07-13-2023, 03:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-13-2023, 03:13 AM by mariobros1985.
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(07-12-2023, 10:10 AM)umgt Wrote: Got it, thanks.
I also would like to ask for information about the difficulty of the CS courses from Metropolia. How long let's say does Python Programming or Discrete Math take?
I recently took Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and it was an easy class overall with the grading being based exclusively on practice problems ranging from 4 to 8 of them per chapter. I finished it in less than a day, actually.
I'm actually taking Python Programming right now because they want you to take an object-oriented programming class before taking Data Structures and Algorithms. So far, the class is harder and more work than the Artificial Intelligence class, but it's not that hard and the knowledge from Sophia's Python class is definitely helping me move forward fast. If it's your first programming class, you could take a bit longer to finish it, but there's better ways of learning Python in my opinion.
What I can definitely agree with is that there's questions that are worded kind of strangely, probably to provide a challenge, but it comes off counterintuitive and you can't always find the answer directly based on how they word it (I had to make educated guesses in those cases). Also, I can agree that the there being no proctored exams definitely makes it easier to complete the classes.
I don't think I'll be taking Discrete Math because I already took it at a local community college and I didn't really like it, honestly.
If you want to try the courses, many of them are actually on the Viope platform Metropolia uses and you can actually sign up easily because there's no ID verification (https://vw4.viope.com/login?org=metropolia). Just press where it says "Enroll on the course" and choose your initial course and try to get at least an 80% in the class so that you don't have to make another account and redo the course when you do actually want to get the grade in your Metropolia account (you email Metropolia to get your grade once you're done with the course).