Here test format is definitely strange for a coding class but they're not really that difficult. The midterm was harder than the final which was definitely helpful since it was worth 60% of the final grade. I would recommend taking her if you want to are willing to explore the commands on your own time as well.

I agree she's sweet and caring and all that, but that doesn't make her a good professor. I mean, teaching a programming class using slides printed on paper? She puts very trivial details on exams, which has nothing to do with your understanding of the course materials. Don't take this class with her, try to take it in summer, some Phd may teach.

Prof. Holmes is such a caring and sweet woman. I took 10 as a non-major looking to learn coding and I did. Make sure you go to class as she does not post the lecture slides. Section/lab is mandatory. My only complaint is that you have to finish the lab during section time and the TA barely has time to check everyone's.

She uses really outdated teaching methods. The structure of the class is very inefficient for the material (should be taught more like cs8) She asks tricky questions on exams that make it inefficient at determining knowledge of the material. oddly specific syntax questions about random commands instead of testing overall knowledge of coding or r

Attendance isn't mandatory but lecture is the only resource available. There are no slides posted, study guide, or textbook. Going to lecture, paying attention, and (most importantly) taking good notes, is imperative to passing. Highly recommend you use R markdown to take notes and run code in class.

For me is a great professor who talks softly and gives tests easier. She wont give past quizzes and tests, but if you go to every lecture and take notes carefully it will be a easy class. Oh, also no lectures posted.

Good luck.. She is the only one that teaches this class. She has an amazing accent and if there if you need help but a 65% final will completely mess your grade up. The material is hard to grasp if you do not have prior coding experience. Definitely a good course to take before Python. She curves the class I think.

Hard quizzes, no rubric for midterms and finals.

I'm not really used to her teaching style. She doesn't upload notes online, so go to class. final is worth 60%. do the homework and practice labs you should be fine

The ratings here a bit unfair. She is an amazing professor, very knowledgable and knows how to lecture. Would definetly recommend !

I really liked this class with Holmes. Teaching style is a little weird for a programming class but material is not difficult. Mandatory quizzes in section. She doesn't take attendance in lecture but there's no textbook so you have to be there to get the material. Tests are very similar to practice problems she posts.

Horrible professor ! Ucsb should offer other option for pstat 10. I didn't like her teaching style. Also final is 60% and It can lower your grade from A to C. Oh btw, her final is free response on paper... yea you write your code on a paper.

Caveat 2005 or so. The text should be base certification book. Quizzes should be based on those in the book. It should be a cert prep course plus possibly some basic SAS/STAT. *Advice: google, SAS support *I have been a SAS Analyst 10 yrs, not fair to test someone on hand written code & ding them because it won't run. T&E & syntax errors hpn

Weekly quizzes in section, attendance in lab and section is mandatory. She uses a projector but doesn't post lecture notes. 2 MC midterms and a free response final. Optional homework, helpful if completed. Reviewing lecture notes will help. Averages on midterms: 80/100 and Final: 52/100.

Honestly she's a very solid professor. She goes fast during lecture and doesn't post the notes online, but that's my only complaint. Fairly easy to do well in the class with this professor, provided you study and do all the work. The course material itself is not very difficult. Very nice and helpful during office hours. Exams are straightforward.

PSTAT 5LS was frustrating because there was no CLAS, the TA's were difficult and more often than not the homework solutions were wrong, and there's no iClicker for lecture and its not awfully exciting. There's no practice midterms or final but she tells you exactly whats on it. Homework isn't mandatory but know how to do them.

She's a nice lady but uses outdated teaching techniques. The material is not difficult, but she made the midterm and final unnecessarily tricky. Most of the TAs aren't very knowledgeable and just skim the material. Luckily the workload is light. It's not hard to get at least a B.

she never posts the lectures and goes so fast you have to got to every one. the material wouldn't be the bad if she did. got about a 10% curve.. ta was the worst least knowledgable person I've ever experienced

NOTES/REVIEWS ARE NOT POSTED. WORST PROF EVER TAKEN. AND TA DIDNT KNO WHAT WAS GOING ON

The only way to get good grade for this class is to go to every single lecture at 8am. She do not put any slides and review stuff on gauchospace.

Her notes can be hard to keep up with, especially considering how many database manipulation examples are given. Does not post these notes on gauchospace and is often very frustrated with students for taking pictures. The midterm is also full of trick questions, even if it seems pretty basic and standard. TAs don't even know whats going on.

The only way you can get material about the course is to record her slides during lecture. Get ready to write and type during class. Old style teaching.

I think this class would be easy if you really tried - I took it with two other tough classes so slacked off a bit and managed a b. worst thing by far about the class is that she goes through A TON of "slides" during lecture, too fast for you to write anything down and DOESN'T POST THEM ON GAUCHOSPACE??? everyone literally took pictures all lecture

Sweet old British lady that knows her stuff, fair and not too workload heavy. I just really wish she would upload her powerpoints because this is an introduction to a coding language and doing prints only on a projector is really hard to write down everything she's saying and the data structures for R as she goes by pretty fast