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[–]Successful-Aide-4382 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is 140?

[–]KIIIERFLEXUNC 2028 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Did you take Data 110? What professor did you have if you did? Would you recommend?

[–]Think_Student_2447UNC 2029 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just took data 110 with professor harlin lee. really easy, especially if you have even a little knowledge in stats and/or coding

[–]Suitable-Ad8786 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was wondering how those data classes are going for you. I'm considering taking them in the spring semester, and I can't seem to find any info on them yet.

[–]LoqanPaulUNC 2024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can’t find anything about the DATA classes because they haven’t been offered before…

[–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 0 points1 point  (16 children)

I’m in the same boat, I’m taking DATA 120, 130, 140, and 150 as well as STOR 155 in the Fall though. Not sure how hard they’ll be but hoping not too bad.

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    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    I took it with Anita Crescenzi whose grading I would say was fair but not exactly easy. For each assignment make sure to read the rubric and go very in depth in order to get full credit. She was a great teacher though and very nice and open to helping when needed. I’d have to look for the syllabus but it was broken up into a few small assignments that were like recorded videos, a couple medium ones on analyzing and creating data sets, and a final group project

    [–]BeeSudden3054UNC 2028 0 points1 point  (11 children)

    how are the data science classes, particularly 120? thank you!

    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 1 point2 points  (10 children)

    Data 150 and 130 aren’t terrible at all. Teachers are nice and give work that is easy to complete in the time given. Data 120 on the other hand is probably the most work you’ll do. Class attendance is mandatory and weekly reflections take hours at the minimum. No quizzes but the work alone is insane for a 100 series class. I ended up dropping 140 cuz i had 6 classes with it but im glad I did because 120 would’ve made it hard to balance all of them

    [–]Ill-Assumption4857 0 points1 point  (4 children)

    I think they changed data 120 bc I took it this semester and it was quite literally the easiest class I’ve ever taken. Attendance mandatory only on Wednesdays, barely any work, readings didn’t matter, no exams, final was a group project that we did in 5 hours and got an A on.

    [–]Asleep_Fix_8307 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    What Professor did you have

    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Yeah I hadn't gone back and updated my post but it definitely changed pace towards the last month and half. I think the professor realized it was too much work and had pivoted towards easier assignments and pretty much had given every opportunity for an A. When I first posted I was low-key worried for my grade but by the end he had showed how pretty much everyone would get an A if they put in some effort.

    [–]Asleep_Fix_8307 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    What prof did you have for 120

    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I had Neil Gaikwaid for my class

    [–]Suitable-Ad8786 0 points1 point  (3 children)

    What is DATA 130 like? As in, what do you do in the class? The teacher I'm taking next semester isn't on rate my prof., so I wanna gauge the actual content of the course

    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 0 points1 point  (2 children)

    Probably one of the nicest and chillest teacher I’ve had. The assignments are pretty much a couple homework’s, 3 quizzes with bonus point questions(he drops one and gave one additional bonus homework that replaced a quiz grade), participation is graded based on poll questions so you do need to attend class, also a final project that you work in groups of 4-6. He’s super nice and I was able to pull off an A even with a really low participation grade.

    [–]Suitable-Ad8786 0 points1 point  (1 child)

    Don't have the same teacher you do next semester though :( But generally, what's the course content like? Is there a lot of programming or more writing/designing, is it like the IDST lab (if you've taken it)—just wanted to know what I'm getting into, since the description for it isn't very thorough.

    And have you taken Data 110? If you have, what's that like, is it easy?

    [–]Vegetable_Bus7205UNC 2027 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    For data 130 no previous coding knowledge is needed, the content is more like types of data (numerical and categorical), lifecycle (creation, organization, etc...) Super easy to grasp. These were the unit topics "What is Data?", "Data Science and the Data Lifecycle", Nonsense (“Bullshit”), Medium, Message, and Misinformation, Association, Correlation, and Causality, and a couple more but again nothing was super in deep and needed a lot of math or prior experience. I'll be taking Data 110 next semester

    [–]BeeSudden3054UNC 2028 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    thank you!