AZBlue

For anyone currently in ISDS 715: I'm looking for some advice. This is my last class in the program, and I've done pretty well so far. In ISDS 715, I'm really struggling with the tests. I think it's the class format. A couple-dozen PPT slides with no lecture, no discussion, no Zoom sessions, etc. It doesn't seem to matter how much time I spend trying to memorize the slides, I'm still missing too many questions. How is everyone else handling this class?

@GoldenSombrero The workload was moderate. She gave us reading questions that basically forced us to take notes on the reading material, and that was helpful. There was usually a weekly homework set or Excel worksheet to complete. Tests were fair but not easy.

Felice Williams was the professor with the bad reviews.

For Tasha, here's the strategy I used on the first 3 exams that worked well:

If it's T/F: If you think the answer is True, re-read the question several times to see if you can find any reason to say false. If you can find any reason at all, no matter how obscure, the answer will be false.

For the multiple choice: If you think the answer is "A" for example, go through the other answers to see if you can say exactly why the other answers are not correct. If you cannot clearly eliminate all of the other answers, flag it and come back. At the end I usually have 6-7 answers flagged. I probably spend 15 minutes trying to figure out which of the two possible answers he wants to see for those last questions. Up until last week, I've chosen well on those. :)

I'm one of the annoying people who had been getting A's on the previous tests, but I ended up with a C on this one. Khan must know there's a problem since he sent out an email saying he's "aware of the class performance". I agree that the available answers were much more ambiguous than previous weeks. I've seen reviews of his classes on other sites where they mention that he'll curve particularly bad exams. I'm hoping this is one of them.