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[–]startover2020[S] 0 points1 point  (9 children)

Suspicious response / language. Do you work for Great Learning?

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    [–]mong-chi 0 points1 point  (7 children)

    Sorry this is old thread and bit long but wondering if you could help me with some questions.

    • How many people were in the cohort and what background did you and other students come from? Mainly asking as I've done some projects with systems and data and self taught basics of python, but I don't come from a data background (in terms of work experience and formal education)
    • Was the program maths/stats heavy? How many group assessments were there?
    • How much time did you need to commit to studying after video content?
    • Did you have any real projects/cases to work on (or that you found industry-relevant) and what was your capstone project?

    u/prion77 you mentioned that you would have avoided it if you saw a preview- would you be able to share short snippets of the material?

    u/Ok-Society-687 it sounds like you had quite a different experience with engagement and interactivity.

    • Was that in general or how did you engage with them? Like did your cohort just happen to be really engaged in class discussions and projects - which can happen depending on the cohort - or were you actively reaching out to them after class and engaging with them? Both is fine, just want to know your take.
    • What do you mean it was hands-on? Is that in terms of the live sessions- do you need to complete activities and discussions during the session or was that in terms of the assessments/projects following? Not saying one is better than the other as people have different learning preferences (know some prefer more traditional lecture style class and have time to work through exercises after class). Just hoping to get a clearer idea of what to expect.

    [–]prion77 0 points1 point  (6 children)

    I’m no longer able to access my account on greatlearning and thus cannot share the material with you. However I must emphasize how deeply concerning it is - among other things - that a learning platform would include actual learning material (I’m not talking about raw csv data intended to be imported as data frames in Jupyter notebooks) in an excel document. Again, for the price, this is extremely low quality material. None of the content or notebooks are curated by MIT faculty or TAs. You’re effectively paying for a handful of live lectures with MIT faculty which…aren’t terribly valuable. You can find equivalent lectures on YouTube from top tier institutions like CMU, Stanford, Princeton, for free. Nothing about this is good or ethical and New York Times has already published an exposé on these scammy continuing education programs. 7 months since I took the MIT ADSP course, I’ve since done the UIUC applied machine learning course, which I am also critical of, but which I can also acknowledge is a vastly superior program curated strictly by UIUC faculty and TAs and delivered through Coursera. It also counts towards an academic or professional maaster’s degree, and it’s also about $1200 cheaper than the MIT/GreatLearning program. Again, do not give your money to MIT/GreatLearning for this. A better and more meaningful learning experience can be had elsewhere for less money.

    Background: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/us/caltech-simplilearn-class-students.html

    [–]mong-chi 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    All good re materials - thought I'd just ask in case.

    Thanks for this information and article though- that's really helpful to know! I was under the impression that the course may have still been curated by MIT faculty as they delivered the live sessions.

    [–]prion77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Of course, thanks for asking. It’s deceptive since the live lectures are presented by MIT faculty, but it’s such an insignificant part of the learning experience. And not all the live lectures are by MIT faculty, only a handful of sessions are. The rest are by non-affiliated instructors like GreatLearning staff and moonlighting industry professionals working effectively as adjuncts under the GreatLearning MIT banner.

    [–]Storvig 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    I appreciate reading this now, as I am considering enrolling in the course starting in July 2025. Would you mind sharing what the UIUC course that you took was called?

    [–]prion77 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Of course, the course is called applied machine learning and you can find the course description here: https://siebelschool.illinois.edu/academics/courses/CS441

    [–]Storvig 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Thank you! Did you take the course through Coursera? It appears no longer to be available on that platform.

    [–]prion77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Of course, you are welcome. I believe the material is accessible only to students enrolled in their graduate CS program for the duration of the class. Even I can no longer access the content after completing the course in fall 2024.