DN
Feb 9, 2023
I love how beginner-friendly this course is. I did not have to panic about not following any lecture since I am new to this field. I know this is the first course but I'm loving it already. <<33
VS
Jul 3, 2019
Good introductory course for setting a basis for knowledge of data science and data scientists for someone who may be a novice and seeking to learn more.Good quality in terms of presentation as well.
By Karelys M
•Feb 6, 2025
¡Hola! Quiero expresar mi mas sincero agradecimiento por el excelente curso de Ciencias de Datos que acabo de completar. Desde el inicio ,el curso supero mis expectativas. La claridad de las explicaciones fueron fundamentalmente importantes para mi aprendizaje. Me gustaría destacar que fueron de mi total agrado la metodología de enseñanza y la explicación de casos reales. Estoy segura que esta formación será de gran valor en mi desarrollo profesional en la ciencia de datos. Agradezco nuevamente la oportunidad de haber participado en este curso. Karelys Montero.
By Hammad Q
•Dec 6, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed the "What is Data Science?" course! The course is very well-structured, with clear step-by-step modules that make learning easy and engaging. The introduction of new concepts and topics is continuous, keeping the content fresh and interesting. What I especially liked was how many people shared their experiences related to data science, which added a personal touch to the learning. The explanations were thorough, making complex topics much easier to understand. Highly recommend this course to anyone interested in data science!
By Kin C
•Nov 25, 2023
This is an excellent introduction course to help me understand the depth and breath of Data Science. It traced back its history from unknown to a field where organizations and businesses depend on for improvement and innovation. The technical content is clearly explained and easy to understand. It also discussed what it takes to become a data scientist, the skills required, and how to hone those skills and be an effective practitioner. The rest of this specialization covers those technical skills and know how should one desire to take up the challenge.
By Nidhi N A
•Apr 20, 2024
IBM's Data Science course was an illuminating journey, offering comprehensive insights into the field. From fundamental principles to advanced techniques, each module was well-structured and engaging. The hands-on approach through practical exercises and real-world projects solidified my understanding. Grateful for the dedicated instructors' guidance and IBM's commitment to accessible education. This course provided invaluable knowledge and skills, and I look forward to applying them in my future endeavors. Thank you IBM, for this enriching experience.
By V K
•Jan 14, 2025
"The course 'What is Data Science?' by IBM Cognitive Class was an excellent introduction to the world of data science. It provided a clear and concise explanation of key concepts, the role of a data scientist, and how data science is applied across various industries. I appreciated the structured content, real-world examples, and insights into the tools and methodologies used in the field. It’s a fantastic starting point for anyone looking to explore data science or begin their journey in this exciting domain. Highly recommended for beginners!"
By f/z B
•Mar 25, 2022
sincérement ce cours est trés enrichissant car l'experience de différents étudiants ainsi des spécialistes en la matière , ce cours m'a permis de voir la discipline de datascience dans différents angles, ainsi il a doublé ma curiosité vers cette discipline qui prends de l'ampleur non seulement dans les pays dévelopés mais dans les pays en en voie de dévelopement . j'espère avec ce cours la porte de la datascience s'ouvre pour moi car ce cours m'a poussé à accentué mes connaissances ainsi d'enrechir mon potentiel dans les sciences des données.
By Salman
•Jan 10, 2025
This is my first course ever which is for my career. I hope i done all the other 11 courses also. one thing that i want to mentioned is in every module some lacures are repeats maybe i thought that. I think by this course is being more simple . Although it was a great experience to learn and it's my dream to learn from IBM I also want to work in IBM. I hope this dream also comes true. I really enjoyed. I learn so many things. I hope this review helps other new learner to complete this course like me with joy . Thanks and regards Salman
By shivam w
•Jan 3, 2020
What a great a journey it was. Learned a lot from this course. When I first saw this course I thought it will be very difficult for me to complete this course but when I started learning it it felt very easy to me. Every topic explained in a very simple way and by also giving an analogy. Before joining this course i was so scared but now after completion of course I'm feeling very confident and I got a feeling that I choose the right path. Thank you coursera for designing this beautiful course in a very good manner. Thank You So Much
By Ali J R
•Feb 7, 2024
Great course that was also nicely rigorous. What I liked best was the fact that they started to put you to learning and testing right away and, most importantly, covered important surrounding topics like Cloud Computing, types of Programming languages, Big Data, Databases and other tools and how they relate to Data Science. That was very good to see and having these concepts ingrained within yourself from this point is great, especially for a beginner transitioning in and aiming to build strong foundations regarding the field.
By Ankit M
•Sep 3, 2019
This is probably the best introduction that is out there to the fascinating world of Data Science. Hats off to the faculties in this course for making it fun, while at the same time being informative too. I liked the examples provided by Prof. Murtaza; you can tell that he sincerely enjoys educating students and takes pride in it. Same goes for Prof. White, I hope someday I get the chance to meet them. Last but not the least, huge thanks to the hard-working people at IBM and Coursera for creating this course. You guys rock!
By Prabhakar S
•Aug 24, 2020
Probably the best introductory course for data science, especially for beginners who literally got little to no idea about data science. The course starts from introducing the basics of data science to the experiences of a data scientist and other sectors in the field of data science. Also they provide a great reading material as well take assessment based on it. Overall, it was a great experience. If you're a beginner, want to seek career in the field of Data Science but don't know where to start from, start from here.
By PRUDHVI
•May 15, 2020
This course added more knowledge to my previous course, I have taken in Coursera, 'AI FOR EVERYONE by Dr. Andrew Ng'. As a Ph. D aspirant, now I confidently choose Data Science as a subject to pursue, with this knowledge. This course also provoked me to learn Python, I already started with basics. Thanks to L4G for providing me this opportunity. It's a priceless opportunity. Thanks, IBM for facilitating these kinds of knowledge in an accessible way to everyone. I am going on with all the 9 modules of this entire course.
By Julie M
•Feb 2, 2020
This was a perfect introduction for a beginner to data science. There’s a little bit more of general conversation in the videos than I found helpful. It is fairly easy to meet the standard for accountability for content knowledge. I really appreciate the ability to have the video text along with the videos so I can choose how I learn best. Sometimes the quiz answers change if you scroll back on a touch screen to review them. Overall I found this to be an excellent introduction in terms of the content and the pacing.
By Andrew R
•Nov 26, 2019
A basic but very useful introduction to the field of data science. A good course to start for someone from a non-analytics background. It emphasises the often overlooked detail of storytelling - other courses dive straight into pandas and matplotlib and machine learning algorithms but don't mention to the student that successfully telling the story of the data to stakeholders, rather than just visualising it, is just as important as the technical work. Something I wish I had known when starting out in the field.
By Anju K
•May 27, 2020
This is fantastic, easy going course to understand the very basics of Data science. I was always skeptical on the technical aspects of Data science and the challenge with starting with them being a non technical. This course has helped to understand that coding is not the beginning of Data science rather one of the last steps. Before reaching that stage, you are required to have curiosity and attitude; much more than coding to understand the business problems and finding solutions from data science perspective.
By Paul P
•Nov 25, 2021
Before you get into the flashy elements of data science with all the tools available, coding, problem solving challenges, you need to know what a data scientist is and what is data science. I was pleasantly surprised about the avenues you can take to get into the industry. I highly recommend doing this course first before any other IBM course as you will see what soft skills a data scientist needs (often overlooked), long before you code anything. Very interesting and eye opening. Again, highly recommended.
By PANIDAPU H C
•Jun 5, 2020
This is a very nice course. I like it very much. I am interested to do more and more courses. Data Science is a very important aspect of development and also for leading future generations.This course helped me a lot in understanding data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and more and more topics.I think This is a wonderful course for learning data science.THANKYOU COURSERA TEAM. I would like to thank the Instructors ALEX AKLSON AND POLONG LIN.I wish to learn more and more courses
By Avinash D U
•May 12, 2021
I belong from Hospitality Background and recently this year in effort to change career path after qualifying PMP I was looking for other courses that would elevate my professional skills.
Coursera is recommended by PMI, so opting IBM certification for Data Science is an ongoing good journey.
With first certification "What is Data Science" completed i feel good, motivated and curious to explore remaining 9 courses on data science, even going ahead to look for specialization on rest courses on coursera.
By Khalid K
•Jun 14, 2020
I'm saying this from my own experience before starting i thought it would be very difficult to understand but when i start learning i loved it because the tutors are excellent i felt like their not taking class just like a personal talk with them like a guest visiting our home especially Mr.Norman White and Mr.Murtaza Haider . i really understand what is data science about what all the works , background , the uses facts .i got an idea whats the next next steps i have to do its very very useful course.
By Henry G C
•Sep 16, 2018
I liked the videos from not only professors but also students. The transcript also helped to understanding the materials. However, some of the content discussed in the videos and/or text didn't match with what we were quizzed on intermittently throughout the class course; thus we were wrong on some answers when we were actually right. A little misleading especially if you're a student trying to learn new material. This is a simple fix to me. The course itself is a good intro class to data science.
By zzi A
•Mar 24, 2022
The course provides a brief overview on what one might encounter when being a data scientist. Most knowledge in the course is not that deep, but I would like that the course gives a little bit more definition to some of the terms included in the course, but still, pretty well overall. If you wish to have coding included in this course, I would not suggest taking it, but if you seek a brief interview on what it means to be a data scientist and possible career options, this would be an excellent course.
By Makinde M D F
•Jul 26, 2019
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity on the path of becoming a Data Scientist on Coursera once again. As taught in the course, the impact, relevance and importance of data science in our day to day living can not be over-emphasized. We are all faced with the task of evaluating, manipulating and analyse data in our every day living and making an informed decision and inferring answers from such that affect our lives and others around us as an individual, Government, Corporations and Organisations.
By Harshad P
•Sep 13, 2019
Very very well presented. It is not like other courses where most of the contents are explained via diagrams,charts and so on. Though that is also easy to grasp but we tend to forget it after a while. The sharing of knowledge through chats and interviews of students and highly experienced data scientists was easier for me to grasp. When you begin learning data science through such a amazing beginner course you want to learn more. I will definitely enroll for the other data science courses now
By Azaliia H
•Sep 9, 2020
I agree with other reviewers that there was too much introduction in this course, but It's perfect for beginners . I have some mathematical and statistical background, but even for me this course was very useful. Firstly, I wanted to start the main course "Data science professional certificate", but then decided to start with the introduction course.
One more thing - instruction for IMB Watson was outdated. It was challenging to follow them.
Thank you for the course! I enjoyed studying a lot.
By Benson K
•Jul 3, 2019
This is a very good course, very organized and easy to understand. The course content is well simplified, the videos are of good quality and precise to the point. It gives practical examples and very well related case studies which are easily accessible even from mobile app. the instructors and the general Coursera support team are always available and will to help where you are stuck. Am looking forward to do more courses in Coursera as well as finish the IBM Data Science course...Cheers!