Learner Reviews & Feedback for Fundamentals of GIS by University of California, Davis
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OY
Aug 25, 2019
It was a very good opportunity to learn GIS. Now, I have an idea about the power of GIS and it was totally fun to complete course quizzes and assignments. I strongly recommend the course!
MB
Aug 1, 2016
It is a great course for both the beginner and the professionals in GIS . Very friendly and easy language for the people who don't understand English much ...Satisfied in doing this course.
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By Marshall H
•Oct 14, 2024
Overall these courses were interesting. I do feel like I learned a bit and am more comfortable using ArcGIS. I will say though that I was not super impressed with the structure of this specialization. I felt that many times the instructor would skim over topics and not really clarify or provide context. I would then have to answer quiz questions related to those. I also was not impressed with structure of the assignments and all the grammatical errors. Finally, I had a hard time following one of the instructors. They seemed uncomfortable and didn't really explain things well.
By Moriah B
•Aug 25, 2023
I feel like this course was more difficult than it should have been. Certain topics went really in depth and the instructor would say things like , "I don't expect you to know this yet, but this is the tool to use for this situation," as an example. Many basic things were glanced over, while doing too deep into topics that interested the instructor like spatial analysis tool. Overall, I still learned a lot and it was fun to work on my own project.
By Amelia S
•Apr 23, 2024
The course was decent however, there were some issues with the final peer reviewed assignment. The instructions were not detailed enough and involved using a geoprocessing tool that hadn't been demonstrated in previous modules. I also disagreed with my peer review after my first attempt and there were no comments provided which made it difficult to make improvements.
By Meagan H
•Sep 1, 2024
It's a dense subject, but I think there could have been more written summaries after the videos and specific troubleshooting walkthroughs. The wording in the quizzes and assignments sometimes felt disjointed from the lessons. I appreciate I had the chance to practice GIS though.
By Pierre V
•Apr 3, 2017
Quiet good introduction with clear objectives.
Some step by step explanations could be shortened because they seem too detailed.
A brief introduction to creating your own data could be great and will cover more steps
By hte way, thanks for this good introduction
By Heather S
•Oct 15, 2025
Content is good, but video and document quality are lacking. There are a lot of typos and filler/nervousness in speech that could have been cleaned up.
By Mohammad H A
•Oct 14, 2022
The course is very intresting. I really appreciate the opportunuty given to me through finantial aid
By Akshat J
•Sep 15, 2019
Focuses mainly on ArcGIS tool whereas the objective of this course should be to explain GIS concepts.
By Sean C
•Feb 18, 2019
Good information. A little simple at times
By Darcy J G
•Sep 30, 2021
Very difficult to learn online.
By soundhar r
•Jul 11, 2021
i cant access all materials.
By Avishek H
•May 29, 2020
Helpful for beginners.
By Diya P
•Mar 4, 2023
very nice
By NAGIM E M I
•Oct 29, 2019
perfect
By KANNY .
•Nov 9, 2025
GOOD
By Freja M K
•Aug 22, 2024
Avoid this course. It starts off promising but quickly unravels. The quality nosedives after module 1 and culminates in a frustrating final assignment. There is no help in the discussion forum. There is no contact to any instructors or administrators. Key topics like ‘metadata’ are scattered across multiple videos, making it hard to backtrace and find the information later when needed. Some content is way outdated, and you’re asked to go check out a website that has been closed for 5 years. The final assignment is a nightmare, especially for beginners. The first two task is using geoprocessing tools that hadn't been demonstrated beforehand. It’s complicated, with instructions written in a confusing disjointed manner. I almost gave up. The peer review process is a joke. I managed to both fail and ace the same assignment. Reviewing others’ work revealed blatant copy-pasting and nonsensical answers, making the whole process feel like a scam. Save yourself the headache and find a better course.
By Harrison T
•Oct 9, 2025
the course content is interesting, engaging and well-presented. however, there have been issues with missing videos and poorly ordered content and assignments that have made it very difficult to proceed even to halfway with the course. if the missing content and ordering issues are fixed, i think i see this as a 5-star course
By SAMEERA
•Sep 25, 2025
الكويز في الوحدة الثالثة مافيه اجابة صح
By Daiyon K
•Jun 13, 2023
This class needs to updated to account for newer ArcGIS technology. Peer review can be frustrating, as peers have different versions of ArcGIS and cannot open newer ArcGIS documents. Content is not engaging. It would be helpful to have quizzes and activities that directly intersperse with and relate to the lecture versus an hour or so of lecture followed by a quizzes. I do not feel like I was immersed in meaningful learning.
By Carla L
•Jul 31, 2017
The assigmentes after every lesson was step-by-step conducted, but que final lesson was "do yourself", with diferents topic of the class.
They reprove me, but I have no explanation because the class finish at 31 and today 31 they say I have to switch the course. I fell really cehated and unsatisfy and I will not finish the specialization anymore.
Thos was the worst Cousera course that I did.
By Melina G
•Apr 26, 2023
It has been impossible to download ArcGIS on our computers and no attention from the creators has been provided by the creators. Definitely do not recommend the course...
By Hudson H
•Sep 6, 2024
I dont think its best to have other students grade the work because they dont always know what they are doing, it would be better to have a professor grade or AI.
By Jojo K M
•May 10, 2023
Very bad experience i hadNot properly explained about the subject and mainly installation of software
By Abdulbasit S
•Apr 24, 2023
i recommend you that the file you gave to me can not open.so i do for exam or change quiz please.
By Ariana G O
•Apr 22, 2021
what is the course load and why is it not stated in the certificate?