This course is an excellent start to get into the world data science. It gives you an overview of data science, the required skills & knowledge to excel in data science, applications of data science, and much more.

This course proves a great introduction to data science and some basic concepts. I would recommend it to anyone who is not sure about what data science is about and would like to have a clearer understanding of it.

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A good and subtle way to introduce the student to the concept of data science and the video sessions are on the point and could be understood by anyone without any prerequisites.

The course was really helpful for motivating me towards Data Science. I had not this much idea that Data Science deals with everyday life, but this course shown me a open road on what the career of Data Science is.

I had a great experience with the easy to access learning materials with an exceptional insight from professional in the field of Data Science, Overall it is a great place to start once career as a data analyst.

I am so excited because I have completed third data science certificate coursera is very useful platform for learning and improving our knowledge and skills. I think this certificate will be useful for my career.

Provided excellent introduction to data science and various aspects related to it. The opinions from top experts working in the data science field were valuable and the reading material was interesting to through.

It was completely new subject for me. But being its trend in job market I was very interest to gain knowledge of this subject. This course has totally provided that basic information which I was eyeing for. Thanks

amazingly informative and very helpful cause of the flexible schedule feature, advancing your career have never been easier but thanks to coursera it is now :) all the best future conquerors be better each day :)

This course demonstrated what is data science with some study cases, they mentioned the character of a true data scientist and what should you look for hen recruiting a data scientist.

Thanks a loT IBM and Coursera

It is an interesting course. It helps me to understand the insight of data science and the flexibility of data science in multiple roles such as business, health care, manufacturing, environment preservation etc.

Everything is fine, the videos are so interactive and as it is an introductory course, it responds to all the possible questions that people from different backgrounds may have. Definitely I recommend this course

THIS COURSE WAS A GREAT FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO START THEIR CAREER IN DATA SCIENCE. SURELY THEY WILL GET A EXCELLENT FOUNDATION ON WHAT IS DATA SCIENCE?, WHO ALL CAN CONTINUE IN DATA SCIENCE FIELD COURSE ETC.

El curso está muy bien estructurado para quienes iniciamos en el mundo del Data Science. Los profesionales comparten su experiencia y consejos de forma entretenida e invitan a seguir explorando este amplio campo.

Very insightful and eye-opening. I never knew that what I had been doing manually at work for all these years had a name to it! I hope I can learn useful algorithms to make my life and that of my students easier!

This course is designed to cater all skill set people including other industries as well. I have learn a lot which can be useful to increase my skillset and boosted the curiosity to learn more using coursera.org.

This course gives me a overrall understanding about data science and data scientists,including the related skills and characteristics needed. Also, it shows me a path to learn to become a creative data scientist!

Great introductory course! Best part was to listen to the data scientists and how they define data science to approach a real world problem. This course will certainly make someone motivated towards data science.

A concise introduction to what Data Science is and what a Data Scientist does. I would recommend this course to anyone who has heard of the term(s) beforehand and would like to delve further into what it implies!

Brilliant entry course in to Data Science. I would recommend this course to anybody that wants to follow a career in Data Science, but does not know where to begin. Well you have found your starting point. Enjoy!

This course helped me understand what data science is and the way it's changing the world. Excited to learn more in-depth about data science through Coursera while implementing and advancing with it in my career.

Good course for beginners. Explains the basic definitions of Data Science, Data Scientists, Final Deliverable and Project Report. Would recommend to those who are interested in learning Data Science from scratch.

This is soo good, well explained, the discussion in the course "what is data science" is likely as a class room discussion . This course also helped me to learn few new things and insights in the Data science.

Enjoyed the lessons. It shaped my understanding of what a Data Scientist is and how Data Science can be applied. Definitely a great introduction to the world of data science - looking forward to what lies ahead.

The course material was very good with quality videos and transcripts. Insights from the professionals in the field is very useful as they provide a good understanding of data science in real world applications.