The Fundamentals of Computing Capstone Exam

The very tight time frame of only a few weeks with only 1 single attempt each week forced me to be very careful with my solutions and double check my work carefully before submitting.

The Capstone is challenging and makes the entire certificate worth while.

I spent 7.5 hours on it and passed in first try despite making a few dumb mistakes like entering results in wrong format etc.

The exam had good questions and was not overly difficult after taking the other classes.

Make sure you are prepared prior to starting the exam -- if you haven't been paying attention or putting work into the previous courses you will most likely not make it through the exam.

My only complaint is that I became very attached to many of the other students in my cohort and I felt that this course did not give me adequate closure.

We kinda needed an end of course virtual party.

Not only the quizzes were challenging and interesting, they are also very relevant to all the concepts learnt throughout the specialization.

:)When entering answers, be careful to use the correct format--that messed me up on a few questions--and maybe throw in a few extra significant figures to be safe.

I really hope that this capstone exam course sets a good example for other Coursera courses because challenging mini-exams like this are incredibly valuable tools to validate our knowledge.