This is the worst class I've ever taken at UNC. I know you have no other option but try to find someone who knows what they're doing and can help you through it. The group project at the end is really important so make sure you don't get a bad group.

This professor is not helpful and seems to show no respect for any of her students. I tried to get her help several times with a serious issue (and I know other students did too) and she did not care and did not help at all. She is rude and treated me with disrespect. The class material was fine but she alone made me hate the course.

This professor is not very nice or helpful. Every time I would attend office hours or ask a question she would act like it was a burden for me to be there. Overall she is just slightly rude.

Literally the most useless class I have ever taken. Not only that, but was very annoying rather than hard. She talks so slow in her videos and just yaps forever. I just let the video run on mute in the background while i do something else. Unfortunately you cannot avoid her.

I honestly thought that the videos were way longer than they needed to be most of the time. The exercises weren't bad, but the final group project felt unnecessary. Her voice did become annoying over time.

Not accommodating at all. Communication with her is impossible and the course is impossibly boring. She talks way too much, there's so many unnecessary details in her lecture.

Her videos did not help you with anything other than wasting your time. The assignments made no sense and she never answered emails.

genuinely the most pointless class I have ever taken. The videos did not help much and the class was based on work that was tedious and pointless. I cannot say anything of value was taken from this class besides a couple of excel tips. The grading is pretty strict. I am sure she is super nice but I would never recommend this class.

If UNC admin is reading this, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE for the love of God, find someone better to teach data literacy to first-years or get rid of this program. She never answers her emails, her videos make no sense, she has no emotions in her videos, and her videos are unnecessarily long, her version of software is different from the one downloaded.

the final project is gonna drive me insane... i reached out to my group members and no one responded. i also learned nothing about data science from this woman.

For me along with so many other people, this is the worst class you will take at UNC. The videos are longer than needed and she talks about things that are not necessary. Assignments are also sometimes unrelated to the videos we have to watch. Additionally, she does not have office hours and it is impossible to seek assistance if you are stuck.

The most pointless class you will ever take. About 45 minutes of videos per week and then an exercise that takes 15-30 minutes. Most people will never use this information so good luck.

The data literacy lab is by far the worst freshman requirement. The video lectures are far too long. The content is easy and some of the skills are valuable, but it is not worth the time you have to put into doing the activities. If you don't screenshot your entire browser (instead of just the activity), be prepared to get a 0 for the assignment.

mouth sounds were so bad help she would breathe into the mic so loud and it was so dull

the mouth sounds in the mic were bad. and by far the worst and most pointless class i have ever taken.

I made a post earlier in the semester talking about how rude she is and it looks like it got taken down. So I am back. Not only are her videos atrocious, but she is also an awful person to deal with and gives you a headache.

The videos are so long and monotone, and everything feels like busywork. It would be better if the videos were shorter and there were fewer of them. Maybe then I could actually pay attention and learn the material. Instead, I suffered every Tuesday night trying to make sense of things that probably could have been explained in a couple of minutes

i got an f because i took a screenshot of my assignment and not the entire screen

The professor is an extremely tough grader and difficult to work with. If you get one thing wrong you may get an F.

I wish I could rate her a 0. Why in the world choose to be a professor if you have an inability to empathize with your students (or even show any care for them at all)? She simply does not care about her students and thinks she is superior to all. She made me and so many classmates feel so belittled and disrespected. It is a real shame.

most boring class ever. there are like five 10-minute long lecture videos for one small 10 minute assignment and you can't skip any of them. I would pay good money to get out of this class.

the team that answering questions and grading concerns is the worst. they don't respond in time for you to resubmit the assignment for full credit and then blame it on you. they also won't answer your question unless you come to office hours even after multiple people have submitted the same concern.

This class is honestly the worst. Make sure you don't mess up on any assignments cuz if you do you most likely won't get an A

Honestly I reached out to her asking for help when I was really struggling with my depression and she did not care at all. Made me feel horrible and worsened the situation. She really made a hard time for me even worse by treating me like I was an annoyance. I hope she finds a way to treat others better in the future.

Actually the worst class ever. Don't go to office hours if you need help, the team will be rude to you. Honestly is just better to get help from classmates.

This course was degrading. I often had questions or tech problems and would go to office hours only to be ignored for hours on end, or spoken down to for being confused. There are specifications that emerged at one point in the middle of the semester saying that screenshots could not be cropped and after making this mistake just once, I got a B.

Videos are terribly boring and slightly useless. She gives you an F if you don't include your laptop's bookmark bar in the Excel screenshot. Pretty rude when you go to office hours to ask for help, and she ended up making my grade worse instead of trying to help me.

You are forced to take this online course, and unless you are insanely interested in the topic it is actually mind numbing. Never met Smith in person so can't judge too hard but listening to her monotonous voice while playing IT problem simulator every week was not fun or useful. If any UNC admin is reading this, online classes are a terrible idea

Probably the worst class UNC could ever make students take. Very time consuming, very boring and monotone voice. Just play the videos on mute in the background at the same time (you have to have watched all the videos- they track it) and only watch the required videos for the assignments. So freaking boring. A waste of time and computer space.

No idea why this course was mandatory and paired with a Triple-I. I understand the importance of data science, but it shouldn't be required for everyone. The videos she made were extremely long and boring, and they didn't help. I just wish she had gotten to the point quicker. Many assignments were overly tedious too.

terrible. that is all i have to say. terrible is all aspects. awful, rude, boring, harsh, selfish, should I even continue

The data literacy lab just sucks and making time to watch her stupid videos and do the assignments amidst all my other classes was annoying.

Even though this course was easy, I've never had a more rude or not caring teacher. I genuinely don't know why she decided to teach because she's extremely accusatory and honestly mean.

I just don't see the use of this class. It did not help me become "data literate" in any meaningful way.

this class made me sad inside

one of the worst classes you will take as a freshman. trust me, it gets better after you experience caitlin.

I don't know why the university does not cancel the course

Should have been a 0.6 on avg. honestly

So this is like a Guinness World Records course. The 1.6 says it all. TA is just as bad as the instructor. one single drop in session of 3 hours weekly to get all your concerned denied. Through the comments this is a class that bothered almost all students. But maybe they just don't care.

I have never hated someone more in my life

The class is mandatory for first year students yet is not applicable to most of the courses of study. This class feels like a large waste of time. Videos are due weekly and don't get to the point. This class is excessive for 1 credit hour.

This class was a complete and utter waste of time—an insult to anyone with even a shred of logical reasoning. The material was so painfully basic that I felt my brain actively deteriorating with each video. If you have any background in STEM, taking this class will make you question your life choices and lose faith in the education system.

I really don't f with her

this class was brainrot,

She does not care about her students at all. I don't know how she hasn't been fired yet. I wish she cared about her students and her students' wellbeing. I don't know why she would have EVER chosen the teaching profession because she is apathetic to students and does not care about their success.

TERRIBLE at explaining things, does not respond to emails quickly at all. UNC needs to get someone new to teach this class.

I did not enjoy this course.

Possibly one of the most useless classes and experiences I have ever had in my education. Not too bad, just extremely useless.

Incredibly boring class with terrible lectures and busywork assignments. It's mandatory to graduate, but it's a total waste of time. In theory, the skills the class teaches are useful, but the course isn't set up in a way where you actually learn anything meaningful. Avoid if possible.

For context, every triple I has a lab with her. its just unc pushing an academic department on students. this class is, seriously, useless. you don't gain anything, it's tedious, and grading is too tough for the work expected. this class screwed up my sleep schedule. its a canon event. BOOOOO TOMATO TOMATO

Awfulll asff istg

dont know how she wore the same clothes for 15 weeks. this class was also really useless i didnt learn anything and she was rude in office hours. she hates students.

not a knock on her but the class pushed by UNC is pure BS. A terrible attempt at trying ti get people to learn excel.

i hate the data lit lab with a fiery passion. did not help in any way shape or form.

This is required. I'm so sorry you have to take this TERRIBLE, WASTEFUL, ANNOYING, LAME course.

Just no. Avoid at ALL costs.