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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to Enterprise Computing by IBM

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    About the Course

    Large Scale Enterprise Computing powers all major transactions, and the Mainframe is responsible for 87% of all credit card transactions and
    enables 71% of all Fortune 500 companies. Mainframes are fundamental on how we do business, and IBM Z is the only production mainframe
    sold today. Virtually everyone depends on it. This is your introduction to the hardware, operating systems, security, and features that make this
    possible. On successful completion of this course, learners are eligible to earn their Introduction to Enterprise Computing badge. More
    information can be found here: https://www.youracclaim.com/org/ibm/badge/introduction-to-enterprise-computing
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    RA

    Oct 19, 2019

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    Excellent course which provides an introduction to enterprise computing with IBM Z, presented in a very engaging manner by Jeff Bisti. Highly recommended for those who want to learn about mainframes.

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    Dec 15, 2020

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    The more I re-watch the videos, study materials the more exciting it is. I also want to thank Jeff Bisti and his team, Brenton Belmar, Mark Nelson for the captivating and passionate lectures.

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    Jun 21, 2023

    a good explained, very nice.

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    Dec 20, 2022

    Good info. A little slow.

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    Sep 4, 2021

    Nice course

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    Nov 1, 2020

    Love it

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    Aug 22, 2022

    good

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    Aug 26, 2020

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    Jul 24, 2022

    This course has some serious flaws. It's supposed to be an introductory course, but no beginner can reasonably follow the content in the manner that it is delivered. You'll get a video on a really simple topic like "What is an Operationg System?" and then immediately get hammered with massive amounts of technical vocabulary that is defined only by referencing other technical jargon. It gets tossed out so fast that there's no serious time to assimilate any of it. Even if you rewatch videos over and over, it's almost impossible to follow all of it. This is a classic example of what happens when experts forget what it is like to be a beginner learning the material.

    I really think the big issue is that the course isn't long enough. They should double the length of the course and just go slower. The guy making the videos is passionate. We could use more of him, but he needs to slow down. Every topic deserves its own video. The material should be explained with as little jargon as possible. They need to get a test audience of non-experts to try to follow it. If they can't, rework things until it goes better.

    At the moment, I don't get who this course is for. It's an introduction to a topic that is only comprehensible if you are already an expert. The quizzes are really hard and I don't think watching the videos prepares you for them. You can pass them by reading through IBM documentation (hundreds of pages of which are linked in the course), but then why take the course? The course could be structured in such a better way...

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    By Pablo C

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    Jan 1, 2025

    There is a inconsistent level of detail: high-level overviews followed by deep dives into topics that are not clearly explained why.

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    By Ivan J

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    Oct 27, 2022

    Dry, very dry and alot of acronyms to take on initially. Could be convayed better.

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    By Abdelraouf B

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    May 28, 2020

    Without seeing the hardware, it's hard to follow you.

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    By Victor

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    Sep 26, 2019

    Marketing and vendor exercise, nothing else for now.

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    By Teresa E

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    Apr 7, 2022

    The teacher seems personable, but there are SO MANY topics covered and things mentioned that if you have no exposure to a mainframe, you will be lost. A lot of the quiz questions are not covered in the lectures. I am hoping the rest of this path is spelled out a bit better...since I was not needing any experience before this.

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    By Ethan B

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    Jul 28, 2024

    Very dense—heavy on acronyms, light on concepts or frameworks/mental models. They could have presented this material so much more effectively. :(

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    Jan 17, 2024

    I'm writing this review before I've completed this course, to let you know how it doesn't work with the Firefox web browser. This program will force you to use Chrome, and while Coursera recommends Chrome to be used, it's pathetic that you can't use this course on any browser. For an IBM course where you're paying for two subscriptions that's an even bigger insult because I can't use Firefox. If you can, avoid any course that won't work across all web browsers.

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    By David F B

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    Oct 6, 2023

    this is a good course however the presented speak relatively fast and very little graphical presentation is done during courses. Students needs to see contents such as slides, text, images during presentations and not the presenter, there is no value in seeing someone talking.

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    By Jon L

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    Nov 10, 2024

    Don't know where to start... wasted my time answering question not covered in modules! Felt like a sales pitch from IBM!

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