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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Software Engineering by IBM

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    About the Course

    Are you curious about the lucrative field that is software engineering and how you might be a part of it? This is the course for you! By taking
    this course you will gain foundational knowledge of software development, programming, and the many exciting job roles and career paths that
    the IT industry offers. Learn about the power of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and modern software development frameworks
    methodologies like Agile and Scrum. Explore fundamental programming principles and foundations of design, architecture, and deployment.
    The course offers a number of labs that will help you get important hands-on experience. These include, getting started with ...
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    Top reviews

    FZ

    Jul 15, 2024

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    This Course was incredible. It was informative as well as very easy to handle. Complete details were provided at each level so that the students don't feel any sort of difficulty while learning.

    RP

    Sep 11, 2024

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    This course surprised me in its applicability to software development. It is a great first course in establishing a foundation of programming before actually doing any programming itself.

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    Aug 20, 2023

    This Introductory course to Software Engineering was all-rounded. After taking this course, the information it delivers is well-rounded and fundamental for a beginner.

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    May 19, 2023

    If you're into robot voice narration and 1980s style educational editing for laser disk productions, this flashback to the past is for you.

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    By Yongchang L

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    Jan 4, 2023

    Simple enough to fast track the learning, while it still manages to maintain the depth levels which allows learner to grapsh the main aspects on software engineering

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    By Zachary W

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    Apr 22, 2023

    Incredibly boring course. Presented by TikTok voice. A complete waste of time.

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    By Alam

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    Feb 7, 2024

    The course content is Awesome & i got the overview of the software industry quickly. But they use robot voice. I tried hard to keep focused but it very difficult to keep up with the robot presenter. A real human could made this things more pleasant.

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    By Ernest K A

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    Mar 4, 2023

    A great course by all standards, however, I didn't really enjoy the AI or computer generated voice that was reading the lecture notes. I'd prefer a real person took us through the course. I also enjoyed the industry people who gave their experiences in software development at the various work places

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    By Ondrej R

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    May 15, 2023

    Very bad and very boring.

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    By Lucky A

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    Jan 12, 2024

    This course is the best introduction course in Coursera in terms of learning everything you need to know about Software Development. You will feel like a pro after completing this course.

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    By Saviour A E

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    Oct 9, 2022

    This is a great course taught by industry experts.

    I find the experts viewpoints very educating because it gives insight into how Software Engineers solve problems daily

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    By mon m

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    Nov 22, 2022

    This course is a must to enroll for beginners in software engineering. I really like the way they present the lecture, and the hands-on activity.

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    By Vladislav G

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    Jul 28, 2024

    It's okay course if you have absolutely no idea about IT and programming at all. Otherwise, you end up listening to boring text read by machine reader. There's a reason why you need a real person in the course, it just makes it real, personal.

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    By Cengiz O

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    Jul 11, 2024

    Extremely bloated and doesn't start with what's important. It feels like a song in a constant state of build-up but never gets to the point.

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    By David P

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    Apr 24, 2023

    Great course for anyone wanting to get into Software Engineering, or a great refresher for those who have SE experience but need to fill in any gaps they may have. Highly recommended!

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    By Sharon A

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    May 21, 2024

    This fantastic course provides the foundation and knowledge of different technical roles, methodologies, frameworks, jobs to consider, and advice from SMEs on this career journey.

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    By Ruslan S

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    Apr 2, 2023

    There were some errors in the practical exercies in coding.

    And in some places the explanation was too abstract

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    Jun 18, 2023

    they are issuing certificate to coursera

    not to the participant who enrolled the course

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    By Dev R D

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    Jun 30, 2024

    certificate without name is being issued

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    By Juan D S C

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    Aug 4, 2023

    ¡Me complace compartir mi opinión sobre el curso . La combinación de pruebas, videos detallados, imágenes ilustrativas y voces claras demuestra que el curso fue cuidadosamente diseñado para brindar una comprensión completa y efectiva del tema.

    La inclusión de pruebas permite a los estudiantes poner a prueba su conocimiento y comprender sus áreas de fortaleza y aquellas en las que pueden necesitar más atención. Los videos bien explicados aseguran que los conceptos se presenten de manera clara y accesible, lo que facilita la comprensión de los temas más complejos. Las imágenes complementan la enseñanza al proporcionar un apoyo visual que refuerza los conceptos presentados.

    El uso de voces claras agrega un toque humano y amigable a la experiencia de aprendizaje, lo que puede hacer que los estudiantes se sientan más comprometidos y conectados con el contenido. Una comunicación efectiva es fundamental en cualquier curso, y parece que este curso ha logrado eso.

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    By Saycred B D

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    Apr 2, 2024

    I really enjoyed this course -it's a very "full-bodied" course providing A LOT of relevant and useful information around the subject of Software Engineering. At this point this is not my chosen specialty but after taking this course I feel so well informed in this area that this could be a viable option for me in future if I want to go in this direction. The material was very well explained and clearly narrated in the videos. Also the Glossary of Terms at the end was very focused and concise.

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    By Sherrissa W H

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    Dec 19, 2023

    For an introductory course, it is quite comprehensive and it helps you to understand software development and responsibilities of different team members. If you are new to programming or software engineering and confused about which career path to follow, I recommend taking this course as it gives you an idea of the roles, job titles and responsibilities of different types of jobs in the software engineering field.

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    By Sam M

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    May 14, 2023

    This course was the best start off to honestly understand the fundamentals. It also entices to understand deeper about the history of programming. As this course advances, it really brings nostalgic fun thoughts to when I was young and played video games, tinkering around to understand how it responds. Now having interest to building apps on our daily smartphones.

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    By Adit R

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    Mar 24, 2024

    Grae course!! im a comp-sci graduated with some internship experience as QA and front-end developer. By Enrolled this course, i can finally answer all the questions i had on how a project runs underneath the hood, it all make sense now because how this course related to my experience.

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    By Mary M

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    Mar 20, 2023

    Love how well structured and informative this course was. All lessons were clearly presented and had an awesome summary at the end of each. The instructors were very articulate which I appreciate. Thank you to the team for the amazing course, looking forward to the next!

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    By Benjamin O

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    May 2, 2024

    Thank you! This course gives the rudimentary knowledge of software development process and all you need to know about software engineering. If you are considering a career in software engineering, I recommend this for you.

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    By Sarfaraz U

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    Jan 6, 2025

    This course is amazing it covers all fundamental concepts that are required for Software Engineering. This course helped me to master concepts and fundamentals. Thanks Coursera & IBM

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