This was my first Coursera course, and unfortunately, I am a little disappointed. As many others mentioned, weeks 1 and 2 by Manuel Adelino were presented well. However, the execution of the course was poorly done. Some of the quizzes contained questions that weren't answered until later in the course, if at all, and the later sections covered by David Robinson were a train wreck. I had to go to external sources to teach myself most of the material in Professor Robinson's lectures. I got the same (or better) value from free Investopedia articles. Based on comments in the class discussion forums, the issues that I and others mentioned have existed for years, so it's clear no one is bothering to fix these mistakes. I have no desire to finish this specialization. While there may be other fantastic courses taught by other universities, I don't think I'll take another Duke course. I'd highly recommend skipping this one.

the professors do not give any feedback or assignment answers. students are required to self-learn and self-taught during the whole course. some formulas are even incorrect and we have to find out on our own.

I would have given this course 4 or 5 stars but week 3's content, instruction, examples, and quiz problems were sub-par.

Good course but the lack of worked examples, particularly as the course advances reduces its usefulness. I would have spent the time on other courses if I knew there were no worked examples.