that not | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | A good introductory course. Quite 'easy' but an excellent primer for what comes later. Giving 5 stars as could run lectures at 1.5 speed / pause at appropriate times. Most importantly I did not need to conform to the advised weeks and could just do at own pace. So very convenient. | Giving 5 stars as could run | Lecture | at 1. 5 speed / pause | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | excellent stuff to start programming. A good stuff to start Python as well. I really liked the interviews in between the lectures. great work. | liked the interviews in between the | Lecture | great work. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | An excellent course on learning about foundations of Python language with enough exercises to give hands on experience in implementing programs.All the lectures have been explained by Prof Charles in such a lucid manner that even a person naive to programming would grasp it easily. | experience in implementing programs. All the | Lecture | have been explained by Prof Charles | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The professor's lecture is very informative and thought-provoking. In all, I am thrilled to take the class. | The professor's | Lecture | is very informative and thought-provoking. In | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are very good. But the Discussion forum became a "hidden question - mistic answer" panel lately. Could we get some non-scored assignments to discuss them openly with mentors and to learn more ? | The | Lecture | are very good. But the Discussion | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Teacher's lectures are very well done. Good explanations, even for someone who is mildly experience with programming already! | Teacher's | Lecture | are very well done. Good explanations, | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great course for a beginner. Instructor and student assistants make sure that you get the basics and (most important) grasp the concepts behind the code. This is very important because next to the keywords and syntax the most crucial thing to be learned is to start "thinking" like a programmer. How to break it down to the necessary incremental steps. I personally like the combination of video lecture, on-line student notes and on-line lab. Getting Python installed locally is a breeze for Windows or Linux. Already enrolled in Course 2!! | personally like the combination of video | Lecture | on-line student notes and on-line lab. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I have tried a few basic programming courses before, but failed to go beyond the first lecture. I found them difficult to comprehend and felt discouraged to learn programming. But then, I came across this course and it got me excited to learn programming again. From the first lecture to the last, the instructor covers different important concepts in the way that anyone can understand. The book is also easy to read. I strongly recommend programming newbies to check this one out. | failed to go beyond the first | Lecture | I found them difficult to comprehend | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | very good lectures and even fun. the tool is extremely useful. more feedback and assistance would generally improve the quality | very good | Lecture | and even fun. the tool is | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are clear and easy to follow. The assignments are interesting, challenging, and actually want the student to pass and understand, instead of being tricky barriers to stop progress. | The | Lecture | are clear and easy to follow. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very good beginners course! Short, easy to understand lectures that teach you the basics of Python Programming. | beginners course! Short, easy to understand | Lecture | that teach you the basics of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Professor Severance is great! His lectures are fun to watch and easy to grasp since he explains everything in detail. He is the best :D | Professor Severance is great! His | Lecture | are fun to watch and easy | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | If you have never done any programming, this course will walk you through it. Prof. Severance is very laid back. His lectures stay with the book. If you have been exposed to some programming, you can work at your own pace. Eric | Severance is very laid back. His | Lecture | stay with the book. If you | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent, personable teacher, great video lectures, assignments are simple, but great at demonstrating key concepts | Excellent, personable teacher, great video | Lecture | assignments are simple, but great at | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Video lectures could be a little bit shorter by cutting basic explanations, for example, don't need to go thru the whole list oz numbers to see that each of them is smaller or larger. | Video | Lecture | could be a little bit shorter | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I never thought to be able programing on Python so quickly (2 weeks). Each lecture is very clear, indications are very useful no waste of time... at the end: no regrets. Thank you Dr Severance and Coursera to give me this chance! | Python so quickly (2 weeks). Each | Lecture | is very clear, indications are very | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very good lectures, assignments, and examples. An excellent course. | Very good | Lecture | assignments, and examples. An excellent course. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Nice course! The instruction is clear and fun. I enjoy the "interaction" with Dr. Charles Severance during the lecture. And I really like the bonus videos, like interview with the creator of python every week~ | with Dr. Charles Severance during the | Lecture | And I really like the bonus | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Amazing experience.Thankyou coursera and Dr.Chuck for making python lectures so interesting | and Dr. Chuck for making python | Lecture | so interesting | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I gave five stars because the course was very easy to follow, the lectures gave a feeling of sitting in a class room and listening to the professor. Secondly, the exercises were good at making me understand the concepts. | was very easy to follow, the | Lecture | gave a feeling of sitting in | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I'm sure this is a fantastic introduction for those with no prior programming experience, but as someone with even just a little bit of prior scripting experience, I found it extremely slow-paced. Rather than suffer through the lectures, I did DataCamp's Intro. to Python and then did all the quizzes & assignments for this class as extra practice. | slow-paced. Rather than suffer through the | Lecture | I did DataCamp's Intro. to Python | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I recommend this course to those who totally do not have any experience in programming. Otherwise, it is too simply to follow the lecture step by step. All the programming language are quite similar at the first beginning, like matlab or C++. | is too simply to follow the | Lecture | step by step. All the programming | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course is excellent. It's my first course in coursera. I like professor Chuck very much. Really enjoy taking the lectures. | very much. Really enjoy taking the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent course. I have a minor gripe that the lectures were almost verbatim repeats of the course textbook which itself was very useful. Looking forward to the next course already. | have a minor gripe that the | Lecture | were almost verbatim repeats of the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Well structured and easy to understand lectures! | Well structured and easy to understand | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very basic level but the professor manages to keep lectures interesting and later courses get more challenging and useful. | but the professor manages to keep | Lecture | interesting and later courses get more | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | No comments. Excellent lecture. | No comments. Excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Lectures clearly explained & good content shared. Enjoyed the classes. | | Lecture | clearly explained & good content shared. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The professor is great and the lectures are very clear. Thanks! | The professor is great and the | Lecture | are very clear. Thanks! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very well conducted for a beginner, but some lectures seems too long to convey a simple concept. | conducted for a beginner, but some | Lecture | seems too long to convey a | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course is great for beginners. It surveys basic concepts at a speed that is easy to take in. Make sure to do the reading. It's just as important as the lectures. | It's just as important as the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I've struggled mightily in the past with attempts at learning a programming language from the ground up. Dr. Severance really did a fantastic job with his lectures. The pace is just right for someone who doesn't just start off as a natural. Looking forward to the next course! Thank you! | did a fantastic job with his | Lecture | The pace is just right for | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Just a Great Course! It's super friendly to do, you don't get bored watching the lectures or even reading the book, programming is super funny! Continue doing such a great work! | you don't get bored watching the | Lecture | or even reading the book, programming | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The course assignments weren't challenging enough for me and lectures were too slow for my liking. But, I do understand that the course is more suited for people without prior experience in programming, so I have nothing to complain about. Good beginner course! | weren't challenging enough for me and | Lecture | were too slow for my liking. | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very nice class. I enjoyed all the lectures, especially how Dr. Chuck conveys a concept comparing with real world things. It was nice of him to show us the motherboards and how each component works in a computer. | nice class. I enjoyed all the | Lecture | especially how Dr. Chuck conveys a | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | A good course to understand the basics of Python, though there's no difference between the book chapters and the video lectures (lectures are basically readings of the chapters) - I expected more info in general. | the book chapters and the video | Lecture | (lectures are basically readings of the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | A good course to understand the basics of Python, though there's no difference between the book chapters and the video lectures (lectures are basically readings of the chapters) - I expected more info in general. | book chapters and the video lectures | Lecture | are basically readings of the chapters) | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | slow if you have been exposed to programming before but well thought out engageable lectures | before but well thought out engageable | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | nice lecture and nice material. all is available. | nice | Lecture | and nice material. all is available. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really helpful informative and interesting course. Much good info ant very interesting lectures. Thanks for your time ! | Much good info ant very interesting | Lecture | Thanks for your time ! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Completely new to programming. This course was easy to understand, but seems to provide complete information to write complex programs if desired. The presentation is concise, so not overwhelmed with unnecessary information or overly long explanations. The professor is engaging for the lectures. | The professor is engaging for the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course is exceptional that comes with quality lecture materials as well as easy and understandable explanation for all level of learners. | is exceptional that comes with quality | Lecture | materials as well as easy and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Easy to learn, lectures are funny, and Professor always tries to motivate you for greater accomplishments. As title says, this course is a starting point to an incredible world of programming. | Easy to learn, | Lecture | are funny, and Professor always tries | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course is great for those seeking to learn Fundamentals of Python. This course is designed in such a way that I never felt boring watching the lectures. I would recommend this course for those who wants to learn Python. | I never felt boring watching the | Lecture | I would recommend this course for | Negative | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is my first programming class and I am even more interested in it after the lectures. | more interested in it after the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | good course for people with no programming background. very clear and easy-paced. for those of you who are familiar with python or other computer languages, i would suggest to use 1,5 of the normal speed when watching the lectures. | the normal speed when watching the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | perfect lectures, as self-trainer, it helps me a lot. I have to say thanks Coursera, | perfect | Lecture | as self-trainer, it helps me a | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Love the lectures, very engaging! | Love the | Lecture | very engaging! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The way the lectures were mixed with entertaining and informative videos of prominent persons involved with python, and computer science generally, kept me captivated and hungry to move forward constantly. I didn't find any of the material tiring because of the style of presentation although I felt everything was introduced thoroughly. It was fantastic. Thank you | The way the | Lecture | were mixed with entertaining and informative | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This was an excellent introduction to Python. The lectures are interesting and easy to follow. The instructor has great personality and makes you excited about learning python. It made me want to keep going! | an excellent introduction to Python. The | Lecture | are interesting and easy to follow. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Lectures are too good. Helpful not only for python learners but all who wants to be a programmer | | Lecture | are too good. Helpful not only | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Just Loved it! Thank you prof. chuck for such an interactive lecture series. | prof. chuck for such an interactive | Lecture | series. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Good lectures. Everything is very clear. The pace could be a little faster. | Good | Lecture | Everything is very clear. The pace | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great class for anyone who as not written code before. Well paced exercises and lectures allow non-coders to become informed about the basics. Highly recommended. | code before. Well paced exercises and | Lecture | allow non-coders to become informed about | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really clear lectures and fab book to accompany. Fully explained all concepts and has been a bit help to me in further developing my understanding of concepts. | Really clear | Lecture | and fab book to accompany. Fully | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are clear and step-by-step approach makes it easier for beginner to start to learn this programming language and the practical assignments are very nice! | The | Lecture | are clear and step-by-step approach makes | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Both the lectures and text have good information and well explained examples. Low production value. | Both the | Lecture | and text have good information and | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course is a great opportunity for those who are interested in start learning programing languages. Materials and lectures are very well structured. During the course you will get familiar with basic programing techniques and concepts. If you are willing to spend some effort and learn the basics of programming this course and Python language is just for you. | start learning programing languages. Materials and | Lecture | are very well structured. During the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This lecture is good for beginners to learn python programming language. | This | Lecture | is good for beginners to learn | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Well refined lectures and wonderful resources. | Well refined | Lecture | and wonderful resources. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | It was too easy and very basic. Not challenging enough. but maybe I wasn't the right student for the class. The lectures are too slow and repetitive too. | right student for the class. The | Lecture | are too slow and repetitive too. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | That's what I really deserved. Absolutely clear video lecture explanations. The book is awesome. Thank you so much. | I really deserved. Absolutely clear video | Lecture | explanations. The book is awesome. Thank | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Brilliant Course! Taught me a lot of concepts in very few lecture videos and was fun! Kudos to Charles | lot of concepts in very few | Lecture | videos and was fun! Kudos to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Dr Charles Severance has made the course even more engaging and interesting.I couldn't have asked for a better mentor.Looking forward to attending more of his lectures. Thanks | forward to attending more of his | Lecture | Thanks | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Quite fun, Dr Severance goes into good detail on the topic, his lectures are quite engaging, as he has filmed himself talking, so they are a lot more personal, and less "mind blowing" than some hardcore programming courses. | good detail on the topic, his | Lecture | are quite engaging, as he has | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Challenging, detailed, just the right amount of everything you need to start learning Python. However, the lectures were painfully long. | to start learning Python. However, the | Lecture | were painfully long. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are very good, and initiate thinking process like a computer executes a program. I would expect more challenging practice problems | The | Lecture | are very good, and initiate thinking | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I have problems with focusing and specially focusing in lectures where the professors are too technical with their vocabulary, however with Professor Chuck's way of teaching I don't have this difficulty, he is able to teach in a way that is simple and posible to understand. I wish every professor can join this teaching style for the sake of learning "complex concepts" in an easy way. Since the professor is really good the course is great!! | with focusing and specially focusing in | Lecture | where the professors are too technical | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I've started and failed to finish, even after two weeks, many on-line MOOCs and thought maybe it wasn't my style. This one has given me hope I can set up an environment and participate in a class that goes at a reasonable pace. I enjoy the teaching style and that the lectures are designed for people without a lot of (if any) CS or computing background, which is great for me. I come from the biology field and always wanted to learn programming but never gave it enough time or effort. This class has helped me come a long way from quitting course after course, to now believe that I can finish an entire on line class because it is meeting me at my level. | the teaching style and that the | Lecture | are designed for people without a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Dr. Chuck really made me feel enthused and confident throughout this course. Quality of the teaching material is also very high and lectures are interesting, engaging and clear. | material is also very high and | Lecture | are interesting, engaging and clear. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Great course for beginners. The lectures are both didactic and entertaining. | Great course for beginners. The | Lecture | are both didactic and entertaining. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | A bit slow if you already know other languages but the teacher is nice and I guess that for people who have no idea about programming it is a good lecture | about programming it is a good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I am really impressed with the lectures. Thank you | I am really impressed with the | Lecture | Thank you | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is THE best course for beginners. I love the way Dr. Chuck has taught Python programming. His lectures are very interesting and easy to understand and the entire course has been a lot of fun with all its quizzes and programming assignments. His book is as great as are his lectures. I am looking forward to learning more about python through his courses. This is just the type of course that I was wanting to do for some time and I am lucky I found this through Coursera! Thank you Dr. Chuck! | Chuck has taught Python programming. His | Lecture | are very interesting and easy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This is THE best course for beginners. I love the way Dr. Chuck has taught Python programming. His lectures are very interesting and easy to understand and the entire course has been a lot of fun with all its quizzes and programming assignments. His book is as great as are his lectures. I am looking forward to learning more about python through his courses. This is just the type of course that I was wanting to do for some time and I am lucky I found this through Coursera! Thank you Dr. Chuck! | is as great as are his | Lecture | I am looking forward to learning | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The lectures are good for the beginners. | The | Lecture | are good for the beginners. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Straight-to-the-point yet fun lectures. Slow and easy pace at the start for appreciation, but gradually becomes more challenging towards the end to force you to learn hands-on coding, In my opinion, the best part is the python coding tool used in the coding assignments. | Straight-to-the-point yet fun | Lecture | Slow and easy pace at the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent introduction to Python. Instructor teaches with humour and lots of examples, making the lecture videos useful and entertaining. Good pace for an intro course, easy to start with increasing difficulty as it progresses. | and lots of examples, making the | Lecture | videos useful and entertaining. Good pace | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I really enjoyed this course, and found it easy to keep up with the projects by setting aside one day a week. I find that the lectures move a little slowly, but simply speeding up the video time made it feel much more efficient. Following along with the e-book, I felt confident going through each of the exercises, and had a lot of fun while banging my head against the keyboard trying to figure out how to make things work (due to my own errors, not problems within the course). I'm looking forward to the next class! | a week. I find that the | Lecture | move a little slowly, but simply | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent class! I recommend it to anyone trying to learn programming. Dr. Chuck is a wonderful teacher. The class progresses at a nice comfortable pace. His lectures and code examples are thorough and informative. He takes the mystery out of programming and gives you the tools to make you feel like learning to code is attainable. Thank you Dr. Chuck and Coursera! | at a nice comfortable pace. His | Lecture | and code examples are thorough and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I think this would be a very good introduction to anyone starting to learn to program in a new language - Having experience in other languages meant that I was able to skip most of the lectures and complete the quizzes/assignment with a python 'cheat sheet'. Hopefully still a useful background for learning more in-depth python features. Lectures were interesting and well-structured. | for learning more in-depth python features. | Lecture | were interesting and well-structured. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Covers the very basics of python. Even if you are new to programming (not only python), this course gets your simple programming knowledge right. Charles is one of the best professor i have seen, who involves his student in the video lectures. | involves his student in the video | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent programming introduction to everyone. Very detailed lectures and readings. It builds from the basics and gradually introduce more complex situations, leaving no sense of big confussion compared to other courses I've taken. Thanks Dr. Chuck and thanks to Coursera. | programming introduction to everyone. Very detailed | Lecture | and readings. It builds from the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Excellent resource and bite sized lectures clearly explaining the concepts to get started. Glad that I finished this. | Excellent resource and bite sized | Lecture | clearly explaining the concepts to get | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The teaching methodology was superb!! It worth spending time in his lecture.Hope to have some advance study soon in Python which shall be freely available to learners who keen to learn something new but cannot afford the tuition fee. . | It worth spending time in his | Lecture | Hope to have some advance study | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Simple straight forward and engaging. The course material is well crafted. I loved learning python and all lectures were succint in nature. | I loved learning python and all | Lecture | were succint in nature. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | That was very good lecture. I loved the teacer, and his technic. | That was very good | Lecture | I loved the teacer, and his | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | I started more courses on different learning platforms, but left them all. Finished only this course because of Dr. Chuck. Thank you very much, the lectures were very well explained and the information was presented very interesting. | Chuck. Thank you very much, the | Lecture | were very well explained and the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | While being super intuitive, the course is too easy even for beginners, The lectures are coherent and smooth, assignment could be slightly more difficult. | too easy even for beginners, The | Lecture | are coherent and smooth, assignment could | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Really learn a lot. Now I'm quite interesting in programming. Looking forward to the next lecture. | programming. Looking forward to the next | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Dr. Chuck is the most encouraging and entertaining teacher I have ever met!!! He really makes learning about computer and programming easy and fun! And he makes a great Prof. Snape impersonation! :-) Most importantly, Dr. Chuck intentionally included many mistakes in his teaching materials. As a self-taught programmer who has struggled on one's own, I believe this is the most valuable part of the lectures. The students get to understand from the very beginning how to read error messages and tracebacks, how to debug, how not to be intimidated by mistakes and failures, and how to become a confident programmer. This should be THE teaching model for programming in any language! Thank you, Dr. Chuck! And I look forward to learning more from you in our follow-up courses! | the most valuable part of the | Lecture | The students get to understand from | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course has fun lectures and very interesting bonus content. | This course has fun | Lecture | and very interesting bonus content. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The course was very basic. It was nicely taught and the examples and the lectures were really enjoyable. However, some shortcomings I felt were that the colors in the slides could have been a bit clearer. Another thing was that some concepts were introduced in the lectures which were not explained completely. A real beginner would not be able to understand them which would in some parts defeat the purpose of the course. Other than that, I felt the course was really structured well. The assignments were easy and the quizzes did test the knowledge about the subject taught so far. It was such that any new person would not feel discouraged. Keep up the good job people. | taught and the examples and the | Lecture | were really enjoyable. However, some shortcomings | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The course was very basic. It was nicely taught and the examples and the lectures were really enjoyable. However, some shortcomings I felt were that the colors in the slides could have been a bit clearer. Another thing was that some concepts were introduced in the lectures which were not explained completely. A real beginner would not be able to understand them which would in some parts defeat the purpose of the course. Other than that, I felt the course was really structured well. The assignments were easy and the quizzes did test the knowledge about the subject taught so far. It was such that any new person would not feel discouraged. Keep up the good job people. | some concepts were introduced in the | Lecture | which were not explained completely. A | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The quality of the content is excellent and is presented clearly (although the lecturer drinking various things throughout the lectures was odd...). I plowed through all seven weeks in a day because I had already finished the first three weeks of the Rice University Python course (also on Coursera); I would say this entire course is nearly equivalent to the first three weeks of the Rice course. My reasons for doing this are two-fold: (1) practice, practice, practice, and (2) I plan to take all four courses in this series from U Mich - I am interested in the web and database aspects that do not seem to be covered in the Rice course. I did learn a thing or two from each course that was not presented in the other, but those points were relatively minor and would probably be stumbled across on a future troubleshooting visit to stackoverflow. | lecturer drinking various things throughout the | Lecture | was odd. . . ). I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7A1yFTaREeWWBQrVFXqd1w | The teacher is fantastic: the lectures are clear and the materials very interesting. If you like topic you will enjoy it. Highly recommendable! | The teacher is fantastic: the | Lecture | are clear and the materials very | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| 7Iw3cbCiEeS-qCIACimRTw | Great vision and lively lectures. | Great vision and lively | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.97 |
| 7Iw3cbCiEeS-qCIACimRTw | Interesting lectures and exercises. Not only for managers, but for everyone. | Interesting | Lecture | and exercises. Not only for managers, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.97 |
| 7t9y531dEeWKYwric11Hpw | I think the lecture is pretty basic and general compared with the other lectures in the Marketing Mix Implementation course. Many examples were suggested, but I think it would be better if there were more international brands rather than Spanish brands. There were many errors in subtitles. I would appreciate if they were double checked before release. | I think the | Lecture | is pretty basic and general compared | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 0.9 |
| 7t9y531dEeWKYwric11Hpw | I think the lecture is pretty basic and general compared with the other lectures in the Marketing Mix Implementation course. Many examples were suggested, but I think it would be better if there were more international brands rather than Spanish brands. There were many errors in subtitles. I would appreciate if they were double checked before release. | and general compared with the other | Lecture | in the Marketing Mix Implementation course. | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 0.9 |
| 7t9y531dEeWKYwric11Hpw | This is a very great program full of important and accurate information! Congratulations! I find it very complete inside its category. It's pretty interesting since the first moment you watch the first video lecture. Good design and presentation of the program. In other words: beautiful! Thanks. Keep bringing quality! | moment you watch the first video | Lecture | Good design and presentation of the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 0.9 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | This iteration of the course (August-September 2016) fizzled because so few students were actively participating. Early in the course, I worked diligently on my written contributions to the discussion forums, but then there was so little peer response that I gradually came to understand that I was mostly just talking to myself. Halfway through the course, I gave up on the forums. But I read all the poems, viewed the videos and took the quizzes. The quizzes are lame, the poetry selection is great, and the video lectures are all worthwhile. I had initial misgivings about some of the videos. The improvised round-table discussions of meta-poems by Dickinson, Stevens and Mullen (module 4, lesson 4) initially seemed too colloquial and not incisive, but then I realized they had value as models for how to grope into an initial understanding of a strange poem. The lecture on Hart Crane (module 1, lesson 4) was too difficult for me to follow in real-time spoken form, but then I found I could understand some of it by frequently stopping and starting the video, re-reading the lecture text in transcript, and taking long breaks for careful review of Crane's verse and for research about some of its allusions and associations. That lecture might have made more sense in purely written form, and I wonder if it was so daunting that it scared off some of the students who started the course. As a whole, the course managed a satisfying balance between discussion of the poetry itself and discussion of the social and economic contexts in which the poetry was created and consumed. I especially appreciated the clarity of Karen Ford's many lectures and Tim Newcomb's lively and enthusiastic investigation of the role of little magazines in the 1910s & 1920s. | selection is great, and the video | Lecture | are all worthwhile. I had initial | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | This iteration of the course (August-September 2016) fizzled because so few students were actively participating. Early in the course, I worked diligently on my written contributions to the discussion forums, but then there was so little peer response that I gradually came to understand that I was mostly just talking to myself. Halfway through the course, I gave up on the forums. But I read all the poems, viewed the videos and took the quizzes. The quizzes are lame, the poetry selection is great, and the video lectures are all worthwhile. I had initial misgivings about some of the videos. The improvised round-table discussions of meta-poems by Dickinson, Stevens and Mullen (module 4, lesson 4) initially seemed too colloquial and not incisive, but then I realized they had value as models for how to grope into an initial understanding of a strange poem. The lecture on Hart Crane (module 1, lesson 4) was too difficult for me to follow in real-time spoken form, but then I found I could understand some of it by frequently stopping and starting the video, re-reading the lecture text in transcript, and taking long breaks for careful review of Crane's verse and for research about some of its allusions and associations. That lecture might have made more sense in purely written form, and I wonder if it was so daunting that it scared off some of the students who started the course. As a whole, the course managed a satisfying balance between discussion of the poetry itself and discussion of the social and economic contexts in which the poetry was created and consumed. I especially appreciated the clarity of Karen Ford's many lectures and Tim Newcomb's lively and enthusiastic investigation of the role of little magazines in the 1910s & 1920s. | understanding of a strange poem. The | Lecture | on Hart Crane (module 1, lesson | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | This iteration of the course (August-September 2016) fizzled because so few students were actively participating. Early in the course, I worked diligently on my written contributions to the discussion forums, but then there was so little peer response that I gradually came to understand that I was mostly just talking to myself. Halfway through the course, I gave up on the forums. But I read all the poems, viewed the videos and took the quizzes. The quizzes are lame, the poetry selection is great, and the video lectures are all worthwhile. I had initial misgivings about some of the videos. The improvised round-table discussions of meta-poems by Dickinson, Stevens and Mullen (module 4, lesson 4) initially seemed too colloquial and not incisive, but then I realized they had value as models for how to grope into an initial understanding of a strange poem. The lecture on Hart Crane (module 1, lesson 4) was too difficult for me to follow in real-time spoken form, but then I found I could understand some of it by frequently stopping and starting the video, re-reading the lecture text in transcript, and taking long breaks for careful review of Crane's verse and for research about some of its allusions and associations. That lecture might have made more sense in purely written form, and I wonder if it was so daunting that it scared off some of the students who started the course. As a whole, the course managed a satisfying balance between discussion of the poetry itself and discussion of the social and economic contexts in which the poetry was created and consumed. I especially appreciated the clarity of Karen Ford's many lectures and Tim Newcomb's lively and enthusiastic investigation of the role of little magazines in the 1910s & 1920s. | and starting the video, re-reading the | Lecture | text in transcript, and taking long | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | This iteration of the course (August-September 2016) fizzled because so few students were actively participating. Early in the course, I worked diligently on my written contributions to the discussion forums, but then there was so little peer response that I gradually came to understand that I was mostly just talking to myself. Halfway through the course, I gave up on the forums. But I read all the poems, viewed the videos and took the quizzes. The quizzes are lame, the poetry selection is great, and the video lectures are all worthwhile. I had initial misgivings about some of the videos. The improvised round-table discussions of meta-poems by Dickinson, Stevens and Mullen (module 4, lesson 4) initially seemed too colloquial and not incisive, but then I realized they had value as models for how to grope into an initial understanding of a strange poem. The lecture on Hart Crane (module 1, lesson 4) was too difficult for me to follow in real-time spoken form, but then I found I could understand some of it by frequently stopping and starting the video, re-reading the lecture text in transcript, and taking long breaks for careful review of Crane's verse and for research about some of its allusions and associations. That lecture might have made more sense in purely written form, and I wonder if it was so daunting that it scared off some of the students who started the course. As a whole, the course managed a satisfying balance between discussion of the poetry itself and discussion of the social and economic contexts in which the poetry was created and consumed. I especially appreciated the clarity of Karen Ford's many lectures and Tim Newcomb's lively and enthusiastic investigation of the role of little magazines in the 1910s & 1920s. | the clarity of Karen Ford's many | Lecture | and Tim Newcomb's lively and enthusiastic | Positive | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | A pretty good overview of modern poetry. Very high on generalities and low on details - like detailed readings of individual poems. The fact the the majority of the instructors just read their lectures and many of them never look up at the camera at all makes this seem very lazy and impersonal. There's very little of the engagement that would really make this interesting. | of the instructors just read their | Lecture | and many of them never look | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7vasMEd_EeW8cBKtDAegYw | Although I'm only the first week, there are two main comments I'd like to make. Firstly, why are the lectures sub-divided with the ridiculous, overlong, and irritating introduction for each section. In lesson one, this was repeated 11 times. What a waste of time! Secondly, the transcripts are in rich text, which is basically unreadable, has no line breaks, which makes reading the poems impossible, and the transcripts are poorly transcribed, making them illiterate. I feel I may not continue with the course for these reasons, even though the content is really interesting. This is the worst presented MOOC I have encountered.....I have completed 6, and am undertaking another 2, with edxcel and with futurelearn | to make. Firstly, why are the | Lecture | sub-divided with the ridiculous, overlong, and | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| 7wfVmobsEeWgjA5cAvYgmw | This wasn't quite what I expected. A lot of the "lectures" were very repetitive, which was annoying. However, I learned a lot and enjoyed the assignments. The Arch of Titus Project sounds really interesting and I'm looking forward to their next findings! | expected. A lot of the " | Lecture | were very repetitive, which was annoying. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| 7wfVmobsEeWgjA5cAvYgmw | The last assignment is a time-waster and really poorly designed. Not all adults are into coloring; this is not elementary school and what's the point of coloring a picture of the Arch for you? Frankly I can't be bothered to look up sources for the descriptions of Roman soldiers' attire, and especially to figure what each number is pointing to. It wasn't even always clear what the numbers on the template referred to and two of the numbers were missing. In addition, there were a lot of glitches with the grading software. Finally our questions were almost never answered. Otherwise I found this to be an interesting course and I learned quite a bit from it, although it could have been condensed into three or four classes at the very most. The video lectures were videotaped a bit strangely, with Professor Fine often seeming to talk to an invisible person on the right or the left of the camera, instead of at the viewer. The videos I liked were mostly the office hours ones and the one with the interview with Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove at Park Avenue Synagogue. I could have gotten a very good grade on this course, but the last assignment ruined that. No, I will not be recommending this course or any others by this Professor. | at the very most. The video | Lecture | were videotaped a bit strangely, with | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| 8LAp90EaEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Lectures are very brief and concepts that were delivered will surely help Data Science Managers in their profession. | | Lecture | are very brief and concepts that | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.88 |
| 8LAp90EaEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | I really enjoyed this course and I have found a lot of similarities with issues and challenges that I face every day at work. This has been very useful to me bot as a way to get inspired on new ideas and techniques, and as a way to confirm what I am already doing. However, there were few occasions where I found the quizzes not to be clear enough. In some instances this was due to the fact that the question asked required some extra knowledge that couldn't possibly be achieved only by reading the course material or listening to the class. I was lucky I new the answers because of my personal experience but it seemed quite unfair in my opinion. Also lectures materials are very short and don;t provide any extra information. In other cases, the answers, especially when there were multiple answers didn't seem to be clear enough and sometimes contradicting what I had listened in the class. I don't remember specific cases at the moment, however I have left feedbacks throughout the course. You should have my feedbacks where I mentioned specific questions that in my opinion were confusing. Hope this helps, Giacomo | quite unfair in my opinion. Also | Lecture | materials are very short and don;t | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.88 |
| 8TKORJrSEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | The lectures are very well-organized. The topics are also cover in this field. However, the lectures are very dry and boring. The main professor were reading the scripts on the monitor. From my perspective, with his knowledge in this field as being described on his personal web site, he should be able to talk comfortably by looking at the topic on the slide then discuss about it in detail. I would suggest to change the environment to be at the wide open space, like coffee shop, to make this course more attractive. I'm sorry, it is not what I expected. | The | Lecture | are very well-organized. The topics are | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.09 | 1.1 |
| 8TKORJrSEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | The lectures are very well-organized. The topics are also cover in this field. However, the lectures are very dry and boring. The main professor were reading the scripts on the monitor. From my perspective, with his knowledge in this field as being described on his personal web site, he should be able to talk comfortably by looking at the topic on the slide then discuss about it in detail. I would suggest to change the environment to be at the wide open space, like coffee shop, to make this course more attractive. I'm sorry, it is not what I expected. | cover in this field. However, the | Lecture | are very dry and boring. The | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.09 | 1.1 |
| 8TKORJrSEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | Course in not only just about theory of cyber security .But also ,It also accommodates psychological view to cyber world . This makes it more interesting .The brief part of law related to cyber security buttress the content maturity .However, More information on privacy should be added .If done ,course is a 5 star Course .Moreover, every lecture gives information.So, efficiently crafted out of course .Overall,it's worth taking and worth time spending | 5 star Course . Moreover, every | Lecture | gives information. So, efficiently crafted out | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 1.09 | 1.1 |
| 8TKORJrSEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | Excellent course, video lectures were very useful, psychology portion was especially interesting. | Excellent course, video | Lecture | were very useful, psychology portion was | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.09 | 1.1 |
| 8To4DTVtEeWWBQrVFXqd1w | This course was not as good as the first course. I found myself typing codes mindlessly a lot and feeling the guilt that I'm not learning a lot from the app I'm making because there is too much coding going on and it's not clear what's more important. The final exam was too easy (almost a joke!) and it didn't help me figure out if I actually did learn something by typing out all these codes. I would like more lecture, snippet of codes and explaining what they do and have us fill out part of a code by thinking through as oppose to typing out the whole thing. | these codes. I would like more | Lecture | snippet of codes and explaining what | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| 8To4DTVtEeWWBQrVFXqd1w | Very cool course, well prepared lectures and I'm glad to stumble on it. | Very cool course, well prepared | Lecture | and I'm glad to stumble on | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| 8UQBnm04EeWyAQ6K5KeLkw | It is told that to take this course, basic computer skills like sending emails and downloading files are necessary-this is a beginning level course. Then, in the first module, instructors talk about polymorphism, inheritance and abstraction. For someone who have no prior programming experience, these are definitely not suitable topics to start with. Moreover, students are supposed to learn these concepts to get a good grade from first quiz, although they know nothing about programming. I had some programming experience, so I was already familiar with these subjects. But the lectures were too boring to keep watching. I watched like 10 videos and learned nothing about the course subject. I think I won't be spending my time for this course, which seems to me like reading some reference files. | familiar with these subjects. But the | Lecture | were too boring to keep watching. | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| 8UQBnm04EeWyAQ6K5KeLkw | The course is nice, lectures is fine. But assignments is a bullshit. The instructions are uncertain, with typos. There is random number used, and you have to do magic with your algorithm in order to match expected output. I strongly dislike it. | The course is nice, | Lecture | is fine. But assignments is a | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| 8UQBnm04EeWyAQ6K5KeLkw | Java for Android was everything I expected. The lectures and assignments were very clear. The instructors and mentors were very helpful. I am looking forward to the next class. | Android was everything I expected. The | Lecture | and assignments were very clear. The | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| 8UQBnm04EeWyAQ6K5KeLkw | Excellent introduction to the world of Android. Crisp and well-delivered lectures. | world of Android. Crisp and well-delivered | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Both enjoyable and challenging. Hear an interesting range of lectures, backed up with a wide range of articles. Shook up my idea of what it takes to be a healthy human - a healthy microbiome. | challenging. Hear an interesting range of | Lecture | backed up with a wide range | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | i really liked the pictorial presentations along with the great lectures. | pictorial presentations along with the great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Interesting and informative. The only reason it is not 5-stars is because some lectures were too much PR, and some assignments required non-scientists to name-drop microbes and design a study without proper reference. | is not 5-stars is because some | Lecture | were too much PR, and some | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Very interesting !!! Excellent lectures. | Very interesting ! ! ! Excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | Overall this course has covered a lot of good and interesting information! I found the presentation to be lacking somewhat as the course-leaders were reading off the info in front of the camera, which gave the lectures an artificial sort of feel. I did enjoy the different interviews along the way, which spiced things up a bit. The grading of this course needs to be revised, in my view, as some things will go amiss when students grade each other. All in all it's clear that a lot of work has gone into this course, and that is definitely to be commended by all involved. | of the camera, which gave the | Lecture | an artificial sort of feel. I | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 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. | set up. I enjoyed all the | Lecture | from the various speakers and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 93w6xNzBEeSvjyIAC3jXcg | In general this was an easy, interesting and enjoyable course, Video interviews and lectures by key researchers in this exciting field were a highlight. It's an introductory course so not deep, but fun. A couple of things significantly detracted from the course for me. One was a feeling of unqualified evangelism. I think the microbiome is indeed a hugely important field, but the level of hype here, and lack of any critical perspective, was off-putting. This is particularly disturbing for products like probiotics, which have become a huge industry with little solid evidence to support them, or to choose between them. Also, they devote a lot of time to selling the American Gut Project. Which is a good cause, but I would rather they had spent that time teaching me something useful. I resent being duped into watching ads when I've signed up to be educated. The other thing that bothered me was the course required us to divulge a lot of personal information to other students in pointless, time-consuming projects. I didn't learn anything from these projects and found them annoying. | and enjoyable course, Video interviews and | Lecture | by key researchers in this exciting | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | This course was challenging and informative. The ability to speed up and slow down the video lectures is fantastic. These video lectures are jammed packed with information and I often listen to parts again and again to grasp a solid understanding. Without this feature this would become tedious and boring. The lecturers are knowledgeable and the words chosen to explain the content are spot on. Thanks. Loved it. | video lectures is fantastic. These video | Lecture | are jammed packed with information and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | Excellent lectures. Assignments were a little too "exercisey" for me. | Excellent | Lecture | Assignments were a little too " | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | Excellent On-line Course in Creative Writing developing Character. Amy Bloom was an exceptional Instructor, both in her lesson planning and video lectures and interviews, as well as in her caring monitoring of the class involvement, progress and questions. Thank you, Amy, for offering us your knowledge in such an interesting and engaging form! | in her lesson planning and video | Lecture | and interviews, as well as in | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | Compared to other courses in the creative writing specialization, I felt that this one needs some improvement. The video lectures just didn't have enough meat to them. For example, in other courses in the specialization, there will be links to optional readings or videos, leading to a deeper understanding of the concepts. Some readings, for example, would be welcome to give example of great (or even not so great) characterization. | one needs some improvement. The video | Lecture | just didn't have enough meat to | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | The lectures in this class are well done and informative, and they provide a lot of good material. However, the assignment portion needs a lot of work. The instructions weren't clear for anyone taking the class which resulted in incredibly difficult grading. It was hard to even understand the basic ideas of what was required for an assignment. I think the teacher very much needs to go back and change the wording of the assignments, add more information in the instructions, and also post an example to show what is expected since a lot of the assignments are very strange, like a describing a character without mentioning the character in any way. | The | Lecture | in this class are well done | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | I have enjoyed Amy Bloom's lectures and guidance on character. I feel as if I'm making different choices in the words that I use now, as well as focusing more on characters and how they can move (or not) a story. The assignments really helped me to lazer in on specific language that helps to illuminate character. | I have enjoyed Amy Bloom's | Lecture | and guidance on character. I feel | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | this was my least favorite of the classes - the lectures ere not informative, and far too lofty. The style class, the plot class and the setting class all had detailed, concrete teachings, whereas these lectures were too airy. Most of them consisted of authors chatting with each other. The assignments required real craft however, and it would have been helpful to LEARN those skills in the modules. For example, one assignment asked us to describe a character in a setting, while they were not actually there - say a divorced nurse in a hospital. Not once in the lectures were we ever taught HOW to do this. We watched a series of author fireside chats, and then people bumbled through the assignment. I really wanted Amy Bloom to just walk over to the board and draw a character and say "this is a woman, she's divorced, she's middle class, she tends to get very angry when things don't go her way" or whatever,and then draw out a list of how her internal states might manifest in the world around her - she throws things, she's disorganized, she writes mean notes in the patient charts. I wanted her to teach. She seems to think we already know how to do things like imply a characters state of mind through action. I mean, for a beginning writer, its helpful to just make a list of details about a character - where they're from, what they like or don't like, what sort of flaws they might have and so on. We did barely any of this. It was assumed we knew the basics of characterization, but most students did not! some of the other students frustration and confusion came out in the peer review, which was a bad sign. | favorite of the classes - the | Lecture | ere not informative, and far too | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | this was my least favorite of the classes - the lectures ere not informative, and far too lofty. The style class, the plot class and the setting class all had detailed, concrete teachings, whereas these lectures were too airy. Most of them consisted of authors chatting with each other. The assignments required real craft however, and it would have been helpful to LEARN those skills in the modules. For example, one assignment asked us to describe a character in a setting, while they were not actually there - say a divorced nurse in a hospital. Not once in the lectures were we ever taught HOW to do this. We watched a series of author fireside chats, and then people bumbled through the assignment. I really wanted Amy Bloom to just walk over to the board and draw a character and say "this is a woman, she's divorced, she's middle class, she tends to get very angry when things don't go her way" or whatever,and then draw out a list of how her internal states might manifest in the world around her - she throws things, she's disorganized, she writes mean notes in the patient charts. I wanted her to teach. She seems to think we already know how to do things like imply a characters state of mind through action. I mean, for a beginning writer, its helpful to just make a list of details about a character - where they're from, what they like or don't like, what sort of flaws they might have and so on. We did barely any of this. It was assumed we knew the basics of characterization, but most students did not! some of the other students frustration and confusion came out in the peer review, which was a bad sign. | a hospital. Not once in the | Lecture | were we ever taught HOW to | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | I like Amy Bloom, but the lectures don't provide the explanations or the processes for creating characters. In the Craft of Plot, Skyhorse gave us the tools we need to develop plot and structure, and even how to start to develop characters. But in this course, the lectures don't do that. They seem more philosophical than instructional and all of the lectures go right over my head. Craft of Plot gave me hope, Craft of Character confused me. | I like Amy Bloom, but the | Lecture | don't provide the explanations or the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | I like Amy Bloom, but the lectures don't provide the explanations or the processes for creating characters. In the Craft of Plot, Skyhorse gave us the tools we need to develop plot and structure, and even how to start to develop characters. But in this course, the lectures don't do that. They seem more philosophical than instructional and all of the lectures go right over my head. Craft of Plot gave me hope, Craft of Character confused me. | than instructional and all of the | Lecture | go right over my head. Craft | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| 9a6pC3gcEeWxvQr3acyajw | I didn't find this module very helpful and some of the assignments were truly confusing. I wish there was more "meat" in the sessions and more availability to access the lecturers more readily when there was confusion. I don't like the fact I pay money for other people to "assess" my work when half of them don't even read my submissions properly. Or the question. Or both. So if the lectures don't stretch me, I find my money spent unwisely. | question. Or both. So if the | Lecture | don't stretch me, I find my | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.86 | 0.89 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Excellent content and lecture! | Excellent content and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | The lectures are very clear and the readings extremely interesting, including many articles written by top experts | The | Lecture | are very clear and the readings | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | I would like to give 4.5 but it is not an option. Mainly because the course is good but sometimes Professor Bakker fails to hold my attention, due to lack of fire in his lecturing style. Whilst I know lectures cannot always be exciting , no matter how keen one is on the subject, I feel that some of the more tedious course material would be absorbed better if presented in a less monotone manner. | his lecturing style. Whilst I know | Lecture | cannot always be exciting , no | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Really deep, complete. The efforts of the creators can be seen at first view. Congratulations to Dr. Bakker for the clases and the lectures. The best course I've ever had! | Bakker for the clases and the | Lecture | The best course I've ever had! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Superb! After six weeks, I've survived and of course enjoyed the readings and lectures. I've learned a lot in this course. Thank you Professor Bakker and team. | of course enjoyed the readings and | Lecture | I've learned a lot in this | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | My first course here on Coursera and I am completely satisfied with both the lectures and the professor. | am completely satisfied with both the | Lecture | and the professor. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Very objective, theoretical and empirical point of view of terrorism. Very clear explanations and very interesting lectures added about the subject. Very recommendable | Very clear explanations and very interesting | Lecture | added about the subject. Very recommendable | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| 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. | with added discussion on Syria. The | Lecture | on Syria were a bit less | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| 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. | not referenced at all by other | Lecture | | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | Very interesting. May need permanent updates, for instance through short addition video lectures. Course transcripts are really useful, in particular when translated! | for instance through short addition video | Lecture | Course transcripts are really useful, in | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| A0IYf6jOEeSnlCIAC1EMbw | I loved the fact that we could achieve the course in our own timings and I obviously love the whole course, the lectures, the videos, I couldn´t feel more satisfied and grateful! | obviously love the whole course, the | Lecture | the videos, I couldn´t feel more | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| a0OJ1ha4EeWKlgqs7LdhRw | This is a five week course. While it was very informative, I would have preferred longer lectures and more material to read. I finished the 5 week course in 5 days - hence making me question the value of it. In saying that, I really did enjoy it and the professor was great! | informative, I would have preferred longer | Lecture | and more material to read. I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.88 |
| a0OJ1ha4EeWKlgqs7LdhRw | Excellent teacher. Very well recorded videos. Good lectures and nice content. It changes the way how you see your life (personal and professional aspects). Congratulations. I recommend to all. | teacher. Very well recorded videos. Good | Lecture | and nice content. It changes the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.88 |
| a0OJ1ha4EeWKlgqs7LdhRw | The backbone of the course was useful, but I thought the lectures were lacking depth. The quizzes were way too easy, you didn't even need to follow the course to be able to pass it. The extra articles and links were one of the highlights. | was useful, but I thought the | Lecture | were lacking depth. The quizzes were | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 0.88 |
| a0OJ1ha4EeWKlgqs7LdhRw | Its a good practical lecture but I think it have lots of room to improve. The material itself can be covered in 2 weeks lecture. | can be covered in 2 weeks | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 0.88 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Very well thought out and methodical approach. Assignments are in accordance with the lectures and challenges in a good way. | Assignments are in accordance with the | Lecture | and challenges in a good way. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Very well done, I loved the lectures and enjoyed the assignments. I had no previous experience of programming and I found the explanation of the concepts very clear. The main critique for me is that ,for some of the problems, not having a background in physics might be..well..too challenging! It took me hours only to read about the theory behind the question, to find out the appropriate formula to use in the code, whilst writing the actual program was pretty quick. Other than that, I would certainly recommend the course. | Very well done, I loved the | Lecture | and enjoyed the assignments. I had | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | This course was ultimately frustrating to take. There is a gap in the material presented and the skill set needed to complete the assignments. Using optional methods to complete this course, such as to use the textbook and forums, is too time consuming (deciphering a text book) or insulting (forum mentor responses). To to solve the assignments, it usually involved trying to 1. refreshing yourself in math concepts not used by a beginner or non-mathematician, 2. deciphering what exactly the poorly written questions were asking, 3. scouring the textbook or internet for functions or strategies never covered in the lecture, 4. having snarky and unhelpful remarks by mentors. The unprofessional behavior of the mentors was especially hard to handle. Even from the early week's lectures we learned about semantics, and how simple mistyping could lead to programming errors, so I wrongly assumed the mentors would understand that some of us would probably make simple errors. For example, in the final homework I had a simple mistake, but since we cannot show code, it led to more frustration and a mentor basically just saying "we covered this already." I'm well aware of what we covered, but if someone is stuck on a problem, there needs to be a much better way of helping that person. I did not want to write in the forums after my initial foray in the forum led one mentor to just tell me "your logic is wrong", and the spout the same simple strategies of the lecture that could not help on the complex assignment. There probably will not be anything fixed with this course since it seems like it has been the same for years now. Please fix the questions, stop using Project Euler, and let people directly message code to mentors. Will probably save time rather than try to blindly (and frustratingly) explain code over and over again. Ultimately, I felt that unless someone either has previous experience in coding, or has no work to do other than to do this course, it still is not worth it to just obtain a certificate. | or strategies never covered in the | Lecture | 4. having snarky and unhelpful remarks | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | This course was ultimately frustrating to take. There is a gap in the material presented and the skill set needed to complete the assignments. Using optional methods to complete this course, such as to use the textbook and forums, is too time consuming (deciphering a text book) or insulting (forum mentor responses). To to solve the assignments, it usually involved trying to 1. refreshing yourself in math concepts not used by a beginner or non-mathematician, 2. deciphering what exactly the poorly written questions were asking, 3. scouring the textbook or internet for functions or strategies never covered in the lecture, 4. having snarky and unhelpful remarks by mentors. The unprofessional behavior of the mentors was especially hard to handle. Even from the early week's lectures we learned about semantics, and how simple mistyping could lead to programming errors, so I wrongly assumed the mentors would understand that some of us would probably make simple errors. For example, in the final homework I had a simple mistake, but since we cannot show code, it led to more frustration and a mentor basically just saying "we covered this already." I'm well aware of what we covered, but if someone is stuck on a problem, there needs to be a much better way of helping that person. I did not want to write in the forums after my initial foray in the forum led one mentor to just tell me "your logic is wrong", and the spout the same simple strategies of the lecture that could not help on the complex assignment. There probably will not be anything fixed with this course since it seems like it has been the same for years now. Please fix the questions, stop using Project Euler, and let people directly message code to mentors. Will probably save time rather than try to blindly (and frustratingly) explain code over and over again. Ultimately, I felt that unless someone either has previous experience in coding, or has no work to do other than to do this course, it still is not worth it to just obtain a certificate. | the same simple strategies of the | Lecture | that could not help on the | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | This is a fantastic introductory course for those of you who wish to learn MATLAB or programming in general. The lectures were superb, very clear and easy to follow. I would recommend this course to anyone who's willing learn MATLAB. | MATLAB or programming in general. The | Lecture | were superb, very clear and easy | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Excellent! Challenging HW Assignments. Lecture notes & Presentations cover the fundamentals of matlab in details. Good course to get started with programing using Matlab. | Excellent! Challenging HW Assignments. | Lecture | notes & Presentations cover the fundamentals | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | This is an outstanding course. The programming lectures are indeed introductory, but this is not your 'hello world' introduction to programming. The problems are very challenging. But when you solve them you will be immensely rewarded. I suspect that most people who take this course already have a lot of programming experience. For those who don't, I admire you. | is an outstanding course. The programming | Lecture | are indeed introductory, but this is | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Positive points: -this really is a beginners course, without any knowledge about coding or the syntax of MATLAB necessary. -you learn by solving the problems yourself. This gives you great insight about the thought processes necessary, about different approaches and how to realize your ideas. -Mentors are responding quickly (sometimes within a half hour) and are doing there best to help you out. Negative points: -The video lectures, although informative have a very slow paste and the earlier ones do not prepare you that well for the homework assignments. However once you get used to it you will manage to get an idea about the assignments from the lectures. Still the same problem is illustrated way too often in the same lecture. One could either add different problems or shorten the lectures a lot. With time it is possible to learn when one can skip a section but it makes it especially hard for people to start the course, since one spends hours watching videos for just learning about basic syntax in the beginning - For some of the homework assignments the mathematical part was the bigger challenge for me than the coding part, which is really frustrating when you just want to learn how to code. | idea about the assignments from the | Lecture | Still the same problem is illustrated | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Positive points: -this really is a beginners course, without any knowledge about coding or the syntax of MATLAB necessary. -you learn by solving the problems yourself. This gives you great insight about the thought processes necessary, about different approaches and how to realize your ideas. -Mentors are responding quickly (sometimes within a half hour) and are doing there best to help you out. Negative points: -The video lectures, although informative have a very slow paste and the earlier ones do not prepare you that well for the homework assignments. However once you get used to it you will manage to get an idea about the assignments from the lectures. Still the same problem is illustrated way too often in the same lecture. One could either add different problems or shorten the lectures a lot. With time it is possible to learn when one can skip a section but it makes it especially hard for people to start the course, since one spends hours watching videos for just learning about basic syntax in the beginning - For some of the homework assignments the mathematical part was the bigger challenge for me than the coding part, which is really frustrating when you just want to learn how to code. | way too often in the same | Lecture | One could either add different problems | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | A brilliant course for both beginners and experienced programmers. The professor carries along with a steady pace and has made good problem sets to increase learning. His lecture style is so inspiring , informative and sometimes funny that i find myself spending most of my time in this course. Hope people at Vanderbilt continue to produce such valuable courses in the future. | problem sets to increase learning. His | Lecture | style is so inspiring , informative | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Very good course, with clear explanations of the key concepts. However, I felt hindered in being able to complete all tasks in the homeworks each week as many questions alienate someone like me with little mathematics/physics background. I feel if the questions were more general I would have been able to perform better each week. Very good lecture content though. | perform better each week. Very good | Lecture | content though. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Very clear course material and lectures. And to access all this at no charge makes it extremely valuable. | Very clear course material and | Lecture | And to access all this at | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A4W_GyDjEeW5Rwo0txKkgQ | Amazingly beautiful Lectures by Fitz. Very nice modules. i have just started taking the lessons and its exactly what I expected it to be! If not, better! | Amazingly beautiful | Lecture | by Fitz. Very nice modules. i | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.1 |
| A9OckSDZEeWXzxJxfIL00w | I want to say how much I especially enjoyed Dr Kenez and his very clear and concise lectures on the historical aspects of the subject matter. Thank you very much. Richard Kilgore | and his very clear and concise | Lecture | on the historical aspects of the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| A9OckSDZEeWXzxJxfIL00w | The historical lectures were marvelous; the literature lectures only a little less so. But the most enjoyable was both extremely knowledgable professors. If you want to truly understand the myriad background, the Nazi psychology and insanity, the witness of those who suffered the most, and the in-depth story of the Holocaust, this is an outstanding academic experience. | historical lectures were marvelous; the literature | Lecture | only a little less so. But | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| A9OckSDZEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Thank you! Wonderful course, marvellous teachers. Everybody should study european history has much as we did during these lectures. I'll miss it. | much as we did during these | Lecture | I'll miss it. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| A9OckSDZEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Great course divided by two gentlemen professors who lived through the era with personal experience. I loved the division of literature sources and historical events which knitted together harmoniously, and I liked also the lectures tremendously. Thanks. Dr John Quincy, BS, MBA, MLA, DDS, (+104 Coursera Courses and counting). | harmoniously, and I liked also the | Lecture | tremendously. Thanks. Dr John Quincy, BS, | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This is a course that sounds like a bad audiobook. The prof. reading a the lecture and giving lot of information without any soul or teaching energy to engage. I prefer then read a book about this topic than being here at this course get bored listening at the same tone a reading of a lecture. | audiobook. The prof. reading a the | Lecture | and giving lot of information without | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This is a course that sounds like a bad audiobook. The prof. reading a the lecture and giving lot of information without any soul or teaching energy to engage. I prefer then read a book about this topic than being here at this course get bored listening at the same tone a reading of a lecture. | same tone a reading of a | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course feels a lot like it's being taught by a non-teaching professor. The lectures are very long, not chunked for easy viewing (to the point where I couldn't download to my phone for offline/off-wifi use). There are very long locally-hosted readings (so they're hard to print and you can't add them to an offline reader app), and the Reading section for each lesson seems to be a bibliography (rather than actual reading assignments), because there are no links and some refer to "Selections" without giving page numbers or, in at least one case, a multi-volume book. The information is comprehensive and very valuable, but the delivery is very lacking as a MOOC. | taught by a non-teaching professor. The | Lecture | are very long, not chunked for | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course was one of the most useful of my undergraduate and graduate career. I have been a long time Buddhist practitioner, primarily in the Zen tradition and found it difficult to integrate, both in my own practice and through understanding popular literature. This course provided much of the intellectual background that I have wanted for a long time. I am particularly interested in the discussion of Buddhist Meditation as a religious vs. secular practice, and the cultural content of the various practices one encounters. David Germano's lectures are incredibly information dense. I learned to download the transcript and outline and highlight them as well as listen to the audio. Now I wouldn't cut out a thing. I particularly appreciate the many guest lectures, interviews and guided meditation sessions. All of my questions are not yet answered but I have some clearer understanding and ideas for moving forward. | various practices one encounters. David Germano's | Lecture | are incredibly information dense. I learned | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course was one of the most useful of my undergraduate and graduate career. I have been a long time Buddhist practitioner, primarily in the Zen tradition and found it difficult to integrate, both in my own practice and through understanding popular literature. This course provided much of the intellectual background that I have wanted for a long time. I am particularly interested in the discussion of Buddhist Meditation as a religious vs. secular practice, and the cultural content of the various practices one encounters. David Germano's lectures are incredibly information dense. I learned to download the transcript and outline and highlight them as well as listen to the audio. Now I wouldn't cut out a thing. I particularly appreciate the many guest lectures, interviews and guided meditation sessions. All of my questions are not yet answered but I have some clearer understanding and ideas for moving forward. | I particularly appreciate the many guest | Lecture | interviews and guided meditation sessions. All | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The course appears unfinished and very disorganized. The lectures are monotonous and boring. | appears unfinished and very disorganized. The | Lecture | are monotonous and boring. | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The labs are superb. The title is misleading - it is as much about the neuroscience as Buddhism, and the lectures are dry. However, because the labs are so good, I give it five stars. | the neuroscience as Buddhism, and the | Lecture | are dry. However, because the labs | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Excellent guided meditations and a very well organized and well presented overview of the Lesser Vehicle of Tibetan Buddhist Meditation. The layout of the course was particularly good; with a theme each week and a set of lectures exploring the practice in question from a cultural and spiritual viewpoint, a set touching on the scientific aspect of the practice, a set outlining the history of the practice, and a series of guided meditations. | each week and a set of | Lecture | exploring the practice in question from | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Great content - learned a lot. Would be easier to follow if David's lectures would be presented more accessible - not read in a monotone voice. | be easier to follow if David's | Lecture | would be presented more accessible - | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Really like what I have taken away from the course. I felt the presentation of some of the information a bit overwhelming, pure lecture without any visuals. As a suggestion, I think it would have been interesting to hear the presenters talk about their own personal journey/story with respect to meditation, even if it is purely academic without any practical implication for them personally. Many, many thanks!! | the information a bit overwhelming, pure | Lecture | without any visuals. As a suggestion, | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The richness of materials presented in this ambitious course are impressive. There are lectures and interviews with professors and Buddhists from well beyond the expected disciplines of religion, sociology, and neuroscience--including education, law, and business. With guided mediation "labs" from three practitioners there's a style for everyone. Some of the lectures are dense and challenging to follow but well worth sticking with it. Looking forward to section two. | ambitious course are impressive. There are | Lecture | and interviews with professors and Buddhists | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The richness of materials presented in this ambitious course are impressive. There are lectures and interviews with professors and Buddhists from well beyond the expected disciplines of religion, sociology, and neuroscience--including education, law, and business. With guided mediation "labs" from three practitioners there's a style for everyone. Some of the lectures are dense and challenging to follow but well worth sticking with it. Looking forward to section two. | style for everyone. Some of the | Lecture | are dense and challenging to follow | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The course was a very comprehensive introduction to Buddhist Meditation: - there were lectures about the different Buddhist meditation traditions - practical trainings on Buddhist meditation - neurological and psychological view on the effects of meditation on the human body and many more topics related to meditation. I found the course was actually overloaded with content: most videos were too long and there were too many videos. Some videos were more like reading a text: the lecturer was most likely reading his own script from a Teleprompter instead of really talking to the audience. The videos were not bad, but I see some room for improvement for most videos of most lecturers. My favourite videos were from Anam Thubten, he was most genuine and convincing to me. All in all it was still an excellent introduction into the topic for me: a big thank you to all people involved, you did a great job!! | to Buddhist Meditation: - there were | Lecture | about the different Buddhist meditation traditions | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| 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. | some of the speakers. Occasionally certain | Lecture | were a little dry for video. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Very informative but not very focused or streamline. The lectures on brain plasticity and such I found largely irrelevant to the subject matter. Maybe an attempt to make the lectures a little less 'wordy'. I know this is Buddhism which is notoriously filled with concepts and long winded explanations but I think a lot of viewers could lose interest. I enjoy the course but I already have a great deal of familiarity with Buddhism. I was a Vajrayana practitioner for three years. Maybe a course focused more on Shakyamuni and the basics of Buddhist teaching along with a few courses familiarizing listeners to terms might be useful as a preliminary to the following courses. | not very focused or streamline. The | Lecture | on brain plasticity and such I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Very informative but not very focused or streamline. The lectures on brain plasticity and such I found largely irrelevant to the subject matter. Maybe an attempt to make the lectures a little less 'wordy'. I know this is Buddhism which is notoriously filled with concepts and long winded explanations but I think a lot of viewers could lose interest. I enjoy the course but I already have a great deal of familiarity with Buddhism. I was a Vajrayana practitioner for three years. Maybe a course focused more on Shakyamuni and the basics of Buddhist teaching along with a few courses familiarizing listeners to terms might be useful as a preliminary to the following courses. | Maybe an attempt to make the | Lecture | a little less 'wordy'. I know | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Some lectures are presented in very flat boring to follow manner. Though neuroscience part is presented brilliantly and makes it totally worth. | Some | Lecture | are presented in very flat boring | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The positive. What a wealth of material! This is a very worthy attempt to integrate the history, philosophical underpinnings and modern transformations of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. Clifford Saron’s Week 2 lectures on neuroscience and neuroplasticity were fascinating and intriguing introductions to the topic - very engaging. The negative. Too academic for an introductory course. David Germano’s lectures are full of information but he doesn’t help the learner to make sense of it. His ‘academic speak’ obfuscates meaning rather than making it accessible. More diagrammatic slides at the start would give learners a framework of the overarching concepts. Because of the many perspectives presented each week, this course needs A LOT of time. I personally would have leaned better if the course were broken into smaller weekly segments. | Buddhist meditation. Clifford Saron’s Week 2 | Lecture | on neuroscience and neuroplasticity were fascinating | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The positive. What a wealth of material! This is a very worthy attempt to integrate the history, philosophical underpinnings and modern transformations of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. Clifford Saron’s Week 2 lectures on neuroscience and neuroplasticity were fascinating and intriguing introductions to the topic - very engaging. The negative. Too academic for an introductory course. David Germano’s lectures are full of information but he doesn’t help the learner to make sense of it. His ‘academic speak’ obfuscates meaning rather than making it accessible. More diagrammatic slides at the start would give learners a framework of the overarching concepts. Because of the many perspectives presented each week, this course needs A LOT of time. I personally would have leaned better if the course were broken into smaller weekly segments. | for an introductory course. David Germano’s | Lecture | are full of information but he | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The content of this course was superb. The level of detail and the connections between traditional teaching with modern science and western practice was very helpful, and much appreciated. The interviews and additional content on practice and historical significance was wonderful. The neuroscience content was presented very effectively, with just the right amount of detail needed here, and the critique and straightforward way that the research was presented was masterful, and so much needed in today's cult-like vision of meditation. I look forward to the other 3 segments of the course. I would recommend putting the transcripts of the lectures together in a more easily readable format, then use the videos by Dr. Germano to highlight the issues presented rather than just reading. | recommend putting the transcripts of the | Lecture | together in a more easily readable | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | After being bored to death by his first highly complex and involved analytical/historical lectures, I skipped over every video that Prof. Germano lectured in. I'm not sure if his later videos were great or not, and they were supposed to be "foundational/historical," but the rest of the course was extremely educative and enjoyable for a beginner like me, and Prof. Germano's lectures were not needed for the graded quizzes. | first highly complex and involved analytical/historical | Lecture | I skipped over every video that | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | After being bored to death by his first highly complex and involved analytical/historical lectures, I skipped over every video that Prof. Germano lectured in. I'm not sure if his later videos were great or not, and they were supposed to be "foundational/historical," but the rest of the course was extremely educative and enjoyable for a beginner like me, and Prof. Germano's lectures were not needed for the graded quizzes. | beginner like me, and Prof. Germano's | Lecture | were not needed for the graded | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I enjoyed and benefitted from some of this course. In particular I would highly recommend the Meditation Labs, the Science of Meditation videos and the short presentations from the Tibetan Buddhist monks . But I think the creators of this course need to be a lot clearer about what their aims are in that part of the course which Dr Germano presented. Since this was he was presenting the main overview of Buddhist content it was particularly disappointing that his presentations were so bad. I understand that there were difficulties in getting the course up and running from the various delays in its starting date and the change to its title and perhaps Dr Germano's role was more affected than the other lecturers. However it's pretty damning when he manages to to be so off-putting to so many of the students, going on the discussion comments. For my own part, I've studied and practiced Buddhism for more than 30 years and I am left with little sense of what his aims were for his lectures. To be more specific Dr Germano's Presentation: -he read from what I presume were lecture notes but more likely he was reading from an academic paper. the language was pretty turgid. -he could have just provided a PDF of his paper / notes for us to download. That would have been much more helpful as presumably it would have had some structure to it. doing that would have enabled him to use his video time in a more creative way. -MOOCs are wonderful audio-visual opportunities but he had no slides or illustrations at all. The few text headers which appeared then disappeared in only a very few seconds and sometimes did not relate directly to what he was saying at that time. Dr Germano's content: the amended title was Tibetan Buddhist Meditation. This is a complex subject which encompasses many layers of meditation practice culled from historically earlier Buddhist traditions. Can I suggest that any future version of this course includes the following: -include a video which presents the main aspects of the historical development of Buddhism. There was some mention of this in Germano's material but he did it from the Tibetan point of view. Surely what a modern day presentation needs is a modern impartial historical analysis of the subject. It's not as if there aren't plenty of academics and practitioners who are active in this field. -it's confusing to describe Tibetan Lesser Vehicle practices but then illustrate them with Pali text sources, modern Mindfulness practice, and modern Brahma Vihara practice all of which have emerged from the modern Theravadin tradition. -it's also perplexing to include information about many modern Theravadin teachers (Sayadaw, Goenka) in a course apparently not about them. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the videos about Sayadaw and the interview with Sharon Saltzberg, but I am left in the dark about just what differences, if any, there are between them and Tibetan meditation. Overall I think this course was offered prematurely. Much of its content was enthralling, inspiring and very useful practically. However much of it was not. | read from what I presume were | Lecture | notes but more likely he was | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | A thorough academic, philosophical, exploratory & experiential introductory treatise on Tibetan Buddhism that is already proving to be of incredible value to me. I was at first pretty overwhelmed my the sheer volume of lectures on here but when you get into the swing of it it becomes apparent quite early on that the large amount of academic conceptualizations are not the most necessary to become totally au fait with & that these are in fact followed up by a spectrum of other articles which are more philosophical, contextual and relatively up beat, as well as some experiential guided meditations etc. What's become more apparent though is the fantastic faculty behind this & the incredible work being done by them as well as other colleagues in the field. I am extremely impressed by the depth of investigation, research & organization. Extremely glad I took the course & look forward yo the forthcoming ones in the series. Higly recommended for ANYONE with a genuine interest in Buddhist thought. | overwhelmed my the sheer volume of | Lecture | on here but when you get | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Most of the interviews were very interesting and useful addition to the lectures. Prof. David Francis Germano questions were of good standard. | interesting and useful addition to the | Lecture | Prof. David Francis Germano questions were | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | All courses have their pluses and minuses. This one is a gathering of many of the leaders in this field and is a wonderful overview of the land. I would like to say that the interviews were priceless and while the lectures were a bit dry when lsitening to face to face interactions I was struck by the level of intelligence and dedication of all participants. I am waiting for the next installment. | interviews were priceless and while the | Lecture | were a bit dry when lsitening | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The guided meditations were wonderful, but the introductory lectures for Weeks 1-5 were redundant and boring. These lectures could have been much shorter and would have been equally valuable. Dr. Clifford Saron's lectures were interesting. | meditations were wonderful, but the introductory | Lecture | for Weeks 1-5 were redundant and | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The guided meditations were wonderful, but the introductory lectures for Weeks 1-5 were redundant and boring. These lectures could have been much shorter and would have been equally valuable. Dr. Clifford Saron's lectures were interesting. | 1-5 were redundant and boring. These | Lecture | could have been much shorter and | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Far too academic. Nothing of substance but lists. I'm not here for monotonous lectures. | lists. I'm not here for monotonous | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aaNxjzc9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | In week 4 of this University of VA course. Course curriculum is structured methodically, backed up by longitudinal research conducted by several of the primary course instructors. Some of the lectures need a bit of work on the presentation side. The covered material and breadth of study is significant and does not lend itself easily to the Coursera lecture format. | primary course instructors. Some of the | Lecture | need a bit of work on | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| 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. | an incredibly fascinating subject. Some video | Lecture | and writings are so unnecessarily verbose | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| aAo9tS8NEeWv_w7cMMH1Uw | The videos and lectures were fine, but there seemed to be a lot missing from this course. The discussion boards were empty and the reliance on peer reviewed papers left a little to be desired. There could have been more instruction given on how to grade. | The videos and | Lecture | were fine, but there seemed to | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.86 | 0.98 |
| aAo9tS8NEeWv_w7cMMH1Uw | Excellent course! I enjoyed the lectures and writing assignments and it was a good introduction to Constitutional Law. I also took Part 1 of this course. Thanks to Yale, Coursera, and Professor Amar for making this available online. | Excellent course! I enjoyed the | Lecture | and writing assignments and it was | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.98 |
| aAo9tS8NEeWv_w7cMMH1Uw | Excellent Course with extremely detailed lectures. | Excellent Course with extremely detailed | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.98 |
| aAo9tS8NEeWv_w7cMMH1Uw | The lecturer's style doesn't go with the nature of a MOOC. By using his book as the notes for lectures, he doesn't give himself a chance to prioritize content so it's kept clear in the exposition. His favorite word is uh-um. In a classroom (face-to-face) situation, the lecturer is likely to see and react to listeners' look of confusion; in a studio he is just talking to himself. He repeats points -- this can be good if done smoothly but it's very confusing when the lecturer is inarticulate, like the present case. It's really too bad because he clearly has a lot of knowledge that could be used to popularize thinking about the unwritten constitution. | his book as the notes for | Lecture | he doesn't give himself a chance | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 0.98 |
| AeZELZrJEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | I loved the first three weeks for the really well presented background information. Weeks 4 and 5 did not give me any further interesting knowledge. I also missed lectures on qPCR, NGS and other molecular methods for the detection of antibiotic resistance genes, as these methods are up and coming. Overall, thank you for setting up this course | further interesting knowledge. I also missed | Lecture | on qPCR, NGS and other molecular | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0.73 |
| AeZELZrJEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | lectures are too long, it lacks clinical correlation. the course focus only technical lab issues, when you look for antimicrobial resistance course, the last thing that you need is tech theory. Of course that some concepts are needed in order to provide fundamental basis, but the main goal is and always will be how to interpret antibiograms and infere the most probable mechanism of resistance. So there is a need for clinical correlation. If its not present, the course should be entitled "Laboratory methods for antimicrobial resistance" | | Lecture | are too long, it lacks clinical | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0.73 |
| AeZELZrJEeW6bw4ogk2HGQ | Great Course!! Some lectures were repetitive. So I'd like to suggest the course advisors to cut down on those lectures. Overall it was a great learning experience!! | advisors to cut down on those | Lecture | Overall it was a great learning | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.73 |
| AMBr8zelEeWJaxK5AT4frw | Lectures are great! And it would be better if we can see all the code from video, yet in week 1 lecture3, some function been blocked and I am not sure if I do it right by myself. Download code may be an option, yet it is better for us to type code by following the lecture, because downloading makes me lazy, typing code by ourselves is a good way to learn. Thank you so much! | | Lecture | are great! And it would be | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| AMBr8zelEeWJaxK5AT4frw | Lectures are great! And it would be better if we can see all the code from video, yet in week 1 lecture3, some function been blocked and I am not sure if I do it right by myself. Download code may be an option, yet it is better for us to type code by following the lecture, because downloading makes me lazy, typing code by ourselves is a good way to learn. Thank you so much! | to type code by following the | Lecture | because downloading makes me lazy, typing | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| AMBr8zelEeWJaxK5AT4frw | The entire course lacks a "flow". It looks like concepts that are taught are picked at random and stuffed into the course. The quizzes really do not complement the material taught. The instructor wants the students to focus on specific wordings of his lecture rather than the concepts, in order to pass the quizzes. | focus on specific wordings of his | Lecture | rather than the concepts, in order | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.96 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | This class presents very elementary information in the video lectures, then it requires knowledge far beyond what is taught in the course to finish the final project. | very elementary information in the video | Lecture | then it requires knowledge far beyond | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | I have very mixed feelings after completing this course. I can hardly say I feel I have learned any valuable stuff, especially in contrast to the first course when I had a feeling "I am growing with knowledge". Here, I was able to follow lectures' instructions but I did not fully understand why I was doing this and that. I believe not enough foundation was given to make people use the Galaxy tools consciously. The final project was ridiculously far more difficult than what had been covered in the class. I truly believe in the idea of giving ambitious final projects, but I do not believe in the idea of giving the project that is by no means doable based on the course content. Very discouraging. | Here, I was able to follow | Lecture | instructions but I did not fully | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | The final project is the real challenge, the course lectures are just and introduction and you learn the hard way with the project. | is the real challenge, the course | Lecture | are just and introduction and you | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | Good introduction to the galaxy tool. However, the final project was too difficult for what was given in the lectures. I spent 97% of the time I spent on the course doing only the final project. It was too difficult and unfair. I think a way to improve the final project might be to make easier a little bit and give exclusive lectures to help students to do the final project. | for what was given in the | Lecture | I spent 97% of the time | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | The cloud computing service with amazon described in the course is not free anymore. I was charged money for using it. The course also took much more time to complete than I wanted to spend. I believe a better design of the project could lead to a more efficient, less frustrating learning experience. Details below. The usegalaxy server was extremely slow. As shown in the course, I installed an instance of galaxy in the AWS/Amazon Cloud. I was under the impression that this was a free service for the first year. Amazon has changed its interfaces and I could not do the installation as recommended. But I managed to run a few analyses with some workarounds. I did not explicitely terminated the galaxy instance for ~ 6 days. Charges of $280 accumulated. The course project in week 4 was far beyond what was covered in the lectures. It took me a whole week, spending multiple hours every day. Many dead-end roads coupled with extremely long run times on the galaxy servers resulted in very inefficient learning and many frustrations. Help via the discussion forum was critical to design an analysis pipeline - so thank you Dejan and all contributors for the support. This is not a course I could easily do part-time: I don’t have time to read the fine print on what is available for free on Amazon, nor do I have time to go through all of the tools on galaxy to find out what would be the best for my analysis. On the positive side: I think Galaxy is a great tool. | beyond what was covered in the | Lecture | It took me a whole week, | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | This was a bit challenging, not in content, but more in organization. I felt like I was getting freshman-level lectures and than was given a graduate-level assignment. The directions and expectations could have been clearer but the TA was terrific in trying to help us thru our difficulties. | felt like I was getting freshman-level | Lecture | and than was given a graduate-level | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | Very good experience. The lectures seemed to have covered very few topics but I was able to manage. It will be nice to have more information on running galaxy locally and the way tools and genomes can be imported/installed as that is one thing I really struggled with. Overall the course is good. | Very good experience. The | Lecture | seemed to have covered very few | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | The lectures were very informative and clear. I had no problem giving the quizzes with the lectures. The project I had no clue where to begin. There has to be extra lectures included to guide the project. I hope they add some lectures as whatever lectures are currently available are | The | Lecture | were very informative and clear. I | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | The lectures were very informative and clear. I had no problem giving the quizzes with the lectures. The project I had no clue where to begin. There has to be extra lectures included to guide the project. I hope they add some lectures as whatever lectures are currently available are | problem giving the quizzes with the | Lecture | The project I had no clue | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| aPvqvZlYEeWQGBKrxISOrQ | The lectures were very informative and clear. I had no problem giving the quizzes with the lectures. The project I had no clue where to begin. There has to be extra lectures included to guide the project. I hope they add some lectures as whatever lectures are currently available are | they add some lectures as whatever | Lecture | are currently available are | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.84 | 0.94 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | This is a very good and interesting course. The instructors lecture the course from an easy way to understand. I hope that they will open an advanced course for this field. | good and interesting course. The instructors | Lecture | the course from an easy way | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | It is a simple and generic overview of some of the areas in philosophy, mostly contemporary philosophy. It allows me to explore some basic ideas and concepts without going too deep, which is great because it is what I am looking forward to in this course. Thank you professors, I appreciate your efforts in making the lecture appealing and reflective ( by visiting museums, wearing clocks/watches, visiting graves haha ). :) | appreciate your efforts in making the | Lecture | appealing and reflective ( by visiting | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | From an engineer perspective this was hard to see obvious value in but i enjoyed the thought provoking topics. Some of the tests were very hard and the questions were not directly form the lectures while others were. Some presenters were hard to understand due to accent. | questions were not directly form the | Lecture | while others were. Some presenters were | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Probably I am biased by just having followed edX's Minds and Machines. Compared to that course, the lectures here are superficial and not very engaging. This becomes especially striking for overlapping topics between the two courses. Also the quizzes are way too easy and you can try until you get it right. This makes the certificate virtually worthless, although you can pay for it. | Machines. Compared to that course, the | Lecture | here are superficial and not very | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | So far it is brilliant. Loved Dr Pritchard's lecture on Gettier Cases. | it is brilliant. Loved Dr Pritchard's | Lecture | on Gettier Cases. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I almost gave this two stars, but the content of the course is excellent, and I didn't want to take away from that. To start off, for an introductory class, this covers a large amount and variety of material. It might be better served to break it up into even smaller sections over the course of something like ten weeks or even twelve instead of cramming it all into seven weeks. The lectures are enjoyable, but often they consist of nothing but the professor speaking. There are so many new terms, definitions, and ideas being introduced that it would help if these lectures also included slides or graphs with some of these ideas being broken down, as you would have in a regular class on a projector or on a chalkboard. Frequently, the practice quizzes are just the same questions from the video lectures repeated over again, and offer very little prep for the actual quizzes, which are painfully pedantic for a non-credit course. Every section has a different style of quiz, which is hard to prepare for. I am someone who usually tests well and have been struggling with most of these, even when I read all of the handouts and take notes. So, if this same course could be broken up over a slightly longer time and the quizzes could be more uniform, the lectures contained some slides, the course would be a brilliant introduction to philosophy overall. It's got all of the meat there, the presentation just makes it tough to digest. | it all into seven weeks. The | Lecture | are enjoyable, but often they consist | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I almost gave this two stars, but the content of the course is excellent, and I didn't want to take away from that. To start off, for an introductory class, this covers a large amount and variety of material. It might be better served to break it up into even smaller sections over the course of something like ten weeks or even twelve instead of cramming it all into seven weeks. The lectures are enjoyable, but often they consist of nothing but the professor speaking. There are so many new terms, definitions, and ideas being introduced that it would help if these lectures also included slides or graphs with some of these ideas being broken down, as you would have in a regular class on a projector or on a chalkboard. Frequently, the practice quizzes are just the same questions from the video lectures repeated over again, and offer very little prep for the actual quizzes, which are painfully pedantic for a non-credit course. Every section has a different style of quiz, which is hard to prepare for. I am someone who usually tests well and have been struggling with most of these, even when I read all of the handouts and take notes. So, if this same course could be broken up over a slightly longer time and the quizzes could be more uniform, the lectures contained some slides, the course would be a brilliant introduction to philosophy overall. It's got all of the meat there, the presentation just makes it tough to digest. | the same questions from the video | Lecture | repeated over again, and offer very | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Great lectures and nicely explained, apart from one lecture (6th - maybe it was me, not understanding the topic properly). For the future, I suggest to have more "visible" support of the lecturers; lecturers should address us directly and enage us more to interact with the content as well as our classmates. Moreover, and I am speaking subjectivily, I found all topics very simple. To deepen my understand, I would suggest to have compulsory essays to elaborate the aquired knowledge. Thank you for your effort! | Great | Lecture | and nicely explained, apart from one | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Great lectures and nicely explained, apart from one lecture (6th - maybe it was me, not understanding the topic properly). For the future, I suggest to have more "visible" support of the lecturers; lecturers should address us directly and enage us more to interact with the content as well as our classmates. Moreover, and I am speaking subjectivily, I found all topics very simple. To deepen my understand, I would suggest to have compulsory essays to elaborate the aquired knowledge. Thank you for your effort! | and nicely explained, apart from one | Lecture | (6th - maybe it was me, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Very helpful introductory course for people who are interested in philosophy. Varied topics in each module and rich reference reading materials. The only problem I found is the lectures in some modules are too simple and not as inspiring and thought-provoking as some others. | only problem I found is the | Lecture | in some modules are too simple | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | A very good introduction to major branches of Philosophy. While some questions on assignments were rather vague, and some lectures rather dull (I don't think I bothered watching the videos from the third week on... just relied on the- excellently put together!- handouts). Overall, a great course to take for a beginner to the world of Philosophy :D | assignments were rather vague, and some | Lecture | rather dull (I don't think I | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Great introductory course, although somewhat short. I wish there would be more lectures, especially by prof. Michela Massimi. I will definitely take the "Philosophy and the Sciences" course, which seems to broaden some of the themes touched upon the week 6 of this MOOC. I am also looking forward for other courses by the University of Edinburgh. | I wish there would be more | Lecture | especially by prof. Michela Massimi. I | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Two last lectures (week 6 and 7) are the most informative ones, giving a large pool of sources and information in an excellently structured way. It would be nice to expand bibliography for other lectures and add handout or transcript for week 4 because I actually was studying the materials, not watching videos. Thank you! | nice to expand bibliography for other | Lecture | and add handout or transcript for | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I gave this course 5 stars because the content does match the description, a general overview of the topic of Philosophy. It introduces the student to the concepts involved with the study of and the approach to Philosophy from various topics. It does not go into any specific philosophers very deeply, and instead focuses on the general study or overview of what is going on in the "philosophical world" as of 2013. The course has not been updated, from what I can tell from that time. The Forums are "there" and the class is "supposed" to be live, but it did not have that feel to it. It was more of a "study on your own" experience and yes, we have a forum area. i found it not to be very active after the first week, (introductions were encouraged) but perhaps taking this course over the Christmas holiday (that fell in the middle of the course) was not the best time. I am near the end of the course and have put a lot of time effort and extra reading into it, but it does not seem this will be rewarded i.e by a certificate with distinction, at least there does not seem to be active involvement to that extent. 2-3 of the lectures had "extra"videos" of the professors addressing forum questions, but I do think these were outdated or from the first run of the course (?) as they seems to be talking about topics that were not necessarily in the forums at the time. I cannot determine that for certain, but, it was my impression. I would HIGHLY suggest purchase of the book that goes with this course, due to week 6, when clearly the topic is not entirely covered in the notes nor the lecture (my opinion only) and the book was needed to get thru the quiz. The professor that week had an accent and spoke very fast, and even listening in a slower speed did not seem to help much. The book is a worthy purchase, look for it on EBAY, or Amazon or a Used Book website. The book does go deeper on all topics and again, especially for week 6 and it is looking like possibly week 7 as well are best studied with the book as well as notes provided by the course. Again, this is an overview course, and it is interesting. If you are looking to study specific philosophers in depth - this is not the course. It is the course however to take before taking others or to review or learn what is going on in the area this area of study and it did hold my interest. As others have commented the final week touches upon time travel and the professor has introduced interesting aspects that involve the philosophical in this unit. Each week a different instructor presents information so you are switching learning styles weekly which is, I think made a more smooth transition if you actually have the book and the chapter that the instructor wrote. I would recommend it for at least another 6 mo to a year - after that (say 2017 perhaps the lectures should be freshened up, as new information may be out there, or at least they should tape something that says, "yes this was originally taped in 2013, however the info is still on target" or if not then add a lecture that updates the course to the latest in that area of philosophy. Overall, this being my second Coursera class I have found it to be of high quality, and worthy of my investment to obtain the certificate that is offered. And I do thank all of the professors who participated in this collaboration, it is again, a very interesting course that I think is a "must take" course if one is to really understand what is "going on" with Philosophy. | to that extent. 2-3 of the | Lecture | had " extra" videos" of the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I gave this course 5 stars because the content does match the description, a general overview of the topic of Philosophy. It introduces the student to the concepts involved with the study of and the approach to Philosophy from various topics. It does not go into any specific philosophers very deeply, and instead focuses on the general study or overview of what is going on in the "philosophical world" as of 2013. The course has not been updated, from what I can tell from that time. The Forums are "there" and the class is "supposed" to be live, but it did not have that feel to it. It was more of a "study on your own" experience and yes, we have a forum area. i found it not to be very active after the first week, (introductions were encouraged) but perhaps taking this course over the Christmas holiday (that fell in the middle of the course) was not the best time. I am near the end of the course and have put a lot of time effort and extra reading into it, but it does not seem this will be rewarded i.e by a certificate with distinction, at least there does not seem to be active involvement to that extent. 2-3 of the lectures had "extra"videos" of the professors addressing forum questions, but I do think these were outdated or from the first run of the course (?) as they seems to be talking about topics that were not necessarily in the forums at the time. I cannot determine that for certain, but, it was my impression. I would HIGHLY suggest purchase of the book that goes with this course, due to week 6, when clearly the topic is not entirely covered in the notes nor the lecture (my opinion only) and the book was needed to get thru the quiz. The professor that week had an accent and spoke very fast, and even listening in a slower speed did not seem to help much. The book is a worthy purchase, look for it on EBAY, or Amazon or a Used Book website. The book does go deeper on all topics and again, especially for week 6 and it is looking like possibly week 7 as well are best studied with the book as well as notes provided by the course. Again, this is an overview course, and it is interesting. If you are looking to study specific philosophers in depth - this is not the course. It is the course however to take before taking others or to review or learn what is going on in the area this area of study and it did hold my interest. As others have commented the final week touches upon time travel and the professor has introduced interesting aspects that involve the philosophical in this unit. Each week a different instructor presents information so you are switching learning styles weekly which is, I think made a more smooth transition if you actually have the book and the chapter that the instructor wrote. I would recommend it for at least another 6 mo to a year - after that (say 2017 perhaps the lectures should be freshened up, as new information may be out there, or at least they should tape something that says, "yes this was originally taped in 2013, however the info is still on target" or if not then add a lecture that updates the course to the latest in that area of philosophy. Overall, this being my second Coursera class I have found it to be of high quality, and worthy of my investment to obtain the certificate that is offered. And I do thank all of the professors who participated in this collaboration, it is again, a very interesting course that I think is a "must take" course if one is to really understand what is "going on" with Philosophy. | covered in the notes nor the | Lecture | (my opinion only) and the book | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I gave this course 5 stars because the content does match the description, a general overview of the topic of Philosophy. It introduces the student to the concepts involved with the study of and the approach to Philosophy from various topics. It does not go into any specific philosophers very deeply, and instead focuses on the general study or overview of what is going on in the "philosophical world" as of 2013. The course has not been updated, from what I can tell from that time. The Forums are "there" and the class is "supposed" to be live, but it did not have that feel to it. It was more of a "study on your own" experience and yes, we have a forum area. i found it not to be very active after the first week, (introductions were encouraged) but perhaps taking this course over the Christmas holiday (that fell in the middle of the course) was not the best time. I am near the end of the course and have put a lot of time effort and extra reading into it, but it does not seem this will be rewarded i.e by a certificate with distinction, at least there does not seem to be active involvement to that extent. 2-3 of the lectures had "extra"videos" of the professors addressing forum questions, but I do think these were outdated or from the first run of the course (?) as they seems to be talking about topics that were not necessarily in the forums at the time. I cannot determine that for certain, but, it was my impression. I would HIGHLY suggest purchase of the book that goes with this course, due to week 6, when clearly the topic is not entirely covered in the notes nor the lecture (my opinion only) and the book was needed to get thru the quiz. The professor that week had an accent and spoke very fast, and even listening in a slower speed did not seem to help much. The book is a worthy purchase, look for it on EBAY, or Amazon or a Used Book website. The book does go deeper on all topics and again, especially for week 6 and it is looking like possibly week 7 as well are best studied with the book as well as notes provided by the course. Again, this is an overview course, and it is interesting. If you are looking to study specific philosophers in depth - this is not the course. It is the course however to take before taking others or to review or learn what is going on in the area this area of study and it did hold my interest. As others have commented the final week touches upon time travel and the professor has introduced interesting aspects that involve the philosophical in this unit. Each week a different instructor presents information so you are switching learning styles weekly which is, I think made a more smooth transition if you actually have the book and the chapter that the instructor wrote. I would recommend it for at least another 6 mo to a year - after that (say 2017 perhaps the lectures should be freshened up, as new information may be out there, or at least they should tape something that says, "yes this was originally taped in 2013, however the info is still on target" or if not then add a lecture that updates the course to the latest in that area of philosophy. Overall, this being my second Coursera class I have found it to be of high quality, and worthy of my investment to obtain the certificate that is offered. And I do thank all of the professors who participated in this collaboration, it is again, a very interesting course that I think is a "must take" course if one is to really understand what is "going on" with Philosophy. | or if not then add a | Lecture | that updates the course to the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I've enjoyed a lot most of the lectures and the activity in the discussion forums is very interesting! I like how professors have directed this course and how it allows everyone, whatever his background is (my field is biomedical sciences), to learn about these themes. I'd definitely recommend it! | enjoyed a lot most of the | Lecture | and the activity in the discussion | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | An outline of almost every aspects of philosophy and the courses are really easy to understand. The lectures are also of great responsibility. | are really easy to understand. The | Lecture | are also of great responsibility. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Very good teaching strategy. Takes you through ideas and gives you examples. Has a couple of questions each video to keep your attention. It is a very interesting subject, even if the teaching was bad, but the lectures add even more by taking their time with concepts. Keep doing what you're doing. I would take other courses by this school if they were similarly designed. Thank you. | the teaching was bad, but the | Lecture | add even more by taking their | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | When I enrolled for this course, I was really just looking for a definition for the word 'philosophy'. Boy did I get more than what I bargained for! Instead of going down the usual historical path and looking at the philosophers in just chronological order, the lecturers at the University of Edinburgh have divided the topic into broad strokes, covering the big ideas (and their related writers) that have driven philosophical debate till today. They made sure every topic linked up, so we could understand materialism as the opposite of dualism, rather than in isolation from other avenues of thought. If I want to, I could definitely take my studies in philosophy much further, knowing now where to look! My only minor gripe would be the strong focus on Western philosophers and little mention of other cultural views, however, it would be unrealistic to ask for short online lectures to cover all of human thought endeavours. Hopefully other courses exist so all students can take a global approach to philosophy! | unrealistic to ask for short online | Lecture | to cover all of human thought | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | A basic teaching of Philosophy. The idea of having specialists lecture in thei indivvidual concepts was a direct enhancement in the themes presented. I consider that the course will be repeated ,for several years. | Philosophy. The idea of having specialists | Lecture | in thei indivvidual concepts was a | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Very thought-provoking. Every teacher gives a comprehensible and approachable lecture about the given topics. The complementary material also helps. Be very contented with all of them. Thank you for all the contribution for making this course possible! | teacher gives a comprehensible and approachable | Lecture | about the given topics. The complementary | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I found the course a little hard to follow mainly because the video lectures would not load. I found I spent more time trying to get the course material working than actually absorbing it. I really liked the lectures once they were working though. Its a very nice introduction to a way of thinking and the examples used to argument the theories were very entertaining. | to follow mainly because the video | Lecture | would not load. I found I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I found the course a little hard to follow mainly because the video lectures would not load. I found I spent more time trying to get the course material working than actually absorbing it. I really liked the lectures once they were working though. Its a very nice introduction to a way of thinking and the examples used to argument the theories were very entertaining. | absorbing it. I really liked the | Lecture | once they were working though. Its | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | Excellent course, interesting topics, the instructors all teach in a clear but professional way. Thank you Professor Richmond for spending so much time helping us on the discussion boards! In the future, I would love it if there was more recommended reading, and not just strictly related to the topics in the lectures. Thank you very much! | related to the topics in the | Lecture | Thank you very much! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | The pronunciation of the lectors is more than awful! Their English is quite unsuitable for video lectures! So I quit the course. It is just a torture listening to them! | English is quite unsuitable for video | Lecture | So I quit the course. It | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| Auue1KA-EeS9VCIACyUcdg | I am compelled to maintain interest in the lectures and I have so far completed the second week. I think it is a good class and hope that it can only get better. | compelled to maintain interest in the | Lecture | and I have so far completed | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 0.96 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | the lecture notes is a bit confusing | the | Lecture | notes is a bit confusing | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | I liked the topics and syllabus. But I can not say that, I liked the lectures 100%. I was looking for more clear and easy to understand lectures. Besides, I was hoping to have more exercises in order to know the subjects in depth. Is it possible to add more homework for the students? | not say that, I liked the | Lecture | 100%. I was looking for more | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | I liked the topics and syllabus. But I can not say that, I liked the lectures 100%. I was looking for more clear and easy to understand lectures. Besides, I was hoping to have more exercises in order to know the subjects in depth. Is it possible to add more homework for the students? | more clear and easy to understand | Lecture | Besides, I was hoping to have | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | The video lectures are really boring and useless | The video | Lecture | are really boring and useless | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | This course gives a very thorough and rigorous treatment to the topic of regression models. It teaches you how to derive from the ground, how regression models are made and how to interpret every information available through regression models. Although the lectures are very lengthy and dry, the course offers a very rich well of information that is not readily available else where. Thanks to Brian Caffo for the wealth of information about regression models taught through this course! | available through regression models. Although the | Lecture | are very lengthy and dry, the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | This course is the first one in the Data Science series to lapse in terms of the clarity of the lectures, and the sense of cohesiveness of the material. Brian Caffo's lectures in Statistical Inference were good; in this course they seem to veer left and right rather than get straight to the essence of whatever subject he is lecturing about. A more structured final project would have been helpful. The instructions on this project weren't quite so blunt as to say "Take this data set, do some regression-y stuff and come back with something about these two variables," but that's basically as far as our instructions went. It could have been a great learning experience to have a more detailed guide through the construction of a regression analysis, but instead an assignment which was 40% of our grade was put together as an afterthought. It was the assignment equivalent of stopping in the 7-11 a block away from a birthday party to buy a card. Also, in terms of delivering the content: Mr. Caffo needs to structure his slide/video arrangements so that he is not standing in front of the text. Think of it from the point of view of somebody wanting to listen and read at the same time. | terms of the clarity of the | Lecture | and the sense of cohesiveness of | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | This course is the first one in the Data Science series to lapse in terms of the clarity of the lectures, and the sense of cohesiveness of the material. Brian Caffo's lectures in Statistical Inference were good; in this course they seem to veer left and right rather than get straight to the essence of whatever subject he is lecturing about. A more structured final project would have been helpful. The instructions on this project weren't quite so blunt as to say "Take this data set, do some regression-y stuff and come back with something about these two variables," but that's basically as far as our instructions went. It could have been a great learning experience to have a more detailed guide through the construction of a regression analysis, but instead an assignment which was 40% of our grade was put together as an afterthought. It was the assignment equivalent of stopping in the 7-11 a block away from a birthday party to buy a card. Also, in terms of delivering the content: Mr. Caffo needs to structure his slide/video arrangements so that he is not standing in front of the text. Think of it from the point of view of somebody wanting to listen and read at the same time. | cohesiveness of the material. Brian Caffo's | Lecture | in Statistical Inference were good; in | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | The material presented was of course useful, but I never really felt like I understood how it all tied together, or what the big picture was. I think that some case studies that show how all of the concepts relate to one another, or how they are used in the bigger picture would be helpful. Also, as a suggestion, I feel that if something is important enough to be included in the quiz, it merits more than the briefest of mentions in the lecture. | the briefest of mentions in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | Overall okay course but the lectures are too focused on theory with some applications to the real world. I think this course needs to be reconfigured and taught from an applied focus instead of 30% applied 70% theory. Also the new format is horrible and TAs are nonexistent as are discussions in general on the forums now. The TAs were a critical learning component before especially considering that unlike on EdX where course staff actually participates in the forums, on Coursera I do not think I have ever observed course staff actively participating in the forums. | Overall okay course but the | Lecture | are too focused on theory with | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | Good introduction to the usefulness and traps of linear models. By the way, having the teacher filmed for the lectures does provide a more engaging experience. | having the teacher filmed for the | Lecture | does provide a more engaging experience. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | The flows of courses instructed by Caffo(Statistical Inference and Regression Models) are too long to concentrate it and the quiz is not quite related in lecture. However, Contents of the book is really good, as well as homework in the book. | quiz is not quite related in | Lecture | However, Contents of the book is | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| a_xPWXNVEeWxvQr3acyajw | Loved the course and the content. Only critique is that I would have liked to have a lecture about transformations, and interpretation of transformed data coefficients. | would have liked to have a | Lecture | about transformations, and interpretation of transformed | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 0.83 |
| bGZkCuIJEeSqWiIAC0gGHw | I am not impressed with this course so far. The quizzes and assignments are out of order with the materials being presented - the questions on each come from readings and lecture content that have not been introduced to the audience at that particular point in the course. The first module was a very, very basic outline of a generic analysis process, and really has nothing to do with digital marketing analytics in particular. | on each come from readings and | Lecture | content that have not been introduced | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.69 | 0.72 |
| bGZkCuIJEeSqWiIAC0gGHw | Fruitful course(mainly last few lectures) on data presentation. | Fruitful course(mainly last few | Lecture | on data presentation. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 0.72 |
| bGZkCuIJEeSqWiIAC0gGHw | Good intro to implement marketing analytics principal, especially lecture 5 onward. | to implement marketing analytics principal, especially | Lecture | 5 onward. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.69 | 0.72 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | This was just a top-notch course. Despite the fact that the lectures were not particularly long, nor the assignments really onerous, I think I learned more in this course than in other similar courses. Perhaps it was because there were so many "aha!" moments, as I realized why my previous attempts to combine typefaces had not been so successful, or exactly what it was that attracted me (or not) to the appearance of a particular type family. The story is that Steve Jobs was captivated by typography in the days when the text on the screen did not look at all like the text that would print -- people had to use codes for even simple things like bold-face or underline, and wouldn't know what it looked like until it printed on their single-typeface printer. He fell in love with type, and that contributed a lot to the way the Macintosh developed. I never understood that story until I took this course. Thank you for a great course, and for giving me enough knowledge that I can continue to build on it. | course. Despite the fact that the | Lecture | were not particularly long, nor the | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | I found this course very well organized and executed. There was clarity and focus in the lectures, and the exercises, should one apply themselves, proved a great space for putting things in practice, in a progressive and meaningful way. | was clarity and focus in the | Lecture | and the exercises, should one apply | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | It's very interesting fun and useful course. Every lecture is interesting, every minute! Thanks for your work and perfect lectures! | interesting fun and useful course. Every | Lecture | is interesting, every minute! Thanks for | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | It's very interesting fun and useful course. Every lecture is interesting, every minute! Thanks for your work and perfect lectures! | Thanks for your work and perfect | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | Great lectures & examples! Very appreciative of the California Institute of the Arts for creating this course and others. One additional thing that would have been nice would have been an organised forum for each typeface to see what others had done. I always wanted to find others who were working on my typeface, but the review process was just random and I only came across a couple. I had some communication in a discussion forum, but only with one person. Would have been efficient to have organised forums by typeface & highly educational too! | Great | Lecture | & examples! Very appreciative of the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | great introduction to key concepts of typography and typographic design. lectures were easy to follow, assignments had clear instructions. | concepts of typography and typographic design. | Lecture | were easy to follow, assignments had | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | Lectures are great - very informative and interesting. I appreciate the work that went in to creating the course! | | Lecture | are great - very informative and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | Nice, brief intro to typography. Good, clear lecture content and interesting assignments. I feel like the "by the book" assignment should not be entirely peer graded. | brief intro to typography. Good, clear | Lecture | content and interesting assignments. I feel | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| BPkiQyWcEeWxbhIkPfddLQ | Good material, but not nearly enough to justify a full course. Should've been 2X as many lectures and assignments at least. | course. Should've been 2X as many | Lecture | and assignments at least. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 1.1 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Excellent intro course, but not without issues. In general, pro's include reasonable length lectures, provided by _the_ leading expert in the field, and designer of the Scala language. Focus on functional programming techniques versus syntax nuance is a significant benefit - Scala is easy to get bogged down in. Pro's also include the fact that lectures have had at least some amount of post-production work done, and manage to make voiceover/slides/whiteboard consistent and coherent better than most similar online classes/tutorials. The assignments are reasonable, and the time estimates of ~3 hrs each was about right on the average, at least in my case (senior programmer with deep background in C/C++, and just enough Java to be dangerous and dislike boilerplate). Some drawbacks - there was no clear segue from "basic syntax" to "collections framework". That's _IMPORTANT_. In 20/20 hindsight, I would have benefitted from a big, bold slide before the first mention of "foreach" that said "stop here, go to the text, and skim the chapters on collections for 'foreach' and other common operations. This is a building block for everything to follow, and NOT unique to just lists." The major factor keeping this from being a '5' in my mind were that the assignments didn't always make sense as written, and I had to go back and forth between the assignment writeup, the source code and the test cases to really sort out what was required. The assignments could become _much_ more effective if they were provided with more test cases, including expected FAILURE cases and not just bare minimal acceptance cases. | In general, pro's include reasonable length | Lecture | provided by _the_ leading expert in | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Excellent intro course, but not without issues. In general, pro's include reasonable length lectures, provided by _the_ leading expert in the field, and designer of the Scala language. Focus on functional programming techniques versus syntax nuance is a significant benefit - Scala is easy to get bogged down in. Pro's also include the fact that lectures have had at least some amount of post-production work done, and manage to make voiceover/slides/whiteboard consistent and coherent better than most similar online classes/tutorials. The assignments are reasonable, and the time estimates of ~3 hrs each was about right on the average, at least in my case (senior programmer with deep background in C/C++, and just enough Java to be dangerous and dislike boilerplate). Some drawbacks - there was no clear segue from "basic syntax" to "collections framework". That's _IMPORTANT_. In 20/20 hindsight, I would have benefitted from a big, bold slide before the first mention of "foreach" that said "stop here, go to the text, and skim the chapters on collections for 'foreach' and other common operations. This is a building block for everything to follow, and NOT unique to just lists." The major factor keeping this from being a '5' in my mind were that the assignments didn't always make sense as written, and I had to go back and forth between the assignment writeup, the source code and the test cases to really sort out what was required. The assignments could become _much_ more effective if they were provided with more test cases, including expected FAILURE cases and not just bare minimal acceptance cases. | Pro's also include the fact that | Lecture | have had at least some amount | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Enjoyable and informative. The assignments were workable, though they were not always super-well coordinated with the course material. The in-lecture exercises are of uneven quality. The course material is obviously spliced together from other sources in places. All this notwithstanding, the lectures are interesting, and the exercises help a lot to cement in the concepts. As an experienced programmer, but a newcomer to functional techniques, this was satisfying. I'm aware that the other courses in this sequence suffer from similar issues to what I outlined, but I'm moving ahead anyway. | in places. All this notwithstanding, the | Lecture | are interesting, and the exercises help | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Clear and well organized lectures. | Clear and well organized | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Really well prepared material. If you think about starting development in Scala, I suggest to take a look at this one. Just make sure you have some basic knowledge related to Computer Science. Without any background in Computer Science it might be hard to follow all the lectures. | be hard to follow all the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Tremendous course. Explanations can be terse at times, especially after going over quizzes (where you may only follow what is going along if you successfully solved the quiz, otherwise you may miss important insight), but on the whole, lectures are very strong and help you gain a working understanding of functional programming. The assignments are carefully crafted and really give you an opportunity to try the stuff from the lecture. Definitely felt like I learned a lot during the assignments. I found that the last two assignments took more than the recommended 3 hours (closer to 5-6 for me), so plan accordingly. Personally, I found that this course is even better if you read through the first 4 chapters of Functional Programming in Scala (https://www.manning.com/books/functional-programming-in-scala) before doing this course. By getting two separate, excellent explanations for the same topics, I was able to understand the material much better than just from one. | important insight), but on the whole, | Lecture | are very strong and help you | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Tremendous course. Explanations can be terse at times, especially after going over quizzes (where you may only follow what is going along if you successfully solved the quiz, otherwise you may miss important insight), but on the whole, lectures are very strong and help you gain a working understanding of functional programming. The assignments are carefully crafted and really give you an opportunity to try the stuff from the lecture. Definitely felt like I learned a lot during the assignments. I found that the last two assignments took more than the recommended 3 hours (closer to 5-6 for me), so plan accordingly. Personally, I found that this course is even better if you read through the first 4 chapters of Functional Programming in Scala (https://www.manning.com/books/functional-programming-in-scala) before doing this course. By getting two separate, excellent explanations for the same topics, I was able to understand the material much better than just from one. | to try the stuff from the | Lecture | Definitely felt like I learned a | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Very good course. A bit fast paced for someone with no significant programming experience but as stated in the description this is not a beginners course. Nevertheless, the concepts are explained in depth in the lectures and the assignments which are quite challenging even for someone with good programming background provide great insight to the issues discussed in the lectures. Highly recommended. | are explained in depth in the | Lecture | and the assignments which are quite | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Very good course. A bit fast paced for someone with no significant programming experience but as stated in the description this is not a beginners course. Nevertheless, the concepts are explained in depth in the lectures and the assignments which are quite challenging even for someone with good programming background provide great insight to the issues discussed in the lectures. Highly recommended. | to the issues discussed in the | Lecture | Highly recommended. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | It was a pleasure attending Scala lectures. Recently I have started implementing spark jobs at my workplace so the knowledge gained in this course has been very valuable and applied right away to solve real-world problems. Big thanks to Mr. Odersky. | It was a pleasure attending Scala | Lecture | Recently I have started implementing spark | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | A very good beginners course for learning Scala. The lectures are a bit dry but overall a very good course with good assignments. | beginners course for learning Scala. The | Lecture | are a bit dry but overall | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Although I have some experience with Scala and I been reading about the course it is challenging. It forces you to think functional. There is no other way to solve the assignments but doing them with a functional approach. Before you attempt this class you should have some knowledge about the language. The lectures are interesting. I never saw a better explanation of variant and co-variant than here is this class. | some knowledge about the language. The | Lecture | are interesting. I never saw a | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | I really enjoyed the assignments, and thought they were a good way to get to know the basics of the language. They were similar to the type of "toy problem" that I like to do myself when learning another language, and were at a reasonable level of difficulty. I could have done without the proofs; I sort of skipped over these parts (about an hour of lecture, I guess). That's just my preference - I guess I'm not super proofy. There were very minor parts of the course that need updating, but nothing that required additional effort to get past. | these parts (about an hour of | Lecture | I guess). That's just my preference | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | The material was fantastic, but the lectures seemed to be a bit basic in comparison to the actual coding assignments. Even after understanding the martial covered in the lectures it felt at times as if the coding assignments were drafted against an entirely unrelated topic (or at least by someone with a completely different approach). | understanding the martial covered in the | Lecture | it felt at times as if | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Very informative and challenging assignments. Well organized lectures and moderate pace. Kudos to the entire team for organizing this course. Thanks. | informative and challenging assignments. Well organized | Lecture | and moderate pace. Kudos to the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | The content is great! But the rearrangement of lectures is not synced with intros at the beginning of some videos. I know it takes a lot of time and effort to make or alter a video. After all it doesn't affect much. | is great! But the rearrangement of | Lecture | is not synced with intros at | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | I thought this was an excellent course. I found it challenging and had to re-read lecture notes and work through examples in order to be able to complete the assignments, but I felt that I learned a lot about both Scala and functional programming. My only criticism is that the setup section is unclear. I ended up using Eclipse and did not use IntellJ at all, yet the setup is unclear on this. Also there is a point when using Eclipse and importing a project where you have to type $ sbt Eclipse and if you get this wrong then you are stuck! So if you get stuck - go to the Discussion pages. | it challenging and had to re-read | Lecture | notes and work through examples in | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Great course about functional programming and Scala. The lectures are well constructed and well explained with some exercises in between. The sound is unfortunately sometimes low, but I used headphones for that. The assignments are challenging and help you deepen your knowledge effectively. However, the forum is not very lively. You might not find it difficult to do assignments on your own. I suggest to use StackOverflow in that case. It is not taught how to do debugging, though this course is not meant for beginners I think, and as such probably understanding and debugging a Scala program might be expected to be learned autonomously. | about functional programming and Scala. The | Lecture | are well constructed and well explained | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | The last assignment was definitely a step-up from the other weekly assignments which I found very challenging, this coming from a novice in FP. The lectures were well presented and clearly demonstrated functional techniques as well as the theories behind them. Some may find the lectures a bit tad too academic but thankfully most of such lectures can be skipped without too much detriment to completing the assignment. All in all an excellent course. | behind them. Some may find the | Lecture | a bit tad too academic but | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | The last assignment was definitely a step-up from the other weekly assignments which I found very challenging, this coming from a novice in FP. The lectures were well presented and clearly demonstrated functional techniques as well as the theories behind them. Some may find the lectures a bit tad too academic but thankfully most of such lectures can be skipped without too much detriment to completing the assignment. All in all an excellent course. | academic but thankfully most of such | Lecture | can be skipped without too much | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | I had a decent understanding of Scala going into this course but after solving the programming problems and watching the lectures, I think I've improved my understanding of the core principles behind the language and functional paradigm. I'm looking forward to taking my skills to the next level with the next course in this series. | the programming problems and watching the | Lecture | I think I've improved my understanding | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | The only attractive thing in this course is a name of the author. The course itself is poorly designed, homework is hardly connected to the content of lectures. Might be interesting as an introduction for Scala newcomers, though. | hardly connected to the content of | Lecture | Might be interesting as an introduction | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | excellent assignments and lectures | excellent assignments and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Very good lectures and Assignments. Assignments are thought provoking. Cheers! | Very good | Lecture | and Assignments. Assignments are thought provoking. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | great lecture | great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Though learning deeply a language is always a challenge, this lecture focuses on constructs that makes Scala functions and exhibits good exercises to use recursions and functions. This is, I think a good start to become a good scala developer | language is always a challenge, this | Lecture | focuses on constructs that makes Scala | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Interesting assignments. Good lectures | Interesting assignments. Good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Lectures were very clear and the topics were explained very well. The assignments were quite challenging and did take some time but, on completion, they were extremely rewarding and worth all of the effort. | | Lecture | were very clear and the topics | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bRPXgjY9EeW6RApRXdjJPw | Although I am just in the first week of this course, I'm loving every second of it. The tutorials to set up the IDE were very clear and understandable (even if a bit outdated compared to current Eclipse and IntelliJ versions), submitting assignments is easy and straightforward, and the lectures are interesting and informative. Coming from a Java background, I feel the lessons give enough background and theory to understand the difference between Object Oriented Programming and Functional Programming quite well. | is easy and straightforward, and the | Lecture | are interesting and informative. Coming from | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.05 |
| bu-bs9_HEeSNQCIAC2-J5Q | A little bit steep demand curve regarding to what is offered in the lectures. Well, well... The whole world knows that "they" are a little "thrifty" ;-) | to what is offered in the | Lecture | Well, well. . . The whole | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
| bu-bs9_HEeSNQCIAC2-J5Q | Generally this course has good subjects and syllabus. In some parts of course they teach reasons of the subjects and it becomes more logical for me. The only reason that I gave four stars is lecture videos are not enough for the final exam. Especially for part 2 of final exam, some questions are more detailed for given lectures. However, it was a good introduction for music theory. | that I gave four stars is | Lecture | videos are not enough for the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
| bu-bs9_HEeSNQCIAC2-J5Q | Generally this course has good subjects and syllabus. In some parts of course they teach reasons of the subjects and it becomes more logical for me. The only reason that I gave four stars is lecture videos are not enough for the final exam. Especially for part 2 of final exam, some questions are more detailed for given lectures. However, it was a good introduction for music theory. | questions are more detailed for given | Lecture | However, it was a good introduction | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.81 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | Very complex topic and also the one of most curious one too. A very good amount of knowledge one can gain about the big bang and our universe. Straight forward lectures through images and animations. but I feel that some of the explanations were very twisted in the 3rd week although I understand that the subject itself is one of the most complex topic of the research and these are scientists and not teacher but there is this room for the improvement. Also the quizzes were too easy and very straight forward and don't test the understanding of the topic very much. I am a very big supporter of the Coursera, I have stared many courses but due to some reasons couldn't complete any, this is the 1st course that I followed till the end. Thank you Coursera for this wonderful opportunity. | bang and our universe. Straight forward | Lecture | through images and animations. but I | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | Prof. Hitoshi Murayama has Scienced the course out of dark matter! Amazing introductory course for young aspiring minds. Professor has taken a cosmic ride through the greatest minds of our history. It is structured beautifully like an atom, into four lectures, each more thought provocative than the latter. Can be completely understood by anyone with curiosity and high school knowledge of basic science. | beautifully like an atom, into four | Lecture | each more thought provocative than the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | It was the best course I have ever come across about universe. The course is divided into four lectures of increasing complexity. It begins with every day phenomena like day and nights, seasons and takes you to solar system, galaxies, stars, particle accelerators, Higgs boson, dark matter, dark energy to big bang and inflation theory. I would recommend this course to anyone who is curious to know about origin and possible fate of our universe. | The course is divided into four | Lecture | of increasing complexity. It begins with | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | I loved this course (in spite of my poor performance in the mathematics related parts of the lecture). The presentation made dense and difficult concepts understandable. | the mathematics related parts of the | Lecture | The presentation made dense and difficult | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | Very nice lecture(s)... | Very nice | Lecture | . . | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | I am deeply satisfied with the course . It was my priviledge to study from the professor. Sir Hitoshi Murayama was amazing . He lectures were wonderful. Course contents were nicely organised . I want to thank the professor and of course, Coursera team for providing long distance education to the ones who look for it. | Hitoshi Murayama was amazing . He | Lecture | were wonderful. Course contents were nicely | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | Dear Professor Murayama! Thank you for the amazing course—simple to perceive, short, and yet filled with lots of interesting information! As a person with very little background in this area, I started to understand much more about our wonderful world—with the help of your lectures. Best wishes and regards, Alla | wonderful world—with the help of your | Lecture | Best wishes and regards, Alla | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | From the Big Bang to Dark Energy A very interesting survey of the universe from the big bang to the possible future of the universe. Professor Hitoshi Murayama presents the course in a very unassuming and welcoming manner. The idea of dark matter is explained in the problem of galaxy rotation speed, and the idea of dark energy is introduced to explain the strange idea that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. The idea of discovery of Higgs, dark matter, Cosmic background radiation and atom formation related to the time history of the universe is also introduced. Future telescope/spectroscopic experiments are given in the last lecture, and can be further looked at on the web with more understanding from this course. | experiments are given in the last | Lecture | and can be further looked at | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bV6GUWEbEeSceSIACy-PDA | The whole course was great. Every lecture was interesting to watch and easy to learn | The whole course was great. Every | Lecture | was interesting to watch and easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| bVgqTevEEeWvGQrWsIkLlw | The coding assignment instructions are near impossible to follow. The lecture is monotonous in the later weeks. | are near impossible to follow. The | Lecture | is monotonous in the later weeks. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| bVgqTevEEeWvGQrWsIkLlw | Very practical. The lecture is easy to follow. | Very practical. The | Lecture | is easy to follow. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | Margaret Meloni was constantly looking down to read directly from a poorly-rehearsed script while trying to stumble through phrasing and lecture points. Considering this is a course about communication, this was very disappointing. The quizzes were vague and either didn't have clear correct answers or didn't feel applicable to the module to which it was assigned. After reviewing the material, I had to complete the quizzes by trial-and-error since the answers were not reflected in the lectures. | trying to stumble through phrasing and | Lecture | points. Considering this is a course | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | Way too much reading material. Not enough video lectures/ explanations. The professor also needs to speak a little slower for people to follow. | much reading material. Not enough video | Lecture | explanations. The professor also needs to | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | The content of the course was good. Lectures were effective. I specially liked the last statement after every lecture "where ever you may be have a great time" | content of the course was good. | Lecture | were effective. I specially liked the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | Less required reading and more targeted lectures would make it great. It often seemed that the questions in the quiz weren't properly covered in the material provided. | Less required reading and more targeted | Lecture | would make it great. It often | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | Great lectures, the only problem is I could not find the entrance of forum. I want to discuss some topics with other learners. | Great | Lecture | the only problem is I could | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | The material was well delivered but I found it distracting to go between the video lecture and the additional material. | distracting to go between the video | Lecture | and the additional material. | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| bzK7K9cYEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | The value of this course is the collection of reading materials that can be found in the same place. The lectures don't add much to the course. | found in the same place. The | Lecture | don't add much to the course. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | From all aspects, visual, auditory and lecture presentation, this is first class. I would definitely study further with the University of Copenhagen and Dr Jon Stewart. If you want to delve into Philosophy and its relevance to our modern life I highly recommend this course. | From all aspects, visual, auditory and | Lecture | presentation, this is first class. I | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | I love the lectures! Challenging and rigorous. | I love the | Lecture | Challenging and rigorous. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | long lectures, hard to understand material. Filmed in interesting locations relating to subjects. Not easy but worth the effort | long | Lecture | hard to understand material. Filmed in | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Beautiful description of the life, times, ideas, and love of Socrates that Kierkegaard embodied. A real joy to run through. I literally watched all the lectures in the span of three days, there is something simple and earnest about the course that I really like. I like that the quizzes never took away from the lesson, they only check understanding at the end of the lecture. | through. I literally watched all the | Lecture | in the span of three days, | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Beautiful description of the life, times, ideas, and love of Socrates that Kierkegaard embodied. A real joy to run through. I literally watched all the lectures in the span of three days, there is something simple and earnest about the course that I really like. I like that the quizzes never took away from the lesson, they only check understanding at the end of the lecture. | understanding at the end of the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | excellent structured approach- interesting lectures, reading and assignments | excellent structured approach- interesting | Lecture | reading and assignments | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | I loved the manner in which the course contents were delivered. The course teacher know the art of articulation. He knows how to teach complex ideas in a simple manner without loosing its essence of the argument. I was so immersed in his lecture, one full night I watched his lecture and finished 80% course material. I wish I could deliver a lecture like it. A big salute to an inspiring teacher. | I was so immersed in his | Lecture | one full night I watched his | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | I loved the manner in which the course contents were delivered. The course teacher know the art of articulation. He knows how to teach complex ideas in a simple manner without loosing its essence of the argument. I was so immersed in his lecture, one full night I watched his lecture and finished 80% course material. I wish I could deliver a lecture like it. A big salute to an inspiring teacher. | one full night I watched his | Lecture | and finished 80% course material. I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | I loved the manner in which the course contents were delivered. The course teacher know the art of articulation. He knows how to teach complex ideas in a simple manner without loosing its essence of the argument. I was so immersed in his lecture, one full night I watched his lecture and finished 80% course material. I wish I could deliver a lecture like it. A big salute to an inspiring teacher. | I wish I could deliver a | Lecture | like it. A big salute to | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| C-Eq4BUkEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Excellent overview of Kierkegaard. Kierkegaard's own writing, approached on its own, can be nigh-impenetrable but the lectures really help in figuring out how to approach Kierkegaard's writing. | own, can be nigh-impenetrable but the | Lecture | really help in figuring out how | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.98 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | This is an excellent course and the course tutor's lectures are clear, thorough and amusing. This is the future of learning Math and Sciences. Some brief summary notes of the key points would have been useful, to save one having to trace back through the videos to find something. | excellent course and the course tutor's | Lecture | are clear, thorough and amusing. This | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | same review as for Calculus I, awesome course, i haven't followed all the lectures, as i am only refreshing stuff, but is awesome!!! | course, i haven't followed all the | Lecture | as i am only refreshing stuff, | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | This guy does great lectures, not your average calculus course, keeps it interesting! | This guy does great | Lecture | not your average calculus course, keeps | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | I've completed numerous MOOCs but this teacher is simply the best. Very passionate and explains things extremely well. All the lectures look extremely thought out, topics are presented in somewhat funny, but really professional way, quizes are sometimes challenging, but that's great!. If you struggle with Calculus, you should definitely take this course. But it's also great for people that like Math in general - I've passed my Calculus stuff long ago, but wanted to recover that knowledge to enter different programming areas and that was one of the best thing I did last year. Jim, please add more courses!! | explains things extremely well. All the | Lecture | look extremely thought out, topics are | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | Excellent! Read the book with the lectures. Inspirational. Thought provoking. Informative. Challenging. Enjoy :) Jeremy K MS MEd Community College Math Instructor | Excellent! Read the book with the | Lecture | Inspirational. Thought provoking. Informative. Challenging. Enjoy | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | Really enjoy the enthusiasm of the lectures. A couple of lectures run over the material a little quickly. | Really enjoy the enthusiasm of the | Lecture | A couple of lectures run over | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | Really enjoy the enthusiasm of the lectures. A couple of lectures run over the material a little quickly. | of the lectures. A couple of | Lecture | run over the material a little | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | It is just perfect! Both, lectures and tasks are really great! | It is just perfect! Both, | Lecture | and tasks are really great! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| c9w_wD0cEeS9XCIAC0GF3g | Again Jim does a really great job. Care and attention to the presentation of the explanation. Really takes into account he's performing for a camera not a lecture hall. My score is 4/4. I'm not qualified to give the 5th as I can't speak to what has been included and omitted from the content. Bring on multivariate calculus as an on-demand Mooc! | performing for a camera not a | Lecture | hall. My score is 4/4. I'm | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | Step by Step from scratch. Very good lectures, presentations and explanations given by Prof. Ian G. Harris... Thanks! | by Step from scratch. Very good | Lecture | presentations and explanations given by Prof. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.46 | 1.13 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | Would have rated with 5 stars if not for one lecture, very long, about concurrent design of hardware and software | 5 stars if not for one | Lecture | very long, about concurrent design of | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.46 | 1.13 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | The lectures give you a good overview of the material, and the assignments help you solidify your understanding of embedded systems in the real world. | The | Lecture | give you a good overview of | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.46 | 1.13 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | great lectures | great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.46 | 1.13 |
| CEwR00UZEeWb8RJf7Z1H0w | The course explains the basics of Iot. I like the way the prof delivers the lecture, very easily understandable. A good brush up course for intermediate and advance level students too. | the way the prof delivers the | Lecture | very easily understandable. A good brush | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.46 | 1.13 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very clear and straightforward lecture! Strongly recommended! | Very clear and straightforward | Lecture | Strongly recommended! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The course is great. I like the lectures and assignments. | course is great. I like the | Lecture | and assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | An excellent course, my JavaScript has improved greatly since I completed the requirements. Colleen is a fantastic teacher, I found the lectures to be highly informative and the assignments good fun. | a fantastic teacher, I found the | Lecture | to be highly informative and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Clear lectures, but the assignments were a little too trivial to solidify what was learned. | Clear | Lecture | but the assignments were a little | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | A great intro! Prof. Van Lent was really able to cover a huge range in very few lectures. Also a great refresher for those who haven't looked at JS for a decade or so. Many thanks, I enjoyed the course tremendously. | a huge range in very few | Lecture | Also a great refresher for those | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | She Explained very well. It will be helpful for new Student. Really nice lectures by Her | helpful for new Student. Really nice | Lecture | by Her | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Good course if you want to learn how JavaScript works with HTML and CSS elements to make site pages more engaging but don't have a lot of time for lengthy lectures or assignments that take hours. There's room for the course to grow though. There's so much more a web designer can do with JavaScript to manipulate the DOM and provide a great experience for a site user, and I feel the instructor fell short in explaining event handlers and other cool animation trends seen in the industry. But I understand that this is for new web designers who may or may not be completely interested in programming as opposed to front-end design, so Colleen's teaching provides a good balance. Love the fact that the lectures are straight to the point. I was able to finish 4 weeks of material in less than 3 days, which for someone busy like me, is awesome! | a lot of time for lengthy | Lecture | or assignments that take hours. There's | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Good course if you want to learn how JavaScript works with HTML and CSS elements to make site pages more engaging but don't have a lot of time for lengthy lectures or assignments that take hours. There's room for the course to grow though. There's so much more a web designer can do with JavaScript to manipulate the DOM and provide a great experience for a site user, and I feel the instructor fell short in explaining event handlers and other cool animation trends seen in the industry. But I understand that this is for new web designers who may or may not be completely interested in programming as opposed to front-end design, so Colleen's teaching provides a good balance. Love the fact that the lectures are straight to the point. I was able to finish 4 weeks of material in less than 3 days, which for someone busy like me, is awesome! | balance. Love the fact that the | Lecture | are straight to the point. I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| CJs0DTk_EeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Completed the first week of this course and I am very pleased with the instructor and the flow of teaching. Everything is explained clearly and simply which makes it easy for me to grasp the concepts. Colleen also makes it a point to tell students to actually play around with the code in order to see what it does and help make lectures easier to understand. | what it does and help make | Lecture | easier to understand. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.06 |
| ClCx1sbdEeShXyIAC5MC2w | Great lectures and information. I wasn't terribly interested in all of the Week 5 lessons, but still I definitely acknowledge that history is important. | Great | Lecture | and information. I wasn't terribly interested | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.0 |
| ClCx1sbdEeShXyIAC5MC2w | I really like the subject and lectures | I really like the subject and | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.0 |
| ClCx1sbdEeShXyIAC5MC2w | This course is taught by instructors with the most monotone of voices. I literally fell asleep during each lecture. I have worked in the medical field, specializing in cardiology, for 40 years. My love of animals was my reason to explore this course. But I am getting nothing out of it and am giving up on it. | I literally fell asleep during each | Lecture | I have worked in the medical | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.0 |
| ClCx1sbdEeShXyIAC5MC2w | A fascinating overview of anatomy, diagnosis, soft skills, the history and future of veterinary learning and medicine - I loved it and used every possible minute I could spare to watch the lectures. I loved it and wish I could come study full time at the Royal Dick Vet. | I could spare to watch the | Lecture | I loved it and wish I | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.0 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course is beneficial for a person who wants to write well or to pursue career in writing. The teacher is very good. The course is very informative and productive. She prepared the course very well. Assignments and exercises will help you to learn things easily. Each and every second of lecture is worth to listen and they are very precise also. The professor has provided useful material which you can read later. I'm so glad that I took this course. | easily. Each and every second of | Lecture | is worth to listen and they | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I am Brazilian, and I have been studying English since 2011 as a second language. So far, I have not found I course like Grammar and Punctuation. What makes the difference is that it explains the content in a simple way so that students can learn easily. Besides, I learned things on the lecture videos that I had not learned until then. | Besides, I learned things on the | Lecture | videos that I had not learned | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | really nice and good can be learn in this course, l studied many words that known about grammar and punctuation in English language. assignment of this course is helping me to improve my language. the lecture look at good and friendly.. | me to improve my language. the | Lecture | look at good and friendly. . | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | The lectures were good and useful. Anyone who has confusion or doubts on the correct usage of punctuations should sign up for this course. | The | Lecture | were good and useful. Anyone who | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I really enjoyed listenning to all lectures and saved it to return back to it again. I always used some of these rules without information but now I could use it professionally. Thank you for this lectures :) | I really enjoyed listenning to all | Lecture | and saved it to return back | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I really enjoyed listenning to all lectures and saved it to return back to it again. I always used some of these rules without information but now I could use it professionally. Thank you for this lectures :) | it professionally. Thank you for this | Lecture | :) | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course is excellent. It uses lecture, practice and question effectively to let learners master in Grammar and Punctuation. Greetings Mubashar Rehman | This course is excellent. It uses | Lecture | practice and question effectively to let | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course is brilliantly designed, contains very short lectures but full of information and sufficient numbers of examples. Thank you so mu | is brilliantly designed, contains very short | Lecture | but full of information and sufficient | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I feel much comfortable with the lectures and assignments. | I feel much comfortable with the | Lecture | and assignments. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Great course to review some basic English grammar. Lectures are very easy to understand. | to review some basic English grammar. | Lecture | are very easy to understand. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course really boost my confidence. I am really thankful to my Professor Tamy Chapman for the wonderful lecture. The study materials and the lecture classes helps me to practice further. Once again thank you very much to my professor and the entire team behind the scene for this wonderful course. | Professor Tamy Chapman for the wonderful | Lecture | The study materials and the lecture | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course really boost my confidence. I am really thankful to my Professor Tamy Chapman for the wonderful lecture. The study materials and the lecture classes helps me to practice further. Once again thank you very much to my professor and the entire team behind the scene for this wonderful course. | lecture. The study materials and the | Lecture | classes helps me to practice further. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Very well written. Lectures were interesting and practice worksheets were creative. :) | Very well written. | Lecture | were interesting and practice worksheets were | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | This course is great. The easy to follow lectures allows students to grasp the material with wasting a lot of time. In addition, students will be will be about to use their new found knowledge as soon as the videos are completed. | is great. The easy to follow | Lecture | allows students to grasp the material | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I totally recommend this course for those who want to be clear with grammar. Lecture is awesome. Thank you very much for offering this course. | want to be clear with grammar. | Lecture | is awesome. Thank you very much | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | A good clear examination of basic punctuation and grammar. The lectures are well presented and the exercises useful. The element which really doesn't work is the peer assessment or review. This seems intended to replace forum discussions but it is not a good substitute (and there are no forums). | of basic punctuation and grammar. The | Lecture | are well presented and the exercises | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | Very useful course even for advanced learners. Lectures are also quite objective. Thanks! | useful course even for advanced learners. | Lecture | are also quite objective. Thanks! | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | I enjoyed this lecture. Thanks! | I enjoyed this | Lecture | Thanks! | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| CQk7JA46EeWuEBJhzy2uFw | the grammar and puntuation lectures are so simple and effective. the whole course is ultimate if you want to improve your basics about writing whether it is puntuation or sentense variety, paraller structure or use of connectors, just mesmerising. Although the tenses portion was short but yet it cleared the big confusion about present perfect and present perfect continuous, present perfect and simple present. a must course for all the novice and nice work courseera!!! | the grammar and puntuation | Lecture | are so simple and effective. the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 1.14 |
| ct7G8DVLEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | I've always been wondering how people make circuits work the way they want it to, and now it no longer puzzles me! Thanks guys for your work on this great lecture! | for your work on this great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.16 |
| ct7G8DVLEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | This is one of the best CS courses I've taken so far. It's great to see how easy it is to build a simple yet powerful computer on your own, and it has given me for the first time the feeling of really understanding what's going on at the low level. The complete course is centered about the project of building a computer, so there are no quizzes and only few theoretical background lectures here. If you want a hands-on introduction to computer engineering, this is the way to go. | quizzes and only few theoretical background | Lecture | here. If you want a hands-on | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.16 |
| ct7G8DVLEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The projects/assignments are awesome. Lots of fun. Very clear lectures. One thing is reading how the Computer works from books/articles. The other is to actually build a working CPU/Computer from nothing but Nand gates. Can't beat that. | awesome. Lots of fun. Very clear | Lecture | One thing is reading how the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.16 |
| ct7G8DVLEeWfzhKP8GtZlQ | The greatest lecture ever made for computer composition principles! | The greatest | Lecture | ever made for computer composition principles! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.16 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | lectures should be more detailed! | | Lecture | should be more detailed! | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The most terrible course I have ever seen in my life and on this site. For some of quiz questions, you feel like you are dumb because you can not make connection between lectures and quizzes. I really wanted to learn java on coursera but It seems impossible to me. Focusing on rbg values and image thingies too much and making me feel uncomfortable at quizzes after watching all those lectures are the main reasons of giving 1 star. | you can not make connection between | Lecture | and quizzes. I really wanted to | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The most terrible course I have ever seen in my life and on this site. For some of quiz questions, you feel like you are dumb because you can not make connection between lectures and quizzes. I really wanted to learn java on coursera but It seems impossible to me. Focusing on rbg values and image thingies too much and making me feel uncomfortable at quizzes after watching all those lectures are the main reasons of giving 1 star. | at quizzes after watching all those | Lecture | are the main reasons of giving | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Material is relevant. Most of the assignments require student guesswork, writing functions not covered in the lecture. | writing functions not covered in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | interesting programming topics selected. Modifying image is something that everyone could relate to as everyone must have encountered with digital image before. The use of pencode which is WYSIWYG editor makes it more interactive and current. A huge improvement from the plain, boring Python platform and text editor. Most of the instructors facial expression are so dead, and flat-voice delivery makes it a chore to watch. Think how youtube tutorials engage their audience and makes it entertaining to watch. But maybe that's too much to ask for a traditional institutional lecture. Overall, this is one of the best intro to programming video I have watched. The lessons choice are relevant and could be followed with ease. | to ask for a traditional institutional | Lecture | Overall, this is one of the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Lectures are boring but the assignments are interesting and useful for the future, and quite involved. | | Lecture | are boring but the assignments are | Negative | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This course is misleading in a lot of ways. It is not for beginners at all. The quizzes in the course are beyond impossible. The lecture videos give an introduction to some concepts, but you are left on your own to figure everything out. They do not provide the proper tools to enable students to understand or pass. Reading through a lot of the discussion boards, there are two types of students: 1. those like me, who have never programmed in their life, and cannot figure any of this out, and 2. Those who have all sorts of experience and write things that are way advanced for a "Beginners" course. Do yourself a favor, and seriously do some research on appropriate programs before signing up for this one. It needs to be structured way better than what it is now. | the course are beyond impossible. The | Lecture | videos give an introduction to some | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Video Lectures are really great and easy to understand with hands on programming tasks. Very interesting and informative. Learnt a lot within 4 weeks time. Definitely recommend for anyone interested in creating websites. | Video | Lecture | are really great and easy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| c_rkuRoBEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I's not exactly class for the beginners. First half covers HTML and CSS and quite understandable and easy. Although, it might also help that I had class completely on HTML and CSS in the past, so I actually know what to do to write necessary code. The second part is on JavaScript. And here is where problem starts (at least for me). I didn't take JavaScript class in the past and it was all new for me. Professors try to explain it in few lectures 10-15 minutes each and then they expect you to write couple of programs and to make some project from scratch in few days. Sorry, maybe it's just me, but I got to have much more then about an hour of explanation to do so. I would highly recommend anyone who is new to JavaScript to take JavaScript class first and then to start this one. And no, I'm not new to programming. | try to explain it in few | Lecture | 10-15 minutes each and then they | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I found the lectures and reading material very interesting. The professors were very good at explaining complex material and it served to tie together some loose ends regarding various religions that I had been struggling with. As a retiree, I was not interested in receiving a certificate so I didn't take the tests or do the peer reviews though. I was only interested in hearing the lectures. | was only interested in hearing the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | This course is the most interesting course I've done. It has so many facets and different topics, yet a clear line of thought. The lectures are interesting and the assignments helpful. I would recommend this to everyone... who is ready for his/her ideas and beliefs to be shaken up ! | a clear line of thought. The | Lecture | are interesting and the assignments helpful. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | a thought provoking course .. the prof. has an amusing personality which makes it easy to go through the lecture | it easy to go through the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | Very Informative and logical. Loved Prof. Daniel Ogilvie lectures | and logical. Loved Prof. Daniel Ogilvie | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | My first choice and completed course here, two additional courses on soul beliefs follow and I will certainly be doing those as well. I found the material (both lectures and reading references) very interesting and it connected to daily life and many conversations I find myself referencing things that are discussed here. Retired professor, Daniel Ogilvie, is the primary lecturer and he's very easy to listen to. He has a good personality and gets you thinking. Because of the nature of soul and afterlife beliefs is a personal topic (controversial as well) he and the other lecturers I found to be very passionate and thoughtful in their presentations. I especially enjoyed the writing assignments and learned not only from writing my own submissions but also doing peer reviews. This is truly a one of a kind course in that you would be hard pressed to find one book or class that is inclusive of many different sources of soul and afterlife beliefs covered collectively. His own writing is one of the reading references (as an overview) specifically because you won't find it all under one roof elsewhere. The course discusses mythology, philosophy, many religions as well as atheism, psychology and neuroscience... some might consider the religious segments taboo or unsettling. Hopefully if you are considering this course you are an open-minded individual. I chose this course to work on for the purpose of personal enrichment and it has sparked motivation for me to continue auditing courses after not having formally studied in over 20 years. It was a challenge but well worth it! | well. I found the material (both | Lecture | and reading references) very interesting and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I enrolled in this course hoping to find a balanced perspective about historical foundations for religions and other philosophies. It did include a good amount of interesting material around different systems, but there were a couple of key things that made me lose interest in the course at around week 6 out of 11. First, I felt that the instructor talks about how he wants people to learn to think for themselves, yet I also felt that he himself preaches. Much of the evidence in his lectures is delivered as an anecdote, which might appeal to some (e.g. I could see that happening to me) and probably made the course more entertaining, but didn't do it for me. I felt that the Wade reading, in contrast, was balanced, cited other sources, and pulled in a variety of perspectives, but when I listened to the lectures, I felt that Professor Ogilvie had a tendency to state points and expect people to believe them. Second, on a related note -- this course was not shaped for the online medium. I understand that it's cheaper and easier for universities to just use recordings of live lectures, but that meant that the lectures contained quite a bit of anecdotal rambling (e.g. going off on a tangent on how you should never take charge of somebody else's soul). Another, smaller beef I have with the presentation of the course is that when he had students who were raised under different religions come up and speak their beliefs, it took a long time to demonstrate a fairly simple idea -- despite people ascribing to the same "label," the same religion, they can have in fact been taught very different things. In a live university class, having students speak can work because the evidence is being presented by "one of you" ("you" being the students), and has the added benefit of building community in the class. But in an online class, I didn't feel that kinship at all. I'll make a disclaimer that much of this review is about how I personally felt about the course, and about how it wasn't right for me. Some of what I didn't like, others may like. But overall, despite being initially interested in the topic and why people believe what they do, I didn't feel that the material was delivered in a way that captured my continued interest. | Much of the evidence in his | Lecture | is delivered as an anecdote, which | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I enrolled in this course hoping to find a balanced perspective about historical foundations for religions and other philosophies. It did include a good amount of interesting material around different systems, but there were a couple of key things that made me lose interest in the course at around week 6 out of 11. First, I felt that the instructor talks about how he wants people to learn to think for themselves, yet I also felt that he himself preaches. Much of the evidence in his lectures is delivered as an anecdote, which might appeal to some (e.g. I could see that happening to me) and probably made the course more entertaining, but didn't do it for me. I felt that the Wade reading, in contrast, was balanced, cited other sources, and pulled in a variety of perspectives, but when I listened to the lectures, I felt that Professor Ogilvie had a tendency to state points and expect people to believe them. Second, on a related note -- this course was not shaped for the online medium. I understand that it's cheaper and easier for universities to just use recordings of live lectures, but that meant that the lectures contained quite a bit of anecdotal rambling (e.g. going off on a tangent on how you should never take charge of somebody else's soul). Another, smaller beef I have with the presentation of the course is that when he had students who were raised under different religions come up and speak their beliefs, it took a long time to demonstrate a fairly simple idea -- despite people ascribing to the same "label," the same religion, they can have in fact been taught very different things. In a live university class, having students speak can work because the evidence is being presented by "one of you" ("you" being the students), and has the added benefit of building community in the class. But in an online class, I didn't feel that kinship at all. I'll make a disclaimer that much of this review is about how I personally felt about the course, and about how it wasn't right for me. Some of what I didn't like, others may like. But overall, despite being initially interested in the topic and why people believe what they do, I didn't feel that the material was delivered in a way that captured my continued interest. | but when I listened to the | Lecture | I felt that Professor Ogilvie had | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I enrolled in this course hoping to find a balanced perspective about historical foundations for religions and other philosophies. It did include a good amount of interesting material around different systems, but there were a couple of key things that made me lose interest in the course at around week 6 out of 11. First, I felt that the instructor talks about how he wants people to learn to think for themselves, yet I also felt that he himself preaches. Much of the evidence in his lectures is delivered as an anecdote, which might appeal to some (e.g. I could see that happening to me) and probably made the course more entertaining, but didn't do it for me. I felt that the Wade reading, in contrast, was balanced, cited other sources, and pulled in a variety of perspectives, but when I listened to the lectures, I felt that Professor Ogilvie had a tendency to state points and expect people to believe them. Second, on a related note -- this course was not shaped for the online medium. I understand that it's cheaper and easier for universities to just use recordings of live lectures, but that meant that the lectures contained quite a bit of anecdotal rambling (e.g. going off on a tangent on how you should never take charge of somebody else's soul). Another, smaller beef I have with the presentation of the course is that when he had students who were raised under different religions come up and speak their beliefs, it took a long time to demonstrate a fairly simple idea -- despite people ascribing to the same "label," the same religion, they can have in fact been taught very different things. In a live university class, having students speak can work because the evidence is being presented by "one of you" ("you" being the students), and has the added benefit of building community in the class. But in an online class, I didn't feel that kinship at all. I'll make a disclaimer that much of this review is about how I personally felt about the course, and about how it wasn't right for me. Some of what I didn't like, others may like. But overall, despite being initially interested in the topic and why people believe what they do, I didn't feel that the material was delivered in a way that captured my continued interest. | to just use recordings of live | Lecture | but that meant that the lectures | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I must confess I've tried to complete other courses before but due to time constraints and other responsibilities I've failed miserably. But this time thanks to the fact I can study this on my own pace, I'm no longer having a clash between my job and the courses I want to study, which in turn fills me with excitement and appreciation for this course. Personally, I have a deep interest in the field of religion (spirituality, theology, comparative religions, etc) which I think it is fascinating. That's why I decided to enroll in this course and give it my best. I'm learning so much thanks to the awesome lectures the professors are given and the material it is provided. I watch the lectures, I take tons of notes and I do some extra research as well. I'm just about to finish unit 1 and looking forward to starting unit 2. I want to thank Coursera from the bottom of my heart for making this course available for free so I can have access to this material. The knowledge I'm getting here is helping me to sharpen my focus on what to study next. I hope more courses on religion (from an academic perspective) are offered in the future so I can learn even more. (I saw a course on Calvinism I'm already interested in but it's not available yet). My name is George (Jorge in Spanish) and I'm from South America, Chile. Thank you to all of you for your efforts. They are deeply appreciated. | so much thanks to the awesome | Lecture | the professors are given and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d086Bc9YEeSS_CIACzcAUg | I must confess I've tried to complete other courses before but due to time constraints and other responsibilities I've failed miserably. But this time thanks to the fact I can study this on my own pace, I'm no longer having a clash between my job and the courses I want to study, which in turn fills me with excitement and appreciation for this course. Personally, I have a deep interest in the field of religion (spirituality, theology, comparative religions, etc) which I think it is fascinating. That's why I decided to enroll in this course and give it my best. I'm learning so much thanks to the awesome lectures the professors are given and the material it is provided. I watch the lectures, I take tons of notes and I do some extra research as well. I'm just about to finish unit 1 and looking forward to starting unit 2. I want to thank Coursera from the bottom of my heart for making this course available for free so I can have access to this material. The knowledge I'm getting here is helping me to sharpen my focus on what to study next. I hope more courses on religion (from an academic perspective) are offered in the future so I can learn even more. (I saw a course on Calvinism I'm already interested in but it's not available yet). My name is George (Jorge in Spanish) and I'm from South America, Chile. Thank you to all of you for your efforts. They are deeply appreciated. | it is provided. I watch the | Lecture | I take tons of notes and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.91 | 1.02 |
| d64E7li7EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Great course! I highly recommend it to everyone who is interested in ESL teaching and learning. Dr. Shawn Dixon is not an instructor - he is a real actor. He turns on his lectures into shows. It was my 15th course on Coursera, all of them were interesting and useful, but it was the funniest one! I have never seen a complex and boring theory outlining so exciting. Believe me, you will enjoy this course! | real actor. He turns on his | Lecture | into shows. It was my 15th | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.95 |
| d64E7li7EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | A great course and fully packed with interesting information about different methodologies thought time. Wouldn't give it 5 stars because most part during the video lectures are just silly and although I know the professor is trying his best to convey an idea, it seems like there are moments it just drifts away from the point. Also, the "angel x devil" debates are equally silly, opposite to the following overview video which is excellent. I'd recommend everybody to take this course but I certainly wouldn't do it again and neither dowload the videos for future reference. | because most part during the video | Lecture | are just silly and although I | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 0.95 |
| d64E7li7EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | The lectures are intriguing and the content is superb! GREAT JOB! | The | Lecture | are intriguing and the content is | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.95 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | The lectures were great. While some people complained that "the instructor is reading off something else" that never seemed to be a problem. Mr. Klemmer did a good job of making the lectures friendly and understandable. The best part of the course was the assignments. I loved how I actually had to go to people and interview them, draw storyboards of ideas I have and heuristically evaluate sites. The assignments made sure I was actually engaged in doing them. One thing I would suggest is to try different motifs for different sessions. It seems that students always work with a "transportation problem" in this course. That can be mixed up from time to time I think to give the students a more diversified experience of Human Centered Design. | a good job of making the | Lecture | friendly and understandable. The best part | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | This entire series has been fantastic! I'm making a career change right now - going into UX Design - and I really believe that I would not have been able to do so without this course. Given a week to redesign an app to get into a vocational school's career training program, I was only able to do so thanks largely in part to the materials found in these lectures. Suggestion: Could it be made possible to unlock videos ahead of the weekly schedule for people like me who are (mostly) auditing the course? It would be really helpful if one is under time pressure and needs access to material, like how to do 'need finding,' to be able to jump ahead to that lecture. Thank you all for making this great course! Truly, this age is nothing short of a new renaissance. | to the materials found in these | Lecture | Suggestion: Could it be made possible | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | This entire series has been fantastic! I'm making a career change right now - going into UX Design - and I really believe that I would not have been able to do so without this course. Given a week to redesign an app to get into a vocational school's career training program, I was only able to do so thanks largely in part to the materials found in these lectures. Suggestion: Could it be made possible to unlock videos ahead of the weekly schedule for people like me who are (mostly) auditing the course? It would be really helpful if one is under time pressure and needs access to material, like how to do 'need finding,' to be able to jump ahead to that lecture. Thank you all for making this great course! Truly, this age is nothing short of a new renaissance. | able to jump ahead to that | Lecture | Thank you all for making this | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | Amazing first hand course by Mr. Klemmer. He is very informative and clear onto his lectures. The assignments feel relevant and are just in the right doses. I have learned HCD in Industrial Design School before but Mr. Klemmer hits it out better out of the park. For the first time, I've actually understood and wrapped my head around the topic of HCD. | very informative and clear onto his | Lecture | The assignments feel relevant and are | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | Not a great deal in the way of lectures and notes, but the value of the course lies in the hands-on assignments. Would recommend taking this course along with doing some independent reading for a more comprehensive primer of UX/UI. | great deal in the way of | Lecture | and notes, but the value of | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | The quality of the lectures and teaching was the lowest i have ever seen on Coursera. I wanted to do the whole specialty, but after this first one i was so disappointed that i will stop. The assignments were overly complicated and demanding for no real reason. I have used Coursera for years and this is the first time I have wanted a refund. | The quality of the | Lecture | and teaching was the lowest i | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | Prefer more references/examples shown in lectures. | Prefer more references/examples shown in | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | Excellent video lectures by Professor Scott Klemmer | Excellent video | Lecture | by Professor Scott Klemmer | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DDBg7AlXEeWTSSIAC0MDtg | I find the discipline very interesting but the course was somewhat boring (except the tasks - the tasks were nice and interesting). The lectures were, to my recollection, the boring piece which reduces the score to 4 out of 5. | tasks were nice and interesting). The | Lecture | were, to my recollection, the boring | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.81 | 1.02 |
| DmetrPp5EeScaiIAC9WIJw | This course was very boring and very frustrating. Long long slow lectures with lots, and lots, and lots of questions, and no answers. The briefest of comments on potentially interesting people or topics, but no links to enable those to be followed up. Quizzes on concepts not covered in the material. Conflicting descriptions of assessment requirements. Discussion moderators who continually referred you back to the course material which did not contain the information that people were looking for. Before taking this course I could find only one negative review, which I dismissed as probably being a minority. Having taken the course, I agree with that review wholeheartedly. I did learn a couple of things, despite everything, but I would not recommend this course. Please upgrade it substantially. | and very frustrating. Long long slow | Lecture | with lots, and lots, and lots | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
| DmetrPp5EeScaiIAC9WIJw | What a fabulous course. The lectures are simple, yet full of golden information. The layout is easy to comprehend and all of the assignments help develop you as a teacher. I'll even go through it at again as a refresher! | What a fabulous course. The | Lecture | are simple, yet full of golden | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
| DmetrPp5EeScaiIAC9WIJw | This was really disappointing. There is almost no connection between the experience of the lectures (and that's all the videos are - lectures that track a PowerPoint presentation) and the assignments, quizzes, etc. Reference and source materials are frequently mentioned in passing, but there is no comprehensive list of works cited anywhere. The assignments are often vaguely described and, in more than one case, were described entirely differently in different places. I have nothing good to say about this experience. You're watching a fundamentally disconnected series of mostly ad-hoc discussions of vague concepts. A simple list of books to read would be much more valuable. This is by far the worst MOOC I've taken, from any source, in any discipline. The fact that it actually costs money simply adds to the pain. | connection between the experience of the | Lecture | (and that's all the videos are | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 1.16 |
| DYv7azSfEeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | It is a super-short course and is helpful mainly to give one an idea of what software product management means. I found the lectures on Agile principles, etc., very theoretical and textbook-style -- not too interesting. | product management means. I found the | Lecture | on Agile principles, etc. , very | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| DYv7azSfEeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | This course gave me good introduction to software management. The lectures were clear and simple and quizzes were on point. | good introduction to software management. The | Lecture | were clear and simple and quizzes | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.89 |
| EdKScTVwEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Incredibly frustrated by the peer grading system. I've been able to work on the course at relatively fast pace and have now completed all of the lectures, readings, quizzes and test but can't go on to the next course because not enough people have submitted the homework for me to grade. I understand the advantage of being able to "learn from others" but it doesn't outweigh the disadvantage of not being able to work at one's own pace . | have now completed all of the | Lecture | readings, quizzes and test but can't | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| EdKScTVwEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Great opportunity to ensure you really understand the clients needs. Fun exercises and interesting lectures | clients needs. Fun exercises and interesting | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| EfvjN5XvEeSqQiIACyEY7w | One of the best courses on Coursera that I've taken. Professor Ed purposefully addresses MOOC students and know who to motivate in front of the camera. Small talks of personal life (I think students get to know his wife's and daughter's names!) and the camera man (also all the crew showing up at the last lecture) make this MOOC EXTREMELY real! Besides the great pedagogical approach, each week there is a real case and a Skype interview with a business leader/ entrepreneur whose case is under exploration. This further adds authenticity to the course! Week one content's, for me is the best; while the other weeks are also great. Lots of metaphors (outrun the bear, gas pedal, worry plate...) as well. In short, the content is way beyond expectation. Highly recommend for those who run a private business! #fullofenergy #exemplaryMOOC #thankyou #Ed #coursera | crew showing up at the last | Lecture | make this MOOC EXTREMELY real! Besides | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| EfvjN5XvEeSqQiIACyEY7w | I really like the teacher and the course content. I feel very engaged in the video lectures and feel disappointed when one ends to quickly. Definitely an eye opener, with strategies that I can employ right away. Thank you. | feel very engaged in the video | Lecture | and feel disappointed when one ends | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| EfvjN5XvEeSqQiIACyEY7w | Excellent course and lecture! thank so much! | Excellent course and | Lecture | thank so much! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| eLzp7w-NEeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | It's a very good traning for a beginner. Overall system and key concepts have been introduced in this lecture. Very good! | concepts have been introduced in this | Lecture | Very good! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| eLzp7w-NEeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | Really nice course to clear the concepts regarding the new existing technologies and all the related terms. The tests and mid lecture questions really helped in testing the grasp of the course. | related terms. The tests and mid | Lecture | questions really helped in testing the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| eLzp7w-NEeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | Good Cloud Compyting and CDN lectures and material. Lack of practical examples and use cases in Big Data track. | Good Cloud Compyting and CDN | Lecture | and material. Lack of practical examples | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| eLzp7w-NEeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | the lecture just reading the ppt than extend it | the | Lecture | just reading the ppt than extend | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| eLzp7w-NEeWPhwrBf2tcNQ | Trying to cover many subjects and diving deep into less interesting areas. The lectures themselves are very clear and easy to understand, accompanies with good decks. | deep into less interesting areas. The | Lecture | themselves are very clear and easy | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| ENhHCTboEeW8ZAoCexam_w | There is a lot of self-teaching with these courses because there are no professors present to reach out to with questions. In addition, the course staff do not always respond promptly nor are they fully knowledgeable about all aspects of error messages that may arise out of coding. At times the code that were provided in the lecture videos were out of date and a lot of time was spent on googling to find the updated code. This is definitely not a beginner coder course and I do not recommend it to anyone who has not coded before. | code that were provided in the | Lecture | videos were out of date and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| ENhHCTboEeW8ZAoCexam_w | Lectures are well realized (animation, change in contexts) and peer review process. | | Lecture | are well realized (animation, change in | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| ENhHCTboEeW8ZAoCexam_w | The instructors are pleasant, and the videos helpful. Unlike some classes where it feels like there is gulf between the toy examples covered in the lectures and what's requested in the assignments, the materials available speak directly to the homework. The virtually non-existent discussion board, lacking much activity from either students or staff, is a real downer. | the toy examples covered in the | Lecture | and what's requested in the assignments, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| ENhHCTboEeW8ZAoCexam_w | Very nice lecture videos and explanations! Totally worth it | Very nice | Lecture | videos and explanations! Totally worth it | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| ENhHCTboEeW8ZAoCexam_w | An excellent class. I really enjoy all lectures. | excellent class. I really enjoy all | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.94 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | As a professional Instructional Designer, I can attest that this is the poorest-designed course I have ever seen. Regrettably, I paid for the entire specialization up-front, and I cannot get a refund or even a Coursera credit for enrolling in a different specialization. Be aware that the faculty who is the instructor of record does not participate in the course. The video lectures are poorly done, including errors and misstatements that could have been edited out, but it appears that no one bothered to edit the raw footage before uploading it. There is not so much instruction as an overview. There are no coding exercises until the final assignment, which is poorly-described and requires the student to self-teach using outside sources. There are app specializations in Coursera that appear much better-designed. Look elsewhere. | participate in the course. The video | Lecture | are poorly done, including errors and | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The lectures are fairly light and there are no assignments throughout the course to reinforce the material. Mostly they just introduce a few concepts then point you at the Apple Swift documentation. They really don't go into much detail. The final assignment is good for getting your feet wet but is poorly specified. | The | Lecture | are fairly light and there are | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Having completed the assignment after many hours of trial & error; here are some suggestions for improving the class for future sessions. Increase the length and depth of the lectures so that more of the materials needed for the assignment are covered. For each week, have an optional programming exercise (not graded) but with a model answer (with explanations of why) so that students have a concrete example on which to practice key concepts on. As classes & structs are very important to completing the assignment (instead of just including the SWIFT manual chapter on classes & structs in the Follow Up Reading), include an actual lecture about this topic. Improve the description of the assignment to be completed. Be specific about what is required (e.g.; what does interface mean? Is is a User interface or is just a specified variable which can be changed in the program code? What do you mean by order of applying filters? Do you mean a variable which lets you decide order of filters and executes the filters accordingly or does the ability to manually rearranging the order of the calling of functions in the code suffice?) Improve the alignment between the assignment and the review criteria. The assignment asks for FIVE filters but there is no matching criterion in the review criteria. Based on the current review criteria, creating two filters would suffice to demonstrate ability to order and get full points for varying intensity for more than 1 filter. I hope the remainder of the modules are better otherwise I will be extremely disappointed ! | the length and depth of the | Lecture | so that more of the materials | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Having completed the assignment after many hours of trial & error; here are some suggestions for improving the class for future sessions. Increase the length and depth of the lectures so that more of the materials needed for the assignment are covered. For each week, have an optional programming exercise (not graded) but with a model answer (with explanations of why) so that students have a concrete example on which to practice key concepts on. As classes & structs are very important to completing the assignment (instead of just including the SWIFT manual chapter on classes & structs in the Follow Up Reading), include an actual lecture about this topic. Improve the description of the assignment to be completed. Be specific about what is required (e.g.; what does interface mean? Is is a User interface or is just a specified variable which can be changed in the program code? What do you mean by order of applying filters? Do you mean a variable which lets you decide order of filters and executes the filters accordingly or does the ability to manually rearranging the order of the calling of functions in the code suffice?) Improve the alignment between the assignment and the review criteria. The assignment asks for FIVE filters but there is no matching criterion in the review criteria. Based on the current review criteria, creating two filters would suffice to demonstrate ability to order and get full points for varying intensity for more than 1 filter. I hope the remainder of the modules are better otherwise I will be extremely disappointed ! | Follow Up Reading), include an actual | Lecture | about this topic. Improve the description | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Enjoyed the lectures. I wish there would be more materials to practice with. | Enjoyed the | Lecture | I wish there would be more | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Should be lecture by Professor instead of BS student. The content was not well organized. Also should prepare slides and explain the Swift for more details. More exercises needed in each weeks lecture. Hopefully, this course should improve next time. | Should be | Lecture | by Professor instead of BS student. | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Great course first of all. One problem about the course is probably going to be the lectures. The lectures are explaining fundamental basics in Swift,which are really useful, but they are not comprehensive enough. So for most of the students, I believe, will have to do a lot of self-studying to finish the final project. But still, the final project is challenging and interesting. Swift is not a hard language to learn, so after went through all the lectures and read some books on Swift programming, I was able to finish the project. | is probably going to be the | Lecture | The lectures are explaining fundamental basics | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Great course first of all. One problem about the course is probably going to be the lectures. The lectures are explaining fundamental basics in Swift,which are really useful, but they are not comprehensive enough. So for most of the students, I believe, will have to do a lot of self-studying to finish the final project. But still, the final project is challenging and interesting. Swift is not a hard language to learn, so after went through all the lectures and read some books on Swift programming, I was able to finish the project. | going to be the lectures. The | Lecture | are explaining fundamental basics in Swift, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Great course first of all. One problem about the course is probably going to be the lectures. The lectures are explaining fundamental basics in Swift,which are really useful, but they are not comprehensive enough. So for most of the students, I believe, will have to do a lot of self-studying to finish the final project. But still, the final project is challenging and interesting. Swift is not a hard language to learn, so after went through all the lectures and read some books on Swift programming, I was able to finish the project. | so after went through all the | Lecture | and read some books on Swift | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The Good: The idea of having the lectures in a Q&A style, two experts in continuous conversation about the topic has a potential The Bad: That potential is wasted on poorly planned lessons and course content The Ugly: Instructors run the Swift code that is written during the lesson and they get a wrong result due to an error in the code. They both agree that the result is weird but then continue to explain that this is how Swift works. In short, they are misleading and confusing you on a topic you are trying to learn. This is of course unintentional but gives you a clue about how the quality check on lecture videos are taken care of. Details here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/swift-programming/discussions/DBk-SJO2EeWNbBIwwhtGwQ | Good: The idea of having the | Lecture | in a Q&A style, two experts | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course needs major improvement. Lectures included errors in the code. While showing code in video lectures instructor was quick to delete code, not giving time for students to view and understand what had just been shown. On Dec 15, two weeks before due date of final project, large portions of all weeks of the course were changed, requiring going back through to complete these new lectures. No adjustment was made to the due date. Requirements for the final project are vague and confusing and I am not able to submit the final project by the due date in about 2 hours. If this issue is not addressed I will need to consider adjusting my star rating. This experience casts a negative impression for me on the Coursera platform and University of Toronto teaching staff. I'm disappointed. | This course needs major improvement. | Lecture | included errors in the code. While | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course needs major improvement. Lectures included errors in the code. While showing code in video lectures instructor was quick to delete code, not giving time for students to view and understand what had just been shown. On Dec 15, two weeks before due date of final project, large portions of all weeks of the course were changed, requiring going back through to complete these new lectures. No adjustment was made to the due date. Requirements for the final project are vague and confusing and I am not able to submit the final project by the due date in about 2 hours. If this issue is not addressed I will need to consider adjusting my star rating. This experience casts a negative impression for me on the Coursera platform and University of Toronto teaching staff. I'm disappointed. | code. While showing code in video | Lecture | instructor was quick to delete code, | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course needs major improvement. Lectures included errors in the code. While showing code in video lectures instructor was quick to delete code, not giving time for students to view and understand what had just been shown. On Dec 15, two weeks before due date of final project, large portions of all weeks of the course were changed, requiring going back through to complete these new lectures. No adjustment was made to the due date. Requirements for the final project are vague and confusing and I am not able to submit the final project by the due date in about 2 hours. If this issue is not addressed I will need to consider adjusting my star rating. This experience casts a negative impression for me on the Coursera platform and University of Toronto teaching staff. I'm disappointed. | back through to complete these new | Lecture | No adjustment was made to the | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Probably guys did big amount of work, but the course looks extremely raw. Half of lectures time is talking about nothing and it seems that there were no lecture plan before shooting the video. It would have been ok if the course had been free, but I expected much more from it for that price. Thank you for you work, but, I think, you need to keep improving the quality of the course. | course looks extremely raw. Half of | Lecture | time is talking about nothing and | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Probably guys did big amount of work, but the course looks extremely raw. Half of lectures time is talking about nothing and it seems that there were no lecture plan before shooting the video. It would have been ok if the course had been free, but I expected much more from it for that price. Thank you for you work, but, I think, you need to keep improving the quality of the course. | it seems that there were no | Lecture | plan before shooting the video. It | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Unfortunately the course is not very well thought out. The lecture videos are poorly organized, concepts are not presented in the proper context and lack sufficient detail/depth, little thought or effort was put into designing the examples in the videos, there are no actual coding exercises until the last week, there are no examples of elegant code, nor thoughtful examples of good vs. bad code, the quizzes contain questions that are poorly worded and ambiguous (and I think some actually have the wrong answers and are contradicted by other online resources). It's very high level, and they hand-wave important concepts. I really don't see how this class can actually teach you to build a robust high-quality app. You're probably better off just reading some of the official documentation online. | not very well thought out. The | Lecture | videos are poorly organized, concepts are | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Felt like the teachers weren't putting much time into preparation - felt random and disorganized. I didn't finish the course - I'll watch the cs193p lectures from Stanford instead. | course - I'll watch the cs193p | Lecture | from Stanford instead. | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Basically a couple of guys have an unorganized discussion about swift. Little to no organization with poor coordination between lectures and quizzes.. Appears that there is no TA or course staff monitoring discussion boards... I am glad I didn't pay for the class... Disappointed though because I really wanted to learn Swift. | no organization with poor coordination between | Lecture | and quizzes. . Appears that there | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Lectures are careless prepared. It's really hard to follow this course without previous background in iOS development, despite it's called "Introduction To Swift Programming". There are a lot of small misleadings notes in course materials. Hope the next course in specialization "iOS App Development with Swift" would be much better. | | Lecture | are careless prepared. It's really hard | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The lectures for this course seem unorganized and often had poor audio. The content covered in many lectures seemed off topic. Quiz questions would then focus on the off topic information making it confusing with regard to what material to focus on during a lecture. Do I focus on the proposed subject of the video or the many tangents about other topics. This combined with the unorganized nature of videos(just winging it) made the lectures distracting. The lecture videos are full of code that simply does not work in the real world and help from staff takes literally days to get(and not just over the weekend). | material to focus on during a | Lecture | Do I focus on the proposed | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The lectures for this course seem unorganized and often had poor audio. The content covered in many lectures seemed off topic. Quiz questions would then focus on the off topic information making it confusing with regard to what material to focus on during a lecture. Do I focus on the proposed subject of the video or the many tangents about other topics. This combined with the unorganized nature of videos(just winging it) made the lectures distracting. The lecture videos are full of code that simply does not work in the real world and help from staff takes literally days to get(and not just over the weekend). | it) made the lectures distracting. The | Lecture | videos are full of code that | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The course need more improvements in terms of material, presentation and execution. The two presenters format didn't work well as it made the lecture look informal. The material need better preparation and it seems at times to be ad-hoc coding. A few videos were not edited properly resulting in lengthy black screens after the presenters were done talking. | work well as it made the | Lecture | look informal. The material need better | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | First of all I expected something deeper. First of all this courser is less understandable than "The Swift Programming Language" free book from Apple. Before I join the course I have read a few chapters and from my point of view book explains material much much better. The second point – it looks like tutors invent examples during the lesson (on the fly), this is bring a mess. And last thing about this course that tutors commit an gross error during lecture. Please have a look at "Advanced Swift" lecture, I am talking about closures. The teacher said that closure captures the copy of outside variable, but this is completely wrong! Closures capture the variable itself, not the variable value | tutors commit an gross error during | Lecture | Please have a look at " | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | First of all I expected something deeper. First of all this courser is less understandable than "The Swift Programming Language" free book from Apple. Before I join the course I have read a few chapters and from my point of view book explains material much much better. The second point – it looks like tutors invent examples during the lesson (on the fly), this is bring a mess. And last thing about this course that tutors commit an gross error during lecture. Please have a look at "Advanced Swift" lecture, I am talking about closures. The teacher said that closure captures the copy of outside variable, but this is completely wrong! Closures capture the variable itself, not the variable value | a look at " Advanced Swift" | Lecture | I am talking about closures. The | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| eUI0xjeIEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The professors did no prepared the classes. They make so many mistakes in the video lectures and they also laughts in the middle of the course and they send a non-professional feeling to the students. The content of the course is very good, but the proffesors could really do better. | so many mistakes in the video | Lecture | and they also laughts in the | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.58 | 0.9 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | Now this course might seem small but it is not, the test are really challenging and the knowledge of video lectures aren't enough, you have to dig deep and study from other sources too. The simulations in the test and exercises are cool and fun way to learn. I will highly recommend anyone who is interested in cosmology to take this course but be prepared the ocean is not that calm as it seems. Happy learning. | challenging and the knowledge of video | Lecture | aren't enough, you have to dig | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | overall lectures are good and explanatory. | overall | Lecture | are good and explanatory. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | Too much time required. The first Quiz had almost nothing covered in the video lectures. I saved all transcripts and was unable to answer the questions. The Sim's... I have never seen anything like that and again - it most certainly wasn't covered in the lectures. Disappointed in this course. It took 3 hours for each segment of the first week... not 3 to 4 as was stated. Leaving this course. | almost nothing covered in the video | Lecture | I saved all transcripts and was | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | Too much time required. The first Quiz had almost nothing covered in the video lectures. I saved all transcripts and was unable to answer the questions. The Sim's... I have never seen anything like that and again - it most certainly wasn't covered in the lectures. Disappointed in this course. It took 3 hours for each segment of the first week... not 3 to 4 as was stated. Leaving this course. | most certainly wasn't covered in the | Lecture | Disappointed in this course. It took | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | Wish I had more professors like mr Frank. His speech being concise and pleasant, it is truly enjoyable to listen to and watch the lectures ; also the 'touch the surface' attitude on various topics boosts your curiosity to look further on and search for answers on your own. This being my first enrollment on Coursera, I cannot but expect the best, as these first lectures have really set the tone. | to listen to and watch the | Lecture | ; also the 'touch the surface' | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| euRJEycxEeWP8AqYi9cmiw | Wish I had more professors like mr Frank. His speech being concise and pleasant, it is truly enjoyable to listen to and watch the lectures ; also the 'touch the surface' attitude on various topics boosts your curiosity to look further on and search for answers on your own. This being my first enrollment on Coursera, I cannot but expect the best, as these first lectures have really set the tone. | expect the best, as these first | Lecture | have really set the tone. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.98 | 1.1 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | I feel Professor Craig Wright offers a comprehensive, varied, accessible and fun overview of a very large subject, starting right at the beginning of musical history and bringing you up to the present day. He uses a wide variety of visual and audio resources including relevant works of art, architecture, artefacts, sketches, quotes from historical documents, surviving musical scores, music recordings, videos of live orchestral performance, music animations, costume, period instruments and interviews with musical colleagues of his who are able to share their expertise. In addition to all this he offers us his own photographs from his pilgrimages to cities such as Vienna, which adds further to the course's personal touch. What comes across throughout Wright's course videos is his immense love of, and desire to share that love of classical music, which for me is a major factor in what makes the course so appealing. I also enjoy his sense of humour and efforts to appeal to a younger generation (Wright is in his 70s). At more than one point in the course he adopts fancy dress to reflect the period he is exploring. A highlight I feel is when the course features a clip from one of his lectures at Yale University where he enrolls some colleagues to enact a scene from Don Giovanni in which Wright plays an angry father, slain by Don Giovanni in a duel. It is a touching (and amusing) example of his good humour and ability to have fun with his students. My only criticism would be his own piano playing which is often rushed and inaccurate, but I feel this is largely due to the time constraints of filming the videos. By his own admission, he realised early on in life that he was not up to the challenge of being a concert pianist - he is primarily a musicologist, not a pianist. Every piece of music touched on in the course is available via the course Spotify playlist (extremely helpful) so there is no difficulty in listening to professional recordings of all the pieces discussed. I would highly recommend this course to anyone seeking a background knowledge of the evolution of musical history. | a clip from one of his | Lecture | at Yale University where he enrolls | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | This is a great course. I really enjoyed doing it, and I must say this course kept me going as it was very stimulating. The video lectures was great, clearly explained and easy to follow. I have already recommend this course to my friends, and I would like to thank professor Wright and all the course team for making such enjoyable course. | it was very stimulating. The video | Lecture | was great, clearly explained and easy | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | This was a fantastic course!! I truly enjoyed Prof. Wright's lectures and listening to tons of beautiful and interesting music pieces with his informative commentaries. What a wonderful experience! I would recommend this course to anyone who loves classical music or is interested learning more about it. | ! I truly enjoyed Prof. Wright's | Lecture | and listening to tons of beautiful | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | I love the lectures, I do not play a musical instrument, but majored in history and you include a lot of that during the course.. I wish there were less tests. | I love the | Lecture | I do not play a musical | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | Wonderful! Engaging lectures in bite-sized chunks. A great introduction. | Wonderful! Engaging | Lecture | in bite-sized chunks. A great introduction. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eV-OTCTuEeWCGRL6mLoB5w | excellent guide to classical music! better to have a checklist for glossaries at the end of each lecture. | glossaries at the end of each | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.43 | 1.12 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Poor alignment between assignments and lectures. Lots of content poorly explained. | Poor alignment between assignments and | Lecture | Lots of content poorly explained. | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course was a challenge. Mostly because some core requirements of the assignments were not explained in the lectures. I spent more time searching google for information than I did the lecture videos because A. the lecture videos are not named or indexed in such a way as to make it easy to figure out which video to rewatch and B. in many cases the particular thing I was trying to do wasn't covered at all. It may be the instructors teaching style to get you to research yourself but I could have done that without paying for the course. | assignments were not explained in the | Lecture | I spent more time searching google | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course was a challenge. Mostly because some core requirements of the assignments were not explained in the lectures. I spent more time searching google for information than I did the lecture videos because A. the lecture videos are not named or indexed in such a way as to make it easy to figure out which video to rewatch and B. in many cases the particular thing I was trying to do wasn't covered at all. It may be the instructors teaching style to get you to research yourself but I could have done that without paying for the course. | for information than I did the | Lecture | videos because A. the lecture videos | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course was a challenge. Mostly because some core requirements of the assignments were not explained in the lectures. I spent more time searching google for information than I did the lecture videos because A. the lecture videos are not named or indexed in such a way as to make it easy to figure out which video to rewatch and B. in many cases the particular thing I was trying to do wasn't covered at all. It may be the instructors teaching style to get you to research yourself but I could have done that without paying for the course. | the lecture videos because A. the | Lecture | videos are not named or indexed | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | The course's assignments (3 so far) are not very well designed. It takes me more time to search online and on the lecture's videos for information than to actually write and come to a solution. The lecture's videos show very little coding and they're more focused on explaining (redundantly) a key concept. I believe it would be much more easier for other people taking this course later on if the videos were more code-oriented. Greetings. | and come to a solution. The | Lecture | videos show very little coding and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I would give this course 0 stars if possible. I am amazed that anyone rated this course better than 1 or 2 stars! The lectures are not focused on the information that is necessary for the obnoxiously long and tedious assignments. The assignments are poorly written and demand too much Ruby expertise for a course meant for Ruby novices. I spent over 15 hrs trying to complete week 2's assignment and still could not finish. I became so frustrated and actually angry at how difficult this course is designed I decided to quit. Coursera should not allow there to be courses that evoke such frustration and emotion. John Hopkins should be embarrassed that their name is associated with the pedagogical malpractice that is this specialization series. Foolishly, I paid for the entire specialization up front and Coursera refuses to refund me for the remaining two courses. (which I have not even taken) | than 1 or 2 stars! The | Lecture | are not focused on the information | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | Not such a great course. Lectures don't cover what is needed in some assignments. Week 3 assignment was the hardest I ever took. Just plenty of work to be done and small amount of that work is going to stay with you. There is a lot of space to improve this course. | Not such a great course. | Lecture | don't cover what is needed in | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| eXbmvDe9EeWO-Qq6rEZAow | An unexpectedly disappointing, and in fact, downright awful course. The lectures waste a good share of time as in places they barely scratch the surface of what is further required to be implemented in the assignments. The assignments themselves inherit the nice modular spec-test driven spirit of the first two classes. However, the instructions are mostly quite vague or even misleading, occasionally dropping some “hints”, which are often either not helpful, or just offer to copy-paste a quarter page of code. The tasks are very (and by “very" I mean EXTREMELY) long, tedious, boring to tears and to the point when you start to wonder if the authors are trolling the students. How about a 53 (yes, that is fifty three!) pages of assignment for the 3d week? To be fair, not all of this is the task statement, there is a lot of test code as well, but you know.. even one third of 53 is an impressive volume for a 4 weeks course (you get re-enrolled if you fail to be fair). Took me 44 hours of pure coding time (according to WakaTime) to finish the course. I have passed tens of courses on Coursera, and this one is by far the worst. That is taking into consideration that I would not rather call any other course (of those I have taken) “a bad one”. I suggest saving time and money by buying a book on Mongo and another one on Rails instead. I do believe though that the course is very green and certainly has to undergo some refinements and I will be happy to see future reviews shadow this one as obsolete. | in fact, downright awful course. The | Lecture | waste a good share of time | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| EZVzungdEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | I thought this course was very well done. The video lectures were very interesting, and the links to additional readings and videos was very welcome. Definitely one of the strongest segments of the creative writing specializations. | was very well done. The video | Lecture | were very interesting, and the links | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| EZVzungdEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | If you've not read a single book on writing, this class might be good. Otherwise, don't expect to get much about the ~30 minutes of lecture. | much about the ~30 minutes of | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| EZVzungdEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Clear lectures with practical advice, and very good assignments. The assignments in the plot class and the character class were too confusing and structured, but the assignments in the craft of setting class were perfectly designed to help the student practice whatever was taught in the modules. I know it sounds unimportant, but we're here to write, and when we're given awkward assignments, the peer reviews go haywire and the writing quality declines for everyone. I read some of the best work, peer work, in this class and in the style class. | Clear | Lecture | with practical advice, and very good | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| 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 | be more accessible as a guided | Lecture | and quiz, rather than 400 words | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 0.68 |
| fCKQimXqEeSuUyIAC0mIhA | This was a great introductory course. I particularly appreciated the text book chapter being included as it was a really useful resource. Compared to some other Coursera courses (quantitative and qualitative research methods) there were many fewer lectures and resources. That's why I rated it a 4/5. I'm getting more out of the other two, but this was a fantastic introduction to get me thinking. | research methods) there were many fewer | Lecture | and resources. That's why I rated | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 0.68 |
| fCKQimXqEeSuUyIAC0mIhA | It is very short to feel like a real class. Video Lectures are too short too. I liked the readings. | feel like a real class. Video | Lecture | are too short too. I liked | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 0.68 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | I didn't knew anything about marketing when I started the course. I liked the lecture's content and all the activities. This is my first online course that I've finished | started the course. I liked the | Lecture | content and all the activities. This | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Interesting lectures and crystal clear concepts - thanks to Professor Rindfleisch. | Interesting | Lecture | and crystal clear concepts - thanks | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Interesting concepts and introduction to the specialization but I wish the lectures were more natural and energetic. | the specialization but I wish the | Lecture | were more natural and energetic. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Great Course! Prof. Aric has done a marvelous job. From lectures, quizzes and assignments all were well structured from learning and testing the knowledge as well. I completed the course covering digitization of markets and learning how digital tools are changing the landscape of businesses globally. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested to learn digital marketing. I thank Prof. Aric for his hard work and Julie for assisting him. | has done a marvelous job. From | Lecture | quizzes and assignments all were well | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | This course dedicates an entire week to very simple topics. The lectures could use some serious editing too. To help you understand what I expect, I'm taking this at the same time as I'm taking Wharton's Week 1 Entrepreneurship program. I've also taken Wharton's Intro to Marketing course which I highly suggest over this course. The quality is dramatically better. Getting Started: Agile Meets Design Thinking is a University of Virginia course that also is a great example of how these courses should be done. I'm hoping the next courses in the Digital Marketing Capstone are much better so that I'm not watching a lecture and counting how many times the professor pushes his glasses back up. On the plus side, I did like the engagement this course encourages by forcing you to go to other websites & accomplish things as well as review your peers work. I wish your peer reviews had less of an outcome on your grade though. In my experience, many people did not even read the instructions on how to review the assignments. | so that I'm not watching a | Lecture | and counting how many times the | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | I think the content was quite interesting; as someone new to marketing, I was really looking forward to the lectures and exercises. However, the content was simply too much for me to complete. It's a bit ironic that a course about marketing missed its market. To give a bit more detail: there were 12 video lectures, 3 assignments that had to be done days before the end of the week to be peer-reviewed, and then I had to peer review others work, while also going through all the assigned reading. It seemed more like a courseload for a full time student or perhaps a part-time student. As online students typically are neither, I'm surprised the course content wasn't better managed. I take a lot of notes, so perhaps that's what slowed me down, but I also have a full time job and I intern on the weekends. I was hoping this course could easily be done in the evening hours. Other coursera courses provided an excellent balance of content and courseload, I'm disappointed that this course wasn't one of them. It seemed very useful and interesting. | was really looking forward to the | Lecture | and exercises. However, the content was | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | I think the content was quite interesting; as someone new to marketing, I was really looking forward to the lectures and exercises. However, the content was simply too much for me to complete. It's a bit ironic that a course about marketing missed its market. To give a bit more detail: there were 12 video lectures, 3 assignments that had to be done days before the end of the week to be peer-reviewed, and then I had to peer review others work, while also going through all the assigned reading. It seemed more like a courseload for a full time student or perhaps a part-time student. As online students typically are neither, I'm surprised the course content wasn't better managed. I take a lot of notes, so perhaps that's what slowed me down, but I also have a full time job and I intern on the weekends. I was hoping this course could easily be done in the evening hours. Other coursera courses provided an excellent balance of content and courseload, I'm disappointed that this course wasn't one of them. It seemed very useful and interesting. | more detail: there were 12 video | Lecture | 3 assignments that had to be | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | An excellently designed and delivered course. Prof. Aric has delivered relevant lectures with relevant examples. The industry based case studies have been apt for the course and finally assignments help in enriching the knowledge gained. | course. Prof. Aric has delivered relevant | Lecture | with relevant examples. The industry based | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | I thought the course was illuminating and a great start to the specialization. I had me thinking and discussing what I learned. Professor Aric could use a little more energy as he had a very scripted feel to the lecture videos which almost felt like he was reading from the marketing dictionary. However, he was very thorough and informative. | a very scripted feel to the | Lecture | videos which almost felt like he | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Very interesting and exciting course material, lectures and assignment. Thank you Aric and the team for this wonderful experience of learning lots of interesting insights about digital marketing. | Very interesting and exciting course material, | Lecture | and assignment. Thank you Aric and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | excellent course, great lecture. Loved it. | excellent course, great | Lecture | Loved it. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Its an Excellent course for any beginner , with good material and lectures and case studies. | beginner , with good material and | Lecture | and case studies. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Great insights from the lectures | Great insights from the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | excellent content and format. more than a recorded lecture, really an online education experience | and format. more than a recorded | Lecture | really an online education experience | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Great course overall, good lectures and good exercises | Great course overall, good | Lecture | and good exercises | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Great Course, I loved the lectures and the assignments. Aric is terrific!! | Great Course, I loved the | Lecture | and the assignments. Aric is terrific! | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Thank you Aric and his team for giving us such an opportunity to learn about digital marketing.I am very much happy to say that i enjoyed your lectures very much and it has definitely changed the way i used to think about marketing. | to say that i enjoyed your | Lecture | very much and it has definitely | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Excellent introduction into the manner and practical usage that digital marketing is evolving in modern society. Specifically, this course is good at employing a number of different examples both digital and experimental instead of just one long lecture course. | experimental instead of just one long | Lecture | course. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FDKAdNsuEeSEcyIAC2mPOQ | Excellent, interactive course! I enjoyed the assignments (both writing and reviewing of peers work). The quizzes were not obvious and did not require simple regurgitation of info but actual thinking! I found the lessons on DBI, PWYW and Choice Engines very interesting. Well done Aric and crew, your passion for marketing comes through in the lectures. | for marketing comes through in the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 1.02 |
| FjD-ZB8oEeScWCIACnuVZQ | The course provides a good introduction to epidemiology. Both teachers are relaxed and speak very well, which is important for foreign students. I would add more intermediate ,practice exercises before quizzes, intermingling them with lectures. Absorbing too much material before the quiz is not always easy. Especially formulas should be practiced repeatedly with some real life problems, although not too difficult ones, in line with the purpose of the course. | exercises before quizzes, intermingling them with | Lecture | Absorbing too much material before the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| FjD-ZB8oEeScWCIACnuVZQ | I enjoyed hearing about epidemiology, but didn't find the quizzes very useful. I was expecting more practice doing computation or examining case studies. The lectures also had no time in between slides to pause, write notes, and make sure I understood what was just said. I liked that the lectures were well organized and the review questions in between the topics of discussion. | just said. I liked that the | Lecture | were well organized and the review | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| FjD-ZB8oEeScWCIACnuVZQ | It was overall pretty decent. Learned alot. Almost every lecture is applicable in my real MedStudent Life as an amateur researcher. | pretty decent. Learned alot. Almost every | Lecture | is applicable in my real MedStudent | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| FjD-ZB8oEeScWCIACnuVZQ | Good enough for a free course offering very basic understanding of the topic. Lots of video errors, and sometimes the lecturer's speech isn't very smooth. Tests are poorly worded sometimes in ways that contradict the language used in the lectures, making them difficult to pass even with notes. I wouldn't pay for the certificate - if I were an employer I would not recognize this course as teaching any sort of proficiency. | contradict the language used in the | Lecture | making them difficult to pass even | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| FjD-ZB8oEeScWCIACnuVZQ | Thank very much for all the information and lectures shared. It was a very helpful course to get into public health. Best regards! Karina Vázquez. | much for all the information and | Lecture | shared. It was a very helpful | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.79 |
| fjjF0gVfEeW0KyIACxqWIg | This is an excellent course and it really pushes you hard to learn Classical Composition. There are a few problems, however. Minor quibbles: 1) The instructor does not really explain Parallel Perfect Fifths or Octaves; I had to look them up on my own. They deserve a whole lecture. 2) One of the assignment solutions has a Parallel Octave by contrary motion, which is not supposed to be allowed. 3) He also neglected to explain the Harmonic Minor Key being used for minor chords in his Lecture 0 of Week 2. Just a very short explanation would have saved me 40 minutes of stressful researching, confusion, and doubts about my own sanity ;) The biggest problem: This course should really be an 8- or 12-week course. The weeks are very densely packed. In Week 2, I worked 3-4 hours every day, and then was greeted by 11 classes due in 7 days when I opened Week 3. The assignments are rated 10 or 20 minutes but actually take about 2 hours. It would often take me thirty minutes to an hour to get through one 5-15 minute video. (I do take detailed notes and do recall and mnemonic drills along the way, however). If you are already solidly grounded in music theory and have much of voice leading on autopilot, this class is faster. That said, I would not want him to cut out anything. Every class so far has been necessary. It has taken me from almost 0 musical theory understanding to feeling very comfortable with advanced concepts, all in an extremely short time. If you try to complete all of his video examples just before he does them, they work like a charm. I came here to get solid skills, and Just three weeks in I feel like I have made a years' worth of progress. I highly recommend this course, but know the kind of work you are getting into. | my own. They deserve a whole | Lecture | 2) One of the assignment solutions | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.98 |
| fjjF0gVfEeW0KyIACxqWIg | This is an excellent course and it really pushes you hard to learn Classical Composition. There are a few problems, however. Minor quibbles: 1) The instructor does not really explain Parallel Perfect Fifths or Octaves; I had to look them up on my own. They deserve a whole lecture. 2) One of the assignment solutions has a Parallel Octave by contrary motion, which is not supposed to be allowed. 3) He also neglected to explain the Harmonic Minor Key being used for minor chords in his Lecture 0 of Week 2. Just a very short explanation would have saved me 40 minutes of stressful researching, confusion, and doubts about my own sanity ;) The biggest problem: This course should really be an 8- or 12-week course. The weeks are very densely packed. In Week 2, I worked 3-4 hours every day, and then was greeted by 11 classes due in 7 days when I opened Week 3. The assignments are rated 10 or 20 minutes but actually take about 2 hours. It would often take me thirty minutes to an hour to get through one 5-15 minute video. (I do take detailed notes and do recall and mnemonic drills along the way, however). If you are already solidly grounded in music theory and have much of voice leading on autopilot, this class is faster. That said, I would not want him to cut out anything. Every class so far has been necessary. It has taken me from almost 0 musical theory understanding to feeling very comfortable with advanced concepts, all in an extremely short time. If you try to complete all of his video examples just before he does them, they work like a charm. I came here to get solid skills, and Just three weeks in I feel like I have made a years' worth of progress. I highly recommend this course, but know the kind of work you are getting into. | used for minor chords in his | Lecture | 0 of Week 2. Just a | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.98 |
| fjjF0gVfEeW0KyIACxqWIg | An excellent lecture by Peter Edwards but couldn't attend it due to academic pressure.Hope will get similar courses in the near future.Thank you | An excellent | Lecture | by Peter Edwards but couldn't attend | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.98 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Thank you for the course! Improvement suggestion: week 3 and 4 lectures are not designed to write little portions of code step by step - only watch and try to remember the whole thing. So when, by the end of the week 4 you need to build the complete gallery - it's quite difficult to remember the whole material. So I suggest to include more interactivity with user during weeks 3 and 4. | Improvement suggestion: week 3 and 4 | Lecture | are not designed to write little | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | great lecture | great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The course is useful. I've learned many things but in the last week the lectures seemed very rushed. There was many coding that was poorly explained or not explained at all. It started good but ended poorly. | but in the last week the | Lecture | seemed very rushed. There was many | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great course! However some lectures were reused from another specialization and they didnt fit well on this version | Great course! However some | Lecture | were reused from another specialization and | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Very nice course with solid foundation and great examples. One recommendation would be to split the material on Week 4 into 2 weeks: Week 4 and Week 5. The teachers would have more time for explaining every bit in the lectures so the difficulty would step up evenly between weeks. Other than the amount of material on last week, it is a good course and highly recommended! | for explaining every bit in the | Lecture | so the difficulty would step up | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great teacher, interesting lectures! | Great teacher, interesting | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Information is provided in clear form, lecture are easy to follow. Would like to learn more information about events (had some problem with assignment) and have more freedom on last assignment (another database, purpose of the website) | Information is provided in clear form, | Lecture | are easy to follow. Would like | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| Fp0K8RoEEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great format, simple, easy to understand lectures that get right to the point. This has been immensely useful for me and I am already applying the information to a website I manage. Thank you so much for offering these courses on Coursera! | Great format, simple, easy to understand | Lecture | that get right to the point. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.95 |
| fTnuinwaEeS7SCIACxCljA | I'm really enjoying this course. Challenging application of lecture material to actual working Python code. You should be well versed in Python and programming in general before undertaking this course. Otherwise, the challenge is nicely balanced and quite attainable for a wide range of audiences. | enjoying this course. Challenging application of | Lecture | material to actual working Python code. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.96 |
| fTnuinwaEeS7SCIACxCljA | Really great course! The professor is very knowledgable and the lectures are informative. Would like to see other courses by the professor! | professor is very knowledgable and the | Lecture | are informative. Would like to see | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.96 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | Lecture material is well presented with green screen. Lectures are very clear and engaging. Topics are recent and appropriate for this fast moving field. Quiz are at the end of the week and not immediately after each video to promote review and retention. Overall, a very informative, broad coverage of this field. Thank you | | Lecture | material is well presented with green | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | Lecture material is well presented with green screen. Lectures are very clear and engaging. Topics are recent and appropriate for this fast moving field. Quiz are at the end of the week and not immediately after each video to promote review and retention. Overall, a very informative, broad coverage of this field. Thank you | is well presented with green screen. | Lecture | are very clear and engaging. Topics | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| 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. | very informative and great speakers. their | Lecture | were easy to follow and brought | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | This course did an exceptional job of providing a lay audience with a broad overview of human genetics, evolution, behavior, and associated technologies. The lecturers were engaging and have an impressively varied range of knowledge. This course lays an exceptional foundation for exploring a variety of in-depth topics covered with a more narrow focus elsewhere on Coursera (e.g., molecular biology, evolution, human behavior, neuroscience, &c). Tammatha O'Brien’s initial lectures did a particularly good job of introducing basic genetics with accessible metaphors, without allowing those metaphors to be overextended. She was also careful to flag the caveats and exceptions where appropriate to ensure students didn’t walk away with an oversimplified narrative of molecular biology (a challenge I’ve seen in other introductory courses). Raymond St. Leger’s passion is clear, and makes his lecturers particularly captivating. For the most part, he did a good job of flagging areas where results were preliminary (e.g., based on a single study) or speculative (e.g., based on his interpretation of the research). Nonetheless, there were some areas where it was unclear if he was presenting a well-established scientific consensus, or his own (well-informed) conjecture. In these scenarios, it would be useful to provide a more comprehensive bibliography for students interested in diving deeper into the research. As an aspiring science communicator involved in addressing public concerns over GMOs, I was particularly pleased to not only see biotechnology covered, but also to have it effectively dispel many of the common criticisms. I’ve generally found that once a basic understanding of genetics and evolution is established, it’s a short leap to disarm most of the fears; nonetheless, I’ve now taken five genetics courses that have steered clear of even acknowledging either GMOs or their controversy. Thank you for addressing these head on. Thank you for taking the time to put this course together and sharing it with the public via Coursera. The effort is recognized, and much appreciated. | behavior, neuroscience, &c). Tammatha O'Brien’s initial | Lecture | did a particularly good job of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | As someone that doesn't have much prior genetics knowledge besides intro science courses in college, I enjoyed this course a lot. It offered a good challenge and I felt like I learned a lot despite the complexity of the topics. The lectures were presented in a compelling way that related to day-to-day life and how humans interact. It has me excited for future developments in this field and has prompted me to do follow up research on some of the topics. | the complexity of the topics. The | Lecture | were presented in a compelling way | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | The course was pretty good. Maybe concepts were illustrated too general and briefly (not in details) but maybe this course is just a warm up for people who are not specialists in those fields. Nevertheless it was quite fun to listen the lectures and that's why course went pretty fast. I only regret that there's no free Statements of Accomplishment. | was quite fun to listen the | Lecture | and that's why course went pretty | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | It was really an exciting course with a lot of insights, sometimes controversial (especially the last part), but always recent and deep. I will miss the enthusiastic lectures of Prof. Leger. And I would recommend this course to others. | deep. I will miss the enthusiastic | Lecture | of Prof. Leger. And I would | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| gbsG0MYYEeSsuSIAC8uEUA | Very engaging lectures, very well executed! The best MOOC I have done so far! | Very engaging | Lecture | very well executed! The best MOOC | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.12 |
| GEfA2A0UEeSWFyIACpBHcA | Was very educational, learn't a lot and the great thing was having to implement the theory learn't in the notes and lectures during the assignments. The "curve" ball questions were great too as it forced you to apply understanding thus teaching you to apply your knowledge based on the core principles learn't. | theory learn't in the notes and | Lecture | during the assignments. The " curve" | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.97 |
| GEfA2A0UEeSWFyIACpBHcA | The lectures weren't always easy to follow but the quizzes were really useful as they meant it was necessary to understand the material. Definitely a useful course, I will be interested to see how it relates to the real world of derivatives pricing. | The | Lecture | weren't always easy to follow but | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.97 |
| GEfA2A0UEeSWFyIACpBHcA | nice challenging course with very good lecture videos and supporting material. the questions tested the material very well and were just challenging enough for my taste. Also the teachers were explaining the material very well. | nice challenging course with very good | Lecture | videos and supporting material. the questions | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.97 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | GOOD place to start THe arduino intro is good but little short on c but its only 4 weeks not enough for me to grasp right off the bat anyway so i back off to next session then catch up more C then finish its only a couple short c videos then your asked to write programs with little or no knowledge basicly 3- 7 min lectures on the language EASY TO BE KINDA LOST AT FIRST IM 60 yrs old not twenty !!! From what im reading online LIBRARIES ARE TOTALLY LIMITED ON ARDUINOS IDE nd ITS NOT REALLY C its ARDUINO C because a lot of the workings of the arduino ide are easier for new people alot of the inner workings are hidden tough to learn the inner workings unlike a full featured IDE GOOD Platform to start on AFTER BASICS HERE with tidbits Id rather go later to C++ and spend the time there then get on better platform ARM PIC boards with real ides and REAL C + something you can use in the real world for bigger programs and I can see staying here at arduino too long and not going on to other platforms could cause bad programing habits to start with writing limited code just seems more productive after you get your electronics down coding and some hardwhare experience to go right to the real deal Pic arm or any of the other boards with a MUCH steeper learning curve GREAT to Figure out and learn electronics get some hardwhare experience here of course on ARDUINO and from what im seeing from some pros Even if there on more advanced platforms that run bigger faster programs dont have the bootloader many pros use arduino for a first layout to test circuits here first GOOD COURSE gets you DIGGING AND THINKING This is where to start you certainly cant start on advanced platforms right off its really almost impossible without a lot more skill to obtain first | no knowledge basicly 3- 7 min | Lecture | on the language EASY TO BE | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | The lecturer and structure were very good. Five Stars. Sadly, I felt the course could have used a bit more substance. Less than hour of lectures per week and only one programming assignment left me wanting more. By contrast after taking https://www.coursera.org/learn/matlab/home/welcome I realy felt like I had a grasp on the material. | more substance. Less than hour of | Lecture | per week and only one programming | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | Great way of learning Arduino, and a great way of providing info. by video lectures. The best part being the questions that are asked in between the lectures and that makes it more interactive virtually. The course content is no doubt enjoyable and its worth taking this course as it builds up our basic concepts of embedded systems. | way of providing info. by video | Lecture | The best part being the questions | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | Great way of learning Arduino, and a great way of providing info. by video lectures. The best part being the questions that are asked in between the lectures and that makes it more interactive virtually. The course content is no doubt enjoyable and its worth taking this course as it builds up our basic concepts of embedded systems. | that are asked in between the | Lecture | and that makes it more interactive | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | The course is well structured and the lectures are very good. However, It could use about 2 more modules that go into more detail about c programming in arduino. | course is well structured and the | Lecture | are very good. However, It could | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | short lectures and perfect instructor....very nice course....you will love the instructor right away!! | short | Lecture | and perfect instructor. . . . | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | As I was taking this class, I often wondered who the target audience was. Although the class has no listed prerequisites, I noticed a lot of engineering jargon being used without ever defining what it meant. I'm not sure that non-technical people would get much out of the lectures. On the other hand, the lectures were mostly at a superficial level, so I'm not sure that technical people would get much out of them either. The only topic that got a (somewhat) deep dive was serial communication, and it wasn't clear why; users of the Arduino don't need to understand it any more or less than any other aspect of how an Arduino works.There were other issues. The programs we wrote had to be pasted into a submission form that removed all the carriage returns when you hit Save; I had to manually fix my program each time. Perhaps most frustratingly, you could follow the assignment instructions to the letter, but after you submitted you might find out that the grading criteria included other requirements. In one case people asked about it, and it turned out that the grading criteria were wrong, but they were never updated. My sense was that not much effort went into the creation of this course. | would get much out of the | Lecture | On the other hand, the lectures | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | As I was taking this class, I often wondered who the target audience was. Although the class has no listed prerequisites, I noticed a lot of engineering jargon being used without ever defining what it meant. I'm not sure that non-technical people would get much out of the lectures. On the other hand, the lectures were mostly at a superficial level, so I'm not sure that technical people would get much out of them either. The only topic that got a (somewhat) deep dive was serial communication, and it wasn't clear why; users of the Arduino don't need to understand it any more or less than any other aspect of how an Arduino works.There were other issues. The programs we wrote had to be pasted into a submission form that removed all the carriage returns when you hit Save; I had to manually fix my program each time. Perhaps most frustratingly, you could follow the assignment instructions to the letter, but after you submitted you might find out that the grading criteria included other requirements. In one case people asked about it, and it turned out that the grading criteria were wrong, but they were never updated. My sense was that not much effort went into the creation of this course. | lectures. On the other hand, the | Lecture | were mostly at a superficial level, | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | Thoroughly enjoyed it. Prof Harris delivers great lectures. Looking forward to the next part. | enjoyed it. Prof Harris delivers great | Lecture | Looking forward to the next part. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| gh5rVEd3EeW2ZBIIl17oPw | I found this to be very useful in getting started with both C and the Arduino - neither of which I've studied/used before. I felt the lectures were well delivered and the videos of the Arduino board and circuit helped me to connect components correctly. I suspect some of the problems I experienced in submitting my projects might be resolved through some more detailed advice within the course notes. I'm looking forward very much to the companion course involving interfacing with the Arduino. | I've studied/used before. I felt the | Lecture | were well delivered and the videos | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.01 |
| GixeETxVEeW0tw4knrMo3Q | Great course! I'm a city person who knew next to nothing about horses, who moved across the street from a rural horse farm. I made friends with every horse, but didn't know what sort of care they require. Now I know the basics of their care, and know where to go to find out more. Dr. Mortensen did a great job presenting this class, and his love of horses shows through in every lecture. | of horses shows through in every | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
| GixeETxVEeW0tw4knrMo3Q | Awesome class, Chris is very passionate about horses and that comes clearly across in his lectures. I very much enjoyed this course and learned a lot. Thank you, Chris, for making the horse course available to all on Coursera. | that comes clearly across in his | Lecture | I very much enjoyed this course | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
| GixeETxVEeW0tw4knrMo3Q | I have just finished this course. this course gave me the opportunity to expand my knowledge on horses their management, and their basic care with and accompanied lectures on many aspects from anatomy to feeding to breeding and gestation. The lecturer is with a great knowledge, enthusiasm and the lectures was very fluently introduce. Well done and many compliments. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to widen his education and knowledge. | their basic care with and accompanied | Lecture | on many aspects from anatomy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
| GixeETxVEeW0tw4knrMo3Q | I have just finished this course. this course gave me the opportunity to expand my knowledge on horses their management, and their basic care with and accompanied lectures on many aspects from anatomy to feeding to breeding and gestation. The lecturer is with a great knowledge, enthusiasm and the lectures was very fluently introduce. Well done and many compliments. I recommend this course to anyone who wants to widen his education and knowledge. | a great knowledge, enthusiasm and the | Lecture | was very fluently introduce. Well done | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
| GixeETxVEeW0tw4knrMo3Q | Interesting, fun, excellent lectures! | Interesting, fun, excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.45 | 1.22 |
| GplkvRnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Great Course, especially since it's using real (and messy) data. Week 5 quiz gets quite challenging. Some more video lectures would be great. | gets quite challenging. Some more video | Lecture | would be great. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.11 |
| GplkvRnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The lectures are great, and the exercises are challenging to stimulate stronger learning. | The | Lecture | are great, and the exercises are | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.11 |
| GplkvRnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | great videos, great tutorials. Felt like I learnt this way better than any module I took in college because lectures were kept to the point, no long winding stories that goes on and on, assignments were manageable and easy to follow. Felt like I learnt at least 90% of everything that was taught, instead of a ~~50-60% usually. | module I took in college because | Lecture | were kept to the point, no | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.11 |
| GplkvRnqEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I'm still in Week 1, but I'm already in love with this course. They give accurate information in a light manner, the exercises are very clear and didactic, and they also give the answers to these exercises which answers all of your potentially uprising questions, alongside with the Video Lectures. It is already giving me the confidence that it will be a great asset to me as a Data Analyst. | uprising questions, alongside with the Video | Lecture | It is already giving me the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.11 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This lecture gives you great explanations and visuals about the core techniques of machine learning. It also gives you a lot of advice about how to improve/verify your learning algorithms. | This | Lecture | gives you great explanations and visuals | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course! Easy to follow, useful, and very practical. At the same time, if you want to understand deeper why things work the way they do and/or the math behind it, the lectures give you good directions to look further into it. The programming assignments are a bit on the basic side (in terms of what you have to do vs what they give you), but are still great to put these ideas into a practical setting, and the optional parts help you explore the applications in more depth. Really glad I put the time into it. Totally worth it. | and/or the math behind it, the | Lecture | give you good directions to look | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great lectures. | Great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was a very good course. Actually one of the best that I completed. Lectures and programming assignments were very interesting challenges to me. Additional materials were helpfull. Thank You for your efforts to share material of this course in such a professional and well organized way. I hope to see more courses like this one. I recommend this course to everyone interested in machine learning. | of the best that I completed. | Lecture | and programming assignments were very interesting | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thanks to Andrew Ng for preparing an enjoyable course. I could watch the lectures while commuting on the tube and learning a lot. I got the basic of Machine Learning and I think I will use his lectures as references for revising when I go through more complicated algorithms. | enjoyable course. I could watch the | Lecture | while commuting on the tube and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thanks to Andrew Ng for preparing an enjoyable course. I could watch the lectures while commuting on the tube and learning a lot. I got the basic of Machine Learning and I think I will use his lectures as references for revising when I go through more complicated algorithms. | I think I will use his | Lecture | as references for revising when I | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Nice course, but very practical at the expense of theory. A few mistakes in the lectures and some bugs in the scripts of the programing assignments that you need to manually correct, but not to bad. Very nice as a basic course if you have limited interest in math and just wanna start applying it. If you are interested in the math behind or mainly neural networks (which are only covered briefly), this is not the course for you. | theory. A few mistakes in the | Lecture | and some bugs in the scripts | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course for learning basics of machine learning. Very well explained by Professor Andrew Ng and exercise complement the lectures very well. | Andrew Ng and exercise complement the | Lecture | very well. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very interesting introduction to Machine Learning. All lecture notes are beautifully presented by Andrew Ng. I have truly enjoyed his style. Quizzes and programming exercises are good | interesting introduction to Machine Learning. All | Lecture | notes are beautifully presented by Andrew | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The couse has well organized lectures and exercises. So, you can easily understand topics and be able to evaluate results and investigate if something goes wrong. | The couse has well organized | Lecture | and exercises. So, you can easily | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very hands on oriented, great addition to more mathematically focused lectures. | great addition to more mathematically focused | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Transparent and lucid lectures. | Transparent and lucid | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very useful course for newcomers to Machine Learning. The basic ideas are plain and clear and its cover major aspects. However, the value of the course would be much higher if the real practical examples are used in roll forward manner. For instance, throughout the course we are considering housing pricing from the plain gradient descent algorithm to much more complicated issues. So far, topics are too theoretical. An sometimes it is hard to apply to the practice. Moreover, it is nice to add the course with notes in pdf format because to listen or watch video lectures is not convenient. At least, it would be nice to have the set of outer links to read each topic in details. | because to listen or watch video | Lecture | is not convenient. At least, it | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | One of the best mooc that I have taken till date. Thanks a lot for Andrew Ng and team to make this high quality class accessible to everyone. Learnt a great deal from the lecture videos, assignments, quiz, tutorials & test cases. I highly recommend to people who are just starting to explore ML for learning or to make a career out of it. Thanks again Andrew Ng, Team and Coursera | Learnt a great deal from the | Lecture | videos, assignments, quiz, tutorials & test | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course! The lectures were really well constructed and really well delivered. The exercises were useful too! | Great course! The | Lecture | were really well constructed and really | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course with interesting lectures and assignments. | Great course with interesting | Lecture | and assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The best lecture on machine learning. | The best | Lecture | on machine learning. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Despite I guess the course has a pretty good coverage of the ML basics, it is definitely just an introductive class. In particular I was surprised by the low quality of the material. The following are my notes and suggestions: -- I found the lectures highly redundant, with many unnecessary repetitions -- using a vector notation (like an arrow or a simple line on top of the letters) throughout the course would have make formulas much more readable -- too much hand writing on the slides while talking: a better set of slides with blocks of text shown at the right moment would be much smoother and readable -- very, very poor video editing (many times it's clear some parts of the videos were meant to be cut!!) -- the desire to create a format suitable for people with a scarce algebra preparation lead to use not the appropriate terminology, which would be more correct and easier to understand. Just realize that ML is basically applied math, and without a good math knowledge it is almost pointless to approach the subject | and suggestions: -- I found the | Lecture | highly redundant, with many unnecessary repetitions | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew is an amazing teacher, he gave very good lectures. This class provide me basic knowledge of CNN, which I need to use in my project. If you want to study deep learning, I think you'd better to take this machine learning course first. At last, the programming task is very important!! | amazing teacher, he gave very good | Lecture | This class provide me basic knowledge | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very nice structure of lectures. Interesting and useful practical tasks. There is only one sad thing - sometimes answer in test are can't be matched exactly without assumptions. Very good practical examples. | Very nice structure of | Lecture | Interesting and useful practical tasks. There | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | When I started this class I had only the fuzziest notions about what machine learning really is. By the end I had a solid understanding both of the underlying mathematical principles used in machine learning and of the practical considerations for applying it to real world problems. I really enjoyed Professor Ng's lectures and the course mentors are very knowledgeable and helpful. The programming exercises did a lot to reinforce the week's material. The time estimates are pretty good too which made it easier for me to organize my schedule and get all the work done. I'm very happy with the course and looking forward to using machine learning in my projects. | problems. I really enjoyed Professor Ng's | Lecture | and the course mentors are very | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A joy from start to finish. Very well structured, with new goals stemming from each lecture. The course could only be improved by adding additional assignments for Weeks 10 and 11, or a Capstone project. | with new goals stemming from each | Lecture | The course could only be improved | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew Ng's lectures and exercises are clear and engaging. The course has been a pleasure. | Andrew Ng's | Lecture | and exercises are clear and engaging. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very well taught lectures! Professor Ng has an excellent didactic. | Very well taught | Lecture | Professor Ng has an excellent didactic. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Gently-paced and reasonable in terms of course work load, even for a busy person. This course greatly demystified machine learning for me. Alvin's lectures are friendly and easy to follow, and progress smoothly from one point of interest to the next, always taking time to briefly recap on precursor topics that were previously discussed. I really appreciate how the assignments focus on the core algorithms and their implementation. Ancillary implementation steps and a scaffolding for testing and viewing the results are already given for the learner to use, play with, and go back and reference for educational purposes if need be, for refreshing on use of tools such as plotting methods. The way the assignments are structured, putting emphasis on filling in the gaps with implementation of the important algorithms, makes completing assignments a very satisfying and fulfilling experience. I feared I would get caught up in preliminary steps, i.e. getting plots to display correctly or cleaning up the data, but that's all taken care of so that one can focus on practicing the techniques most relevant to the topic and algorithms. I only wish there were more assignments to complete, both to cover more of the course's material and to have more chances to practice algorithm prototyping in Octave/Matlab. | demystified machine learning for me. Alvin's | Lecture | are friendly and easy to follow, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Actually, I am impressed by Professor Andrew Ng's lecture. He made the definition and the intuition of machine learning easily understood for undergraduate like me. I learnt a lot from his lecture. | am impressed by Professor Andrew Ng's | Lecture | He made the definition and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Professor Ng is a great teacher, his course is both challenging and satisfying. The exercises require you to take one step beyond the lecture -- not just parrot back the transcript -- you have to think about the implications of what you've just studied. Yet Ng's presentations are lucid and informative and that next step is obvious, once you think about it. My greatest challenge is that, although I have been programming for decades, I've only dabbled in a functional language like Octave and my last math class dates back to the 70s. However, the math requirements are not onerous and I'm struggling through the Octave assignments with some success. Although the course is 11 weeks there are more than 16 lectures as some weeks have two complete sets of lectures PLUS there are assignments every week that take a few hours to complete. So while there is a little more work in this course than in other Coursera offerings there is great value for the money and time spent. If you're interested in Machine Learning this course is a great place to start. | to take one step beyond the | Lecture | -- not just parrot back the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Professor Ng is a great teacher, his course is both challenging and satisfying. The exercises require you to take one step beyond the lecture -- not just parrot back the transcript -- you have to think about the implications of what you've just studied. Yet Ng's presentations are lucid and informative and that next step is obvious, once you think about it. My greatest challenge is that, although I have been programming for decades, I've only dabbled in a functional language like Octave and my last math class dates back to the 70s. However, the math requirements are not onerous and I'm struggling through the Octave assignments with some success. Although the course is 11 weeks there are more than 16 lectures as some weeks have two complete sets of lectures PLUS there are assignments every week that take a few hours to complete. So while there is a little more work in this course than in other Coursera offerings there is great value for the money and time spent. If you're interested in Machine Learning this course is a great place to start. | weeks there are more than 16 | Lecture | as some weeks have two complete | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Professor Ng is a great teacher, his course is both challenging and satisfying. The exercises require you to take one step beyond the lecture -- not just parrot back the transcript -- you have to think about the implications of what you've just studied. Yet Ng's presentations are lucid and informative and that next step is obvious, once you think about it. My greatest challenge is that, although I have been programming for decades, I've only dabbled in a functional language like Octave and my last math class dates back to the 70s. However, the math requirements are not onerous and I'm struggling through the Octave assignments with some success. Although the course is 11 weeks there are more than 16 lectures as some weeks have two complete sets of lectures PLUS there are assignments every week that take a few hours to complete. So while there is a little more work in this course than in other Coursera offerings there is great value for the money and time spent. If you're interested in Machine Learning this course is a great place to start. | weeks have two complete sets of | Lecture | PLUS there are assignments every week | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent! Professor has a deep knowledge in this course, and more importantly he presents the lecture in a well organized way and with nice examples. | and more importantly he presents the | Lecture | in a well organized way and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A very good lecture for the beginners. | A very good | Lecture | for the beginners. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I have just started the course now. By taking initial lectures I am giving it 5 star .............. I am quite exicited..... hope it will be as per my expectation. | the course now. By taking initial | Lecture | I am giving it 5 star | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Good lectures! | Good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The perfect introduction to machine learning techniques. Lectures are almost always very clear, well-structured and sometimes even genuinely thought provoking. Andrew Ng is an extraordinary teacher. The lecture course doesn't require a strong background in mathematics or computer science. With a reasonable effort it can give you really a lot. | perfect introduction to machine learning techniques. | Lecture | are almost always very clear, well-structured | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The perfect introduction to machine learning techniques. Lectures are almost always very clear, well-structured and sometimes even genuinely thought provoking. Andrew Ng is an extraordinary teacher. The lecture course doesn't require a strong background in mathematics or computer science. With a reasonable effort it can give you really a lot. | Ng is an extraordinary teacher. The | Lecture | course doesn't require a strong background | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | There are ton of resources for me to learn Machine Learning. But if I have to choose one, I will choose this course. Machine Learning becomes very clear and beautiful after watching lectures. I always have excitement every time I open the course. Thanks Andrew and Coursera. | very clear and beautiful after watching | Lecture | I always have excitement every time | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Easy to understand and very nice relevant contents. Way the lectures are delivered made it much easier to understand | very nice relevant contents. Way the | Lecture | are delivered made it much easier | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The videos are of a helpful length and they are organized into lessons with constructive quiz questions and assignments interspersed to make a student progress logically and incrementally through the course. I found the mentors' guidance helpful to bridge the gap between video lectures and programming assignments. | to bridge the gap between video | Lecture | and programming assignments. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I am very pleased with this course. It was well-taught, challenging, useful, and relevant to my current projects. I found myself saying "wow" more that a couple of times. Even the lectures on "side topics" like pipeline and algorithm evaluation were very useful. It was well thought-out. Thank you. | a couple of times. Even the | Lecture | on " side topics" like pipeline | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Wonderful experience, first time I did an online lecture. I have learned a lot wherever and whenever I wanted to. | first time I did an online | Lecture | I have learned a lot wherever | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I really liked the course has been developed and delivered by Prof Andrew Ng. The course is cleverly designed to accommodate people at different skill levels. While the videos, assignments and lecture notes are very valuable and free to access, it would be more encouraging for people to join the Machine Learning working community if the certificate fee is lesser than what it is now. Thanks to Coursera, Prof Andrew Ng and all the volunteers. | levels. While the videos, assignments and | Lecture | notes are very valuable and free | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great lecture to freshmen. If there will be an advanced course in a series, it will be much more better. | Great | Lecture | to freshmen. If there will be | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It's really impressive that Andrew Ng created this course, which (I believe) was the original Coursera course. And, at the halfway point I am finding it somewhat useful. However, I've been doing the University of Washington Machine Learning Specialization in tandem and I much prefer that course. The videos are clearer, both in terms of audio quality and presentation, and I am able to seamlessly transition from lectures to quiz/homework, whereas with this Stanford course I sometimes find that the lectures do not prepare me for the homework. That may also be because I had not used Matlab prior to this course, but am very fluent in python, which is used in the UW course. Finally, the notation used in the lectures can be quite confusing for me at times. UPDATE: I am now finishing the last week of the course, and I increased my rating to 4 stars. The course got easier and more fun after the halfway point. If you are struggling through the early weeks, I encourage you to stick with it, as it pays off later on. | am able to seamlessly transition from | Lecture | to quiz/homework, whereas with this Stanford | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It's really impressive that Andrew Ng created this course, which (I believe) was the original Coursera course. And, at the halfway point I am finding it somewhat useful. However, I've been doing the University of Washington Machine Learning Specialization in tandem and I much prefer that course. The videos are clearer, both in terms of audio quality and presentation, and I am able to seamlessly transition from lectures to quiz/homework, whereas with this Stanford course I sometimes find that the lectures do not prepare me for the homework. That may also be because I had not used Matlab prior to this course, but am very fluent in python, which is used in the UW course. Finally, the notation used in the lectures can be quite confusing for me at times. UPDATE: I am now finishing the last week of the course, and I increased my rating to 4 stars. The course got easier and more fun after the halfway point. If you are struggling through the early weeks, I encourage you to stick with it, as it pays off later on. | course I sometimes find that the | Lecture | do not prepare me for the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It's really impressive that Andrew Ng created this course, which (I believe) was the original Coursera course. And, at the halfway point I am finding it somewhat useful. However, I've been doing the University of Washington Machine Learning Specialization in tandem and I much prefer that course. The videos are clearer, both in terms of audio quality and presentation, and I am able to seamlessly transition from lectures to quiz/homework, whereas with this Stanford course I sometimes find that the lectures do not prepare me for the homework. That may also be because I had not used Matlab prior to this course, but am very fluent in python, which is used in the UW course. Finally, the notation used in the lectures can be quite confusing for me at times. UPDATE: I am now finishing the last week of the course, and I increased my rating to 4 stars. The course got easier and more fun after the halfway point. If you are struggling through the early weeks, I encourage you to stick with it, as it pays off later on. | Finally, the notation used in the | Lecture | can be quite confusing for me | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Lectures are perfect for beginners. Although, the use of linear algebra could have been emphasised much more because that is where the magic happens. The support from mentors is exceptionally well. You will get a reply within half an hour. The learning exercises are meticulously curated. The instructor, Andrew Ng sir is brilliant. The best course for a complete beginner on machine learning. | | Lecture | are perfect for beginners. Although, the | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | hear of it from zhihu, looking forward to have the lecture | zhihu, looking forward to have the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great lectures, and great quiz and assignment to help me learn more. | great | Lecture | and great quiz and assignment to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very accessible course, with a wide variety of topics. It provides a good introduction to ML. The pacing of the course is good, and somewhat faster than e.g. WU's machine learning specialization (where linear regression and classification take up an entire module, instead of one lecture). In that sense, this course may be a particularly good fit for people that already have some working knowledge of statistics and (statistical) programming. Also, Andrew Ng is a very good and inspiring professor. In the programming exercises, there is a lot of emphasis on vectorization, which is very useful. However, once you've wrapped your head around that concept, many of them sometimes seem a little too straightforward to implement. Nonetheless, the applications are very cool, including e.g. computer vision and anomaly detection. The (free) software (Octave) is very intuitive and easy to use. All in all, an excellent course. If only there was an "intermediate ML" follow up by professor Ng. | an entire module, instead of one | Lecture | In that sense, this course may | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course material and lectures by Prof Ng. Perhaps the theoretical content could be increased a bit. | Excellent course material and | Lecture | by Prof Ng. Perhaps the theoretical | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Lectures are clear and easy to understand. Assignments are helpful. | | Lecture | are clear and easy to understand. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent lecture. Very clear and informational. The depth of content is just right. Great course. Looking for more courses like this. | Excellent | Lecture | Very clear and informational. The depth | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Although my poor English, I understand the lectures without translation. It needs a lot of talent to make as clear lectures like this. I admire the lecturer. | my poor English, I understand the | Lecture | without translation. It needs a lot | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Although my poor English, I understand the lectures without translation. It needs a lot of talent to make as clear lectures like this. I admire the lecturer. | of talent to make as clear | Lecture | like this. I admire the lecturer. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Love the brevity and intuitive explanation of each lecture. Course structure is well paced and structured. | brevity and intuitive explanation of each | Lecture | Course structure is well paced and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I like this lecture | I like this | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great grounding in the just the right amount of detail of the most popular ML algorithms. Very clear and precise lectures, especially good when combined with the 'speed up' options. Even though you will undoubtable be using different languages for coding real applications than Octave/Matlab, the exercises are still very useful because they are pitched at just the right level of difficultly; they require you to understand the scripts and the system as a whole, but you are not required to become proficient enough to build the whole systems in Octave yourself which would be a waste of your time. | ML algorithms. Very clear and precise | Lecture | especially good when combined with the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent! Very focused on concrete applications, but also in providing a certain level of depth on the theory side. Very clear and practical lectures. Very good programming exercises, progressively challenging and good to sediment the knowledge. A good way of getting in touch with main topics in ML. | theory side. Very clear and practical | Lecture | Very good programming exercises, progressively challenging | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very good pacing and clear explanations in the lecture videos. | pacing and clear explanations in the | Lecture | videos. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Amazing course.Only watched a few lectures so far but very interesting | Amazing course. Only watched a few | Lecture | so far but very interesting | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was an interesting and well planned overview of a wide range of topics in machine learning. For a beginner, this course gave me a great look at the bredth of the topic. both on elements I had some experience with (SVM, Unsupervised clustering) and stuff I hadn't ever looked into before (PCA, NN). I thought the video lectures were well made and the progamming assignments were really well targeted (even if they were a little hand hold-y). Thanks to Dr. Ng and his team! | (PCA, NN). I thought the video | Lecture | were well made and the progamming | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | amazing lectures | amazing | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course with very easy to follow and engaging lectures from Andrew Ng. The course did exactly what I hoped it would which was to make me familiar with a wide range of machine learning technologies, approaches and techniques for building my own machine learning algorithms. The pace is fast and requires dedication but I was able to keep up during evenings and weekends. There are transcriptions of the videos online but I recommend taking your own notes as you will remember it more easily! My only disappointment was that the final two weeks did not include programming work :) | very easy to follow and engaging | Lecture | from Andrew Ng. The course did | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Easy understanding and practical lectures | Easy understanding and practical | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Such a nice course! A lot of algorithms, and they are so well explained and (what is the most important) it is demonstrated how they work. Besides that, share coursera is awesome with all of its lecture notes. These knowledges helped me to do my master thesis work. Thank you so much! | is awesome with all of its | Lecture | notes. These knowledges helped me to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course had fantastic content, and very clear lecturing style, and minimal errors. At times I felt the lectures were a bit too long and repetitive, and found myself jumping through them quickly. I found that Andrew took minutes to say something that should only take 10 seconds; but I am aware that most students would appreciate this. The assignments were great, only with a few bits of information lacking and one assignment requiring me to dig around in the Discussion Boards for a solution (an error in the supplied code was causing me to fail the assignment). If I could give 4.5 stars I would, but I can't give the course 5 stars given the points above. Overall: Very enjoyable and insightful! | errors. At times I felt the | Lecture | were a bit too long and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is not just highly interesting, but extremely practical. It has helped in embedding the core concepts of Machine Learning in my head and has helped me in visualising the scope of the field. I would have give 6 starts if I could. I would be honoured if I ever get a chance to meet Mr. Ang in person or attend one of his lectures. | person or attend one of his | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course was a great introduction into the field of Machine Learning, covering multiple approaches and possible applications, all spread between a series of simple projects and easy-to-follow lecture videos. Many of the terms used were highly technical, and it could be difficult to keep them separate at times, but the way they were presented offered a chance for association with mathematics rather than just a word. Rated 4/5 for ability to break down complex topics and subject material. as well as the depth of the explanations, but with insufficient emphasis on application to reasonably transfer these concepts from academia to the real world. | series of simple projects and easy-to-follow | Lecture | videos. Many of the terms used | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great Lectures | great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | good course good lecture | good course good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I truely enjoyed to listen to the lectures and to do the assigments. I have learned a lot and I wanted to thank you for this great opportunity- to learn from Andrew So again, thank you | truely enjoyed to listen to the | Lecture | and to do the assigments. I | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A great collection of well designed lectures and practice assignments that helps you get familiar with the science of Machine Learning. | A great collection of well designed | Lecture | and practice assignments that helps you | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent! Lectures are easy to follow and very interesting and assigments are very challenging. Had an excellent experience with this course and strongly recomended. | Excellent! | Lecture | are easy to follow and very | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I truly enjoy the course with all lectures, assignments and discussions. Thank you Andrew for making such a great course! | truly enjoy the course with all | Lecture | assignments and discussions. Thank you Andrew | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The lectures were good to excellent. The homework assignments were decent but felt a little "dumbed down". If it had been based on Python or R instead of MATLAB/Octave it would have been better though. There were lots of problems with submission using Octave. I almost quit because I just couldn't get it to work correctly, at least on a Mac. Switching to MATLAB made it easier. But MATLAB isn't something I'm going to be able to freely use after the course. Overall I found it to be a nice basic introduction to Machine Learning. It seems to have really just scratched the surface in terms of depth, but the breadth was good. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an introduction or first course in machine learning. | The | Lecture | were good to excellent. The homework | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a MUST attend course for all scientists willing to extend their careers in machine learning. It covers in depth machine-learning algorithms. By just watching the lectures one can easily implement the algorithms presented in the course. If you have a tool-driven view point toward machine learning, maybe this is not a perfect course. Rather I recommend the "Practical Machine Learning" course by Jeffrey Leek from university of John Hopkins Bloomberg presented here on Coursera. By just watching the first lecture I started to love Andrew NG. He is a modest and humble teacher that attracts his audiences. In the final lecture he thanks the students for attending and putting time on this marvelous class and that is not something that we would expect from a professor from a high prestigious university. Thank you Andrew for that. | machine-learning algorithms. By just watching the | Lecture | one can easily implement the algorithms | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a MUST attend course for all scientists willing to extend their careers in machine learning. It covers in depth machine-learning algorithms. By just watching the lectures one can easily implement the algorithms presented in the course. If you have a tool-driven view point toward machine learning, maybe this is not a perfect course. Rather I recommend the "Practical Machine Learning" course by Jeffrey Leek from university of John Hopkins Bloomberg presented here on Coursera. By just watching the first lecture I started to love Andrew NG. He is a modest and humble teacher that attracts his audiences. In the final lecture he thanks the students for attending and putting time on this marvelous class and that is not something that we would expect from a professor from a high prestigious university. Thank you Andrew for that. | Coursera. By just watching the first | Lecture | I started to love Andrew NG. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a MUST attend course for all scientists willing to extend their careers in machine learning. It covers in depth machine-learning algorithms. By just watching the lectures one can easily implement the algorithms presented in the course. If you have a tool-driven view point toward machine learning, maybe this is not a perfect course. Rather I recommend the "Practical Machine Learning" course by Jeffrey Leek from university of John Hopkins Bloomberg presented here on Coursera. By just watching the first lecture I started to love Andrew NG. He is a modest and humble teacher that attracts his audiences. In the final lecture he thanks the students for attending and putting time on this marvelous class and that is not something that we would expect from a professor from a high prestigious university. Thank you Andrew for that. | attracts his audiences. In the final | Lecture | he thanks the students for attending | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you Prof Ng. Your course was very clear and well designed. The quizzes and the programming assignments were perfect to test my understanding of each lecture. It was very understandable even without a deep background in computer science and mathematics thanks to your ability to simplify complex concepts. | to test my understanding of each | Lecture | It was very understandable even without | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Prof. Andrew taught very well. This lecture started with basic example, which is very clear for every student. I don't have much computer science background but I can still learned well by following the instructions. | Prof. Andrew taught very well. This | Lecture | started with basic example, which is | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great lectures, great people who provide tutorials on the assignments, and the assignments truly give the student a deeper understanding of the course material. Plus, if I want to apply what I learned in the future, I have the code already written from the course assignments! | great | Lecture | great people who provide tutorials on | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great videos and good course structure. I did feel the assignments were sometimes a bit too 'easy', a lot was pre-programmed and the to-be implemented formulas were often provided in the assignments. This made it quite time-efficient, but perhaps the understanding improves when working with lecture notes for people to refer to when recalling formulas from the lectures. | the understanding improves when working with | Lecture | notes for people to refer to | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great videos and good course structure. I did feel the assignments were sometimes a bit too 'easy', a lot was pre-programmed and the to-be implemented formulas were often provided in the assignments. This made it quite time-efficient, but perhaps the understanding improves when working with lecture notes for people to refer to when recalling formulas from the lectures. | to when recalling formulas from the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Since this is my very first online course, I don't have too much to compare it to, but I thought the lectures and the quizzes / programming problems were very focused. Especially the coding where a lot of the "grunt work" was done for you, allowing you to focus on the actual machine learning algorithm which was helpful in grasping the application of these complicated concepts. I especially liked the later part of the course where emphasis was made on understanding how to make educated decisions about where to spend time enhancing the performance of the ML code & training set. This will save the potential ML student hours and hours of work. Thanks to the professor, producer, and moderator(s). | it to, but I thought the | Lecture | and the quizzes / programming problems | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a wonderfully taught course. The lectures are clear, well-organized, and engaging, taking full advantage of the online format. The homework assignments take care of a lot of the legwork of machine learning for you (particularly data loading/cleaning) and let you focus on implementing the core algorithms. It's a powerful feeling to implement the heart of a neural network from scratch. I feel like I came out of the course with a solid understanding of many core concepts in machine learning. | is a wonderfully taught course. The | Lecture | are clear, well-organized, and engaging, taking | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent class, in terms of specific content and didactical approach. All addressed topics are well motivated with real examples, and elaborated in great details, at the right pace. Lecture videos are clear, very accurate, and very accessible at the same time. Lab exercises are challenging and very much helping in fully grasping the concepts. One of the best classes I have ever attended, much better of many courses I attended in my university years. Thank you very much Professor Andrew Ng, Coursera, and Stanford ! | great details, at the right pace. | Lecture | videos are clear, very accurate, and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I have seen best lecture ever in my career. Thanks andrew ng. | I have seen best | Lecture | ever in my career. Thanks andrew | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a great introductory course. The course materials are carefully organized, to avoid lengthy mathematical content, yet conveying the key idea of machine learning. The selection of the topic also seems quite reasonable. This course builds a somewhat solid ground for beginners. After finishing this course, one can either try to move towards the more theoretical side, maybe by reading the books such as Learning From Data by Yaser Abu-Mostafa, or the lecture notes/video of the Standford course CS229, or the more applied and practical side, depending on the preference. | Data by Yaser Abu-Mostafa, or the | Lecture | notes/video of the Standford course CS229, | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for providing awesome material. This lectures help me a lot to study machine learning. | you for providing awesome material. This | Lecture | help me a lot to study | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | this lecture is better than i have learned , i want to give my thanks to the fonder. | this | Lecture | is better than i have learned | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I really enjoyed this class. This course offers a clear overview of essential machine learning algorithms. I especially enjoyed the industry inspired examples all along the lectures. I also particularly recommend the series of lectures devoted to error analysis as well as ceiling analysis. | also particularly recommend the series of | Lecture | devoted to error analysis as well | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very enjoyable lectures, very well put together materials, extremely helpful exercises, thank you! | Very enjoyable | Lecture | very well put together materials, extremely | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The materials were delivered in a very great way. Love this lecture! | a very great way. Love this | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It was a great introduction to the Machine Learning field. The lectures were very easy to follow and the programming assignments were fun to do. Although I missed some lessons about decision trees and Bayesian learning, I don't think that this makes the course less valuable. I really liked it and thank Professor Andrew Ng and the Coursera staff for it. | to the Machine Learning field. The | Lecture | were very easy to follow and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course! It is very easy to follow for newbies with some basic background in calculus and algebra. Andrew Ng provides technically sound lectures mixed with intuitive explanation. I recommend it to everyone who wants to learn machine learn and understand why it works. | algebra. Andrew Ng provides technically sound | Lecture | mixed with intuitive explanation. I recommend | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My only complaint is the lack of vectorization in many of the lectures. I understand that linear algebra may be foreign to many programmers, but the tutorials which vectorize made the course much more clear. Overall, this is a great course. | of vectorization in many of the | Lecture | I understand that linear algebra may | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course was very well done. I enjoyed learning and using Octave. The lectures were clear and the exercises were fun. | enjoyed learning and using Octave. The | Lecture | were clear and the exercises were | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very good lecture. The assignments could be a bit more difficult/complex. | Very good | Lecture | The assignments could be a bit | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a fantastic course! I have a computational physics/chemistry background but had no prior machine learning experience. This course allowed me to gain a solid foundation in machine learning. The lectures are very well paced and the exercises and revision questions well thought out. Enough real-world context is given to prevent things from being too abstract, but the great bulk of the time is spent actually learning how to apply machine learning. Well worth the money. Thanks Andrew! | solid foundation in machine learning. The | Lecture | are very well paced and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The best course I have taken on Coursera so far (I have taken six in all)!! The lectures are well structured; even a non-engineer can understand the concepts. The assignments were actually fun - not a term I usually use to describe assignments. Thanks for Prof. Andrew Ng for this engaging and worthwhile course. | taken six in all)! ! The | Lecture | are well structured; even a non-engineer | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you for your great lectures and I'm really be benefited a lot from it. After your exciting courses, thinking of how to apply these great tools into our daily life always appears into my minds. Machines could associate with human more than ever in this great era! Thank you once more!! | Thank you for your great | Lecture | and I'm really be benefited a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course. Makes sure to plan for the time to watch the movies and enough time for the assignments. They are well worth it and will re-enforce the video lecture material. | it and will re-enforce the video | Lecture | material. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Thank you Mr. Andrew Ng. This class has given me a fresher perspective about the technical sciences. The advice and suggestions you gave at the end of each lecture were absolutely inspiring. I hope you will teach more classes on Coursera | gave at the end of each | Lecture | were absolutely inspiring. I hope you | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course, perfectly paced and detailed. The professor Andrew Ng succeeds in creating a comfortable atmosphere and is easy to follow. As a beginner in machine learning, I appreciated the fact that the contents cover the most important aspects of machine learning, without diving in too fast in the underlying mathematics and computational details. I think I need go deeper in these aspects now, but these lessons are rich of practical and methodological tips that i'm sure even advanced engineers would need. Last but not least, the Octave/Matlab hands-on exercises permit a deeper understanding of the algorithms, and to realize what remained misunderstood after the lectures. I am happy that I decided to start (and to end) this course. This was my first on Coursera : there will be others. Many thanks to Mr Ng, to the mentors that helped us on the discussion boards, and to the coursera team in general. Arnaud. | realize what remained misunderstood after the | Lecture | I am happy that I decided | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a truly superb class. Professor Andrew Ng's lectures are clear, well-organized, and exceptionally informative. He's more than a brilliant researcher: he does a terrific job of presenting complex machine learning concepts in simple terms that a very easy for anyone to understand as well. I would add that the programming assignments are also very useful because they focus on core concepts and really help to reinforce the lectures. All around this is easily one of the best and most valuable courses I have ever taken, and I would be very quickly to recommend this course to any friend without reservation. Whether you're actively working with machine learning systems as I am or hoping to get into the field or merely curious, Andrew Ng's machine learning class is a very valuable class that covers the essentials and covers them very thoroughly. | truly superb class. Professor Andrew Ng's | Lecture | are clear, well-organized, and exceptionally informative. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a truly superb class. Professor Andrew Ng's lectures are clear, well-organized, and exceptionally informative. He's more than a brilliant researcher: he does a terrific job of presenting complex machine learning concepts in simple terms that a very easy for anyone to understand as well. I would add that the programming assignments are also very useful because they focus on core concepts and really help to reinforce the lectures. All around this is easily one of the best and most valuable courses I have ever taken, and I would be very quickly to recommend this course to any friend without reservation. Whether you're actively working with machine learning systems as I am or hoping to get into the field or merely curious, Andrew Ng's machine learning class is a very valuable class that covers the essentials and covers them very thoroughly. | and really help to reinforce the | Lecture | All around this is easily one | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew has put together a wonderful introduction to Machine Learning. His lectures are thoroughly explained, interjected with insights and intuition. | wonderful introduction to Machine Learning. His | Lecture | are thoroughly explained, interjected with insights | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very easy to understand, starting from statistics, well paced lectures and assignments. | understand, starting from statistics, well paced | Lecture | and assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I'm going trough week 6 of the course and with little to no background in math and programming i was able to keep on through the lectures and excersises and truly feel that i am learning pretty nice things about machine learning | able to keep on through the | Lecture | and excersises and truly feel that | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A fantastic introduction to machine learning methods. The lectures are informative and insightful, and the homework makes you get your hands dirty with the algorithms. The homework has you code the significant algorithms of the section in MATLAB or Octave. No wonder why it's one of the popular course on Coursera. | introduction to machine learning methods. The | Lecture | are informative and insightful, and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Neural networks lectures need to be more decipherable. | Neural networks | Lecture | need to be more decipherable. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | All topics are introduced well. The pace of the lectures could be faster. The programming assignments are a really good addition and help to understand how the techniques work! | introduced well. The pace of the | Lecture | could be faster. The programming assignments | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Level of difficulty of lectures is not correspond with level of quizzes. In lectures they are talking about simple stuff and then in quizzes they ask you about details they didn't mentioned. You could deducts this information though. But this is exactly the main problem with this course - for quizzes you should deduct and learn by yourself so much stuff, that videos start to be not worth your time. | Level of difficulty of | Lecture | is not correspond with level of | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Level of difficulty of lectures is not correspond with level of quizzes. In lectures they are talking about simple stuff and then in quizzes they ask you about details they didn't mentioned. You could deducts this information though. But this is exactly the main problem with this course - for quizzes you should deduct and learn by yourself so much stuff, that videos start to be not worth your time. | correspond with level of quizzes. In | Lecture | they are talking about simple stuff | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Fantastic introduction to machine learning, neural networks, SVM and more. Requires basic linear algebra skills - if you're new to LA - there is a refresher offered in week 1 which tells you everything you need to know. Be warned, some of the lectures and assignments are a bit out of order at the moment - but the discussion boards and course tutorials will set you straight. | know. Be warned, some of the | Lecture | and assignments are a bit out | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Clear paradigmatic presentation for anyone who designs an online course. Very easy to follow sometimes too easy for someone with math and cs background. can go through the lectures fast. | cs background. can go through the | Lecture | fast. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I'll only mentions things I didn't like: sound/video quality is poor, lack of lecture notes. | sound/video quality is poor, lack of | Lecture | notes. | Negative | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course ! Lectures, examples, exercises. | Great course ! | Lecture | examples, exercises. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is one of the best courses I have ever taken. The lectures are fantastic, with a great structure. The course material is presented in an extremely simple way, even the most difficult machine learning algorithms. I am heading into Data Science industry and this course is the best one out there - a must-go-through for anybody who wants to do any Machine Learning. | courses I have ever taken. The | Lecture | are fantastic, with a great structure. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course. Very clear lectures, and lots of interesting practical exercises. | Great course. Very clear | Lecture | and lots of interesting practical exercises. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The class was very interesting and challenging and I learn a lot! I would recommend it if you wish to get a good feel for what machine learning is. I was very satisfied to learn about the possible applications and liked the guidance throughout the lectures on how to efficiently build machine learning systems. I hope I could apply it one day in the field on biophysics I'm currently working on. Thanks again for making this class interesting and fun for us! | and liked the guidance throughout the | Lecture | on how to efficiently build machine | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | the lecture is great !! Prof. explained every complicated concept and theory in the way that easy to understand and remember. The programming assignments are also carefully designed to help us further capture the main points of course contents as well as exposing us to some real applications. | the | Lecture | is great ! ! Prof. explained | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Awesome lecture content for beginner and intermediate student craving for the latest statistical skills. Exercises are well-designed and helpful to the learning experience. Definitely recommended! | Awesome | Lecture | content for beginner and intermediate student | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Good lecture! | Good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent material and lectures. Top notch. | Excellent material and | Lecture | Top notch. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My CS friend recommended me to take this course to learn more about how to use data in business, after he heard that I wanted to program an app for food. he warned me about the great deal of math involved (mainly linear algebra). me being a physics/engineering major I naturally got even more excited (it turned out that he was right, and it would also be a huge plus to know multivariate calculus, and I can see myself struggle with the concepts had I not studied both these topics to bits in school). incidentally, this was my first online coursera experience. I can tell you it will be life changing experience. No longer do I have to physically travel somewhere to listen to lectures or hand in assignments, nor download lecture notes off of the school server. This is a 24/7 always on always available service, with the best TA's to answer your questions if you get stuck on homework assignments and quizzes. Everything in the coding assignments tests your knowledge of the course lectures and is designed such that you can complete it in the shortest possible amount of time while reaping the maximum amount of benefit. It is "easy" sense does not require you to grind through mundane things like looking for your own training set data or writing code to plot and visualise the data, but it is "hard" in the sense that very often it takes an hour (or more) of studying the lectures and thinking to figure out how to solve the problem in the most efficient way as possible which often involves writing a single line of vectored matlab/octave code. It is more of an overview of the most important topics in machine learning, but will be a great springboard to go in depth into each aspect of it. Lastly, Andrew often offers wonderful insights into the day to day of machine learning professionals in his lecture videos, so I would advise watching every single minute of them to get the most out of the course instead of aiming to race over the finish line (which can be tempting at times when the deadline approaches) | physically travel somewhere to listen to | Lecture | or hand in assignments, nor download | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My CS friend recommended me to take this course to learn more about how to use data in business, after he heard that I wanted to program an app for food. he warned me about the great deal of math involved (mainly linear algebra). me being a physics/engineering major I naturally got even more excited (it turned out that he was right, and it would also be a huge plus to know multivariate calculus, and I can see myself struggle with the concepts had I not studied both these topics to bits in school). incidentally, this was my first online coursera experience. I can tell you it will be life changing experience. No longer do I have to physically travel somewhere to listen to lectures or hand in assignments, nor download lecture notes off of the school server. This is a 24/7 always on always available service, with the best TA's to answer your questions if you get stuck on homework assignments and quizzes. Everything in the coding assignments tests your knowledge of the course lectures and is designed such that you can complete it in the shortest possible amount of time while reaping the maximum amount of benefit. It is "easy" sense does not require you to grind through mundane things like looking for your own training set data or writing code to plot and visualise the data, but it is "hard" in the sense that very often it takes an hour (or more) of studying the lectures and thinking to figure out how to solve the problem in the most efficient way as possible which often involves writing a single line of vectored matlab/octave code. It is more of an overview of the most important topics in machine learning, but will be a great springboard to go in depth into each aspect of it. Lastly, Andrew often offers wonderful insights into the day to day of machine learning professionals in his lecture videos, so I would advise watching every single minute of them to get the most out of the course instead of aiming to race over the finish line (which can be tempting at times when the deadline approaches) | or hand in assignments, nor download | Lecture | notes off of the school server. | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My CS friend recommended me to take this course to learn more about how to use data in business, after he heard that I wanted to program an app for food. he warned me about the great deal of math involved (mainly linear algebra). me being a physics/engineering major I naturally got even more excited (it turned out that he was right, and it would also be a huge plus to know multivariate calculus, and I can see myself struggle with the concepts had I not studied both these topics to bits in school). incidentally, this was my first online coursera experience. I can tell you it will be life changing experience. No longer do I have to physically travel somewhere to listen to lectures or hand in assignments, nor download lecture notes off of the school server. This is a 24/7 always on always available service, with the best TA's to answer your questions if you get stuck on homework assignments and quizzes. Everything in the coding assignments tests your knowledge of the course lectures and is designed such that you can complete it in the shortest possible amount of time while reaping the maximum amount of benefit. It is "easy" sense does not require you to grind through mundane things like looking for your own training set data or writing code to plot and visualise the data, but it is "hard" in the sense that very often it takes an hour (or more) of studying the lectures and thinking to figure out how to solve the problem in the most efficient way as possible which often involves writing a single line of vectored matlab/octave code. It is more of an overview of the most important topics in machine learning, but will be a great springboard to go in depth into each aspect of it. Lastly, Andrew often offers wonderful insights into the day to day of machine learning professionals in his lecture videos, so I would advise watching every single minute of them to get the most out of the course instead of aiming to race over the finish line (which can be tempting at times when the deadline approaches) | hour (or more) of studying the | Lecture | and thinking to figure out how | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My CS friend recommended me to take this course to learn more about how to use data in business, after he heard that I wanted to program an app for food. he warned me about the great deal of math involved (mainly linear algebra). me being a physics/engineering major I naturally got even more excited (it turned out that he was right, and it would also be a huge plus to know multivariate calculus, and I can see myself struggle with the concepts had I not studied both these topics to bits in school). incidentally, this was my first online coursera experience. I can tell you it will be life changing experience. No longer do I have to physically travel somewhere to listen to lectures or hand in assignments, nor download lecture notes off of the school server. This is a 24/7 always on always available service, with the best TA's to answer your questions if you get stuck on homework assignments and quizzes. Everything in the coding assignments tests your knowledge of the course lectures and is designed such that you can complete it in the shortest possible amount of time while reaping the maximum amount of benefit. It is "easy" sense does not require you to grind through mundane things like looking for your own training set data or writing code to plot and visualise the data, but it is "hard" in the sense that very often it takes an hour (or more) of studying the lectures and thinking to figure out how to solve the problem in the most efficient way as possible which often involves writing a single line of vectored matlab/octave code. It is more of an overview of the most important topics in machine learning, but will be a great springboard to go in depth into each aspect of it. Lastly, Andrew often offers wonderful insights into the day to day of machine learning professionals in his lecture videos, so I would advise watching every single minute of them to get the most out of the course instead of aiming to race over the finish line (which can be tempting at times when the deadline approaches) | of machine learning professionals in his | Lecture | videos, so I would advise watching | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Highly recommended. Quality lectures, each one with programming assignments which leave you with usable opensource code, with appropriate tutorials for those assignments and adequate test-cases. Well worth the time invested. | Highly recommended. Quality | Lecture | each one with programming assignments which | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Flawless lectures, easy to understand contents and great mentors! I <3 it. | Flawless | Lecture | easy to understand contents and great | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The lectures are great, and they are reinforced with the quizzes and programming exercises. The quizzes need critical thinking to get all of them correctly. The programming assignments are there to cover the basic concepts. The way the course it taught is suited for online courses. The topics are well-divided in short chunks, making it easier to watch the lectures at different times of the day. There are some mistakes on the English subtitles, but it doesn't hinder the learning. Overall, a well-taught course. | The | Lecture | are great, and they are reinforced | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The lectures are great, and they are reinforced with the quizzes and programming exercises. The quizzes need critical thinking to get all of them correctly. The programming assignments are there to cover the basic concepts. The way the course it taught is suited for online courses. The topics are well-divided in short chunks, making it easier to watch the lectures at different times of the day. There are some mistakes on the English subtitles, but it doesn't hinder the learning. Overall, a well-taught course. | making it easier to watch the | Lecture | at different times of the day. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course offers informative lectures with good explanations, a set of quizzes with well-posed questions and even programming exercises that are evaluated online using Octave. Highly recommended! | This course offers informative | Lecture | with good explanations, a set of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great introductory course. Lectures are well organized and easy to follow, and assignments are just challenging enough and help reinforce the material. I've also found the course discussion active and useful. | Great introductory course. | Lecture | are well organized and easy to | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was my first on line course and the experience has been amazing. The lectures by Prof Andrew Ng were clear and the follow up programming exercises helped reinforce and enhance the concepts covered in the lectures. The entire course was very well organized - videos, notes, discussion groups, suggestions and tips by the mentors was very easy to follow. The focus of this course is on the practical application of machine learning techniques (supervised learning mostly but also some non supervised learning). Prof Andrew tries not to get into the advanced mathematical concepts but instead provides good intuition and then shows one how to apply the different ideas underpinning machine learning with some practical examples. In my view, this is an excellent way to quickly become familiar the concepts and to see machine learning in action. A student of the course will gain very good insights and can then follow up with the underlying math as needed. The final two lectures on how to scale machine learning to large systems and a suggested systematic framework for figuring out which aspects of the design to focus on were very instructive. In summary, i would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in the area of machine learning. Be prepared to work through some challenging (but very worthwhile) programming exercises to get the most out of the course. | the experience has been amazing. The | Lecture | by Prof Andrew Ng were clear | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was my first on line course and the experience has been amazing. The lectures by Prof Andrew Ng were clear and the follow up programming exercises helped reinforce and enhance the concepts covered in the lectures. The entire course was very well organized - videos, notes, discussion groups, suggestions and tips by the mentors was very easy to follow. The focus of this course is on the practical application of machine learning techniques (supervised learning mostly but also some non supervised learning). Prof Andrew tries not to get into the advanced mathematical concepts but instead provides good intuition and then shows one how to apply the different ideas underpinning machine learning with some practical examples. In my view, this is an excellent way to quickly become familiar the concepts and to see machine learning in action. A student of the course will gain very good insights and can then follow up with the underlying math as needed. The final two lectures on how to scale machine learning to large systems and a suggested systematic framework for figuring out which aspects of the design to focus on were very instructive. In summary, i would highly recommend this course to anyone interested in the area of machine learning. Be prepared to work through some challenging (but very worthwhile) programming exercises to get the most out of the course. | enhance the concepts covered in the | Lecture | The entire course was very well | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Good overview of ML. Does not require a deep mathematical background and therefore lectures are not as rigorous as Alex Ihler's lectures (youtube) which take similar or less duration. | a deep mathematical background and therefore | Lecture | are not as rigorous as Alex | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Crystal clear and well paced lectures, good coverage of several interesting topics, amusing exercises. Thanks professor Ng and TAs. | Crystal clear and well paced | Lecture | good coverage of several interesting topics, | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was an extremely well put together course. The lectures content and format were amazing and made complex topics very approachable. I am very happy I took the course. | extremely well put together course. The | Lecture | content and format were amazing and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course. Difficult at the start, especially if you have not looked at math symbols and statistics formulae in a while, but worth pushing through. I tend not to move on until I completely understand something but with this course it was best for me to accept some of the formulae as truth and move on. Eventually I started seeing the light, and towards the end of the course I got what was going on in the earlier lectures. | was going on in the earlier | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is magnificent! It was a great pleasure to make programming assignments and watch lectures. Practically, it was so good, that I'm thinking of making some career choices soon. Thank you! | to make programming assignments and watch | Lecture | Practically, it was so good, that | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent Course and Well detailed lectures. For a beginner in Machine learning, i am able to understand the concepts clearly. Quiz and Assignments are really good and interesting. I am hoping to complete this certification by new year | Excellent Course and Well detailed | Lecture | For a beginner in Machine learning, | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Paradigmatic video lecture by an amazing Andrew Ng. | Paradigmatic video | Lecture | by an amazing Andrew Ng. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | However good the material and lectures may be, the use of an outdated version of Octave (which is not Mac-friendly and exceedingly brittle, to the extent where the supplied code requires manual patching in Windows and Linux) is a complete turn-off and makes it nearly impossible to complete the assignments on time unless you're prepared to spend at least twice as much time debugging your setup as doing the actual assignments. I'll come back when this is done with R or Python. | However good the material and | Lecture | may be, the use of an | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A truly fantastic course. Extremely useful, practical, relevant content and examples, plus such a great teacher as well as very helpful course staff and other students. Thanks Andrew, team and the rest of the students. For anyone considering doing the course, note that the time requirements can be a lot - the lectures are fine but two or three of the assignments took far more than 3 hours (if you plan on actually battling through the coding this is relevant. I'd highly recommend that anyone considering doing the course does the assignments since this is where the real magic happens - Andrew quite deviously leaves a bit of the theory to be fully worked out by yourself in the assignments). | can be a lot - the | Lecture | are fine but two or three | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very accessible course about machine learning. I strongly recommend to anyone interested in ML! Andrew Ng's lectures are very informative and clear. As a bonus, you'll even learn to use Octave or Matlab. | anyone interested in ML! Andrew Ng's | Lecture | are very informative and clear. As | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Prof. Andrew Ng's presentation is pretty intuitive and effective. For me I've almost forgotten the Linear Algebraic after graduated for years, but it is still easy to 100% understood what he taught. The exercises are also designed very practical for us to better understand the lectures, and I think I can deploy them for my future work as well. This learning series is really helpful and seems open an window for me to understand Machine Learning, since I thought it would be very very hard to understand before attended this series. By now, I am proudly to say that I am in the room of this great discipline. I really appreciate Prof. Andrew Ng's effort as well as the support team. | for us to better understand the | Lecture | and I think I can deploy | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A superb course which perfectly balances theory and practice with the help of interesting and easy-to-understand lectures, along with assignments which are synonymous with real-world examples. | the help of interesting and easy-to-understand | Lecture | along with assignments which are synonymous | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent lectures and material. Very motivating content with the presentation of real life applications! Thanks. | Excellent | Lecture | and material. Very motivating content with | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The course provides a sizeable amount of pretty cohesive material, which can still be understood by non-CS students. It's very practical and it includes a very nice mix of quiz tests and great MATLAB/Octave programming assignments. After going through the assignments I started wondering about other problems which data sets I can plug with small modifications into the completed solutions. Andrew Ng keeps a great balance between explaining important details and skipping over parts that require straying too much from the main topic of the lecture. I still don't have very deep or broad knowledge in the Machine Learning domain, but it feels like the course doesn't miss anything of the fundamentals. Overall, I'd definitely recommend the course to CS students, high-school students with interests in the computer science area and even specialists in other areas with some knowledge in linear algebra with interest in the AI and ML domains. | from the main topic of the | Lecture | I still don't have very deep | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Nice lectures and amazing assignments :) ... | Nice | Lecture | and amazing assignments :) . . | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Lectures contents are clearly explained and well organized. Math is clear; equations and symbols are consistent. Programming assignments are well organized and to-the-point; everything you need to know to do the assignments was covered in lectures. Submission process is easy. | | Lecture | contents are clearly explained and well | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very nicely explained lecture even non programming background person can also learn with ease | Very nicely explained | Lecture | even non programming background person can | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a very good introduction to machine learning. It covers a very broad set of material, and the lectures are very clear. The quizzes and programming assignments are based directly on the course material, making it easy to complete the assignments if you understand the lecture material (in contrast with some other courses I have taken where the assignments require lots of extra material not taught in the course). It is very helpful to have some programming experience, and some knowledge of linear algebra, probability, and calculus. The course is very topical, so it does not go very deep into the material, but it does offer some practical advice for using machine learning algorithms in daily applications. | the assignments if you understand the | Lecture | material (in contrast with some other | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Learned a cool lot especially diagnostic methods for bias-variance issues. I enjoyed doing the programming exercises. The last lecture was very essential where you get to see how to build ML pipeline for one whole project and also the ceiling analysis discussed along with it. Prof Ng is indeed pro in the field. | doing the programming exercises. The last | Lecture | was very essential where you get | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very clear lectures. focusing a lot on making students understand the algorithms in addiction to teaching the algorithms. Also assignments are very nice. They are really practical examples such that we get a taste of what machine learning can do without having to spend a lot of time. | Very clear | Lecture | focusing a lot on making students | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a great course. My only concern is that it goes slow at times and it feels like topics are being discussed repeatedly. I would rather have the wiki lecture notes prominently displayed for my reference rather than having to watch very nuanced lecture videos because I sit through a lot of uneccessary video out of concern that I will miss something important. | I would rather have the wiki | Lecture | notes prominently displayed for my reference | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a great course. My only concern is that it goes slow at times and it feels like topics are being discussed repeatedly. I would rather have the wiki lecture notes prominently displayed for my reference rather than having to watch very nuanced lecture videos because I sit through a lot of uneccessary video out of concern that I will miss something important. | than having to watch very nuanced | Lecture | videos because I sit through a | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I like the way this course is designed. The lectures are very articulate. The thing that impressed me most about the Professor is; Students who doesn't have sound calculus and vector algebra understanding also can complete this course easily. Assignments are application oriented and some are challenging too. The Questions in Quiz assignments are in such a way that they test your understanding of that particular lecture and the summary of it. | way this course is designed. The | Lecture | are very articulate. The thing that | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I like the way this course is designed. The lectures are very articulate. The thing that impressed me most about the Professor is; Students who doesn't have sound calculus and vector algebra understanding also can complete this course easily. Assignments are application oriented and some are challenging too. The Questions in Quiz assignments are in such a way that they test your understanding of that particular lecture and the summary of it. | test your understanding of that particular | Lecture | and the summary of it. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Clear and to the point lectures, valuable assignments that contains useful code for deeper exploration and further use. | Clear and to the point | Lecture | valuable assignments that contains useful code | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The BEST lecture ever. Professor Andrew Ng magically makes everything so easy. The assignments are not that challenging but appropriate for all students who didn't even took any of computer science class.. overall, again, the best ! | The BEST | Lecture | ever. Professor Andrew Ng magically makes | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is an excellent survey course in Machine Learning for anyone who isn't an expert already. It moves at just the right pace to keep you challenged without being overwhelmed. The staff are very helpful, and the professor makes sure to get his point across before moving on. In fact, if I had to offer only one criticism it's that sometimes he will repeat the same thing over (many many times), which is unnecessary and thus sometimes frustrating because we have seek bars and speed control for the lectures. It's quite remarkable how well this course communicates a high-level understanding of the concepts without bogging it down with much of the scary math that is often associated with ML. For those of us who are interested in getting into the nuts and bolts, the professor makes sure to name concepts so that they can be further researched at one's leisure. He gives you what you need to solve the problem, but doesn't do it for you. I highly recommend this course for anybody interested in learning how many of the most useful technologies of this century actually work. | bars and speed control for the | Lecture | It's quite remarkable how well this | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very well structured course. Professor is excellent. Lecture videos are easy to understand, have good examples, and are well organized. The assignments are relevant and illustrate the process of actually running machine learning. However, the scope of topics does feel a bit too "intro/basic" and the material and assignments feel spoonfed. It would have been great if the course went deeper into each topic and also challenged the student to do more coding independently in Octave/Matlab. | well structured course. Professor is excellent. | Lecture | videos are easy to understand, have | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This was a pretty great course. With a focus on understanding and coding regression algorithms, I was engaged throughout the course. I'm a programmer with a physics B.Sc trying to make a shift away from product development and in to analytical problem solving. I found the lectures useful, the wiki useful when I didn't have time to watch the lectures, and the quizzes and assignments very practical. | didn't have time to watch the | Lecture | and the quizzes and assignments very | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | très bon professeur et lecture | très bon professeur et | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great introductory course. The lectures are complete and easy to follow. | Great introductory course. The | Lecture | are complete and easy to follow. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course that lives up to its reputation as a great introduction to Machine Learning. You'll learn a lot of the relevant concepts via lectures and apply them through the quizzes and programming exercises. Basic programming knowledge would be helpful, but no deep statistical / computer science / linear algebra background is required to fully enjoy the course. I've taken formal Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence classes as a CS undergrad and still found this course to be very useful in both refreshing and learning concepts. Thank you Dr. Ng! | lot of the relevant concepts via | Lecture | and apply them through the quizzes | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | absolute great lecture. Very easy to follow and learn. really appreciate this, Andrew! | absolute great | Lecture | Very easy to follow and learn. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | One of the best lecture on Machine Learning and thanks to Andrew ng.. | One of the best | Lecture | on Machine Learning and thanks to | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Really fantastic course. The lecture videos are very informative, and the programming assignment really cut out the nitty-gritty overhead of programming and let you write the important core algorithms without dealing with annoying I/O stuff. | Really fantastic course. The | Lecture | videos are very informative, and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very cool lecture :) | Very cool | Lecture | :) | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great ml lecture | great ml | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great lectures ! Mathematical and practical aspects are both taken into account. Andrew Ng is really clear and gives good explanations. | Great | Lecture | ! Mathematical and practical aspects are | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The lectures and the assignments gives a perfect grip on concepts. | The | Lecture | and the assignments gives a perfect | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | awesome course. Great lecture delivery by Andrew NG | awesome course. Great | Lecture | delivery by Andrew NG | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I learn a lot from this lecture, and thanks. | I learn a lot from this | Lecture | and thanks. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Amazing lectures! | Amazing | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Amazing Instructor. Every MOOC instructor should watch a few videos of Andrew teaching ML.Sharing Personal experiences, providing industry insights and making the course fun and real life oriented. Using a pen along with slides is very important. Just reading out and explaining slides makes lectures boring and many students drop out of courses for this reason. | reading out and explaining slides makes | Lecture | boring and many students drop out | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Really well structured. Very clear and concise lectures. Interesting and useful assignments - much better than multiple-choice questions, whilst still being correctable by software. | well structured. Very clear and concise | Lecture | Interesting and useful assignments - much | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent course. Good balance between lectures and exercises. | Excellent course. Good balance between | Lecture | and exercises. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I reviewed all the lectures before my job interviews. Perfect online course! | I reviewed all the | Lecture | before my job interviews. Perfect online | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I thought this was an excellent course and only have positive feedback for it. The lecture contents were interesting and well tied to exercise questions and programming assignments. The programming assignments were challenging overall but forced me to really learn the details of each machine learning algorithm. When things got a little too frustrating, such as for the neural network backpropagation assignment, the forums provided ample direction for me to move forward. | have positive feedback for it. The | Lecture | contents were interesting and well tied | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The video lectures are informative. As a student, I am also expecting to see its applications in various fields with sample codes if possible to practice the theory. | The video | Lecture | are informative. As a student, I | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It is worthwhile to spend your time and energy on this course if you're interested in this field. Prof. Ng has prepared many materials, including application cases in Silicon Valley, to illustrate the essence of machine learning. During the lectures, he was stick to the basic optimization concept, to minimize the cost function under constraints, which could answer many theoretic questions posed by beginners. | essence of machine learning. During the | Lecture | he was stick to the basic | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great overall experience. The lectures are top notch. The section on backward propagation in neural nets was particularly well done. You spend most of the homeworks getting Octave implementations to work based on provided scaffolding code. This is a good method, but it does mean that you spend time with few examples than you might expect, as you must write the implementations at a fairly low level. The upside is that you end up with a deeper understanding of the methods than you might get from, say, using high-level commands in R. Thank you mister Ng for making this great opportunity to learn machine learning for free. | Great overall experience. The | Lecture | are top notch. The section on | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent Course and great opportunity to hear great lectures.. Thank you Stanford university and Professors.. | and great opportunity to hear great | Lecture | . Thank you Stanford university and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A great course with a great Instructor. It takes quite some effort to go through all the lectures and do all assignments, but it is definitely worth the effort. | effort to go through all the | Lecture | and do all assignments, but it | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Really great course. The lectures were instructive and detailed without wasting time. The quizes tested well that you understood the material, and the assignments made you learn not just how to do machine learning but how to do it well and intelligently. I can't imagine a better way to learn Machine Learning than with this course. The only potential negative is that those of us like me who started this course being terrible at matlab/octave have to become competent in it to succeed. I highly recommend this course to anybody who wants to learn Machine Learning. There isn't a better resource out there. | Really great course. The | Lecture | were instructive and detailed without wasting | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It was a really great course. the lectures given by prof. andraw ng were good and very clear. he explained everything in the best way possible. the quizes weren't very difficult but the programing excercizes were good and taught me a lot. I'm about to finish my Msc in physics after getting Bsc in electrical engineering nd physics and I think that this is one of the courses in which I've learned the most. thank you. | was a really great course. the | Lecture | given by prof. andraw ng were | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| 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. | liked this course very much: The | Lecture | follow up in a logical, natural | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | a. very good coverage of standard algorithmic approaches. b. good suggestive guidelines on specifics of algorithms like issues / details one need to be careful, need not to bother etc.. c. broad coverage of examples.. d. tricky questions...good to experience... Overall I liked this course content and the breadth of coverage. Based on the difficulty i experienced let me place some points of improvements that would help every student.... e. could have dealt some specific examples in full (from definition to implementation) as part of video lecture which would helped better understanding of the problems, algorithms, impact of specifics, implementation issues, analysis methods, inferences that could be derived, final expected solution. f. expecting feedback on exercises.... not only correct or incorrect but reasoning for the responses could be of great help in better understanding.... g. downloadable videos could contain in video quiz... h. Octave content could be increased..... i. audio of the lectures needs fine tuning, hissing sounds could be filtered. For some of the lectures subtitles does not match at all... Thank you very much for coursera.... Thank you very much Prof. Andrew Ng..... Looking forward for mor courses related to ML by you.... | to implementation) as part of video | Lecture | which would helped better understanding of | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | a. very good coverage of standard algorithmic approaches. b. good suggestive guidelines on specifics of algorithms like issues / details one need to be careful, need not to bother etc.. c. broad coverage of examples.. d. tricky questions...good to experience... Overall I liked this course content and the breadth of coverage. Based on the difficulty i experienced let me place some points of improvements that would help every student.... e. could have dealt some specific examples in full (from definition to implementation) as part of video lecture which would helped better understanding of the problems, algorithms, impact of specifics, implementation issues, analysis methods, inferences that could be derived, final expected solution. f. expecting feedback on exercises.... not only correct or incorrect but reasoning for the responses could be of great help in better understanding.... g. downloadable videos could contain in video quiz... h. Octave content could be increased..... i. audio of the lectures needs fine tuning, hissing sounds could be filtered. For some of the lectures subtitles does not match at all... Thank you very much for coursera.... Thank you very much Prof. Andrew Ng..... Looking forward for mor courses related to ML by you.... | be filtered. For some of the | Lecture | subtitles does not match at all. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is great fun. The lectures are easy to understand and the exercises are excellent for understanding and thinking through the practical implementations of the contents without having to deal with the implications of loading the data properly and coming up with tests for your functions. | This course is great fun. The | Lecture | are easy to understand and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I loved it! It's intentionally simplified (compared to e.g., Andrew Ng's class at Stanford - lectures available on YouTube) but it touches most / all important ideas that one needs in practice. We need more classes like this! :) THANK YOU, Andrew Ng! | Andrew Ng's class at Stanford - | Lecture | available on YouTube) but it touches | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course has apt assignments that help apply the lectures taught. | apt assignments that help apply the | Lecture | taught. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is my favourite course. Andrew Ng is a good lecture. Thank you very much. | course. Andrew Ng is a good | Lecture | Thank you very much. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is an excellent course. I'm only part way through, but I feel like I am learning a lot. It is covering the material that it promised in the outline. The pacing is right on. And I've found the quizzes and assignments have really helped me understand the material better. I only have a few minor quibbles. For one, the audio, especially in the early lectures, is rather muffled. This might make the lectures difficult to view in a noisy environment (eg. in a crowded subway car), but it is fine --though a bit of a nuisance-- in a quiet one. Another problem I've noticed is that some of the assignments are ordered in the course listing ahead of the lectures that cover the material (eg. regularization). At worst, this is a nuisance and is easy to work around -- just proceed with the lectures. Overall, I'm very glad to be taking the course and am very satisfied with it so far. | the audio, especially in the early | Lecture | is rather muffled. This might make | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is an excellent course. I'm only part way through, but I feel like I am learning a lot. It is covering the material that it promised in the outline. The pacing is right on. And I've found the quizzes and assignments have really helped me understand the material better. I only have a few minor quibbles. For one, the audio, especially in the early lectures, is rather muffled. This might make the lectures difficult to view in a noisy environment (eg. in a crowded subway car), but it is fine --though a bit of a nuisance-- in a quiet one. Another problem I've noticed is that some of the assignments are ordered in the course listing ahead of the lectures that cover the material (eg. regularization). At worst, this is a nuisance and is easy to work around -- just proceed with the lectures. Overall, I'm very glad to be taking the course and am very satisfied with it so far. | rather muffled. This might make the | Lecture | difficult to view in a noisy | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is an excellent course. I'm only part way through, but I feel like I am learning a lot. It is covering the material that it promised in the outline. The pacing is right on. And I've found the quizzes and assignments have really helped me understand the material better. I only have a few minor quibbles. For one, the audio, especially in the early lectures, is rather muffled. This might make the lectures difficult to view in a noisy environment (eg. in a crowded subway car), but it is fine --though a bit of a nuisance-- in a quiet one. Another problem I've noticed is that some of the assignments are ordered in the course listing ahead of the lectures that cover the material (eg. regularization). At worst, this is a nuisance and is easy to work around -- just proceed with the lectures. Overall, I'm very glad to be taking the course and am very satisfied with it so far. | around -- just proceed with the | Lecture | Overall, I'm very glad to be | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent explanations in the video lecture, quizzes that test your understanding of the course material and programming assignments to see how you can actually apply what you've learned. Great course! | Excellent explanations in the video | Lecture | quizzes that test your understanding of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I would give 4.5 stars but not full marks because I don't believe there is sufficient support for novice programmers. More worked examples earlier on with MatLab would have been invaluable and the first week could have an easy programming project to establish the basics via practical experience rather than lecture. However, I found the material to be otherwise fascinating and inspiring in the potential power of Machine Learning to apply mathematical principles to ameliorate the human condition. This has confirmed the path I have chosen. Thank you. | basics via practical experience rather than | Lecture | However, I found the material to | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This class is my first foray into online learning, and it is amazing! The lectures are clear for anyone who has had a little linear algebra. The programming assignments are a little tougher, but the tutorials are invaluable in completing them. Thanks Prof. Ng and Tom for putting together a great class! | learning, and it is amazing! The | Lecture | are clear for anyone who has | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It's an awesome course. The lectures are very self sufficient and interesting. Even if do not have any prior experience, you can still learn Machine Learning. Thank you for providing such an awesome learning experience. | It's an awesome course. The | Lecture | are very self sufficient and interesting. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | I would like to show my gratitude to Professor Andrew Ng & Stanford University for conducting this class. It's one the best course that I have come across in my entire life. Also teaching approach adopted by professor, is simply amazing. The way he delivered his lectures by giving real life example (staring with simple to complex), actually makes the learning curve less stiff. Wish I could find more courses like this; especially in the subject of Neural Networking. Best Regards | amazing. The way he delivered his | Lecture | by giving real life example (staring | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Poorly described, but versatile in coverage. Could do with accessing Lecture Notes. | in coverage. Could do with accessing | Lecture | Notes. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It is very suitable for those who have no background involving machine learning, this lecture is very basic but practical and essential. | no background involving machine learning, this | Lecture | is very basic but practical and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is absolute garbage. You get no feedback on your quizzes or assignments and the professor is one of the most boring I've ever seen. It's absurdly frustrating to repeatedly fail without any feedback as to why you're failing. The lectures are clearly from a math perspective, as the prof simply draws what he's talking about on the slides. His hand writing is poor, and he does a lackluster job of explaining what exactly he's doing. Finally, pure lecture with no notes is almost impossible to learn, as there's nothing to read and study. I'd rate this course a 1/10, take the course on iTunes from Caltech instead. | as to why you're failing. The | Lecture | are clearly from a math perspective, | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is absolute garbage. You get no feedback on your quizzes or assignments and the professor is one of the most boring I've ever seen. It's absurdly frustrating to repeatedly fail without any feedback as to why you're failing. The lectures are clearly from a math perspective, as the prof simply draws what he's talking about on the slides. His hand writing is poor, and he does a lackluster job of explaining what exactly he's doing. Finally, pure lecture with no notes is almost impossible to learn, as there's nothing to read and study. I'd rate this course a 1/10, take the course on iTunes from Caltech instead. | what exactly he's doing. Finally, pure | Lecture | with no notes is almost impossible | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Assignments are too easy. I am not able to practice optimization methods implementation (Like - fmincg etc). Video lectures are good but at some places lack the explanation (Like how do we get the cost function of neuralnets). Still very helpful. | implementation (Like - fmincg etc). Video | Lecture | are good but at some places | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It is a really good lecture. I will take this course again later to get the certificate. Thanks. | It is a really good | Lecture | I will take this course again | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Absolutely superb lectures | Absolutely superb | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Overall, an awesome course. It covers many useful algorithms and approaches to machine learning, and presents the material in an easy to understand manner. The assignments really reinforce the material and give you a chance to try out the lessons learned in the lectures. The only downside to this course is that it doesn't cover some of the more theoretical aspects of machine learning. After participating in this course, it is natural to ask "what questions can't we solve with machine learning?" "What defines something as machine learnable?", or "What are the mathematics behind this method?" These are small problems with an otherwise amazing course. In fact, I would say that this course is more useful than quite a few you can take an accredited university. | out the lessons learned in the | Lecture | The only downside to this course | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Wonderful lecture with easy understanding way to go into and then master the main algorithms. A lot of practical experiences involving with the algorithms are introduced. Very practical course. | Wonderful | Lecture | with easy understanding way to go | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This course is one of the best I've taken. The videos are very clear, the assignments are challenging, but well within the scope of the course. Mixing great examples in the lectures with very detailed and comprehensive assignments, the student will experiment with several different algorithms for machine learning and understand how to optimize them to each different application. I can't overstate how great this course was! | course. Mixing great examples in the | Lecture | with very detailed and comprehensive assignments, | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The best Machine learning course ever. Provides intuition to every concept in this course. Prof. Andrew Ng makes things easier for beginners. Best lectures with fine balance of quiz and assignments. Thanks to Stanford University and prof. Andrew Ng. | makes things easier for beginners. Best | Lecture | with fine balance of quiz and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The topic is interesting, the course content is presented clearly, and the lectures are informative. While the assignments can be challenging, they really help to reenforce the lessons. From what I gather, the class was recently moved over from an older Coursera model/design. This is frustratingly apparent at times. Some information can be difficult to find, particularly in the Discussion section. I would love to see this class updated to match the quality of some more recent classes I have taken. | content is presented clearly, and the | Lecture | are informative. While the assignments can | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | At least Andrew's lecture give me clearer understanding on machine learning than Hsuan-Tien‘s | At least Andrew's | Lecture | give me clearer understanding on machine | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Excellent, informative and fun introduction to machine learning. The programming assignments are carefully designed to incrementally ramp up the difficulty and the nuances of Octave/Matlab relevant to the assignments are explained beforehand. The quality is truly impressive, although I wish there was a little more mathematical depth to some of the lectures. Many derivations and details of linear algebra were kind of glossed over but I understand that there's a lot to cover in a fairly short period of time so it is understandable (and most people probably don't mind it anyway). This is one of the few courses that really keeps me motivated to complete all assignments. Thank you, Prof. Ng. | mathematical depth to some of the | Lecture | Many derivations and details of linear | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Good lecture videos and very good exercises. | Good | Lecture | videos and very good exercises. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew Ng's passion for the subject of Machine Learning is obvious and infuses every lesson. His wide experience in the field allows him to enhance the video lectures with tips and examples that help him to explain what are often quite complex concepts. The lectures are very well organized, clearly presented and, although they cover some very advanced techniques, are obviously aimed at those new to Machine Learning. The programming asignments include clear and detailed instructions. In fact, if I have one criticism of the course it is that those instructions may actually be a little too detailed - occasionally involving little more than copying and pasting code from the instructions into Octave rather than writing our own scripts. I really enjoyed this course. If you are a beginner, then I think you'll find this is an excellent introduction to Machine Learning. If you have a little more background knowledge then this course will help you consolidate and build on that knowledge. | allows him to enhance the video | Lecture | with tips and examples that help | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew Ng's passion for the subject of Machine Learning is obvious and infuses every lesson. His wide experience in the field allows him to enhance the video lectures with tips and examples that help him to explain what are often quite complex concepts. The lectures are very well organized, clearly presented and, although they cover some very advanced techniques, are obviously aimed at those new to Machine Learning. The programming asignments include clear and detailed instructions. In fact, if I have one criticism of the course it is that those instructions may actually be a little too detailed - occasionally involving little more than copying and pasting code from the instructions into Octave rather than writing our own scripts. I really enjoyed this course. If you are a beginner, then I think you'll find this is an excellent introduction to Machine Learning. If you have a little more background knowledge then this course will help you consolidate and build on that knowledge. | are often quite complex concepts. The | Lecture | are very well organized, clearly presented | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The subject of the course concerns how to estimate parameters to make predictions about data and to classify data. The lectures are very clear and the examples are well chosen. The mentor, Tom Mosher, is also diligent, clear, and patient. In addition to the subject matter itself, it is interesting to learn that these are some of the key methods used in Silicon Valley. If you have a strong mathematical background, some of the early lectures are too slow. (On the flip side, for someone with less background, the course is self-contained.) However, by about lecture 3, I was glad I stuck with it. Instructors might consider adding some no-credit quizzes to help people "place out" of certain videos. If you can get past the assignment on backprojection for neural networks, you're home free! | data and to classify data. The | Lecture | are very clear and the examples | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The subject of the course concerns how to estimate parameters to make predictions about data and to classify data. The lectures are very clear and the examples are well chosen. The mentor, Tom Mosher, is also diligent, clear, and patient. In addition to the subject matter itself, it is interesting to learn that these are some of the key methods used in Silicon Valley. If you have a strong mathematical background, some of the early lectures are too slow. (On the flip side, for someone with less background, the course is self-contained.) However, by about lecture 3, I was glad I stuck with it. Instructors might consider adding some no-credit quizzes to help people "place out" of certain videos. If you can get past the assignment on backprojection for neural networks, you're home free! | mathematical background, some of the early | Lecture | are too slow. (On the flip | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | The subject of the course concerns how to estimate parameters to make predictions about data and to classify data. The lectures are very clear and the examples are well chosen. The mentor, Tom Mosher, is also diligent, clear, and patient. In addition to the subject matter itself, it is interesting to learn that these are some of the key methods used in Silicon Valley. If you have a strong mathematical background, some of the early lectures are too slow. (On the flip side, for someone with less background, the course is self-contained.) However, by about lecture 3, I was glad I stuck with it. Instructors might consider adding some no-credit quizzes to help people "place out" of certain videos. If you can get past the assignment on backprojection for neural networks, you're home free! | is self-contained. ) However, by about | Lecture | 3, I was glad I stuck | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a great course to get your hands on machine learning. The lectures are well explained, and the coding homework helps solidify the material in the lectures. I can't recommend this course enough. | your hands on machine learning. The | Lecture | are well explained, and the coding | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is a great course to get your hands on machine learning. The lectures are well explained, and the coding homework helps solidify the material in the lectures. I can't recommend this course enough. | helps solidify the material in the | Lecture | I can't recommend this course enough. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Andrew Ng is very clear in his lecture. The assignments are well written. Most of all, this course inspires me to learn machine learning! | Ng is very clear in his | Lecture | The assignments are well written. Most | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very well designed with a clear focus. Wish more algorithms were included but good as it is. The projects were helpful and fun. The lectures were still my favorite part. | projects were helpful and fun. The | Lecture | were still my favorite part. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great material, easy to understand lectures, and explanations even for the most basic things like linear algebra. This course is really fun to study in. | Great material, easy to understand | Lecture | and explanations even for the most | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This is the best online course I've ever watched without a doubt! ( including many youtube videos, online content in many different formats etc and coursera). It's very well laid out with real-world practical exercise after every lecture! Andrew Ng really did a great job with this course. I recommend this course to everyone interested in ML ! | with real-world practical exercise after every | Lecture | Andrew Ng really did a great | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | My review concerns partially the course and partially the Coursera concept as this was my first on-line course and I cannot distinguish between those two.My experience was simply great, I felt that it was time well spend, for example compares to my company provided trainings and I'm hoping to return to another course.I have quite strong background in statistics so some parts were too basic for me but being able to speed the videos up is neat and it opens the course to wide spectrum of students (again opposed to company provided trainings or even school lessons where in the best case half of the students are bored of the slow tempo and other half isn't able to keep up with the same tempo). To have my own timeplan also helps but I even finished quite early as it was so fun.About the course contend: Andrew Ng prepared great lessons, all was pretty well explained (even when he cannot use some "advanced math" not to lose part of the students). The examples were illustrative as well as realistic (at least seemed realistic and that makes it more exciting than some artificial ones).I was little afraid of the programming exercises as I've never worked with Matlab (using mainly R). But now I'm glad that I know another language:) The system of submitting works perfectly.I can say similar thinks about the contend of the exercises as I wrote about examples in lectures. It is nice to program my own spam filter - the concept of programming only some small parts of the program and not to have to deal with data loading, plotting... is again very entertaining and instructive and then it can be done some nice application in short time.My thanks to the whole Coursera team and of course Andrew Ng. Hope to use this cool tools in my work. Zdeněk | as I wrote about examples in | Lecture | It is nice to program my | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Best lectures ever! 醍醐灌顶! | Best | Lecture | ever! 醍醐灌顶! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course. Would have liked to have a final project and some more in-depth videos for the mathematics of some of the algorithms. Slides/notes for each lecture or unit or week would be extremely helpful for those who take the class in the future or for those who have finished and would like to review the material. The programming assignments were very interesting and close to the real world. Enjoyed the course overall. | of the algorithms. Slides/notes for each | Lecture | or unit or week would be | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very well organized lecture. It is rich in intuition and forms a nice first step for understanding ML. Highly recommended. | Very well organized | Lecture | It is rich in intuition and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Just 4 weeks in now, addicted to the subject. Very clear lectures, great support online and challenging level. | addicted to the subject. Very clear | Lecture | great support online and challenging level. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | It is excellent lecture to me. | It is excellent | Lecture | to me. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | A fantastic course. The content is informative and clearly outlined by the professor in the excellent set of video lectures. The quizzes and weekly projects are also an excellent learning tool. I greatly enjoyed this course and learned a lot that I will use in my career moving forward. Highly recommended. | in the excellent set of video | Lecture | The quizzes and weekly projects are | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course with hands-on homework and informative video lectures. It would have been great help to be able to get the video lectures as lecture notes too. | with hands-on homework and informative video | Lecture | It would have been great help | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course with hands-on homework and informative video lectures. It would have been great help to be able to get the video lectures as lecture notes too. | be able to get the video | Lecture | as lecture notes too. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Great course with hands-on homework and informative video lectures. It would have been great help to be able to get the video lectures as lecture notes too. | to get the video lectures as | Lecture | notes too. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | This class is excellent on its own, but I'm taking it after having taken the 9-course sequence on Data Science from Johns Hopkins, which gave me a good foundation upon which to better understand this deeper dive into Machine Learning than what is presented in the 4-week course from JH on the same topic. Andrew Ng is presenting the material beautifully and understandably. The quizzes and the exercises complement the class lecture material quite well and both help cement the concepts presented. | and the exercises complement the class | Lecture | material quite well and both help | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very clear lectures, wide covering of the machine learning. | Very clear | Lecture | wide covering of the machine learning. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | great lectures by the amazing andrew ng, with fun and very interresting exercises | great | Lecture | by the amazing andrew ng, with | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Very well put together course. The lectures are logically structured and well presented with lots of meaningful and current examples. The Matlab programming assignments have been well thought out to incrementally step the student up through the different capabilities. 'Select All that Apply' quiz questions will likely drive you crazy as there is no feedback on no feedback on failed questions to understand where your mistake(s) was/were which means you spend hours more pouring over the videos/notes to try and better understand possible options for a subsequent attempt. | Very well put together course. The | Lecture | are logically structured and well presented | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| Gtv4Xb1-EeS-ViIACwYKVQ | Amazing,awesome !!!no words to describe course,format, lectures ... so well organized..... | no words to describe course, format, | Lecture | . . . so well organized. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.16 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | This course had a lot of depth to it, both in the lectures and the programming assignments. The last assignment seemed needlessly complex with not enough focus on the parallel programming aspect. I wish there had been more of a focus on how to actually write the parallel and task constructs which were instead given already implemented without much explanation. | depth to it, both in the | Lecture | and the programming assignments. The last | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | Assignments are focused on problem-solving rather than the importance of parallelism, missing the point of the lecture. It is a Scala course, so it is always fun! | parallelism, missing the point of the | Lecture | It is a Scala course, so | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | Good course. But I have a strong feeling that would be nice to have more focus on the practice. Some lecture not really much with the results of assignments. Good course anyway. Pavel | more focus on the practice. Some | Lecture | not really much with the results | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | I feel the concepts which are necessary to use in programming assignments are not discussed in the lectures enough. As result figuring out what the assignment steps are all about takes too much time. Some tasks are absolutely trivial, and others are simply too difficult. | assignments are not discussed in the | Lecture | enough. As result figuring out what | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | A worthwhile course. I enjoyed the lectures a lot. Really good grounding on principles which can be applied in other languages/platforms in addition to Scala. | A worthwhile course. I enjoyed the | Lecture | a lot. Really good grounding on | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | The course presents two core approaches to parallel programming - task and data parallelism. While these concepts are really useful, I expected more details on, for example, how to implement the _parallel_ construct used throughout the lectures. The materials were good and I can use some of the ideas straight after the lectures in my everyday coding, but the assignments were really slightly related to the topic. Barnes Hut simulation assignment. I'd say it has nothing in common with parallel programming in Scala. It looks like the authors looked for some real-life example or use case for Combiners and this simulation model looked nice. But, really, does any developer not working in university would ever use it? It's completely impractical, the most of the time I spent reading the description of simulation model, but the coding itself was just playing with 2D coordinates and some basic recursion. I'd expect something more practical, e.g. implementing simplified form of Hadoop map-reduce or something like that so I can use it after the course. But Barnes-Hut is too specific and is pretty far from everyday problems developers encounter. | the _parallel_ construct used throughout the | Lecture | The materials were good and I | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | I like the course. I learned some nice ideas for parallel computations, not just Scala specific API. To polish: sometime lectures and tasks contain many complicated but not significant details. And some important ideas are not emphasized. I had to filter the content carefully. | Scala specific API. To polish: sometime | Lecture | and tasks contain many complicated but | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | A very good course, the theories are explained well in the lectures and the assignments cover the learned information without being too difficult | theories are explained well in the | Lecture | and the assignments cover the learned | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| GVy8tIIKEeWXmQ4F86nmrw | Excellent lectures, let down by the difficulty of the assignments. While the tutors clearly know their stuff, I found the assignments really quite challenging and of limited educational value due to the mixture of new concepts introduced by the lectures along with new (to me) mathematics or CS that also needed to be grasped. I'm an experienced professional programmer with the EPFL 'FP in Scala' and FRP courses under my belt, so I thought I knew what to expect but this was much more time consuming than I'd thought. | of new concepts introduced by the | Lecture | along with new (to me) mathematics | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| gZ6cbKKkEeW1Bw7HN8tFsw | Professor Meyer gave exemplary lectures while explaining a variety of different philosophical schools. I found the course interesting and enriching primarily due to the high quality of the lectures given by Professor Meyer. The questions during the lectures were helpful and the quizzes were short and effective in testing learning. May Professor Meyer live long and continue to teach! | Professor Meyer gave exemplary | Lecture | while explaining a variety of different | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| gZ6cbKKkEeW1Bw7HN8tFsw | Professor Meyer gave exemplary lectures while explaining a variety of different philosophical schools. I found the course interesting and enriching primarily due to the high quality of the lectures given by Professor Meyer. The questions during the lectures were helpful and the quizzes were short and effective in testing learning. May Professor Meyer live long and continue to teach! | Professor Meyer. The questions during the | Lecture | were helpful and the quizzes were | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| gZ6cbKKkEeW1Bw7HN8tFsw | The gold of Aristotle's classic has been expertly mined out and presented in a connoisseur way for the appreciation, which give this lecture its form, or in Aristotle's term, its soul to be alive. Professor Meyer rarely smiled, but when she did, she smiled very charmingly. ; ) | for the appreciation, which give this | Lecture | its form, or in Aristotle's term, | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| gZ6cbKKkEeW1Bw7HN8tFsw | I am a mathematician, who is interested in learning and developing philosophical ideas concerning the origin of modern science. I am periodically taking philosophical courses here and there to be clear about basic notions of classical philosophical thought. I have never met such a strong qualified lecturer as Professor Susan Sauvé Meyer before. She managed to present the whole body of Aristotelian philosophy in a catchy scheme without any loss of his points. Her explanations are precise and clear. I am admired of her lectures and going to take as many of her courses as I can find. | clear. I am admired of her | Lecture | and going to take as many | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| gZ6cbKKkEeW1Bw7HN8tFsw | Formatted like the the preceding course. This one goes in depth with the later philosophers. The lectures are very detailed and in-video quizzes are engaging. | depth with the later philosophers. The | Lecture | are very detailed and in-video quizzes | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.1 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Was pretty good, but quite short and some assignments did not align as well with the lecture material as they could have. | not align as well with the | Lecture | material as they could have. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Lectures are too complicated. I understand that material is not easy and one should do a lot of research and reading to understand the essence of the taught algorithms but the lecturer is also not very helpful and assignments are everywhere on the internet which nobody needs to get tired of thinking a little to do the homework as their product. | | Lecture | are too complicated. I understand that | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I learned a lot in this class. There are slight gaps from the depth of material covered in the lectures to the quizzes and assignment. If you're good at researching online, you'll be fine. | depth of material covered in the | Lecture | to the quizzes and assignment. If | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I saw two main issues with this course: 1) dated lecture videos, oftentimes with R code that can't be replicated using up-to-date packages, and 2) lack of thoughtful design: example after example after example after example doesn't really teach you anything. | issues with this course: 1) dated | Lecture | videos, oftentimes with R code that | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures were great and engaging. I felt like they went too fast. Jeff says at the beginning that this is just an overview and points to some other resources. As an overview, this class works well. You can expect to learn a bit about what machine learning is and how to to do it using the caret package in R. | The | Lecture | were great and engaging. I felt | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The quizes do not match a 100% with the lecture videos. There are some weird questions. My algorithms' outputs deviate from answers some times, which is due to different software versions. Quizes are not very educating this time. Courses by Brian Caffo were much better. | not match a 100% with the | Lecture | videos. There are some weird questions. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I like the organisation of the course. The first video is so informative yet so simple. Great resources have been listed in it and so subtly. Also I saw the organization of folders and lecture notes and everything in Github repo for this course. It s awesome. I keep stuff like that.. well numbered and everything. I really appreciate it as it makes life of a student lot easier. Thanks. | saw the organization of folders and | Lecture | notes and everything in Github repo | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Poor compared with some of the others on this specialisation. The lectures are too fast and high level, with no allowance given for people who are unfamiliar with this area and attempting to learn it. | the others on this specialisation. The | Lecture | are too fast and high level, | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Does not give much intuition around the subject. I found the lectures a bit uninspiring. Lots of powerpoint (just text, no images or visuals really) and the lecturer just underlined the words he was talking about as he read the powerpoint out. I found the Udacity Intro to Machine Learning course gave a much better intuition and understanding of this subject. We also had slides on how to split data into a training and testing set on pretty much EVERY lecture - what a waste of time! | around the subject. I found the | Lecture | a bit uninspiring. Lots of powerpoint | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Does not give much intuition around the subject. I found the lectures a bit uninspiring. Lots of powerpoint (just text, no images or visuals really) and the lecturer just underlined the words he was talking about as he read the powerpoint out. I found the Udacity Intro to Machine Learning course gave a much better intuition and understanding of this subject. We also had slides on how to split data into a training and testing set on pretty much EVERY lecture - what a waste of time! | testing set on pretty much EVERY | Lecture | - what a waste of time! | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | lecture can be really unclear sometimes because lecturer breezes through the actual implementation of training/predicting: "use x, y, and z [underlines some stuff on screen]" and you're done Also lots of mistakes/typos in lecture and quizzes | | Lecture | can be really unclear sometimes because | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Thank you for inviting me to be a beta tester for Practical Machine Learning. I completed this course at the beginning of October of this year. When I was asked to be a "beta tester" I thought that I would be presented with new materials. However, the only thing that has changed is the look and layout of the Coursera web pages. The video lectures, quizzes, and assignment are the same as they have been for quite some time. Here are some specific comments: 1. The video lectures: To me, these are clear and easy to follow. However, like those in the other courses in the Data Science Specialization, this course covers a wide range of subjects but tends not to have much depth. When I compare this and other courses in the specialization to other moocs that I have taken including Machine Learning with Andrew Ng and the Stanford Online EdX Course Statistical Learning with Trevor Hastie and Rob Tibshirani, the somewhat cursory treatment of the topics in the Data Science Specialization becomes more noticeable. Perhaps in the interest of "truth in advertising" this course should be called "A Brief Introduction to Practical Machine Learning." In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I have an undergraduate degree in economics and an MS and PhD in psychology with a quantitative bent. I have had lots of statistics courses, especially those related to ANOVA, MANOVA, nonparametric statistics, correlation and regression methods, and structural equation modeling. The latter is important in psychology because researchers in this field like to measure latent variables. I had been an analyst using SPSS for several decades and the courses in this specialization helped me to migrate to R. Also, there have been may new developments that have become more accessible through R packages (like the fancier tree methods) that were not available when I completed my PhD. Thus these courses (and others such as the ones by Ng and Hastie and Tibshirani) have helped me to keep abreast of these developments. So they are good for me, but I wonder to what degree do the courses in the Data Science Specialization actually make a person a "data scientist?" 2. The quizzes: I think these items are good practice and are at a reasonable level of difficulty. However, these items are the same ones that you have been giving for quite some time, with perhaps a few new ones added. A little googling will lead you to the answers to these quizzes posted online. I recommend that you put a little time and effort into writing all new items. 3. The final project: Again, this project is good practice and seems to be at a reasonable level of difficulty. And again, this is the same project that appears to have been given at the end of numerous iterations of this course. And again, numerous write-ups for this project can be found online. And again, I would recommend that you put a little time and effort into finding a new data set for people to analyze. This would help minimize some of the rampant cheating that I found in this and in other classes in the specialization. On the subject of cheating, when I was doing the peer grading for the courses in the Specialization, I would enter the code of the students that I was grading into the Google search box and all too often I found links to submissions for the project by students who had taken earlier sessions of the class. That is, students were copying these earlier submissions by other students and submitting them as their own. And I don't mean that they were similar: students were copying other people's work line by line, character by character. I found that to be quite irritating and I always reported it to Coursera. Of course, if the instructors would change their assignments once I a while, then this sort of copying would be impossible. As it is, it appears that the good professors put a lot of time and effort into creating what are indeed a worthwhile set of classes. However, after they created the classes, they seem to have pushed the "autopilot" button and gone off to do their day jobs. I would suggest that re-engaging with these courses and reading some of the comments that other students have made would be helpful. Overall, I appreciate the courses in the Data Science Specialization and specifically this course. I know that these class materials took considerable time and efforts to create. I wish the instructors continued success with these classes. | the Coursera web pages. The video | Lecture | quizzes, and assignment are the same | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| H02KsW1DEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Thank you for inviting me to be a beta tester for Practical Machine Learning. I completed this course at the beginning of October of this year. When I was asked to be a "beta tester" I thought that I would be presented with new materials. However, the only thing that has changed is the look and layout of the Coursera web pages. The video lectures, quizzes, and assignment are the same as they have been for quite some time. Here are some specific comments: 1. The video lectures: To me, these are clear and easy to follow. However, like those in the other courses in the Data Science Specialization, this course covers a wide range of subjects but tends not to have much depth. When I compare this and other courses in the specialization to other moocs that I have taken including Machine Learning with Andrew Ng and the Stanford Online EdX Course Statistical Learning with Trevor Hastie and Rob Tibshirani, the somewhat cursory treatment of the topics in the Data Science Specialization becomes more noticeable. Perhaps in the interest of "truth in advertising" this course should be called "A Brief Introduction to Practical Machine Learning." In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I have an undergraduate degree in economics and an MS and PhD in psychology with a quantitative bent. I have had lots of statistics courses, especially those related to ANOVA, MANOVA, nonparametric statistics, correlation and regression methods, and structural equation modeling. The latter is important in psychology because researchers in this field like to measure latent variables. I had been an analyst using SPSS for several decades and the courses in this specialization helped me to migrate to R. Also, there have been may new developments that have become more accessible through R packages (like the fancier tree methods) that were not available when I completed my PhD. Thus these courses (and others such as the ones by Ng and Hastie and Tibshirani) have helped me to keep abreast of these developments. So they are good for me, but I wonder to what degree do the courses in the Data Science Specialization actually make a person a "data scientist?" 2. The quizzes: I think these items are good practice and are at a reasonable level of difficulty. However, these items are the same ones that you have been giving for quite some time, with perhaps a few new ones added. A little googling will lead you to the answers to these quizzes posted online. I recommend that you put a little time and effort into writing all new items. 3. The final project: Again, this project is good practice and seems to be at a reasonable level of difficulty. And again, this is the same project that appears to have been given at the end of numerous iterations of this course. And again, numerous write-ups for this project can be found online. And again, I would recommend that you put a little time and effort into finding a new data set for people to analyze. This would help minimize some of the rampant cheating that I found in this and in other classes in the specialization. On the subject of cheating, when I was doing the peer grading for the courses in the Specialization, I would enter the code of the students that I was grading into the Google search box and all too often I found links to submissions for the project by students who had taken earlier sessions of the class. That is, students were copying these earlier submissions by other students and submitting them as their own. And I don't mean that they were similar: students were copying other people's work line by line, character by character. I found that to be quite irritating and I always reported it to Coursera. Of course, if the instructors would change their assignments once I a while, then this sort of copying would be impossible. As it is, it appears that the good professors put a lot of time and effort into creating what are indeed a worthwhile set of classes. However, after they created the classes, they seem to have pushed the "autopilot" button and gone off to do their day jobs. I would suggest that re-engaging with these courses and reading some of the comments that other students have made would be helpful. Overall, I appreciate the courses in the Data Science Specialization and specifically this course. I know that these class materials took considerable time and efforts to create. I wish the instructors continued success with these classes. | some specific comments: 1. The video | Lecture | To me, these are clear and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.85 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | George made the PFA lecture very interesting. I feel like i am sitting in the class room, It help me to understand more about psychological first aid needs and how to be a good listener. | George made the PFA | Lecture | very interesting. I feel like i | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | This course is an easy to follow introduction into the world of PFA based on a well constructed RAPID model and taught by an experienced professor. The nature of presentation using a clear introduction into the topic being taught, a lecture on the topic and clinical vignettes of the right or wrong way to implement what is being taught allow a variety of learners to come away with understanding. | into the topic being taught, a | Lecture | on the topic and clinical vignettes | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | Amazing experience with a lot of demonstrations on the topics and spectacular lectures. I highly recommend it! | demonstrations on the topics and spectacular | Lecture | I highly recommend it! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | Very good lectures and videos! Recommended for all those interested in helping people. | Very good | Lecture | and videos! Recommended for all those | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | Dr. Everly's lectures are the best in Coursera so far, in my opinion. PFA is a course that will help millions in those first moments in despair, distress or panic around the world. I strongly recommend it. | Dr. Everly's | Lecture | are the best in Coursera so | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | I really liked this course. It gave me a lot of useful information about crisis intervention. The lectures bring the reality pretty close and practice simulation videos are extremely helpful in stimulating insights and awareness of delicate details in this support work. Much appreciated. Thank you. | useful information about crisis intervention. The | Lecture | bring the reality pretty close and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | The PowerPoint slides are informative yet lengthy and boring at times. I hope Coursera can do something to make the lecture more interactive and less monotonous. | can do something to make the | Lecture | more interactive and less monotonous. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | Excellent lectures, very engaging and motivating! | Excellent | Lecture | very engaging and motivating! | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| hbvvfJLaEeWBSw79YYA_8Q | Exceptional course! Lectures were engaging, informative, and insightful. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone who might be thinking about providing assistance in a crisis situation. Furthermore, there are skills taught in this course that prove not only useful in crisis situations but in everyday life as well. Needless to say I am excited to practice what I have learned from this course into any and all situations I may be involved in! | Exceptional course! | Lecture | were engaging, informative, and insightful. I | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.17 |
| HcZv2HHtEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Overall, a good an edifying course; I feel as though I learned a number of things about pharma and the medical device industry through taking it. The only thing that detracts from my rating is the clarity of the lectures: Bryana Mayer's lectures were a bit dense and confusing (particularly the first few), and she often read directly from the slides. For some of the lectures, it was not clear as to why that particular information was being covered. Despite this, I was able to gather useful information; it just wasn't always completely clear or easy. | rating is the clarity of the | Lecture | Bryana Mayer's lectures were a bit | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.76 |
| HcZv2HHtEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Overall, a good an edifying course; I feel as though I learned a number of things about pharma and the medical device industry through taking it. The only thing that detracts from my rating is the clarity of the lectures: Bryana Mayer's lectures were a bit dense and confusing (particularly the first few), and she often read directly from the slides. For some of the lectures, it was not clear as to why that particular information was being covered. Despite this, I was able to gather useful information; it just wasn't always completely clear or easy. | the slides. For some of the | Lecture | it was not clear as to | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.76 |
| HcZv2HHtEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Good in general. a little boring and not really have competitor analysis. They had the worse lectures about the competitor analysis for medical device lectures! | competitor analysis. They had the worse | Lecture | about the competitor analysis for medical | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.76 |
| HcZv2HHtEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Good in general. a little boring and not really have competitor analysis. They had the worse lectures about the competitor analysis for medical device lectures! | the competitor analysis for medical device | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.48 | 0.76 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | So far so good! I like the way the lectures and quizzes are presented. I am loving the instructor and his style. However, I have to go through the whole course before I could say how productive the course will be. Anyway, thanks a lot for the team! Thanks a lot Nick Sanots, Coursera, UC Davis and all fellow learners. I was a week late and could not complete the final assignment in time. However, the course is great! The course is medium paced, and best even for newcomers and intermediates alike. The chapters presented in the course are very productive and vivid. I simply love the course. I don't feel there is any room for improvement. Its just perfect! I love this course. Looking forward for next session of this course and next course. | good! I like the way the | Lecture | and quizzes are presented. I am | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This course has provided a great introduction to GIS. It was easy to follow the lectures and the assignments were really fun. In this course, although being on the introduction level, we have been provided with good explanations of how GIS works and why we, for instance, press a certain button and not another. The course has given me a better understanding of different GIS functions but also the abilty to think more independently about the logic behind these functions. I'm looking forward the next course! | It was easy to follow the | Lecture | and the assignments were really fun. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Very informative and clear and the lectures are great! | Very informative and clear and the | Lecture | are great! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | I really liked this course - it's an introductory course but you get a real feel for the steps required to work through the whole process of GIS and by the end are able to navigate the software comfortably. The fact you can get a license for ArcGIS is really great and means you are doing not just observing. ArcGIS is quite a computationally heavy package (for my laptop anyway) but you can usually follow the video lectures with it open and follow the commands which helps the learning experience. The workload is just the right amount for an online course - not too much to do but enough to keep you busy. I will be continuing on the specialisation. | you can usually follow the video | Lecture | with it open and follow the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This was a fantastic class. The instructor and those that constructed the lectures, exercises, quizzes and projects managed to put so much into very efficient, but complete packages that are really well organized. I was able to watch some on my phone, some on my tablet and many on my PC. Instruction was very clear and valuable. The exercises were great. The project at the end was challenging and interesting. I look forward to the next class in this specialization. | instructor and those that constructed the | Lecture | exercises, quizzes and projects managed to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | A good introduction to GIS focusing on the fundamental principles with a good practical element included. There is a lot to take in over four weeks so it does require plenty of time to absorb all the required learning and complete the assignment. Plenty of information and resources are provided and the lectures are clear and easily to follow. The only criticism I would have is that there is probably too much emphasis on Arc GIS, it would have been nice to learn some more about open source platforms like QGIS. | and resources are provided and the | Lecture | are clear and easily to follow. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Good background course and introduction to using ARCMap. Would have been nice to have materials to follow along with the lectures, but the assignments provided a second follow along at doing what was done in the lectures. | materials to follow along with the | Lecture | but the assignments provided a second | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Good background course and introduction to using ARCMap. Would have been nice to have materials to follow along with the lectures, but the assignments provided a second follow along at doing what was done in the lectures. | doing what was done in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Appreciated the lectures and the assignments made it possible to gain confidence in using the software. | Appreciated the | Lecture | and the assignments made it possible | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is my First course with Coursera and I was really happy with the output. The lectures were well explained and broken into suitable bits so that it doesnt overload you. Looking forward to next week lectures. | really happy with the output. The | Lecture | were well explained and broken into | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is my First course with Coursera and I was really happy with the output. The lectures were well explained and broken into suitable bits so that it doesnt overload you. Looking forward to next week lectures. | you. Looking forward to next week | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Great course with engaging material and enthusiastic and experienced instruction. The materials, lectures, assignments, extras, links, etc. were excellent. Only two negative aspects occurred. The first was the initial lack of materials with which to follow the instructors as they went through various processes in ArcMap in their lectures. However, this was remedied quickly and materials were provided. The second was the instructional material for the week 2 assignment, which lacked the step-by-step detail and polish of the assignments from other weeks. This may have been due to the course being new and somewhat unrefined. Overall, the course was extremely helpful and well worth the time and money. I intend to continue on and complete the entire specialization. | enthusiastic and experienced instruction. The materials, | Lecture | assignments, extras, links, etc. were excellent. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Great course with engaging material and enthusiastic and experienced instruction. The materials, lectures, assignments, extras, links, etc. were excellent. Only two negative aspects occurred. The first was the initial lack of materials with which to follow the instructors as they went through various processes in ArcMap in their lectures. However, this was remedied quickly and materials were provided. The second was the instructional material for the week 2 assignment, which lacked the step-by-step detail and polish of the assignments from other weeks. This may have been due to the course being new and somewhat unrefined. Overall, the course was extremely helpful and well worth the time and money. I intend to continue on and complete the entire specialization. | various processes in ArcMap in their | Lecture | However, this was remedied quickly and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Excellent course with good lectures and examples. | Excellent course with good | Lecture | and examples. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Very thorough course with a great instructor. There are a few tweaks that I think would make the course even better - for example providing examples in the lectures that can be followed along at home. At the end of the day I can functionally use ArcGIS and understand many of the basic concepts to be able to apply GIS technology in my career. | for example providing examples in the | Lecture | that can be followed along at | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hESqA3EhEeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | The lectures were very easy to follow and easy to understand even for ArcGIS beginners like me. Kudos! | The | Lecture | were very easy to follow and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.11 |
| hgw1Nkd5EeW8cBKtDAegYw | This is a very basic course in using the arduino and having it communicate with various other devices. It is not a bad thing to have such a basic course exist, it is a good thing, but there are definite flaws in the course, the main ones being the grading system for the assignments and the lack of a place to go for clarification of the assignment / grading questions. Both the penultimate and the final assignments require a certain amount of extra research and learning beyond what was taught in the lectures and yet the grading instructions for the assignments did not allow for taking that into account; the grading criteria was either binary (grade of 100%, or 0) or had the possibility of a partial passing grade but without listing a number of possible criteria that would put a project into the partial passing grade category. | beyond what was taught in the | Lecture | and yet the grading instructions for | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| hgw1Nkd5EeW8cBKtDAegYw | Very good course with hands-on lectures and an insightful introduction to real-world simple applications. | Very good course with hands-on | Lecture | and an insightful introduction to real-world | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| hgw1Nkd5EeW8cBKtDAegYw | Awesome lectures! Awesome explanations! Awesome examples! Awesome assignments! | Awesome | Lecture | Awesome explanations! Awesome examples! Awesome assignments! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Nice introduction. I wasn't following the lectures that close, because the material was not that new to me, but the assignments and quizzes are amazing | Nice introduction. I wasn't following the | Lecture | that close, because the material was | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | I Enjoyed the course, the last project was a surprise because it seemed more difficult but then I realized all the components were in the lectures! So dont think because it seems easy it actually is :) Im very proud of my final project! | all the components were in the | Lecture | So dont think because it seems | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | the course is quite simple and informative. I really like how it is done as hands on experience not just lectures and assignments. I would definitely recommend it for beginners | as hands on experience not just | Lecture | and assignments. I would definitely recommend | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Sometimes lectures go too fast. Could dive more into css and javascript. | Sometimes | Lecture | go too fast. Could dive more | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very instructive and a good start up. I love the way the lectures are prtesented. helps you get the grab of the materials. | up. I love the way the | Lecture | are prtesented. helps you get the | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | It consists mostly of video lectures there is a lack of coding exercises | It consists mostly of video | Lecture | there is a lack of coding | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | This lecture is what I desirably wanted. It is the perfect course for especially such a novice like me. I didn't know how to start the web and I couldn't distinguish between HTML, CSS and Javascript. Through this course, I think I have great chance to try | This | Lecture | is what I desirably wanted. It | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very good start to front-end programming. The instructors engaged the audience well and explained the concepts clearly and in detail. There was a exponental jump between week 3 lectures and week 3 quiz. I had to do much additional research on the web to pass that. | a exponental jump between week 3 | Lecture | and week 3 quiz. I had | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | I've learned a good deal about coding in HTML, CSS and JavaScript through this course. My only complaints are that the lecturer often whizzed through typing portions of the code during his lecture that I had to use more time than my schedule allotted reviewing the video slowly, and that some topics in the test questions didn't match any portion of the lecture. | portions of the code during his | Lecture | that I had to use more | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | I've learned a good deal about coding in HTML, CSS and JavaScript through this course. My only complaints are that the lecturer often whizzed through typing portions of the code during his lecture that I had to use more time than my schedule allotted reviewing the video slowly, and that some topics in the test questions didn't match any portion of the lecture. | didn't match any portion of the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Needs way bigger scope and a bit more going into details. The Full Stack Web Development course is somewhat like that. Lectures are good and easy to understand, both visuals and speak are nice and clear. Hopefully next one remains great quality but with more content :) | Development course is somewhat like that. | Lecture | are good and easy to understand, | Positive | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Fantastic beginners course.. A must for all starters :) and the video as well as the lectures are awesome | the video as well as the | Lecture | are awesome | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Fabulous instructors with effective video lectures | Fabulous instructors with effective video | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | many question in the quiz wasn't covered in the video lectures. I enrolled in this course looking for refreshing my info about the 3 subjects and hopefully gaining new in-depth info about them but the information presented during the course was very trivial and only covered few parts about the main 3 subjects | quiz wasn't covered in the video | Lecture | I enrolled in this course looking | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Thank you for this best lecture. | Thank you for this best | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Great flow to the course; good lectures and suplemental material! | Great flow to the course; good | Lecture | and suplemental material! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Great course! But the pace and content can be improved on. Issuing of lecture slides in pdf would definitely help too. | can be improved on. Issuing of | Lecture | slides in pdf would definitely help | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | This course is a great introduction into the three main technologies of the internet. The lectures are understandable and insightful. | main technologies of the internet. The | Lecture | are understandable and insightful. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Instructors were clear with good cohesion between lessons and lectures. Also, used good examples of the principles learned. | with good cohesion between lessons and | Lecture | Also, used good examples of the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | The assignments were not very challenging nor were the lectures very in depth. | not very challenging nor were the | Lecture | very in depth. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| HITLfhnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | I have followed 2 courses at the same time: this one and "HTML, CSS and Javascript". They are covering the similar topics but this class has fallen short on most of the subject. Lecture time is very little. Short videos, and few of them. Each video is mostly non-focused talking, very few examples and so you don't learn much. By comparison, the other class has a lot of videos, each video is much longer and goes into many examples. Time is spent on focusing on the things to learn, and you get a lot out of it. I am dropping out of this specialization and will follow the other one which I hope will bring good content (unfortunately the following classes are not from the same teacher but from the same university). The following classes from this specialization are from the same teacher, so I don't think things will improve much. | short on most of the subject. | Lecture | time is very little. Short videos, | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.85 | 1.01 |
| hJ1Jl-fcEeWwMw6osrJBVw | Had lots of fun doing this course. The lectures were all top quality and never bombarded us with too much information at once. Kudos to Kevin, Matt and Yoav for a memorable experience! :) | of fun doing this course. The | Lecture | were all top quality and never | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
| hJ1Jl-fcEeWwMw6osrJBVw | Great course for introduction. Actually, the course itself does NOT tell detail enough for fully understanding of Game Theory. Extra studies are needed, such as the reference book, the article mentioned in the first week and also Wikipedia.org. But the lecture is good enough for us to know what we should search for:) | and also Wikipedia. org. But the | Lecture | is good enough for us to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
| hJ1Jl-fcEeWwMw6osrJBVw | I liked this course, but sometimes examples showed in the lectures were much easier than those you needed to solve in a quiz. | but sometimes examples showed in the | Lecture | were much easier than those you | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
| hJ1Jl-fcEeWwMw6osrJBVw | I guess that more exercise solving process should be should in lectures. All the rest is great! | solving process should be should in | Lecture | All the rest is great! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.54 | 0.96 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Lecture videos are good. Assessment of knowledge (quizzes) are weak. | | Lecture | videos are good. Assessment of knowledge | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | I've always had a love for math, however I never did well in the subject in school. It's a paradox, but embarrassingly I struggled to even pass! Well, once I found this course, I decided to give it a try, and I'm glad I took it. I've learned new and applied concepts in math and Mr. Fowler makes the lectures easy to understand. The discussion forum and mentors are extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend this course to others. | math and Mr. Fowler makes the | Lecture | easy to understand. The discussion forum | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | the lectures are awsome... he is an extra ordinary teacher... i haven't any idea about limits even exam time @12 but i have the confidence now... :) | the | Lecture | are awsome. . . he is | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Course seems fundamentally sound. Prof is enthusiatic and obvioulsy highly qualified. Really appreciate the proofs he provides such as the geometric development of the trig derivatives, the chain rule, and the fundamental theorem. I'd give it 5 stars for content and clarity. I am disappointed that some of the lectures were out of sequence with the quizzes and I really found that entering the answers to quizz questions was difficult. In some cases the tool misled me i.e. when the question indicated E should be entered for Euler's constant but the grading tool required e. Also in one instance the grading tool didn't recognize the right answer and I believe the correct answer wasn't even available as one of the choices. | am disappointed that some of the | Lecture | were out of sequence with the | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Good course that covers some of the most fundamental concepts behind Calculus. Although the lecturer is quite "in your face", the lectures are well structured and well explained. The intro music at every lecture (every 3-5 minutes) is unnecessary and annoying. | " in your face" , the | Lecture | are well structured and well explained. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Good course that covers some of the most fundamental concepts behind Calculus. Although the lecturer is quite "in your face", the lectures are well structured and well explained. The intro music at every lecture (every 3-5 minutes) is unnecessary and annoying. | explained. The intro music at every | Lecture | (every 3-5 minutes) is unnecessary and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | great teacher gives great lectures | great teacher gives great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | The teacher is very passionate. The lectures are quite in detail and well explained. | The teacher is very passionate. The | Lecture | are quite in detail and well | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Amazing course, amazing lectures! | Amazing course, amazing | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | This course is brilliant. The lectures are full of information, but they're also funny, engaging and always enjoyable. And there are loads of them (25 hrs?), so this feels like quite a thorough introduction to calculus. Some of the exercises are pretty tough for a newcomer like me, but the answers are always thoroughly explained. The lack of a hard time limit is very welcome because it gives you time to take in new ideas at your own pace, without rushing you through assignments or tests. What's more, it's all free. Hats off! | This course is brilliant. The | Lecture | are full of information, but they're | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | the video lectures are clear and very well done | the video | Lecture | are clear and very well done | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Great instructor, great lecture materials, best math class I've ever taken. | Great instructor, great | Lecture | materials, best math class I've ever | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Excellent lecture videos and quizzes. Got a lot of help. | Excellent | Lecture | videos and quizzes. Got a lot | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | lectures were really great | | Lecture | were really great | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Great course. Nice lectures, well organized and challenging exercises. | Great course. Nice | Lecture | well organized and challenging exercises. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Prof Fowler has a really effective and engaging method of presenting the course in an accessible manner. The visual aids are used to good effect to illustrate each topic, whilst the module tests really help to cement the knowledge, occasionally boosted by being able to re-watch the relevant lecture should there be any sticking points. | being able to re-watch the relevant | Lecture | should there be any sticking points. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Excellent! Read the book with the lectures. Inspirational. Thought provoking. Informative. Challenging. Enjoy :) Jeremy K | Excellent! Read the book with the | Lecture | Inspirational. Thought provoking. Informative. Challenging. Enjoy | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | I recommend you this course. This course is very nice. Lectures are very easy to understand even if you are first time of calculus. But I think the questions are too little to exercise enough. Anyway thanks for the instructor. He's very nice and passionate guy. | course. This course is very nice. | Lecture | are very easy to understand even | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | There is some good material in this course. The text is fairly good. But I have two main reservations about the course. The first is that the lectures do not always correspond closely enough with the quizzes, and with the text. There are times when one can take a quiz and think, "How exactly does this relate to the lectures I just saw?" The text has quite a few exercises, but there is a tendency to throw in one or two problems whose difficulty is an order of magnitude above everything else in that section, and I find this discouraging and a waste of time. Save those for a later course, or put them into a separate "Extra Challenges" section. Learning calculus is hard enough without trying to grapple without some really tricky trig problem at the same time. as a single example. The second reservation is with the instructor's manner. Many students find it very enjoyable. I am not one of them. Much of the time, he's OK, especially when the camera is not pointed at him. But as the course progresses, much of the footage is of him at his desk, and the closeups become more and more extreme, the hand-waving and fist-clenching approach sheer windmilling, and the exaggerated eye-rolling, grinning and so forth become so distracting that I can't bear to watch. I realize that the goal was to avoid being a dry-as-dust droning professor, and that is commendable, but there is a happy middle ground between that and hamming. I can almost speculate that there was an impulse to add in cartoon sproing-bonk-cuckoo-klaxon sound effects. (There is actually one such sound effect, but just one, so I won't quibble on that.) I would have found the class more effective with a demeanor that was enthusiastic without being histrionic. I'm sure this is one of those "you either love it or hate it" things, and I may be in the minority. The instructor is not generally one to throw out some concept that has not already been learned and then just motor on without explanation. He errs on the side of overly-detailed explanation, which to me is preferable to skipping over subjects or techniques and assuming you know them. Having said all of this, I repeat that there is good material, and you can learn the fundamentals of calculus for free in this course. | exactly does this relate to the | Lecture | I just saw? " The text | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | This is an online course that is designed as an online course. It is not just a recorded classroom lecture. It is an excellent math course, and an excellent example of developing and experimenting with new means of teaching and communication. One of the best MOOCs out there. | is not just a recorded classroom | Lecture | It is an excellent math course, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | The dynamics of the lectures, coupled with Jim's humour and his capacity of explain concepts in a simple way, makes the Excellence of this course. Hopefully we can continue through Calculus 2, 3 and 4. | The dynamics of the | Lecture | coupled with Jim's humour and his | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Excellent lectures, and funny, too! I enjoyed this course. There is some problem with some quiz answers that should be fixed. | Excellent | Lecture | and funny, too! I enjoyed this | Positive | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| HRSOu-BiEeOZpyIACyeXpA | Fun refresher for someone that took Calculus 30 years ago. Great lectures and examples. Quiz answers don't always use the proper "upper case E" for e correctly, so be prepared to be marked down for correct answers sometimes (but you can "correct" your answers on retake). It would be great to get this fixed! | took Calculus 30 years ago. Great | Lecture | and examples. Quiz answers don't always | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.58 | 1.06 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | The lectures in this course included theory and examples on PCA and SVD - however this was missing from the practical materials | The | Lecture | in this course included theory and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | Nice lectures. Projects are very interesting. | Nice | Lecture | Projects are very interesting. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | Excellent course. Nice lectures to guide to graphics use in data presentation. | Excellent course. Nice | Lecture | to guide to graphics use in | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | Alas, after only 10 minutes of the first video, I am reminded that this instructor does not gear his lectures to the true Beginners among us. He speaks much more for an audience of grad students. I do want to complete this Specialization, so I will try again perhaps after learning more - about statistics and R and who knows what else. I fought my way through the first three courses, but now I'm going to work smarter by finding other ways to acquire this knowledge. Then return to him; maybe. This course should be labelled Intermediate and Statistics should be listed as a prerequisite. (I think; since I don't know what it is that I don't know, I am making a guess as to the missing piece of the puzzle.) | this instructor does not gear his | Lecture | to the true Beginners among us. | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | A lot of broken swirl(), which wouldn't be so bad except *a lot* of this course is based entirely on swirl(). Also the swirl() text was almost verbatim of the lectures one has just watched. All in all, good information, but the swirl() badly needs an update. | text was almost verbatim of the | Lecture | one has just watched. All in | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | For someone new to data analytics, this was another great, rewarding course. But as with the others, it demands exploration beyond the lectures and course materials. | others, it demands exploration beyond the | Lecture | and course materials. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | This was an excellent course full of useful exercises, assignments and lectures. I took these classes for the data analysis | full of useful exercises, assignments and | Lecture | I took these classes for the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | Good course overall. There tends to be many lectures that are just lists of commands. Also, they don't seem to be updating the material. Many lectures are several years old and still have typos in them. | overall. There tends to be many | Lecture | that are just lists of commands. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| hwiBZm0vEeWbyw5d8C-Blw | Very helpful and great lectures! best regards, Kasia | Very helpful and great | Lecture | best regards, Kasia | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 1.03 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The amount of information covered in this course is just right for a beginner. But it suffers because one, the lectures are boring and lifeless (can you imagine graphics design being BORING?), and two, the examples are UNINSPIRING. They could've done better than use the same circles, squares and triangles to explain various concepts! It's hard to get excited about a topic when the presentation is this dull. And did I mention the lecturer doesn't even look directly at the viewer? It's like they're looking at a monitor or camera on the side, so it's like he's talking to somebody else. So in summary, basic concepts and information are there, yes. And it's free so take it and check out the others in the series. It's just that execution could've been a lot better. | But it suffers because one, the | Lecture | are boring and lifeless (can you | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This is a great course for all-time beginners to learn about the most fundamental principles of design. It is not, however, so much a compelling course if you have any notion about design in general or color as it is as bare-bones as it can get. I have really liked the lectures though, and the projects, though they could have been a little bit more challenging, were good examples of a real-life practice. | get. I have really liked the | Lecture | though, and the projects, though they | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Its a great course to start understanding the basics of design and know what graphic design is all about. the lectures are very well explained and the assignments are all very easy to complete. Its a very well structured course. | graphic design is all about. the | Lecture | are very well explained and the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | i hate to say it, but this course is really really bad ... not practical at all. i'm not sure where this is all going. maybe by the fourth course in the series, 100 hours later of lectures, you might have something practical but this approach feels wrong. i'm sorry, it's a reputable school and who the hell am I, but one man's opinion: rethink how you go about introducing the newbie to graphic design as it's applicable to the real world. | the series, 100 hours later of | Lecture | you might have something practical but | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | A lot of the material given in the lecture was intuitive, but I thought it was extremely valuable to see all of the different examples the instructor showed, and the peer review process was also helpful (not only to get feedback on your own work, but to see the way all your classmates approached the same prompt) | of the material given in the | Lecture | was intuitive, but I thought it | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Very rewarding, with easy to understand but comprehensive lectures and optional exercises that can be done with each sub-section of the lecture. These exercises were interesting, relevant and challenging. It was also educational to do the peer reviews and see how other students approached the assignments. The instructions for assignments perhaps could be broken into bullet points, as sometimes they were perhaps not fully understood on the optional exercises. Some guidelines to help give more substantial or constructive feedback (beyond "This met the assignment criteria" or "I liked #3") could be helpful. I'm very glad I did this course, and I was thoroughly engrossed in the exercises. It was sad when the course ended. :-) | with easy to understand but comprehensive | Lecture | and optional exercises that can be | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This was an excellent course that was well taught and offered practical and real usable assignments. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to learn about graphic design while learning how to apply concepts. The professors lectures were clear concise and very well organized and gave great examples for each concept discussed. | how to apply concepts. The professors | Lecture | were clear concise and very well | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Thanks a lot! Great introduction course with interesting lectures and very good professors. I loved the assignments! :) | lot! Great introduction course with interesting | Lecture | and very good professors. I loved | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Good course. Interesting clear lectures and interesting, enjoyable assignments. | Good course. Interesting clear | Lecture | and interesting, enjoyable assignments. | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Great course with good exercises. A fantastic starting place on your journey to graphic design. Will force you to become familiar with industry standards like Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to complete some assignments, which I think it a good thing. The lectures are also enjoyable and well presented. | think it a good thing. The | Lecture | are also enjoyable and well presented. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Lectures are short but cover the fundamentals thoroughly enough. The peer grading worked very well, too. I got some nice and really helpful reviews. | | Lecture | are short but cover the fundamentals | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This was a great introductory course. I appreciated how much the lectures were chunked down--to make it easier to move through the information each week and that there was a good mixture of required and optional exercises. I had fun! I also liked that this course did not require software such as Indesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop. | course. I appreciated how much the | Lecture | were chunked down--to make it easier | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | I had a great time doing this course. Professor Worthington covers the theory in an interesting and useful way. The lectures are short and sweet. The best part of the course is the 9 creative assignments (2 compulsory and 7 optional, but recommended) that really force you to expand your technical skill set and get out of your comfort zone. | an interesting and useful way. The | Lecture | are short and sweet. The best | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Absolutely loved this class. Found it to be very helpful and worth my time and money. I think the professor did a great job with his lectures and I enjoyed the assignments. Thank you. | did a great job with his | Lecture | and I enjoyed the assignments. Thank | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Excellent introduction to graphic design, I really enjoyed the lectures and learned a lot. | graphic design, I really enjoyed the | Lecture | and learned a lot. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | I found this course extremely engaging and interesting. The fundamentals are basic but that's what the outline states. It's good for beginners or graphic designers who need a refresher on the basics. You can execute the course at your own pace, following the timeline or completing assignments and lectures ahead of time. I'd highly recommend this course. | the timeline or completing assignments and | Lecture | ahead of time. I'd highly recommend | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The course provides just what it promises. Each module presents a set of concepts or theories are foundational to graphic design. These come to life in the lectures with many real world examples. The design assignments don't work toward a single fixed solution, but ask the student to explore many possible solutions -- a training in divergent thinking and creativity. I am looking forward to the other courses in this specialization. | These come to life in the | Lecture | with many real world examples. The | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Very great lecture, interesting tasks/projects. | Very great | Lecture | interesting tasks/projects. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Great course. Interesting and fun lectures, useful exercises. Awakes creativity in you. Thanks a lot for this course! | Great course. Interesting and fun | Lecture | useful exercises. Awakes creativity in you. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| I82JCSWXEeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Very-very complex and saturated course. It makes u believe in yourself and reduce fear of the white sheet))) easy to understand) Thanks a lot! i want to create after your lectures! | i want to create after your | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 1.12 |
| iCIGe_T6EeS-1yIAC7MN4w | The questions based on the lectures are quite different and confusing | The questions based on the | Lecture | are quite different and confusing | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| iCIGe_T6EeS-1yIAC7MN4w | The course was very interesting. It touched upon all currently employed techniques in good detail. The lab-based videos were the most interesting. However, the lectures were too long. It would be a brilliant course if the lectures were cut short and made to the point. | were the most interesting. However, the | Lecture | were too long. It would be | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| iCIGe_T6EeS-1yIAC7MN4w | The course was very interesting. It touched upon all currently employed techniques in good detail. The lab-based videos were the most interesting. However, the lectures were too long. It would be a brilliant course if the lectures were cut short and made to the point. | be a brilliant course if the | Lecture | were cut short and made to | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| iCIGe_T6EeS-1yIAC7MN4w | very good introduction but as i go through the videos and then do the quiz i feel like the material doesn't highlight exactly what is needed for the quiz. Maybe i'm not taking the video lecture as seriously as i should. Something else to reinforce the material cause it seems a bit condensed. thanks for a wonderful course! | Maybe i'm not taking the video | Lecture | as seriously as i should. Something | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Teaches the basics of buck and boost converters (switching voltage regulators). Basics like how the switching duty-cycle determines the output voltage, and how the essential components affect ripple in the voltage and current. The homework assignments are challenging and meaningful without being enormous undertakings. Assumes freshman or sophomore-level electronics engineering knowledge (or maybe the first chapter of The Art of Electronics). Assumes familiarity with the basic concepts of calculus (what derivatives and integrals are). Homework requires some algebra (algebraic manipulation) but no difficult calculus sort of algebra. Homework does require thinking outside of the box a bit; the solutions to some problems are not completely obvious from the lectures. | are not completely obvious from the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Exceptionally useful and very well organized lectures and homework assignments. Even as an industry professional I felt challenged. I am taking away information and fundamental knowledge of DC-DC converters that I will be able to apply in future projects. The lectures are easy to follow and very thorough. I would highly recommend this class to anybody interested in learning more about DC-DC converters. | Exceptionally useful and very well organized | Lecture | and homework assignments. Even as an | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Exceptionally useful and very well organized lectures and homework assignments. Even as an industry professional I felt challenged. I am taking away information and fundamental knowledge of DC-DC converters that I will be able to apply in future projects. The lectures are easy to follow and very thorough. I would highly recommend this class to anybody interested in learning more about DC-DC converters. | to apply in future projects. The | Lecture | are easy to follow and very | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Fantastic introductory course to a long awaited specialization. I'm an electrical engineer and I was related to most of the theory prof. Erickson discussed with us in the lectures, but assignments, quick questions and facts were beyond my expectations. I can actually say I learnt things in these few weeks. And is just the beginning. Can't wait until we get to the control loop design for active filtering techniques. Great job by prof. Erickson and his team for the resources and the knowledge. | Erickson discussed with us in the | Lecture | but assignments, quick questions and facts | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Beautiful course. Loved the lecture and assignments. Works great as a supplement to college learning. I am able to "visualize" dc-dc converter circuits which is a great feeling! Thank you Coursera and Prof. Erickson. | Beautiful course. Loved the | Lecture | and assignments. Works great as a | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| IjAlbH3IEeWb-BLhFdaGww | WOOO .. This course is great ,, with the quiz in between the video lectures makes learning fun. the home work problems are also great to work. More emphasis laid on the simulations results to be read correctly and reflecting those results onto the solution for the home work problems... still looking forward more to learn and simulate..... | the quiz in between the video | Lecture | makes learning fun. the home work | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.19 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | I could learn more deeply and apply them in daily life. Every time I choose my diet, I remember contents of this lecture. Thank you for making such a good lecture and I hope to apply it again. | you for making such a good | Lecture | and I hope to apply it | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | I really loved this course! The instructor was very good, her lectures were informative and easy to follow with stellar graphics. Her videos were fun to watch, and her cooking lessons were very simple; she showed dishes that I would actually cook for my family! Best of all I believe she did a great job stating all the facts and encouraging people to make smart food choices without being judgmental about it, which is no easy task! I am lucky that I am already doing a lot of the things the instructor suggests for my toddler but the best takeaway I got was to take my child to a farmers market. We went this weekend and it was so much fun! I plan to take her there as often as I can. | The instructor was very good, her | Lecture | were informative and easy to follow | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | A wonderful and life altering course, taught with families in mind! This course taught me so many wonderful concepts, opened up new ideas and helped me to understand that a rainbow of food without labels is what I should be feeding my family. I discovered a bit of the science behind food metabolism and how to make real, unprocessed food appeal to little taste buds! Maya Adams takes you on spectacular food journey through insightful illustrations, informative lectures and cooking demonstrations. I have taken away a plethora of knowledge and the realization that if children help to prepare the foods they eat, they will be more accepting of those healthy and wholesome meals. Thank you for this wonderfully designed course! | food journey through insightful illustrations, informative | Lecture | and cooking demonstrations. I have taken | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | This is a very clear and very well presented course. It covers the science of nutrition as well as the practical aspects of cooking through demos. The instructor speaks clearly and knowledgeably about her subject. I will note that it is definitely a beginner level course. If you already do a fair bit of cooking from scratch and have already read some Michael Pollan books, you may not learn much that is new to you. What it does though, it does very well. Also, the instructor's kitchen is beautiful and I spent most of the lectures coveting it greatly :) | and I spent most of the | Lecture | coveting it greatly :) | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | We don't have children, but I really enjoyed taking this online course on child nutrition and cooking offered by Stanford. Dr. Maya Adam did a very good job with the lecture videos, course content, etc. I just signed up for the Introduction to Food and Health course presented on-demand. You should join me on the journey. | a very good job with the | Lecture | videos, course content, etc. I just | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | Heipful class especially for a working mom. Besides the knowledge, the lecture also demonstrate how to make meal or sweet treats. Very helpful! | working mom. Besides the knowledge, the | Lecture | also demonstrate how to make meal | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | It is nicely described. Language and accent used is very much easy to grasp. Well categorized and presented lecture are helpful to memorize the information. | to grasp. Well categorized and presented | Lecture | are helpful to memorize the information. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | I really enjoyed this course, the lectures are easily understandable and the cooking demonstrations are very inspiring. Thank you. | I really enjoyed this course, the | Lecture | are easily understandable and the cooking | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | I learnt a lot from this lecture.I love cooking and hope more people can enjoy it. | I learnt a lot from this | Lecture | I love cooking and hope more | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | Very useful! Great lectures! Thank you!! | Very useful! Great | Lecture | Thank you! ! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | Each lecture is really enjoyable with typical nutrition facts presented in an engaging and fun manner! Cooking looks so much more fun in the videos! | Each | Lecture | is really enjoyable with typical nutrition | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iQZflcZ7EeOoFhIxOQQuEA | I enjoyed the mix of videos, demos and visually-oriented lectures. I learn best when I can see little drawings with main points, so that style of illustration was perfect for me. I appreciated the human touch as well, being able to see the instructor at home in her own kitchen, with her own children. Thank you! | mix of videos, demos and visually-oriented | Lecture | I learn best when I can | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.28 | 1.12 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | The course is well prepared, thought through, coherent and structured in a way that it supports the content. However, it felt very much like being in an advertisement program for PMBOK. This feeling was supported by the unavailability of all course materials. Throughout the course the PMBOK guide was included as the suggested reading. The PMBOK materials were featured in each and every lecture and the guidebook was extensively presented and recommended in an extra video. This gives the impression that the course content cannot be sufficiently understood without this literature. Therefore, I would expect the specific recommend chapters to be made available for the participants of the course, especially since this is a paid course. | were featured in each and every | Lecture | and the guidebook was extensively presented | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Very interesting and well organized. Sometime it's pretendet to have the pmbok that should not be essential for the book. In geleral there is a week connection between lectures and classes. | there is a week connection between | Lecture | and classes. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Excellent & straight forward lectures. | Excellent & straight forward | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | A nice intro course into what is a project and who is involved in a project. Some of the lecture material did not match the paired video which led to some confusion. | in a project. Some of the | Lecture | material did not match the paired | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Great course. Gave me a good overview, actually more than an overview, of project management. Lecture was to the point and easy to understand. Lessons were presented in a very informative and logical manner. I really enjoyed the video tips at the end of each lesson and the panelist discussion in the last lesson. | than an overview, of project management. | Lecture | was to the point and easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | I liked everything about this course except that some of the lesson materials couldn't be viewed on my iPad as they were flash based. Other than that, the videos were good - not too long, not too short - and the quizzes were suitably based on what was discussed beforehand in the lectures and lessons. I also picked up one of the recommended readings "Fast Forward MBA in Project Management" which I also liked. | what was discussed beforehand in the | Lecture | and lessons. I also picked up | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | a big WOW to Margaret Meloni's style of instructions! I've tried taking a few online project management course but lost the interest half way, I am determined to complete this one,due to her simple approach of explaining the concepts related,very clear and precise. My understanding about the project management gets better after listening to her lectures. Keep up the good work! | gets better after listening to her | Lecture | Keep up the good work! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | I love this course. I love how I can slow down the video for the professor to speak slowly and she actually does so I can take notes. I also like how she provides you with a slide deck on the lecture so you can also go over that as well to learn (or re-learn) the information. Thank you! | with a slide deck on the | Lecture | so you can also go over | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Excellent lectures! | Excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Great mix of lectures, reading/lessons, case studies and real-life examples. | Great mix of | Lecture | reading/lessons, case studies and real-life examples. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | Excellent course! I learned a lot from Margaret, the lectures and the presentations were clear and easy to follow. | learned a lot from Margaret, the | Lecture | and the presentations were clear and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | I watched the entire set of week one lectures, and sadly I do not think this is up to scratch with the rest of the material on Coursera. The presentation is not consistent: there are slides, web cam videos, animations, and it just feels like the course is a mish mash. The University of Adelaide is running a similar course on a well known competitor site, so I have signed up to that. | the entire set of week one | Lecture | and sadly I do not think | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | The course is great resource of information. The biggest drawback is the need of using Flash to view most of the lecture. This limited my ability to went through the course on time - I "attend" Coursera courses using my iPhone while commuting and it is not possible for this course. | Flash to view most of the | Lecture | This limited my ability to went | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iRBJm_LREeSplSIACzYDNg | The course was very helpful for undersatnding basic concepts in project management, with interesting and insightful use cases. The pacing is excellent, lectures are just the right length to not get you overfluded with information. | use cases. The pacing is excellent, | Lecture | are just the right length to | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.98 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | excellent lecture for me. thanks you | excellent | Lecture | for me. thanks you | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | Pretty good. Some lectures were good, a couple seemed rushed. Covered the basics OK. | Pretty good. Some | Lecture | were good, a couple seemed rushed. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | Very very introductory. I didn't find the tooling aspects of this course particularly helpful, but I'm not in the target audience. It's length was misleading -- I completed the work in two days easily, but I am a technologist, and already had the tools installed. If you use GitHub and RStudio, the meat of the course is only about an hour of the lecture. | only about an hour of the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | A really interesting course, and also, basic and simple. The lectures are a little fast though. I hope I would continue this course if I have time. | and also, basic and simple. The | Lecture | are a little fast though. I | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | It's a good first step into getting the right programs, learning key vocabulary, and interacting with important websites/programs at a very introductory level. If you are not from a math/statistics background you can still complete the course but you will not understand the previews for later courses completely, that is ok! But consider getting the eBook with this course. My only complaint is the quizzes, it often feels impossible to get a 5/5 based on only what you get from the lectures, there's always 1 question that is completely over the top compared to the other 4, but you can do the quizzes 3 times every 8 hours and just trial and error the 1 gotcha question on each quiz. | only what you get from the | Lecture | there's always 1 question that is | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | Important note: Opt for this course only if you plan to do the entire specialisation. It is developed solely for the specialisation and not as a standalone course. You will not learn much concepts or theories or practice any R programming here. In general this course was basic and good enough to get someone started for specialisation. The video lectures for setting up R, RStudio and Github account were helpful and very basic ( maybe coz I already had an github account). | someone started for specialisation. The video | Lecture | for setting up R, RStudio and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | Thank you so much for the great course! Looking forward to taking the rest of the classes in the specialization. I really love the GitHub info, lectures overall, as well as the Textbooks you have provided. | I really love the GitHub info, | Lecture | overall, as well as the Textbooks | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | A good basic class and collection of the tools. I wish there had been a little more explanation of what we would use the software for, but I found the lecture parts to be both concise and informative. | software for, but I found the | Lecture | parts to be both concise and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | I found this course to have very useful material and good, clear explanations. My only criticism is that the last of the four weeks has practically no content. There are no lectures and the only assignment is grading the assignments of other students, which at most takes 20 minutes. | practically no content. There are no | Lecture | and the only assignment is grading | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | There were lectures about how to install R and RStudio on Mac and Windows. And the quiz asked about information on these lectures. You must pay attention to them even if you have previously installed them. | There were | Lecture | about how to install R and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | The first week's quiz is really difficult and I had to go through the lecture material several times. Because of the great number of very short lectures it is difficult to find an asnwer to sought question. | I had to go through the | Lecture | material several times. Because of the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | the lectures are full of the Prof misspeaking, this leads to you not knowing how to complete the task because the Prof can NOT communicate properly to us while we listening to the lectures... it seems like they completely missed the fact that NONE of us are data scientists... Now your Audience...... | us while we listening to the | Lecture | . . it seems like they | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | The overall outline are great. However, the contents and requirements of this course are too simple to be integrated as a whole course. I think 1 lecture should be enough. I am looking forward to deeper introduction. | a whole course. I think 1 | Lecture | should be enough. I am looking | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| 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. | more advanced students. Also the recorded | Lecture | are really quite, so you have | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | The course content is very useful, but explanations are short and It's unclear how to install R studio for the Windows (I found it at Youtube). Also I had a problem how to install the R packages, and solution was simple: you should run it as administrator (it wasn't in lecture). | it as administrator (it wasn't in | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | I'm doing this training for the second time, now as a beta-tester. Particular comments about lecture content, problems, etc. have been put in every lecture. General comments, in short: 1) Related to the new platform and UI design: _ It is cleaner and simpler than the previous one. I like it, BUT... _ It lacks of some useful features: saving intermediate results in quizzes before submit them; calendar; limited number of subforums. _ The most relevant flaw: there are not downloadable versions of lecture slides. Unacceptable! No way to check most of the links we saw in slides (URLs not visible). _ Description and steps in course project appear "too packed" together. I prefer the former design. 2) Related to content: _ The course is mainly for preparing students for the rest of data science specialization program. When you said "toolbox" you mean the concrete toolbox you will need to do the program. Some people expect to have a general introduction to data science but that is only a half of the content. I think this is clear enough in the presentation but for some reasons there are people in forums who protest the content, so maybe you should insist more in this fact. _ I would like to suggest some kind of reorder of material: week 2 is all about installing a running tools and week 3 about key aspects of data analysis. Maybe you can split both types of content between wk2 and wk3 to make wk2 more appealing for not technical oriented students. _ Git is a source of problems for a good portion of people. See my comments in lectures about how Git is explained. | as a beta-tester. Particular comments about | Lecture | content, problems, etc. have been put | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | I'm doing this training for the second time, now as a beta-tester. Particular comments about lecture content, problems, etc. have been put in every lecture. General comments, in short: 1) Related to the new platform and UI design: _ It is cleaner and simpler than the previous one. I like it, BUT... _ It lacks of some useful features: saving intermediate results in quizzes before submit them; calendar; limited number of subforums. _ The most relevant flaw: there are not downloadable versions of lecture slides. Unacceptable! No way to check most of the links we saw in slides (URLs not visible). _ Description and steps in course project appear "too packed" together. I prefer the former design. 2) Related to content: _ The course is mainly for preparing students for the rest of data science specialization program. When you said "toolbox" you mean the concrete toolbox you will need to do the program. Some people expect to have a general introduction to data science but that is only a half of the content. I think this is clear enough in the presentation but for some reasons there are people in forums who protest the content, so maybe you should insist more in this fact. _ I would like to suggest some kind of reorder of material: week 2 is all about installing a running tools and week 3 about key aspects of data analysis. Maybe you can split both types of content between wk2 and wk3 to make wk2 more appealing for not technical oriented students. _ Git is a source of problems for a good portion of people. See my comments in lectures about how Git is explained. | etc. have been put in every | Lecture | General comments, in short: 1) Related | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| iSxVEG07EeW3YxLB1q9I2w | I'm doing this training for the second time, now as a beta-tester. Particular comments about lecture content, problems, etc. have been put in every lecture. General comments, in short: 1) Related to the new platform and UI design: _ It is cleaner and simpler than the previous one. I like it, BUT... _ It lacks of some useful features: saving intermediate results in quizzes before submit them; calendar; limited number of subforums. _ The most relevant flaw: there are not downloadable versions of lecture slides. Unacceptable! No way to check most of the links we saw in slides (URLs not visible). _ Description and steps in course project appear "too packed" together. I prefer the former design. 2) Related to content: _ The course is mainly for preparing students for the rest of data science specialization program. When you said "toolbox" you mean the concrete toolbox you will need to do the program. Some people expect to have a general introduction to data science but that is only a half of the content. I think this is clear enough in the presentation but for some reasons there are people in forums who protest the content, so maybe you should insist more in this fact. _ I would like to suggest some kind of reorder of material: week 2 is all about installing a running tools and week 3 about key aspects of data analysis. Maybe you can split both types of content between wk2 and wk3 to make wk2 more appealing for not technical oriented students. _ Git is a source of problems for a good portion of people. See my comments in lectures about how Git is explained. | there are not downloadable versions of | Lecture | slides. Unacceptable! No way to check | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.86 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | The lectures are so thought-provoking and enlightening... Thank you very much! | The | Lecture | are so thought-provoking and enlightening. . | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | I loved the tour of the campus. It fit the material and made it seem more like a college setting than watching lectures on a screen in a class room all the time. | like a college setting than watching | Lecture | on a screen in a class | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | This is everything a Coursera course should be! Amazing videos and lectures that are well organized. | course should be! Amazing videos and | Lecture | that are well organized. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | I take my hat off for the passionate professor Onuf. It was a big pleasure to attend his lectures. They deepened my understanding of the American Revolution. | a big pleasure to attend his | Lecture | They deepened my understanding of the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | I was terribly disappointed in this course. Mr. Onuf spends the majority of these lectures implying what Jefferson thinks without discussing much in the way of actual history. Further, the course seems more of a commercial for the University of Virginia than anything else. Overall, a waste of time. | Onuf spends the majority of these | Lecture | implying what Jefferson thinks without discussing | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | As a former student of UVA, it was wonderful to see the place again, listen to some of the stories we heard around "grounds" -- no campus here -- back when I was a teenager. I have followed Jefferson's life story, but Professor Onuf still manages to tell me some things I didn't know. Well researched lectures. | things I didn't know. Well researched | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| J0igZhzvEeSGAiIACxMEjA | The lectures are just videos of the professor bloviating about Jefferson. There is nothing academic about this course. | The | Lecture | are just videos of the professor | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 1.07 | 1.15 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | Very limited information on Wordpress. Then added some lectures on web design that could have used information relevant to Wordpress such as image compression plugins instead of tinypng.com (see last component). | information on Wordpress. Then added some | Lecture | on web design that could have | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | I'm sorry to say this is a poor course. The audio is bad, the sound editing is bad, the "videos" are mainly static slides that sometimes aren't even showing what the audio is talking about. There are no worked examples or annotated slides. As an example, there's no discussion of the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. The only time that is mentioned is when they touch on plugins, where they say you can't use them if you started with WordPress.com! The additional lectures by guest website designers were the most interesting part, but they were supposed to be after the final project. I just gave up after less than an hour and went and played with WordPress myself. Created a website in 2 days, but with no help from this course. | started with WordPress. com! The additional | Lecture | by guest website designers were the | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | I normally struggle to give poor reviews to free online content, but there are so many glaring fundamental issues with the presentation and content of this course, that it I feel it's important to warn people not to waste their time with this course in it's current form. The mapping and planning lectures raise some good points, but the rest give only the most basic overview of the topic at hand, glossing over steps enough that you would probably learn just as much watching youtube, or looking around inside wordpress on your own. The delivery of the lectures needs a lot of work, with distracting, erratic pauses between words, and the sound frequently cutting out mid-word as they switch between slides. I found it difficult to make it through more than 15 minutes of content. I gave more than 1 star because the links underneath the slides contain some valuable information, so if you can be bothered trawling through the slides you can gleam some knowledge there. Hopefully the creators of the course take on board the many negative reviews and give a major overhaul to the course, to bring it in line with the quality of almost all other content on Coursera. | your own. The delivery of the | Lecture | needs a lot of work, with | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | This course is very helpful to motivate oneself to create a website. But it looks like the authors themselves made the course in one weekend. The lectures are too short and not informative enough to complete the assignments. Some videos don't show what the lecturer is talking about, maybe there is bug or something, but there is only some irrelevant picture. The due dates are inconsistent through different pages. Finally, the next day after the course ends I am not able to view my assignments and the grade for the last assignment, even though the authors sent an email that it would be possible. | the course in one weekend. The | Lecture | are too short and not informative | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | It was really nice - I found the last week lectures most valuable. | - I found the last week | Lecture | most valuable. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jA4AZLlTEeWfYA612mWHZw | 1 out of 10. A waste of time. If I cannot participate in discussions, forums, submit assignments, or give reviews, I might as well watch youtube lectures. The course content was very poor as well. (this is based on the unpaid material) This course should be scrapped and not offered as an unpaid course. Its a classical case of bait and switch. | I might as well watch youtube | Lecture | The course content was very poor | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| jcbwGG00EeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | The Subtitles were bad not in sync with the words of the professor and were wrong in many cases. Delivery of lecture and Visuals of the lecture was Ok. Module 4& 5 were very confusing and not interesting Thank You Professor for your time and effort | wrong in many cases. Delivery of | Lecture | and Visuals of the lecture was | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| jcbwGG00EeW9CAqYJHF3zQ | Great course! I really enjoy all the videos and lectures. | really enjoy all the videos and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Thank you for such interesting course. Waiting for the next lectures | interesting course. Waiting for the next | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | As a retiree, it was great to listen to college lectures again on a topic of particular interest to me. Thanks. | was great to listen to college | Lecture | again on a topic of particular | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Video after video of lengthy lecture with little variation. It's a long content dump with just two peer-reviewed assignments. If this is the best online Princeton can do, count me out. | Video after video of lengthy | Lecture | with little variation. It's a long | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | interesting, but monotonous lectures. | interesting, but monotonous | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | I have just completed this course. This is my first attempt to understand Buddhism and have approached this with all the biases inherent in having lived my whole life as a Westerner who has spent very little time trying to understand mysticism or meditation. The abstract concepts of Buddhist thought stretched my mind greatly and at times I had to stop the video just to reflect on some concept so abstract I had to play segments of the video lecture over and over again. Dr Wright seems to labor greatly on getting his explanations as plain and straightforward as he could. He held my attention without gimmicks and if I didn't get the point the first time, the video playback format made it possible for me to go over one point or another as I needed. If you come with all the usual Western bias and baggage toward Eastern (in this case Buddhist) concept and thought and would like to learn. This is the place to start. You won't be disappointed. | to play segments of the video | Lecture | over and over again. Dr Wright | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Very good explanations in each lectures! | Very good explanations in each | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | As I followed the course my interest grew, because great questions arise, and the connections between Psychology and Buddhism are clear, an exiting discovery for me. Also, professor Wright is an excellent orator, so the lectures was clear and pleasant. | is an excellent orator, so the | Lecture | was clear and pleasant. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | An absolute gem! Professor really presents the right breadth and depth required whether you are new to Buddhism, experienced Buddhist practitioner or someone who just want to know the Buddhism and its correspondence with Modern psychology (or someone who just want to analyse and review validity either/or/both Buddhism and Modern psychology for themselves). Professional also makes exceptional effort to interview some of the most important names in Modern psychology and Buddhism researches to interpret scriptures and shares their empirical experiences. I must admin, the first 2 weeks was a little tedious for me as those are concepts that I am quite familiar with and that on a practical level, it was introducing fundamental Buddhism concepts, its scholastic interpretations and the importance of experiential aspect of meditation, all of those I was both familiar with (on an experiential level) and contains an academic depth that was not exactly required by me. But from week 3 onwards that's where things get SUPER interesting and fascinating. Professor start debunking different interpretations of the "No-self" notion taught by Buddhism's 2nd sermon. This is an aspect of Buddhism that I always had difficulty accepting its mainstream interpretation and voila - the 3 parts lecture really clears all the mist for good. Office hour provides further doubt clearing and discussions forums are active and bustling with students with all arrays of discussions! A completely random sidenote: This course provides a bonus perks for dog lover from week 2 office hours onwards... :D | and voila - the 3 parts | Lecture | really clears all the mist for | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Quite interesting way of analizyng buddhism and psychology. They are definitely closer to each other than I thought. The professor is clear and in love with the subject, which is a good thing, as it's infectious: you'll start to love the lessons and devour the lectures. I'm planning on taking this course again soon. | love the lessons and devour the | Lecture | I'm planning on taking this course | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Worst course I have ever seen on Coursera. Such a shame, as the subject is very exciting, and the 'lectures' in the first couple of weeks are a monotonous jabble. | subject is very exciting, and the | Lecture | in the first couple of weeks | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Awesome ideas and great presentation. the lectures remain lectures but without the drowsiness commonly associated with them. :) | Awesome ideas and great presentation. the | Lecture | remain lectures but without the drowsiness | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Awesome ideas and great presentation. the lectures remain lectures but without the drowsiness commonly associated with them. :) | and great presentation. the lectures remain | Lecture | but without the drowsiness commonly associated | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Fantastic course. The lectures are engaging, interesting and accessible, and the 2 short essays really help to integrate everything you learn. Highly recommendable! | Fantastic course. The | Lecture | are engaging, interesting and accessible, and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | I am almost at the end of this course and I think it is excellent. The lectures are very clear and are a great starting point if you, like me, don't really know anything about Buddhism. I really enjoyed the connection made with modern psychology; I am afraid otherwise I might have found it too vague and esoteric, but this grounded it more in every day life. I really feel this course has given me some valuable new insights with which to see the world around me and myself. | I think it is excellent. The | Lecture | are very clear and are a | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Very very introductory. This course explores the Buddhist theory of suffering and liberation by comparing it to evolutionary psychological theories. It is not a deep course on Buddhism - it lacks any substantive discussion of differences between Buddhist schools, of the difficulty of reconstructing the "historical" Buddha (a problem as difficult as reconstructing the "historical Christ"), of the fact that Buddhism as popularized in the West is actually quite different from any of the Asian forms of Buddhism, etc. Also, evolutionary psychology is controversial in its own right - one criticism of it is that it creates "just-so" stories about the origins of mental processes that are impossible to verify (or falsify). These objections are well known, but are not confronted in the course. A scholarly much sounder and deeper course is the one on Tibetan Buddhism from University of Virginia. It suffers from truly appalling presentation (the video lectures are some of the most boring I have ever watched), but the diversity of angles from which Buddhism is examined, and the depth of content are really outstanding. | from truly appalling presentation (the video | Lecture | are some of the most boring | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Excellent class! Thorough and humorous. The lectures and discussions included are very well explained, making difficult concepts easier to grasp. It also provides several jumping off points if you want to dive further into this combined subject of Buddhism and Modern Psychology! I look forward to exploring it further. | Excellent class! Thorough and humorous. The | Lecture | and discussions included are very well | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This might be the best course I've ever taken anywhere! My opinion is based on deep personal interest in meditation and psychology so might be biased, but I also actually designed my own degree of Buddhism and Psychology decades ago and have taken a great many courses and have quite a bit of experience in both subjects. I have been meditating for almost 40 years and now meditate once every four hours. Hearing someone lecture so eloquently while incorporating the input of actual meditators and his own meditation experience as well as rigorous academic and scientific discussion was an absolute delight. Also, the professor is downright charming in his office hours segments. I would give this course 10 stars if I could! | once every four hours. Hearing someone | Lecture | so eloquently while incorporating the input | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This is a fantastic course with a fantastic premise. I look at the Buddha more as a scientist than a philosopher and hence it is very interesting for me to know similarities between Buddhist thought and psychology. Also the interviews of Buddhist monks that are intercut with the lectures are lovable! | monks that are intercut with the | Lecture | are lovable! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Good Balance explaining Modern Psychology and Buddhism as well as how the former has aided to support empirically most of the observations laid out by the latter centuries ago. Lectures are very insightful and carefully crafted turning the whole six week course into a delightful experience to those interested not only in Buddhism but also in Modern Psychology and behavioural theory. | out by the latter centuries ago. | Lecture | are very insightful and carefully crafted | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This is one of if not the best course that I have taken. The instructor is outstanding and I find the lectures well prepared and well delivered. As an anthropology-zoology major and a meditator of about 5-years, I find this course as an incredible bridge between the science of the brain and the practice of mindfulness. I hope that Robert Wright will continue to create offerings for the Coursera world! Thank you so much for creating and providing this material. Craig Silverman | is outstanding and I find the | Lecture | well prepared and well delivered. As | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Content and lectures are awesome. Wright is a brilliant teacher. | Content and | Lecture | are awesome. Wright is a brilliant | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | The second half of lectures were a little confusing, but nothing that a rewatch can´t solve! | The second half of | Lecture | were a little confusing, but nothing | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Although I do not have time to finish my assignments, I'd like to say: Your series of lectures have changed the way I look at life. Thank you, Robert and your inspiring dogs, Frasier and Milo. | like to say: Your series of | Lecture | have changed the way I look | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | After completing this course, I have to say I'm impressed. Normally I struggle to pay attention, but I found this subject absolutely captivating. Also, the teacher was very engaged in his lectures and did a wonderful job explaining all the concepts he talked about in the lectures. | teacher was very engaged in his | Lecture | and did a wonderful job explaining | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | After completing this course, I have to say I'm impressed. Normally I struggle to pay attention, but I found this subject absolutely captivating. Also, the teacher was very engaged in his lectures and did a wonderful job explaining all the concepts he talked about in the lectures. | concepts he talked about in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | I'm only on the first lecture but I already love this course and find it so enlightening. Thank you! | I'm only on the first | Lecture | but I already love this course | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | This is excellent! Robert Wright brings Buddhism alive with his lectures | Wright brings Buddhism alive with his | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Una maravilla de curso. Estuve realizando un intern de meditación 15 días en un santuario budista de Tailanida (Budismo Theravada).Este curso es muy interesante, las definiciones y ejemplos son claros y concisos. Así mismo, para un estudiante de psicología como yo la relación científica con la rama más actual del busimos "occidental" explicada en estas lectures es excelente. Recomendable si estas algo puesto en el tema, recomendable si no estas puesto en el tema. Be water, my friend Domingo | busimos " occidental" explicada en estas | Lecture | es excelente. Recomendable si estas algo | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Lectures were interesting, fun, and...dare I say...enlightening? Though I was initially put off by having to write papers, I did see the value in it as I had to review the written transcripts of the video lectures and work to assemble my ideas and arguments for the essays. I would definitely take another class by Prof. Wright, Milo and Frasier. | | Lecture | were interesting, fun, and. . . | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| JdB92adFEeS5zCIAC8pMPA | Lectures were interesting, fun, and...dare I say...enlightening? Though I was initially put off by having to write papers, I did see the value in it as I had to review the written transcripts of the video lectures and work to assemble my ideas and arguments for the essays. I would definitely take another class by Prof. Wright, Milo and Frasier. | the written transcripts of the video | Lecture | and work to assemble my ideas | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.83 | 1.16 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Good contents! However, the lectures are long and a bit rushed. This course is definitely not for everyone! Assignment for week 3 definitely need an extra lecture to explain to do PID tuning. | Good contents! However, the | Lecture | are long and a bit rushed. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | The video lectures provide an introduction to quadrotor flight dynamics and path planning. The lectures are ok. Unfortunately: At least one of the coding assignments has a significant bug in the termination condition. The mentors will ignore any help requests that deal with the bug in their code. The assignments involve a lot of hand tuning of PD controllers. That's a reasonable task to perform once or twice, but it rapidly becomes extremely tedious and detracts from the other materials that are being taught. The final assignment doesn't do a particularly good job evaluating the required test condition. If you do take the course I'd want you to know: You should expect to modify the provided code to fix their bugs. There are no "gotcha" quiz questions. If you are confused by getting a question wrong you might want to re-try your answer. There seems to be a bug in the way at least one quiz question is set up. On the final assignment you can modify the simulation step where it makes things run in "real time". Removing that step makes the simulation run much more quickly and allows for faster iteration. To conclude: This is a course with a lot of potential, but unless Coursera makes an effort to improve the course I would not recommend it. | flight dynamics and path planning. The | Lecture | are ok. Unfortunately: At least one | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Very interesting course, very good lessons and lectures! but I´ve missed some tips about quadrotors electronics. | interesting course, very good lessons and | Lecture | but I´ve missed some tips about | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | One of the best courses to pursue in the field of Robotics. The course is well-structured in terms of both the lectures and the assignments. It covers kinematics, dynamics, control, and trajectory planning in a short span of four weeks and also provides an opportunity to test the ideas in the simulation. | well-structured in terms of both the | Lecture | and the assignments. It covers kinematics, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Extremely well orchestrated lectures and good assignments. | Extremely well orchestrated | Lecture | and good assignments. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | IT is a brief course regarding Robotics, but adequate. It leave lots of room to understand. But provide enough to dig deeper into the Areal robotics. I am able to grasp the course work and work along with the pace set by instructor. All in all it was a good 5 weeks worth of lecture and hands on to simulations. | a good 5 weeks worth of | Lecture | and hands on to simulations. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Very poor. Assignments consist of transcription of formulae given in lectures, and then manually searching the parameter space for solutions. | of transcription of formulae given in | Lecture | and then manually searching the parameter | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Just perfect. Nice content, nice lectures and very helpful staff. | Just perfect. Nice content, nice | Lecture | and very helpful staff. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | A good overview on various fields of Robotics, especially control. Quizzes seemed a little ambiguous but lectures and assignments were very informative! | Quizzes seemed a little ambiguous but | Lecture | and assignments were very informative! | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | thank you vijay sir for this wonderful lecture | you vijay sir for this wonderful | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Not well prepared and not well explained. They throw formulas at you and read it aloud instead of explaining the nature behind those. They change notations every lecture, sometimes in the same lecture. It's easy but these things made it artificially dificult. At least it's better than the next one in the specialization | behind those. They change notations every | Lecture | sometimes in the same lecture. It's | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Not well prepared and not well explained. They throw formulas at you and read it aloud instead of explaining the nature behind those. They change notations every lecture, sometimes in the same lecture. It's easy but these things made it artificially dificult. At least it's better than the next one in the specialization | every lecture, sometimes in the same | Lecture | It's easy but these things made | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | My feeling is that the course creator(s) did not fully prepare and scope of the course materials (i.e., lectures, supporting artifacts, assignments) required for the available time alloted to each week's topic. No syllubus or suggested reading material was available until the course started, which leaves little time to decide on the value of the course or to acquire the reading materials. The lectures glossed over topics that where only minimally supported by brief supplementary lectures provided by the teaching assistants. At the start of the course the lectures and sparse supporting material were only available in video format; not very conducive for detailed review. The student population had to beg for electronic copies of the materials, which became available around the end of the second week of the four week session. The assignments say they require 3 hours, but I would venture to say that most students have spent way more than 3 hours on the assignments just in researching solutions let alone debugging supplied software along with their portion of the assignment. In summary, the topics were interesting however the organization and supporting materials were lacking making for an unsatisfying learning experience. | to acquire the reading materials. The | Lecture | glossed over topics that where only | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | My feeling is that the course creator(s) did not fully prepare and scope of the course materials (i.e., lectures, supporting artifacts, assignments) required for the available time alloted to each week's topic. No syllubus or suggested reading material was available until the course started, which leaves little time to decide on the value of the course or to acquire the reading materials. The lectures glossed over topics that where only minimally supported by brief supplementary lectures provided by the teaching assistants. At the start of the course the lectures and sparse supporting material were only available in video format; not very conducive for detailed review. The student population had to beg for electronic copies of the materials, which became available around the end of the second week of the four week session. The assignments say they require 3 hours, but I would venture to say that most students have spent way more than 3 hours on the assignments just in researching solutions let alone debugging supplied software along with their portion of the assignment. In summary, the topics were interesting however the organization and supporting materials were lacking making for an unsatisfying learning experience. | the start of the course the | Lecture | and sparse supporting material were only | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | I had very high hopes for this course. I was actually planning to purchase the specialization - just as a thank you gesture. Unfortunately, there is very little to be grateful for here. In this course, you get a series of super short lectures giving you an overview of the math and physics behind the aerial robotics. I can't be the judge (since I hold a degree in this area), but I don't think you'll be able to get much if you aren't familiar with the topics yet. And you most certainly won't learn anything new if you had some previous training. And then suddenly there are assignments. That have almost nothing to do with the lectures, but require quite a bit of Matlab programming (did I mention you won't be taught any Matlab in the process?) To make things worse, the assignments are rather poorly explained. By the way, you won't get any replies from the course team - they even ignore questions about errors in lectures. The course looks very sloppy. As if someone forced the team to put together something for Coursera. A huge disappointment :( | get a series of super short | Lecture | giving you an overview of the | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | I had very high hopes for this course. I was actually planning to purchase the specialization - just as a thank you gesture. Unfortunately, there is very little to be grateful for here. In this course, you get a series of super short lectures giving you an overview of the math and physics behind the aerial robotics. I can't be the judge (since I hold a degree in this area), but I don't think you'll be able to get much if you aren't familiar with the topics yet. And you most certainly won't learn anything new if you had some previous training. And then suddenly there are assignments. That have almost nothing to do with the lectures, but require quite a bit of Matlab programming (did I mention you won't be taught any Matlab in the process?) To make things worse, the assignments are rather poorly explained. By the way, you won't get any replies from the course team - they even ignore questions about errors in lectures. The course looks very sloppy. As if someone forced the team to put together something for Coursera. A huge disappointment :( | almost nothing to do with the | Lecture | but require quite a bit of | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | This course was not a beginning level course as advertised. Test cases for assignments were neither document nor otherwise explained within the course materials. Quizzes during the lecture were often unrelated to the material just presented or were given before the relevant material was taught. The course creators obviously put a lot of time and effort into this course. So it is difficult for me to write such a critical review. However, they missed the mark with this one enough that I can't recommend the course. Unfortunately I will not be completing this course only due to the fact that I have run out of time and patience to complete the last assignment. | the course materials. Quizzes during the | Lecture | were often unrelated to the material | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | A good lecture material. All is presented step by step and clearly. I would like more exercise on the calculation of the rotation matrix on the transformation and displacement of objects. Thanks Professor Vijay Kumar and support team. | A good | Lecture | material. All is presented step by | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | So close but yet so far ... Course concepts are interesting and the programming assignments are fun but the presentation can be greatly improved. Criticisms include: (i) The course isn't self contained. Physical concepts like 'resultant moment', 'inertial and body-fixed frame' and 'torque' are used without definition. Mechanics is not listed as a prerequisite but it should be. (ii) Lectures are very mathematical but proofs, intuition and good problem sets are all missing. Listening to a math lecture without doing challenging problems or deriving mathematical results to build intuition can be a waste of time. Check out John Cochrane's Asset Pricing 1 and 2 or Tim Roughgarden's Algo 1 and 2 for great examples of thoughtful problem sets and intuitive derivations. (iii) Way too much powerpoint! Speed reading a static powerpoint slide overloaded with dense mathematical formulas without using pointers or animations to focus the students attention is a recipe for confusion and frustration. I find hand written derivations, even when the handwriting is a little sloppy, much easier to follow than a static page of formulas plus a sound track. Hand written derivations impose a natural pace and focal point to the content. Check out Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra, Sebastian Thrun's Artificial Intelligence for Robotics and Andrew Ng's Machine Learning for examples of good derivations of mathematically sophisticated material. (iv) The programming assignments while fun were somewhat ad hoc and disconnected from the lecture material, specifically, the main task of every single assignment was to hand tune a pd controller. No systematic approach was ever described for performing this task. | all missing. Listening to a math | Lecture | without doing challenging problems or deriving | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | So close but yet so far ... Course concepts are interesting and the programming assignments are fun but the presentation can be greatly improved. Criticisms include: (i) The course isn't self contained. Physical concepts like 'resultant moment', 'inertial and body-fixed frame' and 'torque' are used without definition. Mechanics is not listed as a prerequisite but it should be. (ii) Lectures are very mathematical but proofs, intuition and good problem sets are all missing. Listening to a math lecture without doing challenging problems or deriving mathematical results to build intuition can be a waste of time. Check out John Cochrane's Asset Pricing 1 and 2 or Tim Roughgarden's Algo 1 and 2 for great examples of thoughtful problem sets and intuitive derivations. (iii) Way too much powerpoint! Speed reading a static powerpoint slide overloaded with dense mathematical formulas without using pointers or animations to focus the students attention is a recipe for confusion and frustration. I find hand written derivations, even when the handwriting is a little sloppy, much easier to follow than a static page of formulas plus a sound track. Hand written derivations impose a natural pace and focal point to the content. Check out Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra, Sebastian Thrun's Artificial Intelligence for Robotics and Andrew Ng's Machine Learning for examples of good derivations of mathematically sophisticated material. (iv) The programming assignments while fun were somewhat ad hoc and disconnected from the lecture material, specifically, the main task of every single assignment was to hand tune a pd controller. No systematic approach was ever described for performing this task. | ad hoc and disconnected from the | Lecture | material, specifically, the main task of | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | This is a totally theoretical course. This actually does not help to build a quadcopter from the scratch. It should have been mentioned in the introduction. I am opting out. The lectures did not seem appropriate for the people without proper background. Not satisfied. | introduction. I am opting out. The | Lecture | did not seem appropriate for the | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | I think there needs to be more association elaborated between the video lectures and the questions being asked during the lectures. It seems these questions are asked before the lecture itself tends to touch the point of it. Secondly, it was a bit difficult to associate the assignment write-ups to the lectures. Obviously they were relevant but this should be more clear in text and video. | the questions being asked during the | Lecture | It seems these questions are asked | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | I think there needs to be more association elaborated between the video lectures and the questions being asked during the lectures. It seems these questions are asked before the lecture itself tends to touch the point of it. Secondly, it was a bit difficult to associate the assignment write-ups to the lectures. Obviously they were relevant but this should be more clear in text and video. | associate the assignment write-ups to the | Lecture | Obviously they were relevant but this | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | This course was very good and very interesting. The teacher explained things well. The BIG problem with the course is that the level of the lectures no way matched the level of the assignments, especially the last one. It was way too hard compared to the material presented. It was supposed to take 3 hours but it took me more like 50 hours. And from the forum it seems like a lot of people spend 40 or more hours on this one last problem. Was too hard and too much. A lot of prayer and sweat I finally got it with a lot if discussion on the forums. But 40 hours for one problem is crazy. There needed to be a lot more thorough instruction in order to do this problem in a reasonable time. | is that the level of the | Lecture | no way matched the level of | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | This course feels like a bad news anchorman reading the teleprompter. It gives a lot of formulae without proper explanations. A lot of quiz answers do not come from the video lectures. The course is really just spitting formulae from the dissertation "Trajectory Generation and Control for Quadrotors" by Daniel Warren Mellinger (easily found using search engines). Reading the dissertation before doing the course would probably help understand the formulae they say out of context without the proper explanations. Sorry for the bad review, it's the first time I leave one like that, although I've completed many MOOCs. I hope it will help to improve the course. | do not come from the video | Lecture | The course is really just spitting | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Great course. Initiate you to review much of your math and engineering control knowledge by specific problems. This is more of an application course, you see the application, the math behind and use Matlab to program certain situation. Beware, it's a one month course so they don't spend time to walk you through the basic math, some specific terms are explained during the lecture but not all, a reference for some Control book maybe needed to know what are those terms. If you have no knowledge in these area, some supplemental material maybe provided but be ready to learn and explore more on your own. | specific terms are explained during the | Lecture | but not all, a reference for | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Good! But not Great. Need more elaboration. I don't feel like I am in a class when I saw the lectures. But yes a great place to learn. | a class when I saw the | Lecture | But yes a great place to | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | Overall a good course. But I would suggest the following updates: -there are many formulas in the course that are not explained, just dropped in the slides -there are many inconsistencies in notations (for instance the Kv, Kp used sometimes, other times Kd and Kp) -programming labs should be given in an incremental approach; ex. instead of just requesting a full solution for a given problem, a stepwise approach where the functions are built up to produce intermediate results and slowly add complexity to reach that final goal is much more efficient as a learning tool -supplementary notes are not available -slides for the main lectures are available but they are attached to the videos; it would be better if they are added as an item in the course outline. Many other courses on Coursera do the same thing. Also it would spare the presenter to break down the slide pack into parts corresponding to the videos; just place the whole slide pack for a lesson. | not available -slides for the main | Lecture | are available but they are attached | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | The material this course provided is sufficient for a beginner in robotics. But I have to say that the material the coursed presented is not well prepared. The lectures are not well organized. Some necessary prerequisite should be at least provided as reading materials. Quizs ask some questions that is not clearly mentioned in the lecture and some are with a little ambiguity. | presented is not well prepared. The | Lecture | are not well organized. Some necessary | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | The course is awesome in terms of topics covered. But the pace is too fast. moreover the lectures are not comprehensive. It is needed to put more material or refer some notes or books that might help | pace is too fast. moreover the | Lecture | are not comprehensive. It is needed | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jHCTx1u-EeWylgpjfV1KVQ | The course should be longer, more detailed and with more background lectures | more detailed and with more background | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| jlAy87ZEEeWddwqLXioIgw | Project is interesting, bu the video lecture is kind of repetitive and does not cover much | Project is interesting, bu the video | Lecture | is kind of repetitive and does | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.73 |
| jlAy87ZEEeWddwqLXioIgw | The lectures will not get you near the understanding you'll need to complete the assignments. though the resources will. The application is great, and hard so you'll actually have to understand the material. You have been warned, this course is very different to the other courses in the specialization! | The | Lecture | will not get you near the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.73 |
| K28H5jJ0EeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | I learned good stuff. i gave four star because there could be more content some parts were written instead of a lecture. But i will recommend this course. | parts were written instead of a | Lecture | But i will recommend this course. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| K28H5jJ0EeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | I found that the portion of the class that taught story-telling was painfully over simplified. I learned nothing and felt no challenge whatsoever, in fact, I felt as though I was rehashing information from a 9th grade English class (no hyperbole). The other component of this class was learning how to create documents that you could use to pitch your game to developers. I found this component to be useful, but it could have easily been compressed into a single week if not a single lecture. There is no real accountability when it comes to grading work, as work is peer graded and students grade capriciously without regard for the criteria laid out in the lecture. In other words, most students responded to how cool or interesting they found my assignments, without regard for the weekly lecture or the grading criteria. It often felt as though the lectures didn't matter at all. Right when the class begins to introduce a more robust tour of laying out a game story, it suddenly ends. This class is only useful to students who are interested in an area of game design besides writing and who are taking the whole series anyway. If you are seriously interested in writing, this class will have little value for you and I would recommend skipping it. | single week if not a single | Lecture | There is no real accountability when | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| K28H5jJ0EeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | I found that the portion of the class that taught story-telling was painfully over simplified. I learned nothing and felt no challenge whatsoever, in fact, I felt as though I was rehashing information from a 9th grade English class (no hyperbole). The other component of this class was learning how to create documents that you could use to pitch your game to developers. I found this component to be useful, but it could have easily been compressed into a single week if not a single lecture. There is no real accountability when it comes to grading work, as work is peer graded and students grade capriciously without regard for the criteria laid out in the lecture. In other words, most students responded to how cool or interesting they found my assignments, without regard for the weekly lecture or the grading criteria. It often felt as though the lectures didn't matter at all. Right when the class begins to introduce a more robust tour of laying out a game story, it suddenly ends. This class is only useful to students who are interested in an area of game design besides writing and who are taking the whole series anyway. If you are seriously interested in writing, this class will have little value for you and I would recommend skipping it. | assignments, without regard for the weekly | Lecture | or the grading criteria. It often | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| K28H5jJ0EeWgIQ7IEhB31Q | I found that the portion of the class that taught story-telling was painfully over simplified. I learned nothing and felt no challenge whatsoever, in fact, I felt as though I was rehashing information from a 9th grade English class (no hyperbole). The other component of this class was learning how to create documents that you could use to pitch your game to developers. I found this component to be useful, but it could have easily been compressed into a single week if not a single lecture. There is no real accountability when it comes to grading work, as work is peer graded and students grade capriciously without regard for the criteria laid out in the lecture. In other words, most students responded to how cool or interesting they found my assignments, without regard for the weekly lecture or the grading criteria. It often felt as though the lectures didn't matter at all. Right when the class begins to introduce a more robust tour of laying out a game story, it suddenly ends. This class is only useful to students who are interested in an area of game design besides writing and who are taking the whole series anyway. If you are seriously interested in writing, this class will have little value for you and I would recommend skipping it. | It often felt as though the | Lecture | didn't matter at all. Right when | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Great introduction-- not a single lesson was lacking. Professor Noor is engaging, feels approachable (even behind a screen), and I found the class appropriately challenging. There were times I felt I completely grasped the "important" parts of lectures only to begin a quiz and realize that I didn't. The quizzes really helped me to see that I had to understand much more about how to apply the messages to other situations, or compound scenarios. Good lesson in logic. Computation also matters in this course, which can be tough for someone more used to reading pop-science analyses. I appreciated being held accountable and learned far more than I would if I'd just read a book. | grasped the " important" parts of | Lecture | only to begin a quiz and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| 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. | Be aware that the beginning overview | Lecture | of this course are radically different | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| 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. | are radically different than the detailed | Lecture | that come later. The beginning of | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Very engaging lectures and helpful complementary materials | Very engaging | Lecture | and helpful complementary materials | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | The lectures are very informative. | The | Lecture | are very informative. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Professor Noor is very friendly and clear in his lectures. He also answers questions in the discussion foruns with speed and detail. I was able to learn a lot from this course and challenged myself to a heavier load of lectures than I had expected because they were not boring at all. My only caveat is that the questions in his quizzes can sometimes be unnecessarily confusing because of wording or tricks. | very friendly and clear in his | Lecture | He also answers questions in the | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Professor Noor is very friendly and clear in his lectures. He also answers questions in the discussion foruns with speed and detail. I was able to learn a lot from this course and challenged myself to a heavier load of lectures than I had expected because they were not boring at all. My only caveat is that the questions in his quizzes can sometimes be unnecessarily confusing because of wording or tricks. | myself to a heavier load of | Lecture | than I had expected because they | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | The lecture materials are interesting and informative. And the quizzes require an understanding of the material. I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot about genetics and evolution. Thank you again. | The | Lecture | materials are interesting and informative. And | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | I found this course very well taught. Especially the lectures wre conceived in a way that it was entertaining and challeging at the same time. Coming for a social science background myself, I was delighted by the way the course eased people from outside the subject area into the field. Additionally, I was able to to do the course without it conflicitng with my job (in my case it actually helped my own research in social science, which made even mor eof a success for me). Prof. Noor did a great job in teaching without overburden and keeping a light tone while making me learn. Only one minor problem: Having never encountered multiple choice during my academic career, I was sometimes thrown off by the wording of questions and answers. I know it is hard to creat quiz-formats that are not based on multiple choice, but it would maybe make the course more comprehensive, i there were. Since this is likely to be a problem with my own experience and does not affect others so much, I would not go as far as deducing anything. A future wish: Maybe a course on the subject, specialising in some subareas based on this course woudl be great. All in all, Prof. Noor and his team did a good job in conceiving and conducting this course. | course very well taught. Especially the | Lecture | wre conceived in a way that | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Excellent course. Would recommend it to anyone who wants to delve in the subject matter. Wonderful instructor and interesting lecture videos. One of the best courses I have taken in Coursera. | subject matter. Wonderful instructor and interesting | Lecture | videos. One of the best courses | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | I thought I knew a bit about Genetics & Evolution when I enrolled, but the first Genetics lecture showed that I was wrong! Prof Noor has taught me a lot about Genetics. He is an engaging and inspiring lecturer. It is also obvious to me that he takes a keen interest in the students, as he has been quick to reply to questions that I have asked in the forums. I'm looking forward to the Evolution lectures. I am not sure why I enrolled for this course, since I was sure I already knew the material, but I am glad that I did. I recommend the course if you belong to any of the following categories: people who think they know the subject; people who don't think know it, but are interested; everybody else (because I think you will find Prof Noor inspiring. | I enrolled, but the first Genetics | Lecture | showed that I was wrong! Prof | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | I thought I knew a bit about Genetics & Evolution when I enrolled, but the first Genetics lecture showed that I was wrong! Prof Noor has taught me a lot about Genetics. He is an engaging and inspiring lecturer. It is also obvious to me that he takes a keen interest in the students, as he has been quick to reply to questions that I have asked in the forums. I'm looking forward to the Evolution lectures. I am not sure why I enrolled for this course, since I was sure I already knew the material, but I am glad that I did. I recommend the course if you belong to any of the following categories: people who think they know the subject; people who don't think know it, but are interested; everybody else (because I think you will find Prof Noor inspiring. | I'm looking forward to the Evolution | Lecture | I am not sure why I | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | so far its been very easy to comprehend and the lectures are great. Ive already learned a ton of things I didnt previously know about evolution in the first week! | very easy to comprehend and the | Lecture | are great. Ive already learned a | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| k9p3Qh8kEeWP0w4yK2369w | Fun, interesting and well explained lectures | Fun, interesting and well explained | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 1.11 |
| kbmiwPT-EeSW1SIAC3oCCQ | A very good course. Need time to be completed. It should continue on and lectures should be available every time regarless of end of quizez or assignments. | completed. It should continue on and | Lecture | should be available every time regarless | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.03 |
| kbmiwPT-EeSW1SIAC3oCCQ | The course focus is broad and instructor is great. However, some particular models have been described too general, e.g. the lectures on Lyapunov functions had no connection to the ODEs and other mathematical phenomena. | described too general, e. g. the | Lecture | on Lyapunov functions had no connection | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 1.03 |
| kbmiwPT-EeSW1SIAC3oCCQ | It is a very interesting course. The lecture is easy to understand and the lecturer is very friendly. I got a lot of interesting and useful knowledge not only for my jobs but also for my life. Thank you very much! | is a very interesting course. The | Lecture | is easy to understand and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 1.03 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | The information was great. My only complaint would be how dry the lectures were, and I do not meant the content, I meant the delivery. | complaint would be how dry the | Lecture | were, and I do not meant | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | good lectures | good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | very interesting, and mind opening. Very clear and easy to follow lectures I enjoyed this course very much | Very clear and easy to follow | Lecture | I enjoyed this course very much | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Excellent course in an easy to use format. Very enjoyable and informative. Resources and video lectures are of a very high standard. | enjoyable and informative. Resources and video | Lecture | are of a very high standard. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | well, since i got stocked with my university homework, i couldn't get the chance to finish this course as i was expecting to. but, definitely i would like to let you know that this has been an amazing journey for me, an ADHD who is obligated to be on ritalin so that the society gets comfortable around me. although it never made me feel better about myself, but it made people around me to stop complaining about my energy. after all, i am still an addict to this pill, but at the end, thanks to Emory University guys, i succeeded to know my body and what it goes through when i tend to not be ADHD. i have never got to reach the treatment parts, but at least i'm going to give a lecture on the side effects of ritalin in university. at the end, thanks, for letting us know. that was the best gift ever :) | least i'm going to give a | Lecture | on the side effects of ritalin | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Feels underwritten by the DEA, and aimed at perhaps high school students? Very slow pace; info could've been distilled into less than half the lectures (I completed the '7 weeks' in 3 days). Doesn't really distinguish between users without serious problems & addicts (which I believe amplifies gateway effects & experimentation once people meet users who aren't brain damaged or addicts). Creates an exaggerated and arbitrary distinction between prescribed drugs as all good and recreational as all bad, and dismisses any possible benefits of substances that are not legal, noting only that medical marijuana has been helpful for HIV patients, which is certainly an understatement. Components are also helpful for cancer patients, anxiety, and more. Perhaps break this into studies of common drugs, how they work, & effects and separately, the mechanisms of addiction and treatment. However, I appreciated the 'reduce harm' policy economics. | distilled into less than half the | Lecture | (I completed the '7 weeks' in | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Thank you for your great lectures! I really learned a lot from this course. :) | Thank you for your great | Lecture | I really learned a lot from | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Excellent. I enjoyed the lectures, and the material was, for the most part, very enlightening and interesting. | Excellent. I enjoyed the | Lecture | and the material was, for the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Short and very understandable lectures. Very interesting topic and the professor is very good and a master on this topic. No need for background on neuroscience since the professor explains everything very well. | Short and very understandable | Lecture | Very interesting topic and the professor | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Well designed course. I have a couple of close family members who are addicts...pills and gambling. I highly recommend this class. The professor is excellent and I've benefited from his lectures. | excellent and I've benefited from his | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | Excellent and interesting course on a very important topic. Very professional production and high quality lectures. It was quite easy, apart from the brain chemistry sections. | Very professional production and high quality | Lecture | It was quite easy, apart from | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| knivtHEHEeSfpCIACzWBZw | this is an amazing course and there is a lot to learn. the course director took his time to explain things for even a layman to understant. Perfect course with perfect lectures. I loved every aspect of it. | to understant. Perfect course with perfect | Lecture | I loved every aspect of it. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.17 |
| Kzg9QkDxEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | An intresting combination of philosophy, music (and arts) and their relation to social events. Sebastian Ruth found good examples to clarify the subjects, and he gives the lectures on a pleasant way. | the subjects, and he gives the | Lecture | on a pleasant way. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Kzg9QkDxEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Could not follow very easily. Confused, gained nothing from the lectures. Really no substance to it. | easily. Confused, gained nothing from the | Lecture | Really no substance to it. | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This course is well structured, the lectures are interesting and clear. I enjoyed doing the coursework. The resources are great for future practice and further learning. Especially suitable for programming starters. | This course is well structured, the | Lecture | are interesting and clear. I enjoyed | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great Course. The way lectures were delivered is Outstanding.I really learned many things within a month from it. Thanks | Great Course. The way | Lecture | were delivered is Outstanding. I really | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | excellent course for web developers.Great lecture notes. | excellent course for web developers. Great | Lecture | notes. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | It is pretty an interesting course, especially the practical tasks, but, after all, it is much better for those who already knows the technologies mentioned in the title. The information is given very quickly during the lectures, so it may be not so useful for web development beginners (even regarding possible background in other areas of software development). That is why I recommend that course for those who is looking for a good HTML, CSS, and JS revision, not introduction. | is given very quickly during the | Lecture | so it may be not so | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Omg ,I wish I had these professors to teach us in our college.I have started loving HTML<CSS and Javascript.Being a total newbie to programming I have loved how clear and slow and easy to understand the videos are. Thank you so much and looking forward to completing the entire series. PS:the questions in between the lectures are very helpful and assignments are very very helpful too. | series. PS:the questions in between the | Lecture | are very helpful and assignments are | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The teacher’s lectures are very lively, Weekly homework can consolidate what we learn., the form of interactive assessment can help us solve the problem, learn the merits of others. | The teacher’s | Lecture | are very lively, Weekly homework can | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I really appreciate the way lectures are being organized and conducted. Bravo! | I really appreciate the way | Lecture | are being organized and conducted. Bravo! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | If you keep doing each lecture practically, you will master what is taught. Great one. | If you keep doing each | Lecture | practically, you will master what is | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This is a great, quick introduction to HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Professor makes full use of the three weeks (no time wasted in lectures), but it's still a basic introduction. | three weeks (no time wasted in | Lecture | but it's still a basic introduction. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Very great course, the lectures were interactive, very fast and straight to the point. | Very great course, the | Lecture | were interactive, very fast and straight | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This course is a good introduction to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The lectures were straightforward, and the assignments were good exercises of the lecture material. I gave it 4 stars, only because the task of learning HTML and CSS is a bit dry and boring. No fault of the instructor. | to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The | Lecture | were straightforward, and the assignments were | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Awesome sir, awesome lectures and the best part awesome assignments..:) | Awesome sir, awesome | Lecture | and the best part awesome assignments. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Good lectures, interesting quizes, good assessments. Perfect! | Good | Lecture | interesting quizes, good assessments. Perfect! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | An amazing course! The introduction to JavaScript was particularly useful for me. Clear lectures, well explained assignments and a lot of fun! | was particularly useful for me. Clear | Lecture | well explained assignments and a lot | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | One week shorter than other similar courses but the eLearning lectures are of excellent quality and the assignments do stretch you to learn | other similar courses but the eLearning | Lecture | are of excellent quality and the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Really great to get yourself jump-stated! Excellent lectures too! | great to get yourself jump-stated! Excellent | Lecture | too! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | It's been a good introduction to HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It's the essential things you need to know. The examples and lectures are great. | need to know. The examples and | Lecture | are great. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | A brilliant course. I had a great time going through the lectures and had fun with the assignments. Thank you for this course. | a great time going through the | Lecture | and had fun with the assignments. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I really am enjoying this course. And, the lectures are "great". Precise and to the point. | am enjoying this course. And, the | Lecture | are " great" . Precise and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I thought the video lectures and code examples for this course were really good. The assignments are straight forward and well described. | I thought the video | Lecture | and code examples for this course | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Well detailed course with very good instructor who makes this course more interesting. But one more thing, the assignment is not fully related to the lectures and materials. Students need to read and learn by themselves from other sources to learn more for completing the assignments. This is tough for students who do not have programming background and join here to learn. | is not fully related to the | Lecture | and materials. Students need to read | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | It is two hard for beginners, or the lectures should be more detailed because assignments are hard. And on the another hand there are two much information and lectures for one week. It should be less lectures and information for one week. In this way it has two much load for person who works. It should be stretched trough more then 3 week for example 6 weeks with less lecturers with assignments that are graduly get difficult. Because first assignment is to big jump. | two hard for beginners, or the | Lecture | should be more detailed because assignments | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | It is two hard for beginners, or the lectures should be more detailed because assignments are hard. And on the another hand there are two much information and lectures for one week. It should be less lectures and information for one week. In this way it has two much load for person who works. It should be stretched trough more then 3 week for example 6 weeks with less lecturers with assignments that are graduly get difficult. Because first assignment is to big jump. | one week. It should be less | Lecture | and information for one week. In | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I like this course since it's built well and the lectures are light and fun . | since it's built well and the | Lecture | are light and fun . | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great introduction course covering the basic building blocks of modern web applications. The lectures are easy to follow, with plenty hands-on exercises. | blocks of modern web applications. The | Lecture | are easy to follow, with plenty | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great course. They throw everything at you but the lectures are well presented and full of knowledge. Best bang for the buck that I have had so far with a MOOC. | throw everything at you but the | Lecture | are well presented and full of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The videos just gloss over the materials.... No comprehensive lecture notes or standard textbook and lessons are too squeezed. | materials. . . . No comprehensive | Lecture | notes or standard textbook and lessons | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The course deserves to be registered and followed. It worth for newbies to learn these technologies HTML, CSS and JS. The course follows with lectures, practice questions and weekly assignment which make the learner keep interested during the course. Instructor is an Intelligent and Awesome personality. He teaches really very well.. Recommended for Newbies !! | and JS. The course follows with | Lecture | practice questions and weekly assignment which | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Very detailed and great, clear lectures. Very good quizzes and hands-on assignments. Highly recommended for absolutely beginner. | Very detailed and great, clear | Lecture | Very good quizzes and hands-on assignments. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great Course ....Good assignments and Great lectures | . . Good assignments and Great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I have enjoyed this course a lot. The lectures are good and the assignments interesting. The grading process could be a little less 0/1... all or nothing is a little harsh. But it is a small flaw. | enjoyed this course a lot. The | Lecture | are good and the assignments interesting. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | excellent lecture, awesome resource! | excellent | Lecture | awesome resource! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | A lot of information, easy to understand, good quality of lectures and interesting practical exercises! Thanks! | easy to understand, good quality of | Lecture | and interesting practical exercises! Thanks! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I really learnt a lot! Lectures are thorough and go in depth into the topics. After this course you cannot call yourself a developer yet but you'll be on the way to become a good one! :) | I really learnt a lot! | Lecture | are thorough and go in depth | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I love the way the presentations are set up. It's clear and obvious what the material is about and I know exactly what I'm about to learn so when I go back and need a reference I can easily select the module and figure out if it's what I need or not. The assignments make good use of the concepts we learned in the lectures. Very good course, yet also challenging to complete some of the tasks. I recommended a friend to join me in successive courses in this specialization. | the concepts we learned in the | Lecture | Very good course, yet also challenging | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This was very interesting course. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The projects at the end of every week are really good and makes you explore the subject and the language. The lectures were good too. | the subject and the language. The | Lecture | were good too. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Easy to follow and comprehensive video lectures, challenging tasks to implement and re-consider all the information given - I really enjoyed this course and I'm going on with the next one. | Easy to follow and comprehensive video | Lecture | challenging tasks to implement and re-consider | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The grading is kinda problematic because you can just grade with 1 or 0 nothing in between. Also for the assignments it is hard sometimes to figure out how to solve the problems and external materials are needed. The professor is really good though and so are the lectures!!!! | good though and so are the | Lecture | ! ! ! | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Really great lectures. The assignments are also complicated enough that you put in practice what you learned, but not so that you are frustrated with them. | Really great | Lecture | The assignments are also complicated enough | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LgWwihnoEeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This course is for the absolute beginner who has never heard of programming before, yet it makes an easy slide into web development for experienced software developer as well. The professor is simply awesome, lectures are perfectly organized (although a bit lengthy more than needed sometimes) and assignments are totally on point for beginners as well. I wish it was a bit more complicated and challenging, but for the targeted level, I guess it was ok. | well. The professor is simply awesome, | Lecture | are perfectly organized (although a bit | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| LwM5OhquEeWjrA6seF25aw | The lectures should be longer and more detailed. | The | Lecture | should be longer and more detailed. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.04 | 1.06 |
| LwM5OhquEeWjrA6seF25aw | The most amzing course I've taken yet ! Video lectures are extremely well made ! Beautiful design ! Very very professional ! | course I've taken yet ! Video | Lecture | are extremely well made ! Beautiful | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.04 | 1.06 |
| LwM5OhquEeWjrA6seF25aw | Just boring lectures. After 30 minutes I was finish with the course. The course is very superficial. The instructor also speaks to fast. Sounds like she just read a text trough. | Just boring | Lecture | After 30 minutes I was finish | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 1.04 | 1.06 |
| M9dntkEoEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | This could be better if the lectures have more hands on programming examples. | This could be better if the | Lecture | have more hands on programming examples. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| M9dntkEoEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Instructor speaks too slow and sometimes hardly audible with my earphones plugged in with 100% sound. Incredibly slow paced. Coffee must!!! Too much of story and history and introduction. Much less material presented for concepts shown. Much of the lecture time is wasted on things which does not matter, for example Djikstra shortest path... I would be more interested to know about the algorithm than a huge lecture on who is Djikstra, and also would like to have some exercise to implement the same and realise. Very unsatisfied with the course. But there is no other courses offered for C++ programming language in English Language. Not worth the time. | for concepts shown. Much of the | Lecture | time is wasted on things which | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| M9dntkEoEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | I would like thank Prof. Ira Pohl for the excellent lectures in the course C++ for C programmers Part A. The build up of C++ using C as a background gave me a good understanding of the various features of C++ and how one can make use of these features to write programs in a good idiomatic programming style. The lectures presented with a blend of data structures and algorithms provided much insight into programming in C++. Looking forward to the Part B of the course. | Prof. Ira Pohl for the excellent | Lecture | in the course C++ for C | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| M9dntkEoEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | I would like thank Prof. Ira Pohl for the excellent lectures in the course C++ for C programmers Part A. The build up of C++ using C as a background gave me a good understanding of the various features of C++ and how one can make use of these features to write programs in a good idiomatic programming style. The lectures presented with a blend of data structures and algorithms provided much insight into programming in C++. Looking forward to the Part B of the course. | a good idiomatic programming style. The | Lecture | presented with a blend of data | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| M9dntkEoEeWZtA4u62x6lQ | - Assumptions about the student are not clear, before starting the course. Instructor examples are not practical in all contexts. Jump to dijkstra in very second week, without clarity on major C++ concepts and examples, is too much an expectation from the student switching from C to C++ for the first time. Confusion with deadline for assignments. too many lectures during later week courses, as if the effort is to crunch everything in that week and complete the course. If its spaced properly with examples and problems over few more weeks, it would help. | with deadline for assignments. too many | Lecture | during later week courses, as if | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
| maX993EhEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Awesome guidance and lecture delivery by the World class professor . | Awesome guidance and | Lecture | delivery by the World class professor | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.96 |
| maX993EhEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Unfortunately, didn`t enjoy this course at all. I have gone through 7 courses on Coursera and finished them with the biggest pleasure and great results. This time I had to leave the course before finishing because: 1st: content is organized awfully (for example "HTML overview" - I knew all the material so I have an idea how it should look like, but lecturer started from the middle of all concepts, than moved to the beginning and together it looked like an unlinked content. I have simply lost a logic inside this. 2nd: Very difficult to get an idea: lecturer doesn`t try to simplify the content, even opposite - I had a feeling, that he makes easy things complicated for a reason. My husbend is a programmer with 10 years experience and when he watched the lecture he said, that even for him it was difficult to understand all the thing (things he actually knows). All these terms used, no relevant examples, too complex words and so on - I lost concentration, I had to google a lot of unknown terms, I had to stop lecture every 30 seconds to reread or repeat the peace of lecture, because I could not understand it. As I mentioned, I know HTML well, but it was described so complex, that it was difficult to link my actual knowledge to lecturer words. 3rd: not international student friendly. Use of complex words in places where they were not necessary, complex structures, too fast language... I am pretty good in English, but had to stop video and to google translate some "smart" words lecturer used without particular need - I don`t mean definitions, just some epithets to make his speech "smarter". I completed Coursera specialization by Michigan University and it was completely easy with plain text, short sentences, so well made for international student. 4th: this is boring. I am sorry, but this is true. I am interested in all these questions, but for some reasons I lose my attention every time. Maybe the reason is in all points I have just mentioned, but I didn`t enjoy this course at all and it was the first time I didn`t enjoy something connected with web app development. Please, don`t be mad at me - lecturer is a very charming and charismatic person, but I simply don`t like how the material is presented. 5th: I have a feeling like all slides are taken from some scientific books and lecturer reads comments from some science articles, it is not like described with own words, simplified for better comprehension, cleared with own real-life examples and in atmosphere of friendly conversation with some emotions and humor. Please, take my feedback just as my personal opinion and hope other students will enjoy it more. | experience and when he watched the | Lecture | he said, that even for him | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.96 |
| maX993EhEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Unfortunately, didn`t enjoy this course at all. I have gone through 7 courses on Coursera and finished them with the biggest pleasure and great results. This time I had to leave the course before finishing because: 1st: content is organized awfully (for example "HTML overview" - I knew all the material so I have an idea how it should look like, but lecturer started from the middle of all concepts, than moved to the beginning and together it looked like an unlinked content. I have simply lost a logic inside this. 2nd: Very difficult to get an idea: lecturer doesn`t try to simplify the content, even opposite - I had a feeling, that he makes easy things complicated for a reason. My husbend is a programmer with 10 years experience and when he watched the lecture he said, that even for him it was difficult to understand all the thing (things he actually knows). All these terms used, no relevant examples, too complex words and so on - I lost concentration, I had to google a lot of unknown terms, I had to stop lecture every 30 seconds to reread or repeat the peace of lecture, because I could not understand it. As I mentioned, I know HTML well, but it was described so complex, that it was difficult to link my actual knowledge to lecturer words. 3rd: not international student friendly. Use of complex words in places where they were not necessary, complex structures, too fast language... I am pretty good in English, but had to stop video and to google translate some "smart" words lecturer used without particular need - I don`t mean definitions, just some epithets to make his speech "smarter". I completed Coursera specialization by Michigan University and it was completely easy with plain text, short sentences, so well made for international student. 4th: this is boring. I am sorry, but this is true. I am interested in all these questions, but for some reasons I lose my attention every time. Maybe the reason is in all points I have just mentioned, but I didn`t enjoy this course at all and it was the first time I didn`t enjoy something connected with web app development. Please, don`t be mad at me - lecturer is a very charming and charismatic person, but I simply don`t like how the material is presented. 5th: I have a feeling like all slides are taken from some scientific books and lecturer reads comments from some science articles, it is not like described with own words, simplified for better comprehension, cleared with own real-life examples and in atmosphere of friendly conversation with some emotions and humor. Please, take my feedback just as my personal opinion and hope other students will enjoy it more. | unknown terms, I had to stop | Lecture | every 30 seconds to reread or | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.96 |
| maX993EhEeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Unfortunately, didn`t enjoy this course at all. I have gone through 7 courses on Coursera and finished them with the biggest pleasure and great results. This time I had to leave the course before finishing because: 1st: content is organized awfully (for example "HTML overview" - I knew all the material so I have an idea how it should look like, but lecturer started from the middle of all concepts, than moved to the beginning and together it looked like an unlinked content. I have simply lost a logic inside this. 2nd: Very difficult to get an idea: lecturer doesn`t try to simplify the content, even opposite - I had a feeling, that he makes easy things complicated for a reason. My husbend is a programmer with 10 years experience and when he watched the lecture he said, that even for him it was difficult to understand all the thing (things he actually knows). All these terms used, no relevant examples, too complex words and so on - I lost concentration, I had to google a lot of unknown terms, I had to stop lecture every 30 seconds to reread or repeat the peace of lecture, because I could not understand it. As I mentioned, I know HTML well, but it was described so complex, that it was difficult to link my actual knowledge to lecturer words. 3rd: not international student friendly. Use of complex words in places where they were not necessary, complex structures, too fast language... I am pretty good in English, but had to stop video and to google translate some "smart" words lecturer used without particular need - I don`t mean definitions, just some epithets to make his speech "smarter". I completed Coursera specialization by Michigan University and it was completely easy with plain text, short sentences, so well made for international student. 4th: this is boring. I am sorry, but this is true. I am interested in all these questions, but for some reasons I lose my attention every time. Maybe the reason is in all points I have just mentioned, but I didn`t enjoy this course at all and it was the first time I didn`t enjoy something connected with web app development. Please, don`t be mad at me - lecturer is a very charming and charismatic person, but I simply don`t like how the material is presented. 5th: I have a feeling like all slides are taken from some scientific books and lecturer reads comments from some science articles, it is not like described with own words, simplified for better comprehension, cleared with own real-life examples and in atmosphere of friendly conversation with some emotions and humor. Please, take my feedback just as my personal opinion and hope other students will enjoy it more. | reread or repeat the peace of | Lecture | because I could not understand it. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.96 |
| MdNTKtdhEeSgyyIAC4cL9g | This was a very useful course with very good lectures and examples. | very useful course with very good | Lecture | and examples. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| MdNTKtdhEeSgyyIAC4cL9g | Some interesting stuff in there. A couple of lectures need video editing though. (There is one where the lecturer says "Let me start over" and then starts over. The less than optimal start could be trimmed off.) | stuff in there. A couple of | Lecture | need video editing though. (There is | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| MdNTKtdhEeSgyyIAC4cL9g | lecture is | | Lecture | is | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| MdNTKtdhEeSgyyIAC4cL9g | A disconnect between Video Lecture - Transcript (horrid form !) - Slides - Test questions. Information flow should be more fluent. | A disconnect between Video | Lecture | - Transcript (horrid form ! ) | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| MdNTKtdhEeSgyyIAC4cL9g | This lecture just gave some fundamental ideals rather than details. Luckly I have not enrolled the certification. | This | Lecture | just gave some fundamental ideals rather | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Great teachers, cases and lectures. | Great teachers, cases and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Excellent content, in-depth compared to may other MOOCs. The instructors have organized the lectures very well and shown some useful and practical methods that can be implemented at various stages. | MOOCs. The instructors have organized the | Lecture | very well and shown some useful | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | As it's the start of the whole specialisation it's not very clearly detailed. Like few lectures are amazing as solo lectures, but overall week wise all lectures do not connect so well. | not very clearly detailed. Like few | Lecture | are amazing as solo lectures, but | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | As it's the start of the whole specialisation it's not very clearly detailed. Like few lectures are amazing as solo lectures, but overall week wise all lectures do not connect so well. | few lectures are amazing as solo | Lecture | but overall week wise all lectures | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | As it's the start of the whole specialisation it's not very clearly detailed. Like few lectures are amazing as solo lectures, but overall week wise all lectures do not connect so well. | lectures, but overall week wise all | Lecture | do not connect so well. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Embedded one page case study in the middle of the lecture videos with a followup debrief or the same during the assignments would be extremely useful. | study in the middle of the | Lecture | videos with a followup debrief or | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| MEgKOpw3EeWILQ7D3uPEMw | Great Learning Experience. Clear lectures and beneficial. Looking forward to the next session. | Great Learning Experience. Clear | Lecture | and beneficial. Looking forward to the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| mG15ZhQ9EeWCWhKuhISYpw | While the lectures were good, this course had annoying issues, such as in-video questions asking us to refer to previously shown material (which isn't easy given the Coursera interface). A few assignment questions were also poorly formulated. The course would have really benefited from .pdf reference material, for review and elaboration of topics presented in lectures. At minimum, a list of relevant equations would have helped. The acoustics part of the content seemed somewhat sketchy and hand-wavy; the assumptions and limitations behind the rule-of-thumb equations and models presented weren't given much weight, so I wasn't able to get a good grasp of when they were relevant*. The electronics part was more reasonable, but still suffered from some over-simplification (for example, the model of guitar pickups didn't include magnetic hysteresis). All in all, the course was worth taking, but I think the material deserves more rigor. *All models are wrong. But some of them are useful. | While the | Lecture | were good, this course had annoying | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| mG15ZhQ9EeWCWhKuhISYpw | While the lectures were good, this course had annoying issues, such as in-video questions asking us to refer to previously shown material (which isn't easy given the Coursera interface). A few assignment questions were also poorly formulated. The course would have really benefited from .pdf reference material, for review and elaboration of topics presented in lectures. At minimum, a list of relevant equations would have helped. The acoustics part of the content seemed somewhat sketchy and hand-wavy; the assumptions and limitations behind the rule-of-thumb equations and models presented weren't given much weight, so I wasn't able to get a good grasp of when they were relevant*. The electronics part was more reasonable, but still suffered from some over-simplification (for example, the model of guitar pickups didn't include magnetic hysteresis). All in all, the course was worth taking, but I think the material deserves more rigor. *All models are wrong. But some of them are useful. | and elaboration of topics presented in | Lecture | At minimum, a list of relevant | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| mG15ZhQ9EeWCWhKuhISYpw | Lectures have very poor teaching skills. | | Lecture | have very poor teaching skills. | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| mG15ZhQ9EeWCWhKuhISYpw | Good course. I enjoyed watching the lectures, especially from Bocco. The quizzes were also very representative of the course materials. Thanks for a good learning experience. | Good course. I enjoyed watching the | Lecture | especially from Bocco. The quizzes were | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Excellent course, well organized and good summaries after each lecture. | organized and good summaries after each | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | I thought this was an excellent clear introduction with its succinct simple clear lecture format that was was easily complete in just under 2 hours each week | introduction with its succinct simple clear | Lecture | format that was was easily complete | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Very intensive course, definitely very well detailed and thorough. The tests often rely on paying attention to the smallest details of the lecture, which while frustrating, forces you to learn. Its one of the hardest courses on here, but also the most rewarding when you finish it. | to the smallest details of the | Lecture | which while frustrating, forces you to | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | This is a well-made course with interesting lectures and a great professor. I'm very passionate about anything "astro" related and this was for me an introduction into the field of astrobiology. Beginner friendly. | is a well-made course with interesting | Lecture | and a great professor. I'm very | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Great class! The topic is fascinating and the lectures are clear and well articulated. I strongly recommend this course. | The topic is fascinating and the | Lecture | are clear and well articulated. I | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Great Course! Highly recommend. I especially liked the sections on origins of life and habitability. The lectures were packed with info but short enough to absorb. Loved the professor's presentation, as well. He was engaging and positive, but not over the top with enthusiasm. | origins of life and habitability. The | Lecture | were packed with info but short | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Loved the brief lectures and well structured layout. Definitely a must for those stepping into this wonderful area of multidisciplinary research! | Loved the brief | Lecture | and well structured layout. Definitely a | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | I really enjoyed this course. It threw me, at first, that the whole course was only lectures -- no videos or readings -- but so much of this course will be applicable to teaching biology that it's useful no matter what. I also had a small problem with verifying quizzes on my phone. | that the whole course was only | Lecture | -- no videos or readings -- | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Great content and learning experience. Informative and enjoyable course, great lecture presentations and support materials. | experience. Informative and enjoyable course, great | Lecture | presentations and support materials. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Best course ever! Charles is the best of teachers. You´ll enjoy every single one of the lectures and will never want it to be over. | enjoy every single one of the | Lecture | and will never want it to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Excellent! Professor Cockell obviously has a passion for his field and I thoroughly enjoyed his lectures. I learned much more than I expected as the course is fully detailed, well organized and the quizzes were challenging. I found the whole experience a pleasure. Thank you Professor! | field and I thoroughly enjoyed his | Lecture | I learned much more than I | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Extremelly interesting material and good wrapping, I enjoyed watching lectures. Guess I'll continue studying biology as the course made me think about things and I need more info. Thanks a lot, great course | and good wrapping, I enjoyed watching | Lecture | Guess I'll continue studying biology as | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Wonderful course. I took it just to satisfy my curiosity. I really enjoyed listening to the lectures and doing the quizzes. Many thanks to the professor for taking the time to make it. I would be happy to see a more advanced version. | I really enjoyed listening to the | Lecture | and doing the quizzes. Many thanks | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | This is a terrific course! I really enjoyed Dr. Cockrell's lecture style. He is very articulate and presents and explains the material very well. The photos and graphics were very useful for following the lectures and understanding the material. I found the "What Have We Learned" summaries after each lecture very helpful. I would like to take more courses offered by Dr. Cockrell in the future. | course! I really enjoyed Dr. Cockrell's | Lecture | style. He is very articulate and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | This is a terrific course! I really enjoyed Dr. Cockrell's lecture style. He is very articulate and presents and explains the material very well. The photos and graphics were very useful for following the lectures and understanding the material. I found the "What Have We Learned" summaries after each lecture very helpful. I would like to take more courses offered by Dr. Cockrell in the future. | were very useful for following the | Lecture | and understanding the material. I found | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | Very interesting, the professor is a great teller. Unfortunately the tests in week 4 are pretty bad, and the order of the lectures in week 1 and 2 seems off. Well worth 5 stars without these two imperfections. | bad, and the order of the | Lecture | in week 1 and 2 seems | Negative | -0.9 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | The pronunciation of the lector was more than awful! His English is quite unsuitable for video lectures! It was just a torture listening to him! | English is quite unsuitable for video | Lecture | It was just a torture listening | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mG1NQnUvEeS8UyIACzYI5Q | The professor explained all the issues clearly. The lectures cover many interesting aspects of astrobiology. I would wish for more updated news though. For example, the New Horizons spacecraft has already reached Pluto. | explained all the issues clearly. The | Lecture | cover many interesting aspects of astrobiology. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.08 |
| mGM6AmlPEeSdNiIACrbZkA | Initially, I thought the 9-week course was boring. I actually did not start it on time and was busy to start viewing the videos. However when I started on them, I actually found myself very much engaged to the topics being discussed. I ended up finishing the lectures earlier than scheduled. | discussed. I ended up finishing the | Lecture | earlier than scheduled. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| mGM6AmlPEeSdNiIACrbZkA | great lecture, nice and simple-< it is even better than the first neuromarketing course that i've finished on coursera before. well done! | great | Lecture | nice and simple-< it is even | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| mGM6AmlPEeSdNiIACrbZkA | The lectures can be a bit dry, but this is a wonderfully fascinating subject, and well worth the time to explore if you're at all interested in human behavior! | The | Lecture | can be a bit dry, but | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 1.01 |
| MMnLaEEjEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | Relevant materials, but lecture delivery is rather dry, | Relevant materials, but | Lecture | delivery is rather dry, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 0.63 |
| MMnLaEEjEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | Brian, Jeff, and Roger: Thank you very much for all the data science courses, really great. I generally rate them 5 stars. But for this one, I'm giving 3 stars, not because the content is not good (it is; it provides good practical and experiential information), but rather because the material seems repetitive at times either within the same course or with topics in the other courses. Also, the sequencing and lectures seem sometime a bit disjointed. May I humbly suggest an idea: Integrate the key points of this course relating to real-world examples and the sharing of real-world experiences into one of the other courses. Thank you. Robert Al-Jaar, PhD robert.aljaar@rassociates.biz | other courses. Also, the sequencing and | Lecture | seem sometime a bit disjointed. May | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 0.63 |
| MMnLaEEjEeWKOBLv1z6n9w | Lectures themselves were OK, but presentation needs work. Intro session was very repetitive. Lot of jargon introduced without explanation. Pop-ups w text showed up but disappeared before I was able to finish reading them. Best part of course was actually the text notes at the beginning of each sesssion. A minor nitpick: course description suggests that there are 3 instructors presenting, but I only saw one. | | Lecture | themselves were OK, but presentation needs | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 0.63 |
| 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. | I was unable to understand the | Lecture | here. I did pass the first | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Great course to get a beginners exposure to the chinese language. Liked the practical concept of the lectures, aiming towards sentences and phrases that can be used in daily interaction. | Liked the practical concept of the | Lecture | aiming towards sentences and phrases that | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Very nice course! It was very interesting for me to learn Mandarin as I was totally new to this language. We went through 7 weeks of lectures which don't take much time. Literally 10 min per day is enough. Now i know a lot but unfortunately still can't really talk. I'm looking forward for another course, because these 7 weeks were not enough for me) | We went through 7 weeks of | Lecture | which don't take much time. Literally | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | The teacher spoke very clearly, but the transcripts of each lecture should have included the Pinyin transcriptions. Without them,they were no help. | clearly, but the transcripts of each | Lecture | should have included the Pinyin transcriptions. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | easy to follow lectures. i really recommend this course! | easy to follow | Lecture | i really recommend this course! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | Ni Hao, I liked the course, good course content though the first week which includes the tones was tough as it is hard to memorize the same. But as English phrase says, "try try till you succeed"or keeping trying till you succeed.So we have to keep trying the tones till we succeed. Would like to thank the Professor for the video lectures. XieXie | thank the Professor for the video | Lecture | XieXie | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | "Chinese for Beginners" is the best online resource I have found for learning a language. Professor Xiaoyu Liu's presentations are clear and easy to follow. Lectures build on content presented previously. The quizzes provide immediate feedback. The features that I found particularly helpful was the ability to pause after hearing a word, phrase, or sentence the professor said so I could repeat it several times before resuming the lecture. I also appreciated being able to repeat the quizzes as one way of reviewing the material. I hope that Peking University offers another online course for those who have completed "Chinese for Beginners." | are clear and easy to follow. | Lecture | build on content presented previously. The | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mTJHKj0pEeSGwyIACxCdDw | "Chinese for Beginners" is the best online resource I have found for learning a language. Professor Xiaoyu Liu's presentations are clear and easy to follow. Lectures build on content presented previously. The quizzes provide immediate feedback. The features that I found particularly helpful was the ability to pause after hearing a word, phrase, or sentence the professor said so I could repeat it several times before resuming the lecture. I also appreciated being able to repeat the quizzes as one way of reviewing the material. I hope that Peking University offers another online course for those who have completed "Chinese for Beginners." | it several times before resuming the | Lecture | I also appreciated being able to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 0.92 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Fantastic Course! Lots of great material and awesome lectures and clear assignments! | Lots of great material and awesome | Lecture | and clear assignments! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Well organised. In depth optional lectures help you learn more about the theoretical foundations. Recommended. | Well organised. In depth optional | Lecture | help you learn more about the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Lovely lectures with easy to follow up mathematics | Lovely | Lecture | with easy to follow up mathematics | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent lectures with great explanations for the concepts as well as the mathematical equations and derivations. The assignments and concrete implementations also really helped reinforce the same concepts and to get a better idea of how it can be used to solve real world problem. Really amazing! | Excellent | Lecture | with great explanations for the concepts | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent lectures, evenly paced and nicely balanced between theory and practice, and mostly great quizzes and practice problems. However, the complete lack of instructor participation in the forums leaves many student questions unanswered. | Excellent | Lecture | evenly paced and nicely balanced between | Positive | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Nice intro to regression! Shorter lectures and more programming challenges would have made it even better. | Nice intro to regression! Shorter | Lecture | and more programming challenges would have | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent Lectures! Suggestions: homework results should be more representative and distinctive. | Excellent | Lecture | Suggestions: homework results should be more | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | This is an amazing and brilliant course for machine learning. If you've done Andrew Ng's course, most of this material will feel familiar, but definitely has a lot more detail. Each sub-topic under regression is taken with a decent level of detail, with sufficient quiz and assignment questions to drill important concepts into your head. The lectures are lucid and concise, even the optional ones that cover more advanced concepts of the underlying math. As an aside, I would like to clarify to any reader that, when they say you can use other tools, they aren't being a 100% honest. After a few assignments of using Scala and R, I quickly realized that using their iPython notebooks is the simplest and most straightforward way of clearing this course. Eventually, the assignments are such that using any other tool can cause a lot of strife. Brilliant course. Looking forward to the next one. | important concepts into your head. The | Lecture | are lucid and concise, even the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Lectures and assignments were awesome thanks to the professor for making this easier to understand. | | Lecture | and assignments were awesome thanks to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | An excellent and quite extensive foray into regression analyses from single-variable linear regression to nearest-neighbor and kernel regression techniques, including how to use gradient vs. coordinate descent for optimization and proper L1 and L2 regularization methods. The lecture slides have some questionable pedagogical and aesthetic qualities, and they could use some more polish from someone who specializes in teaching presentation methods, but the meat of the course comes from its quizzes and programming assignments, which are well split between practical use (via Graphlab Create and SFrame) and a nuts-and-bolts assignment that have you implement these methods from scratch. An extremely valuable course for someone who wants to use these for a data science application but also wants to understand the mathematics and statistics behind them to an appreciable degree. | L1 and L2 regularization methods. The | Lecture | slides have some questionable pedagogical and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent course on the use of regression in machine learning. It does not simply stop with simple linear regression but also tackles ridge and lasso regression using Python notebooks. One big advantage for those not familiar with Python is that the Python notebooks have just enough boiler plate code to make it feasible for Python beginners but not so much that the challenge is gone. The lectures can feel rather technical at times but this, at least in my mind, enhances the course and at no point did I feel I was "drowning" in formulas. | that the challenge is gone. The | Lecture | can feel rather technical at times | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Pros: the instructors and TAs seem to have better experience to manage the course, the lectures are extremely well explained and are very enjoyable, all the lectures last less than 15 minutes, there are some advanced optional videos that are interesting and they are not needed to complete the assignments, the numpy tutorial provided is helpful for the assignments, the programming assignments emphasize the need for testing our code (which is one of the most important skills any developer should have). Cons: The written instructions on the programming assignments are still a bit confusing sometimes and may need a review for future iterations of this course. | experience to manage the course, the | Lecture | are extremely well explained and are | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I liked pretty much all of the content. The lectures are detailed. The assignments helped me understand the techniques used in regression. The step by step approach is great. What I dislike a bit is the promotion of proprietary and expensive Graphlab software. | much all of the content. The | Lecture | are detailed. The assignments helped me | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | great course, lots of wonderful hands on material, excellent lectures. | of wonderful hands on material, excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Love this course! Love the flexibility of the course but if rigor is what you want, they offer mathematical rigor in optional lectures as well. Great lectures and well-designed assignments. Highly recommended | they offer mathematical rigor in optional | Lecture | as well. Great lectures and well-designed | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Love this course! Love the flexibility of the course but if rigor is what you want, they offer mathematical rigor in optional lectures as well. Great lectures and well-designed assignments. Highly recommended | in optional lectures as well. Great | Lecture | and well-designed assignments. Highly recommended | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I saw a number of machine courses that are with too general contents and more like conference presentations. It's hard to learn and grasp something from them. However this is a real Machine Course that provides informative, appropriate details and derivations from which I can learn and understand the meaning and insights buried in math symbols and equations. No doubt, the optional video lectures are excellent enhanced "nutrition." Looking forward to the three courses in this specialization. Thanks, Profs. Emily Fox and Carlos Guestrin, for instructing such wonderful authentic courses. | equations. No doubt, the optional video | Lecture | are excellent enhanced " nutrition. " | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | To start with, I have been dedicating time to improve my understanding and depth in statistics and calculus. The reason is that, I am totally impressed by the lecture videos. The videos are detail, precise and covers enough depth. It has helped me to correlate the statistical concepts and application areas and rekindled my interest to go back to learn and strengthen my basics. I like the contents that its not a overdose of many mathematical equations. Appreciate the pains taken by the expert professors in explaining every detail possible to make the course more interesting. Appreciate the mention about the topics not covered in the course. My suggestion is to include a seperate section for each course with a list of reference books, topics and weblinks of material to increase our depth and breadth of technical understanding of the statistical methods. Many Thanks to Emily Fox and Carles Guestrin for their time and efforts in making this specialization course, and of course providing us with the free license to use Dato for learning purposes. | I am totally impressed by the | Lecture | videos. The videos are detail, precise | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | An interesting series of Lectures in the important topic of (Linear) Regression. The business case approach followed by the instructors provides great help to apply the required theoretical knowledge. | An interesting series of | Lecture | in the important topic of (Linear) | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I really liked the optional lectures with deeper explanations. | I really liked the optional | Lecture | with deeper explanations. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | This gives a nice survey of the techniques and approaches of Linear Regression. Lectures are structured well, and mathematical derivations are provided as optional lectures. Each week has a quiz that goes over the material, as well as programming assignments that are meant to provide a higher level understanding via Dato's GraphLab Create, as well as lower level understanding with Numpy. I am dropping a star because some portions of the programming exercises seemed to be contrived. | techniques and approaches of Linear Regression. | Lecture | are structured well, and mathematical derivations | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | This gives a nice survey of the techniques and approaches of Linear Regression. Lectures are structured well, and mathematical derivations are provided as optional lectures. Each week has a quiz that goes over the material, as well as programming assignments that are meant to provide a higher level understanding via Dato's GraphLab Create, as well as lower level understanding with Numpy. I am dropping a star because some portions of the programming exercises seemed to be contrived. | mathematical derivations are provided as optional | Lecture | Each week has a quiz that | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Very good, good practise! Good lectures! | Very good, good practise! Good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Wonderful lectures and good assignments. Very, very clear presentations. Minor drawbacks: there's no assistance available for the assignments (which can be quite difficult). The quizzes require sometimes information that is not directly available in the video lectures. Note that it takes more hrs per week than mentioned (but it's worthwhile!). | Wonderful | Lecture | and good assignments. Very, very clear | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Wonderful lectures and good assignments. Very, very clear presentations. Minor drawbacks: there's no assistance available for the assignments (which can be quite difficult). The quizzes require sometimes information that is not directly available in the video lectures. Note that it takes more hrs per week than mentioned (but it's worthwhile!). | not directly available in the video | Lecture | Note that it takes more hrs | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| mxdq5kIJEeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Liked this course, really good assignments which help you to master the concepts thought in the lectures. Thanks a lot for making this available for us. | master the concepts thought in the | Lecture | Thanks a lot for making this | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.37 | 1.12 |
| 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. | everyday life. I really enjoyed the | Lecture | and Scott DeRue, besides being a | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | A good, well designed course but very heavily aimed towards those mid-career in a corporate environment. Still worth a look for others, but the assignments will take significant extra thought. Sadly the discussion forums fail at bridging this gap because forum participation framed as mandatory (it is not) in the lecture videos has rendered them a wall of pure noise. | mandatory (it is not) in the | Lecture | videos has rendered them a wall | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| 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. | not bore you as in other | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | Great insights, very useful contents. The assignments are a good addition to the lectures & quizzes - it makes it more interactive and "forces" you to think about the content more deeply and in relation to your own experiences. Geoffrey (The Netherlands) | are a good addition to the | Lecture | & quizzes - it makes it | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | The only reason I give 3 stars is because there were no pdf documents of the lectures. Being able to check back notes fast is important and very helpful and I can't see why they are not given. Other than that the course content was very interesting and fascinating. Well done on that!! | were no pdf documents of the | Lecture | Being able to check back notes | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| myQGkjlZEeWJaxK5AT4frw | This course is quite elaborate and the course content and lectures are quite effective. | elaborate and the course content and | Lecture | are quite effective. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | I learned a great deal in this course, whilst enjoying the lively lectures and interesting, fun projects. Definitely highly recommend for those interesting in computer programming, whether new to the field or (like me) refreshing old skills. Thanks to all the lecturers for this great introduction - I'm looking forward to the rest of the specialisation. :) | this course, whilst enjoying the lively | Lecture | and interesting, fun projects. Definitely highly | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | I am very disapointed about this course. This course is more about how programming, then teaching about programming in python. The lecture is too long and information value is very low. In my opinion, this course is for somebody who never programming, it is not depend in which language. If you wont to know how if, for, functions works, what is variable etc, then this is the right place where to learn this basics. | teaching about programming in python. The | Lecture | is too long and information value | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | I took this whole series in 2015 and I thought they were excellent. I had a programming background, but hadn't programmed in about 10 years, and i had no experience with Python. I found the material well presented and the homework interesting and non-trivial. It took me generally about 4-5 hours/week for the lectures and assignments. | generally about 4-5 hours/week for the | Lecture | and assignments. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | Fantastic! Joe Warren and Scott Rixner hit one out of the ballpark with this course. They really make programming accessible to anyone with the way that they teach, and they make the content really fun. Yes, the material can be challenging at some times, but with all the lectures, homework and support, I truly think anyone can finish this course. I'm enrolled in the full specialization and a note to others. Enroll in all the courses at once and then in your enrollments page you can adjust the sessions that you want to take by hitting the three dots button. I made the mistake of waiting till I finished part one to enroll in the next course and it caused me to skip a session so I had to sit around waiting for two weeks until the next session started. Programming is a language so it helps the learning process to work on it every day, don't make the same mistake I made! | some times, but with all the | Lecture | homework and support, I truly think | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | The team of profs is great to listen to, even for hours on-end if/when going through several lectures per go... They have really worked through the online presentation of this software engineering 101 course to eliminate bugs, streamline its effectivity, and generally make it enjoyable for technical and laypersons alike. Kudos Team Rice! | hours on-end if/when going through several | Lecture | per go. . . They have | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | This is the perfect course for people with no knowledge in programming. The lectures are easy to follow, and the best part is that the assignments, apart from strengthen the theory, are very fun! | with no knowledge in programming. The | Lecture | are easy to follow, and the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| n2zunIlgEeWSMw6QLoDNsQ | I took this course 3 times as a student, and I absolutely loved it! The lectures are interesting, relevant, and entertaining. I'm grateful to be a CTA/Mentor. | and I absolutely loved it! The | Lecture | are interesting, relevant, and entertaining. I'm | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.92 | 1.15 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Well presented material. Good pace od lectures - short but fully understandable. Different instructors (you won't get bored ;)). Very good programming assigments. | Well presented material. Good pace od | Lecture | - short but fully understandable. Different | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | An excellent course. The video lectures are brief but explain the main points very well. The assignments are very well organised. | An excellent course. The video | Lecture | are brief but explain the main | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Very well structured, good choice of content. All video lectures are engaging and you can feel a lot of though was put into making algorithms explanations both clear and concise. Many thanks to the lecturers. | good choice of content. All video | Lecture | are engaging and you can feel | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | I found the assignments challenging in the absolute best sense of the term, and therefore incredibly rewarding as well! Whenever I've gotten stuck, the answer was always in the course material somewhere, even if I didn't see it there at first. The discussion forums were extremely helpful, and I was astounded to see that that instructors were still actively monitoring the discussion forums and responding to student questions. I'm obviously not an expert in this field, but I've been an educator before, and my own impression of the assignments was that they were extremely well designed: it was impossible to pass them without knowing what you were doing, the tools to approach them were always found in the lectures, and the challenge problems pushed your knowledge even farther. I would recommend the specialization to everyone. Additionally, I noticed that the content aligns well with other DS&A syllabi I have seen in brick-and-mortar institutions, especially the first 3 or 4 courses. It's also a very nice luxury to be able to submit in Python. I have certainly learned a great deal. | them were always found in the | Lecture | and the challenge problems pushed your | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Strong Points: -Course content is well-organized -Good assignments that enhance the understanding of concepts Weak Points: -Some of the presenters need to strengthen their presentation skills -Lectures slides aren't good enough | need to strengthen their presentation skills | Lecture | slides aren't good enough | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | The problem sets are great and probably worth the price, but the lectures become very hard to follow after week 3 and the discussion forums are very disorganized - it's hard to find useful information. Some of the lectures have slides available, some don't; some of the lectures have somewhat-useful subtitles/transcripts, others have incomprehensible garbled messes (I don't know if they're machine-generated or just transcribed by someone with no understanding of the material/vocabulary - logarithm != algorithm!). I really like the problem sets, but some of the lectures are pretty rough, just a guy talking in front of some pseudocode for 10 minutes. The instructors seem friendly and engaging, though. | probably worth the price, but the | Lecture | become very hard to follow after | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | The problem sets are great and probably worth the price, but the lectures become very hard to follow after week 3 and the discussion forums are very disorganized - it's hard to find useful information. Some of the lectures have slides available, some don't; some of the lectures have somewhat-useful subtitles/transcripts, others have incomprehensible garbled messes (I don't know if they're machine-generated or just transcribed by someone with no understanding of the material/vocabulary - logarithm != algorithm!). I really like the problem sets, but some of the lectures are pretty rough, just a guy talking in front of some pseudocode for 10 minutes. The instructors seem friendly and engaging, though. | problem sets, but some of the | Lecture | are pretty rough, just a guy | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Def a useful skills to have when starting to interview for jobs. This is a hard course to teach to begin with. I found the lectures really boring, too long, hard to understand and just not really motivated well. I think the homework problem are good, but they are very time consuming. You need to use various methods to find edges cases and though that might be a good skill to have as well, it's just too much to get done in one week and somewhat frustrating when you're only stuck in one test case. I think this could be an excellent course with a few modification on the slides and adding more motivations and making shorter homework problems that focuses on the main part of the material for that as oppose to things we've already covered in the previous week. At the moment, I don't think I'll continue this specialization the way it's designed. | to begin with. I found the | Lecture | really boring, too long, hard to | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Overall Good introductory course for beginners . Assignments are very well thought and lectures are quite good. covers most of the topic. | Assignments are very well thought and | Lecture | are quite good. covers most of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Great course. The team is doing a great work improving it all the time and the grading system and lecture are really good as well. | time and the grading system and | Lecture | are really good as well. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Excellent coverage of algorithmic techniques in this course, with very accessible introductions to such fundamental topics as the Master Method, greedy algorithm design, and dynamic programming. This class hits the sweet spot for people who find Tim Roughgarden's Analysis and Design of Algorithms course too intense and hand-wavy, but who still want mathematically-sound, proof-based discussion of algorithmic techniques. (Listen to Roughgarden's drive-by treatment of Karatsuba's algorithm in his first week of lectures, and you will appreciate Neil Rhodes' coverage of the same algorithm all the more.) You get an introduction to a lot of "greatest hits" from Computer Science, but at a level where you come away understanding the technique. The problem sets start off with fairly easy exercises, just enough to reinforce your understanding, and progress up to exercises that will prove challenging indeed to newcomers. You will get a lot out of careful study of this course. I look forward to continuing in this specialization. | algorithm in his first week of | Lecture | and you will appreciate Neil Rhodes' | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | I took this course as part of the specialization and find it to be an excellent refresher of what I learned in undergraduate and graduate Computer Science classes (which were solely theoretical, and I had little chances to code algorithms/data structures). Finally, in this course, I could implement what I learned before and now. Not a perfect course - lectures could be improved (pseudo code at times takes efforts to understand). But assignments are amazing and comfortably challenging. The vast choice of programming languages is a feature. Make sure that you write automated unit-tests for your solutions. This will reduce your debugging efforts. Thanks! | now. Not a perfect course - | Lecture | could be improved (pseudo code at | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | I agree with some of the reviews here. It's fantastic at the beginning of the course. Towards the end, unfortunately the professor's accent is heavy and sometimes difficult to understand. The subtitles don't help either because they were auto-generated. My brain had to take extra cognitive workload to decipher what was actually said before trying to understand the materials on the slides and everything else. I also didn't like the way index 0 and 1 is mixed in different lectures. Why shouldn't we stay consistent in pseudocode using index starting with either 0 or 1? The slides are confusing regarding this matter especially when you translate algorithms into code. Nonetheless, I liked the assignments overall. The course's instructors included some of very interesting problems and indeed helped understand the lessons better. I also liked the course structure and the carefully prepared slides. | and 1 is mixed in different | Lecture | Why shouldn't we stay consistent in | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Update: As I proceed to wk 5, I know why there are some complaint on Dynamic programming, Reduced to 2 stars. Lectures are totally useless for the assignment, The course is really good until week 4 when it deteriorates very quick. No matter how many times I re-watch the lecture, I can't understand much. I ended up using wikipedia for the quiz instead :P I can't use much of the course forum since there are too many posts there and it keep crashing my chrome. This course gets my 3 stars from the first 3 weeks alone, otherwise it gonna be 0-2 stars. | Dynamic programming, Reduced to 2 stars. | Lecture | are totally useless for the assignment, | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Update: As I proceed to wk 5, I know why there are some complaint on Dynamic programming, Reduced to 2 stars. Lectures are totally useless for the assignment, The course is really good until week 4 when it deteriorates very quick. No matter how many times I re-watch the lecture, I can't understand much. I ended up using wikipedia for the quiz instead :P I can't use much of the course forum since there are too many posts there and it keep crashing my chrome. This course gets my 3 stars from the first 3 weeks alone, otherwise it gonna be 0-2 stars. | how many times I re-watch the | Lecture | I can't understand much. I ended | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | I would've never forced myself to learn to think recursively if it weren't for this course. As someone from a mechanical engineering discipline, with a minimal background in java programming, i was able to following along with this course and complete all assignments. The discussion boards and professor's lectures were particularly helpful along with the fact that I could download everything for viewing offline. | assignments. The discussion boards and professor's | Lecture | were particularly helpful along with the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Even though this course covers a lot fundamentals for introduction to algorithm, the course itself is not designed as good as I expected. For starters, the weekly problem designs aren't very good. Some problem statements are ambiguous and not very clear unless you read more than one time or take a closer look at the examples. Often, the input format/arguments are designed to take redundant info. Some problem even has more than one possible correct outputs, which is just confusing for learning purpose. In terms of lecture videos, it's good that there are some classic algorithm problems being demonstrated in the video, however the linkage between how to express a problem in mathematical languages is poorly explained. For example, in the lecture of edit distance, the realization of the matrix was not well explained at all. I personally appreciate a lot of the thorough proving steps introduced in the lectures, however I personally think the proofs are often not well explained to the audience (I also understand that it's more difficult to explain proving steps). Considering the large variety of audience, I would recommend the instructors separate the comprehensive more in-depth knowledge into optional videos, in this way the audiences could decide if they want to spend time in optional videos or not based on their own needs, meanwhile the instructors could spend a little bit more time to explain the difficult concepts better. Overall, I know that talking and analyzing algorithms can be kinda of boring and challenging, but I wish the course videos could be stated in a more interesting and intriguing way. | for learning purpose. In terms of | Lecture | videos, it's good that there are | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Even though this course covers a lot fundamentals for introduction to algorithm, the course itself is not designed as good as I expected. For starters, the weekly problem designs aren't very good. Some problem statements are ambiguous and not very clear unless you read more than one time or take a closer look at the examples. Often, the input format/arguments are designed to take redundant info. Some problem even has more than one possible correct outputs, which is just confusing for learning purpose. In terms of lecture videos, it's good that there are some classic algorithm problems being demonstrated in the video, however the linkage between how to express a problem in mathematical languages is poorly explained. For example, in the lecture of edit distance, the realization of the matrix was not well explained at all. I personally appreciate a lot of the thorough proving steps introduced in the lectures, however I personally think the proofs are often not well explained to the audience (I also understand that it's more difficult to explain proving steps). Considering the large variety of audience, I would recommend the instructors separate the comprehensive more in-depth knowledge into optional videos, in this way the audiences could decide if they want to spend time in optional videos or not based on their own needs, meanwhile the instructors could spend a little bit more time to explain the difficult concepts better. Overall, I know that talking and analyzing algorithms can be kinda of boring and challenging, but I wish the course videos could be stated in a more interesting and intriguing way. | poorly explained. For example, in the | Lecture | of edit distance, the realization of | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Even though this course covers a lot fundamentals for introduction to algorithm, the course itself is not designed as good as I expected. For starters, the weekly problem designs aren't very good. Some problem statements are ambiguous and not very clear unless you read more than one time or take a closer look at the examples. Often, the input format/arguments are designed to take redundant info. Some problem even has more than one possible correct outputs, which is just confusing for learning purpose. In terms of lecture videos, it's good that there are some classic algorithm problems being demonstrated in the video, however the linkage between how to express a problem in mathematical languages is poorly explained. For example, in the lecture of edit distance, the realization of the matrix was not well explained at all. I personally appreciate a lot of the thorough proving steps introduced in the lectures, however I personally think the proofs are often not well explained to the audience (I also understand that it's more difficult to explain proving steps). Considering the large variety of audience, I would recommend the instructors separate the comprehensive more in-depth knowledge into optional videos, in this way the audiences could decide if they want to spend time in optional videos or not based on their own needs, meanwhile the instructors could spend a little bit more time to explain the difficult concepts better. Overall, I know that talking and analyzing algorithms can be kinda of boring and challenging, but I wish the course videos could be stated in a more interesting and intriguing way. | thorough proving steps introduced in the | Lecture | however I personally think the proofs | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Very good lectures and programming assignments. | Very good | Lecture | and programming assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Lectures were clear, for the most part, and the homeworks were fun and instructive. Material on dynamic programming might have been clearer. Also, notes and references to texts would have been helpful. Thanks for putting together a great course. | | Lecture | were clear, for the most part, | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| nA4RUW01EeW8nRIpKnwp7Q | Excellent course with tons of exercises and interesting lectures. | with tons of exercises and interesting | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Great course, especially if you have some background in programming. With a lot of help from the lectures you develop a real life proyect since week 1, which is pretty awesome. The instructors' explanations are clear and simple. I had never had any contact with Java before and I feel like I have learned a lot. Thank you so much for this course! | a lot of help from the | Lecture | you develop a real life proyect | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | A good course and beautiful lectures. But the programming assignments should be little more tough. | A good course and beautiful | Lecture | But the programming assignments should be | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Interesting project, great pacing. The lectures are well designed and presented. The additional videos (quick interviews with industry vets, students figuring out a selection of code) are useful to reinforce understanding. Most of the knowledge here transfers smoothly (with syntax adjustments) to other languages and stacks, such as C#. | Interesting project, great pacing. The | Lecture | are well designed and presented. The | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Excellent lectures, the subject matter is very well detailed and enough support is given to the student. | Excellent | Lecture | the subject matter is very well | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | A very good course with a direct application in an interesting and engaging project. The video lectures are well structured and lots of additional information is provided. I would recommend this course to all java beginners. | interesting and engaging project. The video | Lecture | are well structured and lots of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | It's a relatively short and easy course, but it has good lecture videos and programming assignments. Also, I think that you would have to already have fairly good computer programming skills (either in Java or some other language) to take this course, because it pretty much jumps right into adding complex functionality to existing programs to extend their behavior. | easy course, but it has good | Lecture | videos and programming assignments. Also, I | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Good course, ideal for the first half of a second course in computer science. A little java experience is recommended buy you'll probably be ok if you have program in a statically type programming language before because you can pick up java very quickly. The lectures are very good, I think that the teachers are excellent expositors but I feel that they could be more detailed. The project is about representing earthquakes in a map and you are always increasing the complexity. Finally you need to add your own extension which I found an excellent opportunity to test your imagination and your capacity to create new things. The only cons of the course for me is the way assignments are evaluated. I think it has to do with the fact that they are interactive. You have to answers questions in a Quiz related to the week content and the project. But the are not very demanding, therefore they do not reflect how much you really know. In general I recommend taking this course if you are in self study journey in computer science, even more the specialization start to get more interesting and demanding in the follow up courses, more complete and detailed. | pick up java very quickly. The | Lecture | are very good, I think that | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The only complaint I have about this course is the horribly irritating music at the beginning of each lecture video. I would have my headphones in, volume up so I could hear the lecturers clearly, then when the next video would start there would be this terrible music that started very abruptly. If I was very quick I could mute my volume until it finished, but I think this is totally unnecessary. PLEASE consider changing this, as it will affect my decision to pursue further courses in this specialization | music at the beginning of each | Lecture | video. I would have my headphones | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Excellent course! 100% recommended! Despite I had a strong background in computing and I found it a little bit easy, I really enjoyed the lectures and programming assignments and I have learned some interesting stuff. In my case, I know how to program but I have coded in Matlab for too long. So I am finding the whole specialization very useful. | bit easy, I really enjoyed the | Lecture | and programming assignments and I have | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Just Completed 1 week , awesome content and lectures , best | 1 week , awesome content and | Lecture | , best | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This is course is really awesome and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested to Software Engineering using JAVA programming Language. A little history about my background will help understand my excitement about this course. I am a newly graduated in the field of Electrical Engineering. So far, I wrote code mainly in C++ and I have not really participated to very challenging programming assignments. Looking for job (Unluckily so far ) I quickly realize that Java programming is really big on the job market. For these reasons, I got this book in Java programming called "Starting Out with JAVA", but may be due to lack of discipline I was not really able to move deeply in book. However since I have enrolled in this course, I am being influenced tremendously by the design of the class.I got so much positive vibe from the professor who make this class really exciting. The level of details use in lecture videos make this class really easy to follow. In addition, the class assignment are just plainly cool, practical, and challenging. I really feel like I am learning from expert in the field. This fact has raised my confidence that my gaining the skills combined in this specialization I magnify my qualification on the job market. Thank you. | The level of details use in | Lecture | videos make this class really easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Well structured content and great explanation on concepts. I really like the concept challenge portion as it helps dig into the application of the concepts explained in the lecture. It would have been better if the lecture slides were available in pdfs. | would have been better if the | Lecture | slides were available in pdfs. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Good, well paced course. Big advantage is the short duration of the video-lectures. I prefer a few short ones over one long lecture. | few short ones over one long | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The lectures were too wordy and the lecturers tripped over their words too often (which wouldn't have made it so difficult to listen if the lectures hadn't been so wordy!). There was too much focus on high-level details of the course project and too little attention paid to technical details. This rendered the lectures simplistic, boring, and sometimes a waste of time. This felt like an introductory level course, made more difficult through poor teaching. Also, the slick web interface was slightly difficult to navigate in comparison to other Coursera courses. | The | Lecture | were too wordy and the lecturers | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The lectures were too wordy and the lecturers tripped over their words too often (which wouldn't have made it so difficult to listen if the lectures hadn't been so wordy!). There was too much focus on high-level details of the course project and too little attention paid to technical details. This rendered the lectures simplistic, boring, and sometimes a waste of time. This felt like an introductory level course, made more difficult through poor teaching. Also, the slick web interface was slightly difficult to navigate in comparison to other Coursera courses. | so difficult to listen if the | Lecture | hadn't been so wordy! ). There | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The lectures were too wordy and the lecturers tripped over their words too often (which wouldn't have made it so difficult to listen if the lectures hadn't been so wordy!). There was too much focus on high-level details of the course project and too little attention paid to technical details. This rendered the lectures simplistic, boring, and sometimes a waste of time. This felt like an introductory level course, made more difficult through poor teaching. Also, the slick web interface was slightly difficult to navigate in comparison to other Coursera courses. | to technical details. This rendered the | Lecture | simplistic, boring, and sometimes a waste | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Nice course with very good lectures | Nice course with very good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NFiJtRnpEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This is the first MOOC I have found that fits neatly between beginner level introduction to programming courses, and higher level machine learning/pattern recognition or algorithms courses. The lecture videos convey concepts succinctly, and the assignments complement the lecture materials. | succinctly, and the assignments complement the | Lecture | materials. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | While U.S. politics is important for many other disciplines, this course didn't have that much depth in my opinion to really be applicable on demands of international student and point of view. Still, very interesting lectures and good talks. | point of view. Still, very interesting | Lecture | and good talks. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Amazingly produced and thought out course. They utilize some of the top field specialists and provide video lectures in a creative and thorough way. | top field specialists and provide video | Lecture | in a creative and thorough way. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | awesome lectures! | awesome | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Interesting lecture series. The lectures are largely America centered with courses on presidential war powers, the functioning of governors. In this lectures the main focus is rather politics than policy. Although very interesting, the lecture series does not really live up to its title. | Interesting lecture series. The | Lecture | are largely America centered with courses | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Interesting lecture series. The lectures are largely America centered with courses on presidential war powers, the functioning of governors. In this lectures the main focus is rather politics than policy. Although very interesting, the lecture series does not really live up to its title. | than policy. Although very interesting, the | Lecture | series does not really live up | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | The course was refreshing in the way it made use of various public personalities to deliver lectures based on their personal and professional experiences. I highly recommend it. | of various public personalities to deliver | Lecture | based on their personal and professional | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Great class. I wish they had more classes related to PP from UVA. I greatly enjoyed the lectures, the readings and the whole process. There are so many areas of PP. I hope UVA will continue to produce classes with focus on those PP areas. | from UVA. I greatly enjoyed the | Lecture | the readings and the whole process. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| NiK99anHEeS88iIAC1WehA | Great lectures. I wish there were more in-depth assignments and detailed handouts. | Great | Lecture | I wish there were more in-depth | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.69 | 0.93 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Best HTML5 course over the net. Special thanks to Colleen van Lent for her commitment towards the lectures! | Lent for her commitment towards the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | It's really good for beginners! I didn't believe that at the beginning, because i was really new and it was hard for me to understand some things at first time. But if you don't give up, you will succeed! Lectures are simple and easy for understanding. I strongly recommend this course. | don't give up, you will succeed! | Lecture | are simple and easy for understanding. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | an excellent compilation. Really enjoyed thoroughly. However would like it best with the lecture duration decreases a bit. | would like it best with the | Lecture | duration decreases a bit. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Very clear and comprehensive lecture. It helps me a lot in understanding the basics of web and HTML5. | Very clear and comprehensive | Lecture | It helps me a lot in | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | A great course. You can learn a lot if you're willing to dive in yourself beyond the lectures. My only fault is that some of the quiz questions didn't really seem relevant to useful material learned in the course (ie, what year html was implemented etc.) | to dive in yourself beyond the | Lecture | My only fault is that some | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Excellent lecture sizes, depth and delivery. | Excellent | Lecture | sizes, depth and delivery. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Very useful and lectures were helpful | Very useful and | Lecture | were helpful | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Lecture videos are very good and Easy to follow. | | Lecture | videos are very good and Easy | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Very helpful for absolutely beginners. The content is well-organized and materials are carefully picked to provide concise, easy-to-read information for learners. Lectures are clear, well presented, just-right informative; accompanied by the great public speaking skill of the instructor, they are hence not intimidating or boring at all. Another plus point is the instructor constantly urging learners to go beyond "the passing point" and learn more on their own, which is a very key mindset to keep up with the fast, ever-changing landscape of Information Technologies. Don't feel lost or scared, since she'll provide you with great resources for further learning and references! | provide concise, easy-to-read information for learners. | Lecture | are clear, well presented, just-right informative; | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Nice introduction learned a lot thanks madam for your valuable lectures. | lot thanks madam for your valuable | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | The caliber of questions in the quizzes is quite advanced. I would be fine with that, as the challenge of writing correct html5 is a good challenge. However much of these questions were not covered in the lectures or the required and optional reading. Learning the correct html tag syntax is not intuitive--one has to be shown examples. If no examples have been covered, how can a quiz-taker be expected to create the proper tags? This strikes me as bad pedagogy. In order to answer the questions and prepare the requested page of html tags, it became necessary for a beginner such as me to research elsewhere in order to answer the questions. In that case, I began wondering why I was taking this course, rather than just reviewing the many free html5 explanations on the Internet. Further the very general response to the submitted page of html gives me no help when I am simply told something isn't right and I should review the lessons--again. I expected better feedback. I found this course to be fascinating from the lecture point of view, but "abusive" in terms of quiz expectations. I was going to take the CSS3 course from the series, but now I plan on looking for this education elsewhere. | questions were not covered in the | Lecture | or the required and optional reading. | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | The caliber of questions in the quizzes is quite advanced. I would be fine with that, as the challenge of writing correct html5 is a good challenge. However much of these questions were not covered in the lectures or the required and optional reading. Learning the correct html tag syntax is not intuitive--one has to be shown examples. If no examples have been covered, how can a quiz-taker be expected to create the proper tags? This strikes me as bad pedagogy. In order to answer the questions and prepare the requested page of html tags, it became necessary for a beginner such as me to research elsewhere in order to answer the questions. In that case, I began wondering why I was taking this course, rather than just reviewing the many free html5 explanations on the Internet. Further the very general response to the submitted page of html gives me no help when I am simply told something isn't right and I should review the lessons--again. I expected better feedback. I found this course to be fascinating from the lecture point of view, but "abusive" in terms of quiz expectations. I was going to take the CSS3 course from the series, but now I plan on looking for this education elsewhere. | course to be fascinating from the | Lecture | point of view, but " abusive" | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Good lectures. Relevant quizzes. | Good | Lecture | Relevant quizzes. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | A lot of theoretical stuff, nothing for practice; awful final exam strategy, the course encourages learning by heart without any thinking; advice: to help non english students (like me), make the lectures not overlapping the subtitles | english students (like me), make the | Lecture | not overlapping the subtitles | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Very good basic introduction. The final project was a little challenging because some of the questions used coding that wasn't reviewed in either the textbook or in the lectures. The lectures were otherwise very informative and well-structured. | either the textbook or in the | Lecture | The lectures were otherwise very informative | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Very good basic introduction. The final project was a little challenging because some of the questions used coding that wasn't reviewed in either the textbook or in the lectures. The lectures were otherwise very informative and well-structured. | textbook or in the lectures. The | Lecture | were otherwise very informative and well-structured. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Simply and easy to follow, I love how the instructor delivers the lectures, great course! | love how the instructor delivers the | Lecture | great course! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Excellent teacher, clear and to the point lectures. Thank you. I've learned a lot as a beginner. | teacher, clear and to the point | Lecture | Thank you. I've learned a lot | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Great Lectures and thanks i learned a lot | Great | Lecture | and thanks i learned a lot | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | The material in course was presented very clearly with lots of coding examples. I would recommend this to anyone starting out in HTML5. Colleen van Lent was very effective in the delivery of the lectures. | effective in the delivery of the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | If there had been a working autograder for the last final project this course would have been worth it somehow. What does that mean? - The lectures provided valuable information. - The quizzes generally made sense (in relation to the lectures). - Learning how to code wasn't really possible. Why is that? - There is only one programming assignment. - The autograder doesn't give any feedback at all why resp. where things go wrong. That's everything but good style (for software as well as for learning). - Code snippets can't be tested individually. That's very bad behavior in programming. - At the end working code that meets the teached rules is marked as wrong. You are lost without any clue. So probably you can learn something. Unfortunately you can't possibly finish the course with a feeling of success. | What does that mean? - The | Lecture | provided valuable information. - The quizzes | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | If there had been a working autograder for the last final project this course would have been worth it somehow. What does that mean? - The lectures provided valuable information. - The quizzes generally made sense (in relation to the lectures). - Learning how to code wasn't really possible. Why is that? - There is only one programming assignment. - The autograder doesn't give any feedback at all why resp. where things go wrong. That's everything but good style (for software as well as for learning). - Code snippets can't be tested individually. That's very bad behavior in programming. - At the end working code that meets the teached rules is marked as wrong. You are lost without any clue. So probably you can learn something. Unfortunately you can't possibly finish the course with a feeling of success. | made sense (in relation to the | Lecture | - Learning how to code wasn't | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Terrible lectures and quizes | Terrible | Lecture | and quizes | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | An excellent introduction to HTML5 for beginners.The lectures are concise. And the additonal resources provided also leave room for students to experiment on their own. | introduction to HTML5 for beginners. The | Lecture | are concise. And the additonal resources | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I thought the course was great! I understood the lectures well and was able to get coding quickly and efficiently. I also appreciated the emphasis on accessibility. The only note: one of the lectures of validation is actually after already have done some validation, but might be more useful before it. | course was great! I understood the | Lecture | well and was able to get | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I thought the course was great! I understood the lectures well and was able to get coding quickly and efficiently. I also appreciated the emphasis on accessibility. The only note: one of the lectures of validation is actually after already have done some validation, but might be more useful before it. | The only note: one of the | Lecture | of validation is actually after already | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Video Lectures are good. Quiz taking method is Great. Liked. Thanks for the course. | Video | Lecture | are good. Quiz taking method is | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Well done. You get a lot of hands on work in this class. Learning by doing is the best way to really learn how to get past stumbling blocks. The lectures were excellent as well with lots of references. | to get past stumbling blocks. The | Lecture | were excellent as well with lots | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Lectures are great. Colleen sounds very amiable. She has great tips. Downside: You're only required to do some coding for the final project. I think this course would be better if they'll add an in-browser editor so students could play with code after a lecture. Yes, I do play with code after the lecture to get around it, but I think the way the lectures are presented tempt the students not to. So any additional prompts such as in-browser editor - for in-lecture quizzes - definitely will help. | | Lecture | are great. Colleen sounds very amiable. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Lectures are great. Colleen sounds very amiable. She has great tips. Downside: You're only required to do some coding for the final project. I think this course would be better if they'll add an in-browser editor so students could play with code after a lecture. Yes, I do play with code after the lecture to get around it, but I think the way the lectures are presented tempt the students not to. So any additional prompts such as in-browser editor - for in-lecture quizzes - definitely will help. | could play with code after a | Lecture | Yes, I do play with code | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Lectures are great. Colleen sounds very amiable. She has great tips. Downside: You're only required to do some coding for the final project. I think this course would be better if they'll add an in-browser editor so students could play with code after a lecture. Yes, I do play with code after the lecture to get around it, but I think the way the lectures are presented tempt the students not to. So any additional prompts such as in-browser editor - for in-lecture quizzes - definitely will help. | do play with code after the | Lecture | to get around it, but I | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Lectures are great. Colleen sounds very amiable. She has great tips. Downside: You're only required to do some coding for the final project. I think this course would be better if they'll add an in-browser editor so students could play with code after a lecture. Yes, I do play with code after the lecture to get around it, but I think the way the lectures are presented tempt the students not to. So any additional prompts such as in-browser editor - for in-lecture quizzes - definitely will help. | but I think the way the | Lecture | are presented tempt the students not | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I strongly recommend this course due if you want to start from zero in HTML5 world. Lectures are easy to understand and the teacher is very clear. Besides it is feasible to achieve if you have not previous knowledge about any kind of code. | start from zero in HTML5 world. | Lecture | are easy to understand and the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I have watched all the lecture. It is one the most organized lecture. I enjoyed it a lot and I have gained a lot. Thanks | I have watched all the | Lecture | It is one the most organized | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I have watched all the lecture. It is one the most organized lecture. I enjoyed it a lot and I have gained a lot. Thanks | It is one the most organized | Lecture | I enjoyed it a lot and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I have no background of IT, however, these lectures seem to be very interesting to me. I guess I can learn something valuable from this course and perhaps convert that into a commercial/financial success. | no background of IT, however, these | Lecture | seem to be very interesting to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | my teacher is excellent. she is nice heart and true way of thinking. i prayer is always do a nice work. and God listen her prayer. my teacher is excellent way of teaching and good explanation. i understand each lecture and keep her way of logic in my mind. thank you my teacher. my best way always for you. | and good explanation. i understand each | Lecture | and keep her way of logic | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | More hands-on practice, more exercises like the one on Week #2 where we(the students) follow the professor's step by step instruction into coding, and not so much lecture (though lecture its understandable as we need to learn all these definitions and what we are actually doing). | into coding, and not so much | Lecture | (though lecture its understandable as we | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | More hands-on practice, more exercises like the one on Week #2 where we(the students) follow the professor's step by step instruction into coding, and not so much lecture (though lecture its understandable as we need to learn all these definitions and what we are actually doing). | and not so much lecture (though | Lecture | its understandable as we need to | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Good, clear quality lectures. the right amount of work involved to do some learning without having to rearrange my life. overall very good course. | Good, clear quality | Lecture | the right amount of work involved | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | 'Introduction to HTML5' course is a very general introduction to HTML5 for beginners. The professor doesn't assume you know anything about Web development or even how files are uploaded to a host website. The course covers a brief history of the Web, basic HTML5 elements, URL terminology, Accessibility, Semantics, and basic FTP & Web hosting software like C-Panel. Forms and other advanced topics are not covered. The class is presented in a laid back style and uses non-technical language which is easy to understand. The quality of the video and audio are excellent. Supplemental books (pdf) and links to Youtube videos are provided and are useful. The duration of some of the lectures seemed too long, even when using 2X playback speed. With some of the quizzes, the professor expected you to read her mind and were worded in a subjective manner. The Accessibility section seemed a little too preachy for me. Also, the final project was convoluted and the instructions were vague. The final project really ended up being a 9 or 10 question quiz that gave you hints on how to code the final project. In summary, take this course if you are a complete beginner. Otherwise, you won't learn much if you have more than 2 months of experience in front end Web development. | The duration of some of the | Lecture | seemed too long, even when using | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | This was my first experience with HTML5. I enjoyed and learned so much from this course. Dr. Colleen van Lent is very informative and provided excellent video lectures and valuable assignments. I'm looking forward to finding more courses from her. | very informative and provided excellent video | Lecture | and valuable assignments. I'm looking forward | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Great lectures. Clear and well organized, full of information and details. | Great | Lecture | Clear and well organized, full of | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Awesome lectures and teacher, really easy to understand if you don't have any knowledge. | Awesome | Lecture | and teacher, really easy to understand | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | I loved that the assignments and lectures built up to the final project. It was tough, but I appreciated it and felt like I actually learned from it. | I loved that the assignments and | Lecture | built up to the final project. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | The lectures get you through the basics in a clear, understandable way. But the auto-grader was really a bad idea, that got the lecturer into a lot of trouble for very little gain if any. It seems to me that peer-reviewed assessments, with proper instructions, are better suited. Apart from being more reliable and less frustrating, I think the learner can really get more out of it. | The | Lecture | get you through the basics in | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Shoud have big project that covers most of the new tags in HTML5 However the lectures are awesome. Thanks for sharing.. | new tags in HTML5 However the | Lecture | are awesome. Thanks for sharing. . | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| nQ5d7TbQEeWW9BKhJ4xW0Q | Excellent class. Video lectures are very accessible and good content. The automatic parser is a pain, and can be improved. I spent a lot of time to get code that was working and giving the correct output to pass the tests. | Excellent class. Video | Lecture | are very accessible and good content. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | A very good course. Required readings and lectures are detailed. Will help create a strong platform for the human decision making bias and behavioral aspects on decision making. Detailed example and real cases make help better understand and relate the concepts. The instructors are great. | very good course. Required readings and | Lecture | are detailed. Will help create a | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | Not a bad course, generally learnt a lot of interesting facts about market crashes. Behavioural biases discussed are not something new that you can't figure them out on your own, but giving names to them makes it quite useful to remember and recall in future situations. The major problem with this course is the fact that many quiz questions are tricky. Most of biases aren't discussed well in lectures, so you need to do a bit of research. But even then, they overlap a lot, so some questions have several answers and it is difficult to choose. However, it makes you think at least. | of biases aren't discussed well in | Lecture | so you need to do a | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | It lacks of video lectures so I had to rely on notes only. The course's content is interesting and has potential to give learner more depth of topics. Hope it will be improved soon. | It lacks of video | Lecture | so I had to rely on | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | I would have liked this course to be longer, so that the information could have been spread out among more lectures, rather than so much information condensed into one week. It made the exams a little confusing. | have been spread out among more | Lecture | rather than so much information condensed | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | The course covers the basic foundations of behavioral finance, especially prospect theory and various cognitive biases that negatively influence our decision making in financial affairs. The topics covered are definitely very interesting and the lecturers frequently prove that they know what they are talking about and explain some topics in adequate depth and breadth. For a valuable Coursera course I am expecting that most of the material is covered with video lectures (otherwise I read a book on that matter) and I am expecting thought-through slides with clear definitions, clear practical examples and exercises, and the presentation of experimental proofs for the given statements. Regrettably, most of this course is comprised of simple slides with limited structuring, as definitions, exercises, and proofs are often intermingled. More importantly, only a very limited subset of the course is covered with the suitable and valuable video lectures. Especially the last of the three-week course consist mostly of reading material from an external website. The exercises after each of the three weeks are at the lower end of what I have seen on Coursera and the lecturers should consider putting more effort in creating useful questions for formative and summative evaluations of the learning progress. In summary, smart lecturers present a very interesting and highly relevant topic, but they put to little effort in creating a compellingly online course. | the material is covered with video | Lecture | (otherwise I read a book on | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | The course covers the basic foundations of behavioral finance, especially prospect theory and various cognitive biases that negatively influence our decision making in financial affairs. The topics covered are definitely very interesting and the lecturers frequently prove that they know what they are talking about and explain some topics in adequate depth and breadth. For a valuable Coursera course I am expecting that most of the material is covered with video lectures (otherwise I read a book on that matter) and I am expecting thought-through slides with clear definitions, clear practical examples and exercises, and the presentation of experimental proofs for the given statements. Regrettably, most of this course is comprised of simple slides with limited structuring, as definitions, exercises, and proofs are often intermingled. More importantly, only a very limited subset of the course is covered with the suitable and valuable video lectures. Especially the last of the three-week course consist mostly of reading material from an external website. The exercises after each of the three weeks are at the lower end of what I have seen on Coursera and the lecturers should consider putting more effort in creating useful questions for formative and summative evaluations of the learning progress. In summary, smart lecturers present a very interesting and highly relevant topic, but they put to little effort in creating a compellingly online course. | with the suitable and valuable video | Lecture | Especially the last of the three-week | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | This course had almost no lectures. It was almost all done in downloadable PDF's that were rarely discussed in the lectures. I never learned why anything happened. | This course had almost no | Lecture | It was almost all done in | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | This course had almost no lectures. It was almost all done in downloadable PDF's that were rarely discussed in the lectures. I never learned why anything happened. | that were rarely discussed in the | Lecture | I never learned why anything happened. | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| NSxhuc9cEeWczg7kSY_tVQ | The video lectures are not adequate, too much self-study effort is needed to have a good understanding of the subject. The time allocated for this topic is not enough. | The video | Lecture | are not adequate, too much self-study | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 0.98 |
| Nyq7nXzPEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Admittedly, some topics (especially neural signaling) could be explained so much more simply. Professor White sometimes picks the most random starting points to explain a new topic rather than explaining the subject matter in a Point A-Point B manner. Other times, there are other topics where information is omitted in an attempt to not overcomplicate the subject, although sometimes that omitted information could have easily helped to explain what the professor was talking about. That said, this is an incredibly thorough, clear, yet manageable course. This course has the hands-down best resources (lecture notes, clinical case studies, interactive anatomy program, and a separate website) of any Coursera class I've taken. I've learned more from this class than any single class I've taken on Coursera or in college. Hats off and big thanks to Professor White, Ellen Vos, and everyone involved in this course. | course has the hands-down best resources | Lecture | notes, clinical case studies, interactive anatomy | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.03 |
| Nyq7nXzPEeWb-BLhFdaGww | If you are looking to learn from a gifted professor, if you want to walk away with a lot of knowledge, if you need a new way of looking at neuroscience, or if you want to be hooked on the subject, look no further. The large international community of learners is really friendly and motivated, too, so as a bonus, you may find new friendships. Dr. White (Len) needs to be a name as familiar to neuroscience as Dr. Goljan to pathology or Dr. Fischer to internal medicine, and you will see why when things just click in your head and when you finish with more understanding than from other courses; he is just such a great teacher. A glimpse of his brilliance as an instructor is when a learner walks away successfully with the knowledge of a medical student and can apply that to research or a clinical situation. The examples that Professor White lectures stuck in my head; the pictures he selects or the ones he draws are easy to recall. Neuroscience is a visual subject as much as it is knowledge-based, and this course stresses and utilizes both. Professor’s White unique talents are 1) to seamlessly repeat an important concept always in a fresh way and 2) to predict the learners’ struggles and confusions and address them. It is no wonder that students at his school honored Len with prestigious teaching awards. You can easily see Dr. White’s excitement for neuroscience and his passion for teaching. Simply a blessing that most of the world is free to learn from him. Two other rare features stand out about this course: heavily involved teaching assistants, such as Ellen (look at the site she put together learnmedicalneuroscience.nl/), and detailed unit notes. In summary, while this is the most demanding and lengthy course on Coursera (I felt the speed of the course was just right), it is also the most rewarding. Duke University has continuously proved to be a great school to take class via Coursera. | situation. The examples that Professor White | Lecture | stuck in my head; the pictures | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.03 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | Good course. I would like it better if there are more depth in theories and analysis/examples used in lectures are more reflecting social media and the use of more cutting edge innovation in communication technology. | in theories and analysis/examples used in | Lecture | are more reflecting social media and | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | The course explains variety of theories connected with communication science. The lectures included in the course are great and pleasant to watch. However, in my opinion the instructor gives too many information per minute and it's hard to note everything without spending hours analysing the lecture over and over again. Everything else was great! | theories connected with communication science. The | Lecture | included in the course are great | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | The course explains variety of theories connected with communication science. The lectures included in the course are great and pleasant to watch. However, in my opinion the instructor gives too many information per minute and it's hard to note everything without spending hours analysing the lecture over and over again. Everything else was great! | everything without spending hours analysing the | Lecture | over and over again. Everything else | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | The course is all comprehensive about models and concepts of communication science, however the break-down into small lectures turn out to be too brief in my opinion to develop rich understanding of the subject. It would be more conducive that lecturer expands more on the cutting edge study and research, to give people a sense of the finding of the field and its benefits. | science, however the break-down into small | Lecture | turn out to be too brief | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | I am the student of Communication Science in Indonesia. Before join this course, I have studied the introduction of communication science in the 1st semester of my lecture. But I have still no idea what communication is. This course is so helpful for me to learn the basic of communication. | in the 1st semester of my | Lecture | But I have still no idea | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| O6SzVx2GEeSKwCIACzUCbQ | great learning experience! The content was well designed and examples during the lecture really helped me to understand the theory a lot. The structure of this course was very clear. I have learnt some knowledge on communication before, but this course really helped me to get a better understand on the topic and to reorganized all my knowlege on communication logically. Thanks a lot to all those who contributed to this great MOOC course! | well designed and examples during the | Lecture | really helped me to understand the | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.86 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | An excellent and thoroughly enjoyable course. The readings are accessible and range in subject from philosophy to psychology, politics to literature. Dr. Roth's lectures are engaging and entertaining. He has excellent credentials and an excellent way of discussing his topics. | psychology, politics to literature. Dr. Roth's | Lecture | are engaging and entertaining. He has | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | Thank you for this course! Professor Roth, I love your teaching style. Such course can easily be made boring, but I was excited and interested every minute of your lectures. During last few month (luckily for me, the course is self-paced) I've read more of serious literature than during all my life. The most resonating for me was Baudelaire and the "flâneur" aesthetics. And, quite strangely, reading Nietzsche makes me happy :) Thanks again to everyone, who was involved in creating this course. | and interested every minute of your | Lecture | During last few month (luckily for | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | Great course, engaging lectures stimulate and encourage interest. | Great course, engaging | Lecture | stimulate and encourage interest. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | Excellent Course with extremely detailed lectures. Dr. Michael Roth is an excellent intellectual historian. | Excellent Course with extremely detailed | Lecture | Dr. Michael Roth is an excellent | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | Excellent content, very good explanation, interesting lectures. Though | Excellent content, very good explanation, interesting | Lecture | Though | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| ODnbKv_6EeSa0SIACyGBQw | though the flow of ideologies eventually became distinguishable, the comments on the several artists and philosophers noted were woefully uninformed and inadequate, even distorted, and the professor's eventual humming and hawing, irritating in the extreme, suggested that he was not at all prepared for his lectures - the final presentation of paintings without commentary at all was thus both a relief from his indecision and, at all of twenty minutes, an outrageous waste of time having left all of these however masterful works without any appreciable context | not at all prepared for his | Lecture | - the final presentation of paintings | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 1.1 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | The material is good and the professors quirky way of presenting is interesting to me at least. I'm enjoying his lectures and am able to follow his examples. | me at least. I'm enjoying his | Lecture | and am able to follow his | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Awesome course! I loved the lectures and the homework assignments. They were fun and creative. Dr. Moerman is very well prepared in this subjects and his explanations were engaging and thought provoking. I hope I can meet him some day to thank him personally. Greetings! | Awesome course! I loved the | Lecture | and the homework assignments. They were | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | This course covered a broad swath of diverse material in an admirably compact form. The instructor was surprisingly passionate! about the topic, but once I got used to his style I could see it was because he was really invested in this type of work and really invested in getting us to understand it. Comprehension quizzes along with the lectures would have been nice to help absorb all the new vocabulary. There was also a creative use of the Coursera system to get us to do actual data gathering and coding (at least at a beginning level) on our own. As for the material, I felt like I was getting to see a secret world that everyone else around me already somehow knew about. As I am new to social science, I wondered how to find out about this secret arsenal of tools for dealing with interview and ethnography data that always seem to be referred to but never explained. Well, here they are! And now I have them too! Much appreciated. | it. Comprehension quizzes along with the | Lecture | would have been nice to help | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Great course! I am new in the field of qualitative research and I am enjoying every lecture here. Gerben is an interesting lecturer. I wish I could attend some of his class in person. I guess it must be difficult to fall asleep in his classes with his expressiveness. | research and I am enjoying every | Lecture | here. Gerben is an interesting lecturer. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | The instructor's presentations are so irritating due to him acting in a jumpy, nervous, and hyper-excited manner that I could not stand watching the lectures. If you don't mind that, it's probably not a bad course. | I could not stand watching the | Lecture | If you don't mind that, it's | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | The lecture videos are interesting, engaging, and informative, and the assignments are so much fun to complete! | The | Lecture | videos are interesting, engaging, and informative, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | good course, well thought through. some of the lectures didn't quite get the message across clearly and some of the assignments didn't quite measure what they intended, but overall i was much impressed, thanks. | well thought through. some of the | Lecture | didn't quite get the message across | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| OmgIw0C2EeWZtA4u62x6lQ | Very animated and enthusiastic instructor. Providing the lecture slides was very helpful. | animated and enthusiastic instructor. Providing the | Lecture | slides was very helpful. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.04 |
| opCIcU3SEeWeiwqPB940Pw | The lecture videos are very interesting and informative. | The | Lecture | videos are very interesting and informative. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 0.93 |
| opCIcU3SEeWeiwqPB940Pw | Interesting course with well-organized lectures and graphics. I enjoyed the diversity of case studies, and especially hearing about countries other than the US and organizations other than large corporations with big budgets. The practice grading of the final project was well done and illuminating. It was effective in helping me understand the grading criteria better. It would be helpful if the printouts were 1 slide per page, as on the page the type is small and difficult to read. Small, weekly assignments such as posting a reflection question in the forum could be helpful. One guest presenter spoke too quickly, so I was thankful for the transcript. It would be nice if those auditing the course could also participate in the final assignment w/ peer feedback. | Interesting course with well-organized | Lecture | and graphics. I enjoyed the diversity | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 0.93 |
| opCIcU3SEeWeiwqPB940Pw | Interesting course that clearly describes design thinking. Some of the lectures are really excellent, although some did not meet my expectations. My only other problem was that at times I felt more like I was watching an advert for the course creator's book rather than learning about Design Thinking. | describes design thinking. Some of the | Lecture | are really excellent, although some did | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 0.93 |
| opCIcU3SEeWeiwqPB940Pw | Good course! The flow of the modules fit perfectly. But I wished they uploaded the lecture slides and the templates for the design thinking process. | But I wished they uploaded the | Lecture | slides and the templates for the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 0.93 |
| op_vMOGiEeWr4g7T_DyXNw | The instructor's lecture sounded too robotic and I feel like he didn't make any effort to explain some of the principles or simplify the course to the audience. It feels like he just copied concepts and pasted them into the lecture and then read them quick. | The instructor's | Lecture | sounded too robotic and I feel | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.86 | 0.95 |
| op_vMOGiEeWr4g7T_DyXNw | Cloud computing course provides an overview of the concepts of distributed processing. The algorithms behind real world distributed applications are well explained. The video lectures and quiz questions on various distributed protocols provide insights into the working of these systems. Highly recommended. Thanks Prof. Indranil Gupta and the Coursera community!! | applications are well explained. The video | Lecture | and quiz questions on various distributed | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.86 | 0.95 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | It helped me a lot, even from the first lectures, in my college presentations and in my daily life!! Great work, THANKS A LOT!! | a lot, even from the first | Lecture | in my college presentations and in | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| 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. | and becoming a better speaker. The | Lecture | are pretty straight-forward with good guidance | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | There is no way I could imagine this series of lectures with a different teacher. He is perfect! | I could imagine this series of | Lecture | with a different teacher. He is | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course. I just loved the way Matt McGarrity developes his lectures, he provides a wide variety of resources for us to understand and practice public speaking. I feel so happy and grateful that Coursera is providing this high quality courses. | the way Matt McGarrity developes his | Lecture | he provides a wide variety of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course, but the whole peer-review thing stopped working after your first assignment. Not enough speeches, just a bunch of Internet spam to review. The lectures are awesome though. | of Internet spam to review. The | Lecture | are awesome though. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Dear Dr. McGarrity, Thank you very much for a most useful MOOC. I have learned a lot; in fact I got more than what I expected when I joined the course. In particular, I wish to thank you for your personal example in public speaking through your most engaging video lectures. With warm regards, BJ Vaz | speaking through your most engaging video | Lecture | With warm regards, BJ Vaz | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | this lecture is in a very good structure and practicial. i like the way professor deliveries the contents. It's acttrictive and the language is easy to understand. Also, the examples explaine the concept well. It;s really awsome! | this | Lecture | is in a very good structure | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | wonderful lecture, help me to get some knowledge about basic public speaking!!! | wonderful | Lecture | help me to get some knowledge | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course. Excellent lectures and cases. Only suggestion is to reduce the speed of the lectures. Very difficult for me to get all the messages since English is only my second language. Other than this, "thumbs up" ! | Great course. Excellent | Lecture | and cases. Only suggestion is to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Great course. Excellent lectures and cases. Only suggestion is to reduce the speed of the lectures. Very difficult for me to get all the messages since English is only my second language. Other than this, "thumbs up" ! | to reduce the speed of the | Lecture | Very difficult for me to get | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | nice lecture by MATT MCGRANITTY | nice | Lecture | by MATT MCGRANITTY | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| OrpXgQt0EeS5diIACoo5jQ | Very well designed course. Learnt a lot from the course. Initial lectures on the impromptu were most beneficial for me. Informative speaking lectures didn't have much to learn. However the course again picked up the speed with persuasive speech. Few recommendations :- Suggest reference books for this course, Informative section can be trimmed a bit and persuasive section can be enlarged.This course should be named structured thinking rather than public speaking course Would love to do advanced course as well, so please launch that too :-) | most beneficial for me. Informative speaking | Lecture | didn't have much to learn. However | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.15 |
| oZwETNccEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | the instructor keeps repeating the same information throughout all the lectures. It is not as impactful as I thought it would be. The last straw was her saying that-that was an article. | the same information throughout all the | Lecture | It is not as impactful as | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| oZwETNccEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | I learned a lot with this course, but there are not so many exercises for students to train the content learned. The lectures are very good. | to train the content learned. The | Lecture | are very good. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| oZwETNccEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | I found the video lectures very choppy and difficult to watch. | I found the video | Lecture | very choppy and difficult to watch. | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| oZwETNccEeSV9iIAC0wBBw | I would have rated the course higher if there were a way to practice writing the documents discussed in the lectures. Great introduction to business writing, though. Very accessible to non-business persons. | writing the documents discussed in the | Lecture | Great introduction to business writing, though. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Programming became soo easy after going through the lectures and assignments. Great Work Dr. Chuck! | soo easy after going through the | Lecture | and assignments. Great Work Dr. Chuck! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Thanks to Dr. Chuck to have this chance study python, I think this lecture is very useful for a beginner of Python, and hope for other classmate, please enjoy it! | chance study python, I think this | Lecture | is very useful for a beginner | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really love the way Dr Chuck is teaching. It is incredibly clear and you never get bored even if each lecture is over 20 minutes long. After each lecture you do feel like you've become an expert in that topic. However, the course is very diluted.... Only 4-5 lectures over 7 weeks is too little content, especially if you are to pay the $79 required for certification. Each week contains a lot of videos that, although being interesting, are not directly relevant to the course. I finished the whole thing in 2 days ^^ | never get bored even if each | Lecture | is over 20 minutes long. After | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really love the way Dr Chuck is teaching. It is incredibly clear and you never get bored even if each lecture is over 20 minutes long. After each lecture you do feel like you've become an expert in that topic. However, the course is very diluted.... Only 4-5 lectures over 7 weeks is too little content, especially if you are to pay the $79 required for certification. Each week contains a lot of videos that, although being interesting, are not directly relevant to the course. I finished the whole thing in 2 days ^^ | diluted. . . . Only 4-5 | Lecture | over 7 weeks is too little | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Great lectures, and a good tempo - not too much, not too little :) | Great | Lecture | and a good tempo - not | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Thank you for the interesting course! One thing that this course lacks, in my opinion, is the division of the lecture material in smaller parts. It is easier to proceed, when the videos are about 7-10 minutes long, than 20-30. You can always stop in between those parts without the need to remember the last minute of the video you watched and also to feel closure, since the part has been checked as completed. Thanks again! I wish your course improves and stays successful! | opinion, is the division of the | Lecture | material in smaller parts. It is | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | It has been a pleasure in following through the lectures and completing the assignments. Thank you Dr Chuck! | a pleasure in following through the | Lecture | and completing the assignments. Thank you | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Excellent lecture material with excellent lecturer. Easy to understand and interesting to listen. | Excellent | Lecture | material with excellent lecturer. Easy to | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Understood a lot of about Python basics. Dr. Chuck lectures are easy to watch and fun. | of about Python basics. Dr. Chuck | Lecture | are easy to watch and fun. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Start simple, but actually gets into enough details. Don't forget to read the book, not just watch the lectures. | the book, not just watch the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Python Data Structures is a great course for anyone who is interested in learning computer programming. The concepts taught here are very relevant to the field of Computer Science and apply to any programming language. The fact that this course uses Python for teaching programming is not a limitation, but rather a boon for students who may be intimidated by other programming languages. Python is easy and very fun to learn. It is also utilized by many large companies for things such as data analysis and modeling, so developing a fluency with Python is a valuable skill. Dr. Chuck speaks and teaches well, and he is very enthusiastic about the subject of Computer Science. My favorite thing about him is that he shows multiple examples during lectures. It also helps that he knows how to relax and have fun at times. I highly recommend him to any student! | that he shows multiple examples during | Lecture | It also helps that he knows | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very good, attractive course! Thanks Dr. Chuck for interesting, practical and detailed approach in teaching this course of Python! Thanks for humor and professionalism in lectures! Best regards, Alex | Thanks for humor and professionalism in | Lecture | Best regards, Alex | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very informative course with great lectures! | Very informative course with great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really liked the course. I just wish it was more practice heavy and the lectures were broken up more and there were quizzes during the lectures to keep you engaged more and make it more interactive. | was more practice heavy and the | Lecture | were broken up more and there | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really liked the course. I just wish it was more practice heavy and the lectures were broken up more and there were quizzes during the lectures to keep you engaged more and make it more interactive. | and there were quizzes during the | Lecture | to keep you engaged more and | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I enjoyed taking this course very much. The classes were well thought-out and laid a good foundation for understanding Python Data structures. While prior experience is helpful, I think the lectures were clear enough for even someone new to Python to grasp. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to build on the basic knowledge of Python. | experience is helpful, I think the | Lecture | were clear enough for even someone | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | maybe could be more in depth. I really appreciated how passionate Dr Chuck is and how much he cares about his students even in online lectures. Thank you!! | about his students even in online | Lecture | Thank you! ! | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The course was great. The professor gave the lecture in a way that everyone can learning to program Python without any background about programming language skills. | was great. The professor gave the | Lecture | in a way that everyone can | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The second part of the Python specialization is a great continuation and helps us in building our knowledge further. Great lectures and the assignments are also fun. | in building our knowledge further. Great | Lecture | and the assignments are also fun. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Charles is the best !!! The lecture is clear and well-constructed. | the best ! ! ! The | Lecture | is clear and well-constructed. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Lists, dictionary , tuples explained very well. Short and precise lecture :) | explained very well. Short and precise | Lecture | :) | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This course is highly recommended, it requires a lot of practice, Dr. Chuck is the best! Wish I could had a face-to-face lecture | Wish I could had a face-to-face | Lecture | | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Great lectures, but too easy tasks | Great | Lecture | but too easy tasks | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The lectures were good and to the point. I learned all the basics and the differences between data structures. The quizzes were quite good, with some nice traps set in them. The programming assignments supported the lectures well, though I felt there could've been more of them (perhaps just as ungraded bonus problems). | The | Lecture | were good and to the point. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The lectures were good and to the point. I learned all the basics and the differences between data structures. The quizzes were quite good, with some nice traps set in them. The programming assignments supported the lectures well, though I felt there could've been more of them (perhaps just as ungraded bonus problems). | them. The programming assignments supported the | Lecture | well, though I felt there could've | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | good lecture! | good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This course felt much more structured than the first course in the specialization (which is only appropriate given the course title). Dr Chuck is as personable as ever but the slightly longer lectures allow a bit more development. The only slight area for improvement might be in having some more challenging assignments--if you follow the lectures carefully and work though the examples that are shown the assignments are fairly straightforward. | more challenging assignments--if you follow the | Lecture | carefully and work though the examples | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Great Course, the assignments are built in the same level as the lectures, and the fact that the assignment have dependancy on other assignments is great. it makes practice even better. | in the same level as the | Lecture | and the fact that the assignment | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I enjoy how Charles has broken up the Python lectures in to bite sized pieces. It makes learning a lot easier to schedule. I've even taken other Python courses at the same time to taylor my educational needs. | Charles has broken up the Python | Lecture | in to bite sized pieces. It | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | An excellent course overall. Dr. Chuck is great - very interesting to following during the video lectures. The quizzes and exercises are all challenging but not to the point where you cannot figure out what to do. | interesting to following during the video | Lecture | The quizzes and exercises are all | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very good lectures. Thank you. | Very good | Lecture | Thank you. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Course is designed very nicely. Loved the lectures and bonus videos in each chapter. | is designed very nicely. Loved the | Lecture | and bonus videos in each chapter. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Useful interesting lectures ! thank you very much ! | Useful interesting | Lecture | ! thank you very much ! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Great course and very easy to follow as the explanations make sense. I look forward to the lectures and assignments every week and thrilled that I chose this one to learn Python. | sense. I look forward to the | Lecture | and assignments every week and thrilled | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The bonus videos/conversations add charm to the course apart from the awesome lecture videos. | the course apart from the awesome | Lecture | videos. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Dr. Chuck's clear explanation of the features of the language is directed in such a way as to make sure I understand the concepts. I appreciate his lecture style and really enjoyed the extra videos interviewing different people about the languages they invented. l thoroughly enjoyed taking this course and easily learned the key concepts. | understand the concepts. I appreciate his | Lecture | style and really enjoyed the extra | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | very practical and easy to get the gist. But reading the book is still recommended each time before and after the lecture. | each time before and after the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Awesome course, well taught, easy to understand and goes beyond just learning Python. The lectures on the people who created other languages and libraries are great. I've learned a lot and I'm hoping that Dr. Chuck keeps creating courses. He's simply amazing. That said, I'd love a class on algorithms. | goes beyond just learning Python. The | Lecture | on the people who created other | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Simple datastructures ..and a very good lecture | . . and a very good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Great content for starters!! Slides are easy to follow. Lectures are never boring mainly due to the witty professor!! Love this course!! | ! Slides are easy to follow. | Lecture | are never boring mainly due to | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I won't say it was a comprehensive lesson on data structures but more than enough to get you started. Really enjoyed the lectures and Prof. Chuck's enthusiasm. I believe the exercises could have been a bit more challenging. | get you started. Really enjoyed the | Lecture | and Prof. Chuck's enthusiasm. I believe | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This is a course I would recommend, it covers the basics in data structures and have enabled me to do alot of stuff I couldn't have done or understand without it. Having already embarked on the next course this course is something I came back to again and again to re-watch the lectures since they are really helpful when you need to freshen up on stuff like "how to handle a dictionary when faced with a yaml-file". | again and again to re-watch the | Lecture | since they are really helpful when | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I know Python but wanted to refresh and brush up my basics. I have not gone through the video lectures and doing the exercises directly. I found the exercises very well built. Good for learning the basics. | have not gone through the video | Lecture | and doing the exercises directly. I | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very interesting course. Easy to follow lectures and simple task allows to build Python skills step by step. Thank you! | Very interesting course. Easy to follow | Lecture | and simple task allows to build | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Excellent lecture material and ofcourse an amazing instructor as well. Thanks to Dr. Chuck and the Coursera team! | Excellent | Lecture | material and ofcourse an amazing instructor | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Nice and small lectures which helps me to learn efficiently. Thank you Professor | Nice and small | Lecture | which helps me to learn efficiently. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very easy to follow and crystal clear lecture and textbook | easy to follow and crystal clear | Lecture | and textbook | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Excellent course! as always Professor Chuck delivered another outstanding python lecture. | Professor Chuck delivered another outstanding python | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I find Charles' lectures very easy to follow and they impart understanding very effectively. | I find Charles' | Lecture | very easy to follow and they | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | The class is well paced for the busy individual, with concise lesson plans and short but effective programming assignments. Professor Severance is lively during the lectures so it's easy to keep focused on the material also. Great instruction and class. | Professor Severance is lively during the | Lecture | so it's easy to keep focused | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Well refined lectures and wonderful resources. | Well refined | Lecture | and wonderful resources. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Wonderful lectures, great Chuck! | Wonderful | Lecture | great Chuck! | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | It was hard to some extent (didn't have coding practice for a long time) but absolutely clear video lecture explanations. Plus the book is awesome. Thank you so much. | long time) but absolutely clear video | Lecture | explanations. Plus the book is awesome. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very basic introduction of programming. but even for someone who is more used to programming, the lectures are still fun to follow , won't be bored. | is more used to programming, the | Lecture | are still fun to follow , | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | It's kinda easy course. It's good for beginner. I would recommend this course because the prof give lectures interesting and logical, so that I can follow up the class at ease. | this course because the prof give | Lecture | interesting and logical, so that I | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Nice course with comprehensive lectures, maybe a bit too easy but I learned a few things, so thank you very much! | Nice course with comprehensive | Lecture | maybe a bit too easy but | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Also the 2nd course in this specialization is really good, I got through it quite fast but along the way I started to see the fact that I was making less mistakes and was able to fix my own mistakes without checking all the lectures again. I'm really starting to get it, off to the next course! BTW: dr. Chuck is amazing :) | own mistakes without checking all the | Lecture | again. I'm really starting to get | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Very nice lectures, I would be looking forward to any other courses from Dr.Chuck. Expect more rigorous programming assignments | Very nice | Lecture | I would be looking forward to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | very nice lectures | very nice | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | It was very useful to go through the Python data structures in depth. The lectures were very friendly and informative and to the point. Thank you very much. | Python data structures in depth. The | Lecture | were very friendly and informative and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I think the lectures were excellent, containing plenty of content and a periodic sprinkling of humour. I have programmed in Python for a couple of years but this course taught me some neat techniques I hadn't previously encountered. I hope I can cope with the next part and am looking forward to the chapter on regular expressions. | I think the | Lecture | were excellent, containing plenty of content | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Professor Chuck is stellar. He is knowledgable and very likable. I appreciate that the videos aren't scripted and polished. The lectures feel like I'm having a conversation with him. He also makes me laugh in every video. | videos aren't scripted and polished. The | Lecture | feel like I'm having a conversation | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Clear lectures, challenging but reasonable assignments and fast-moving course. | Clear | Lecture | challenging but reasonable assignments and fast-moving | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really enjoyed all your lectures..love the way you teach..Thanks for these wonderful lectures. | I really enjoyed all your | Lecture | . love the way you teach. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | I really enjoyed all your lectures..love the way you teach..Thanks for these wonderful lectures. | teach. . Thanks for these wonderful | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Brilliant lecturer. Good and not boring lectures, clear explanations and excellent lecture slides. Highly recommended. | boring lectures, clear explanations and excellent | Lecture | slides. Highly recommended. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | This course covers python data structure very efficiently. The course mainly focuses on most commonly used features. Examples used in lectures as well as the exercises are very practical. | commonly used features. Examples used in | Lecture | as well as the exercises are | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Good lectures, easy to follow. Good coverage with what felt like the right level of difficulty. | Good | Lecture | easy to follow. Good coverage with | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Dr. Chuck is the most encouraging and entertaining teacher I have ever met!!! He really makes learning about computer and programming easy and fun! I really enjoyed his lectures and I cannot believe learning programming can be such a pleasure! Most importantly, Dr. Chuck intentionally included many mistakes in his teaching materials. As a self-taught programmer who has struggled on one's own, I believe this is the most valuable part of the lectures. The students get to understand from the very beginning how to read error messages and tracebacks, how to debug, how not to be intimidated by mistakes and failures, and how to become a confident programmer. This should be THE teaching model for programming in any language! Thank you, Dr. Chuck! And I look forward to learning more from you in our follow-up courses! | and fun! I really enjoyed his | Lecture | and I cannot believe learning programming | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Dr. Chuck is the most encouraging and entertaining teacher I have ever met!!! He really makes learning about computer and programming easy and fun! I really enjoyed his lectures and I cannot believe learning programming can be such a pleasure! Most importantly, Dr. Chuck intentionally included many mistakes in his teaching materials. As a self-taught programmer who has struggled on one's own, I believe this is the most valuable part of the lectures. The students get to understand from the very beginning how to read error messages and tracebacks, how to debug, how not to be intimidated by mistakes and failures, and how to become a confident programmer. This should be THE teaching model for programming in any language! Thank you, Dr. Chuck! And I look forward to learning more from you in our follow-up courses! | the most valuable part of the | Lecture | The students get to understand from | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Fabulous course. The lectures are good. Quizzes and assignments have started to be, applying what you've "learned", not just regurgitation. Very nice. The bonus material show how the different technologies are related and the genesis of many of them by individuals who participated in then. Very cool. Thanks much. It was most enjoyable. I also like that you can move at your own pace. If you're new to the profession, a quick learner or re-tooling, it's move as fast or as slow as you want. This is been very helpful for myself. I'm retooling and have become a "college" student again. Great fun. Thanks much!! | Fabulous course. The | Lecture | are good. Quizzes and assignments have | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| P--h6zpNEeWYbg7p2_3OHQ | Well structured course. After completing the first course it is safe to play the video lectures at x1.5 speed and still absorb the material. The course can be completed in a day or two over a weekend. Be prepared, most of the assignments deal with parsing string data but I found it to be an excellent way to get used to syntax structure of loops and data structures. The professor works through the assignments after you have completed them and that presents a great opportunity to check the efficiency of your code compared to a professional. | is safe to play the video | Lecture | at x1. 5 speed and still | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.13 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | The topics are great, the material is not really polished: the lectures are from previous courses and they reorganised material without redoing anything, which is needed in several points. Many explanations could be improved greatly. | material is not really polished: the | Lecture | are from previous courses and they | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | I would have loved to spend more time on FRP and Futures. Both of those sections could have been expanded and an assignment dealing with Futures would be very welcome. Also, the mish-mash of Futures-related lectures was a bit confusing (despite Erik Meijer's obvious enthusiasm for the subject). Otherwise the course is a great introduction to a number of interesting topics in Scala, which will probably serve as an important stepping-stone for the next parallel programming course. | welcome. Also, the mish-mash of Futures-related | Lecture | was a bit confusing (despite Erik | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | I expected more. Week 2 on streams in my opinion was a very strong week and well worth time and effort. Week 1, 2 and 3 were pretty weak in my opinion. I don't feel like I've learned much or that the exercises reflected what was being taught in the lectures. For example on week 4 the exercises do nothing with futures even though there's 6 lectures on them. Week 3 spends 3 long lectures how to build a discrete simulation application and exercises are about property checking. Course felt disjointed and not really finished. Would NOT recommend and definitely would not pay 79 USD for. | what was being taught in the | Lecture | For example on week 4 the | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | I expected more. Week 2 on streams in my opinion was a very strong week and well worth time and effort. Week 1, 2 and 3 were pretty weak in my opinion. I don't feel like I've learned much or that the exercises reflected what was being taught in the lectures. For example on week 4 the exercises do nothing with futures even though there's 6 lectures on them. Week 3 spends 3 long lectures how to build a discrete simulation application and exercises are about property checking. Course felt disjointed and not really finished. Would NOT recommend and definitely would not pay 79 USD for. | with futures even though there's 6 | Lecture | on them. Week 3 spends 3 | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | I expected more. Week 2 on streams in my opinion was a very strong week and well worth time and effort. Week 1, 2 and 3 were pretty weak in my opinion. I don't feel like I've learned much or that the exercises reflected what was being taught in the lectures. For example on week 4 the exercises do nothing with futures even though there's 6 lectures on them. Week 3 spends 3 long lectures how to build a discrete simulation application and exercises are about property checking. Course felt disjointed and not really finished. Would NOT recommend and definitely would not pay 79 USD for. | them. Week 3 spends 3 long | Lecture | how to build a discrete simulation | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | A few last lectures (Future, Try) lack pretext, or at least appear somewhat out of order, unless one is familiar with the topic. Generally, higher score (10 out of 10, or 9 out of 10) could have been made a little harder to get. Adding a couple of extra optional problems for one point each could be a good idea. | A few last | Lecture | (Future, Try) lack pretext, or at | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | Perfectly organized lectures and challenging exercises as before (With Principles course). Keep up the good work team. Thanks. | Perfectly organized | Lecture | and challenging exercises as before (With | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | The course was nice but not structured very good, especially week 4. From time to time you have a feeling that this course is more like a compilation of lectures made for other courses with similar topic. Especially confusing are moments when during the lecture author references previous materials you expected to know from lectures you've never heard. That's strange. | confusing are moments when during the | Lecture | author references previous materials you expected | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | The course was nice but not structured very good, especially week 4. From time to time you have a feeling that this course is more like a compilation of lectures made for other courses with similar topic. Especially confusing are moments when during the lecture author references previous materials you expected to know from lectures you've never heard. That's strange. | materials you expected to know from | Lecture | you've never heard. That's strange. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | very good lectures and hands on example. | very good | Lecture | and hands on example. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | closer to the latter: mixed quality, | Lecture | that seem unrelated to their corresponding | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | pointing out glaring errors in the | Lecture | It's very noticeable that this course | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | courses. In same cases the video | Lecture | even display the wrong title for | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | title for the course, or mention | Lecture | that no longer exist in this | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | thrilled when I saw there were | Lecture | about FRP), but its quality is | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | This course is a re-hash of both the excellent "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" and the mediocre "Principles of Reactive Programming in Scala". Unfortunately, in quality it's closer to the latter: mixed quality, lectures that seem unrelated to their corresponding assignments, many errors (both typos and, more seriously, examples that don't type-check!) and a general lack of an in-depth motivation for the principles. Staff participation in my run of the course (2016) was disappointingly low; in some cases there was no response at all to students pointing out glaring errors in the lectures. It's very noticeable that this course is a patchwork of previous courses. In same cases the video lectures even display the wrong title for the course, or mention lectures that no longer exist in this version of the course! The course has interesting parts (I was especially thrilled when I saw there were lectures about FRP), but its quality is way below "Functional Programming Principles in Scala". I'm disappointed. To make this review constructive, my recommendations: 1- Pay attention to quality. Make sure all examples compile and type-check. 2- Make sure you're not repeating content already in other courses, especially if they are part of the same specialization! 3- If you're going to re-use content from other contents, make sure it fits the current course. Do not mention lectures not in the course. | the current course. Do not mention | Lecture | not in the course. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PeZYFz-zEeWB_AoW1KYI4Q | Too much reuse of old material (assignments as well as lectures). | old material (assignments as well as | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.77 | 0.87 |
| PifzBSv3EeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | I respect the fact the lectures contain a lot of references to the outside world, e.g. goes beyond the academia. | I respect the fact the | Lecture | contain a lot of references to | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.88 |
| PifzBSv3EeWLVg5w1LoYqQ | The lectures were very useful and very clear. I learned a lot from this course. Thank you Prof. Pratt and Coursera. | The | Lecture | were very useful and very clear. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.88 |
| PLnREdJzEeSeOiIACzWBkQ | This course seemed to me the most un-interesting course. The content though important was not taught in a way to engage the student. The professor basically read everything. I could have easily done with slides than a lecture. Hopefully, this course can be revised to make it more exciting, interesting and engaging. | easily done with slides than a | Lecture | Hopefully, this course can be revised | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| PLnREdJzEeSeOiIACzWBkQ | Good lecture ! | Good | Lecture | ! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| PZNTj2DEEeWVEg5QpF1H_w | Course was thorough and informative. I entered with no knowledge about the History of the Middle East and now have a solid base of understanding to further delve into the subject. Professor is clear and the lectures are well organized. I'm honestly surprised at how much information I was able to retain on the taught subjects. Take this course! You'll be glad you did. | subject. Professor is clear and the | Lecture | are well organized. I'm honestly surprised | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| PZNTj2DEEeWVEg5QpF1H_w | Good course with abundant materials and charming lectures. | course with abundant materials and charming | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| PZNTj2DEEeWVEg5QpF1H_w | Excellent lectures! An in-depth look at the subject handled in a very understandable way. | Excellent | Lecture | An in-depth look at the subject | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| PZNTj2DEEeWVEg5QpF1H_w | Excellent course! Though sometimes I feel like the lectures can be redundant... But it's also good to really make sure the main points stick. | Though sometimes I feel like the | Lecture | can be redundant. . . But | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.57 | 1.12 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | Not very motivating way of talking about the topic. Also it's getting old. He's lecture is sometimes colored like a stereotypical Texan. His extrapolations as flawed as those of the EIA. (Which by now can be seen with hindsight) | topic. Also it's getting old. He's | Lecture | is sometimes colored like a stereotypical | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | Information needs be updated especially with the changes just made in France 2015. It was a little slow and quizzes were often frustrating due to questions and answers not matching up, or info was not given in the lecture. Overall, since it was 101 and basic, I enjoyed learning the new information. | info was not given in the | Lecture | Overall, since it was 101 and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | First of all, thank you for the course, as it enables students to get a bit more up-to-date and knowledgeable in the topic. On the other hand, unfortunately it's not worth one's time as it didn't deliver very good quality, nor on its promise regarding "The Big Picture". Pros: Easy to understand. Self-paced. Objectivity and positive overall message. Cons: Overall quality and clarity of the lectures is not very good. Lectures are a bit hard to follow, not because of the complexity of the topic, but because of some controversial and outdated data, and the speaking and presentation style of the lecturer. Assignments contain too many trivial questions, but also some mistakes which makes some questions impossible to answer correctly, based on the lectures, or at all. No staff engagement or feedback on the forums, which is especially problematic regarding to aforementioned mistakes. The title and description of the course don't inform students that it is completely US-centric, and mostly concentrating on petroleum/oil. So along with a lot of important topics, "The Big Picture" is missing. | Overall quality and clarity of the | Lecture | is not very good. Lectures are | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | First of all, thank you for the course, as it enables students to get a bit more up-to-date and knowledgeable in the topic. On the other hand, unfortunately it's not worth one's time as it didn't deliver very good quality, nor on its promise regarding "The Big Picture". Pros: Easy to understand. Self-paced. Objectivity and positive overall message. Cons: Overall quality and clarity of the lectures is not very good. Lectures are a bit hard to follow, not because of the complexity of the topic, but because of some controversial and outdated data, and the speaking and presentation style of the lecturer. Assignments contain too many trivial questions, but also some mistakes which makes some questions impossible to answer correctly, based on the lectures, or at all. No staff engagement or feedback on the forums, which is especially problematic regarding to aforementioned mistakes. The title and description of the course don't inform students that it is completely US-centric, and mostly concentrating on petroleum/oil. So along with a lot of important topics, "The Big Picture" is missing. | the lectures is not very good. | Lecture | are a bit hard to follow, | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | First of all, thank you for the course, as it enables students to get a bit more up-to-date and knowledgeable in the topic. On the other hand, unfortunately it's not worth one's time as it didn't deliver very good quality, nor on its promise regarding "The Big Picture". Pros: Easy to understand. Self-paced. Objectivity and positive overall message. Cons: Overall quality and clarity of the lectures is not very good. Lectures are a bit hard to follow, not because of the complexity of the topic, but because of some controversial and outdated data, and the speaking and presentation style of the lecturer. Assignments contain too many trivial questions, but also some mistakes which makes some questions impossible to answer correctly, based on the lectures, or at all. No staff engagement or feedback on the forums, which is especially problematic regarding to aforementioned mistakes. The title and description of the course don't inform students that it is completely US-centric, and mostly concentrating on petroleum/oil. So along with a lot of important topics, "The Big Picture" is missing. | to answer correctly, based on the | Lecture | or at all. No staff engagement | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q6P-8ed8EeSglCIACzUL2A | Got good understanding about energy demand, supply and its independence. Good content and lecture. | and its independence. Good content and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.79 |
| q78Cq1x8EeW9BBKT5ztNhQ | Well-structured course, Dr. Pienta and his fellow team-members are passionate in what they do, and that's evident during the course, but I can't help to think that they have barely scratched the surface here... The lectures are good, they provide a lot of information, but the quizzes offer no challenge whatsoever. That was somewhat disappointing, it felt like I was cheating. All in all, I don't regret buying and completing the course, but I really hope that Dr. Pienta's team will be back soon with a more challenging and advanced course. | the surface here. . . The | Lecture | are good, they provide a lot | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| q78Cq1x8EeW9BBKT5ztNhQ | I would prefer to see the speaker during the lecture. | to see the speaker during the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| q78Cq1x8EeW9BBKT5ztNhQ | Thank you for the course. I am looking forward for even more detailed lectures about each specific cancer types, from the molecular mechanisms involved in transformation and progression, to treatment and patient manageme | looking forward for even more detailed | Lecture | about each specific cancer types, from | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 0.83 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | The lectures were interesting and insightful and the practical assignments were very helpful. | The | Lecture | were interesting and insightful and the | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | A really well done set of lectures and lessons. Incorporated a great deal of common practices in simple, easy to follow format. Was particularly interested in the Mindfulness piece and you did a great job presenting this practice. Loved being with you throughout the course! | A really well done set of | Lecture | and lessons. Incorporated a great deal | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Prof Raj is a charismatic and engaging professor. Although at first glance, the content may seem theoretically heavy and dull, he teaches in an entertaining way without jargon, and with lots of anecdotes and metaphors, making it easy to follow, and most of all, fun to learn. I would definitely recommend this course for you! OVERVIEW Each module and the entirety of the course is structured very comprehensively. The lectures incorporate various professors who are experts in their field via video conference, telephone, and quotes. Lecture videos (though sometimes long) have lots of embedded quizzes and relevant external videos. Just like taking a course at university, supplemental (yet an optional) reading list is provided for those who wish to explore further. LECTURE VIDEOS Prof Raj definitely knows what he is talking about and the videos are easy to follow. There are only a few videos where the audio isn't the best, but transcripts can be downloaded on Coursera, and a clean-format of the transcription can be found on the Facebook page. The animations, lighting, audio, in general are all great. THE COMMUNITY The discussion forum is very active. With at least three mentors active during the duration of the course, and at least one responding to a post within a business day, you won't feel like you're taking the course alone. CAUTION ! Although it states that time commitment is 2-3 hours a week, it will most likely take more than that. The total number of minutes spent on watching all lecture videos (for that week) averages to a little over 2 hours. If you're like me and want to take notes or take a break while studying or re-watch a lecture, you'll need more time. Plus on top of that, there are quizzes and assignments. (You can save time by not submitting assignments via the ISB website.) I would allocate minimum 3 hours a week for this course and maximum 5. Bare this in mind for those who are working or studying full-time or are taking other MOOC courses. - Enjoy the course! | via video conference, telephone, and quotes. | Lecture | videos (though sometimes long) have lots | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Prof Raj is a charismatic and engaging professor. Although at first glance, the content may seem theoretically heavy and dull, he teaches in an entertaining way without jargon, and with lots of anecdotes and metaphors, making it easy to follow, and most of all, fun to learn. I would definitely recommend this course for you! OVERVIEW Each module and the entirety of the course is structured very comprehensively. The lectures incorporate various professors who are experts in their field via video conference, telephone, and quotes. Lecture videos (though sometimes long) have lots of embedded quizzes and relevant external videos. Just like taking a course at university, supplemental (yet an optional) reading list is provided for those who wish to explore further. LECTURE VIDEOS Prof Raj definitely knows what he is talking about and the videos are easy to follow. There are only a few videos where the audio isn't the best, but transcripts can be downloaded on Coursera, and a clean-format of the transcription can be found on the Facebook page. The animations, lighting, audio, in general are all great. THE COMMUNITY The discussion forum is very active. With at least three mentors active during the duration of the course, and at least one responding to a post within a business day, you won't feel like you're taking the course alone. CAUTION ! Although it states that time commitment is 2-3 hours a week, it will most likely take more than that. The total number of minutes spent on watching all lecture videos (for that week) averages to a little over 2 hours. If you're like me and want to take notes or take a break while studying or re-watch a lecture, you'll need more time. Plus on top of that, there are quizzes and assignments. (You can save time by not submitting assignments via the ISB website.) I would allocate minimum 3 hours a week for this course and maximum 5. Bare this in mind for those who are working or studying full-time or are taking other MOOC courses. - Enjoy the course! | those who wish to explore further. | Lecture | VIDEOS Prof Raj definitely knows what | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Prof Raj is a charismatic and engaging professor. Although at first glance, the content may seem theoretically heavy and dull, he teaches in an entertaining way without jargon, and with lots of anecdotes and metaphors, making it easy to follow, and most of all, fun to learn. I would definitely recommend this course for you! OVERVIEW Each module and the entirety of the course is structured very comprehensively. The lectures incorporate various professors who are experts in their field via video conference, telephone, and quotes. Lecture videos (though sometimes long) have lots of embedded quizzes and relevant external videos. Just like taking a course at university, supplemental (yet an optional) reading list is provided for those who wish to explore further. LECTURE VIDEOS Prof Raj definitely knows what he is talking about and the videos are easy to follow. There are only a few videos where the audio isn't the best, but transcripts can be downloaded on Coursera, and a clean-format of the transcription can be found on the Facebook page. The animations, lighting, audio, in general are all great. THE COMMUNITY The discussion forum is very active. With at least three mentors active during the duration of the course, and at least one responding to a post within a business day, you won't feel like you're taking the course alone. CAUTION ! Although it states that time commitment is 2-3 hours a week, it will most likely take more than that. The total number of minutes spent on watching all lecture videos (for that week) averages to a little over 2 hours. If you're like me and want to take notes or take a break while studying or re-watch a lecture, you'll need more time. Plus on top of that, there are quizzes and assignments. (You can save time by not submitting assignments via the ISB website.) I would allocate minimum 3 hours a week for this course and maximum 5. Bare this in mind for those who are working or studying full-time or are taking other MOOC courses. - Enjoy the course! | of minutes spent on watching all | Lecture | videos (for that week) averages to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Prof Raj is a charismatic and engaging professor. Although at first glance, the content may seem theoretically heavy and dull, he teaches in an entertaining way without jargon, and with lots of anecdotes and metaphors, making it easy to follow, and most of all, fun to learn. I would definitely recommend this course for you! OVERVIEW Each module and the entirety of the course is structured very comprehensively. The lectures incorporate various professors who are experts in their field via video conference, telephone, and quotes. Lecture videos (though sometimes long) have lots of embedded quizzes and relevant external videos. Just like taking a course at university, supplemental (yet an optional) reading list is provided for those who wish to explore further. LECTURE VIDEOS Prof Raj definitely knows what he is talking about and the videos are easy to follow. There are only a few videos where the audio isn't the best, but transcripts can be downloaded on Coursera, and a clean-format of the transcription can be found on the Facebook page. The animations, lighting, audio, in general are all great. THE COMMUNITY The discussion forum is very active. With at least three mentors active during the duration of the course, and at least one responding to a post within a business day, you won't feel like you're taking the course alone. CAUTION ! Although it states that time commitment is 2-3 hours a week, it will most likely take more than that. The total number of minutes spent on watching all lecture videos (for that week) averages to a little over 2 hours. If you're like me and want to take notes or take a break while studying or re-watch a lecture, you'll need more time. Plus on top of that, there are quizzes and assignments. (You can save time by not submitting assignments via the ISB website.) I would allocate minimum 3 hours a week for this course and maximum 5. Bare this in mind for those who are working or studying full-time or are taking other MOOC courses. - Enjoy the course! | break while studying or re-watch a | Lecture | you'll need more time. Plus on | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Thorough, well structured, engaging, entertaining, and fun. Every lecture has a proper APA Style reference list. | structured, engaging, entertaining, and fun. Every | Lecture | has a proper APA Style reference | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Lectures are short and engaging. Good info. Great prof! Would like a little more evidence for some of the concepts presented but overall GREAT! | | Lecture | are short and engaging. Good info. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I am so happy that I am taking this course!! I look forward to the lectures :) | ! I look forward to the | Lecture | :) | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Way too many weekly lectures, way too many. In addition to that, lots of the lectures were too long and sometimes even meaningless. It was impossible to follow through. | Way too many weekly | Lecture | way too many. In addition to | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | Extremely informative research and findings. I'm loving this class. He delivers his lectures in a very uplifting, charismatic, engaging way. | loving this class. He delivers his | Lecture | in a very uplifting, charismatic, engaging | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | The best online course I've ever had. I enjoyed lectures, the teacher, format very very much. This course is highly professional and easy going. I recommend this course. | course I've ever had. I enjoyed | Lecture | the teacher, format very very much. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | A common sense approach on how to lead "A life of Happiness and Fulfillment". A very engaging course, enjoyed it throughout, is thought provoking and creates a lot of self awareness. Excellent lectures and Prof. Raj is equally brilliant. Thank you for this course. | a lot of self awareness. Excellent | Lecture | and Prof. Raj is equally brilliant. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| QEXoJRBmEeWhsgqB1eduww | I love this course! It helped me a lot in becoming stable and happy person. It helps in making life balanced. Thanks to Professor Raj! He is a mentor and seems like a good friend too. The fun lectures give so much useful insight about happiness and life. About how we go through our life journey by being unnecessarily sad, however we can take responsibility of our emotions and actually be happy. Thanks for making this course. :) | a good friend too. The fun | Lecture | give so much useful insight about | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Excellent course, with good video lectures. However, the written course materials, especially in terms of slides and assignment instructions, suffer from poor grammar and an occasional lack of clarity. | Excellent course, with good video | Lecture | However, the written course materials, especially | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Pros: The course content covers a lot of relevant topics on Database Management. Things like Basic SQL queries, Database Normalization, Conceptual and Logical databases, and making ER diagrams are covered in the course. Cons: Prof Mannino is a bit robotic in his reading out of long sentences and the constant pace of talking. There is tons of repetition of sentences and words mere seconds after they were just spoken. The lectures seem to be a collection of bullet points. The assignments and the peer review structure is really a low point. There's no specific grading rubric - so points allocation is random and based on your peer's assessment. I had many instances where my right answers were marked as wrong. There is nothing you can do to correct it. Moreover, the questions are iterative and thus the same apparent error carries on and you get multiple wrong scores. Assignments need to be submitted in documents. Separate documents for each question !! At times, even a one-line answer needs to be in a separate document. Pictures of database diagrams need to be pasted in said documents. It was a bit frustrating to take screenshots all the time. Especially when you make a small correction, and have to take screenshots AGAIN, then paste it AGAIN, and upload AGAIN !! Summary: Take the course for it's content, and use the assignments as good practice. Don't take the grading seriously. Also, focus on the content rather than the delivery by the professor, and you will still be able to get some value out of the course (and the specialization by extension) | after they were just spoken. The | Lecture | seem to be a collection of | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | This course is very well put together with detailed video lectures, many realistic practice example and extensive problem sets. It requires a lot of work but it can be accomplished quickly if you are dedicated. You can quickly acknowledge the value of the course by the amount of work the professors put into creating this course. If you want a course that gives you are complete introduction and detailed development of Databases and Database Modelling incl. MySQL and Oracle. This is the course for you. | well put together with detailed video | Lecture | many realistic practice example and extensive | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | The lecture videos have a format that is a bit over structured. It feels like the instructor takes as much time asking and answering an often contrived "motivation" question as he does teaching relevant material. The slides are of sufficient quality however to make viewing the lectures optional. . I would have appreciated having all the courses documents in single zip file. | quality however to make viewing the | Lecture | optional. . I would have appreciated | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Great course! The course is well structured with clear objective for each lecture. The assignments are interesting and the practice assignments are relevant. Excelent material. Thank you! | structured with clear objective for each | Lecture | The assignments are interesting and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Very nice introduction to databases. The lectures are not very engaging, the plus is there are practical assignments for every week, where you learn the most. First you submit your own solution and then you provide feedback to your peers. I like the format of the assignments. | Very nice introduction to databases. The | Lecture | are not very engaging, the plus | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | The course is well structured with clear objective for each lecture. It starts by asking the main question about the course then summarize the answer and the key messages. Practice and assignment are valuable to apply and test courses knowledge. Thank you | structured with clear objective for each | Lecture | It starts by asking the main | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| qLFYrxnoEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | The teacher's lecture is not very clear and all the assignments are graded by peer classmates which may occur several controversial issues. | The teacher's | Lecture | is not very clear and all | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.68 | 0.9 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Prof. Jana S. Borg is the simply the best! Every lecture material (videos/exercises/final project) is carefully crafted to optimize student's learning experience. She's made the learning fun and that's not easy to do! Now, let's talk about the reason why I didn't give this course a full 5-star rating.... It's the students! As you might already know, this class requires us to put together a 5-minute screencast video that will demonstrate our understanding in 1) Tableau, 2) Business Analytics and 3) Presentation skills. Unfortunately, most of the students only care about the first one while blatantly ignoring the other two. And that makes the grading process a pain in the..errr.... you know what! Another important reminder. Be sure to submit the final project days before the deadline. Otherwise, you might be at risk of not getting graded by 3 other students! On the forum, a student claimed that she was forced to join this session because she couldn't get 3 peers to grade her project TWO SESSIONS ago! The horror! | is the simply the best! Every | Lecture | material (videos/exercises/final project) is carefully crafted | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I loved this course. The lecture videos taught me a lot and I was happy I got to use whatever I learned in the final project. The only reason why I'm giving three stars was because of the submission process for the final project. It gave me a headache because I didn't really understand how to submit to Tableau public. I tried following the instructions but I couldn't find some things so it confused me a bit. It caused me to submit my assignment late, and it was just not a pleasant process. Maybe upload new instructions with screenshots, or make another lecture video on how to submit. | I loved this course. The | Lecture | videos taught me a lot and | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I loved this course. The lecture videos taught me a lot and I was happy I got to use whatever I learned in the final project. The only reason why I'm giving three stars was because of the submission process for the final project. It gave me a headache because I didn't really understand how to submit to Tableau public. I tried following the instructions but I couldn't find some things so it confused me a bit. It caused me to submit my assignment late, and it was just not a pleasant process. Maybe upload new instructions with screenshots, or make another lecture video on how to submit. | instructions with screenshots, or make another | Lecture | video on how to submit. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | I really enjoyed the lectures. The introduction to Tableau was broad enough to get a feel for possibilities and gave plenty of resources to further look for guidance as needed. In addition, the focus was not just on the technical tool but relaying the differences in visualization for analysis and visualization for persuasion. I enjoyed her lecturing and felt like the visual science and very specific actionable takeaways were good. | I really enjoyed the | Lecture | The introduction to Tableau was broad | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Immediately applicable to the workplace. The learn at your own pace style is great for those with more rigid work schedules, and the lectures are a fantastic resource. I wholeheartedly recommend this course! | more rigid work schedules, and the | Lecture | are a fantastic resource. I wholeheartedly | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | interesting lectures, real project using the tools presented in the course, and you get all the basic functions of Tableau for granted! good job! | interesting | Lecture | real project using the tools presented | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Very well taught course about using Tableau, providing tableau license for the Specialization (6 months). The lectures are well executed, concepts well explained and referenced materials provided. The most fun part are the assignments using real world datasets by Dognition. The course introduced me to very interesting visualization tool used in Data analytics. I enjoyed this course and took a great deal out of it. | for the Specialization (6 months). The | Lecture | are well executed, concepts well explained | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| QoJxNRnoEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Professor is engaging and I am happy there are so many video lectures, it is really nice and you feel you are genuinely progressing. Quizzes are very tough though and this course requires a lot of dedication and some frequent repeats of the videos to understand the material. | happy there are so many video | Lecture | it is really nice and you | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.49 | 0.94 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | The lectures from week 1 to week 3 are nice and useful to me, but I think there should be more details about the content in week 4. For example, I think the lecture about the Jeffreys prior skipped many things and I did not understand this concept very well. | The | Lecture | from week 1 to week 3 | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | The lectures from week 1 to week 3 are nice and useful to me, but I think there should be more details about the content in week 4. For example, I think the lecture about the Jeffreys prior skipped many things and I did not understand this concept very well. | 4. For example, I think the | Lecture | about the Jeffreys prior skipped many | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | A great introduction. I feel like I know a lot more about bayesian statistics now. But I do mostly feel like there is quite a bit I don't know, and while I passed, I feel like there is quite a bit more I need to do to really 'get it'. The professor recommended some books in a discussion forum and I'll be going through some of those next I am sure. I also feel, looking back, I should have had some additional math preparation before starting. The calculus was vaguely familiar but with the pace of the lectures, I felt occasionally lost. I would have found it helpful if there was a quick primer on calculus to know and review at the beginning of the course. All in all great course. Loved the presentation method. | but with the pace of the | Lecture | I felt occasionally lost. I would | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | The material is good, but I've found the lectures challenging to understand even having some background in math. It would be good if all the definitions and key facts were stated more prominently in the lectures, as opposed to algebraic transformations which most readers can hopefully do on their own. | is good, but I've found the | Lecture | challenging to understand even having some | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | The material is good, but I've found the lectures challenging to understand even having some background in math. It would be good if all the definitions and key facts were stated more prominently in the lectures, as opposed to algebraic transformations which most readers can hopefully do on their own. | were stated more prominently in the | Lecture | as opposed to algebraic transformations which | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | Out of 15 online courses I have taken over the last 3 years, this is the best. Professor Lee presents rather difficult material in a clear, detailed, style. The lesson quizzes are remarkably useful; it seems real care has been taken in aligning the questions with the key points in the lectures, and in furthering one's understanding of the same. | with the key points in the | Lecture | and in furthering one's understanding of | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| Qqmr3fBKEeWLaBLI8fdMlw | Excellent lectures by Herbert Lee. Great intuitive content for learners. | Excellent | Lecture | by Herbert Lee. Great intuitive content | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
| QRDjcWLVEeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | This course is almost outstanding. Half of the presentations are top-notch reviews of the relevant highlights of their subject matter. Half of the rest are logical, but somewhat perfunctory reviews of similar sets of highlights, and finally, the other quarter are sadly hampered by having no visible organization, with delivery that could only have been improved by rehearsing the narrations a couple of times before the lecture was videotaped. I give most praise to presenters Connelly, Pope, Eibye-Jacobsen, Sørensen, Cuny, and Dahl. These lectures alone make the course eminently worthwhile. | Eibye-Jacobsen, Sørensen, Cuny, and Dahl. These | Lecture | alone make the course eminently worthwhile. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| QRDjcWLVEeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | This class' information was very mistaken when it failed to mention that you would need background in the subjects being covered to take this course. The teachers, while it is clear that they are very knowledgeable in their fields, fill their lectures with unnecessary jargon. I'm not sure if they are primarily researchers who aren't used to teaching or if they are only used to teaching students who are far advanced enough that the vocabulary of those fields are second nature to them. As someone who was taking this class without that advantage, I was quickly lost among all the jargon, to the point where I just had to stop. I'm hoping the find something else that is truly an overview meant for someone without a science background. | knowledgeable in their fields, fill their | Lecture | with unnecessary jargon. I'm not sure | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| 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. | and varied. On the whole the | Lecture | were well supported by videos and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| QRDjcWLVEeWFkQ7sUCFGVQ | I did this course last year, and consider it to be among the very best I have seen. It is great to have such a diverse group of lecturers, everyone of whom know that material very well; they are great presenters also. If I had been asked, before I took the course, about summarizing 4 billion years in 10 weeks (400 million years per week), I'd have said it was impossible. These guys actually did it, and they did it well! I like the overlap between lectures, as each lecturer had their own style, and sometimes a topic was covered from two different perspectives, which reinforced my knowledge. I'm only sorry that I can't give this course more than 5 stars! | well! I like the overlap between | Lecture | as each lecturer had their own | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.9 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | There is lack of understanding how you actually build shown systems and software was presented in lectures if we deal with actual code.. but I gave 5 stars for creative and useful content provide the direction to go father in computer graphics field. I strongly recommend this course to students who starts developing digital content or/and programmers who want inspiration for their own projects. If there is a specialization on the topic, but with deep view on actual code samples, I would have bought one. | systems and software was presented in | Lecture | if we deal with actual code. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | So far, this course is the hardest one I‘ve took in Coursera, you definitely need some prerequisites to feel comfortable. Every lecture includes several papers. The course info says you only have to spend 1-3 hours per week. That is IMPOSSIBLE for 90%+ students.(Glad this course is self-paced) | some prerequisites to feel comfortable. Every | Lecture | includes several papers. The course info | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | The algorithms presented in this course are interesting. However, the quizzes contain some questions that have no apparent relation to the content of the lectures, and some questions about details of the presented algorithms which are explained in neither the lectures, nor in the papers from which the lectures are derived. Also, most of the sample implementations will not run on a modern computer. They only work on Windows with Java 6 installed. | relation to the content of the | Lecture | and some questions about details of | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | The algorithms presented in this course are interesting. However, the quizzes contain some questions that have no apparent relation to the content of the lectures, and some questions about details of the presented algorithms which are explained in neither the lectures, nor in the papers from which the lectures are derived. Also, most of the sample implementations will not run on a modern computer. They only work on Windows with Java 6 installed. | which are explained in neither the | Lecture | nor in the papers from which | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | The lectures were good but when it came to quizzes and assignments, we do not know what to do? The questions were very complicated and not stated in the Lectures | The | Lecture | were good but when it came | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| Qx-vkAocEeWAYyIACmGIdw | The lectures were good but when it came to quizzes and assignments, we do not know what to do? The questions were very complicated and not stated in the Lectures | complicated and not stated in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.96 | 1.08 |
| R1xPlXlzEeW3pg6oA-kqJQ | The teaching quality is very average and mediocre at best. The assignments are merely implementation of lectures . The Stanford and Princeton courses on Algorithms are better courses to take for one to pursue a serious study of Algorithms. | The assignments are merely implementation of | Lecture | . The Stanford and Princeton courses | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| R1xPlXlzEeW3pg6oA-kqJQ | The course is too shallow - amount of topics discusses is quite small. Practice tasks are boring - implement pseudocode given in lectures. No quizzes. In particular you can see that it is a bad course, if you compare it to the previous 2 courses in the specialization. I'm agree with other people posting in forums about that. Wasted time, could spend that month more productively. Not going to continue passing other future courses. | boring - implement pseudocode given in | Lecture | No quizzes. In particular you can | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| R1xPlXlzEeW3pg6oA-kqJQ | Simply fantastic, to-the-point lectures with great insight to look at problems. | Simply fantastic, to-the-point | Lecture | with great insight to look at | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| r32oHRuLEeWxXBLj8jbgsw | Rating this course is difficult for me. The professor did a great job in delivering what was promised in the syllabus--namely an introduction to crypto that skirts between formally detailed and superficial. I would have appreciated more informal talk or analogies to complement the relatively structured proofing lectures. The result is that it reads more like a theoretical math class than a practical intro, unless you plan on diving deeper into crypto. | to complement the relatively structured proofing | Lecture | The result is that it reads | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 0.69 |
| r32oHRuLEeWxXBLj8jbgsw | Nice course! The private-key schemes part was especially well structured. I would consider plus one or two weeks to have more time for public-key part too. This way the practical implications of public key cryptography, like the lecture on SSL, could be more detailed as well. | of public key cryptography, like the | Lecture | on SSL, could be more detailed | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 0.69 |
| r32oHRuLEeWxXBLj8jbgsw | This course was enjoyable and challenging. Early lessons cover historical ciphers, along with some fun programming challenges to attack them. Later lessons dive into modern cryptography. This is more challenging and you will need to study some number theory if you have not done so previously. I ended up buying Prof Katz' book and also Concrete Mathematics to fully get my head around the subject matter. The treatment is not superficial. This is where I dropped one star from the review - I thought that the course could have done a better job of covering the theory in this space, or at least pointing to sources to study it, or mentioning it as a pre-requisite. I also thought that the course could have done a better job of describing how all the pieces come together - the discussion is there, but it is light and somewhat assumed you will get it. The only thorough discussion is specifically for SSL / TLS late in the lecture series. Overall, a good and challenging course. This is not an easy MOOC - so only take it if you are interested in a challenge and don't mind extra study time. | SSL / TLS late in the | Lecture | series. Overall, a good and challenging | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.59 | 0.69 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | The contents and quality of the video lectures are great. The quality of the supplementary materials (like the quizzes and the Matlab code) provided by TAs for the assignments are very poor. The assignment guides are written with very poor grammar. The Matlab code is written using the worst coding and documenting practices. The automatic evaluation system (the system for grade the submissions), doest't provide useful feedback. As people can read in the course discussion forums, students have been asking for months for improvements to the grading systems. | contents and quality of the video | Lecture | are great. The quality of the | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | The assignments in this course take much more time than indicated. Feedback from staff is minimal. If you are not a good programmer, think twice. Nevertheless, the lectures are interesting and well taught. So if you do not want a certicficate, I recommend this. | good programmer, think twice. Nevertheless, the | Lecture | are interesting and well taught. So | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | Prof. Taylor's lectures were clear and easy to understand. The course taught the basics of planning pretty well. The teaching staff, unfortunately, was completely unavailable. The solution checkers for the Matlab assignments were very brittle and wasted a lot of students' time. There were several queries about the assignments on the Discussion forums most of which did not elicit any response from the teaching staff. The students ultimately figured it out by spending several laborious hours figuring out the peculiarities of the solution checkers, and by helping each other. This certainly soured my experience with the course. | Prof. Taylor's | Lecture | were clear and easy to understand. | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | The topic is interesting and the lectures itself were good. The explanations of the algorithms and concepts was clear and easy to understand. However, the amount of material covered is very little. I think there should either be more concepts thought or they should be covered in more depth. Quizzes: The quizzes were very weak. They didn't really tell you weather you understood the concept or not. If one of the answers was wrong there was no information which one it was. So you have no idea which lecture you should watch again. Assignments: The assignments were very bad prepared. In some assignments there were bugs in the provided code, we weren't supposed to edit. The assignments itself are rather easy and can be completed quite quickly, if there wasn't the grader. From the grading you got no information what was wrong or which tests passed or failed. Most of the time it wasn't the case that the algorithm failed, instead the output was not as expected by the grader, although it was as described in the assignment. But you never knew. This part has to be improved a lot. Overall I have to say that I expected much more from University of Pennsylvania, especially after taking the first part of the Specialization which was of good quality. | The topic is interesting and the | Lecture | itself were good. The explanations of | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | The topic is interesting and the lectures itself were good. The explanations of the algorithms and concepts was clear and easy to understand. However, the amount of material covered is very little. I think there should either be more concepts thought or they should be covered in more depth. Quizzes: The quizzes were very weak. They didn't really tell you weather you understood the concept or not. If one of the answers was wrong there was no information which one it was. So you have no idea which lecture you should watch again. Assignments: The assignments were very bad prepared. In some assignments there were bugs in the provided code, we weren't supposed to edit. The assignments itself are rather easy and can be completed quite quickly, if there wasn't the grader. From the grading you got no information what was wrong or which tests passed or failed. Most of the time it wasn't the case that the algorithm failed, instead the output was not as expected by the grader, although it was as described in the assignment. But you never knew. This part has to be improved a lot. Overall I have to say that I expected much more from University of Pennsylvania, especially after taking the first part of the Specialization which was of good quality. | So you have no idea which | Lecture | you should watch again. Assignments: The | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | So I'll start with the positives. The material was appropriate and interesting and well presented. CJ Taylor is an enthusiastic lecturer and the material was presented in an enjoyable easy to understand way and having finished the course, I definitely want to learn more about computational motion planning. The problems I have with this course though are numerous. This is the second part of the Robotics Specialization and compared to the first part, this course was very weak. There was very little lecture material and the course felt thin - as if it were 2 weeks of material stretched over 4. There were many instances where the lectures could have gone in to much more detail and just didn't, I appreciate that you can't cover everything in lectures, but would it have killed you to provide or at least point to some good additional reading resources? The assessments were the worst part. The quizzes barely tested what I had learnt and could mostly be solved by common sense. What I find shocking is that there were so few questions with few multiple choice answer that you could easily brute-force these quizzes if you really wanted to. Compare this to the Aerial Robotics course where the quizzes took time and forced me to think and understand what was discussed in lecture. The programming assignments were shockingly bad. They were hard for completely the wrong reasons. I spent most of my time on them not coding the solution, but trying to figure out what was actually wanted and fixing bugs that were in the provided code that we WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO EDIT. The autograder would never tell you why you were wrong, just "I'm sorry, your solution didn't pass all of our test cases." This meant that finding the solution was based on guesswork rather than considered thought. This was made even worse by the fact that some simulations took a long time to run which made iterating guesses very slow - and doing this on a time limit is just pointlessly stressful. One of the assignments had the solution already in the source code as the instructors had forgotten to take it out. The final assignment wouldn't even run out of the box without fixing bugs in the provided code. This would have taken seconds to check had the person who wrote it bothered to check their work beforehand. Thing is, the tasks provided in principle weren't that hard, they were actually kind of too easy. Dijkstra's algorithm isn't that difficult to implement from scratch, and yet all that was asked of us was to implement a small 10 line for-loop. That said, I appreciate that as a software engineer, I might find this sort of thing much easier than most, but even so I don't feel as though the programming assignments helped me learn anything. Overall, regardless of how interesting the material was, this course was very shoddily put together. I appreciate this is the first time the course has been run, but this really felt phoned in and unacceptable. I paid money for this course and the quality of it is notably worse than most free MOOCs I have taken. I feel ripped off and I sincerely hope that the next section is better otherwise I doubt I will bother to continue until the end. I thought Penn University was better than this. | very weak. There was very little | Lecture | material and the course felt thin | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | So I'll start with the positives. The material was appropriate and interesting and well presented. CJ Taylor is an enthusiastic lecturer and the material was presented in an enjoyable easy to understand way and having finished the course, I definitely want to learn more about computational motion planning. The problems I have with this course though are numerous. This is the second part of the Robotics Specialization and compared to the first part, this course was very weak. There was very little lecture material and the course felt thin - as if it were 2 weeks of material stretched over 4. There were many instances where the lectures could have gone in to much more detail and just didn't, I appreciate that you can't cover everything in lectures, but would it have killed you to provide or at least point to some good additional reading resources? The assessments were the worst part. The quizzes barely tested what I had learnt and could mostly be solved by common sense. What I find shocking is that there were so few questions with few multiple choice answer that you could easily brute-force these quizzes if you really wanted to. Compare this to the Aerial Robotics course where the quizzes took time and forced me to think and understand what was discussed in lecture. The programming assignments were shockingly bad. They were hard for completely the wrong reasons. I spent most of my time on them not coding the solution, but trying to figure out what was actually wanted and fixing bugs that were in the provided code that we WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO EDIT. The autograder would never tell you why you were wrong, just "I'm sorry, your solution didn't pass all of our test cases." This meant that finding the solution was based on guesswork rather than considered thought. This was made even worse by the fact that some simulations took a long time to run which made iterating guesses very slow - and doing this on a time limit is just pointlessly stressful. One of the assignments had the solution already in the source code as the instructors had forgotten to take it out. The final assignment wouldn't even run out of the box without fixing bugs in the provided code. This would have taken seconds to check had the person who wrote it bothered to check their work beforehand. Thing is, the tasks provided in principle weren't that hard, they were actually kind of too easy. Dijkstra's algorithm isn't that difficult to implement from scratch, and yet all that was asked of us was to implement a small 10 line for-loop. That said, I appreciate that as a software engineer, I might find this sort of thing much easier than most, but even so I don't feel as though the programming assignments helped me learn anything. Overall, regardless of how interesting the material was, this course was very shoddily put together. I appreciate this is the first time the course has been run, but this really felt phoned in and unacceptable. I paid money for this course and the quality of it is notably worse than most free MOOCs I have taken. I feel ripped off and I sincerely hope that the next section is better otherwise I doubt I will bother to continue until the end. I thought Penn University was better than this. | There were many instances where the | Lecture | could have gone in to much | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | So I'll start with the positives. The material was appropriate and interesting and well presented. CJ Taylor is an enthusiastic lecturer and the material was presented in an enjoyable easy to understand way and having finished the course, I definitely want to learn more about computational motion planning. The problems I have with this course though are numerous. This is the second part of the Robotics Specialization and compared to the first part, this course was very weak. There was very little lecture material and the course felt thin - as if it were 2 weeks of material stretched over 4. There were many instances where the lectures could have gone in to much more detail and just didn't, I appreciate that you can't cover everything in lectures, but would it have killed you to provide or at least point to some good additional reading resources? The assessments were the worst part. The quizzes barely tested what I had learnt and could mostly be solved by common sense. What I find shocking is that there were so few questions with few multiple choice answer that you could easily brute-force these quizzes if you really wanted to. Compare this to the Aerial Robotics course where the quizzes took time and forced me to think and understand what was discussed in lecture. The programming assignments were shockingly bad. They were hard for completely the wrong reasons. I spent most of my time on them not coding the solution, but trying to figure out what was actually wanted and fixing bugs that were in the provided code that we WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO EDIT. The autograder would never tell you why you were wrong, just "I'm sorry, your solution didn't pass all of our test cases." This meant that finding the solution was based on guesswork rather than considered thought. This was made even worse by the fact that some simulations took a long time to run which made iterating guesses very slow - and doing this on a time limit is just pointlessly stressful. One of the assignments had the solution already in the source code as the instructors had forgotten to take it out. The final assignment wouldn't even run out of the box without fixing bugs in the provided code. This would have taken seconds to check had the person who wrote it bothered to check their work beforehand. Thing is, the tasks provided in principle weren't that hard, they were actually kind of too easy. Dijkstra's algorithm isn't that difficult to implement from scratch, and yet all that was asked of us was to implement a small 10 line for-loop. That said, I appreciate that as a software engineer, I might find this sort of thing much easier than most, but even so I don't feel as though the programming assignments helped me learn anything. Overall, regardless of how interesting the material was, this course was very shoddily put together. I appreciate this is the first time the course has been run, but this really felt phoned in and unacceptable. I paid money for this course and the quality of it is notably worse than most free MOOCs I have taken. I feel ripped off and I sincerely hope that the next section is better otherwise I doubt I will bother to continue until the end. I thought Penn University was better than this. | that you can't cover everything in | Lecture | but would it have killed you | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | So I'll start with the positives. The material was appropriate and interesting and well presented. CJ Taylor is an enthusiastic lecturer and the material was presented in an enjoyable easy to understand way and having finished the course, I definitely want to learn more about computational motion planning. The problems I have with this course though are numerous. This is the second part of the Robotics Specialization and compared to the first part, this course was very weak. There was very little lecture material and the course felt thin - as if it were 2 weeks of material stretched over 4. There were many instances where the lectures could have gone in to much more detail and just didn't, I appreciate that you can't cover everything in lectures, but would it have killed you to provide or at least point to some good additional reading resources? The assessments were the worst part. The quizzes barely tested what I had learnt and could mostly be solved by common sense. What I find shocking is that there were so few questions with few multiple choice answer that you could easily brute-force these quizzes if you really wanted to. Compare this to the Aerial Robotics course where the quizzes took time and forced me to think and understand what was discussed in lecture. The programming assignments were shockingly bad. They were hard for completely the wrong reasons. I spent most of my time on them not coding the solution, but trying to figure out what was actually wanted and fixing bugs that were in the provided code that we WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO EDIT. The autograder would never tell you why you were wrong, just "I'm sorry, your solution didn't pass all of our test cases." This meant that finding the solution was based on guesswork rather than considered thought. This was made even worse by the fact that some simulations took a long time to run which made iterating guesses very slow - and doing this on a time limit is just pointlessly stressful. One of the assignments had the solution already in the source code as the instructors had forgotten to take it out. The final assignment wouldn't even run out of the box without fixing bugs in the provided code. This would have taken seconds to check had the person who wrote it bothered to check their work beforehand. Thing is, the tasks provided in principle weren't that hard, they were actually kind of too easy. Dijkstra's algorithm isn't that difficult to implement from scratch, and yet all that was asked of us was to implement a small 10 line for-loop. That said, I appreciate that as a software engineer, I might find this sort of thing much easier than most, but even so I don't feel as though the programming assignments helped me learn anything. Overall, regardless of how interesting the material was, this course was very shoddily put together. I appreciate this is the first time the course has been run, but this really felt phoned in and unacceptable. I paid money for this course and the quality of it is notably worse than most free MOOCs I have taken. I feel ripped off and I sincerely hope that the next section is better otherwise I doubt I will bother to continue until the end. I thought Penn University was better than this. | and understand what was discussed in | Lecture | The programming assignments were shockingly bad. | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | In this course we will get to know about shortest path algorithm such A*, Dijkstra's, concept of configuration space and path planning in the same, developing Probabilistic road maps and RRT and also a bit about Artificial potenial fields. All the algorithms are neatly explained. The material though very short(in terms of total hours of video lectures) is nicely compiled. The quality of the MATLAB exercises is very good with few issues here and there. We can extract a lot about MATLAB implementation of different simulations by spending time understanding the given code and also implementing missing sections as part of the assignment. Overall, a great course. | terms of total hours of video | Lecture | is nicely compiled. The quality of | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | This is part 2 in the robotics specialization. The course content is way too short and basic for the price. There are about 77 minutes of lecture in total, i.e. less than 20 minutes per week. The first week covers BFS, Dijkstra, and A*, something part of most undergrad programs. The rest of the material is ok but very basic. The programming assignments are "implement Dijkstra" in week 1, "implement Dijkstra on a Torus" (and "do triangles intersect?") in week 2, a very simple for loop in week 3, and "implement gradient descent" in week 4. I could complete the course by looking at it on-and-off over one weekend. The material that is presented is presented well, but there's not enough of it. For reference, part 1 of the robotics specialization had over twice as much lecture content (by time) and then lots of supplementary material in addition to that, quizzes that required some thinking, and more relevant and at least slightly harder programming assignments. | There are about 77 minutes of | Lecture | in total, i. e. less than | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | This is part 2 in the robotics specialization. The course content is way too short and basic for the price. There are about 77 minutes of lecture in total, i.e. less than 20 minutes per week. The first week covers BFS, Dijkstra, and A*, something part of most undergrad programs. The rest of the material is ok but very basic. The programming assignments are "implement Dijkstra" in week 1, "implement Dijkstra on a Torus" (and "do triangles intersect?") in week 2, a very simple for loop in week 3, and "implement gradient descent" in week 4. I could complete the course by looking at it on-and-off over one weekend. The material that is presented is presented well, but there's not enough of it. For reference, part 1 of the robotics specialization had over twice as much lecture content (by time) and then lots of supplementary material in addition to that, quizzes that required some thinking, and more relevant and at least slightly harder programming assignments. | specialization had over twice as much | Lecture | content (by time) and then lots | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| r8zaNVu-EeW0ugrg2GGh4Q | The assignment code is ambiguous and the assignment is not clear! The lecture is not much helpful than I thought it would be. Overall, I would not recommend this course if you don't need the certificate. | the assignment is not clear! The | Lecture | is not much helpful than I | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | Awesome Course! Very funny and really sophisticated! The last part is eye opening. Best course in this specialisation! It is not for beginners though, you should have a solid understanding of accounting for the first 3 lectures. | of accounting for the first 3 | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | Great concise lectures and examples. Useful supplemental files. Entertaining Q&A in Brian's sessions. | Great concise | Lecture | and examples. Useful supplemental files. Entertaining | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | There was a gap between the prerequisites mentioned on the course details and those stated by Prof. Bushee during the lectures. As such, I found this course a bit harder due to tons of new terminologies in accounting. | stated by Prof. Bushee during the | Lecture | As such, I found this course | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | I loved the Accounting part of the course. It was quite hard for me (non-accounting person), however I really enjoyed the form of the lectures and the content itself (the earnings management + its revealing). Great materials Professor Bushee! | really enjoyed the form of the | Lecture | and the content itself (the earnings | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | Great! As always great lectures by professor Bushee! | Great! As always great | Lecture | by professor Bushee! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | This course provides a deeper insight into financial and nonfinancial performance on a pragmatic basis. However the course itself is really brief and the exercises cannot thoroughly provide reliable measure of the understanding of the lectures. | measure of the understanding of the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | This is my feedback as a Beta-Tester for the course: Week 1 I thought that the videos were clear, well organized and flowed well from topic to topic. There was a clear logic as the professor developed the various ratios. What was missing for me was some in-line quizzes. Not the “tell me what I just told you type” but rather ones that make you think. So, for example, in the final video for Week 1, the optional video, instead of just suggesting that the students “play” with the spreadsheet, I think it would be better to give them an actual task or two… “change the assumption about X to <this value>. What is the impact on the Y ratio? Why?” I liked that he showed what numbers needed to be changed to make the share valuation closer to $55. But rather than just telling us the answer, this would be another opportunity to have the students stop the video and go try it themselves. With a specific task, it is likely that more students will go and work with the spreadsheet. This is where the real learning takes place. One of the things that I really liked about the design of prior courses by Professor Bushee was the fact that he had examples throughout the videos that had you apply the information right away. But, perhaps this is just me. I know that I learn a lot better by doing rather than just watching the videos and going “yeah… that makes sense. I understand…” I also recognize that some students, in past courses, have probably said they don’t find the in-line quizzes valuable. But, is that a reflection of the value of in-line quizzes as a whole or just in-line quizzes that simply require “parroting” something said in the video. I’m sure that the professor can come up with lots of examples. In Week 1 Video 1 the in-line quiz might provide some numbers for De-levered Net Income, Sales, Average Total Assets and Average Shareholder’s Equity and asking for the results of each of the ratios in the Dupont Analysis. And maybe a “think about what this means” type question that is not necessarily “marked” but for which an answer is provided in the video. Alternatively, he could have the students change some specific things in the Woof Junction spreadsheet and indicate what impact that has on the ratios and why. Week 1 Video 2 offers lots of similar opportunities with the Profitability and Turnover Ratios. Perhaps requiring the students to work backwards from a specific ratio to determine gross profit would be effective. Or, perhaps a question that relates strategy specifically to the ratios. For example, what would happen to the Gross Margin if Woof introduced a credit card and days receivable increased to 31.6 in 2015? Just something to engage people with the materials. All of the videos offer similar opportunities and I think having specific problems or questions will enhance the learning experience rather than just suggesting that they “go look at the spreadsheet”. The audience for these courses tends to be quite a bit different from your average upper tier university student and probably needs a bit more “hand holding” and “direction” in order to be successful. Also, if Professor Bushee expects students will watch the optional videos anyway, why make them optional? In the case of the Valuation Video, despite some of the mathematics being a little “scary” for some students, I think that the information there is really useful and helps to solidify an understanding of the spreadsheet. I’m wondering if an in-quiz question would be helpful. Perhaps it might provide a new set of financials for Woof Junction and ask for ratio calculation and what that means in terms of their position in the marketplace or something similar. Just some practice questions to get people working with the information. Same comments basically apply for the remainder of the weeks. I think that it would help the students to have some in-line quizzes – this not only breaks up the longer videos and helps to keep students focused but also provides a reinforcement of key concepts. I really liked the quiz for Week 1 even though I struggled with the questions where there are multiple correct responses. The quiz effectively reinforces the information covered very well and requires one to think about what was covered in the lectures. You may want to remind students that the questions may change from quiz to quiz. In many of these on-demand courses, the quiz questions do not change and students may be in the habit of not rereading the questions they have gotten correct on previous attempts. Week 2 – Revenue After Cash Collection at 7:39 – talking about Days Unearned Revenue and mentions that an “increase means slower future recognition”. A bit more explanation around what that means would be useful. Week 3 – no particular additional comments on the lectures other than some in-line questions might be good.. I found Benford’s Law really interesting. Week 4. It would be really nice to have something to break up the lectures – some in-line quiz questions might help. This would also help to reinforce the material. Week 4 quiz Question 9 -, the double negative wording of the question and the correct response may cause confusion for students – particularly for those for whom English is not their native language. Overall Comments I enjoyed the course and learned a lot. I was wondering whether it would be possible to provide a summary document with all the key information from each week related to the ratio calculations and the key things to look for related to those ratios. I know that the ratios are provided in the spreadsheet but it might be good to have a written summary with some supplemental information about how to use the ratios. I think in-line quizzes or practice questions would be helpful for students – perhaps ones that asked students to do specific things in the spreadsheet and come back with an answer. They don’t need to be long or complicated – just something that gets people into the spreadsheets and working with them early. You may want to do something stronger to encourage them to “play” with the spreadsheet. Many will feel reluctant to change the numbers in the spreadsheet for fear of “messing” it up. Perhaps a reminder that they can change whatever they want because if they mess something up they can always download it again. Or they can save a copy and play in that leaving the original untouched. It also might be a good idea to have a “playground” sheet where there is a simple set of Financial Statements and the students can try changing things in the financial statements and see the impact on the key ratios without having to move from one spreadsheet to another – so, a combination of the Original tab and the first two columns of the Ratios tab. You might even want to have two columns for the ratios – one for the ratios with the original numbers that does not change (fixed values) and one for the changed numbers, so students can see the effect of the changes easily. In terms of the spreadsheets, I thought that the Original, the Ratios and the CommonSize tabs were fairly straight forward and relatively easy to understand. That may not be the case for people less familiar with MS-EXCEL but I don’t know what the target audience is for this course so the students may all be proficient with the tool. On the Valuation tab, I was wondering if the numbers in Row 41 should be highlighted in some way to emphasize that they are Years. That is not clear on first glance. There are a lot of mistakes in the subtitles. I pointed out many of these by flagging the specific videos where they occurred. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the beta-test of this course. I hope that my comments are helpful and that I have not missed too much that causes students issues as the course goes live. | about what was covered in the | Lecture | You may want to remind students | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rc5KG0aUEeWG1w6arGoEIQ | This is my feedback as a Beta-Tester for the course: Week 1 I thought that the videos were clear, well organized and flowed well from topic to topic. There was a clear logic as the professor developed the various ratios. What was missing for me was some in-line quizzes. Not the “tell me what I just told you type” but rather ones that make you think. So, for example, in the final video for Week 1, the optional video, instead of just suggesting that the students “play” with the spreadsheet, I think it would be better to give them an actual task or two… “change the assumption about X to <this value>. What is the impact on the Y ratio? Why?” I liked that he showed what numbers needed to be changed to make the share valuation closer to $55. But rather than just telling us the answer, this would be another opportunity to have the students stop the video and go try it themselves. With a specific task, it is likely that more students will go and work with the spreadsheet. This is where the real learning takes place. One of the things that I really liked about the design of prior courses by Professor Bushee was the fact that he had examples throughout the videos that had you apply the information right away. But, perhaps this is just me. I know that I learn a lot better by doing rather than just watching the videos and going “yeah… that makes sense. I understand…” I also recognize that some students, in past courses, have probably said they don’t find the in-line quizzes valuable. But, is that a reflection of the value of in-line quizzes as a whole or just in-line quizzes that simply require “parroting” something said in the video. I’m sure that the professor can come up with lots of examples. In Week 1 Video 1 the in-line quiz might provide some numbers for De-levered Net Income, Sales, Average Total Assets and Average Shareholder’s Equity and asking for the results of each of the ratios in the Dupont Analysis. And maybe a “think about what this means” type question that is not necessarily “marked” but for which an answer is provided in the video. Alternatively, he could have the students change some specific things in the Woof Junction spreadsheet and indicate what impact that has on the ratios and why. Week 1 Video 2 offers lots of similar opportunities with the Profitability and Turnover Ratios. Perhaps requiring the students to work backwards from a specific ratio to determine gross profit would be effective. Or, perhaps a question that relates strategy specifically to the ratios. For example, what would happen to the Gross Margin if Woof introduced a credit card and days receivable increased to 31.6 in 2015? Just something to engage people with the materials. All of the videos offer similar opportunities and I think having specific problems or questions will enhance the learning experience rather than just suggesting that they “go look at the spreadsheet”. The audience for these courses tends to be quite a bit different from your average upper tier university student and probably needs a bit more “hand holding” and “direction” in order to be successful. Also, if Professor Bushee expects students will watch the optional videos anyway, why make them optional? In the case of the Valuation Video, despite some of the mathematics being a little “scary” for some students, I think that the information there is really useful and helps to solidify an understanding of the spreadsheet. I’m wondering if an in-quiz question would be helpful. Perhaps it might provide a new set of financials for Woof Junction and ask for ratio calculation and what that means in terms of their position in the marketplace or something similar. Just some practice questions to get people working with the information. Same comments basically apply for the remainder of the weeks. I think that it would help the students to have some in-line quizzes – this not only breaks up the longer videos and helps to keep students focused but also provides a reinforcement of key concepts. I really liked the quiz for Week 1 even though I struggled with the questions where there are multiple correct responses. The quiz effectively reinforces the information covered very well and requires one to think about what was covered in the lectures. You may want to remind students that the questions may change from quiz to quiz. In many of these on-demand courses, the quiz questions do not change and students may be in the habit of not rereading the questions they have gotten correct on previous attempts. Week 2 – Revenue After Cash Collection at 7:39 – talking about Days Unearned Revenue and mentions that an “increase means slower future recognition”. A bit more explanation around what that means would be useful. Week 3 – no particular additional comments on the lectures other than some in-line questions might be good.. I found Benford’s Law really interesting. Week 4. It would be really nice to have something to break up the lectures – some in-line quiz questions might help. This would also help to reinforce the material. Week 4 quiz Question 9 -, the double negative wording of the question and the correct response may cause confusion for students – particularly for those for whom English is not their native language. Overall Comments I enjoyed the course and learned a lot. I was wondering whether it would be possible to provide a summary document with all the key information from each week related to the ratio calculations and the key things to look for related to those ratios. I know that the ratios are provided in the spreadsheet but it might be good to have a written summary with some supplemental information about how to use the ratios. I think in-line quizzes or practice questions would be helpful for students – perhaps ones that asked students to do specific things in the spreadsheet and come back with an answer. They don’t need to be long or complicated – just something that gets people into the spreadsheets and working with them early. You may want to do something stronger to encourage them to “play” with the spreadsheet. Many will feel reluctant to change the numbers in the spreadsheet for fear of “messing” it up. Perhaps a reminder that they can change whatever they want because if they mess something up they can always download it again. Or they can save a copy and play in that leaving the original untouched. It also might be a good idea to have a “playground” sheet where there is a simple set of Financial Statements and the students can try changing things in the financial statements and see the impact on the key ratios without having to move from one spreadsheet to another – so, a combination of the Original tab and the first two columns of the Ratios tab. You might even want to have two columns for the ratios – one for the ratios with the original numbers that does not change (fixed values) and one for the changed numbers, so students can see the effect of the changes easily. In terms of the spreadsheets, I thought that the Original, the Ratios and the CommonSize tabs were fairly straight forward and relatively easy to understand. That may not be the case for people less familiar with MS-EXCEL but I don’t know what the target audience is for this course so the students may all be proficient with the tool. On the Valuation tab, I was wondering if the numbers in Row 41 should be highlighted in some way to emphasize that they are Years. That is not clear on first glance. There are a lot of mistakes in the subtitles. I pointed out many of these by flagging the specific videos where they occurred. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in the beta-test of this course. I hope that my comments are helpful and that I have not missed too much that causes students issues as the course goes live. | no particular additional comments on the | Lecture | other than some in-line questions might | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.95 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | I probably have to rate this course 5 stars just for the supplementary reading materials provided. There's a lot of great information provided here. This course helps formalize a process that highly talented people just do intuitively. With the information within, you're able to better understand different aspects of your creative process. At times, the professor's delivery can be a little distracting (he has quite a few awkward pauses in the middle of thoughts, and uses the phrase, "right?" a little too unconsciously). I also found some of the lecture material difficult to connect in a practical sense. Some aspects of the design, play, experience model could use better examples in lecture to make the points more concrete. It is a deep model, and they do in fact point you to a whitepaper published on it so there is that, but just for the sake of the lessons; the examples need better explanation. The quizzes were easy, but challenging in the wrong way. Often, questions are posed that weren't ever directly answered in lecture or the materials, and sometimes they are worded in ways that make it difficult to pinpoint what they are looking for. It would be nice to see student responses to the free-response questions make a comeback in future lessons or at least know that they could possibly carry into the material used to teach the next incoming class. The assignments follow a logical progression, and again are supplemented with great materials. The review system is a little wonky. I've posted in the boards about this. They need to make the criteria more clear. The community activity is pretty low. I'm not sure how this can be addressed, but overall this is a great course and perfect second stop on the journey towards the Game Design and Development specialization. | I also found some of the | Lecture | material difficult to connect in a | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | I probably have to rate this course 5 stars just for the supplementary reading materials provided. There's a lot of great information provided here. This course helps formalize a process that highly talented people just do intuitively. With the information within, you're able to better understand different aspects of your creative process. At times, the professor's delivery can be a little distracting (he has quite a few awkward pauses in the middle of thoughts, and uses the phrase, "right?" a little too unconsciously). I also found some of the lecture material difficult to connect in a practical sense. Some aspects of the design, play, experience model could use better examples in lecture to make the points more concrete. It is a deep model, and they do in fact point you to a whitepaper published on it so there is that, but just for the sake of the lessons; the examples need better explanation. The quizzes were easy, but challenging in the wrong way. Often, questions are posed that weren't ever directly answered in lecture or the materials, and sometimes they are worded in ways that make it difficult to pinpoint what they are looking for. It would be nice to see student responses to the free-response questions make a comeback in future lessons or at least know that they could possibly carry into the material used to teach the next incoming class. The assignments follow a logical progression, and again are supplemented with great materials. The review system is a little wonky. I've posted in the boards about this. They need to make the criteria more clear. The community activity is pretty low. I'm not sure how this can be addressed, but overall this is a great course and perfect second stop on the journey towards the Game Design and Development specialization. | model could use better examples in | Lecture | to make the points more concrete. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | I probably have to rate this course 5 stars just for the supplementary reading materials provided. There's a lot of great information provided here. This course helps formalize a process that highly talented people just do intuitively. With the information within, you're able to better understand different aspects of your creative process. At times, the professor's delivery can be a little distracting (he has quite a few awkward pauses in the middle of thoughts, and uses the phrase, "right?" a little too unconsciously). I also found some of the lecture material difficult to connect in a practical sense. Some aspects of the design, play, experience model could use better examples in lecture to make the points more concrete. It is a deep model, and they do in fact point you to a whitepaper published on it so there is that, but just for the sake of the lessons; the examples need better explanation. The quizzes were easy, but challenging in the wrong way. Often, questions are posed that weren't ever directly answered in lecture or the materials, and sometimes they are worded in ways that make it difficult to pinpoint what they are looking for. It would be nice to see student responses to the free-response questions make a comeback in future lessons or at least know that they could possibly carry into the material used to teach the next incoming class. The assignments follow a logical progression, and again are supplemented with great materials. The review system is a little wonky. I've posted in the boards about this. They need to make the criteria more clear. The community activity is pretty low. I'm not sure how this can be addressed, but overall this is a great course and perfect second stop on the journey towards the Game Design and Development specialization. | that weren't ever directly answered in | Lecture | or the materials, and sometimes they | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | When I'd started the course, I did't like the course, because of the course is mainly theoretical! But soon I got to learn that Game Designer is the foundation and creator of games! And, I love the way our tutor taught the lecture. This is the best course for any game designer! | the way our tutor taught the | Lecture | This is the best course for | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The lecturer is very engaging and for the most part these lectures were valuable. A few of them bordered on "why are we talking about this?" though. Felt more like filler than actual value. I think this could have been condensed to three weeks without losing much. | and for the most part these | Lecture | were valuable. A few of them | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course gives great insight to the importance of planning out the various structures of a game before building it. The valuable resources such as the readings were also very much helpful. The instructor has a calm spirit and his lectures are interesting and easy to understand. | has a calm spirit and his | Lecture | are interesting and easy to understand. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | A pretty nifty course for game design. I loved getting to work on the documentation planning for the game I was creating. Simple and easy to follow. Some of the quiz questions were a bit tricky as I had spent more time than I though I would, going back to the lectures to review the questions. | I would, going back to the | Lecture | to review the questions. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | It's a really good course but I feel like you need more time to really do the assignments, one week between assignments is kind of little time to do all the design. Sometimes the lectures are not directly relationed with the assignments. | do all the design. Sometimes the | Lecture | are not directly relationed with the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The course material is good, and Casey always gives further reads and references. I specially liked to have book references and I started to read one of those. I found however a disconnection between the idea of using the MDA/DPE framework described in the course, and the actual projects which were more into creating the set of documents used in game design to collect the details, create a better picture, and think better about the game. In some way, the iterative process of coming back to the idea, from document to document, helped to refine the game, but it happened more as something natural. I wished we would have had some sort of checklist to evaluate and apply during the design process the framework. As feedback to the instructor, I think he needs to stop using the ending word "right?" to finish his sentences. At some point, of the course it became really difficult to follow, right?. right?. right? ... ufff ... Also, I believe he knows a lot, but a bit of preparation and flow in his lectures would be appreciated. Maybe the use of some sort of autoclue, would help. Last, but this could be more for the course editors, the instructor has good slides and material, but usually during the lectures the slides disappear (just in the moment one need to focus his attention in the written material) and the instructor appears in first plane. I think you could keep the instructor in a PIP box all the time, and perhaps put him in first plane only at the beginning and end. | of preparation and flow in his | Lecture | would be appreciated. Maybe the use | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The course material is good, and Casey always gives further reads and references. I specially liked to have book references and I started to read one of those. I found however a disconnection between the idea of using the MDA/DPE framework described in the course, and the actual projects which were more into creating the set of documents used in game design to collect the details, create a better picture, and think better about the game. In some way, the iterative process of coming back to the idea, from document to document, helped to refine the game, but it happened more as something natural. I wished we would have had some sort of checklist to evaluate and apply during the design process the framework. As feedback to the instructor, I think he needs to stop using the ending word "right?" to finish his sentences. At some point, of the course it became really difficult to follow, right?. right?. right? ... ufff ... Also, I believe he knows a lot, but a bit of preparation and flow in his lectures would be appreciated. Maybe the use of some sort of autoclue, would help. Last, but this could be more for the course editors, the instructor has good slides and material, but usually during the lectures the slides disappear (just in the moment one need to focus his attention in the written material) and the instructor appears in first plane. I think you could keep the instructor in a PIP box all the time, and perhaps put him in first plane only at the beginning and end. | and material, but usually during the | Lecture | the slides disappear (just in the | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | Content is interesting but the lectures and the content is far below the first course in the series in my opinion. | Content is interesting but the | Lecture | and the content is far below | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | This course has some great content and assignments that I'd never make myself do on my own, for that I rate the course highly. I did find myself often wondering exactly what was expected of me on the assignments, and during lecture I'd hear "this is something to think about...", but not what I'd like to hear which is "here's what to do". Overall a great fit into the game development specialization. | me on the assignments, and during | Lecture | I'd hear " this is something | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | One of the worst courses that I have taken in coursera. The videos feel unstructured without preparation and boring. The quizes are subjective. You can pass all of then without watching a single video or lecture. The assignments are interesting but the way of grading them are bad designed and subjective. Sad, I passed this course without trouble but made me stop wanting to get the full specialization. Spartans! Review the course or better close it. Its a shame. | without watching a single video or | Lecture | The assignments are interesting but the | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| rKbbMST9EeWtRg6boA3D-Q | The course has several mistakes; the instructor forgot to remove some of the clips taken wrong inside the lectures, and the project for week 3 was incorrectly written. However, in general the course is very appealing; it's the main part of making games. And if some may think that you don't need to take a class to "learn to be creative", this course was an excellent way to put my creativity in practice, learn about how game design works, and read many interesting articles and stuff from different sites, provided by the instructor. Highly recommended, it's a very fun course. | the clips taken wrong inside the | Lecture | and the project for week 3 | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.77 | 0.97 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | There is a disconnect between the video lectures and the assignments/quizzes. | is a disconnect between the video | Lecture | and the assignments/quizzes. | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The course was a rapid cursory introduction to R. This being said, I recommend breaking the course into multiple separate courses and including more depth (with further practice) to guarantee that the student has truly achieved mastery. I supplemented the course with courses from DataCamp and Udemy, and only now (after completing the course here on Coursera, reading the textbook(s), and additional practice through the online training by Udemy and DataCamp) can I say that I am gaining true proficiency in R. This being said, the course was very well organized, had great examples, and excellent lectures (although the audio could be clarified by quite a bit using a higher-end microphone, preamp, interface, and affordable audio production software such as Reaper to clarify the voice). | organized, had great examples, and excellent | Lecture | (although the audio could be clarified | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Decent class with good programming assignments. I wish there had been more examples of actually writing code in the lectures, but that is my only complaint. | of actually writing code in the | Lecture | but that is my only complaint. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Awesome lectures.... Learned a lot about the basics | Awesome | Lecture | . . . Learned a lot | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This is a good overview to R Programming, though the lectures leave much to be desired, at least for a programming beginner. Watching the videos left me confused about key concepts, which I absorbed much better through the Swirl interactive exercises, the discussion forums and other examples online. Of course we are supposed to be "hackers," but I enjoyed this course much more once I just turned off the video, read through the slides and focused on other areas where I could learn the concepts. Also, the discussion forums were great for helping with key issues, and the homework assignments were also outstanding for making sure you absorb and apply concepts. So it's worth taking - just keep in mind the videos may not be for everyone... | overview to R Programming, though the | Lecture | leave much to be desired, at | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I learned a lot fast in the class - but the assignments seemed very difficult, and often didn't match the content of the lectures. I enjoyed the class, and definitely earned all I learned. | didn't match the content of the | Lecture | I enjoyed the class, and definitely | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The assignments had nothing to do with the lectures. The teachers do a poor job of explaining basic concepts and theories. The class is a lot more advanced than the class description makes it seem. | had nothing to do with the | Lecture | The teachers do a poor job | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I will break down the review into the contents and comment on them. Before doing that and saving the trouble for people who do not like to read a lot - This course is an awesome kick-starter for R-programming. Video Lectures : The speed and content are just perfect. The concepts covered in each lecture and the manner in which it was taught just made them stick well in my mind. 2. Quiz - They were simple so I infer that they are meant to test how well we have learnt the concepts. 3. Swirl Practice Programming Assignments - A very innovative way to teach us in the R console itself. I really enjoyed playing with it. 4. Programming Assignment - It was a sheer pleasure to do the last assignment. The level was really good. I found it a bit daunting at first but then caught up by reviewing some concepts. 5. Discussion Forums - I couldn't be very active in terms of replying but I never missed to hear what mentors had to say. I owe thanks to mentors for their awesome posts that gave deeper insights especially Al Warren. I highly recommend this course. Prof. Peng - your videos are really good and far from boring. And yes, Thank you Coursera. | an awesome kick-starter for R-programming. Video | Lecture | : The speed and content are | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I will break down the review into the contents and comment on them. Before doing that and saving the trouble for people who do not like to read a lot - This course is an awesome kick-starter for R-programming. Video Lectures : The speed and content are just perfect. The concepts covered in each lecture and the manner in which it was taught just made them stick well in my mind. 2. Quiz - They were simple so I infer that they are meant to test how well we have learnt the concepts. 3. Swirl Practice Programming Assignments - A very innovative way to teach us in the R console itself. I really enjoyed playing with it. 4. Programming Assignment - It was a sheer pleasure to do the last assignment. The level was really good. I found it a bit daunting at first but then caught up by reviewing some concepts. 5. Discussion Forums - I couldn't be very active in terms of replying but I never missed to hear what mentors had to say. I owe thanks to mentors for their awesome posts that gave deeper insights especially Al Warren. I highly recommend this course. Prof. Peng - your videos are really good and far from boring. And yes, Thank you Coursera. | perfect. The concepts covered in each | Lecture | and the manner in which it | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The swirl exercises were helpful, but the video lectures and assignments were not. | exercises were helpful, but the video | Lecture | and assignments were not. | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Overall a good crash course and introduction to R. Its a lot to learn in 4 weeks and some of the assignments were challenging (which I liked). I think the course is worth taking but I do wish the material and assignments were packaged better - more aligned. Just be prepared to spend a lot of time online reading, researching, and learning some concepts on your own. Don't expect to learn everything from the lectures and materials to be successful in this course. | expect to learn everything from the | Lecture | and materials to be successful in | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures for this course do not adequately prepare students for the graded quizzes and assignments. | The | Lecture | for this course do not adequately | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | homework was poorly structured and not adequately discussed in the lecture videos. Had to dig through several buried links to make any progress on the homework assignments. | and not adequately discussed in the | Lecture | videos. Had to dig through several | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | So the course is a mixed bag. PROS: The lecture content is useful, albeit a bit dry. I can't give them too much slack for the dryness, after all it's coding. However, they could have shown more real-time coding, rather than just scrolled through powerpoints with the Command Window pasted. You definitely need to have R open when following along with the lectures. The quizzes are also quite useful, as you're required to know both the background of how things work and use the commands learned from the lecture. CONS: The assignments assume you know a lot more than the basic knowledge, and there's no real way to know how to do the assignments just from the lectures. The quizzes tend to be on the easy side and the assignments ramp things up quite quickly. There's no intermediate material to test your skill. You have to have worked in R to have even a minor chance at succeeding on the assignments. | open when following along with the | Lecture | The quizzes are also quite useful, | Positive | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This course is not set up right, the assignments ask you to do things that aren't explained until the next weeks content, its kind of discouraging. In the end, it does teach you the basics of R, its just too bad that the way to get there is aggravating. The reason I still only give it 2 stars is because of the quality of the courses itself. There are many, many 1 and 2 minute videos, these could've easily been combined. The teacher seems unprepared in his lectures, he stutters and repeats a lot and makes a weird noise between slides. This shouldn't be necessary with pre-recorded lectures. The assignments and quizzes are also poorly written and contain spelling and sloppy mistakes, which doesn't make sense because the material isn't new. It all just makes it seem like the teacher doesn't really care and just wants to sell the course to a lot of people without putting in much effort. If you are not following the specialization I would not advise this course for beginners. I'm quite surprised to see the course get such high ratings. | This shouldn't be necessary with pre-recorded | Lecture | The assignments and quizzes are also | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Difficult at times, I regularly used outside websites like stackoverflow to help with assignments, but that's how the real world works, there's no way that the lectures could solve all your problems. Favorite: writing my own functions that searched real databases and returned means, ranks, and useful info. I felt like I took a huge step forward in my goal for data science. Least favorite: Assignment #2, it felt completely unrelated to anything I learned, I wasted hours just to find out it was redundantly simple and in the end I didn't even find out if my code worked, the grade was peer-reviewed based on if you could correctly upload it to github and if it "looked" like it would work. (How would I know! LOL, I assumed all my peers' code was good enough) Would 100% take this course again. | works, there's no way that the | Lecture | could solve all your problems. Favorite: | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Quite difficult, and you certainly need to work hard to figure out the exercises. The lectures get you started but don't have all the answers. Not one for people who want to be spoonfed. | to figure out the exercises. The | Lecture | get you started but don't have | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Assignments are not what we expected to be according to video lectures... | expected to be according to video | Lecture | . . | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The first 2 weeks have too many videos, which make it difficult to follow. This breaks the flow of the lectures and makes a lot of unuseful repetitions. The slides only have words and are hard to follow, no graphs or illustrations, this means that you rely on the voice of the lecturer to guide you, which is difficult sometimes. Furthermore, the code presented is not run 'live', and results are often lacking, which makes comparison with 'my own results' hard to do. Summary: Not that its a bad course (SWIRL is a great tool), just look for another course that's easier to follow. | This breaks the flow of the | Lecture | and makes a lot of unuseful | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I give this course 3 star not 5 star because the level of programming assignments are bit difficult as compared to level discussed in lecture videos. Although lecture videos are very informative but beneficial only for very basic level programming and to solve these programming assignments lots of learning is needed. | as compared to level discussed in | Lecture | videos. Although lecture videos are very | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I give this course 3 star not 5 star because the level of programming assignments are bit difficult as compared to level discussed in lecture videos. Although lecture videos are very informative but beneficial only for very basic level programming and to solve these programming assignments lots of learning is needed. | level discussed in lecture videos. Although | Lecture | videos are very informative but beneficial | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I entered this course with no coding experience, and I can definitely say I am disadvantaged because of it. The lectures are great explanations of the different commands in R, and the projects are a great playground of R's different capabilities, but the lectures and projects are too difficult to approach using just the lectures. That being said, this course's difficulty provides students like myself the opportunity to learn how to ask questions and seek resources for the programming. Overall, I do not enjoy this course - mainly because it is very difficult. However, the course is structured logically and provides (what I assume the majority of students) a comprehensive introduction to R. | am disadvantaged because of it. The | Lecture | are great explanations of the different | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I entered this course with no coding experience, and I can definitely say I am disadvantaged because of it. The lectures are great explanations of the different commands in R, and the projects are a great playground of R's different capabilities, but the lectures and projects are too difficult to approach using just the lectures. That being said, this course's difficulty provides students like myself the opportunity to learn how to ask questions and seek resources for the programming. Overall, I do not enjoy this course - mainly because it is very difficult. However, the course is structured logically and provides (what I assume the majority of students) a comprehensive introduction to R. | of R's different capabilities, but the | Lecture | and projects are too difficult to | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I entered this course with no coding experience, and I can definitely say I am disadvantaged because of it. The lectures are great explanations of the different commands in R, and the projects are a great playground of R's different capabilities, but the lectures and projects are too difficult to approach using just the lectures. That being said, this course's difficulty provides students like myself the opportunity to learn how to ask questions and seek resources for the programming. Overall, I do not enjoy this course - mainly because it is very difficult. However, the course is structured logically and provides (what I assume the majority of students) a comprehensive introduction to R. | difficult to approach using just the | Lecture | That being said, this course's difficulty | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Great lectures and very well structured. | Great | Lecture | and very well structured. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Poor quality. A disappointing experience. The lectures are very basic, thought for people that have no experience in programming. This might be ok, but the difficulty of assignments should follow; instead, they can be relatively hard; newbie programmers will probably have an extremely hard time solving them, considering that many of the problems they will encounter are not treated at all in the course. The course does not focus enough on what differentiates R from other languages: just a few videos on data types, *apply functions, and a tiny little bit of scoping (very unclear). All these areas should have been expanded, and the course should have had more arguments as well. Finally, the assignments are not enough and their grading system is quite poor: instead of submitting your code and testing it automatically, you should calculate some quantities by hand and select the results out of a few possibilities. All in all, I was disappointed with the course. | Poor quality. A disappointing experience. The | Lecture | are very basic, thought for people | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | There is a high disparity between lecture content and the knowledge required to complete the assignments. It would be great to have a complete walk through of each assignment, showing the different ways in which the same functionality can be created, after having submitted an assignment. This would really had helped me to better understand why something is done in a certain way and improved my understanding of how R works. Currently there is zero feedback on completed assignments, which does not aid learning. | There is a high disparity between | Lecture | content and the knowledge required to | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This is not a course for a beginner in programming. If you are interested in learning R, I would recommend going to DataCamp and starting there. The lecture videos were not engaging, and the jump from the lecture and quizzes to the programming assignments was quite significant (as others have pointed out). The lecturer for this course does have a pre-programming assignment on his GitHub repository to aid in the first programming assignment, but this was not easy to locate nor advertised well (had to scroll through discussion forums before I saw someone mention it). The swirl assignments were the only saving grace for a class that was otherwise not engaging or structured well. The class could stand to be restructured: for example, it would have been nice for the lectures to cover the str() function before our first programming assignment. Overall, this class does seem to be a good choice for a "refresher" course if you already have some experience coding in R, but be wary if you have little to no programming experience. | would have been nice for the | Lecture | to cover the str() function before | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Death by power point. If you can learn from essentially listening to a pod cast and reading unix type manual pages, then this course is for you! If you're like the rest of the population, then these lecture videos are useless. The only redeeming quality to this course has been the homework, but you can find them online or come up with them on your own. | rest of the population, then these | Lecture | videos are useless. The only redeeming | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Lectures are very boring and designed in a weird way. He is simply reading the book that he wrote and no real practice was ever done. | | Lecture | are very boring and designed in | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The jump from the lecture material to the assignments was way too much. In order to complete the assignments, one needs to spend lots of time learning things not covered in the course. | The jump from the | Lecture | material to the assignments was way | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Extremely well-organized course, with concise and very useful lectures! | course, with concise and very useful | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The course lecture was ok, Swirl was pretty good. The assignment was confusing and the instructions were not very clear. | The course | Lecture | was ok, Swirl was pretty good. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This course is an excellent introduction to the R programming language. I enjoyed taking the course and look forward to applying what I have learned. The lectures are very well done and the assignments, especially those in swirl are excellent for applied learning. | applying what I have learned. The | Lecture | are very well done and the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lecture is too general. Not a courser for beginners. But if your are not a beginner, you won't need this, so… | The | Lecture | is too general. Not a courser | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures did not prepare for quizzes/assignments. Not a class for beginners. It would be better if he used R while lecturing instead of just talking through the whole lecture. I got more out of the swirl tutorials than I did the lectures. | The | Lecture | did not prepare for quizzes/assignments. Not | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures did not prepare for quizzes/assignments. Not a class for beginners. It would be better if he used R while lecturing instead of just talking through the whole lecture. I got more out of the swirl tutorials than I did the lectures. | of just talking through the whole | Lecture | I got more out of the | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures did not prepare for quizzes/assignments. Not a class for beginners. It would be better if he used R while lecturing instead of just talking through the whole lecture. I got more out of the swirl tutorials than I did the lectures. | swirl tutorials than I did the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Not a class for the beginning programmer. The lectures do not line up with the assignments, and if you don't have programming experience, you could easily spend 10-20 hours/week figuring out how to finish the assignments. | class for the beginning programmer. The | Lecture | do not line up with the | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Great course to start getting your hands into R. While the lectures are OK and the Swirl exercises are great, the course falls a bit short in building you up to tackling the weekly programming assignments. I had to spend a lot of time researching on my own to complete the assignments. I don't mind that, but I could do that on my own without paying for the course. I'm paying because I want to learn R quickly without spending hours researching what could have easily been described in the lectures. A lot of times, the course mentors in the discussion forums provided the best guidance. I would have liked each programming exercise to build upon the last one, so that at the end of the course I would have a great R product to review later. As it is, each programming assignment can stand on its own. When learning to programming in a new language, I prefer small, quick victories that build upon one another to accomplish a great task. This is the reason for not giving full 5-stars. Otherwise, Dr. Peng does a good job at providing material. And, be sure to check out his podcast, Not So Standard Deviations, to remind you that even people who have been in this field for years still find some areas challenging. It gives us R beginners some mental support. | your hands into R. While the | Lecture | are OK and the Swirl exercises | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This is a tougher class than advertised. I essentially had to clear my entire week's plans to complete the first week's assignment, which was by far the toughest. There needs to be more testing on a variety of incoming skill sets. The lectures can also benefit from a recalibration, because the lecturer speaks way too fast for newbies and speaks fastest when explaining the most complex concepts. This makes it tough to learn. | variety of incoming skill sets. The | Lecture | can also benefit from a recalibration, | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Only problem was the large gap between the assignments and lectures. Swirl exercises should not be optional as they are the most helpful part of the course. | large gap between the assignments and | Lecture | Swirl exercises should not be optional | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures and Swirl exercises are extremely easy to understand and follow, but then the assignments are incredibly complicated and difficult. The assignments ask for techniques that aren't focused on or even covered in the lectures. The tips offered by Al Warren in the Discussion forum make the assignments possible to do. Since the tips are so critical to understanding and completing the assignments, I think Al Warren's tips should be incorporated as part of the core course. This course needs more time to be covered in depth - it's a lot of ground to cover in just one month, | on or even covered in the | Lecture | The tips offered by Al Warren | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Lays a solid foundation for R. Good lectures. | a solid foundation for R. Good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | In Lectures rate of speech is really fast and in some presentations are not clear | In | Lecture | rate of speech is really fast | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | There was some mismatches between what was thought in the lectures and what was tested as part of assignment. | between what was thought in the | Lecture | and what was tested as part | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The video lectures were not on par with the, in my opinion, extremely demanding programming assignments. I'd say some knowledge of advanced coding was required in order to complete the assignments, or alternatively, lots of time to learn by yourself on google and forums, which wasn't really the point, was it. | The video | Lecture | were not on par with the, | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Learning R is very interesting and applicable. It is something I plan to continue, but not in the specialization offered here. The main reason being that the difficulty of the assignments seemed far beyond the material presented in the lectures. It could be that relevant examples on using applicable functions to aid in completing assignments were not presented in the lectures. | beyond the material presented in the | Lecture | It could be that relevant examples | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Learning R is very interesting and applicable. It is something I plan to continue, but not in the specialization offered here. The main reason being that the difficulty of the assignments seemed far beyond the material presented in the lectures. It could be that relevant examples on using applicable functions to aid in completing assignments were not presented in the lectures. | assignments were not presented in the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I am really unhappy with this course. Coming to R with some background in statistics and SQL, but lacking programming experience, I assumed this would be an introduction. The material in the lectures is straightforward enough, and the swirl exercises are easy to get through and informative, but the assignments are, without exception, based on writing functions in R with basically zero experience. Having no background or frame of reference for best practices in syntax, logic, etc, and very little information in the lectures or supplementary material to help, I found these to be almost impossible to complete. Furthermore, there's no mechanism or provision in the course to review the assignments after they're submitted. So not only did I not feel like I was doing the work correctly, I can't get feedback, and the lecturer doesn't break down the rationale behind the assignment, and how he would have done it or why. In addition, the assignments bear only a tangential relationship to the lecture material. So I would be feeling good coming out of a lecture and going through swirl exercises, only to be plunged into a programming assignment that was far too advanced for the small steps I felt I had taken in my overall competence with the language and material. I don't doubt that someone with better knowledge of programming can get through this stuff, but this class should be reserved for advanced learners only, or maybe be broken up into two courses. I feel like I wasted $49. | and very little information in the | Lecture | or supplementary material to help, I | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I am really unhappy with this course. Coming to R with some background in statistics and SQL, but lacking programming experience, I assumed this would be an introduction. The material in the lectures is straightforward enough, and the swirl exercises are easy to get through and informative, but the assignments are, without exception, based on writing functions in R with basically zero experience. Having no background or frame of reference for best practices in syntax, logic, etc, and very little information in the lectures or supplementary material to help, I found these to be almost impossible to complete. Furthermore, there's no mechanism or provision in the course to review the assignments after they're submitted. So not only did I not feel like I was doing the work correctly, I can't get feedback, and the lecturer doesn't break down the rationale behind the assignment, and how he would have done it or why. In addition, the assignments bear only a tangential relationship to the lecture material. So I would be feeling good coming out of a lecture and going through swirl exercises, only to be plunged into a programming assignment that was far too advanced for the small steps I felt I had taken in my overall competence with the language and material. I don't doubt that someone with better knowledge of programming can get through this stuff, but this class should be reserved for advanced learners only, or maybe be broken up into two courses. I feel like I wasted $49. | only a tangential relationship to the | Lecture | material. So I would be feeling | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I am really unhappy with this course. Coming to R with some background in statistics and SQL, but lacking programming experience, I assumed this would be an introduction. The material in the lectures is straightforward enough, and the swirl exercises are easy to get through and informative, but the assignments are, without exception, based on writing functions in R with basically zero experience. Having no background or frame of reference for best practices in syntax, logic, etc, and very little information in the lectures or supplementary material to help, I found these to be almost impossible to complete. Furthermore, there's no mechanism or provision in the course to review the assignments after they're submitted. So not only did I not feel like I was doing the work correctly, I can't get feedback, and the lecturer doesn't break down the rationale behind the assignment, and how he would have done it or why. In addition, the assignments bear only a tangential relationship to the lecture material. So I would be feeling good coming out of a lecture and going through swirl exercises, only to be plunged into a programming assignment that was far too advanced for the small steps I felt I had taken in my overall competence with the language and material. I don't doubt that someone with better knowledge of programming can get through this stuff, but this class should be reserved for advanced learners only, or maybe be broken up into two courses. I feel like I wasted $49. | feeling good coming out of a | Lecture | and going through swirl exercises, only | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The video lectures will help you to pass the quizzes, as they are primarily theory and background. The lectures will not, however, aide you in any way in completing the programming assignments. The first programming assignment is extremely difficult and very little is done in the lectures, the textbook, or in swirl to pull all of the pieces together prior to the first programming assignment/quiz. There are so many disparate concepts, that it would be nice if the instructor could at the very least, demonstrate a full analysis of some kind of tabular data in R. How to properly import the data, create the file, structure the data, and then perform some analysis. These concepts are introduced throughout the course, but never brought together in one complete project. | The video | Lecture | will help you to pass the | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The video lectures will help you to pass the quizzes, as they are primarily theory and background. The lectures will not, however, aide you in any way in completing the programming assignments. The first programming assignment is extremely difficult and very little is done in the lectures, the textbook, or in swirl to pull all of the pieces together prior to the first programming assignment/quiz. There are so many disparate concepts, that it would be nice if the instructor could at the very least, demonstrate a full analysis of some kind of tabular data in R. How to properly import the data, create the file, structure the data, and then perform some analysis. These concepts are introduced throughout the course, but never brought together in one complete project. | are primarily theory and background. The | Lecture | will not, however, aide you in | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The video lectures will help you to pass the quizzes, as they are primarily theory and background. The lectures will not, however, aide you in any way in completing the programming assignments. The first programming assignment is extremely difficult and very little is done in the lectures, the textbook, or in swirl to pull all of the pieces together prior to the first programming assignment/quiz. There are so many disparate concepts, that it would be nice if the instructor could at the very least, demonstrate a full analysis of some kind of tabular data in R. How to properly import the data, create the file, structure the data, and then perform some analysis. These concepts are introduced throughout the course, but never brought together in one complete project. | very little is done in the | Lecture | the textbook, or in swirl to | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | One problem is that the programming assignments are not much related to the corresponding lecture. | not much related to the corresponding | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I must confess that this course is difficult for who is beginning programming with R, the assignments require a lot of work and they are very involved. Nevertheless, I´m extremely satisfied. The book and the lectures are very good and the quizes and exercises forces you to really understand what you are doing or you cannot pass...it is what I really wanted! Thank you Coursera and special thanks to the instructor for his great work! | extremely satisfied. The book and the | Lecture | are very good and the quizes | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Not for new programmers. The lecture material is also not logically organized and does not correspond to the assignments. | Not for new programmers. The | Lecture | material is also not logically organized | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Some disconnects between assignments and lectures but you'll find that in a lot of classroom settings. Otherwise fantastic content about the basics of R Programming and the environment thereof. | Some disconnects between assignments and | Lecture | but you'll find that in a | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This course is not at all beginner friendly, really hard to follow the assignments and the lectures if you do not have a programming or R background. | to follow the assignments and the | Lecture | if you do not have a | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Week 2 is an unreasonably difficult jump from Week 1. This course's beginner friendly lectures do not align with the level of understanding needed to complete the assignments. | Week 1. This course's beginner friendly | Lecture | do not align with the level | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I like the examples provided in the lectures as they could be easily understood. | like the examples provided in the | Lecture | as they could be easily understood. | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | In some cases I felt the course lecture (video) was bit tough to understand and few things could have been explained better. The Swirl complemented and filled most of these gaps. | some cases I felt the course | Lecture | (video) was bit tough to understand | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | 1) This course is NOT for beginners in R programming. Huge gap between lectures and assignments. Swirl lessons are cool, but anyway they don't explain enough. 2) I understand that studying is not always a joy, but lectures of this course are boring. First, slides come with brief comments of instructor. And second, it seems like the instructor speaks with no preparation as there are a lot of stammers, tongue slips, "sort of", "kind of" etc. It annoys a lot... | in R programming. Huge gap between | Lecture | and assignments. Swirl lessons are cool, | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | 1) This course is NOT for beginners in R programming. Huge gap between lectures and assignments. Swirl lessons are cool, but anyway they don't explain enough. 2) I understand that studying is not always a joy, but lectures of this course are boring. First, slides come with brief comments of instructor. And second, it seems like the instructor speaks with no preparation as there are a lot of stammers, tongue slips, "sort of", "kind of" etc. It annoys a lot... | is not always a joy, but | Lecture | of this course are boring. First, | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Assignments not always in line with lecture. Material is above beginner level. | Assignments not always in line with | Lecture | Material is above beginner level. | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I wanted to love this course so bad but unfortunately I couldn't. There was a great distance from what was taught in the lectures and what was asked for you to do in the assignments... and It's not a matter of knowing how to program. I know Ruby and Python but R is a very peculiar language itself. Perhaps they should invest more on gradual exercises like the one they advised to do on github or some easy statistical exercises... Now I don't know if I should take the next module or if I should look for something out of here where I can learn R. I see potential on this course. | from what was taught in the | Lecture | and what was asked for you | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Only the most basic of instructions for R, which are bland and easily read in the documentation or other free resources. There are very few best practices or real examples to use anything found within. The quizzes and assignments do not match the lecture material and are contrived. Not worth the money! | and assignments do not match the | Lecture | material and are contrived. Not worth | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Perfect lectures full of helpful advices | Perfect | Lecture | full of helpful advices | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Lectures and the homework are not quite relevant. The instructor explains so little on programming, but the assignment are tough. | | Lecture | and the homework are not quite | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This course is great, but the assignments are harder than I expected, it seems that there are not enough connections between assignments and lectures. | not enough connections between assignments and | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Very nice lectures. | Very nice | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Very disjointed and no clear progression. While it teaches the basic syntactic rules well enough, the functionality of R is explored in an ad hoc manner where the assignments have little to no relation to the week's lecture. | to no relation to the week's | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The course takes more time and is more informative than the Toolbox course. The material in the videos is quite more basic than the material in the quizzes and assignments, but that should be expected. The only improvement I would suggest is to give lecture material on the deeper concepts involved in the assignments. | I would suggest is to give | Lecture | material on the deeper concepts involved | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The programming assignments are a great way to get your hands dirty with R, but this is not a course for someone without any prior programming experience, and I found the lectures didn't have much connection with the assignments. | programming experience, and I found the | Lecture | didn't have much connection with the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | You can't do assignments using the lecture materials. Need A LOT of time to finish this course. | You can't do assignments using the | Lecture | materials. Need A LOT of time | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The video lectures were engaging with interesting tidbits thrown in to make the potentially dull topic not dull. I personally liked the rhythm and pace with which Dr Peng delivered the content. Also, the swirl exercises are a critical element of this course and I often found it effective to sandwich the swirl exercises between the video and the quiz. Doing this provided an incentive to complete the swirl practice and also made the quiz/assignment less of an exercise in 'dart-throwing' and more of validating what you've learned. Overall, great course to get started with R! | The video | Lecture | were engaging with interesting tidbits thrown | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | You don't really learn what you need from lectures. While I agree part of the experience is having to search and figure things out yourself, this goes beyond what I would expect. I have a technical background (heavy database, Data Warehouse, sql, and coding) and it was difficult for me, I can just imagine if you didn't have a technical background. | really learn what you need from | Lecture | While I agree part of the | Positive | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The connection between lectures and assignments needs to be improved. | The connection between | Lecture | and assignments needs to be improved. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The lectures are clear and exhaustive. Assignments and quizzes perfectly compliment the content and aptly test the learning. Definitely recommended to anyone who wants to learn. | The | Lecture | are clear and exhaustive. Assignments and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I spent a year coding, working on other programming languages and came back to this one a second time. I had the same exact learning issues as before. Luckily I had a better background but still had trouble going from lecture to exams. Swirl() is great. | but still had trouble going from | Lecture | to exams. Swirl() is great. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | This is a challenging course because there is a marked gap between the video lectures and the weekly assignments. This course will be far more demanding of your time and willingness to fail that the Data Scientist's Toolbox. If you have the time and resilience to search out support materials and frequently peruse the Discussion threads, you will be able to find what you need. My peers with programming experience confirmed that there is too wide a gap between the content delivered in the video lectures and the demands of the coding assignments. If you decide to take this course, be sure to do the swirl exercises so you get a feel of how the R functions work. When you grade your peers' work, you might notice that more than a few decided to plagiarize code from others. The videos need to be redone. Effective instructors know that students learn by seeing examples, not by listening to broad descriptions of what a function can do. | the content delivered in the video | Lecture | and the demands of the coding | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | It was a decent introduction to R programming IF you already have some programming experience. I would never recommend this as a first programming experience to a novice programmer. That would be like throwing someone who has never swam in the Atlantic without a life boat! That said, if you have some programming knowledge to begin with, the Week 2 and Week 4 programming assignments were good. Week 3 was disjointed; it had NOTHING to do with the lectures from that week. I found the Week 3 programming assignment to be tor easy and, frankly, not very valuable as a learning tool. | had NOTHING to do with the | Lecture | from that week. I found the | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Don't take this course unless you have a programming background. Week 2 has a programming assignment that is way to advanced for students without any programming knowledge. This assignment deals with functions, where the code is complicated. What's unfortunate is that you have to finish ever assignment, including this impossible assignment (for beginners) to get recognition for the course. I spent most of my time researching other sources for information because the lectures, and the supplemental information given on a different site, by the instructor (which indicate knowledge that the lectures are insufficient) give trivial examples when the programming assignments are anything but. This course needs some serious adjustments, either with the prerequisites needed for success in this course, or with the material within the assignments themselves. | other sources for information because the | Lecture | and the supplemental information given on | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I really enjoyed learning R and stepping up the skills for using R. I really appreciate this great opportunity to learn exquisite classes for free at home. I do think this is as amazing as the Industrial Revolution. It is the Educational Revolution! BUT it seems errors occur (in some assignments), and I feel the level of classes is getting higher/tougher suddenly. I feel overwhelmed and challenged from assignments in week 3. &YOU GUYS TALK TOO FAST. (well, it surprisingly didn't affect to my understanding though). PLEASE! like myself, there are many many ESL students taking this course. I really don't think my English is poor (trust me, my undergraduate major is English lit and i wrote my final thesis for master's degree in ENGLISH as an ESL) but sometimes doing assignments and understanding lectures were challenging... Maybe that's because it takes time to get used to all the technical terms that has nothing to do with my major or career so far. But I think, not just JHU, but all the good universities providing courses need to consider ESL students who wanna learn more and pursue their dreams. Also it will be really great there are more ways to earn some degrees and more support for using the knowledge and skills I learned here for my career. (with reasonable price!) Thank you for the wonderful course, JHU! Hope I can go to JHU in US someday. | but sometimes doing assignments and understanding | Lecture | were challenging. . . Maybe that's | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Great course really helpful. But only 4 stars, because I wasn't really prepared for the 2nd Assignment (Lexical Scoping), based on the lectures, and the cache assignment operator wasn't well explained. | Assignment (Lexical Scoping), based on the | Lecture | and the cache assignment operator wasn't | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I am very frustrated by the disconnect between the lectures and programming assignment in this course. The lectures are very basic, but that makes sense for an intro-type course. The programming assignments, however, have very little connection to the lectures. I have some experience using software with command-based interface (including R) for statistical analysis, and I am relatively good at searching and finding information independently, but this course was way too hard even for me. I might revisit programming assignments again once I have more time and more experience with the application, just for the sake of completing the course, but I kind of find it silly that I need experience with R to pass the course intended for people with little to no experience with R. | frustrated by the disconnect between the | Lecture | and programming assignment in this course. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I am very frustrated by the disconnect between the lectures and programming assignment in this course. The lectures are very basic, but that makes sense for an intro-type course. The programming assignments, however, have very little connection to the lectures. I have some experience using software with command-based interface (including R) for statistical analysis, and I am relatively good at searching and finding information independently, but this course was way too hard even for me. I might revisit programming assignments again once I have more time and more experience with the application, just for the sake of completing the course, but I kind of find it silly that I need experience with R to pass the course intended for people with little to no experience with R. | have very little connection to the | Lecture | I have some experience using software | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Good course to start learning R,but still missing some explanations in the lectures regarding programming assessments. | still missing some explanations in the | Lecture | regarding programming assessments. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Super satisfied with this course! Lecture videos are top quality, the PDF is available which makes studying and going back to the material more easy. The swirl programming lectures are very well done. I learnt more than I expected, quicker than I thought I would! Thumbs up! | Super satisfied with this course! | Lecture | videos are top quality, the PDF | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | Super satisfied with this course! Lecture videos are top quality, the PDF is available which makes studying and going back to the material more easy. The swirl programming lectures are very well done. I learnt more than I expected, quicker than I thought I would! Thumbs up! | material more easy. The swirl programming | Lecture | are very well done. I learnt | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | There is a wide gap between the lectures and the practice. Its clear that the video material is completely inadequate and insufficient for the course. A poor introduction to programming. | is a wide gap between the | Lecture | and the practice. Its clear that | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The gap between the lecture materials and programming assignment is enormous. So much of lecture seem to be on the history and theoretical of R programming that it completely fails to cover the material needed to actually completed the programming assignments. Incredibly disappointing! | The gap between the | Lecture | materials and programming assignment is enormous. | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | The gap between the lecture materials and programming assignment is enormous. So much of lecture seem to be on the history and theoretical of R programming that it completely fails to cover the material needed to actually completed the programming assignments. Incredibly disappointing! | assignment is enormous. So much of | Lecture | seem to be on the history | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | good. this lecture inspire me to work hard. study hard and think hard. | good. this | Lecture | inspire me to work hard. study | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| RMFRum1BEeWXrA6ju0fvnQ | I was really hoping to complete the data science specialization, but I have found the first couple of courses to be not very cohesive. This course in particular was ok, but lectures and application (projects and assignments) had such a wide gap between them I found that I was mostly teaching myself... | course in particular was ok, but | Lecture | and application (projects and assignments) had | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Information was nice, expressed in a simple way and it was nice to watch the lectures. I do not think the course went in deep enough into psychology and kept the subject very superficial, which was a shame because of the potential it holds in today's world. | it was nice to watch the | Lecture | I do not think the course | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Very interesting course, especially the first half. The last week's material is really just common sense. I greatly enjoyed the reading material that was attached to some of the topics. For me it helps to the digest the information both by reading, and watching lectures. | information both by reading, and watching | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Excellent theories and lectures. The experiential activities suggested provided lots of learning experience and positive reinforcement of what we learned in the videos. I would hope for a more communicative or engaged team of "classmates" but on the other hand, their personal interviews were very interesting. | Excellent theories and | Lecture | The experiential activities suggested provided lots | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | I liked the small group teaching style with interactions and opinions from the participants in the videos. Much more interesting than just a lecture. | Much more interesting than just a | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | I found this course very interesting and stimulating. The lectures were conducted in a friendly atmosphere and it was well paced. The various exercises were a revelation and I believe that this information has enabled me to value my relationships with other people to a greater level. | course very interesting and stimulating. The | Lecture | were conducted in a friendly atmosphere | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | A very good course but it was a little narrow because it focused on the professor's own research. Perhaps one or two lectures on other trends ad research results from the wider field of positive psychology would be apt. | own research. Perhaps one or two | Lecture | on other trends ad research results | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Thoroughly enjoyed this course on many levels - it has boosted my academic, mental and physical health - which I really was not expecting. It was pleasurable, well laid out and delivered with thoroughly enjoyable, pleasant tasks. It was easy to fit the short lectures into my life and also easy and interesting to plough through it when I did have time to spend. I learned a lot that I can implement very, very easily. I shall be recommending this to many people. I 'feel a lot better for doing this course. I am interested to see how it plays out in my life over the next three months. Thank you Dr. Fredrickson. You were engaging and inspirational. I would love to do any other courses you may have in this format. | was easy to fit the short | Lecture | into my life and also easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Amazing course. It was an amazing idea to have people being present on a lectures, as it made it more live and closer to real lectures. Overall course opened for me new, different side of psychology I never thought about. | more live and closer to real | Lecture | Overall course opened for me new, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | The way of giving lecture( is very helpful. | The way of giving | Lecture | is very helpful. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Thank for this course. I really liked the lectures, materials and the assignments. This course is helping me think, act and feel positive. I am working on increasing my positivitiy ratio. Thank you again! | this course. I really liked the | Lecture | materials and the assignments. This course | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | Excellent course! I really liked the interactive small group format lectures. Dr. Fredrickson has a real passion for the subject matter. This course is definitely beneficial on so many levels. I highly recommend it! | liked the interactive small group format | Lecture | Dr. Fredrickson has a real passion | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| rNpCSyQbEeWXzxJxfIL00w | a bit boring lectures | a bit boring | Lecture | | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.05 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Great course overall. Excellent, well compiled set of lectures and assignments. | overall. Excellent, well compiled set of | Lecture | and assignments. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | very good lecture format :) | very good | Lecture | format :) | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | The lectures, assignments, and projects all encourage you to learn about how to design and use optimal search algorithms for text-based applications. I especially value how the discussions present the material in way that is relatively easy to see how it relates to search routines in general. My only complaint is that the instructions do not inform you about the constraints that the online grader implicitly imposes on you. This unfortunately meant that I was not able to submit code with further optimizations that I came up with. | The | Lecture | assignments, and projects all encourage you | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | The content includes interesting and useful Java programming examples. The lecturers are generally on top of their subject matter and can speak confidently without visible notes. The tests are thorough and you won't get away with only half-knowledge. If you take all the lectures and study the slides, you will generally get to the necessary level of understanding. | half-knowledge. If you take all the | Lecture | and study the slides, you will | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Introductory course to data structures. The lectures are good, however the assignments are too much guided. Sometimes you can get it done without actually understanding what is going on. | Introductory course to data structures. The | Lecture | are good, however the assignments are | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | This course is a excellent introduction to data structures and algorithms for beginners. The lectures are extensive, complete and very helpful. The assignments are challenging and stimulating. The project is the construction of a text editor with check spelling, auto-correction, suggestion and more. It was the first time I felt involve in a large project, and you learn a little bit of software engineering too. This is the second course in the specialization and it overcomes the previous course in every aspect. I'll give five stars. The only thing I didn't like was the concept challenges, and not because of the challenges but because of the discussion with the UC San Diego learners. They are not beginners, they are actor pretending they don't know how to solve the problems when it is evident -at least it was my impression- that they are advanced students. I found them annoying and not helpful at all. | structures and algorithms for beginners. The | Lecture | are extensive, complete and very helpful. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | This course by Alvarado, Minnes and Porter was clear, interesting and well presented. In fact, it's one of the better MOOC courses that I've taken. The assignments were of medium difficulty: not too easy but certainly not so difficult that you will get frustrated and give up. In addition, they are interesting assignments. As mentioned, the lectures are concise, clear and interesting. In fact, I recently signed up for another course on algorithms and dropped it because it was SO BORING. Also, I am taking a course on machine learning that presents algorithms. In contrast, that course is not clear whatsoever; if I hadn't taken this one then I would be very confused. Finally, I like how they have the Concept Challenges where students discuss a problem. The thought processes of multiple people talking through the problem was helpful for me. As a result, I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to brush up on performance calculations (i.e., Big O), basic data structures, and a few basic algorithms. | are interesting assignments. As mentioned, the | Lecture | are concise, clear and interesting. In | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | I'm graduated in System Analysis, not Computer Sciences, and learned to program only by experience. After 20 years it's a good deal but still I missed the theoretical background and this always annoyed me. I knew and used to make good use of all the structures presented in this course but never could quite explain how or why, or talk in asymptotic notations. Now I can. I didn't stop here, I do take some topics to deep dive during the lectures. It's being a great experience and I only wish I could have more time to keep myself always enrolled in some course. | topics to deep dive during the | Lecture | It's being a great experience and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Amazing video lectures that help in understanding the concepts quickly. In video quizzes help make sure your thought process is right. But The assignments are way too simple if we follow all the steps provided. Assignments have to be more challenging. Surely 5 stars if they add more challenging assignments to this course. | Amazing video | Lecture | that help in understanding the concepts | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Very good lectures. | Very good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Amazing lectures and practical assignments. | Amazing | Lecture | and practical assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| RO728xoIEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Interesting assignments. Concise video lectures. | Interesting assignments. Concise video | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.01 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | Of all the lectures i have come across, (along with social psychology course of Wesleyan University), this one stands out, the profound depth and the sheer amount of information packaged, in simple language without simplifying, it's one of the best course i have come across, the instructor is very eloquent and articulate, its stimulating and interesting, i can't ask for more, thank you. P.S. though i listen to all the lectures, making notes - as i'm preparing for my psychology research methodology exam-, i'm a non-active participant. | Of all the | Lecture | i have come across, (along with | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | I have really learned and advanced my knowledge in quantitative methods. A big thanks to the course instructors and anyone who contributed to the success of this course. the perspicuous and lucid explanations in the videos lectures were so self explanatory. | and lucid explanations in the videos | Lecture | were so self explanatory. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | Good lectures, well-designed videos and tests. However, coordinators are low responsive. No extra reading is provided. | Good | Lecture | well-designed videos and tests. However, coordinators | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | Excellent lectures, good tests, too many peer evaluations! | Excellent | Lecture | good tests, too many peer evaluations! | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | There is a lot of information in every lecture - I would recommend planning on watching each video twice and also looking over the transcripts. Definitely the most work I've done for a MOOC but so, totally, worth it. I greatly enjoyed the class and learned A LOT! Thank you! | a lot of information in every | Lecture | - I would recommend planning on | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| 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. | efforts she had put into the | Lecture | Complex contents are simplified and easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | This is my first MOOC and I enjoyed it. The lectures were clear, concise, and interesting. Most of the tests and assignments were relevant and well thought out. | MOOC and I enjoyed it. The | Lecture | were clear, concise, and interesting. Most | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | This course is excellent! I found the content of very high quality, the lecture videos are very clear and easy to understand. What I find remarkable however, is the quality of the exams and assignments! The staff have put in a lot of effort in creating questions and assignments which really test your understanding and knowledge with a clever marking system which always works out to give you a fair mark even when the assignments are peer reviewed. Well done to Anne-Marie and the other staff who put together this course :) | content of very high quality, the | Lecture | videos are very clear and easy | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | great course. instructor used simple language, applied concepts and good examples. lecture slides are well prepared. | language, applied concepts and good examples. | Lecture | slides are well prepared. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| rTTFFgb8EeWJMSIAC7Jl0w | The first time I actually finished a coursera course! The course creators have obviously put a lot of time and effort into creating this course. The lectures extremely well done, the material and assignments are challenging but not impossible and the material is presented in such a way that even qualitative researchers like myself (no know for their passion for quantitative research) can get excited about the material! | effort into creating this course. The | Lecture | extremely well done, the material and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.11 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Everything you need! This is the first of a great series - first-class lecture notes, well illustrated lectures and plenty of links to further study. | of a great series - first-class | Lecture | notes, well illustrated lectures and plenty | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 0.95 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Everything you need! This is the first of a great series - first-class lecture notes, well illustrated lectures and plenty of links to further study. | - first-class lecture notes, well illustrated | Lecture | and plenty of links to further | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 0.95 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Although not as strong as the other palaeontology courses by the University of Alberta, the current courses takes much the same approach and uses the same teaching techniques as these other courses. As such, it easily and effectively gets the millions of years of early vertebrate evolution across clearly and concisely. The video lectures are both interactive and fun, and the course notes are both informative and well adjusted to the video lectures. If there is anything to be remarked upon, then it's the slight lack of depth as pertains to the material covered. This, however, is hardly surprising considering the highly complex material (drawing from fields as osteology, paleoecology, evolutionary and developmental biology, palaeontology and more), the speed at which it is discussed, and the level of accessibility that is provided. Overall, a very good course, and one I very much enjoyed following! | across clearly and concisely. The video | Lecture | are both interactive and fun, and | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 0.95 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Although not as strong as the other palaeontology courses by the University of Alberta, the current courses takes much the same approach and uses the same teaching techniques as these other courses. As such, it easily and effectively gets the millions of years of early vertebrate evolution across clearly and concisely. The video lectures are both interactive and fun, and the course notes are both informative and well adjusted to the video lectures. If there is anything to be remarked upon, then it's the slight lack of depth as pertains to the material covered. This, however, is hardly surprising considering the highly complex material (drawing from fields as osteology, paleoecology, evolutionary and developmental biology, palaeontology and more), the speed at which it is discussed, and the level of accessibility that is provided. Overall, a very good course, and one I very much enjoyed following! | and well adjusted to the video | Lecture | If there is anything to be | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 0.95 |
| ru6DZ3Q6EeWi0g6YoSAL-w | Very interesting and compelling course, and I liked the questions every few minutes during the lectures as that helps me to retain information. My only complaint is that the lecturer's manner of speaking is very rhythmic and repetitive and that makes it kind of hard to lose track of his words. | questions every few minutes during the | Lecture | as that helps me to retain | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 0.95 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Thanks for amazing lectures! | Thanks for amazing | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Great Course. Enjoying it, expanding my knowledge and thinking. Taking my time and repeat most of the lectures. | time and repeat most of the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Amazing lectures! Just one comment which is I saw the first part of the lectures and when I first registered to the second lecture I was hoping for different and new material and although there were new videos the rest were the same as the first part of the lectures. | Amazing | Lecture | Just one comment which is I | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Amazing lectures! Just one comment which is I saw the first part of the lectures and when I first registered to the second lecture I was hoping for different and new material and although there were new videos the rest were the same as the first part of the lectures. | I first registered to the second | Lecture | I was hoping for different and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Amazing lectures! Just one comment which is I saw the first part of the lectures and when I first registered to the second lecture I was hoping for different and new material and although there were new videos the rest were the same as the first part of the lectures. | as the first part of the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Sad to see it end. I loved this course. I thought Professor Roth was a great guide. As I've completed Part 2 I am tempted to go listen to the lectures all over again. This hooked me on MOOCs. 6 stars. | tempted to go listen to the | Lecture | all over again. This hooked me | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| s5sEkwAHEeW9ISIACxWDhA | Excellent Course with extremely detailed lectures. | Excellent Course with extremely detailed | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 1.16 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Some of the lectures were a little dull but the information was fantastic! | Some of the | Lecture | were a little dull but the | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | great course and its intensive learning . One might think its just another course . However, one needs to follow all the lectures and notes closely to be able to pass all their assignments . | one needs to follow all the | Lecture | and notes closely to be able | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Excellent course - a great overview even for people new to the field. Great, entertaining lecture videos! | new to the field. Great, entertaining | Lecture | videos! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Excellent course. The video lectures were outstanding, understandable and organized in a way that helped me digest all of the information presented. | Excellent course. The video | Lecture | were outstanding, understandable and organized in | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | This was one of my first online courses and I think the lecturers did an excellent job of conveying the material especially through this medium. They were also quick to respond to any questions that I had about lectures. I loved the material they presented as well. Great Course. I would definitely recommend it. | any questions that I had about | Lecture | I loved the material they presented | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Really good material. Lectures are fun to watch and easy to follow. | Really good material. | Lecture | are fun to watch and easy | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Was an interesting course but, at least to me, seemed to lack relevant material I was hoping for. When Addressing the concepts of Ebola, SARS, or the concepts of anti-vaccination the content was vague. But overall I thought the course was very informative on the concepts of how infections can spread and how we can track the movements in order to help control infection rates. I will definitely be going back to rewatch some of these lectures in the future. | back to rewatch some of these | Lecture | in the future. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SAZf_ay2EeS5uiIACk-Zyg | Video lectures were engaging and conveyed information in an easily understood way. | Video | Lecture | were engaging and conveyed information in | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.61 | 1.03 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Not enough detail and information provided in the lectures to undertake the final assessment. | detail and information provided in the | Lecture | to undertake the final assessment. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | I did learn a few helpful tips for analyzing data with excel - particularly how to do a regression analysis in excel which is something I didn't know and is not intuitive. But for a course that is supposed to teach you how to analyze data in excel, there are actually very few lectures that actually show you how to do anything in excel. So much time is spent on how to calculate stuff by hand, without even mentioning how it translates to excel. Also the lectures have a lot of errors that were not corrected in a professional way. Just a random slide put in as an afterthought. The lectures got a bit disorganized towards the end, like the professor was in a rush and then forgot to relate everything to actual business analysis. The final project was especially difficult as not much was explained - I had to read the forums to figure out what I was actually supposed to do. | it translates to excel. Also the | Lecture | have a lot of errors that | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | This course was tough, but I dont mind a challenge. But what I found frustrating about this course was that first the quizzes were often inconsistent with the lecture material, the TA's were less helpful than my fellow classmates (without whom I would not have made it through the course) and the final was an IMMENSE challenge that took over my life for about 1 week - despite the calculation by the instructors that it would take 6-8 hours. I did give it a few stars because I honestly did learn things I did not know, and I understand the value of the application of what was taught for modern businesses. I have been informed that the course is being reviewed by the instructors for strengthening and I 100% agree with that direction. | quizzes were often inconsistent with the | Lecture | material, the TA's were less helpful | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | PROS: - Classification lecture is good; -Weekly assignments are challenging enough CONS - No slides provided. Professor draws on an eletronic chalkboard (with a very bad handwriting) and you need to keep going back to videos when you are doing the homework. For me, this shows lack of professionalism and laziness - Some excel sheets are provided. But they are very messy and badly formatted, matching the messy handwriting in the videos. AND, the instructions are for MAC! No instructions for PC are provided whatsoever. I never used MAC, so I had a very hard time! - Very few examples real examples are provided; - You learn math concepts, not Excel skills! Except for the LINEST function, which is very handy, BUT it's NOT TAUGHT in the videos. I had to google the function to learn it. - They say to complete each piece of the final assingment after you finish the respective week related to that piece. But they only say that as you start week 6! - The course doesn't provide sufficient material for the final assignment. You get stuck without knowing how to get to answers; - Some answers to the final assignment are not correct, you check the answer sheet, and the results aren't present in the test! OVERALL: I'd never recommend this course to anyone. I only took it because I'm plannening to finish the specialization. I've taken several Online Courses (5+ on Excel), and this is the worst and most frustating one by far! | PROS: - Classification | Lecture | is good; -Weekly assignments are challenging | Positive | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very poor lecture, I barely learn anything about excel from this course. The course title is quite mis-leading | Very poor | Lecture | I barely learn anything about excel | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | could have lecture more.... the videos talks little about the spreadsheet provided | could have | Lecture | more. . . . the videos | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | The Course is fine, explanations and videos are a bit hard to follow at times. The final assessment is in my opinion very bad, as it i appears to me quite unrelated to the course it self. The lectures are quite abstract and the exam is a practical application of the concept. The instructions of the course also aren't very good as you need to do each part of the final project at the end of each week. I would strongly suggest to not take this course unless you have many spare hours. | to the course it self. The | Lecture | are quite abstract and the exam | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Poorly coordinated lectures. References to resources that are not provided. No response (at least, for days on end) when questions are posted on the forums | Poorly coordinated | Lecture | References to resources that are not | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Concepts are fantastic but the material developed to deliver the course is short of expectations, especially from a university. Excel sheets do not match what is demonstrated in video lectures, lots of confusion around how to complete tasks, quiz answer options not being correct, and missing Excel spreadsheets (e.g. video lecture says to refer to accompanying excel spreadsheet, but no spreadsheet available). Also, judging from past discussions by students, some inconsistencies around formulas being presented in video lectures versus assignment questions. could have been a great course, but the inconsistencies have made is very disappointing. | match what is demonstrated in video | Lecture | lots of confusion around how to | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Concepts are fantastic but the material developed to deliver the course is short of expectations, especially from a university. Excel sheets do not match what is demonstrated in video lectures, lots of confusion around how to complete tasks, quiz answer options not being correct, and missing Excel spreadsheets (e.g. video lecture says to refer to accompanying excel spreadsheet, but no spreadsheet available). Also, judging from past discussions by students, some inconsistencies around formulas being presented in video lectures versus assignment questions. could have been a great course, but the inconsistencies have made is very disappointing. | missing Excel spreadsheets (e. g. video | Lecture | says to refer to accompanying excel | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Concepts are fantastic but the material developed to deliver the course is short of expectations, especially from a university. Excel sheets do not match what is demonstrated in video lectures, lots of confusion around how to complete tasks, quiz answer options not being correct, and missing Excel spreadsheets (e.g. video lecture says to refer to accompanying excel spreadsheet, but no spreadsheet available). Also, judging from past discussions by students, some inconsistencies around formulas being presented in video lectures versus assignment questions. could have been a great course, but the inconsistencies have made is very disappointing. | around formulas being presented in video | Lecture | versus assignment questions. could have been | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Interesting statistical concepts, and great theory. However, the lectures and the quizzes do not prepare the student well for the final project. | concepts, and great theory. However, the | Lecture | and the quizzes do not prepare | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very interactive and simple to learn course. the video lectures are very clear to understand and worksheets are helpful to gain a better understanding of the topic. | simple to learn course. the video | Lecture | are very clear to understand and | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | To course got tougher every week while the lecture video is not cover everything. | got tougher every week while the | Lecture | video is not cover everything. | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | This is my first Coursera course and I wasn't sure what to expect. I was hoping for a good experience but preparing myself for mediocrity. I finished the course at 2am on Monday morning and I've been really impressed, both with the Coursera "infrastructure" and with the quality of the teaching from Daniel Egger and his team. I live in South Africa where tertiary educational standards vary widely, and appear to be on the decline. More and more, we are going to need MOOCs like this from the best universities in the world. More specifically, relating to this course, I found the video lectures well presented and the quizzes thoughtfully prepared. The Excel models really helped with grasping the concepts and practice. A couple of suggestions: a) The course FAQ makes light of the background knowledge necessary to cope with the course. It needs to be more honest about the need for mathematics and statistics. Linear regression is not for sissies, in my opinion. b) Please tell us at the START of the course that we should attack the project week by week. This advice isn't (unless I missed something) given until you open the week 6 project. Ahem... it's too late by then! I spent a very frantic 4 nights last week crunching the project work, 4 quizzes and the assignment. I got to bed at 2.30am, and i'm not a night owl. Overwhelmingly though, a really interesting course. I'm already starting the next one. | this course, I found the video | Lecture | well presented and the quizzes thoughtfully | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Don't be fooled by how detailed and clear the first weeks videos are. The second thru the final weeks are lacking details and explanations and found myself lost during most of the videos. There were even a few typos and errors. Be ready to do a lot independent research and learning from other sources in order to complete the weekly quiz. I was unable to complete the final project of this course due to the lack of knowledge provided by the lecture videos and some of own research. I was hoping to complete the specialization for this, but it doesn't seem like this course provided me with enough to proceed. ** The use of excel on the weekly basis was poorly integrated with the flow of the course. | lack of knowledge provided by the | Lecture | videos and some of own research. | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Instructor is highly knowledgeable and provides an interesting and thought provoking lecture. | provides an interesting and thought provoking | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Lots of good information. However, this course could be structured a lit bit better. More examples and small practice exercises within the lectures would significantly improve the retention of material. You should posses at least basic knowledge of statistics. | and small practice exercises within the | Lecture | would significantly improve the retention of | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Unfortunately, the material and lectures of this course fell short of my expectations. Lectures don't follow a logical path and are all over the place, and some concepts are not expanded as required. Overall, I believe they need to improve how the content is presented, and how it's applied in a real world context. | Unfortunately, the material and | Lecture | of this course fell short of | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Unfortunately, the material and lectures of this course fell short of my expectations. Lectures don't follow a logical path and are all over the place, and some concepts are not expanded as required. Overall, I believe they need to improve how the content is presented, and how it's applied in a real world context. | course fell short of my expectations. | Lecture | don't follow a logical path and | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | The lecture videos are not super helpful and the instruction and support for final project is somewhat lacking. You need a relatively solid background coming into doing the project beforehand. Just study the course material is not enough for you to complete your final project, in fact you need peer help or to read more materials to fully understand and finish the project. The quizzes compared to what is asked in the project is too simple and thus not constructive enough in the overall learning. Overall I would recommend you to have a solid background before proceed with this course if you want to improve your learning experiences. | The | Lecture | videos are not super helpful and | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Good content, some materials were difficult but the video lecture were rushed. | materials were difficult but the video | Lecture | were rushed. | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | If I could give it less than 1 star, I would. It wasn't an Excel class, rather it was a targeted business statistics class with only disjointed lectures and no benefit of textbook to actually help you learn. Lots of errors in the lectures and tests, and little to no support from course staff. Stay away! You won't regret it. | business statistics class with only disjointed | Lecture | and no benefit of textbook to | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | If I could give it less than 1 star, I would. It wasn't an Excel class, rather it was a targeted business statistics class with only disjointed lectures and no benefit of textbook to actually help you learn. Lots of errors in the lectures and tests, and little to no support from course staff. Stay away! You won't regret it. | learn. Lots of errors in the | Lecture | and tests, and little to no | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very confusing lectures, he says you don´t have to have a basic level of excel to do the course but I didn´t find that true. Struggled through all of the lecture videos and the quizzes seemed to come out of left field. | Very confusing | Lecture | he says you don´t have to | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Very confusing lectures, he says you don´t have to have a basic level of excel to do the course but I didn´t find that true. Struggled through all of the lecture videos and the quizzes seemed to come out of left field. | true. Struggled through all of the | Lecture | videos and the quizzes seemed to | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Warning: The lecture videos along will NOT be enough to prepare you for the final assignment! Be prepared to do your own research for the extra study materials. On the forum, many students said they had to drop out during the last week (probably without getting a refund!) because they were completely caught off guard by the huge knowledge gap between lectures and the final assignment. If you are determined to get the specialization certificate, you should definitely start the final assignment as early as possible. Don't wait until the last week or two!! | Warning: The | Lecture | videos along will NOT be enough | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | Warning: The lecture videos along will NOT be enough to prepare you for the final assignment! Be prepared to do your own research for the extra study materials. On the forum, many students said they had to drop out during the last week (probably without getting a refund!) because they were completely caught off guard by the huge knowledge gap between lectures and the final assignment. If you are determined to get the specialization certificate, you should definitely start the final assignment as early as possible. Don't wait until the last week or two!! | by the huge knowledge gap between | Lecture | and the final assignment. If you | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | It has a lot of problems, including: Not so many lectures about excel itself - most of the time you will be watching videos about statistic methods. The lectures are very superficial, even though the quizzes and projects demand a lot of knowledge and time. The course seems to have a staff of one man: the professor of the course rarely replies (even though he did at the beginning of the session) and all the work seems to be done by his assistant, who tries his best, but ends up not coping with all the questions asked at the discussion forums. | of problems, including: Not so many | Lecture | about excel itself - most of | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | It has a lot of problems, including: Not so many lectures about excel itself - most of the time you will be watching videos about statistic methods. The lectures are very superficial, even though the quizzes and projects demand a lot of knowledge and time. The course seems to have a staff of one man: the professor of the course rarely replies (even though he did at the beginning of the session) and all the work seems to be done by his assistant, who tries his best, but ends up not coping with all the questions asked at the discussion forums. | watching videos about statistic methods. The | Lecture | are very superficial, even though the | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SpO4HBnoEeWjrA6seF25aw | The course has some valuable information, however course materials and videos are not so helpful. If you already have some knowledge about statistics and excel, it will be a lot easier to follow the instructor's lectures, otherwise I don't feel how a beginner could really follow up on this course. Some topics are run through so quickly that they are confusing to students. | lot easier to follow the instructor's | Lecture | otherwise I don't feel how a | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 1.01 |
| SrM6V-3pEeSJZSIAC0gHUg | Great course! I really learned a lot from the lectures and got to integrate the material through the assessments. I loved the peer review element to the course. | really learned a lot from the | Lecture | and got to integrate the material | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.01 |
| SrM6V-3pEeSJZSIAC0gHUg | Excellent course, way beyond my expectations. Useful lessons and exercises, nice lectures and assingments!!! I recommend it to any teacher or parent. | expectations. Useful lessons and exercises, nice | Lecture | and assingments! ! ! I recommend | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.01 |
| svzDI2FSEeW6DxKCi866Kw | Very good class - many examples brought in to the lectures and exercises help with comprehension. | many examples brought in to the | Lecture | and exercises help with comprehension. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.13 | 1.23 |
| svzDI2FSEeW6DxKCi866Kw | I thought this course was top notch - the lectures were very well designed and course production quality was first rate. An excellent introduction to an important subject area. | course was top notch - the | Lecture | were very well designed and course | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.13 | 1.23 |
| svzDI2FSEeW6DxKCi866Kw | As usually Johns Hopkins offers very disappointing courses because of their boring lectures and senseless quizzes. | disappointing courses because of their boring | Lecture | and senseless quizzes. | Negative | -0.9 | -1.0 | 1.13 | 1.23 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | It's a good course, with quite a bit for a newbie to learn. Would have appreciated more in-depth examples in the lectures though, as I often found a gap in the lectures and the questions asked in the quiz. Even otherwise, good stuff. | often found a gap in the | Lecture | and the questions asked in the | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | The lecture was quite good but some questions of the quiz made me confused, maybe it can be written in a different expression. | The | Lecture | was quite good but some questions | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | Would give this course 5 stars to be honest. It's just that the lecture slides are not informative enough (only course outlines are there) & look like they weren't made seriously. | be honest. It's just that the | Lecture | slides are not informative enough (only | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | Wharton's online MD can not have a course so poorly develop (lectures vs quiz vs material) | have a course so poorly develop | Lecture | vs quiz vs material) | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | For what you pay for, this course is not worth it. While I was able to follow the lectures, the material is very introductory and I was hoping to learn more. The lectures are really short in duration and the quizzes aren't challenging. I feel that pricing of this Specialization is purely due to the brand name of Wharton. Please improve this Specialization to encompass more depth in the course material or lower the price. | I was able to follow the | Lecture | the material is very introductory and | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | This course needs a total overhaul; in its current state it is a detriment to both Coursera and the Wharton Online brand. First, there was relatively little content; there was less than an hour of lectures each week and no actual programming involved. Second, the material was pitched at a very basic level, but not in a good way. Third, the tests didn't manage to even test the material being covered. For example, when given a mean and stdev, when asked to find a value, often the lecture would use an approximation ( i.e., a 2-tailed 95% distributed = 2.00 std devs. ) This is a class on excel: there is NO excuse for not introducing norm.s.inv and norm.s.dist when asking that question. When the test required the "approximation" rather than the exact calculation? Everything about this course was wrong, it needs to be scrapped and thrown away. | was less than an hour of | Lecture | each week and no actual programming | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | This course needs a total overhaul; in its current state it is a detriment to both Coursera and the Wharton Online brand. First, there was relatively little content; there was less than an hour of lectures each week and no actual programming involved. Second, the material was pitched at a very basic level, but not in a good way. Third, the tests didn't manage to even test the material being covered. For example, when given a mean and stdev, when asked to find a value, often the lecture would use an approximation ( i.e., a 2-tailed 95% distributed = 2.00 std devs. ) This is a class on excel: there is NO excuse for not introducing norm.s.inv and norm.s.dist when asking that question. When the test required the "approximation" rather than the exact calculation? Everything about this course was wrong, it needs to be scrapped and thrown away. | to find a value, often the | Lecture | would use an approximation ( i. | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | The course is too shallow. I wish all topics were covered more in details. Moreover, it is unreasonably expensive for only about 3 total hours of lectures. | only about 3 total hours of | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tAfppJ3KEeWoKRLkmmHLTQ | The professor of this course expects you to read his mind too much, preferring to skip through explaining his reasoning for solving some problems, such as calculating risk with the Empirical rule. He also mentions subject in the course outlines which he is supposed to lecture about in the course but doesn't, or just expects you to learn it yourself. | outlines which he is supposed to | Lecture | about in the course but doesn't, | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.9 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Too much math! This course was not at all what I was expecting it to be... which could be both good and bad, depending on your own perspective. It concentrates heavily on the logistical side of negotiations via mathematical analysis to figure out "what's at stake" in a negotiation (i.e. "the pie") and less so on learning actual negotiation techniques. I got halfway through the first week before deciding to un-enroll. That said, Professor Nalebuff has a very engaging teaching style and presents each lecture in a dynamic fashion via animation. If you are a math whiz who excels in algebra and can do complex mathematical equations quickly on the fly, then this course will definitely benefit you. If you are like me, however, and looking for a course that will focus more on artistry and practical real-world application, then this course is not for you. | engaging teaching style and presents each | Lecture | in a dynamic fashion via animation. | Positive | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Very well made course. The lecture are fun and not boring at all! It's a very good introduction, and the main takeaway is that you'll learn why and how to negotiate fair. For a beginner in negotiation, this course lays a very good foundation, and opens the eyes, broadens the view on what negociation really is meant to be. | Very well made course. The | Lecture | are fun and not boring at | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Very interesting course ! Lectures are entertaining and has a lot of real life examples. I recommend it to anyone who is keen on learning new things and wants to learn in non academic environment (eg. at home). | Very interesting course ! | Lecture | are entertaining and has a lot | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Insightful content, great animated lectures, very valuable group work and very interesting guest lecturers. I enjoyed the course very much. | Insightful content, great animated | Lecture | very valuable group work and very | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Absolutely loved the course! Watched every lecture. Professor Barry Nalebuff is a great teacher. His enthusiasm towards the subject matter is noteworthy. Didn't feel like a 11 hours course at all. Maybe because I played it on 1.5x ;). The course helped me understand a great deal of theory on negotiation. I compared the course content to my experience in negotiations and found the mistakes I was making. I'll try to correct those in future negotiations. I'd recommend the course to everyone! | Absolutely loved the course! Watched every | Lecture | Professor Barry Nalebuff is a great | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Interesting course, useful principles and good animation lecture. | course, useful principles and good animation | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Loved this course. The lecture videos were very clear, well framed, loved the white background and the instructor was always looking at the camera. The animated illustrations provided made the lecture extremely fun to watch and a lot easier to understand. Barry is an excellent presenter, well spoken, fun, pleasant and speaks in a welcoming tone. What I loved about this course is the nature of the assignments which stressed the point of actually doing negotiations with other classmates, it forced me to interact with complete strangers from different countries and review the work of others, which was an immensely pleasant experience. | Loved this course. The | Lecture | videos were very clear, well framed, | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Loved this course. The lecture videos were very clear, well framed, loved the white background and the instructor was always looking at the camera. The animated illustrations provided made the lecture extremely fun to watch and a lot easier to understand. Barry is an excellent presenter, well spoken, fun, pleasant and speaks in a welcoming tone. What I loved about this course is the nature of the assignments which stressed the point of actually doing negotiations with other classmates, it forced me to interact with complete strangers from different countries and review the work of others, which was an immensely pleasant experience. | The animated illustrations provided made the | Lecture | extremely fun to watch and a | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| tGbJuel4EeSnMSIACzuFJw | Beautiful made lecture. (Be so kind to excuse my miserable English. It is still under construction) After I had to change my proficiency, from being a truck driver to a total different job type by doing sales on telephone, my new boss (new and different company) urged me. She urged me, to invest in my private time learning how to make money on the phone. Instead of irritating potential customers by doing weird offers. After a good while of understanding, why is the other side willing to invest in products, my wage is remarkably higher. By compare of some weeks before. I understand also, to invest in ideas which are worth to pay for. And I started with one bought book to learn "Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook". The other two books are introduced by Prof. Barry Nielbuff. Yes, my QUIZZ-answers are WRONG. Nevertheless I learn what is going on. And that helps me doing a much better job. With great fun. Just want to say ... ... Thank you all. | Beautiful made | Lecture | (Be so kind to excuse my | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| thUSy6N6EeWzOhI8vzQnoQ | Thank you so much for the amazing lectures! I can't emphasize enough to say how the course really helped me to engage myself in the field of dental medicine! | you so much for the amazing | Lecture | I can't emphasize enough to say | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.03 |
| thUSy6N6EeWzOhI8vzQnoQ | This course is really nice for all who want to refresh their Dental knowledge. I liked this course very much. I recommend to all my friends and others who want to learn and get very important informations of Dentistry. It has great video lectures (with scripts) and full of detailed information about all different aspects of Dentistry. Thank you UPenn and Cousera. | of Dentistry. It has great video | Lecture | (with scripts) and full of detailed | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.03 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This class is very easy. It is a decent introduction, but has very little content. It is clearly made to be accessible to people from all around the world, and takes the content very slowly. The test questions ask you to recite information from the video lectures and reading, rather than thinking critically. It seems like they are just trying to make sure you watched/read the content and understood it, rather than making sure you acquired the knowledge. I guess it would be hard to grade essay questions in a class this big, but the content could go a little faster. | to recite information from the video | Lecture | and reading, rather than thinking critically. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | Fantastic course. The lectures are clear, fun and tailored to the needs of teachers seeking to develop the fundamentals of the art of teaching. | Fantastic course. The | Lecture | are clear, fun and tailored to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | Very well organized. Video lectures are clear and build on previous lessons. It's obvious that this course was developed with the learner very much in mind. Great way to show teachers (who are their students) how to teach. | Very well organized. Video | Lecture | are clear and build on previous | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | I think it's a really good opportunity to be able to obtain a TESOL certificate online and this course seems to be able to do it very efficiently. However, I have found the approach of the style of the lessons a little bit slow and too dramatic- and somewhat even childish. I'm sure the planning of this certificate program is to ensure that people who take it will remember it so that they can really make use of it in their profession- so they probably avoided long and boring lectures. But still, I must admit that the lessons look a little bit annoying sometimes :) Still, thank you for the opportunity. | they probably avoided long and boring | Lecture | But still, I must admit that | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | I enjoyed all the video lectures! | I enjoyed all the video | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | Course is fun, easy, enjoyable and beneficial. Prof. Shane is a very talented presenter and managed to pull me into the lectures. My only concerns are: The length of the course was too short and it was not very deep. In other words In my opinion they could have easily added another course worth of material to this course without it becoming overbearing. It made me feel that their stretching the number of courses you have to take to finish the specialization. Other wise its a good course. Great instructor and good content! | managed to pull me into the | Lecture | My only concerns are: The length | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| 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. | etc. for further study so the | Lecture | are pretty much the only thing | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| TIDJWBwuEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | This Course is amazing! There's so much helpful information and lectures are do interesting and challenging! Thanks to all! | There's so much helpful information and | Lecture | are do interesting and challenging! Thanks | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.93 | 1.1 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | This course is very informative. I was surprised how many pieces there are to the financial puzzle. I found the suggested reading material to be interesting and enlightening too. I plan to gradually read all of the books that I have not yet read. The professor delivered the lectures in a clear and concise manner. This has been time well spent. Thank you. | yet read. The professor delivered the | Lecture | in a clear and concise manner. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Very insightful course. Prof. Metrick's and Secretary Geithner's lectures are thorough and very easy to follow. The course gives a thorough analysis of how financial markets work and how they fail during a panic. Definitely going to recommend this course to whoever is interested in this subject. | course. Prof. Metrick's and Secretary Geithner's | Lecture | are thorough and very easy to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | This was a great course. It was very well structured and the quizzes after each lecture were useful for quickly catching my own misunderstandings about the material presented. I learned so much from it and it really changed my perspective on the global financial crisis. My only complaint is that there no guidance on where to get supplementary information, either books or articles, on the topic. | structured and the quizzes after each | Lecture | were useful for quickly catching my | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Very insightful lectures and its really helpful to see supporting data/graphs for every point stated in lectures. | Very insightful | Lecture | and its really helpful to see | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Very insightful lectures and its really helpful to see supporting data/graphs for every point stated in lectures. | data/graphs for every point stated in | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Great course. Clear and effective even when facing rather complicated contents. Maybe I would have liked slightly longer lectures | I would have liked slightly longer | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Great material and lectures, giving a nice scope of what happened and what is going on. Very nice class | Great material and | Lecture | giving a nice scope of what | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Very informative and engaging course. Very good lecture presentations by two leading subject matter experts. About the only drawback was the lack of teaching assistance interaction on the course discussion forums and maybe even an occasional drop in by one of the instructors from time to time. | informative and engaging course. Very good | Lecture | presentations by two leading subject matter | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| tjqUXz-5EeWpogr5ZO8qxQ | Lectures by Tim Geithner itself is 10 stars! | | Lecture | by Tim Geithner itself is 10 | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.67 | 1.13 |
| 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. | each unit so that Dr. Jakoi's | Lecture | wouldn't be over my head and | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Great lectures, easy to comprehend and follow! Very similar content to what I am from my university! | Great | Lecture | easy to comprehend and follow! Very | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | One of the best free online A&P courses I have seen and been part of. The content is very well laid out and is presented in a very easy to follow manner. I would highly recommend doing this course. There is a lot of new information to learn especially if you have not done A&P before, but the excellent video lectures and written resources make it relatively easy to find answers. | A&P before, but the excellent video | Lecture | and written resources make it relatively | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Some of the final exams included information that was not in the lectures, so there were a few times I felt the need to refer to outside sources just to pass a lecture. I have no previous medical knowledge or training, so this course may be better suited for someone who is a pre-med student and at least understands some of wha | information that was not in the | Lecture | so there were a few times | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Some of the final exams included information that was not in the lectures, so there were a few times I felt the need to refer to outside sources just to pass a lecture. I have no previous medical knowledge or training, so this course may be better suited for someone who is a pre-med student and at least understands some of wha | outside sources just to pass a | Lecture | I have no previous medical knowledge | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Amazing. And the most amazing-est is I can come back and check lectures anytime over and over. Love it. | I can come back and check | Lecture | anytime over and over. Love it. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Great Course, great Materials, Great lectures, | Great Course, great Materials, Great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Very good introductory course that allowed me to understand key body system. High quality lectures understandable for beginners with desire to get better understanding how body functions. | understand key body system. High quality | Lecture | understandable for beginners with desire to | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Very nice for who have less background in biology like me. Very well-documented lecture. | in biology like me. Very well-documented | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Wonderful course with interesting lectures as well as written sources. It helped me understand the body fuctions. | Wonderful course with interesting | Lecture | as well as written sources. It | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Clear, easy to understand, and with great lectures. Highly recommend. | easy to understand, and with great | Lecture | Highly recommend. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Excellent course. It contains a lot of details, do not be fooled by the "introductory". Instructors are very good and clearly explain the topics. You get lecture notes with each topic too. If you complete this course, you will have a good understanding of the human physiology. | clearly explain the topics. You get | Lecture | notes with each topic too. If | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | Wonderful course. The lectures connected many key conceptions together, and made a good story. It is a very good introduction to physiology. But is you want to know more, you need to investigate the text book. Also, I really thing physiology is still a living discipline, and more new things is adding on it. All in all, I like this course, but I need to know more. | Wonderful course. The | Lecture | connected many key conceptions together, and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| Tr9rK6JtEeSwKiIACiONVg | A detailed course with excellent lectures and study guide (readings). | A detailed course with excellent | Lecture | and study guide (readings). | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.13 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | The lectures were not very interesting or instructive. The reading materials were much more so. However, the assignments in the class were based much more on the lectures and on self-reflection than on the materials. I learned a little bit, and as such found the course worth the time I put into it, but I almost think one could get through this course with little difficulty without reading any of the written materials, and thus derive very little benefit from it. I would encourage the makers of this course to do a significant revamping. (In addition to greater incorporation and emphasis on the written materials, I think more real-life examples of diplomatic successes and failures would be a far more effective and entertaining use of the lecture time than the esoteric philosophising that seems to characterize it in this edition.) | The | Lecture | were not very interesting or instructive. | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | The lectures were not very interesting or instructive. The reading materials were much more so. However, the assignments in the class were based much more on the lectures and on self-reflection than on the materials. I learned a little bit, and as such found the course worth the time I put into it, but I almost think one could get through this course with little difficulty without reading any of the written materials, and thus derive very little benefit from it. I would encourage the makers of this course to do a significant revamping. (In addition to greater incorporation and emphasis on the written materials, I think more real-life examples of diplomatic successes and failures would be a far more effective and entertaining use of the lecture time than the esoteric philosophising that seems to characterize it in this edition.) | were based much more on the | Lecture | and on self-reflection than on the | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | The lectures were not very interesting or instructive. The reading materials were much more so. However, the assignments in the class were based much more on the lectures and on self-reflection than on the materials. I learned a little bit, and as such found the course worth the time I put into it, but I almost think one could get through this course with little difficulty without reading any of the written materials, and thus derive very little benefit from it. I would encourage the makers of this course to do a significant revamping. (In addition to greater incorporation and emphasis on the written materials, I think more real-life examples of diplomatic successes and failures would be a far more effective and entertaining use of the lecture time than the esoteric philosophising that seems to characterize it in this edition.) | effective and entertaining use of the | Lecture | time than the esoteric philosophising that | Positive | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | Excellent course, I highly recommend to anyone who is interest in obtaining an insight in the field of Diplomacy. The videos and lectures and overall course material was very informative and interesting. | field of Diplomacy. The videos and | Lecture | and overall course material was very | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| trgWdYiKEeWfngrMqWa91Q | Great course. I learned a lot and enjoyed the lectures. Thanks. | learned a lot and enjoyed the | Lecture | Thanks. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Although I gave 5 stars but the background music in the video lectures is really irritating. | the background music in the video | Lecture | is really irritating. | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Very good course. However, you need to do a lot of reading. The videos are simply introductions to the topics. The course has a lot of reading. The readings are great resources, however, some of them are very very long. I wish the videos had more of a lecture component. The final was difficult as you had no idea what would and what would not be on it. Great information, in-depth course, but it could have more video/lecture resources. It could also have more information concerning the information on the final exam. | the videos had more of a | Lecture | component. The final was difficult as | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The course is for an overview of many aspects of cybersecurity. There are many resources to read, videos that briefly discuss concepts of the week. Then there are quizzes and discussions with the topic of the week, doing the possibility at the student to talk about that and post his idea for assimilate concepts and reaching goals of the course. This is useful also for discuss with other students and how your ideas is viewed. I think there is a very basic course in his entire length, with more reading lectures at academic or professional level not for a beginner. it can be adding videos with more length and in-depth that in a easy way the ten domain about cybersecurity. | his entire length, with more reading | Lecture | at academic or professional level not | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Could have utilized video lectures more. Questions on final exam did not seem to relate to materials covered in course. Course seems to just comprise 1 or 2 minute long video lectures and then direct students to vast amounts of online reading material. | Could have utilized video | Lecture | more. Questions on final exam did | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Could have utilized video lectures more. Questions on final exam did not seem to relate to materials covered in course. Course seems to just comprise 1 or 2 minute long video lectures and then direct students to vast amounts of online reading material. | 1 or 2 minute long video | Lecture | and then direct students to vast | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The subject matter is very interesting, the reading material is well-chosen, but the video lectures are superficial, to put it mildly. I recommend doing th course, but strongly suggest the staff upgrade the lectures. | material is well-chosen, but the video | Lecture | are superficial, to put it mildly. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The subject matter is very interesting, the reading material is well-chosen, but the video lectures are superficial, to put it mildly. I recommend doing th course, but strongly suggest the staff upgrade the lectures. | strongly suggest the staff upgrade the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | I did not find the lectures at all informative and the readings were not targeted enough to understand what items required focus and what information was more background. I did not find the course especially helpful. | I did not find the | Lecture | at all informative and the readings | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The lectures were too heavy on Industry experts who quickly covered the important topics. I have taken many technology and business courses on Coursera with one or two professors covering the important content accented with industry and subject matter expert interviews. This format works best for consistency and learning, IMHO.. A student who is not in the Cybersecurity field will not gain insight into the meat of the material from the lectures. The final exam question material is almost exclusively absent in the lectures. One is required to read the cited material to gain the required information | The | Lecture | were too heavy on Industry experts | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The lectures were too heavy on Industry experts who quickly covered the important topics. I have taken many technology and business courses on Coursera with one or two professors covering the important content accented with industry and subject matter expert interviews. This format works best for consistency and learning, IMHO.. A student who is not in the Cybersecurity field will not gain insight into the meat of the material from the lectures. The final exam question material is almost exclusively absent in the lectures. One is required to read the cited material to gain the required information | meat of the material from the | Lecture | The final exam question material is | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | The lectures were too heavy on Industry experts who quickly covered the important topics. I have taken many technology and business courses on Coursera with one or two professors covering the important content accented with industry and subject matter expert interviews. This format works best for consistency and learning, IMHO.. A student who is not in the Cybersecurity field will not gain insight into the meat of the material from the lectures. The final exam question material is almost exclusively absent in the lectures. One is required to read the cited material to gain the required information | is almost exclusively absent in the | Lecture | One is required to read the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Good information, would have preferred more in-depth lectures and detailed information. More lecturer interaction/engagement on the issues.Overall I enjoyed the course and it was great. | information, would have preferred more in-depth | Lecture | and detailed information. More lecturer interaction/engagement | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| tWgmnb03EeS5IyIACyCAHg | Short lectures, long intro, ridiculous music. Very quickly decided to learn this elsewhere. | Short | Lecture | long intro, ridiculous music. Very quickly | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.72 | 0.89 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | This is a really interesting and inspiring course and I learned a lot. I think some of the lectures, if not the whole course, should be compulsory viewing for our world's so-called political leaders and business leaders as well. | lot. I think some of the | Lecture | if not the whole course, should | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | Excellent introduction to this vast and critical issue. Lectures are carefully prepared and all the information supported with data.Highly recommended. | to this vast and critical issue. | Lecture | are carefully prepared and all the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | Very interesting, with really good material and actual lectures. | with really good material and actual | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | Very impressive course, the lectures and assignments are very well organized and are quite interesting. It is very important topic for everybody in today's world. I hope a lot of people are encouraged to take this course, so everybody can start contributing to changing our world for the better. | Very impressive course, the | Lecture | and assignments are very well organized | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | I really enjoyed how expert Professor Sachs is on sustainable development. He seems to know a lot about the subject and we can see a spark on his eyes when he is teaching. Moreover, the lectures and quizzes are comprehensive and well organized. However, apart from the last Week, I think that solutions for the many problems that Professor Sachs presents are not showed properly. Although there are many issues unsolved, there may be a lot of good examples throughout the world to be presented together with these issues. Kind Regards, Rodolfo | when he is teaching. Moreover, the | Lecture | and quizzes are comprehensive and well | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | The content is good. The delivery of lectures can be more engaging, with aid of visuals to illustrate and emphasize important concepts. | content is good. The delivery of | Lecture | can be more engaging, with aid | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | Excellent, well thought out and presented lectures. Very important subject. Excellent class. | Excellent, well thought out and presented | Lecture | Very important subject. Excellent class. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| T_hpstgKEeSA2iIAC22KLw | Lucky to listen a valuable lecture by one of the most famous economist. :) | Lucky to listen a valuable | Lecture | by one of the most famous | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.39 | 1.11 |
| U-SKLJVlEeWF6gpQJiw6hQ | I enjoyed every minute of the lectures! The professors are really enthusiastic and professional, and they are nice) The information is given in all details, but just enough - and you don't get bored. Thanks to Michigan State University, thanks to Coursera! | I enjoyed every minute of the | Lecture | The professors are really enthusiastic and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| U-SKLJVlEeWF6gpQJiw6hQ | The content of the course is good and I feel it would be beneficial for beginners or those who want to top up their technical / academic knowledge on the subject. I found the terrible editing of the lectures distracting though, and it felt like no one bothered to over-see the final version that was published. I also don't think the fact that one has to pay so much to access the assessments, which many other courses don't do at all, is conducive to creating a strong engagement in the course. I wouldn't for example be encouraged to take another course from this series (not sure if one is offered). | found the terrible editing of the | Lecture | distracting though, and it felt like | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| u41Z-k3PEeWjfw5p9aPb_w | Thankful that a course like this exists, as most MOOCs are quite basic. And thanks to Coursera for running the courses even though attendance seems to be low (darn, that pesky calculus pre-requisite). Lecture quality is varied--some quite good (such as the lectures in Boot Camp I) and others seem like he hadn't looked at his notes for a long time. It's great to hear a stats professor talk about the strengths and weaknesses of many approaches. It complements a mathematical statistics book quite well. It would have been nice to have had some problems that were more challenging. Overall, while the Johns Hopkins Data Science MOOCs are pretty good, they are a bit more basic than what's available through MIT and Stanford. | varied--some quite good (such as the | Lecture | in Boot Camp I) and others | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
| u41Z-k3PEeWjfw5p9aPb_w | It was very challenging. It would be better if a couple of practice exercises were put after the relevant lecture videos and not just after the weekly lecture videos. | and not just after the weekly | Lecture | videos. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | The astronomy course exceeded my expectations. I learned a great deal from the video lectures and the astrpoedia textbook. I was surprised that preparing for the essay questions was also a good source for added knowledge in researching for the assignments. I am indebted to Chris Impey for the excellent lectures and course. Everything was well presented and explained well but I could not get up to understand much of the last lesson – Life in the Universe. In summary, great course and recommend it without reservations. Kudos and thanks to Chris Impey. | a great deal from the video | Lecture | and the astrpoedia textbook. I was | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | The astronomy course exceeded my expectations. I learned a great deal from the video lectures and the astrpoedia textbook. I was surprised that preparing for the essay questions was also a good source for added knowledge in researching for the assignments. I am indebted to Chris Impey for the excellent lectures and course. Everything was well presented and explained well but I could not get up to understand much of the last lesson – Life in the Universe. In summary, great course and recommend it without reservations. Kudos and thanks to Chris Impey. | to Chris Impey for the excellent | Lecture | and course. Everything was well presented | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Many of the lectures were recorded years ago. But, the information is still great, and a little follow up research on the web will get you caught up. | Many of the | Lecture | were recorded years ago. But, the | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Amazing course! Chris Impey is a wonderful teacher. The lectures are captivating, but at a level that is appropriate for astronomy beginners. The quizzes are only easy if you were paying attention, and the writing assignments consolidate the material. This course has made me even more interested in the subject and since starting it I have even gone beyond the scope of this course and done my own investigations. Definitely recommended. | Impey is a wonderful teacher. The | Lecture | are captivating, but at a level | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | Bravo! Enjoying these lectures immensely! | Bravo! Enjoying these | Lecture | immensely! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | This course covers a lot of interesting materials of astronomy, ranging from planets to galaxies, very suitable for beginners. Those who have trouble with maths don't have to worry, it's not part of this course. The length of video lectures are short, thus getting distracted during the lecture will not be easy. | this course. The length of video | Lecture | are short, thus getting distracted during | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| usIwBhODEeWfzgpfp_iBVw | This course covers a lot of interesting materials of astronomy, ranging from planets to galaxies, very suitable for beginners. Those who have trouble with maths don't have to worry, it's not part of this course. The length of video lectures are short, thus getting distracted during the lecture will not be easy. | short, thus getting distracted during the | Lecture | will not be easy. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.16 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | Great material and lectures | Great material and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | I felt like this course was too repetitive. Basically, all I learned were from readings and textbooks. Video lectures were repeats from those contents. I did learn useful tools for web analytics, but I wish the instructor put some of his original insights rather than presenting articles written from other people. | were from readings and textbooks. Video | Lecture | were repeats from those contents. I | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | High quality learning with relevant industry expert instructor Kevin Hartman. Excellent lectures. Tremendous amount of supporting learning material was also available with the course. Specifically recommended book Web Analytics Demystified is a great source of learning in depth about web analytics. Overall I achieved in my learning more than I expected from this course. | industry expert instructor Kevin Hartman. Excellent | Lecture | Tremendous amount of supporting learning material | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | Excellent content, narration could have been clearer and felt there was a bit of an overload of information in the lectures - could have been broken down into chunks. | an overload of information in the | Lecture | - could have been broken down | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | Provides a comprehensive overview, however it is heavily lecture based. Would be nice if more interactivity was built in, via pop-up questions during the lectures and practice problems. | in, via pop-up questions during the | Lecture | and practice problems. | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | Really good course. Mr Hartman is an excellent instructor, the lectures are well presented and lecture notes are easy to follow. Together with the required reading the course content feels really "complete". Highly recommended. | Hartman is an excellent instructor, the | Lecture | are well presented and lecture notes | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| u_Rrw_tfEeSuiSIACwuNww | Really good course. Mr Hartman is an excellent instructor, the lectures are well presented and lecture notes are easy to follow. Together with the required reading the course content feels really "complete". Highly recommended. | the lectures are well presented and | Lecture | notes are easy to follow. Together | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.89 | 1.12 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | Very good lecture on Negotiation. | Very good | Lecture | on Negotiation. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | The lectures were amazing, with lots of content but easy to follow. The examples were great to make everything clear. | The | Lecture | were amazing, with lots of content | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | This is a very good course.It covers all the aspects of negotiations.The professor delivering the lectures makes sure that the lectures are enjoyable.I had a great time listening to him and participating in the exercises. | of negotiations. The professor delivering the | Lecture | makes sure that the lectures are | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | This is a very good course.It covers all the aspects of negotiations.The professor delivering the lectures makes sure that the lectures are enjoyable.I had a great time listening to him and participating in the exercises. | the lectures makes sure that the | Lecture | are enjoyable. I had a great | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | The professor is clear in explaining and makes you feel part of the lectures. You learn the content and you learn how to really use what is explained. Amazing opportunity. | makes you feel part of the | Lecture | You learn the content and you | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | Excellent course! I recommend this course for everyone interested in negotiation whether you're an amateur (just like me) or a professional. The course content is clear and the lectures are easy to follow. Professor, you explained everything very neatly and clearly. It was a very valuable experience to me, and I found myself learning more than I thought I would. It's definitely worth trying! Thank you professor Siedel for your wonderful work. Best regards, Patrycja E. Stala | course content is clear and the | Lecture | are easy to follow. Professor, you | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | This course was really useful and Prof. Siedel is such a great person. It is a pleasure listen to his lectures that were more like stories. I however would have liked to have little quizzes in between the weeks to review the content. It adds up quite a lot and even taking notes, at the end some info gets missing. I definitely recommend this course though. I am sure I will do much better in my next negotiation. | is a pleasure listen to his | Lecture | that were more like stories. I | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | Superb! Great structure, lectures and material | Superb! Great structure, | Lecture | and material | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | very insightful lectures and case practice. strongly recommended | very insightful | Lecture | and case practice. strongly recommended | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | The lectures are very interesting with a lot of cases. The negotiation tactics can be used in various occasions, and some legal knowledge were explained in a simple and clear way. Strong recommended. | The | Lecture | are very interesting with a lot | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | It has been an honor and pleasure being able to listen to Professor Siedel's lectures on successful negotiation strategies. As a law student interested in business/finance/corporate law, his course has been a great comprehensive look at the interconnectedness of business and law. The humility with which Professor Siedel possesses is humbling and extraordinary of a person of his intellectual caliber and professional accomplishments. Many law/business professors I have known are rather intimidating and unsettling. I have learned an invaluable amount of very unique knowledge and skills that Mr.Siedel teaches to some of the most important financial and legal movers and shakers around the world. Yet despite his reaches throughout the world, he seems like the most kind and relatable man. His jokes are impeccably timed, especially during a lesson that may seem a bit dry or difficult and I never found his lectures to be boring. In fact, throughout my time with the course I always looked forward to the videos and am very sad to see the end of them. Additionally, I had the mindset that in order to be successful in business or law, I'd have to adapt more of a detached, zero-sum approach to my professional life. Not only has Professor Siedel changed my idea of how business and legal negotiations work, he has shown that there is in fact more to be gained by seeing people as people and not as mere numbers. Thanks for not just the academic lessons, but life lessons as well. I hope to walk in beauty much as you do Professor Siedel. | able to listen to Professor Siedel's | Lecture | on successful negotiation strategies. As a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | It has been an honor and pleasure being able to listen to Professor Siedel's lectures on successful negotiation strategies. As a law student interested in business/finance/corporate law, his course has been a great comprehensive look at the interconnectedness of business and law. The humility with which Professor Siedel possesses is humbling and extraordinary of a person of his intellectual caliber and professional accomplishments. Many law/business professors I have known are rather intimidating and unsettling. I have learned an invaluable amount of very unique knowledge and skills that Mr.Siedel teaches to some of the most important financial and legal movers and shakers around the world. Yet despite his reaches throughout the world, he seems like the most kind and relatable man. His jokes are impeccably timed, especially during a lesson that may seem a bit dry or difficult and I never found his lectures to be boring. In fact, throughout my time with the course I always looked forward to the videos and am very sad to see the end of them. Additionally, I had the mindset that in order to be successful in business or law, I'd have to adapt more of a detached, zero-sum approach to my professional life. Not only has Professor Siedel changed my idea of how business and legal negotiations work, he has shown that there is in fact more to be gained by seeing people as people and not as mere numbers. Thanks for not just the academic lessons, but life lessons as well. I hope to walk in beauty much as you do Professor Siedel. | difficult and I never found his | Lecture | to be boring. In fact, throughout | Negative | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | This Course was an interesting introduction to negotiation techniques. Especially the psychological traps and the various practical examples were remarkable. The course also gave an introduction to important laws, concerning contracts and negotiation, which was interesting from an non US/common law standpoint. The professor could explain the material really well and the lectures were enjoyable and easy to follow. Thanks for this course! | the material really well and the | Lecture | were enjoyable and easy to follow. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v0l76HmGEeSi3yIACzSGcw | I'm an undergraduate student from Serbia and I liked this course very much. Professor is great, he gives examples all the time and perfectly summarizes every lecture. It is noticeable how much effort is put into making this course possible. I learned a lot of new things that I can use not only in my future career, but in everyday life. Thank you! Ana, 22 years old | the time and perfectly summarizes every | Lecture | It is noticeable how much effort | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 1.19 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course is the worst one in this specialization. The lecture and quizzes are so boring. | worst one in this specialization. The | Lecture | and quizzes are so boring. | Negative | -1.0 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Course is interesting and provides basic knowledge of the subject. But often the tests require more information than provided in the questions or lectures. Also very less help is provided in the forums. | than provided in the questions or | Lecture | Also very less help is provided | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | I feel that the lecture material lacks proper explanation of the key concepts but the questions in quizzes are good although the lectures should have been more conceptual rather than theoretical | I feel that the | Lecture | material lacks proper explanation of the | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | I feel that the lecture material lacks proper explanation of the key concepts but the questions in quizzes are good although the lectures should have been more conceptual rather than theoretical | in quizzes are good although the | Lecture | should have been more conceptual rather | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | The Course material and method of testing the understanding of the student needs to be improved. Despite the low quality of the quizzes, the course is very inspiring. The examples showed are very good and the lectures concentrated on teaching the underlying concept rather the Mathematics involved, which was refreshing. | showed are very good and the | Lecture | concentrated on teaching the underlying concept | Positive | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | The material in the quizzes is not adequately described in the lectures or notes. Some of the quizzes require 100% to complete with some problems being quite difficult. Most importantly, I do not believe the course leaves behind an effective understanding of the material that would allow you to apply it. I thought the aerial course was much better. | is not adequately described in the | Lecture | or notes. Some of the quizzes | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This is the worst course online I've done so far. I would not recommend it to anyone as it stands, regardless of the student's background, this course is just poor and lacking. The premise of this course is a promising one, the topic is still in its infancy and seems very interesting. Having said that, this is about everything positive that I can say about this course. For starters, the videos seem good at first, but later it becomes very superficial and monotone. The content is many times just rushed through and it's visible that the lecturers at several occasions have difficulty even to read their own slides! However, the worst part of the course are the quizzes. There are 24 graded quizzes in total, to pass the course you need to pass all 24 of them! To make matters worse, the minimum passing marks for each quiz is 80%, that wouldn't have been such an issue if most quizzes had 5 or more questions, which is not the case, most of the quizzes have 4 or less questions. This is such an unreasonable requirement, if you miss only one question in a quiz with 3 questions there's already no chance to pass the course! The content of each quiz is also very troublesome, we are essentially being graded for trivia, a considerable number of the questions are very superficially related to not related at all to the subject of each lecture. Instead of using the questions to delve deeper into the topic at hand, they only create confusion with futilities. A little example, the topic of a subject was about the mechanical properties of using multiple templates and a question in its quiz was about an electric circuit that is never shown in the question itself, only briefly shown in the lecture video for about 10s, minimal information is given without any explanation of what they mean and we are asked to enter a formula as the answer for which also almost no information is given about which notation we should use for the formula itself. There are other cases where there are multiple choice questions which have incorrect answers accepted by the grader. In one instance, two of the options available are contradictory to each other, however the accepted answer was the one involving both. In another instance, there was more than one solution available to an answer, however the grader accepted only one and there was no information in the question itself to narrow down the possible answers to the desired one. Finally, there is no active community by the TA and professors, I have never had a single answer form a TA or professor, only sporadical replies from a mentor, who has no authority to fix any issue by him or herself. All these issues just point to how poorly this course was designed. It had such high hopes, but they fell short flat. In doing this course, I found myself reverse engineering most of the questions just to try to find an accepted answer and try to understand what it meant. The imposed 8-hour period between attempts at the quizzes only hindered my progress. I was focused and engaged in studying for each quiz, however, after 3 failed attempts I had an imposed break period that makes little sense. In the end, this course only made me feel like the very object of my learning: a robot. I am really disappointed with this course. | all to the subject of each | Lecture | Instead of using the questions to | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This is the worst course online I've done so far. I would not recommend it to anyone as it stands, regardless of the student's background, this course is just poor and lacking. The premise of this course is a promising one, the topic is still in its infancy and seems very interesting. Having said that, this is about everything positive that I can say about this course. For starters, the videos seem good at first, but later it becomes very superficial and monotone. The content is many times just rushed through and it's visible that the lecturers at several occasions have difficulty even to read their own slides! However, the worst part of the course are the quizzes. There are 24 graded quizzes in total, to pass the course you need to pass all 24 of them! To make matters worse, the minimum passing marks for each quiz is 80%, that wouldn't have been such an issue if most quizzes had 5 or more questions, which is not the case, most of the quizzes have 4 or less questions. This is such an unreasonable requirement, if you miss only one question in a quiz with 3 questions there's already no chance to pass the course! The content of each quiz is also very troublesome, we are essentially being graded for trivia, a considerable number of the questions are very superficially related to not related at all to the subject of each lecture. Instead of using the questions to delve deeper into the topic at hand, they only create confusion with futilities. A little example, the topic of a subject was about the mechanical properties of using multiple templates and a question in its quiz was about an electric circuit that is never shown in the question itself, only briefly shown in the lecture video for about 10s, minimal information is given without any explanation of what they mean and we are asked to enter a formula as the answer for which also almost no information is given about which notation we should use for the formula itself. There are other cases where there are multiple choice questions which have incorrect answers accepted by the grader. In one instance, two of the options available are contradictory to each other, however the accepted answer was the one involving both. In another instance, there was more than one solution available to an answer, however the grader accepted only one and there was no information in the question itself to narrow down the possible answers to the desired one. Finally, there is no active community by the TA and professors, I have never had a single answer form a TA or professor, only sporadical replies from a mentor, who has no authority to fix any issue by him or herself. All these issues just point to how poorly this course was designed. It had such high hopes, but they fell short flat. In doing this course, I found myself reverse engineering most of the questions just to try to find an accepted answer and try to understand what it meant. The imposed 8-hour period between attempts at the quizzes only hindered my progress. I was focused and engaged in studying for each quiz, however, after 3 failed attempts I had an imposed break period that makes little sense. In the end, this course only made me feel like the very object of my learning: a robot. I am really disappointed with this course. | itself, only briefly shown in the | Lecture | video for about 10s, minimal information | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | A tough course,yet agood one if you are persistent. The materials and some Quizzes seems out of touch,you will be searching all over the web for answers because the lectures simply wont have those answers,This is a fairly high level intro to mobility ,you must be persistent .to complete this . | the web for answers because the | Lecture | simply wont have those answers, This | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course covers very interesting topics, but there are some serious shortcomings in the lectures. Too much information is just omitted or taken for granted. Some of the lecturers are rather inexperienced. Reading or reciting mathematical expressions in a monotonous voice without actually pointing to the visual representation of the lecture material makes it very difficult to follow. Better care should also be taken with the quizzes - if one looks at the comments or questions posted by some learners, it is clear that we simply don't understand the question, or a question is answered correctly in essence , but the quizz expected more (or less) precision without stating so . Finally for some reason the support from Technical Advisors was also lacking in the specific session that I did, contributing to my frustration and rather negative experience of what could be a very good course | are some serious shortcomings in the | Lecture | Too much information is just omitted | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course covers very interesting topics, but there are some serious shortcomings in the lectures. Too much information is just omitted or taken for granted. Some of the lecturers are rather inexperienced. Reading or reciting mathematical expressions in a monotonous voice without actually pointing to the visual representation of the lecture material makes it very difficult to follow. Better care should also be taken with the quizzes - if one looks at the comments or questions posted by some learners, it is clear that we simply don't understand the question, or a question is answered correctly in essence , but the quizz expected more (or less) precision without stating so . Finally for some reason the support from Technical Advisors was also lacking in the specific session that I did, contributing to my frustration and rather negative experience of what could be a very good course | to the visual representation of the | Lecture | material makes it very difficult to | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Despite the arguments of this module are extremely interesting and very useful for Robotics, I think the way they are treated is very poor. In my opinion lectures are so superficial that it is almost a waste of time to follow them. Lectures are completely useless and most of the time quizzes are note related with them. In order to solve quizzes you have not only to recover prior knowledge, that it is obvious, but also to search for new arguments somwhere in the web, in some other courses where contents are better treated and explained. In that contest what are the quizzes, what should quizzes have to test if no content is given? Moreover it often happen that without a clear support from the lectures, questions are confused and ambiguous. It is quite difficult to follow the teaching path and to enrich my knowledge. I think it is a very bad way to make a course and often the pleasure to follow disappears leaving a sense of frustration and futility. I arrived at the end of the course just because I'm doing the specialization otherwise I would have left in the middle of the first week. I'm very disappointed. | is very poor. In my opinion | Lecture | are so superficial that it is | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Despite the arguments of this module are extremely interesting and very useful for Robotics, I think the way they are treated is very poor. In my opinion lectures are so superficial that it is almost a waste of time to follow them. Lectures are completely useless and most of the time quizzes are note related with them. In order to solve quizzes you have not only to recover prior knowledge, that it is obvious, but also to search for new arguments somwhere in the web, in some other courses where contents are better treated and explained. In that contest what are the quizzes, what should quizzes have to test if no content is given? Moreover it often happen that without a clear support from the lectures, questions are confused and ambiguous. It is quite difficult to follow the teaching path and to enrich my knowledge. I think it is a very bad way to make a course and often the pleasure to follow disappears leaving a sense of frustration and futility. I arrived at the end of the course just because I'm doing the specialization otherwise I would have left in the middle of the first week. I'm very disappointed. | waste of time to follow them. | Lecture | are completely useless and most of | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Despite the arguments of this module are extremely interesting and very useful for Robotics, I think the way they are treated is very poor. In my opinion lectures are so superficial that it is almost a waste of time to follow them. Lectures are completely useless and most of the time quizzes are note related with them. In order to solve quizzes you have not only to recover prior knowledge, that it is obvious, but also to search for new arguments somwhere in the web, in some other courses where contents are better treated and explained. In that contest what are the quizzes, what should quizzes have to test if no content is given? Moreover it often happen that without a clear support from the lectures, questions are confused and ambiguous. It is quite difficult to follow the teaching path and to enrich my knowledge. I think it is a very bad way to make a course and often the pleasure to follow disappears leaving a sense of frustration and futility. I arrived at the end of the course just because I'm doing the specialization otherwise I would have left in the middle of the first week. I'm very disappointed. | without a clear support from the | Lecture | questions are confused and ambiguous. It | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Very interesting course, both tests and assignments are demanding but fair. Biggest problem of this course is that not all required topics are covered enough in lectures. | required topics are covered enough in | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | In some ways good, but deeply flawed. The assignments were weakly correlated with the lectures, and no explanation was given for correct answers or for incorrect answers. I believe the authors would have benefited greatly from getting outside feedback from an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate student, rather than each other. | assignments were weakly correlated with the | Lecture | and no explanation was given for | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course helped me identify my interest at the intersection of biomechanics and robotics. The lectures were very motivating which gave a birds eye view of the background and research in mobility of legged robots. While watching the lectures, I expected programming assignments involving simulation of dynamics and control of the templates and further perform compositions with them but didn't find them much. In a few assignments, the wording of the questions was ambiguous or the grader accepted only certain answers; hence, consumed a lot of time. However, the TAs were very helpful in clearing most of the doubts very quickly which also made solving the assignments easier. Further, it provided references to abundant resources to steer the student in the right direction to pursue specific interests. Overall, this four-week course provided a very good intuitive understanding of the dynamics and control of legged mobility in animals and robots. | intersection of biomechanics and robotics. The | Lecture | were very motivating which gave a | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course helped me identify my interest at the intersection of biomechanics and robotics. The lectures were very motivating which gave a birds eye view of the background and research in mobility of legged robots. While watching the lectures, I expected programming assignments involving simulation of dynamics and control of the templates and further perform compositions with them but didn't find them much. In a few assignments, the wording of the questions was ambiguous or the grader accepted only certain answers; hence, consumed a lot of time. However, the TAs were very helpful in clearing most of the doubts very quickly which also made solving the assignments easier. Further, it provided references to abundant resources to steer the student in the right direction to pursue specific interests. Overall, this four-week course provided a very good intuitive understanding of the dynamics and control of legged mobility in animals and robots. | of legged robots. While watching the | Lecture | I expected programming assignments involving simulation | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Interesting to learn about how and why robots differ from animals. The material was relatively easy to digest because the lectures were well paced and at the end there was a summary of the content. The quizzes are intelligent, so the course is not a give away. | relatively easy to digest because the | Lecture | were well paced and at the | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | This course is a disappointment after the previous two courses in the specialisation. It tries to cover too many topics. As a result it provides a shallow introduction to many topics rather than deep coverage of any one topic. I do not feel I have learnt anything of substance. Many of the assignment questions are poorly written. To name one example, assignment 3.1.1 question 3 has at least three correct answers, but the grader accepts only one of them. I wasted hours trying to work out why it was marking my answer wrong. The lectures by the TAs are delivered in a "robotic" tone if you'll pardon the pun. They are reading off an autocue and it shows. | was marking my answer wrong. The | Lecture | by the TAs are delivered in | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | The course has a lot of interesting material, but I believe that a few points may be improved: 1) Exercises with Matlab are not programming ones (except for the PD controller). In my opinion, more detailed exercises (with a guide for solving them) would help to understand better the concepts behind the theory. For example, programming a rimless wheel or a SLIP template. 2) The course has a strong emphasis in theory. Some of the lectures were boring an difficult to follow. As I said before, a more practical approach would be more rewarding. 3) Quizzes were sometimes based on intuition, or topics outside of the course, rather than topics learned from the lessons. On the other side, the TAs were highly involved in the course. In addition, an extensive list of additional resources (books, papers) is a plus. I believe that the following sessions will be better than the first one! | emphasis in theory. Some of the | Lecture | were boring an difficult to follow. | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v8BCQVu-EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | The quiz do not relate to the lectures....a lot of thinks need to be explore in documents outside of the course and the knowledge of the student has to be higher. Not a course for not engineering background. | quiz do not relate to the | Lecture | . . . a lot of | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.96 |
| v9CQdBkhEeWjrA6seF25aw | I have taken many courses on Coursera now, and I've enjoyed and learned a lot from most of them, but I have to admit I was disappointed with this one, despite having a deep interest in modern art and art theory. Here are some of my criticisms: 1. The course is aimed at teachers and art educators, which was not made at all clear on the course info page, apart from a single reference to the 'pedagogical framework'. If I'd understood this, I may well not have enrolled. 2. I found the course very basic, with no consideration of art theory beyond a level appropriate for classroom discussion. This is in contrast to many other Coursera courses, which have been pitched at graduate level or above. I don't really feel like I learned anything on this course. 3. The video lectures are very short and uninformative, but the weekly reading list is very long and much more time consuming that the actual tuition. I would have preferred a better balance between tutorials and reading. 4. The weekly quizzes were very short (six questions, where other courses typically have 20 to 30 questions per module), and and questions focus almost entirely on the pedagogical set texts, with very little attention paid to the art history or the works discussed in the tutorials. If you are not going to be tested on the material, what is the point of all that required reading? 5. The final peer-assessed assignment is lacking in instructions or guidance. For example, you are required to upload images of 3 or 4 artworks and discuss them. It is in fact impossible to upload more than a single image, but there are no instructions on what to do about this. People found various workarounds - uploading pdfs or Word documents, or zipped folders of images, but really, there should be some official guidance on this. 6. Comments made when assessing other students' work are not anonymous - this is unique in my Coursera experience, where anonymous marking is the norm, and knowing how fractious people can get when they are disappointed with their grade, I am not at all happy about having my name made available to them. Overall, the only reason I persisted with this course is that I wanted to get a certificate with MoMA written on it. Too bad I couldn't have actually learned something as well. | on this course. 3. The video | Lecture | are very short and uninformative, but | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| v9CQdBkhEeWjrA6seF25aw | As Art History Major I thought this course would give me a little insight but did not expect much. I couldn't have been more wrong. I learned so many things my degree never taught me. I was even introduced to artists I didn't know existed! Great class and super interesting and well put together lectures! | super interesting and well put together | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| v9CQdBkhEeWjrA6seF25aw | On the one hand it's interesting course with cool (!) visualisation. On the other - it's very simple themes to discuss and there is a usual way to understanding process in art and society. I hope you add new lectures about some directions in modern art, utility art and something like this | society. I hope you add new | Lecture | about some directions in modern art, | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| v9CQdBkhEeWjrA6seF25aw | This course is designed for school teachers and, perhaps, for art museum's workers. I'm neither, but I took this course because I'd like to know more about the modern art. The course is essentially a merge of two independent parts, namely, videos about artworks and papers about different theories of education in art. I took this course because of artworks, so I was not interested in papers. Videos were great; especially the first one in each lesson. Even my husband, who isn't fond of art in general, found these videos interesting. In videos, lecturer explains history and meaning of each piece of art. Required reading was dramatically different. First, students are required to read at least 10 pages (art papers) about approaches in teaching AND at least 4 articles in museum's website PER WEEK. Actually, careful reading not just browsing does take a lot of time, in fact, it takes way more time per week than claimed. In addition, these reading were not useful for me! I am not interested in teaching art, and reading same facts about artworks that I've heard in lectures is waste of my time. Seriously, I and most of people grasp most of the ideas from the first time; even if not, I would watch the video again. Why should I do extra reading that brings me no extra knowledge? On a good side, one can pass quiz without any reading. Just a bit of thinking process, and you pass with 5/6 or 6/6 score. Overall, the course is attractive because of amazing videos. However, I believe that this course must be reorganized in two different courses - one would be about artworks and understanding of art, another would be about teaching techniques in art. | about artworks that I've heard in | Lecture | is waste of my time. Seriously, | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| v9CQdBkhEeWjrA6seF25aw | Wonderful lecture!!! | Wonderful | Lecture | ! ! | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.82 | 0.95 |
| Vh4RJTk8EeWJaxK5AT4frw | Terrific course with great lectures and lots of sample code. The professor is very knowledgeable and easy to understand and all the videos are short so I could fit them into my busy day. The projects are challenging but not impossibly so. I appreciated how accessibility was considered throughout. Highly recommended! | Terrific course with great | Lecture | and lots of sample code. The | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| Vh4RJTk8EeWJaxK5AT4frw | An excellent course for beginners. The 'Code Together' lectures by Prof. Colleen are inspiring and great. | course for beginners. The 'Code Together' | Lecture | by Prof. Colleen are inspiring and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| Vh4RJTk8EeWJaxK5AT4frw | The material in course was presented very clearly with lots of coding examples. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to learn CSS3. Colleen van Lent was very effective in the delivery of the lectures. | effective in the delivery of the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| Vh4RJTk8EeWJaxK5AT4frw | Excellent designing of the course. Though sitting at home and performing tasks but feels like a real lecture and classroom | tasks but feels like a real | Lecture | and classroom | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.52 | 1.16 |
| vIC_m1i_EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | More narratives and examples should be there in the videos that can demonstrate explicit connection between the lesson plan templates and the lecture video talks. | the lesson plan templates and the | Lecture | video talks. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.88 |
| vIC_m1i_EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | Excellent course! Well- structured and extremely interesting. Dr. Shane Dixon is the most impressive instructor I have ever seen. I envy students who have a chance to attend his live lectures at Arizona State University. Highly recommend this course to anyone interested in TESOL! | a chance to attend his live | Lecture | at Arizona State University. Highly recommend | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.64 | 0.88 |
| vIC_m1i_EeWzUQ41NnCQkQ | I enjoyed this course very much and have NEVER had so much fun learning. The only thing driving me nuts was that I couldn't find anything in my notes or even on the web on one of the researchers mentioned in the final test. Dumping my grade. Hated that and would have wished you'd mention something so relevant in the summary in case someone had taken wrong notes or misunderstood during lectures. Otherwise: looking forward to working with you again! Thank you to the whole team. Feel free to connect or get in touch anytime. www.vegan-translator.com All the best, Nicole | taken wrong notes or misunderstood during | Lecture | Otherwise: looking forward to working with | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.64 | 0.88 |
| W-hoIJw3EeWJORITtzkPnQ | Useful. I feel some areas such as strategy, getting to MVP etc could benefit from more case studies and materials to work through. The overall content of the lectures is good but to internalise it there needs to be more 'work' for the students to engage in rather than just a quiz at the end. | through. The overall content of the | Lecture | is good but to internalise it | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| W-hoIJw3EeWJORITtzkPnQ | Tons of value -- for free!! I hope in future iterations of this course you could include more tangible tools we can use to help grow our business. These lectures included a few resources -- but more could definitely be introduced. As a business owner myself, this course has shed some light on things I hadn't considered -- and offered a more academic approach to business. I hope in the future more "resources" could be included -- because I think many people considering starting their own business but don't realize how many excellent resources are available (and many times for free -- just take Coursera, for example!!) | to help grow our business. These | Lecture | included a few resources -- but | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| W-hoIJw3EeWJORITtzkPnQ | Course very well done! Would be of a greater value adding a lecture on what are the differences among legal corporations and which form is preferred by VC. | of a greater value adding a | Lecture | on what are the differences among | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| we5nljlYEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | I was expecting a bit more after the great first course of this specialization. Although I enjoyed week 2 and 3 (would give 5 stars), and walk away with relevant information that I can implement in my work, I found week 1 and week 4 difficult to get through. Long lectures, not always relevant stories, a presentation style that did not speak to me, and a bit slow. Nonetheless, I still learned some interesting concepts and I am looking forward to course 3. | 4 difficult to get through. Long | Lecture | not always relevant stories, a presentation | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| we5nljlYEeWO-Qq6rEZAow | This course gave an overview of hiring and developing talent, but had far fewer actionable takeaways than the first course in the specialization. I found Cheri Alexander's sections to be extremely long-winded, unclear, and redundant. Also, I like the idea of mixing up the assignment format, but creating three movies is a lot to ask for a management course, especially when the same assignment could easily have been done in another format - it felt forced. Also, I found that the order for some lectures seemed off and the flow between instructors was not as seamless as it had been before. For instance, we were asked to create a development plan at the end of a week about hiring and before the week on development. | found that the order for some | Lecture | seemed off and the flow between | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| wKPtohoHEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | As good as it was up till now, with introduction to Meteor.js the course really starts to shine. The education concept remains the same - during the lecture you receive a direction, while the rest of learning is expected to be done independently by reading relevant resources on the Web. The course still provides a working code and one can get away with boilerplated code, but it defeats the purpose of learning. The final assignment, if done properly, teaches lot and I'm extremely excited about how much I can do now. I'm also excited to work with a Meteor.js framework, which, allegedly, the hottest thing on the web right now. Really looking forward to start the next module. | remains the same - during the | Lecture | you receive a direction, while the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| wKPtohoHEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Great course- organized in a very friendly form ( a lot of others courses are simply boring and after few minutes of listening to the lecture you simply can't stand it ). Here the lectures are relatively short ~10 min and focused on single topic. Looking forward for the next course in the specialization. | few minutes of listening to the | Lecture | you simply can't stand it ). | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| wKPtohoHEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Great course- organized in a very friendly form ( a lot of others courses are simply boring and after few minutes of listening to the lecture you simply can't stand it ). Here the lectures are relatively short ~10 min and focused on single topic. Looking forward for the next course in the specialization. | can't stand it ). Here the | Lecture | are relatively short ~10 min and | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| wKPtohoHEeWwrBKfKrqlSQ | Invaluable course. Great job to the University of London instructors for these particular sets of lectures. | instructors for these particular sets of | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| wmoTBzyAEeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | This is a really excellent course. Prof. Archer's lectures are clear and quite interesting, and the course is well structured. Students are also introduced to the "climatemodels.uchicago.edu" website, which provides both data and analysis tools for studying climate change. | a really excellent course. Prof. Archer's | Lecture | are clear and quite interesting, and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.94 | 1.02 |
| wmoTBzyAEeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | This course is addressing a critical subject matter. The material is great. I love the math. But these are my personal metrics: A 4-star course has a high level of student collaboration and teaching staff participation, a 5-star course has very responsive teaching staff. I love learning the material but the learning environment is disappointing. As the course progresses to the later weeks, the inconsistency between quizzes and lectures grows. Not greatly but enough to frustrate. Some quiz questions, with multiple choice options with only one correct answer, will not accept any answer. There are a few questions which are not covered in the video lecture (or covered in later weeks). Some answers can be found in the book (but the book supposedly is not required). Some answers can be googled but the answers vary wildly between sources. Mathematical Thinking from Stanford is the gold standard. | are not covered in the video | Lecture | (or covered in later weeks). Some | Negative | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.94 | 1.02 |
| WQMNShxYEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | Interesting material with local perspective. Could relate as an ex South African. I always looked forward to hearing the next lecture. | looked forward to hearing the next | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.01 |
| WQMNShxYEeWP9g4JMjGIiQ | I have great respect for the lessons I am learning because many times we face challenges within the classroom and we always think that we must have the answers but I was humbled to realize that my very students who create these problems have the solutions. Dr. Francis was born to be a teacher, he shares these lectures with such joy that one can only be humbles to sit at his feet and drink in the wealth of knowledge he shares with us, only for you to want to rush to your classroom and be an agent of change. These lessons are for every parent and every teacher so that we can help our very own children and students under our care as well. Happy learning everyone. | be a teacher, he shares these | Lecture | with such joy that one can | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.65 | 1.01 |
| WRmBJpeLEeWiKgp3mpfjeQ | I really enjoyed learning about magic in the middle ages and am grateful for the opportunity offered by the University of Barcelona. The lectures were clearly spoken and the content was good. However, I would have liked to go more into detail about the practices of magic, I missed that a little bit. For example, the specifics of several charms/ingredients/etc are only treated on a few occasions. I have now also enrolled in different courses on Coursera and I can say that this course could have been organised better, with better assignments, quizzes, etc. So there is still room for improvement. | by the University of Barcelona. The | Lecture | were clearly spoken and the content | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.84 | 1.0 |
| WRmBJpeLEeWiKgp3mpfjeQ | The female lecture's speech is so fast and unclear, even though the subject itself is very interesting but I have to leave this class. | The female | Lecture | speech is so fast and unclear, | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.84 | 1.0 |
| WRmBJpeLEeWiKgp3mpfjeQ | It is a very interesting course, but in the beginning it may seem a bit disorganised and slow. The best part, for me, was the week 4, about magic in Islam. The topic was fascinating and the teachers presented a perfect lecture, a great balance between deep but easy to follow. | and the teachers presented a perfect | Lecture | a great balance between deep but | Positive | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.84 | 1.0 |
| WRmBJpeLEeWiKgp3mpfjeQ | It was an incredibly interesting and insightful course, which opened up a lot of interesting avenues and ways of looking at medieval magic, the time and people and beliefs. The course was well organized, and the lectures were interesting and easy to follow along. I liked the course work with the quizzes and the written part and peer review as well. Thank you very much for the time and effort that went into this very cool and interesting course. | course was well organized, and the | Lecture | were interesting and easy to follow | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.84 | 1.0 |
| XEjjlXEkEeWhZxJhllGpHQ | I failed to figure out how to translate the theory (presented in the lectures) into practice (the only assignment, a website audit). I would have benefited from another application assignment that was a stepping stone to the full-blown audit. Information was interesting, but not sure this is a good course for someone new to the nitty gritty of SEO. | translate the theory (presented in the | Lecture | into practice (the only assignment, a | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| XEjjlXEkEeWhZxJhllGpHQ | This course was encouraging and well structured. Thanks a lot!! One less star, because the way lecture has been delivered could have been more conversational instead of one way. Like the way Udacity delivers. Plz don't mind :P | One less star, because the way | Lecture | has been delivered could have been | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| XEjjlXEkEeWhZxJhllGpHQ | As a web developer, I found that I already knew about 98% of the information presented. The final 2% I could have found faster via a Google search than by watching the lectures. It was also a little strange to me that the course began with a segment on job opportunities and how to begin a career in SEO. I feel this would have made more sense after an introduction to the material. I also did not like that the free version of the course did not allow you to complete any of the assignments, as this has not been the case in my other Coursera courses. Not only were you unable to assess your comprehension of the material because of this, but also it meant receiving annoying emails and notifications that I had not completed the module. In other classes I have taken, there are additional resources and content for the paid users. As it stands, I'm really glad I did not pay for this class. I will continue to the next SEO course, because I'm hoping that it will delve more into the technical aspects of optimization, but I am not pleased with the format so far. | Google search than by watching the | Lecture | It was also a little strange | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| XJUJYyzXEeWWqBIFfWmDPQ | pace is slow. so many video in pieces, and lecturers keep saying like" we will look into more details later" or introduction again and again. I am studying module 2 now, all small lectures like 1 min or 2 mins, which is very shattered, repetitive and annoying. | studying module 2 now, all small | Lecture | like 1 min or 2 mins, | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| XJUJYyzXEeWWqBIFfWmDPQ | This could probably be better broken into two one week courses "History of Phone Technology" and "Intro to IoT". Many reviewers say they bail out in first few lectures because content seems too far removed from IoT. I enjoyed the last few lectures with examples of IoT, but could have skipped the rest. | they bail out in first few | Lecture | because content seems too far removed | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| XJUJYyzXEeWWqBIFfWmDPQ | This could probably be better broken into two one week courses "History of Phone Technology" and "Intro to IoT". Many reviewers say they bail out in first few lectures because content seems too far removed from IoT. I enjoyed the last few lectures with examples of IoT, but could have skipped the rest. | IoT. I enjoyed the last few | Lecture | with examples of IoT, but could | Positive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| XJUJYyzXEeWWqBIFfWmDPQ | It was helpful to understand IoT but I want to the lecture note would be enhanced. | IoT but I want to the | Lecture | note would be enhanced. | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I strongly recommend. If you don't have any knowledge about food - this course is for you. However, if you know some basic stuff you won't learn anything new, but still it is good reminder and very strucured. It is very short, could be completed in about an hour and a half. What I didn't like during the lectures - Maya (the lector) was not talking with her normal voice, but kind of slow and unnatural, which for me was extremely anoying. At the end, when she is showing some recepies it is so much better. | What I didn't like during the | Lecture | - Maya (the lector) was not | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Each of Dr. Adam's lectures are short but very thorough. The visual aids in video lectures are very simple and effective. This class is the perfect intro to food and health. The material overall is very simplistic, but people wanting to learn about the intricacies of nutrition will find this class establishes a wonderful foundation. | thorough. The visual aids in video | Lecture | are very simple and effective. This | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Very interesting and enjoyable, I think the mix between information about food and recipes for healthy food is a good one. I do think that for example adding recipes to lectures about certain types of food would make it an even better combination. For people living outside the US, the information about healthy diets might seem a bit US centered. | that for example adding recipes to | Lecture | about certain types of food would | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | It's a good course, I wished it was a paid course with a certification (a diploma) with more number of lectures that one can study in his or her part time upto one year. Dr Maya, your teaching style is excellent. | (a diploma) with more number of | Lecture | that one can study in his | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | it is VERY basic course suitable for people who really struggling to find their way to healthy food and even to its determination. Basic recipes are giving for home cooking. BEAUTIFUL illustrations along the course as well. BUT I hoped to find more scientific information about nutrition and suggestion which products might cause specific diseases. Would be also nice to have lectures from scientific point of view like: why it is unhealthy to eat before going to bad, which products digest slower etc. | Would be also nice to have | Lecture | from scientific point of view like: | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | This course is extremely well made! I am enjoying it very much! I'm personally using it for a review of nutritional principles and basics and this course is FILLED with wonderfully clear and visually captivating video lectures cut into shorter 4-5 minute lectures! This course is probably meant to be taken over a months time, but It's SO Captivating that I can't get enough and be through it in a few days at most! Thank you for putting this course online for everyone to take, learn and enjoy! I'm going to recommend it to my whole online nutrition course at my university for an excellent review of basic and key nutritional concepts! It will certainly leave a lasting impression on my further nutritional studies. | wonderfully clear and visually captivating video | Lecture | cut into shorter 4-5 minute lectures! | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | This course is extremely well made! I am enjoying it very much! I'm personally using it for a review of nutritional principles and basics and this course is FILLED with wonderfully clear and visually captivating video lectures cut into shorter 4-5 minute lectures! This course is probably meant to be taken over a months time, but It's SO Captivating that I can't get enough and be through it in a few days at most! Thank you for putting this course online for everyone to take, learn and enjoy! I'm going to recommend it to my whole online nutrition course at my university for an excellent review of basic and key nutritional concepts! It will certainly leave a lasting impression on my further nutritional studies. | lectures cut into shorter 4-5 minute | Lecture | This course is probably meant to | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | This course is less demanding than I expected/hoped, but nevertheless the content and its delivery was top-notch. The lectures present material in a clear and natural way. Course content is immediately and easily applied to daily life. The video production is the among the best I've seen in online education. Not groundbreaking, but immensely helpful to those unfamiliar with this material. Definitely worth your time. | and its delivery was top-notch. The | Lecture | present material in a clear and | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Informative and practical. Mixes lectures with real life examples (from the professor's personal life) to validate content. | Informative and practical. Mixes | Lecture | with real life examples (from the | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Hate the music. And that permanent fake smile and constant nodding. Those are cheap brainwashing techniques which target human cognitive abilities and subconscious to make their words sound more deep and convincing. You often can see such brainwashing tricks in commercials and advertisements which try to elevate some concept or idea but lack any information or facts to back it up. And it is very weird to see same tricks used in this set of lectures, because these ones actually do have a lot of facts and information and arguments behind them. The whole course is basically just blaberring about vegetables. Almost no new or useful information for me. | tricks used in this set of | Lecture | because these ones actually do have | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I really like the style of the video lectures! They aren't the typical boring lectures. I enjoyed the course and would to love to know more about nutrition! | like the style of the video | Lecture | They aren't the typical boring lectures. | Negative | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I really like the style of the video lectures! They aren't the typical boring lectures. I enjoyed the course and would to love to know more about nutrition! | lectures! They aren't the typical boring | Lecture | I enjoyed the course and would | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Interesting lectures with helpful tips for staying healthy. I would like to have seen more specific examples or supplementary articles to support the information. | Interesting | Lecture | with helpful tips for staying healthy. | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | I really enjoyed the course, the simplicity of the lectures made each of the topics easy to understand.. it's been great to have participated in this course, I feel much more equipped in knowledge of nutrition and better understanding of the differences between nutrient dense foods vs energy dense. | the course, the simplicity of the | Lecture | made each of the topics easy | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | This is not a course - this is a 90 minutes lecture. The idea is greate. But this lecture is only start. Its very brief and not profound. This more advices and not scientifically oriented. | - this is a 90 minutes | Lecture | The idea is greate. But this | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | This is not a course - this is a 90 minutes lecture. The idea is greate. But this lecture is only start. Its very brief and not profound. This more advices and not scientifically oriented. | The idea is greate. But this | Lecture | is only start. Its very brief | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | Interesting and well presented information. I wished the course had been more interactive and had spent more time on the chemistry of nutrition. Also the lectures and quizzes could have been longer. | the chemistry of nutrition. Also the | Lecture | and quizzes could have been longer. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xMqZG1wyEeWd6BJKWlaBIw | In general, this course is great! Thank you so much for it. Great lectures, great videos, animations and slides. One thing I didn't like is the assumption, that cooking at home will do so much help in slowing down the obesity epidemic. Here in Ukraine most of us don't eat out, but obesity is prevalent nevertheless. | you so much for it. Great | Lecture | great videos, animations and slides. One | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.88 | 1.03 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Could be improved using musical videos or complementary material. Is a little be boring just listening to lectures. :( | little be boring just listening to | Lecture | :( | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Excellent course. To get the most out of it, I recommend to download the transcripts of the video lectures and then add (YouTube) links to the pieces mentioned in the lecture. Time consuming, but you get a much deeper learning experience. | download the transcripts of the video | Lecture | and then add (YouTube) links to | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Loved this course so much! Thanks to John for informative and interesting lectures. Higly recommend it to all who love rock and would like to have a structured knowledge about its history. | to John for informative and interesting | Lecture | Higly recommend it to all who | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Delivered by an instructor whose lectures are knowledgeable, well-paced and dynamic. | Delivered by an instructor whose | Lecture | are knowledgeable, well-paced and dynamic. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | Fantastic!! Really enjoyed the course Informative and enjoyable course which helped me understand the history of Rock/Popular music upto 1970. Prof Kovach's lectures helped me explore music and artists who I had long forgotten or did not even know of. This is a good course for both professionals like Dj's, student's as well as lay people like me who love both music as well as history. The only problem I had is that one had to do a lot of hunting on the net and that took a lot of my time. But it was well worth it because of what I heard and saw. The quizzes were sometimes too detailed and memory oriented. Maybe a more conceptual framework of questions can be considered in the future. Will definitely do Part 2 shortly! Thanks Prof Kovach and the Team. We are blessed by your effort and dedication | Rock/Popular music upto 1970. Prof Kovach's | Lecture | helped me explore music and artists | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| 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. | had is I take notes during | Lecture | and he spoke so fast I | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | I love professor Covach's lectures. He is passionate about the topic and you learn so much in every single video. I have taken both History of Rock courses and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. | I love professor Covach's | Lecture | He is passionate about the topic | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xOBaY1ibEeS-oiIAC0UN8Q | This is a great course that is very informative. It brought many performers to my attention that I had not heard of before or that I had not appreciated before and has enriched my appreciation of music. The course focuses mainly on the history and development of rock music, rather than the technical side of the music itself. It is a pity that the course itself only discusses the music, but does not feature the music itself. I suggest that you keep a streaming service, such as Spotify or Deezer, open in a separate window on your browser, so you can pause the lectures and listen to the music as you go along. | browser, so you can pause the | Lecture | and listen to the music as | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.66 | 1.08 |
| xtpKLngcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | Excellent course! I appreciated the instructor's enthusiasm for the topic, and found his lectures thoughtful, interesting and enjoyable. I had several "ah-ha" moments, where things I had learned before but never solidly grasped came into sharper focus. (For example, the concept of "no ideas but in things," which Professor Scibona explains very well.) I think my writing will be greatly improved by putting into practice the things I learned in this class. I would love to see a "Part 2" that delves more deeply into the topics covered, and covers other aspects of the craft of style. | for the topic, and found his | Lecture | thoughtful, interesting and enjoyable. I had | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 1.05 |
| xtpKLngcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | This is the fourth class I've taken in the Creative Writing specialization program. As a whole, I enjoyed the class, with only a few notes to make. As with the other classes in the specialization, I feel the curriculum could be expanded upon, perhaps with assigned readings to help illustrate the points made in the lectures. Another thing I wish to note, albeit a minor one, is that the videos in this course particularly feel a bit cut up. It seems like several takes were combined into one video, which makes the overall presentation feel a bit jerky in comparison to other courses in the program. | illustrate the points made in the | Lecture | Another thing I wish to note, | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.71 | 1.05 |
| xtpKLngcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | wonderful course, clear assignments, informative lectures. of all the classes this one changed my writing the most. I thought it would be the most extraneous of the series. I thought the plot and character class would be more important but in fact, just paying attention to style helped the movement of my stories - it forced things to happen, it forced a plot, it forced a character to do things. Scribona's advice is practical - use more nouns and verbs, pay attention to how you describe the world through the eyes of the characters, learn how to edit and so on. He helped me finally get a handle the POV i use all the time in writing, but never really understood, and so I used it badly. Some of the other classes in the specialization were too heady, and not practical. But most importantly, Scribona's love for the written word was so apparent during the lectures that it elicited the same reverence in the students. | wonderful course, clear assignments, informative | Lecture | of all the classes this one | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 1.05 |
| xtpKLngcEeWrAxJQXw-8PQ | wonderful course, clear assignments, informative lectures. of all the classes this one changed my writing the most. I thought it would be the most extraneous of the series. I thought the plot and character class would be more important but in fact, just paying attention to style helped the movement of my stories - it forced things to happen, it forced a plot, it forced a character to do things. Scribona's advice is practical - use more nouns and verbs, pay attention to how you describe the world through the eyes of the characters, learn how to edit and so on. He helped me finally get a handle the POV i use all the time in writing, but never really understood, and so I used it badly. Some of the other classes in the specialization were too heady, and not practical. But most importantly, Scribona's love for the written word was so apparent during the lectures that it elicited the same reverence in the students. | word was so apparent during the | Lecture | that it elicited the same reverence | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 1.05 |
| YcfRNRoCEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Several errors in lecture and lack-luster assignments decreased my perception of value. | Several errors in | Lecture | and lack-luster assignments decreased my perception | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
| YcfRNRoCEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This class was insanely insightful, and I found many of the topics covered very interesting and fascinating — towards the end of the course, specifically around designing experiments, I found that whole terrain to be pretty difficult to comprehend. I think the lectures have opportunities for improvement here. | difficult to comprehend. I think the | Lecture | have opportunities for improvement here. | Negative | -0.8 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
| YcfRNRoCEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Lectures are clear and extensively cited; assignments are interesting. | | Lecture | are clear and extensively cited; assignments | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
| YcfRNRoCEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Interesting topic, however I quitted. Video lectures were recorded almost phrase by phrase, making it too hard to follow the contents properly | Interesting topic, however I quitted. Video | Lecture | were recorded almost phrase by phrase, | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.78 | 0.89 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I don't recommend this class. Jogesh K. Muppala has very labored English and his pace and verbosity make the lectures hard to get through. I've turned in around 10 assignments and have yet to get a grade on anything. The course content is poorly organized and executed. Peer grading is just dumb (and clearly doesn't work, since I have yet to get a single assignment back). When you turn in assignment files, they cannot be opened (and we found out from an apparent student how to get past the technical issues). Questions about the class and submitting assignments went unanswered. My advice, save your money and don't take this class. | his pace and verbosity make the | Lecture | hard to get through. I've turned | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Good course, i liked the exercises. It is well explained, but you also need to learn/read from other sites (what is linked as resource), to be able to do the weekly tasks. I liked this approach, the teacher is explaining the lectures well. | approach, the teacher is explaining the | Lecture | well. | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Excellent lectures | Excellent | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | It is too hard to understand what he is saying, his accent is impossible to follow. Besides, the lectures are not dynamic, it is just him reading the slides with the most monotonous and boring voice ever. I took the first course of the specialization with David and this is the complete opposite. I would love to see the whole 5 courses with David and not only the first one. | is impossible to follow. Besides, the | Lecture | are not dynamic, it is just | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This bootstrap course is very nice , every components are explained nicely. Assignments also good. Waiting for next angular js lecture | good. Waiting for next angular js | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Nice lecture and good for starter to learn | Nice | Lecture | and good for starter to learn | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Very good video lectures | Very good video | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The lecture is well organized, slides are very clear and easy to follow. After each class, there is a clear instruction on exercises available both in PDF format and video format, which is very helpful for beginner like me. | The | Lecture | is well organized, slides are very | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Well presented course, with carefully thought out exercises and assignments that all worked together to reinforce the material. The videos explaining the assignments helped to clarify the requirements, and Jogesh Muppala's sense of humour makes the lectures a pleasure to watch. | Muppala's sense of humour makes the | Lecture | a pleasure to watch. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Good lecture and assignment. Let me learn a lot of things. | Good | Lecture | and assignment. Let me learn a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The tutor is doing great describing everything in a short, tight format. I had a great time understanding Bootstrap. It would be great if we had more exercises. A separate project, mirroring the one from the lectures and exercises. | project, mirroring the one from the | Lecture | and exercises. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Fairly disappointing compared to the first week of this course. The balance of instruction to exercise was very low. I also resent being sent to raw Bootstrap documentation; if I could have read that, I likely wouldn't be taking the course. It makes it frustrating to jump into the exercises when the course had 5-7 minutes of lectures, 15 minutes on the exercise and then an assignment on something new. Update: I'm also impressed by Mr. Muppala taking feedback like a boss and blaming students for low reviews. | the course had 5-7 minutes of | Lecture | 15 minutes on the exercise and | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Really the best!!! But It will be good if lecture includes some errors we can make and silly mistakes which affects results adversely. Jogesh sir is very good teacher and he is clear and brief in less time | But It will be good if | Lecture | includes some errors we can make | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | I really enjoy the classes in this specialisation. A lot of detail is covered in an easy to follow set of lectures. Of the MOOC classes I have taken these have been my favourite | an easy to follow set of | Lecture | Of the MOOC classes I have | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great lectures to take put you right on track! | Great | Lecture | to take put you right on | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | the lectures sometimes used to get very boring :-| | the | Lecture | sometimes used to get very boring | Negative | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Excellent course that slowly builds up a web site with exercises and assignments. Instructor has good sense of humor which makes the lectures interesting and fun. | sense of humor which makes the | Lecture | interesting and fun. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Great intro course that fully dives into Bootstrap and all it's capabilities. The site that you build in this course can actually be a decent addition to any portfolio for a new web designer too. I would have given it a 5/5, but I thought the course moved too slowly and rushed over explaining the available JavaScript and jQuery plugins that Bootstrap has to offer. The plugins are quite useful not just within Bootstrap, and they can be installed and customized for a range of web projects. Expect to dedicate at least 3-4 hours a week just completing the module lectures and exercises along with the homework assignment. This is not out of the ordinary though, Bootstrap does have a lot of components to cover. I truly believe Professor Muppala is the best person to do it as well. I appreciated his input in the discussion forums and thorough instruction. | a week just completing the module | Lecture | and exercises along with the homework | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This is the second course in the Full Stack series by Hong Kong University. Because I find the first course in this series very interesting (the assignments are challenging and easy to understand; the professor does a very good job in explaining the materials), I continue to take the second course, which is this one, a shoot. However, it is a complete disappointment. In every single assignment, it requires a file, which is built by going through every single lectures of the course. That means I have to go through every videos and copy his code to my code in order to get the file. If you have a lot of time, that is perfectly fine. However, if you are a college student like me, you properly will not be able to commit that much time. Personally, when I take a course, I take a look at the assignment and then see what knowledge I need to have in order to complete the assignment. Because of this, I may watch the lecture or just Google out the answer. Requiring a file in order to complete an assignment strips away my liberty in doing so. Furthermore, if you miss a step in the video, your file may very well be ruined and you need to rewatch the video again to see what you missed. Also, the course is extremely slow paced. I have to play back rate to x1.5 normal speed. Sadly, even with faster speed, the lectures are also poorly structured. There are many other materials online that can cover the same amount of information in less time and easier to understand. Combined with the required file for each assignment, this course can easily be a torture. | built by going through every single | Lecture | of the course. That means I | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This is the second course in the Full Stack series by Hong Kong University. Because I find the first course in this series very interesting (the assignments are challenging and easy to understand; the professor does a very good job in explaining the materials), I continue to take the second course, which is this one, a shoot. However, it is a complete disappointment. In every single assignment, it requires a file, which is built by going through every single lectures of the course. That means I have to go through every videos and copy his code to my code in order to get the file. If you have a lot of time, that is perfectly fine. However, if you are a college student like me, you properly will not be able to commit that much time. Personally, when I take a course, I take a look at the assignment and then see what knowledge I need to have in order to complete the assignment. Because of this, I may watch the lecture or just Google out the answer. Requiring a file in order to complete an assignment strips away my liberty in doing so. Furthermore, if you miss a step in the video, your file may very well be ruined and you need to rewatch the video again to see what you missed. Also, the course is extremely slow paced. I have to play back rate to x1.5 normal speed. Sadly, even with faster speed, the lectures are also poorly structured. There are many other materials online that can cover the same amount of information in less time and easier to understand. Combined with the required file for each assignment, this course can easily be a torture. | of this, I may watch the | Lecture | or just Google out the answer. | Negative | -0.8 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This is the second course in the Full Stack series by Hong Kong University. Because I find the first course in this series very interesting (the assignments are challenging and easy to understand; the professor does a very good job in explaining the materials), I continue to take the second course, which is this one, a shoot. However, it is a complete disappointment. In every single assignment, it requires a file, which is built by going through every single lectures of the course. That means I have to go through every videos and copy his code to my code in order to get the file. If you have a lot of time, that is perfectly fine. However, if you are a college student like me, you properly will not be able to commit that much time. Personally, when I take a course, I take a look at the assignment and then see what knowledge I need to have in order to complete the assignment. Because of this, I may watch the lecture or just Google out the answer. Requiring a file in order to complete an assignment strips away my liberty in doing so. Furthermore, if you miss a step in the video, your file may very well be ruined and you need to rewatch the video again to see what you missed. Also, the course is extremely slow paced. I have to play back rate to x1.5 normal speed. Sadly, even with faster speed, the lectures are also poorly structured. There are many other materials online that can cover the same amount of information in less time and easier to understand. Combined with the required file for each assignment, this course can easily be a torture. | Sadly, even with faster speed, the | Lecture | are also poorly structured. There are | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Proffesor Jogesh K. Muppala is probably the best instructor I have ever met in Coursera. He is active on discussions and really help us to understand the topic. He is also has a great sense of humor and his lecture videos are magnificent. Good Work :) | great sense of humor and his | Lecture | videos are magnificent. Good Work :) | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | This course is AMAZING! It was the BEST course I've ever taken in Coursera. Prof. Muppala is great, his lectures cover everything you need, so you do not feel lost at all although you learn pretty advanced stuff.. Course material is well-organized, and exercises go great with assignments. In short, this course is not like other introductory courses that just teach simple things or syntax. I really felt that I learned some stuff that I can actually use for my own projects. | Coursera. Prof. Muppala is great, his | Lecture | cover everything you need, so you | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | Thank you for this best lecture. | Thank you for this best | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| ycQnChn3EeWDtQoum3sFeQ | The best course i ever attend to. Lectures are very good and the Teacher Jogesh K. Muppala is the Best of the Best, keep up with the excellent job. | best course i ever attend to. | Lecture | are very good and the Teacher | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | May seem a little bit dull, but the theory is worth understanding. Swirl exercises are 100% copies of lectures => sometimes it's not so interesting to complete them. | Swirl exercises are 100% copies of | Lecture | => sometimes it's not so interesting | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I liked this course, and found the lectures interesting and would give them perfect marks on being instructive. However, I found that there are some speling errors here and there, and a remarkable frequency of sirens audible in the lectures (is JHU in a difficult neighborhood?), and sometimes it was hard to recover the plots from the git repository. But, more importantly the curriculum and teach was very good, and the use of examples after the theory makes it much easier to grasp difficult concepts. | liked this course, and found the | Lecture | interesting and would give them perfect | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I liked this course, and found the lectures interesting and would give them perfect marks on being instructive. However, I found that there are some speling errors here and there, and a remarkable frequency of sirens audible in the lectures (is JHU in a difficult neighborhood?), and sometimes it was hard to recover the plots from the git repository. But, more importantly the curriculum and teach was very good, and the use of examples after the theory makes it much easier to grasp difficult concepts. | frequency of sirens audible in the | Lecture | (is JHU in a difficult neighborhood? | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | lectures notes is not details enough, had to google around other materials to grasp the courser work better | | Lecture | notes is not details enough, had | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | The instructors approach in this course is very cursory. He tries to split the difference in going through the mechanics/mathematical theory and practical applications. As a result, he fails at both. I think it would be better to leave the mathematics and application learning to supporting materials and focus on explaining the theory and concepts of statistical inference in the lectures. | concepts of statistical inference in the | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Need to improve the clarity of the lectures, but it´s a good course though. | to improve the clarity of the | Lecture | but it´s a good course though. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Materials were easily understandable, and the difficulty curve wasn't so unexpected as in other courses. Maybe some more insight into multiple testing (exercise examples) or bootstrapping would have been great. Though, there are some minor errors that have to be considered, such as the lecture 09-03 (T-tests) is included in the 09-04 lecture (Two group testing). Those 7 minutes appear repeated in both cases. | to be considered, such as the | Lecture | 09-03 (T-tests) is included in the | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Materials were easily understandable, and the difficulty curve wasn't so unexpected as in other courses. Maybe some more insight into multiple testing (exercise examples) or bootstrapping would have been great. Though, there are some minor errors that have to be considered, such as the lecture 09-03 (T-tests) is included in the 09-04 lecture (Two group testing). Those 7 minutes appear repeated in both cases. | (T-tests) is included in the 09-04 | Lecture | (Two group testing). Those 7 minutes | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | The lectures for this class are incredibly weak. Later lectures by the same professor are reasonable and decently structured. These lectures need to be redone. The quizzes are either out-of-order or expect you to do a lot of research on your own beyond the class notes and topics. The class project is unbelievably simple, and the final metric for the class project includes duplication and one portion of the grade assigned simply if you feel the person you're grading "tried". | The | Lecture | for this class are incredibly weak. | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | The lectures for this class are incredibly weak. Later lectures by the same professor are reasonable and decently structured. These lectures need to be redone. The quizzes are either out-of-order or expect you to do a lot of research on your own beyond the class notes and topics. The class project is unbelievably simple, and the final metric for the class project includes duplication and one portion of the grade assigned simply if you feel the person you're grading "tried". | this class are incredibly weak. Later | Lecture | by the same professor are reasonable | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | The lectures for this class are incredibly weak. Later lectures by the same professor are reasonable and decently structured. These lectures need to be redone. The quizzes are either out-of-order or expect you to do a lot of research on your own beyond the class notes and topics. The class project is unbelievably simple, and the final metric for the class project includes duplication and one portion of the grade assigned simply if you feel the person you're grading "tried". | are reasonable and decently structured. These | Lecture | need to be redone. The quizzes | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Very poor instruction and organization of topics, very poor explanation of core concepts. I learned more from reading other sources while taking the class than I did from the lectures. | class than I did from the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I really felt that the explanations were terrible. I had to learn everything out of a text book that I had from first year, because the lectures were so bad... | had from first year, because the | Lecture | were so bad. . . | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I get this course since I really want to learn on boosting. However, I think the course pace is too fast and should be include more 'non-greece symbol'. I have a background in biostatistic and epidemiology but I'm still having a hard time understanding lecture. I would say that this course is the most difficult among this specialization (practical machine learning is much easier than this). I bet many students will have a problem in this course since it's a 'beginner' level specialization. My suggestion is to 'slow down' , expand the lecture with more drawing/picture explanation, more r coding and get rid of those greece-symbol as much as possible. | still having a hard time understanding | Lecture | I would say that this course | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I really wanted to learn this stuff. I have almost no background in statistics. But the lectures didn't cover stuff with enough rigor and repetition for me to pick up much. So I pretty much gamed the quizzes and project enough to get through the class. Rather disappointing. | no background in statistics. But the | Lecture | didn't cover stuff with enough rigor | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Perhaps I'm holding the video lectures to too high of a standard set by Roger Peng in previous courses, but the videos are difficult to follow. I can see the effort is clearly put in, but all the actions going on during the videos are distracting at times. | Perhaps I'm holding the video | Lecture | to too high of a standard | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Homework, lectures, and the quiz are completely out of sync. Bayes rule is introduced and appears in the homework but no where else. Things appear on the quiz that aren't in the home work or lecture. This was put together from scraps of another lecture, but in an incoherent fashion. When Caffo tells the viewer that they'll need to use other resources, he wasn't kidding. I dropped this the first time when I kept introducing things that completely had not been introduced, took another stats class, then came back and aced it. I don't mind accelerated learning or using other resources, but there's guide for which concepts are needed and where coverage for them can be found. This leaves little recourse but to know stats already, or go learn it before taking this course. Otherwise you don't know enough to even go find the pieces you need. Incidentally, the dude who does the lectures for Khan Academy does a fantastic job and the lectures are a joy to watch, though some people might prefer something that moves less slowly and carefully and perhaps they would prefer something that glosses over the fundamental concepts more. If that's the case, I can't say enough good things about Biostatistical Analysis by Zar but thoroughly, logically categorizing statistical methods with short, clear examples, references to the original research, and building up one concept after another in logical order. The chapters are short, but the first 16 or so should give you a good enough foundation to deal with about any intro stats class. As it is, Caffo's presentation needs some serious testing and remodeling, but there's no indication that it'll match what Khan Academy did regardless of how much work goes in. At best, it's a bitter pill you can swallow if you already know the concepts. | Homework, | Lecture | and the quiz are completely out | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Homework, lectures, and the quiz are completely out of sync. Bayes rule is introduced and appears in the homework but no where else. Things appear on the quiz that aren't in the home work or lecture. This was put together from scraps of another lecture, but in an incoherent fashion. When Caffo tells the viewer that they'll need to use other resources, he wasn't kidding. I dropped this the first time when I kept introducing things that completely had not been introduced, took another stats class, then came back and aced it. I don't mind accelerated learning or using other resources, but there's guide for which concepts are needed and where coverage for them can be found. This leaves little recourse but to know stats already, or go learn it before taking this course. Otherwise you don't know enough to even go find the pieces you need. Incidentally, the dude who does the lectures for Khan Academy does a fantastic job and the lectures are a joy to watch, though some people might prefer something that moves less slowly and carefully and perhaps they would prefer something that glosses over the fundamental concepts more. If that's the case, I can't say enough good things about Biostatistical Analysis by Zar but thoroughly, logically categorizing statistical methods with short, clear examples, references to the original research, and building up one concept after another in logical order. The chapters are short, but the first 16 or so should give you a good enough foundation to deal with about any intro stats class. As it is, Caffo's presentation needs some serious testing and remodeling, but there's no indication that it'll match what Khan Academy did regardless of how much work goes in. At best, it's a bitter pill you can swallow if you already know the concepts. | aren't in the home work or | Lecture | This was put together from scraps | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Homework, lectures, and the quiz are completely out of sync. Bayes rule is introduced and appears in the homework but no where else. Things appear on the quiz that aren't in the home work or lecture. This was put together from scraps of another lecture, but in an incoherent fashion. When Caffo tells the viewer that they'll need to use other resources, he wasn't kidding. I dropped this the first time when I kept introducing things that completely had not been introduced, took another stats class, then came back and aced it. I don't mind accelerated learning or using other resources, but there's guide for which concepts are needed and where coverage for them can be found. This leaves little recourse but to know stats already, or go learn it before taking this course. Otherwise you don't know enough to even go find the pieces you need. Incidentally, the dude who does the lectures for Khan Academy does a fantastic job and the lectures are a joy to watch, though some people might prefer something that moves less slowly and carefully and perhaps they would prefer something that glosses over the fundamental concepts more. If that's the case, I can't say enough good things about Biostatistical Analysis by Zar but thoroughly, logically categorizing statistical methods with short, clear examples, references to the original research, and building up one concept after another in logical order. The chapters are short, but the first 16 or so should give you a good enough foundation to deal with about any intro stats class. As it is, Caffo's presentation needs some serious testing and remodeling, but there's no indication that it'll match what Khan Academy did regardless of how much work goes in. At best, it's a bitter pill you can swallow if you already know the concepts. | put together from scraps of another | Lecture | but in an incoherent fashion. When | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Homework, lectures, and the quiz are completely out of sync. Bayes rule is introduced and appears in the homework but no where else. Things appear on the quiz that aren't in the home work or lecture. This was put together from scraps of another lecture, but in an incoherent fashion. When Caffo tells the viewer that they'll need to use other resources, he wasn't kidding. I dropped this the first time when I kept introducing things that completely had not been introduced, took another stats class, then came back and aced it. I don't mind accelerated learning or using other resources, but there's guide for which concepts are needed and where coverage for them can be found. This leaves little recourse but to know stats already, or go learn it before taking this course. Otherwise you don't know enough to even go find the pieces you need. Incidentally, the dude who does the lectures for Khan Academy does a fantastic job and the lectures are a joy to watch, though some people might prefer something that moves less slowly and carefully and perhaps they would prefer something that glosses over the fundamental concepts more. If that's the case, I can't say enough good things about Biostatistical Analysis by Zar but thoroughly, logically categorizing statistical methods with short, clear examples, references to the original research, and building up one concept after another in logical order. The chapters are short, but the first 16 or so should give you a good enough foundation to deal with about any intro stats class. As it is, Caffo's presentation needs some serious testing and remodeling, but there's no indication that it'll match what Khan Academy did regardless of how much work goes in. At best, it's a bitter pill you can swallow if you already know the concepts. | Incidentally, the dude who does the | Lecture | for Khan Academy does a fantastic | Positive | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Homework, lectures, and the quiz are completely out of sync. Bayes rule is introduced and appears in the homework but no where else. Things appear on the quiz that aren't in the home work or lecture. This was put together from scraps of another lecture, but in an incoherent fashion. When Caffo tells the viewer that they'll need to use other resources, he wasn't kidding. I dropped this the first time when I kept introducing things that completely had not been introduced, took another stats class, then came back and aced it. I don't mind accelerated learning or using other resources, but there's guide for which concepts are needed and where coverage for them can be found. This leaves little recourse but to know stats already, or go learn it before taking this course. Otherwise you don't know enough to even go find the pieces you need. Incidentally, the dude who does the lectures for Khan Academy does a fantastic job and the lectures are a joy to watch, though some people might prefer something that moves less slowly and carefully and perhaps they would prefer something that glosses over the fundamental concepts more. If that's the case, I can't say enough good things about Biostatistical Analysis by Zar but thoroughly, logically categorizing statistical methods with short, clear examples, references to the original research, and building up one concept after another in logical order. The chapters are short, but the first 16 or so should give you a good enough foundation to deal with about any intro stats class. As it is, Caffo's presentation needs some serious testing and remodeling, but there's no indication that it'll match what Khan Academy did regardless of how much work goes in. At best, it's a bitter pill you can swallow if you already know the concepts. | does a fantastic job and the | Lecture | are a joy to watch, though | Positive | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I love your lectures so much, I understood much better than what it's used to be for statistics, it's funny as well, thank you. | I love your | Lecture | so much, I understood much better | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Very disappointed with how the transition from the old Coursera platform to the new platform has been handled: lots of instances of the "see lecture X" in the quizzes where the reference is now just wrong because the lectures got renumbered, an almost complete lack of community TA/mentors, and no explanations from anyone as to how the new platform works. Perhaps the worst of all has been the almost complete lack of acknowledgement of any problems from the folks at JHU. This feels like it's just been dumped on the students without any real testing or any appropriate resources to sort out any problems. | of instances of the " see | Lecture | X" in the quizzes where the | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| YfjiOHROEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Very disappointed with how the transition from the old Coursera platform to the new platform has been handled: lots of instances of the "see lecture X" in the quizzes where the reference is now just wrong because the lectures got renumbered, an almost complete lack of community TA/mentors, and no explanations from anyone as to how the new platform works. Perhaps the worst of all has been the almost complete lack of acknowledgement of any problems from the folks at JHU. This feels like it's just been dumped on the students without any real testing or any appropriate resources to sort out any problems. | is now just wrong because the | Lecture | got renumbered, an almost complete lack | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | The University of Alberta has done an excellent job with this whole series of paleontology courses. The interactives are well designed, and the lectures and quizzes are interesting and memorable. I'm a fan and am looking forward to learning more! | interactives are well designed, and the | Lecture | and quizzes are interesting and memorable. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Excellent course although can be confusing and difficult to keep track of where you are in the evolutionary chain. Especially good followup to Dino 101. I will definitely take other courses. Excellent lecturers and lectures! | take other courses. Excellent lecturers and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | These courses on Ancient Life Evolution are best when they discuss how species developed, how they adapted and how they were discovered. The laundry listing of species in some of the lectures was a snooze fest however. It also repeated what was in other lectures for the week. I would have preferred more information on the ecosystem in which the critters dwelled. The Ancient Marine Reptile class did a much better job of presenting this info although it did some laundry listing. | of species in some of the | Lecture | was a snooze fest however. It | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | These courses on Ancient Life Evolution are best when they discuss how species developed, how they adapted and how they were discovered. The laundry listing of species in some of the lectures was a snooze fest however. It also repeated what was in other lectures for the week. I would have preferred more information on the ecosystem in which the critters dwelled. The Ancient Marine Reptile class did a much better job of presenting this info although it did some laundry listing. | also repeated what was in other | Lecture | for the week. I would have | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | Excellent course for anyone with an interest in the relationships among dinosaurs, and theropods in particular of course. The lectures themselves were well done and the lecture notes had more detail for those who would want to dig in a bit more for themselves. Keep up the great work! | theropods in particular of course. The | Lecture | themselves were well done and the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is truly a very interesting and informative course on the origin of birds! My only preference would be that the rich lecture notes would be more thoroughly covered in the video lectures... even though that would make those videos longer (oh, what a "shame" that would be -- yeah, right!!). I was impressed that the video lectures reflected some of the latest findings in fossil & genetic findings. Last but by no means least, the professional yet personal style of the video lectures was not only helpful in my learning but made it that much more enjoyable! Well done!!! | preference would be that the rich | Lecture | notes would be more thoroughly covered | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is truly a very interesting and informative course on the origin of birds! My only preference would be that the rich lecture notes would be more thoroughly covered in the video lectures... even though that would make those videos longer (oh, what a "shame" that would be -- yeah, right!!). I was impressed that the video lectures reflected some of the latest findings in fossil & genetic findings. Last but by no means least, the professional yet personal style of the video lectures was not only helpful in my learning but made it that much more enjoyable! Well done!!! | more thoroughly covered in the video | Lecture | . . even though that would | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is truly a very interesting and informative course on the origin of birds! My only preference would be that the rich lecture notes would be more thoroughly covered in the video lectures... even though that would make those videos longer (oh, what a "shame" that would be -- yeah, right!!). I was impressed that the video lectures reflected some of the latest findings in fossil & genetic findings. Last but by no means least, the professional yet personal style of the video lectures was not only helpful in my learning but made it that much more enjoyable! Well done!!! | I was impressed that the video | Lecture | reflected some of the latest findings | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yj814XQ_EeWIfhKr_WcYsQ | This is truly a very interesting and informative course on the origin of birds! My only preference would be that the rich lecture notes would be more thoroughly covered in the video lectures... even though that would make those videos longer (oh, what a "shame" that would be -- yeah, right!!). I was impressed that the video lectures reflected some of the latest findings in fossil & genetic findings. Last but by no means least, the professional yet personal style of the video lectures was not only helpful in my learning but made it that much more enjoyable! Well done!!! | yet personal style of the video | Lecture | was not only helpful in my | Negative | -0.7 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 1.04 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | I found the assignments challenging in the absolute best sense of the term, and therefore incredibly rewarding as well! Whenever I've gotten stuck, the answer was always in the course material somewhere, even if I didn't see it there at first. The discussion forums were extremely helpful, and I was astounded to see that that instructors were still actively monitoring the discussion forums and responding to student questions. I'm obviously not an expert in this field, but I've been an educator before, and my own impression of the assignments was that they were extremely well designed: it was impossible to pass them without knowing what you were doing, the tools to approach them were always found in the lectures, and the challenge problems pushed your knowledge even farther. I would recommend the specialization to everyone. Additionally, I noticed that the content aligns well with other DS&A syllabi I have seen in brick-and-mortar institutions, especially the first 3 or 4 courses. It's also a very nice luxury to be able to submit in Python. I have certainly learned a great deal. | them were always found in the | Lecture | and the challenge problems pushed your | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | I liked this course alot. If you are a student and come from the previous course, you may only read the cons, since this course has the same spirit as the previous. Pros: 1. The lectures contain quite a good material which is somehow difficult and they made me to pay attention. The lectures are based on dasgupta's book and MIT course book. 2. There are links to additional materials, I found the dijkstra's book and MIT course book, so I was able to gain extra information for topics which interested me. Also slides are very useful 3. The forum! This course has a life forum where you can find help or share your ideas. 4. The teaching stuff! They are answering student questions and taking part in discussions Cons: Having compared this course with the previous one from the set, this course suffers from luck of interesting problems. The previous course has more than ~25 problems and for each module it has advanced problems,even more they added extra problems during the course running. This course has ~12 problems and only one advanced for the whole course!. Only this advanced problem made me take a piece of paper and a pen and draw trees, and play with toy examples. Only for this problem I wrote a stress test. That is the most fun for me of studying! If this course didn't have this advanced problem, I would barely give it 3 stars. P.S. Theaching stuff, please conider to add extra problems, the first course is awesome and it is way too good. This course is good, but it think you may develop it not only the first one. Otherwise students may get dissapointed if they come from the previous course. I hoped that you would have added extra problems, so I slowed down, my expectation didnt come true :( | as the previous. Pros: 1. The | Lecture | contain quite a good material which | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | I liked this course alot. If you are a student and come from the previous course, you may only read the cons, since this course has the same spirit as the previous. Pros: 1. The lectures contain quite a good material which is somehow difficult and they made me to pay attention. The lectures are based on dasgupta's book and MIT course book. 2. There are links to additional materials, I found the dijkstra's book and MIT course book, so I was able to gain extra information for topics which interested me. Also slides are very useful 3. The forum! This course has a life forum where you can find help or share your ideas. 4. The teaching stuff! They are answering student questions and taking part in discussions Cons: Having compared this course with the previous one from the set, this course suffers from luck of interesting problems. The previous course has more than ~25 problems and for each module it has advanced problems,even more they added extra problems during the course running. This course has ~12 problems and only one advanced for the whole course!. Only this advanced problem made me take a piece of paper and a pen and draw trees, and play with toy examples. Only for this problem I wrote a stress test. That is the most fun for me of studying! If this course didn't have this advanced problem, I would barely give it 3 stars. P.S. Theaching stuff, please conider to add extra problems, the first course is awesome and it is way too good. This course is good, but it think you may develop it not only the first one. Otherwise students may get dissapointed if they come from the previous course. I hoped that you would have added extra problems, so I slowed down, my expectation didnt come true :( | made me to pay attention. The | Lecture | are based on dasgupta's book and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Nice course, It was bit difficult for me. I think I will have to go over the few lectures again soon. Problems were very cool, these took lots of hour head down. Thanks all lecturers, specially Daniel M Kane and Alexander S. Kulikov. Loved your lectures. | have to go over the few | Lecture | again soon. Problems were very cool, | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Nice course, It was bit difficult for me. I think I will have to go over the few lectures again soon. Problems were very cool, these took lots of hour head down. Thanks all lecturers, specially Daniel M Kane and Alexander S. Kulikov. Loved your lectures. | and Alexander S. Kulikov. Loved your | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | Helped summarize the basics for a newbie like me. Glad I took it :) Recommended. Although, I do recommend some more material on the last two weeks - I loved the concepts that were taught, but I feel there could have been more lectures on BST applications, given how powerful they are! Thanks! | feel there could have been more | Lecture | on BST applications, given how powerful | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | the last lecture was too fast. Would be good to divide this into two parts. Rest all is great stuff. | the last | Lecture | was too fast. Would be good | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | [Slightly updated according to Michael's questions] The course is fine, but comparing to the previous one - Algorithmic Toolbox - this one is weaker and with lesser quality. Pros: the course contains some interesting data structures and valuable observations. The starter files for assignments are in place. Related books are given after each video session. All the tasks have automatic grader. There is a couple of interesting tasks to do. Cons: the material is mostly lectures, and there is even a video where lecturer just reads the article from Wiki (Splay tree - has the same information with same lack of some proofs). Expected: add quizzes as it was in the first course. The course has less weeks - only 4 as comparing to 5 in AT. So various important data structures are not discussed. The course has less homework - 3 tasks each week as comparing to 5 in AT. And all 3 are usually just implementations of some basic algos seen in lectures. I consider the course valuable due to a number of good videos and a couple of good tasks to do. But in general, this course has the area for improvement. | do. Cons: the material is mostly | Lecture | and there is even a video | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | the teachers are good and the visualization of lectures are very nice. | are good and the visualization of | Lecture | are very nice. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | The structure of the class follows the regular academic model you'll find in college: lecture -> lecture -> lecture -> assignment... repeat. I don't think this model is suitable for online delivery. Without discussion and the ability to interrupt and ask questions, the lectures are at times a more frustrating than useful (especially with Coursera's user interface, which lacks quick rewind and is generally speaking rather poorly thought out). For many of the topics, better videos exist online (try safari or pluralsight). As for the problems, they were the main source of learning, but were also at times a bit frustrating (the splay trees starter code was rather sad to look at). I find that hacker rank is probably better at delivering value (if you can forego the warm fuzzy feeling you get from getting a verified certificate, you'll probably be better served by practicing on hacker rank than from doing the problems in this course). | academic model you'll find in college: | Lecture | -> lecture -> lecture -> assignment. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | The structure of the class follows the regular academic model you'll find in college: lecture -> lecture -> lecture -> assignment... repeat. I don't think this model is suitable for online delivery. Without discussion and the ability to interrupt and ask questions, the lectures are at times a more frustrating than useful (especially with Coursera's user interface, which lacks quick rewind and is generally speaking rather poorly thought out). For many of the topics, better videos exist online (try safari or pluralsight). As for the problems, they were the main source of learning, but were also at times a bit frustrating (the splay trees starter code was rather sad to look at). I find that hacker rank is probably better at delivering value (if you can forego the warm fuzzy feeling you get from getting a verified certificate, you'll probably be better served by practicing on hacker rank than from doing the problems in this course). | in college: lecture -> lecture -> | Lecture | -> assignment. . . repeat. I | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yOZEQ3lwEeWb-BLhFdaGww | The fact that test cases are not available is extremely frustrating and time consuming. I absolutely disagree with the instructors about the reason why test cases are hidden. Michael Levin Hi, Learning new complex things is time consuming, it is essential, and it is ok. Without this time spent you wouldn't have learned even half of what you've learned while trying to find your mistakes yourself. Also, the testing techniques presented here are indispensable in the real life, and many learners of the Algorithmic Toolbox course have already confirmed this Hello Mr. Levin, First please forgive me for communicating with you in this place. I am not sure if there is a direct way to answer you, but I believe you will have access to my response. I entirely agree with what you said that this needs time and I do not mind spending time learning new things. That is why I am here in the first place. But I think that hiding the test sets misplaces the balance where this time is being spend. Let me give you an example: week 3 – hash chains - assignment no. 2. I wrote the app, submitted this and it failed on test no. 5. Having generated tons of test cases I was nowhere closer as all looked good, but still failed your engine. As it turned out the problem was not with the algorithm implemented but with the presentation layer. ‘Check x’ command when x is not found in the hash table should return blank line and my program returned nothing. I could not find this in the specification hence lots of hours trying to figure out the solution. It was not a bug with the program, it was the problem how the data is presented. I do not mind spending time developing solutions to the assignments. I would love if there were more advanced (even optional) problems to solve but I want to spend this time on the algorithm and solving the task rather than trying to figure out how to display the data. Please, do not get me wrong, I absolutely adore the course, lectures are brilliant and my opinion should be regarded as a constructive criticism even if you do not agree with me. Thank you again for what you are doing. Regards, Marcin | wrong, I absolutely adore the course, | Lecture | are brilliant and my opinion should | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| yVldYUd5EeWb5ArkqfgJBw | Good lecture and content. However, disappointing that even when I audit the course, I cannot take the exams. This is contrary to most of the other Coursera courses where you can. If you cannot afford to participate you have limited access to the testing material. I'm not impressed. | Good | Lecture | and content. However, disappointing that even | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
| yVldYUd5EeWb5ArkqfgJBw | Great course, simple illustrative videos of lectures and some good excercises/assignments. | Great course, simple illustrative videos of | Lecture | and some good excercises/assignments. | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
| yVldYUd5EeWb5ArkqfgJBw | Very well done (3 stars so I know I have completed the lectures but not the work, will change after completing assignments) | I know I have completed the | Lecture | but not the work, will change | Negative | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
| yVldYUd5EeWb5ArkqfgJBw | Good for anybody that want to start learning Raspberry Pi. Lectures are concise and get you experimenting quick. | want to start learning Raspberry Pi. | Lecture | are concise and get you experimenting | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.73 | 0.85 |
| yWjlOBnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | The course lectures were too sparse leading up to the final, very important assignment of learning to how to create an ETL package. More time and energy should have been spent on the technical aspects of the Pentaho Spoon program, rather than doing overviews of application pros and cons. | The course | Lecture | were too sparse leading up to | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| yWjlOBnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | quite challenging, high paced lectures. It seems like an easy course because the lectures are quite brief, but make no mistake, there is no repeating of concepts or endless bla bla. To succeed in the assignments one is very likely to watch lectures again. Without any previous knowledge in this subject it is almost impossible to grasp everything by just watching the videos due to the new vocabulary and the information density. The assignments definetly take more time than indicated. | quite challenging, high paced | Lecture | It seems like an easy course | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| yWjlOBnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | quite challenging, high paced lectures. It seems like an easy course because the lectures are quite brief, but make no mistake, there is no repeating of concepts or endless bla bla. To succeed in the assignments one is very likely to watch lectures again. Without any previous knowledge in this subject it is almost impossible to grasp everything by just watching the videos due to the new vocabulary and the information density. The assignments definetly take more time than indicated. | one is very likely to watch | Lecture | again. Without any previous knowledge in | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| yWjlOBnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Hello, Thank you for this well structured course. Exercises and tutorials are very useful to complement lectures and help increase our skills in the domain. Tools deployment and connection (Oracle database on Virtual box and pentaho data integration) was a nightmare. It would be great if you package all the tools needed for a given course into a predefined virtual machine image ready to be downloaded from the course. Kind Regards, Mouhammad Moustafa | tutorials are very useful to complement | Lecture | and help increase our skills in | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| yWjlOBnoEeWg_RJGAuFGjw | Very nice introduction to databases and data warehouses. The lectures are not very engaging, the plus is there are practical assignments for every week, where you learn the most. First you submit your own solution and then you provide feedback to your peers. I like the format of the assignments. What I dislike (giving 4 stars instead of 5) is difficulty in setting up the environment for assignments to complete - it took me longer just to properly install the software needed for assignments 2 and 5 than to work out the assignments. The lectures could be also improved. | to work out the assignments. The | Lecture | could be also improved. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.74 | 0.8 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I enjoyed Professor Seamon's lectures and I also enjoyed his book. While you do not need to purchase the book, it is well written and really helpful and interesting. Professor Seamon has an endearing and personal style which makes the material come to life. The movie selection was excellent and helped reinforce many of the technical definitions about memory. I feel the quizzes could have been a little more challenging. Overall a very enjoyable experience. | I enjoyed Professor Seamon's | Lecture | and I also enjoyed his book. | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Course was fascinating! Clearly presented. I loved the structure with a summary at the end of each lecture. The quizzes contained only information that was included in the lectures. Easy familiarity of the instructor made me feel like we were having a friendly discussion. Instructor intended to present information to the general public rather than psychology majors & he accomplished that goal. This is my favorite MOOC so far & I never expected to find one I liked more than the | summary at the end of each | Lecture | The quizzes contained only information that | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | Very interesting topic and lectures! | Very interesting topic and | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | I really enjoyed this class - it gave me some insight to how the mind works. The lectures were easy to understand, no full of jargon, and the quizzes helped clarify what I needed to focus on | to how the mind works. The | Lecture | were easy to understand, no full | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| z2uvwHGtEeWLqw7zlLhRzQ | This was an outstanding course. I am a qualified psychologist and lawyer but enjoyed the unique take on this topic. I was particularly fascinated by the warm, engaging lectures. Thank you for a great programme. | particularly fascinated by the warm, engaging | Lecture | Thank you for a great programme. | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.51 | 1.05 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | Excellent practical course. I consider assignments to be more valuable than any lectures, though maybe in this particular course I could welcome a bit more theory and even better — more user case details. | to be more valuable than any | Lecture | though maybe in this particular course | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | I enjoyed the lecture of Ms. Gerber. She has a very clear-cut way of explanation that truly draws me in. However, some of the concept in this lecture is taught without complete examples, so often time I find myself a little puzzled doing the assignment. Also, I would appreciate more chance to do more assignments to fully master the topic, though I understand the limit of a MOOC. Nevertheless, nice course! | I enjoyed the | Lecture | of Ms. Gerber. She has a | Positive | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | I enjoyed the lecture of Ms. Gerber. She has a very clear-cut way of explanation that truly draws me in. However, some of the concept in this lecture is taught without complete examples, so often time I find myself a little puzzled doing the assignment. Also, I would appreciate more chance to do more assignments to fully master the topic, though I understand the limit of a MOOC. Nevertheless, nice course! | some of the concept in this | Lecture | is taught without complete examples, so | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | Assignments at times a bit hazy and there is very little guidance. In general the types of assignments do not lend themselves too well to peer review. This is far off the standard set by courses 1 and 2. Lectures seem a bit generic and although Liz Gerber tries to make it hands on, the subject matter really doesnt seem anywhere as tangible as when Klemmer presents it. | set by courses 1 and 2. | Lecture | seem a bit generic and although | Negative | -0.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | Assignments are ambiguously phrased and full of inconsistencies and typos. The last assignment does not provide feedback at all. It mainly felt like sitting in a lecture theatre getting a fragmented overview of the lecturer's work, while never gaining a real handle on the wider context, or what would have happened if an action hadn't been taken/had been performed differently. There was not enough further reading and no discussion of other people's work - such as a dissection of how a company might have arrived at a product we can actually identify in the wild. Rather than learning how I could tackle any project, I now know how to work on very specific examples of projects - if anything was to deviate from this, I'd still be clueless. Overall, the course feels haphazard and badly prepared. | mainly felt like sitting in a | Lecture | theatre getting a fragmented overview of | Negative | -0.6 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | Unfortunately I found this course to be the least enjoyable so far in the specialization. I'm not sure if I was just jarred by the change in instructor, but I found her manner of lecture to be almost belittling. I'm not sure if she's a mother or not, but that's the way she comes across--like she's trying to squeeze massive and advanced theory into a pill designed for ten year-olds. A majority of this class simply glossed over things we already learned in the intro class, and she would often list things she was going to talk about, and then ignore one of those items entirely. In fact, one of the most challenging assignments in this course was building a journey map, something that was mentioned in the lectures, but not gone into in depth at all. I tackled this challenge by sort of haphazardly googling journey maps and praying my submission would come across as somewhat logical. Ultimately I'm very disappointed with this part of the specialization. I don't feel like it was worth my $39, and would love to see this class completely redesigned for future learners. Research and prototyping is arguably one of the most important things for a burgeoning UX designer to learn, and this class could stand to be a lot more in depth. | but I found her manner of | Lecture | to be almost belittling. I'm not | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| Z3yHdBVBEeWvmQrN_lODCw | Unfortunately I found this course to be the least enjoyable so far in the specialization. I'm not sure if I was just jarred by the change in instructor, but I found her manner of lecture to be almost belittling. I'm not sure if she's a mother or not, but that's the way she comes across--like she's trying to squeeze massive and advanced theory into a pill designed for ten year-olds. A majority of this class simply glossed over things we already learned in the intro class, and she would often list things she was going to talk about, and then ignore one of those items entirely. In fact, one of the most challenging assignments in this course was building a journey map, something that was mentioned in the lectures, but not gone into in depth at all. I tackled this challenge by sort of haphazardly googling journey maps and praying my submission would come across as somewhat logical. Ultimately I'm very disappointed with this part of the specialization. I don't feel like it was worth my $39, and would love to see this class completely redesigned for future learners. Research and prototyping is arguably one of the most important things for a burgeoning UX designer to learn, and this class could stand to be a lot more in depth. | something that was mentioned in the | Lecture | but not gone into in depth | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.87 |
| ZgdEeNmtEeWIyg6KWmLgkQ | Comprehensive course for beginners level. The lectures are thorough with many examples and resources. Assignments are interesting, with gradual level and lots of fun. Very recommended! | Comprehensive course for beginners level. The | Lecture | are thorough with many examples and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 1.08 |
| ZgdEeNmtEeWIyg6KWmLgkQ | Nice course, great instructor! This may be a little challenging for those who have no prior programming experience, but it's not impossible. Just keep going and you'll see you've learned a lot in a little period of time. If you have problems figuring out what's going on in lectures, go to Discussion Forums. There you can find helpful answers. | figuring out what's going on in | Lecture | go to Discussion Forums. There you | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 1.08 |
| ZgdEeNmtEeWIyg6KWmLgkQ | Great course. The lectures are helpful (and funny). The entry level should be low enough for beginners, but fast enough so that people with programming knowledge don't get bored. All content is available without purchasing the certificate. | Great course. The | Lecture | are helpful (and funny). The entry | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 1.08 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | awesome lectures. | awesome | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | If you have absolutely no foundation of what the basics of business, then this is for you. It's very simple and direct, but make sure to follow this course up with lecture material that goes slightly more in-depth. I recommend U of Penn. | to follow this course up with | Lecture | material that goes slightly more in-depth. | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | This course very briefly presents large picture concepts of Entrepreneurship without going into a enough detail to provide any major benefit. I would see this being most useful to a person who had only vague ideas of what entrepreneurship entailed overall. The quizzes seemed to focus more on what was said during the lectures rather than what large scale constructs actually define entrepreneurs or processes overall. i.e. questions focused on sentence construction and ordering in a lecture rather than the overall concepts the sentences themselves were expected to convey. | on what was said during the | Lecture | rather than what large scale constructs | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | This course very briefly presents large picture concepts of Entrepreneurship without going into a enough detail to provide any major benefit. I would see this being most useful to a person who had only vague ideas of what entrepreneurship entailed overall. The quizzes seemed to focus more on what was said during the lectures rather than what large scale constructs actually define entrepreneurs or processes overall. i.e. questions focused on sentence construction and ordering in a lecture rather than the overall concepts the sentences themselves were expected to convey. | sentence construction and ordering in a | Lecture | rather than the overall concepts the | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | Helpful lecture on Writing a business plan and what it takes to be an Entrepreneur. Basically a very small overview of Business school. And then great advise and instruction on how to get your Business launched without any huge debilitating early mistakes or time wasted over planning. | Helpful | Lecture | on Writing a business plan and | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | The lecture is short but the presenter has good experiences to share with us. Module 4 is the essential of whole lecture. | The | Lecture | is short but the presenter has | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| zKZY59dlEeSQOCIAC0ELFw | The lecture is short but the presenter has good experiences to share with us. Module 4 is the essential of whole lecture. | 4 is the essential of whole | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.8 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent course, virtually all the lectures were taught based on practical examples, exactly the way statistics should be taught. 10 out of 10, no shadow of a doubt | Excellent course, virtually all the | Lecture | were taught based on practical examples, | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I am almost done with this course and I want to recommend it very highly. I came to this with a lapsed and sporadic understanding of probability and statistics. I followed all the lectures, did all the tests and homeworks and feel like I have learned a lot. | and statistics. I followed all the | Lecture | did all the tests and homeworks | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Excellent course, clear informative lectures using real life examples that make statistics easier to understand. | Excellent course, clear informative | Lecture | using real life examples that make | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Lovely accent, great lecture for the younger teacher. The older teacher really confuses me sometimes cos the language he used was very academic and hard to understand, besides he has a tendency to read other than lecture | Lovely accent, great | Lecture | for the younger teacher. The older | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Lovely accent, great lecture for the younger teacher. The older teacher really confuses me sometimes cos the language he used was very academic and hard to understand, besides he has a tendency to read other than lecture | a tendency to read other than | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | wonderfully built. I m finally truly grasping statistics. the chunks of infos are not too big and lectures go at the perfect pace. The basics are conveyed in a way to make you understand the concept and notions, which makes the formulas and the information actually stick. The illustrations are perfect, they add a visual highlight and help consolidate the information. Thank you!! | infos are not too big and | Lecture | go at the perfect pace. The | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I love the main lecture of the statistics. The Subject is fun. After couple lecture, my mind was very clear. But most of the time I'm working on the statistics software name R. I think it would be better if require R knowledge. If not, student like me will need more than weeks to get use to R. I don't mean learn another software is bad idea. I will always like to learn something new. That's why I go MOOC. What I mean is R and Basic Statistics should be separated. First R, than Basic Statistic. Or first Basic Statistic than R. I really enjoy the class. but the extra is a bit heavy for me. | I love the main | Lecture | of the statistics. The Subject is | Positive | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | Good lectures, but the R-lab is horrible. Do not take this class. | Good | Lecture | but the R-lab is horrible. Do | Negative | -0.8 | -1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| ZNeGqEC2EeWC4g7VhG4bTQ | I think the notes given after the lectures should contain the formula the students need. Also the quizes should show the correct answers once you completed them, if not you cant figure out why the questions are wrong. | think the notes given after the | Lecture | should contain the formula the students | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Fantastic course. Information packed, but not overwhelming. The links to online readings provide nice context for a lot of the lectures, but weren't in any way daunting. Highly recommend! | context for a lot of the | Lecture | but weren't in any way daunting. | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I found this a really interesting course to complete. The lectures are easily digestible and help to provide context for various readings that you complete along the way. I would have liked an introductory lecture that gave an overview of some of the major themes of the course more clearly (I felt a bit at sea throughout the first topic having never studied this before. I didn't know what to pay attention to). But once we were underway, I had no trouble working out the flow of events. I really enjoyed this- thank you! | really interesting course to complete. The | Lecture | are easily digestible and help to | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I love listening to these lectures. The professor is highly informed on the subject matter and his personality brings these myths and historical insights to life through engaging, clear story telling. I honestly did not know what to expect from the course, but I am deeply interested and hope to retain at least the main points of the lectures to take with me in my understanding of the world and the development of our richly influenced society by the Ancient Greeks. | I love listening to these | Lecture | The professor is highly informed on | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I love listening to these lectures. The professor is highly informed on the subject matter and his personality brings these myths and historical insights to life through engaging, clear story telling. I honestly did not know what to expect from the course, but I am deeply interested and hope to retain at least the main points of the lectures to take with me in my understanding of the world and the development of our richly influenced society by the Ancient Greeks. | least the main points of the | Lecture | to take with me in my | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I found Wesleyan University's course "The Ancient Greeks" rich in varied information. Professor Andrew Szegedy-Maszak's lectures are particularly thoughtful and the quizzes are clear. An altogether enjoyable, well-worth experience. | in varied information. Professor Andrew Szegedy-Maszak's | Lecture | are particularly thoughtful and the quizzes | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Totally excellent and enthralling! The subject matter is well treated and easy to follow. The quality of the videos are top as well. I fell the the mix of lecture, reading and quiz at the end of the week was just right. | I fell the the mix of | Lecture | reading and quiz at the end | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Fantastic course. Very enjoyable, quite clear and shed light on quite a lot of complex concepts. It's not hard to follow, but certainly arouses your curiosity and makes you explore more. Thank you for all these great lectures. | Thank you for all these great | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Inspiring instructor. A lot of clarity in the lectures and some really interesting facts and stories. This course is almost like watching a great movie. | A lot of clarity in the | Lecture | and some really interesting facts and | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Thank you so much for conducting such a well paced course to the prelude of Greek's history! The course was simply fascinating! Professor Andrew's teaching style was very detailed, often humorous and also engaging. It felt as if I was really present in one of his lectures in the university classroom! The provided reading assignments also immensely helped in gaining an in-depth understanding of the course content! The active discussion forum gave me the opportunity to fine tune my learning through Q/As and additional articles for further reading, provided by the very generous, friendly and encouraging mentors! Looking forward to such a course in future, With best regards, Saoumitaa G | really present in one of his | Lecture | in the university classroom! The provided | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | The professor certainly knows a lot about this subject, but his delivery is stiff and dry. If he shared his passion for the subject with us it would be more enjoyable. On the plus side, I admire how he shares the Greek language with us so capably and combines art with his lectures. | capably and combines art with his | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | -0.5 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | A fascinating and well presented course. The lectures looked at issues like slavery, poetry and drama as well as 'conventional' history, so it wasn't all about battles and conflicts. | fascinating and well presented course. The | Lecture | looked at issues like slavery, poetry | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Excellent course! I'd like to thank the professor for such good lectures | thank the professor for such good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Fantastic course. Nicely paced with good lectures and background reading. Highly recommended if you want to learn about history of ancient Greece, with a side order of drama, literature, lives of women, slaves and metics (do the course and you will know who they are). Highly recommended. | Fantastic course. Nicely paced with good | Lecture | and background reading. Highly recommended if | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | The professor is very comfortable lecturing in front of a camera, which makes it quite easy to follow the lectures and what he is explaining. | it quite easy to follow the | Lecture | and what he is explaining. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I've found this course extremely helpful as I teach Greek history to my high school classes. Professor Andy explains crucial events in enough detail yet the videos are concise enough to watch multiple in one evening with good comprehension. Thank you so much for the lectures and great resources! They are invaluable to my planning my unit on Ancient Greece! | Thank you so much for the | Lecture | and great resources! They are invaluable | Positive | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | This is an absolutely 5-star course. Educational, interesting, right-paced... It is very clear that the professor has a passion for the subject and is deeply knowledgeable. There are two questions after every video lecture, which focus on the most important parts of the lecture and also helps the student see if they understood the content. Reading assignments are relevant and interesting. End-of-the week quizzes are challenging, but can be completed very successfully if the student paid close attention to the subject. I would recommend this course to everyone who likes history or ancient cultures. I hope for a sequel, too! | the most important parts of the | Lecture | and also helps the student see | Positive | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I found The Ancient Greeks course to be excellent, highly informative and well presented. I found the lectures, use of maps and pictures of ancient artifacts to be most useful in supporting the topic. Highly recommended. | and well presented. I found the | Lecture | use of maps and pictures of | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I had forgotten how much reading there is! I didn't have a lot of time, but I enjoyed the lectures a lot and it revisited my interest in history and ancient civilizations. I think I learned more from this than the Ancient Civ class I took many years ago in college! Most enjoyable! | of time, but I enjoyed the | Lecture | a lot and it revisited my | Positive | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Elaborate and absorbing lectures, it was a great pleasure to follow. Thank you, PhD Andrew Szegedy-Maszak! All the best, MK | Elaborate and absorbing | Lecture | it was a great pleasure to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The lectures were easy to follow and the additional reading material fit to the lectures. I would subscribe to a follow-up course any time! | I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The | Lecture | were easy to follow and the | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Excellent overview of Ancient Greek history. Very much enjoyed the lectures with clear explanations of different aspects of Greek political, military and social structure and the differences between the different polis. Reading material was enjoyable as well -- appreciated the opportunity to read, or reread in many cases, Herodotus, Thucydides and Plutarch. The mixtures of readings also gave the opportunity to view different persons and events from different perspectives which was refreshing. I highly recommend this course to anyone with an interest in Ancient Greece or the beginnings of facets of Western culture. | Greek history. Very much enjoyed the | Lecture | with clear explanations of different aspects | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | What an excellent course! The lecturer sets a good pace and is very engaging. The subject matter is interesting, and the course hours per week are very reasonable. I also really like the MCQs to consolidate your learning at the end of each lecture. | learning at the end of each | Lecture | | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| zTzjmvssEeSDoyIAC1CH0g | Ancient Greeks is brief overview of Greek civilization from about 1800 to 320 BC, starting with the Minoans of Crete and ending with the death of Alexander the Great. Prof. Andrew Szegedy-Maszak demonstrates great knowledge about the subjects, covering literature, government, and philosophy. Yet the course has two setbacks: 1) The professor stutters through the lectures, displaying his obvious discomfort being on camera; and 2) the overview is very expansive, so there isn't great study in any single theater of Greek civilization. There is, however, solid coverage. I also felt the chapter on the 4th cent. BC, done to address complaints about no coverage of Alexander and Macedon, feels tacked on. It's a long, but somehow hurried lecture. That said, I liked this course. I gained greater knowledge of important political and literary figures, such as Solon and Alcibiades, than I did when I studied the subject back in college. | 1) The professor stutters through the | Lecture | displaying his obvious discomfort being on | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.55 | 1.13 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Interesting topic, but the course is not organized well. Sometime the professor gives us a good lecture with lots of interesting details, sometimes he's just rambling. | the professor gives us a good | Lecture | with lots of interesting details, sometimes | Positive | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Excellent Course with extremely detailed lectures. | Excellent Course with extremely detailed | Lecture | | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This is a great class and the lectures are very interesting. I hope to have time to finish these in the near future. | is a great class and the | Lecture | are very interesting. I hope to | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | This course was a great introduction to the United States Constitution. The material was given sufficient lecture time to allow you to grasp the information and it was not rushed through. | Constitution. The material was given sufficient | Lecture | time to allow you to grasp | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| _aXKkBnJEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The instructor just rambles on and on... there is no structure to the lectures. | there is no structure to the | Lecture | | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.97 | 1.05 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | Lectures are long but provide very useful information for all that want to know more about the Muslim world. | | Lecture | are long but provide very useful | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | Amazing course with comprehensive lectures and balanced approach on historical and contemporary aspects that define the socio-political developments taking place in the Muslim world. | Amazing course with comprehensive | Lecture | and balanced approach on historical and | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | I loved this course. Informative but the only complain i have is the duration of lectures which can get long-winded. | i have is the duration of | Lecture | which can get long-winded. | Negative | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | Excellent professor and very interesting topic for whoever is curious to learn about these Muslim Countries! I warmly recommend it and the only reason I gave it 4 out of 5 stars is that it is too long! There are many sections that can be cut out and some lectures repeat themselves but over all it is intriguing and fulfilling and I think its also very important to understand the background of these states and why they are how they are today. | can be cut out and some | Lecture | repeat themselves but over all it | Negative | -0.7 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | An excellent course. I found it very interesting and inspite of the lectures being quite long in some cases, my interest didn't wander. It not only gives a lot of information but plenty of food for thought. | very interesting and inspite of the | Lecture | being quite long in some cases, | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | I once had a boyfriend who said my mind was like an encyclopedia that had come free from its binding. To some extent that's true, and it makes me, I think, fun to drink with. I think the Prof of this course would be super fun to drink with, too. I can only imagine the directions the conversation would careen, how many diversions and reversions and tangents we would go on. In terms of instruction, though, I find it rather exhausting. First we're talking about Ottoman reforms, then a diversion into Goethe (or some other dour Teutonic thinker) then a tangent into- but we'll cover that in another video so in 1924, but if you read L'etranger.... I've taken to listening to the lectures while doing something else, and then parsing the transcripts, trying to tease out some sort of linear narrative for my notes and it's just so effortful and time-consuming. | I've taken to listening to the | Lecture | while doing something else, and then | Negative | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _ehbrDx9EeWFSA6UPWxRyQ | An outstanding course on a challenging subject. Informative and thought provoking series of lectures from Dr Ebrahim Afsah who is both passionate and well-informed about his subject matter. It should be a required course for all politicians and government officials, whatever country they govern. | Informative and thought provoking series of | Lecture | from Dr Ebrahim Afsah who is | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1.04 |
| _j_95QpWEeWoRw4pD4cXmw | Really great course! I loved the way the course is organized- the whole idea of exploring sustainability on different levels (individual, business, city and nation). As you move from one module to the next, the material builds on each other. It's just organized really effectively, and helps the learner see not only the complexity of the issue, but also how sustainability can me addressed at every level of society. Along with the lecture videos, this course has a "compendium" that is a bit like a textbook for the course. This, I thought, was a great idea. It made the material more accessible, because you can read over it to recap, or if you can't watch the videos. I also loved that the compendium had all these links and videos, which really enriched the learning experience for me. This is definitely something that other Coursera courses should try. Finally, the assignments were a really nice way to explore how the ideas in the course have been applied around the world. Overall, really fantastic course. Highly recommend to anyone interested in environmental sustainability, development and economics! | level of society. Along with the | Lecture | videos, this course has a " | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.99 |
| _j_95QpWEeWoRw4pD4cXmw | A lot of examples and really good lectures. | lot of examples and really good | Lecture | | Positive | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.99 |
| _j_95QpWEeWoRw4pD4cXmw | Great lectures and discussions around sustainability in Scandinavia. I leanred a lot of information that I could apply in my life. | Great | Lecture | and discussions around sustainability in Scandinavia. | Positive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.99 |
| _j_95QpWEeWoRw4pD4cXmw | Excellent course, very interesting. Lots of different lecturers that address different aspects of climate change and sustainable development. This course is great for those who want to gain a broad introductory understanding of sustainable development with specific regard to individuals, businesses and cities. The only downside for me is that the lectures remain quite abstract, and even though many examples are mentioned, the course doesn't give you specific tools or very detailed knowledge or solutions. | downside for me is that the | Lecture | remain quite abstract, and even though | Negative | -0.6 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 0.99 |
| _UsmIV-PEeSnpyIACzWBsQ | Amazing lectures and really really informative...super awesome prof too....really enjoyed the course Thanks | Amazing | Lecture | and really really informative. . . | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| _UsmIV-PEeSnpyIACzWBsQ | I am currently at the beginning, but what I have seen so far is lectures and material of exceptional quality! | I have seen so far is | Lecture | and material of exceptional quality! | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| _UsmIV-PEeSnpyIACzWBsQ | I really liked this course and would recommend it to anyone who would like to extend his/her macroeconomic knowledge base. The lectures build upon each other in a very comprehensive way and Dr. Navarro gives great examples whenever explaining the theory. I also like Dr. Navarro’s voice and pronunciation; it is very easy to listen to him. The only point of critique I can think of is the pace of the lectures in some parts of the lectures; it is sometimes a bit fast. All in all it was a great course! I rediscovered my passion for economics. | extend his/her macroeconomic knowledge base. The | Lecture | build upon each other in a | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| _UsmIV-PEeSnpyIACzWBsQ | Too much contents in short lectures. Hard to catch up and to understand. The tests after each class are poorly designed. Most correct answers are the first choices. | Too much contents in short | Lecture | Hard to catch up and to | Negative | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.74 | 1.07 |
| __y3wBnnEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The programming exercises are very good to reinforce the concepts learnt in the video lectures. The guide lines in the programming exercise are very clear and helpful making the problems not that hard to deal with and yet very enjoyable. | the concepts learnt in the video | Lecture | The guide lines in the programming | Negative | -0.6 | 1.0 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| __y3wBnnEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | Interesting problems, and nice lectures. Thanks a lot for having the opportunity to take part. | Interesting problems, and nice | Lecture | Thanks a lot for having the | Positive | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| __y3wBnnEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The course is just terrible. It leaves an impression of being unfinished. There's a lot of knowledge missed out from lectures while being expected from the student in the quizzes. Lecturers themselves have a very vague understanding of how java works and how to code in real life. What they say in some lectures is very misleading and gives either false or just insufficient understanding of certain mechanisms. The examples are overcomplicated. They demand a full concentration on domain knowledge rather than on programming itself. | lot of knowledge missed out from | Lecture | while being expected from the student | Negative | -0.7 | -1.0 | 1.18 | 1.18 |
| __y3wBnnEeW9dA4X94-nLQ | The course is just terrible. It leaves an impression of being unfinished. There's a lot of knowledge missed out from lectures while being expected from the student in the quizzes. Lecturers themselves have a very vague understanding of how java works and how to code in real life. What they say in some lectures is very misleading and gives either false or just insufficient understanding of certain mechanisms. The examples are overcomplicated. They demand a full concentration on domain knowledge rather than on programming itself. | life. What they say in some | Lecture | is very misleading and gives either | Positive | 0.6 | -1.0 | 1.18 | 1.18 |