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“Kerry Guilliams is, in all honesty, one of the worst professors I've ever had”
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Kerry knows his stuff well. He takes quizes and tests straight from defs from the book. Need the book and read it well. If you read teh book and listen in class, easy A
This is a hard class and he doesn't help make it a whole lot more understandable. I wouldn't recommend him if you are new to programming. The midterm and final are incredibly difficult, although the quizzes are manageable as long as you READ THE BOOK!
Not a bad teacher, nice guy, can get boring, quizzes and tests are easy, homeworks can be tough---that's usually where I learned the material on my own
nice guy and knows material... however a lot of work for a 200 level class. read book and go to class.
Be prepared to do lots of work and lengthy assignments. However, he is a very interesting teacher and you learn a great deal of valuable things. If you read the book and stay on top of things not too bad, pretty rewarding.
Hard as hell if you don't have any prior knowledge about progrmming or building websites (using HTML). Nice guy but the material is hard to understand. Homeworks are hard and time consuming.
He related the material so that it seemed important. Didn't through in a lot of math and technical lingo. Worked well with students and was very asseisble for help
I took him in Intro to MIS and Java. If you are interested in the subject take him. He is pretty hard but really a smart guy and if you care to learn you will learn alot. I recommend him as an MIS major however he is difficult.
Smart Guy. Doesn't understand teaching. Assumes you have a lot of prior knowledge on programming. When you go into his office, he goes off on a lot of tangents. Not very clear.
I thought he was great, but I can see where most would be frustrated with him: he assumes a lot of prior knowledge, and tends to release you on HW assignments with little instruction. Having said that, he is a fair grader.... extremely fair. Always available to offer help if you're cool about it.
HW is impossible without help. Help is hard to get. Quizes are multiple choice-so guess well and then bs the rest. I learned a little, thats more than a lot of classes at SLU.
Cool guy,knows alot more than just MIS.Easy 2 talk 2,always willing 2 help but sometimes still dont get it.Hws aren't bad if you dont start night b4.They always build from the previous hw & he gives u solutions after each 1.Easy grader on short answer Qs.fast-paced,random questions 4 u in class
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. He was a horrible Stats teacher. Terribly boring and tests were 15 pages longer than you could ever finish. He was impossible, but curved tests so that most people wouldn't fail. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE FOR STATS!
Nice guy, but hard teacher. Very hard class for an intro level. We do a lot of programming, which a lot of MIS professionals DO NOT use; they simply use data which is generated by the programming professionals. Overall, the tests are hard and I would not take his class.
This class was only interesting if you like MIS. We had about 4 tests that all come from his notes and the book and 6 homeworks, which were really hard. You have to go to the teacher to get help for all of them because they make no sense. He is known as the hard MIS teacher, so I take someone else
He is the hardest MIS teacher and knows it. The tests aren't too bad as long as you study, though there is always a question that is impossible to get. The homeworks are what will give you the most headaches, cuz they are so unclear and stuff that you NEVER cover in class.
Kerry is a great teacher for MIS majors. He knows what he is doing and will help if you go to his office. He seems too challenging for the general 200 class though. I had him for 310 and felt like I learned a lot. It just depends on what your focus is.
All I have to say is this guy is piece of work. He treats freshman in college like they are 45 year old business people. WTF I have never flunked a class in my life and he flunked me. All I can say is this class was ****ing hard and guilliams needs to learn how to teach a ****ING FREsHMAN CLASS.
The worst, most boring teacher I have ever had! DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!
Horrible professor, makes every test and assignment much harder then needed and is extremely boring during lecture where he just covers about 80 slides per chapter, if at all possible i would avoid him and I've taken 3 of his classes so far all the same.
A very smart guy, but he has no idea how to teach. He assumes you always know what he is talking about so he doesn't explain his thoughts clearly. If you think you are lost in class, don't bother going in to see him - it will just make things worse. Your best hope would be to find someone who has taken the class.
great teacher. knows the material well and likes what he does. good sense of humor and will help you whenever you need it. pretty tough class but memorize the slides well and you'll do good on tests.
Never in my life have I witnessed more vague directions in my life than the ones from this man. Avoid Mr. Guilliams if you value your sanity.
If you are not an MIS major, i dont suggest you take this class. Assignments are so vague, they are impossible to do without going in to his office or finding out on the internet forum. If you want to pass his tests, know his slides backwards and forwards. Very smart man, but not an easy teacher by any means!!!
The class is a lot of work and the exams are hard but it is not that hard to get a good grade. He is pretty leniant with grades.
Mr. Guilliams is not very clear when it comes to explaining how to do some of his homework. The class is very intriguing though. He helps you understand how important MIS is to modern business and commerce, which I appreciate.
Don't bother with class. Do the quizzes on the internet, and do the assignments. These will get you a good grade in the class. When it comes to his Midterm and Final the best thing to do is study, study, study. It was mere impossible, but he will curve it rather well.
His Midterms and Finals are VERYYYYYY hard and so detailed. Don't take his class if you are not going to be a MIS major!!!!! but if you are get on his good side and he could give you great insight in the field and could even help place you in a job position
Sorry to say but if you're an MIS major you cannot escape this man. Unfortunately you'll have him for half of your major. This guy gives out the most ridiculous assignments that take an entire weekend or more to do. Don't try to email him because you'll never get a response and he has never had a sufficient amount of office hrs.
His lectures are interesting and the online quizzes are easy points. There are 4 assignments that are crazy hard; expect to spend at least a week working on each. The group project was 18-20 pages! The midterm and final are both short answer, with around 50 ?s. They cover minute facts that he may or may not have discussed in class. DONT TAKE!
DONT TAKE! Exams are very difficult as are the 4 assignments. Doesn't explain things very well at all. For my final grade, he wouldn't round from an 86.86% so I got a B. Try to avoid.
He is not as bad as everyone has said. He is a nice guy and KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT!! Makes it easy for us to understand. If you go to class, you'll do just find. Finals are short answer but not TOO bad. Assignments are not that hard at all. He is willing to help. I have an A in the class currently. I'd recommend him to anyone.
Ridiculously hard if you aren't a DS/MIS major. Must be an excel master in order to do HW. May be able to do well if it's your only class and can dedicate hours to his HW...
He is a nice guy. but this man should not be teaching. He's very disorganized during class. It is clear that he doesn't prepare at all prior to class. The homework he gives out is extremely difficult; although, the quizzes are easy points. If you are thinking about getting an MIS degree, this man will discourage you from pursuing it further.
Very good professor. Excel master is a little harsh but guess what he actually makes you learn how to use a pratical business software. Had minimum excel knowledge coming in and he helps you learn if you actually go talk to him during hours. Got an A on everything and did not have to take the final. Dont start on hw night before it is due!!!!!!
Very Hard if not MIS major. He teaches it like a MIS class. Must know Excel. Doesn't go over hw or tell you what's wrong. Lots of home work. MT and Final. If study PP and ex problem in book will do fine. Expects a lot of you. Not a good class if you have a heavy work load. I do not recommend.
BRUTAL!!! stay away. he goes over notes during class, but he says the notes really arent the basis of his tests and that his lectures are. but the thing is, his lectures are stories that ramble on. he knows his stuff but you have to force it out of him. dont take unless you know what you are doing
Oh my god, this guy sucks so bad, and doesn't give fair grades, grades are hard to get for exams, I hope could read our comment to know how terrible, exam review doesn't even help, but confuse you, teaching is lazy, boring, and hard. Projects and everything else suck, horrible!!
Reliability, Reliability, Reliability
Really Tough...
He is SO hard! He is the hardest teacher for ITM 200. He gives ridiculous assignments and all other teachers don't. he is way to hard for this intro level class. DO NOT TAKE HIM, it is so hard. You HAVE to have a background in this stuff do even do well in his class.
I'm an IT major, so I've had him for quite a few classes. He's a nice guy, and one of the few teachers I genuinely like. He's not easy though, and he's by no means a gifted teacher. Be prepared to spend 4-8 hours on any project he assigns you (usually 4-5 a semester). If you can find old tests do so; he reuses 80% of his questions.
He is a really bad teacher. He doesn't give clear instructions on how to do the assignments. Overall, he's a bad teacher. I don't recommend anyone take him.
He's a genuinely nice guy willing to help you,but he's vague about assignments and is disorganized with the schedule despite all the feedback given to him in the many classes I've had with him.Assignments are cut out, things aren't posted and stuff isn't graded til the last second(except tests), and though he knows his stuff,hes not a great teacher
Very tough, need to have a background in the subject to succeed in this class, and also a perfect memory. :)
DO NOT TAKE HIM!! hardest class i've ever taken. if you do not know anything about itm you will fail. his assignments are impossible unless you have a very good understand of programs. the only way to get a good grade on them is if you know someone that is good at it. most of the programs also dont work on macs. he is also VERY VERY VERY LAZY!
Had him for 310 and 345, and soon 370. Awsome professor, very helpful but you must show you tried. Very knowledgable and keeps subject interesting and up to date. Take him for as many classes as you can if you truly want to learn itm
Hes a nice guy, if you ask him for help he's more than willing. Kinda rough for ITM200. Since its a required course, non-ITM majors might struggle. Overall, smart guy, nice, will help if he sees that you're also putting the time in.
He is very knowledgeable on IT stuff. Willing to help if you put the efforts in going to his office hours. He teaching more than just IT, he talked a lot about stuff that applies to the real world once you graduated. I have a C+ for the midterm, but I got full points on all other assignments. So I still end up with an A. The class is not that bad.
pretty easy teacher, laid back. few grades so do well on all
kerry is an awesome teacher. he knows a lot about what he is teaching and wants you to learn it. if you don't understand anything he is more than willing to meet with you and explain things and takes plenty of time in class to explain if anyone has a question. definitely my favorite teacher here by far.
If you are not an ITM major and don't enjoy teaching yourself, don't take the class. His philosophy is, "here is a website where you can look up how to do the assignment, I'm not going to show you an example because that would be doing your homework for you". It's like learning math from a book only!
He is a nice guy but not a good teacher. Although he is very knowledgable with ITM, his class is extremely unorganized. He lectures on random points that literally have nothing to do with ITM. His tests are fairly easy but his homework assignments are very time consuming.
If you only like to be on your computer for things like Facebook and youtube, dont take this class. This is basically an online class that you have to teach yourself. His office hours suck for when you even try to get help. Horrible with email. Overall, this class creates a lot of unnecessary stress for people who dont want this as a major.
ITM major should take his class. no text book and no organization. poor of passion
hard class!!!many homework!!!if you donnot want do homework..donnot take it!!
his class was fall out of bed easy. all the people complaining are the ones who are on facebook and youtube then expect to get an A. if you go to class and give him a morsel of your attention, its kind of hard not to get an A in the class.
amazing teacher. super easy class, easy grader, TAKE HIM!!!
This teacher knows his stuff about ITM... and that is about it. His teaching is extremely unorganized and his Power Points do not match the ones he offers to the students online. If you do not like ITM, do not take this class because you will have to teach yourself the whole time! AVOID!
He is too smart and thinks that everyone knows what he's talking about. I, along with everyone else, had no friggin idea what was going on. Was so lost the entire time. Only managed to get by with the help of my friend and by doing well on the online quizzes. I do not deserve a B but somehow got it. Not a fun time in my life.
Amazing teacher, stories are great, if you pay attention and review the items he tells you to review you will do wonderfully on his exams. He has a policy that allows you to skip the final exam if you have a 93% of higher on every graded assignment and the midterm. I've taken kerry for 4 courses, I have yet to take a final exam
I don't know what he was talking about in the in the class.
EXTREMELY UNORGANIZED!!!
The java portion of the class was challenging, but not impossible if you paid attention and took notes in class. The last few weeks of the course evened out the difficulty quite considerably, when he assigned several easy things worth a large chunk of our grade. Nice guy, funny stories. Not the best, but not the worst. He will give help if you ask.
He doesn't teach ITM but his ideas about current world business. waste my time.
His assignments definitely waste your time. And if you miss some of them, you could fail in his class. He doesn't really teach in his class. Worst teacher ever!
EASYyyyy...TAKE HIM IF YOU DONT CARE ABOUT ITM
It's disappointing to see neg comments for Mr. Guilliams. I took his intersession grad course. Great teacher; kept lectures/discussions interesting. They involved "real life/current IT developments" which were helpful & kept me interested during the 3-hr evening course. Uses fun metaphors to explain things. Easy grader.. I definitely recommend him!
Bad teacher, avoid his class.
He is nice, but not a good teacher- he is not organized. The assignments he assigns are pointless and you need to do ALL of them (incl. small ones). Basically the class was Boring&Pointless and I didn't learn ANYTHING- I only wasted my time.
Easy. Just go to class and listen to when he outlines the exams.
Great teacher. Easy grader, awesome stories.
awesome class...not enough can be said about how much Kerry cares about his students. he teaches REAL life material...not regurgitating crap out of a book. HIGHLY recommend if you want to LEARN and USE the tools he gives you for the work place!
Talks about real life issues and gives real advice for the future workplace...keeps it current. go to his office hours and he will open your mind.
He made a very difficult subject very easy. TAKE HIM. So much fun.
Kerry was not only a teacher but a mentor and took the time with his students. If you had a question he would answer it. YOu do not know how much he has taught you until it is you against the world.
Took his class last semester, have no idea why he is till teaching.
Don't take this professor's class. That will ruin your entire college GPA. He is a killer!
The class itself is hard at first, but if you take the time to talk to him personally and go to office hours he is VERY helpful. I was struggling at first but once I started going to him the Java made a lot more sense. Java is hard enough to understand as a beginner so the one-on-one's really helped a lot. Gives easy assignments to boost your grade
Extremely unorganized lecture, avoid his class. He doesn't know how to teach.
seems disorganized, like he makes up what we are doing just as we go along. i was never sure what the end goal was, sometimes not even when we got there.
Very unorganized and he goes very fast through lectures/hands on activities so it is hard to follow along. Might be easier if you already know about IT. Went to office hours, still no help. He doesn't even seem like he knows what's going on and doesn't know how to teach. Avoid taking him unless you already know about ITM and are good w/ computers.
many tangents during lectures. TONS of busy work every week! tests are very hard and uploading assignments have to be perfect or you don't get much of any points. if don't have anything to do with your life besides study then take this class because you will have to spend a lot of time on assignments and quizzes.
Too many assignments and quiz. hard on exams and homework.
Very disorganized class with no syllabus, and most of the assignments and in class work is pointless. No textbook or online notes, so you have to basically remember everything on your own. Haven't learned anything usefully, but he does care about his students and is a nice guy
Kerry Guilliams is possibly the sharpest, most talented professor at SLU. The man teaches you what you need to know, so long as you wish to compete in the economy of the present day.
Doesn't care about his students and could care less about his job. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
This class was the lab part for Biz100 and we're supposed to learn how to use Microsoft Excel. The book teaches you the different skills. The problem was that both the book and the class uses the 2010 version. If you use any other version, the book is useless and the lab will be harder. The guy doesn't reply to emails, not even the instructors'.
He is awful and unhelpful. It sucks that this is a required course, nonetheless try to avoid him
This Class is not hard if you do all the required readings who cares if you fail the quizes if you try and do the homeworks they bail you out
Most people think he is awful and unhelpful,but I think even if his class content is difficult, he is nice and friendly.There are three JAVA hws and two SAP hws, kinda hard to get full points,moreover there are two exams, each one has written and practical parts.Anyway, I assume that he is a great teacher who always teach hard class.
He is a nice guy and wants to see his students learn. However, he rambles on and on about pointless stuff a lot. I didn't buy the book, it would've only been helpful for the online quizzes. However, I still got an A in the class and didn't put in too much effort.
Kerry is not meant to be a teacher. He sends long useless emails, but will most likely not respond to any email you send him. He is not a nice guy, although it may appear so in the first few lectures/conversations. I strongly discourage anyone from taking a class from Guilliams.
While he had some fun real-world stories to share, we spent the majority of the semester going over seemingly endless Powerpoint presentations. I found the exams to be quite difficult because the course was poorly organized that it was difficult to determine what to study. Great guy (especially one-on-one!), but just a decent professor.
He is a lot harder than the other ITM teacher, but you REALLY learn. If you are taking this class with zero interest, you probably wont like him. If you want to learn about ITM, he is your man. Tests are hard, but not impossible. I got an A and studied about 5 hours before each test.
If you don't have prior experience with code, you'll have a bad time. I had to learn from outside material ex: youtube. The book is too in-depth for beginners. It would've been a lot easier to learn if there were smaller assignments rather than 4. Beware, he also has favorites and if you're not one of them, GL. the pos. feedback are prob. favorites
Test are hard, doesn't teach
If you're taking ITM 201, chances are you aren't an ITM major and aren't there to actually learn anything. Guilliams knows that most of the students aren't really going to be interested, he doesn't go out of his way to give away A's. He has great connections, tons of experience in the field, and his higher level courses kick ass. Office hours help.
I came into his classroom with interests in the field and come out find everything about him and this class sucks. I don't understand what he is talking about and he is not organized for me. This class wastes my time and if I have chance I wish I never need to waste my time on it.
I have troubles follow his ideas. He will ask you questions instead of leading you to the answers. Tests are hard, so you'd better not to skip classes, and you will have to read textbook a lot. Good thing is assignments are easy, although there are plenty of them. He also assign forums to complete, but it won't hurt to pay attention to that.
Kerry Guilliams was the first teacher who I got to get an experience with at SLU. I had no interest in ITM, but he brings so much external knowledge and information to the class that it goes beyond the ITM. The actual material of the class can be a little boring, but he is probably the best teacher I have ever had the pleasure of learning from.
He was super arrogant and always pretended that he knew best. We spent three whole days listening to him tell us his opinion of the best way to succeed at SLU. Thats why we have advisors.
Honestly, if you do the homework, actually complete the forums and quizzes, there is no way you will get less than a B. Yes the tests are tough but if you read the book and study, it is fine. People complain about his personality but he knows his stuff. I think he has a hard time simplifying it for students. Don't be afraid to ask questions.
He is one of the worst teachers I have experienced in my four years here at SLU. He is so cocky and always talks down to us like we should worship him or something. I put this class off until my senior year because I was dreading it and I was right, it was awful. The course material itself was pretty basic, but just take it with a different prof.
While his powerpoints are over 100 slides per chapter, you will find his lectures poorly organized and difficult to understand. Nearly 40% of the class dropped, and I wish I would have as well. Good luck finishing the tests in 50 minutes, because that's all you get. Save your GPA and take the other OPM prof.
Kerry Guilliams is, in all honesty, one of the worst professors I've ever had. As a professor, he has one job: to teach. He literally doesn't teach. I wish I was kidding. His assignments are worth a TON and have minimal feedback. Tests are very long and fairly difficult, especially as he doesn't teach the material. Oh yeah.. and he doesn't teach.
Lots of homework, constantly. He's also really annoying.
Java is java and it's not going to be a walk in the park but towards the end of the semester, he was very helpful and understanding towards your grade. He is on your side and knows you have exams in other classes. He brings up recent tech news and available internships that companies share with him.
He was a great teacher but you also have to put in the effort. If your willing to put in the effort and come to office hours take him.
Quite literally the most unprofessional faculty member I have ever encountered at SLU. Compared to the rest of the business school faculty, Guilliams is honestly a joke. He is NEVER prepared for class, nor does he care if you learn a single thing from this course. The students in Ferris's Stats course had to retweet some tweets, take him.
I learned nothing of substance, he didnt teach much but quizzes & test are hard as though he gave adequate instruction. With the course being comprised of uncommon knowledge (writing code, etc) he should do a better job of outlining key concepts and develop the lessons better.
DO NOT TAKE HIM. He sits there and lectures the class aimlessly, attendance is not necessarily mandatory, but he will take off if he notices you missing a lot. You get nothing out of going to class however and get flooded with homework. Tests are not that bad just a lot of material to cover and his questions can have tricky wording.
People always talk him down. He's actually a pretty good Prof. Some people come in with little to no background on commonly known things in current technology and expect to do no work and pass. Work load is average and tests can be tough. If you put in the time you can get a good grade. He's knowledgeable in the field and gives lots of good advice.
His class is honestly very easy. I bombed the first test and still got an A for the class since he gives out so many assignments. All the assignments that he gives out are not too hard but they are just really annoying to do.
In all honesty, Professor Guilliams is not a bad professor. His weekly quizzes are open note and you get multiple attempts, and his lectures are somehwat interesting. Yes, the exams are difficult, but he tells you exactly what is going to be on it and as long as you study you will be fine. There are a few assignments as well, but they're manageable
Avoid this teacher at all cost. The material and concept of ITM are fairly simply but Guilliams makes it 10x more difficult. His lack of preparation is very evident. His "lectures" are basically him rambling about his successes and is very, very difficult to follow along.
He's a pretty bad teacher to be honest. He doesn't really teach and he is kind of condescending. But it's an easy A so that's nice.
Kerry really does want his students to do well. Show up to class, listen to what he has to say, and do the homework. Some work,but he also tells you EXACTLY what you need to know for a test the class before. He discusses relevant topics in the field and tries his best to keep it interesting. If you put some time in to do the work, it's an easy A.
Kerry is one of the best teachers I have had at SLU. He is very knowledgable and passionate about the subject he teaches. He is very understanding... this is not a had class at all. Also, attendance is not mandatory.
DISCLAIMER: Apparently Guilliams is a good professor for ITM. That being said, he is bad for OPM 2070. He's doesn't follow his syllabus, and is unaware of when the class is confused about a concept. He rarely goes through examples in class. He consistently rambles on about unrelated things for the first 20 minutes of class.
tough teacher tough class
I took Guilliams for ITM 2000, NOT OPM. Guilliams definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to his course and news relative to topics discussed in class. You don't have to ace his tests to get an A in the class as long as you do well on his homework assignments.
This is an easy A. There are 10 quizzes on blackboard and you can find every answer on Google. Forums take some time but he grades them on participation. Tests are easy because he tells you every thing that will be on it. You can skip most of the time, it is either extremely important or completely useless. Just make sure you go to the review day
Many good class discussions about real-life topics that have very little relation to exams. There are lots of small assignments that are graded on completion, and the weighting of the exams is low, so as long as you complete all of the assignments you can get a good grade. If you go to class, he pretty much tells you exactly whats on the exam.
I LOVE love Kerry Guilliams. I even name my Franchise coach in madden after him. Even though I'm no longer in his class i still have this recurring dream were we are stuck in a room and the only way out is if we sing the Little Einsteins song. Its kinda a weird dream but i usually just eat some pudding and go back to bed. overall good class.
I dont think his low score is an accurate reflection of his passion, teaching ability, or the difficulty of the class. Depending on the class you have with him, there is some homework. It almost always is actually useful for business careers. He is very passionate and caring about his students and genuinely wants to engage in dialogue.
Does not teach, but good guy! Completely outlines the two tests: midterm and final, so easy to get a good grade with preparation. Curves fairly. Weekly online homework heavily weighted. getting an A is easy if you can teach yourself test material and WORK IN GROUPS FOR ONLINE HOMEWORK.
I only got an A because I got 100% on all of the homework. It is doable, but his tests are very difficult. He is also not available much outside of class, I tried to meet with him once and he told me he was only available at 7am.
Professor Guilliams is definitely not the best professor. He does not explain things well at all. However, he is a nice enough guy, and if you put in the effort, you can do really well. Disclaimer: many people found this course and professor to be difficult, but I studied hard and found it rather easy (honestly, one of my easiest classes this sem)
Look here's the deal, Kerry is obsessed with himself and ITM. It's honestly not the worst class, and a lot of the stuff you learn is important but he's a very self righteous man. To be honest the ITM program at SLU is lacking and if you want to learn some stuff I would suggest him hes an ok teacher i just did not vibe very well with him as a person
Worst teacher at SLU when it comes to teaching. He spent three weeks at the beginning of the semester discussing topics that had nothing to do in Statistics. His exams were incredibly hard but homework was easy. I will never take him again.
Not very interesting lecturer. Before each test, he goes over what is going to be on it, so if you pay the least bit of attention during lectures and also study the topics he gives you in the textbook, you should be able to get good grades. He takes forever grading tests. If you get above a 93% on each assignment, you're exempt from the last test.
The skills learned in this course are extremely practical. Kerry understands that we are not ITM majors and compensates your grade with extra credit for attendance on occasion. He is always accessible in office hours if you have any questions. The course is just learning tricks in excel and access to be more productive.
Don't listen to the very very negative comments. He dosen't take attendance everyday, but only for days when a lot don't come, which those who do get a grade that everyone else looses. His class really does not have that much work outside class. The class is interesting and is worth going to. Overall the ratings here are too exaggerated.
Midterm is in Access and final is a Macro in Excel. MUST attend class or you'll be so lost. Ask for help on the homework and he'll tell you what to do. If you get over 93% on all assignments, you'll be exempt from the final exam. Homework every 2-3 weeks, and it's an application of what you do in class. If you participate he'll grade you better!
Kerry is a good teacher, but is one of the hardest graders that I have ever had in college.
Make sure you pay attention in class especially when hes going over the Access and SAP stuff! Hes not super helpful outside of class even when everyone is confused. There are way too many assignments. Easy, but can be time consuming.
One of the best teachers I've had without a doubt. There is a lot of homework but it's all pretty easy. Tests are easy as long as you pay attention during the test review sessions. I disagree with people saying he is a tough grader considering how much homework (again very easy points) impact your grade. Pay attention and you'll be fine.
Prof. Guilliams is probably the most self absorbed instructor I've had in college. The whole course will feel like him trying to prove how much he knows rather than actually teach. Not always, but far too often he will discuss topics you can tell he doesn't understand at all. He seems like a very nice guy with honest intentions, but I would avoid.
He is not great at teaching stats. He's got a lot of personal experience, and his lectures can be somewhat interesting to listen to. But it is so hard to figure out what you need to know. He just flips through like 50 slides from Pearson per class and never does an example or writes on the board. You're left to decipher the slides on your own
I really struggled in this class at first. Prof. Guilliams absolutely loves to talk, and will do so the entire class. He talks so incredibly fast and flips through textbook powerpoint with little to no explanation. Tests were extremely hard too! However, it improved with the transition to online. Lots of busy work, but brings up your grade a lot!!
The worst
He is the only professor I've ever had that doesn't give you a schedule in the beginning of the semester. You have no idea when exams are or anything. He'll tell you a week in advance. Took this during COVID and when we had online lectures, his mic was broken and you couldn't even hear what he was saying. Not hard to get an A, but not worth it.
HORRIBLE!!!!! The class was half online for this semester, and youd think that someone teaching IT would know a thing or two about technology. Nope! Every single zoom he would either forget to turn on his mic or his mic would be broken. Takes several days to respond to emails, even if its an exam day! Oh and he doesnt give you a schedule!
I think this man's ability to teach is best explained by the fact that he is an IT professor and can't figure out how to turn a mic on for Zoom lectures
His way of teaching is by doing the work as an example in front of the class instead of actually defining and teaching. This way works very well for me, but I know it does not for others. He responds to emails quickly, and always answers homework questions. If you are a generally good student, he will also be flexible with deadlines.
Not always responding to emails on time. Out of the 6 zooms I asked to meet him he only went 3 & I waited 10-30 minutes. To be honest sometimes I found the side stories more interesting than the content itself & he doesnt read all the slides. PS find a study buddy for the coding assignments because SLU didn't bother to get a tutor for the class.
One of the worst teachers I've ever had... seems to be even more bored with what he's teaching than his students are. Said to us last class "don't send me emails with questions, this is my time for teaching this class, if you send me emails I won't even read them." He gets angry and frustrated when you have questions, worst most uncaring teacher.
Very unprofessional, do not take him. Doesn't respond to emails and teaches the subject as if the student already knows everything.
He's very... tough. Not very flexible, or understanding of student needs.
Not sure why all the negative reviews. He really wants his students to be successful and if you use the study guide, it is one of the easiest As you will get.
Mr. Guilliams is by far the worst teacher I've ever had. - He goes on tangents and rarely teaches material that will be on tests - He does not give any leniency for work, and does not respond to emails asking for help - He does not explain homework, and blames you if you don't understand it If you have a choice, take any other teacher
I dont think Professor Guilliams is as bad as people say. Tests are hard but he tells you mostly whats on the tests and his reviews are helpful. I would voice record the reviews and listen to them later while I made a quizlet. There's an assignment you need the textbook. If you can just find a friend to send you the pages I would recommend that.
This class was very easy for me since I had previously taken other BTM courses. He wasn't hard on grading, at least for me, and he was always helpful during office hours to help with assignments. Overall better than I expected the class to be.
Professor Guilliams was a great instructor. He is lecture-heavy, and as long as you take good notes and do a bit of studying a couple of the days before the tests, you'll be fine! Make sure you pay attention to the reviews that he posts as well. He was always available to help answer my questions during his office hours. I enjoyed his course!
Tests are very difficult. Assignments are the way most people pass the class however if it weren't for our 6 person study group and 5 hours in the library for each one assignment we passing would've been iffy.
Kerry is a good guy but just lectures too much in class. Instead of giving the exact definition for exams, which are all closed note and free response, he tends to go off on tangents. This class focuses on memorization and you should study the material as you get. If you find some friends with textbooks you don't need one for class
He isn't a great teacher, he goes off on tangents a lot and the lectures are basically useless. The info on the tests are bits and pieces of the stuff he says really fast during his tangents. You have to memorize all of the info on the study guide for the exams which are all free responses, so i went to his office hrs to get all the info
If you are willing to work you will do well in his class. He gives study guides for each exam and he goes over them very clearly. It is a lot of memorization but if you are willing to put in the work you will do well. Homework wise, only one a week usually and each only takes a couple hours.
All the tests were short response questions which made the tests difficult, but he does review what is going to be on the test before the test day. Going to class is a must if you want to do well in class, 100% recommend going to his office hours he is very helpful.
GO TO CLASS. He goes over assignments in detail if you skip you'll be lost. Tests are extremely difficult because they are 20-25 short answer questions. You basically have to memorize every definition he says in class for the test because "the book isn't right." Spent days studying 55 possible short answer questions to get a B on the exam.
The memorization exams are the worst part honestly. Discussion boards are tedious, and there is one about every week. There are a total of about four assignments and six discussion boards during the semester, with assignments ranging from SAP to Microsoft Access. Attendance is taken randomly. Lectures are boring because he likes to go on tangents.
If you are taking him for Excel Lab you will never meet him. The class is taught entirely by TA's so don't even worry about his ratings. In general, for the class just do the practice stuff assigned and watch the videos and you should be fine.
Do not take if you plan on acutely learning. He never responds to his email, usually take 6-10 business days for a reply. He's very lecture heavy and if you don't quote his lecture on his tests you're wrong.
For the tests, GO TO QUIZLET. They'll save your life. All the tests are short answer. Pay attention when he's making a database in class on Access because you'll have to make your own. Not nice and mean.
I honestly have no idea what's going on in this class. I've talked to other students in the class and they are just as lost. The whole lecture is him just coding stuff and not actually explaining what any of it does. You sit there trying to copy exactly what he coded and you if you get behind with your code you will be behind the entire lecture.
Kerry has a bed rep mainly because people expect things handed to them but if you seriously put in effort and do the assignments then you will do good. The way to succeed on the tests is to record when he is going over the study guide, which btw is pretty much exactly the test. Go talk to him in office hours and even gives great career advice.
I see a lot of negative reviews on here but to be honest I had the complete opposite experience. He is passionate about what he teaches and wants everyone to do good. Was the class difficult? Yes. Impossible? No.
I was a bit hesitant taking professor Guilliams class in the beginning when I saw the reviews he had, but from my experience he was an amazing professor. Day one he told us he would grade us on what he spoke about in his lectures , but not to many people took him seriously on that. Do the assignments and you will do good. Amazing professor.
Guilliams was horrible, and this class was a nightmare. Lectures were unorganized, and it was unclear what we were being taught. The assigned textbook did not correlate with practically anything taught in class. He also has a reputation for ignoring emails, something my experienced confirmed. Take any other professor, doesn't even matter who.
Difficult Course. The homework tends to be very confusing and time consuming. One plus was that he is helpful during office hours but taking this class without previous STATS experience. The midterm and final have focus on R-programming and Excel. The course is very fast paced in class and your work needs to be organized exactly how he desires.
Avoid at all costs. You will not pass if you do not understand Excel. Barely any statistics is done on paper using non-excel formulas. Lectures are fast-paced, and you turn in your in-class work randomly. The first exam was on a severe curve; if not, then the average would have been 50%. Do yourself a favor and take a different professor.
He gives a very clear overview of how you will be graded and what needs to be done to be successful in his courses. Many say he is a harsh grader but if you follow the directions you will be fine. He can get a bit ahead of himself and tends to lose many people will giving his lectures. Use his office hours and you will be fine.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER! Warning: Avoid at all costs! He is a very tough grader. The homework was very unclear and confusing, it was also very time-consuming. I tried to ask others around me if they understood, but everyone was also lost. If you have to take this course, you should take it with a different professor.
JUST DONT
Difficult material but not much work load. He wasn't very informing for things that should have been discussed more. Class average is probably a B. Also, we had multiple programming assignments that we would rarely discuss how to do prior to them being assigned. He is smart and has an engaging voice but not my type of teacher.
His lectures are good, but he is very strict, and i didn't understand the homework he used to give us and exams are hard
Professor Guilliams runs a tough class, but if you put in the effort and use helpful resources like unstuck ai, you can succeed. Attend lectures, master the study guides, and you'll do well.
Kerry lecture was EXTREMELY FAST PACED!!!!!! if you don't keep up you will fall behind the entire lecture; however, keep all your in-class assignments on hand since you'll be able to use them of the midterm and final. All the exams are on excel and use a mix r studio. JUST DON'T!
Passionate about statistics, material can be hard to understand. Only two tests in the class that you really have to study for as they will make or break your grade. Overall complicated and sometimes confusing lectures, but he would do everything in his power to try and make you understand if you were too lost.
Hard if you get behind but very easy to cheat and there is only 2 tests.
The class is pretty easy if you just do the work. Idk why he has such bad reviews. Some of the homeworks were difficult to understand but were still doable. He even gave a lot of opportunities for extra credit and exams were not too difficult as long as you pay attention in class and go through ppts and text.
This is for the Microsoft Excel Lab class. This was a ridiculous class. The only reason I passed the certiport exam was because of youtube. Why are we even allowing a third party, certiport, to determine our grade in the class? Gmetrix was awful! If you want to pass this class you have to watch youtube videos about the exam.
Never in my life have I learned less in a class. I can confidently say that I know the same amount of stuff about business stats that I did before I started this class (nothing). This professor was very uptight/strict and by the book. Lectures were way too fast and boring to learn anything. only reason for A was studying the practice tests
He says to take notes from lecture but it's not really necessary and honestly I think it's more confusing to try and take notes. I didn't take any notes and just paid attention in class and did completely fine because it's pretty straightforward. If you're late to lecture by even 5 mins he will take off 20% so just make sure you get there on time.
Material wise this class is confusing,and Guilliams goes so fast in his lectures that getting lost will 100% happen. DO NOT SKIP, whatever you do don't skip class, there are in class assignments that make up a huge part of your grade and are super useful for the exams. Only two for the whole semester and theyre open book open note but still hard.
Pretty easy if you put in a little effort. only midterm and final and assignments are pretty easy to follow if you do in class work.
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