TO
Jun 20, 2016
WOW, I learned a lot form this and it was fairly educational but not overwhelming or difficult. This instructor really gets the points across without being to easy or hard. A very good class.
JC
Mar 2, 2018
Celebrate your inner fish as you swim along with this awesome course charting our earliest ancestors. Very well constructed and delivered once again by the team at the University of Alberta.
By Charles R B
•Jun 19, 2017
Very fast short course, which does not go into much detail. Once again, the quiz questions are far too few to make a comprehensive test of knowledge. Save your $ for an actual full-on rated University credit course, with 30 hrs of lecture and 60 hours of homework/study/lab work.
By Caroline K
•Sep 22, 2023
I jut hope coursera gives a fair amount of the fees to the student who did all the presentations: the professor may have written it but did not show up even once !He deserves it more than her! That said, the course is great and I leanred a lot of things !
By Paul A K
•Sep 4, 2020
All the anatomical details of early fishes got a bit too dense for me to fully absorb but I enjoyed learning about this crucial period of tetrepod evolution. There were certainly some strange looking creatures in the early seas.
By Karthy S
•Jun 27, 2016
I have learned so much from this course, thanks to Coursera and University of Alberta. This course is highly recommended for students with a passion for Evolution and Phylogeny. The handouts are also very useful.
By Henry F G
•Oct 15, 2017
I believe the course should have been six weeks long instead of four. I enjoyed the course, however should have contained more detail and the quizzes should have had more questions, at least ten.
By Lloyd V C
•Feb 24, 2020
Overall very interesting course and videos. It would be nice to have a page at the end of the course showing the evolution of each fish discussed (along with features and timeline).
By Richard K
•Jul 21, 2019
Pretty in tense but the quizzes are pretty straightforward and the course goes pretty quickly. The diagrams helped. My first stab at real paleontology and it was a good intro.
By Maria M
•Jul 30, 2017
I found the material and the lessons very useful and clear,. I have deduced one star, because I found it a bit difficult to assimilate so much information in such short time.
By Peter G
•Feb 6, 2017
The presenter is world class, and I really enjoyed the interactive maps. The quizzes should be a bit more challenging though - perhaps learn how to identify a few fossils,
By Kate K
•Feb 9, 2017
Difficult subject to get your head around but ultimately worth the effort. The teaching, as always with the University of Alberta's MOOCs, is second to none.
By Arash R
•Nov 15, 2018
A great course with useful and complete information. The only negative point is that there were not enough assignments for practicing and remembering.
By Mahendra A
•Aug 23, 2020
This course is very informative to students as will as teaching profession, we learn basic concept about early vertebrates
By Cameron M
•May 17, 2020
Interesting content and informative lectures. Wish the course was longer and more in depth on certain subjects.
By Zenab b
•May 10, 2020
i really enjoyed it aloot and learn alooot of new knowledge about early vertebrates....thumbs up...
By (25) B Y
•Jul 5, 2021
It was little hard to keep the names of all the strange named livings. Also the quizzes were hard.
By Vivek S
•Jun 5, 2020
Nice Course on Early Vertebrate Evolution. The interactive sections of the course were Amazing.
By john p
•Mar 3, 2018
Definitely an appetiser for the subject although the names and terminology are a challenge.
By Pam H
•Oct 22, 2019
enjoyed the course very much, lots of good information in manageable pieces.
By Adam M
•May 3, 2016
i like this. this is good. good can be fun. fun has rewards...yay, i win
By Clotilde D
•Sep 28, 2019
Very interesting course and concepts clearly explained, thanks !
By Nicholas S
•Jul 1, 2019
Amazing information, but the instructor is a little distracting.
By Dr R R
•Jun 22, 2023
EXPLAINED VERY WELL . BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE IN DETAIL
By Kathryn M
•Mar 22, 2021
Awesome information, easy to follow readings and videos.
By BONNAUDET-DESMARS
•Mar 28, 2020
Very interesting lesson , congratulation!
By Richard K
•May 17, 2017
Well organized and excellent presenter.