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Fardina Alam DATA200 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/26/2024	DATA200 is a joke of a class, don't really need to worry about it. The most you need to do is go through the slides (they're posted and you don't really need to too besides in-class activities and 1 debate), there are a lot but 50% you can skip, and take some notes to understand the concepts that aren't completely self-explanatory (there aren't many of those). The 2 mid-terms are easy and so is the final. Realistically you come out of this class with a B at least if you never attended a class with all the projects and free homeworks. She's a nice professor who cares, but also recognizes it's not too serious of a class, answers questions and is accommodating.
Fardina Alam DATA200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2024	Super easy and manageable class. Fardina is a kind person and wants the best for her students, but lectures can be extremely boring sometimes. Most people end up skipping class if there isn't an in-class activity, and I honestly don't blame them. Exams are pretty easy but can be lengthy. Expect to conduct a semester-long survey data science group project, so make sure to not partner with any lazy bums b/c that can easily tank your grade. I understand the importance of this class if you are doing something like a data science major/minor, but in my personal opinion, I wouldn't recommend taking this course if you actually want to learn something interesting (besides an easy A). She is a great person though.
Fardina Alam DATA200 Anonymous 04/24/2024	DATA200 is an interesting class, in concept, but this class isn't really managed well. Random in-class debate that wasn't listed anywhere on the syllabus (which is managed horribly), attendance is somewhat required... not a problem, if lectures were interesting. Professor will just read off the slides, occasionally text just at random in the middle of a presentation (stopping the lecture), in addition to being many minutes late setting things up. Often TAs would have to take over class without warning. Assignments, HWs and Exams are all arbitrary. Criteria doesn't feel terribly clear, exams feel more based on trying to memorize arbitrary definitions and link them up to not-well-defined concepts than actual ethical practices, when you aren't doing things a 13 year old could do.

Fardina Alam
DATA200

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/26/2024

DATA200 is a joke of a class, don't really need to worry about it. The most you need to do is go through the slides (they're posted and you don't really need to too besides in-class activities and 1 debate), there are a lot but 50% you can skip, and take some notes to understand the concepts that aren't completely self-explanatory (there aren't many of those). The 2 mid-terms are easy and so is the final. Realistically you come out of this class with a B at least if you never attended a class with all the projects and free homeworks. She's a nice professor who cares, but also recognizes it's not too serious of a class, answers questions and is accommodating.

Fardina Alam
DATA200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2024

Super easy and manageable class. Fardina is a kind person and wants the best for her students, but lectures can be extremely boring sometimes. Most people end up skipping class if there isn't an in-class activity, and I honestly don't blame them. Exams are pretty easy but can be lengthy. Expect to conduct a semester-long survey data science group project, so make sure to not partner with any lazy bums b/c that can easily tank your grade. I understand the importance of this class if you are doing something like a data science major/minor, but in my personal opinion, I wouldn't recommend taking this course if you actually want to learn something interesting (besides an easy A). She is a great person though.

Fardina Alam
DATA200

Anonymous
04/24/2024

DATA200 is an interesting class, in concept, but this class isn't really managed well. Random in-class debate that wasn't listed anywhere on the syllabus (which is managed horribly), attendance is somewhat required... not a problem, if lectures were interesting. Professor will just read off the slides, occasionally text just at random in the middle of a presentation (stopping the lecture), in addition to being many minutes late setting things up. Often TAs would have to take over class without warning. Assignments, HWs and Exams are all arbitrary. Criteria doesn't feel terribly clear, exams feel more based on trying to memorize arbitrary definitions and link them up to not-well-defined concepts than actual ethical practices, when you aren't doing things a 13 year old could do.

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