SWENSON J S

Julie Swenson

104 reviews
Caring Accessible outside class Clear grading criteria Amazing lectures Test heavy Skip class? You won't pass. Gives good feedback Lecture heavy Respected Tough grader Online Savvy Lots of homework Graded by few things Get ready to read Participation matters Inspirational Tests are tough
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PSTAT 130
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SAS Base Programming
Julie Swenson 4.3
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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S A Month Ago

There is one online lecture, but it is actually three self-paced videos each week. Each video has questions, and you get credit by answering just one correctly. She really tries to make the class easier for everyone and grades generously. I like professors like this. I recommend TA Monte's section—very responsible and attentive.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S A Month Ago

Professor Swenson is such a clear teacher and she is super nice! The class has two lectures with one being online. She will post videos that you can watch at your own time. There are two midterms that are multiple choice and a final exam that is free response. If you do the homework and you pay attention in class the course should be pretty easy.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S A Month Ago

Lecture videos are clear and well-explained. I went to office hour for five times to listen to her explanation on homework. It was totally worth it. She has the ability to explain every concept clearly. Mid-terms are multiple choice. The lab questions are a bit confusing. The Final exam is harder but if you really study, you will get an easy A+.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S A Month Ago

she's super kind and i really enjoyed the class. tests are heavy but nothing that you haven't done in class already. very straight forward

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 2 Months Ago

she is awesome. i took stats in high school and hated it, but after this class i genuinely want to switch my major to stats & data science. love that lady

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 6 Months Ago

Took over summer and was very fair and did a curve. Make sure to watch all lecture videos and study the homework/lecture exercise code and you'll be fine.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 10 Months Ago

Yes the lectures are well organized, yes the professor is helpful, and yes the lectures are online so you can chill, but all of this doesn't help offsetting the absurdly difficult midterm & final as you HAVE to MEMORIZE EVERY SINGLE WORD on lecture. I am highly against such a pointless and discouraging way of assessing student's success.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 10 Months Ago

I absolutely despise how the class was structured, from the separation of coding days / conceptual days to the exams that prioritize memorization over understanding of material. Professor herself was decent and seemed knowledgeable on the topics.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 10 Months Ago

Class material is honestly super easy. The homework is exactly like the examples she does in class. The online lecture teaches you the material and the in person lecture just goes over problems and code. The exams are ridiculously hard basically expecting you to memorize every little thing in order for you to do well.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 10 Months Ago

Prof Swenson is a very thorough and detailed in her explanations of the course material, and if you show up to all the in-person lectures, the homework will be really easy. Tests are a bit harder, make sure you're finishing those lecture videos all the way through. Some MC questions are tricky. And be prepared to write the code onto paper.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 10 Months Ago

Your TA really determines how well you do in the class, and it feels like you teach yourself throughout the entire course with the way it is structured.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 1 Year, 1 Day Ago

SO sweet, can tell she genuinely cares about the success of her students. Go to her office hours! Even if you don't have a question, learning from other people's questions helped me do really well in this course.

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