I think this course is outdated as they are using python 2 also the platform they use for machine learning only supported by python 2. Due to these limitations, I too was unable to continue this course. Because every time you have to work with new libraries you have to uninstall python 2 and reinstall python 3.

Instructors or TAs are not available in discussion forums. and the course is focussed on promoting "graph lab" proprietary package of the course sponsor. Maybe you can have a look, not beneficial if you are serious about learning ML.

This course has used windows OS and application built for it. But the library/application is no longer supported on windows. So this is really a big problem for windows users.

Overly relies on a paid software (free for the course) called GraphLab. The course can be completed without GraphLab, but expect little / no responses to questions.

This is a good idea to use the case study approach. However, there are issues with files and program setup that stopped me from continuing with the course.

outdated nightmare to get started. unusable practicals outside of learning sand box.

great professors, great setup. Just extremely outdated software is used.

Well designed, but too outdated. No learning support at all.

Two stars because of GraphLab! Otherwise great concepts!

This is out of date. I cannot get week one to work.

This course defenitely needs a major overhaul. While both the Lecturers did an amazing job in handling lectures, the programming assignemets were a nightmare to me. For instance, this course was designed in python 2xx and used certain libraries that were once accessible to everyone. However, they are now propreitry and cannot be accessed witout buying them. So had to use packages like pandas and numpy in python 3xx. So anyone thinking of doing this course, make sure u have adequate support using these packages in python 3xx. Defenitely not a course for beginner.

WHY YOU MAKE THIS SO HARD TO US TO INSTALL THE PACKAGES AND THE LIBRARIES???

I HAVE TO UNENROLL THE COURSE BECAUSE I COULDNT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE STUPID TURI. IN ALL OTHER COURSES THEY SAY DOWNLOAD THIS FILES AND USE THEM ... BUT NOOOO YOU HAD TO MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT .. WE HAVE TO USE CMD AND MAKE VIRTUAL MACHINE AND DOWNLOAD FROM THERE AND THEN DOWNLOAD JUPITER AND INSTAL AND YOU DONT EVEN GIVE THE RIGHT INSTRUCTIONS... I HAD TO SEARCH TO GOOGLE YOUTUBE ANS STILL YOUR STUPID PACKAGES ARE A PAIN IN THE A$$

Course has not been updated to reflect the incompatibility between Windows 11 and the necessary turicreate package. I went around and around setting up WSL and Ubuntu on my machine, slogging through installing the correct Python versions for dependency alignment, all to discover that the jupyter notebook labs do not produce the same outputs as the instructors' lecture material, and do not produce the correct answers for quizzes to be graded properly. Not worth it.

The teachers are stiff and, although they say the course involves a case study approach, you start with the basic Python assignments that will not apply to the cases. Also, they push a tech that does not seem to be the most commonly used one in Machine Learning. I wish Coursera would put a date on these courses so we can see when the courses are older, and therefore expect the content to be outdated.

Plenty of issues with this course. The main issue is with the assignments. The instructions use graphLab but we have to use turicreate and sometimes this gets confusing.

The material is outdated.

The assignments do not have a clear structure. Too much jargon. A clear step-wise approach would have been better.

Disappointed overall.

The tools needed for the course were impossible or nearly impossible) to get set up. The discussion forums were full of users struggling and others offering very complex and ways to try, yet none of them seemed to work. I spent about 5 hours failing to install the tools and finally quit the class.

i wish i read the reviews before starting this course... it is well explained but the fact that i am unable to load a dataframe due to being on windows is mindboggeling and greedy from the creators of the course (that happen to be the creators of this package). just aweful

outdated course. The tech stack required for this course is outdated and will not work on a Windows 11. Their python package Turicreate was archived and doesn't have any active support for it. Do not enroll in this specialization! Waste of time and money.

Please mention that users need to use turicreate and sframes etc "only" to complete the assignments.

it is wrongly mentioned that one can complete assignments using any tool but very first assignment is forcing us to use turicreate and sFrames !!

After an entire day and all the tutorials and instructions, TuriCreate still does not run (Windows)... without it, the course is pointless... too bad, otherwise great inputs and instructors

Uses Outdated graphlab. Very difficult to follow the instructions. Tried using the turicreate but its very problematic. The courses should ease of use tools rather than something outdated.

Software installation was a big trouble and took nearly month as this course was in graphlab, but we need to use turicreate or other toolset.

You'll spend more time trying to get the correct versions and plugins working than you will studying. The course needs updating.

Started this course with great enthusiasm but end up with frustration on being unable to install Turi Create with python 3.10.