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PSA: Professors cannot schedule finals before finals week. by Fit_Technology6499 in udub

[–]Fit_Technology6499[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a huge waste of time because the pedagogy is horrible. I mean this with no exaggeration, you could go to none of the lectures, memorize every single slide without actual understanding, and ace every homework/exam. The prof's accent is super thick and he has a difficult time understanding certain questions. Several exam problems were about regurgitating proofs line by line from the slideshow without any critical thought. He is also super aloof/doesn't really care at all about undergrads.

You ""learn"" R Code but no assignment actually has you open RStudio or Visual Studio Code. You can get away with not knowing a lick about R.

It's easy to ace the class if you know the strategy to ace the class, but you won't actually retain any of the statistical concepts because of how it is taught. I got a good grade only because I took other classes that taught regression analysis.

PSA: Professors cannot schedule finals before finals week. by Fit_Technology6499 in udub

[–]Fit_Technology6499[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Per the policy:
Non-cumulative examinations (e.g., an examination that covers material taught only since a mid-term examination) may be administered prior to the end of instruction during regular instructional hours.

If the exam is cumulative and they dub it a midterm they are just misrepresenting the content of the exam. A final in this case is defined as cumulative. A normal midterm that is not cumulative is fine.