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This is a pretty good course, I like the Instructor and his explanation on the video. But, two cons are there is no discussion forum for this course and there are lots of peer review assignments. I generally do not like peer review assignments for a couple of reasons. One problem is you often end up waiting for your assignment to be reviewed and this slows up your progress in the report. But, more problematic is the case when a peer doesn't grade your assignment fairly. Then when there is not discussion forum, you can't bring that issue up there. So, the combination of lots of peer review assignments and no discussions together makes this more of the problem than the sum of the individual problems. I thought about giving three stars, but courses rated below 4.5 or so are considered not very high and so I don't want to pull down the rating any more of this otherwise pretty good course. Think about it, you are being graded by a peer. What if that peer doesn't understand the material or the assignment very well? Or, that peer doesn't take the time to carefully read your submission. I was unfairly graded by one reviewer on one of my assignments. I was explaining that in 1985, it was expected for everyone to have a phone - a landline phone - and only equipment one needed was the physical phone which were very inexpensive. Today, it is expected for everyone to have a smart phone or at the least a mobile phone. So the equipment required for that is much more expensive. So I was making that point and one peer reviewer didn't bother to read carefully what I had written and gave me poor marks and a rude, inappropriate, inaccurate comment that I don't know what I'm talking about. I was so bothered by this that I quit the course and finally came back three or four years later to finish it.

I think that the course has some interesting issues like security, privacy, convenience, safety among others that may be interesting to see in a discussion forum. But that is not available. The course is mostly about Dr. Harris talking, and he is good talking. So, you can see this as plus for an introductory course very easy to complete... Or you can be thinking that you may have learnt more with the time invested.

There are some examples that I feel are more generic Internet than really Internet of Things specific.

Course is very informative for a beginner and is a good way to create further learning interest for the user. But, I will request Coursera team to please mention about the requirement of using 3rd party software to complete this course.

For some of us, who work in remote locations using just a corporate device (with no access to personal devices); it is extremely difficult to complete this course as the organizations will not allow for use of 3rd party software on their devices in most cases.

Introductory course which brings basic concepts of IoT to general public, does not have requirements of knowledge of any advanced topics. For that reason it also comes short to deliver what would be more interesting to a bit more experienced audience. This was my first graded online course and overall experience was very smooth. Appreciated the effort which went into preparation of material for this course. Thanks!

this course made me realize how much there is to iot and in so many different directions.

this course has alerted me to the fact that there is so much yet to be resolved in iot.

one of the other things I appreciate in this course is that it avoids hierarchy, all directions are requisite.

I would have liked a little more detail as far as hardware, it is not as clear to me as other subjects.

Excellent course for absolute beginners to the topics discussed in the course / very reasonable for those with some exposure to these topics.

As a standalone course, i would give it 3 stars. As an introduction to the entire sequence of courses in this specialization, I would give it 5 stars (hence my rating of 4 stars overall)

Thank you Dr. Harris and UC Irvine!

I found it relatively easy for me accomplish as I have a strong background as a Software Engineer and basic experience as electronic engineering and computer architecture.

I liked Ian's (the lector) attitude and his way of explaining things. The material is very well structured and explained in great amount of details.

Looking forward to move to the next block.

“Great introductory course with clear explanations and practical examples. The structure builds up well from basics to more advanced topics. While the assignments could be a bit more challenging, the course provided a solid foundation in data science. Highly recommend for beginners, though those with some prior knowledge might find the start a bit basic.”

This felt like a intro to intro of IoT and some Embedded systems inner workings. I did not like the quizzes to much as they seemed a little off and the professor did not mention certain things clearly or at least how the questions where asked, a little confusing to relate to the material. I took a lot of notes so that help here.

Despite the fact that this course isn't really difficult at all, it gives you the opportunity to introduce yourself in the area of microprocessors. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the area of IoT and embedded systems. You should really understand the concepts of this course before diving into the world of IoT.