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Difficulty40%
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“(Online) Very group project heavy”
ISDS705 - 4.0 rating“The project is worth half your grade so plan accordingly”
MBA744 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
29%
Textbook Required
0%
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Reviews (83)
Group project takes a lot of time however the directions and requirements are very clear. Gives good lecture slides and quizzes/exams are from the material.
Better hope you have a good group for the project, fortunately I did. Weekly quizzes arent bad, a lot of reading. Seemed to cut and paste her syllabus from another professor.
Group project is a significant time expense, particularly if members of your group are useless. The class itself is not difficult and Dr. Lind takes the time to answer any questions.
(Online) Very group project heavy. You are placed into a group of 9 to 10 people. You will have weekly discussion boards with these same team members, a solo exam and a group Milestone due for the project each week. IMPORTANT FOR PROJECT: Choose a business that someone in the group either works for or has easy access to upper levels of management.
As others have said, the class is group project heavy. At the end there is a peer review. I had an A all semester. I organized the group call, participated in every group meeting, wrote my assigned segments. At the end of the class the professor manually adjusted my grade to a B on what I assume was the peer review. No feed back, I do not recommend
Lind made a relatively simple topic of MIS into something that was overly difficult with lots of busy work. I am a working professional working on my MBA and have been working in highly automated manufacturing for over 20 years. I know about MIS systems and this should have been easy. Only thing I learned is how to jump through Hoops for my "A".
The course organization materials were my biggest issue. I had to manually edit and reformat the Syllabus, Group Project Guide and Project Scoring Guide just so I could actually determine what was needed. Her video lectures were just too painful to sit through. Luckily, the tests are almost entirely on the material from the textbook.
First of all, ISDS 705 with Lind is overall "frustrating", not super hard but it is mostly group work. Lind has multiple syllabus, manuals and directions that all contradict each other. She gives loose direction then the written directions in Moodle don't match. I asked for a rubric for the full course showing points and was told there is not one.
The class was not great. There is a group project that takes far too much of your time, and I can say I learned little to nothing from it. The textbook is really interesting, but it's nearly 5 years old (and when we're talking about information systems that's ancient). Multiple grading rubrics and syllabus' left most confused.
The course workload was very manageable (I work fulltime and took 6hrs this quarter) Quarter long group project is the only difficult portion. Clear due dates. Just PAY ATTENTION TO THE GRADING RUBRICS, its what the assistants grade by. I did not go over ANY of the lectures and supplemental materials and I have a 95 in the class. Very do-able.
Tests difficult as its hard to know exactly what to study. Teacher all over the place. The team project took over my life. Detailed discussion ? a must as well as answer (1) peer. The team peer review was not organized. She even graded you on her opinion of your professionalism. If you ask her dumb questions (teachers words), points deducted.
Dr. Lind is a sweet lady. She is extremely scattered-brained, however. Her class was actually extremely beneficial - The material is some of the most important stuff you can know in today's business environment. If you're used to 'A's, expect a 'B' in her class. There is simply too much material and too few questions on her quizzes.
This was my first online class and it was a doozy. There is a big group project which takes a lot of outside coordination. I recommend taking this course when you have extra time or definitely choose a company that a team member works for with easy accessibility. There is a ton of reading and the quizzes are tough. Be ready to work.
This class was not difficult, just in severe need of updates! Slides were outdated, lecture videos did not add value to the class, would have appreciated more current technological developments for forum discussion, attempts at complicated grammar riddled the quizzes with errors and conflicting details caused total confusion on submission days.
High volume of work with limited actual learning. In a given week you have due: 2 discussion posts, 4 responses, 2 assignments in R, 1 in Tableau, 1 in Excel. I wanted to learn these programs, but Google is your friend here because the professor focuses on fluffy material that is common knowledge such as when to use a pie chart vs a bar chart...
Excessive amount of work for this class - at least 6 assign/week. Not given adequate material to learn new concepts. Would give assign that had expectations to do concepts we didn't learn. I am not stronger at data viz after taking this class. Final project worth 1/3 of your grade. Prof focused on statistical prgming language and not data viz.
I loved the class. I learned so much about data visualization. This is the exact kind of class I wanted to take in my MBA program. Nevertheless, the class structure was confusing, poorly designed, and frustrating overall. The most frustrating aspect was requiring us to web scrape through R for the final project without teaching us how to do it.
I really enjoyed BADM 790. This course is my 10th and final course and it is by far the best course in the program. Currently, I manage Insights & Analytics for a major financial institution. The content of BADM 790 aids me in the presentation of complex data.
Class does have alot of assignments but if you do them all you can easily get a good grade. She did not have any tests or quizzes. She records zoom sessions every week. You should watch them before doing the assignments because she goes over what she expects from the homework. Final project is a lot to do but if you can do it, you'll get an A
She taught us a lot of very irrelevant items, such as old and outdated computer programs that are about as useful as an abacus. It would've been really nice if she discovered Microsoft Excel prior to creating the material for this class. She was not helpful at on the class question discussion board either. I would not recommend her at all.
This class is extremely difficult. You must know R, and Tableau for the course. The workload is quite heavy, 4-7 assignments due per week with a final that is worth 40% of your grade. Course materials are not helpful, and are full of errors which makes the R assignments very tough. Prof. responds to questions with short answers and you tube links.
This class was so poorly designed it would not be acceptable at a non-accredited community college. The instructions were confusing and conflicting, the organization was terrible, the material is outdated and in the end, I learned nothing about a topic I am most interested in. Classes like this make me worry LSUS will lose AACSB accreditation.
7 week course. Mary wasn't bad. Class requires about 5 or so assignments per week. Very time consuming, but she grades pretty easy. Very excel heavy, with the programs Tableau and R being used to create graphs. Research is basic except for final project which takes long. Take the time to figure out what she is expecting. Tech Heavy class
This course had lots of relevant and timely info, but it was almost information overload. There were only two tests, so it was challenging to recall multiple weeks of info and the cohort, in general, didn't do well. The group project was the most significant portion of the grade, so hopefully, you'll get a good group.
Not the worse professor. The course structure sucks. Lots of assignments, however professor is not a hard grader. You have 1 discussion that has to be submitted by Thursday , weekly assignments, and then you have a course long group project with an assignment due weekly, a midterm with 100 questions, and a final exam. No text books.
The teacher was very hands-off. Her class was very disorganized and outdated. We would watch 10-year-old TED talks about technology that was back then emerging but today is old news. There is no books or anything to directly study from for tests just a bunch of links she posts weekly. She also said not to directly contact her for anything. (rude)
I did not feel the professor's presence in this class at all! She posted a ton of reading material, that really just consisted of a bunch of articles she found. Most of the articles are useless as well as her lecture notes. I did not learn what I needed to from this class. Group assignment is majority of the grade in this class.
Discussion questions (300 words) and responses , Hands on assignment, and group project assignments weekly. You will be writing a lot but if you follow rubrics, you will be fine. Test are extremely hard. I made As on every assignment and D's on Mid-term and final. Ended with an A.
I really enjoyed Dr. Lind's class. She is fair & very responsive. Lots of work due weekly though. HW paper, Personal Project paper, Project updates, Group Discussion & 2 responses due. Also had a final exam. Project at end due in Tableau. Project worth more than 50% of grade. Spend the time & understand what she is expecting and will get an A.
Dr. Link is very knowledgeable, class is very important for the real world. Class is straight forward but a lot of work and reading every week. Make sure you have proper time management. She is a fair grader and makes you think outside the box with the project. There are readings, multiple assignments, term project and final exam for this class.
Dr. Lind seems very intelligent, but she is terribly unorganized. The syllabus changes from week to week and you won't know until the last assignment if you got an F or an A in the course. Luckily, she is an easy grader. This class would be so much better if the syllabus was clear and reliable.
Responsive
Fair grader
Super sweet lady, enjoyed her lectures. Course materials are unorganized and contradicting. Weekly discussions with a response, 3 tests, weekly hands-on assignments, and a large group project. Grading is to a rubric. I learned a lot and did well in the class overall but a lot of test questions aren't in the material at all. Disappointing.
Very structure and relevant class.
Always read to answer questions and does a terrific job in the weekly Zoom Session. Dr. Lind is an expert in MIS
Wonderful feedback and willingness to help me every step of the way.
I loved her weekly Zoom session.
This class entails a lot of work especially if you are not falimiar with Tableau. The professor does of great job keeping the class engage and she response quickly if you need help in any away. If you are not familiar with Tableau, I would recommend watching YouTube videos prior on how Tableau works if you plan to take the class.
There is a group project that is the main focus of the class. It isn't bad though. She lists so many articles and links to read, but she doesn't specify what is actually important. The book as SO many typos and grammatical errors; it's kind of annoying.
I enjoyed taking this class with Dr. Lind. The topics and assignments were insightful and provided real world application. If you focus on the discussions and group project it is not hard to get an A. The tests (3) are a little confusing, but are not weighted heavily.
Class material was outdated. Group Project lasted all semester and ends up being 20-25 pages. Questions on tests not aligned with core material from readings. If you can do good on the weekly discussions, write a massive project paper with a video presentation, and do okay on the tests, you can make an A or B.
Inspirational professor
Professor does not teach. Just reads powerpoints in lectures. Group project heavy. Not difficult to make a good grade if you do all of the work correctly, but you must cite references on EVERY thing you do, including weekly discussions. It's more of any English class than a Bus class. Learned nothing, even though I made an A. DO NOT reccommend her!
You will learn in this class but it is complicated. Assignments, info & deadlines are posted in multiple places (moodle, grading rubric, syllabus, etc) and details often conflict. There is a ton of work between conversation posts (strict APA format), tests (open notes but VERY hard) and a lengthy group project. Use a company you have an in with!
So I am having a difficult time rating Dr. Lind. Obviously, she's brilliant. She seems very kind. She is probably the most engaged profs. I've had in terms of being available to answer forum questions (literally within mins.). But her assignment instructions are HORRIBLE, unclear, and they change often w/o notice. So, she's a bit of a mixed bag.
This was a course on how to use Tableau for Data visualization, yet almost all of the assignments were written papers. She populates a grading rubric, but on her "optional" zoom calls she will often change her mind about the guidelines and you will then be graded on what she said on the call. You do not learn what you are supposed to.
Find a different professor
Class is a joke. There is a ton of reading that doesn't pertain to the material or the test. The tests are full of duplicate questions and grammatical errors. Hard to study for. Powerpoints are outdated, material from 2015 in Information systems and Technology is very outdated for a class in 2021. Grading is based on format not quality of writing.
A lot of work every week. Discussion question + response to a group member, "hands on" activity, + whatever milestone is due for group project. Group project is a paper that ends up being 25-30 pages. 3 tests during semester. Focus on quality discussions and HOAs. Be sure to get ahead of the game with group project.
There is a ton of reading (textbook, PowerPoints, random links to articles and other textbooks). Tests are a mess. Group project takes 80 90% of class time. The most important information you will need for this course is often contradictory, scattered across several modules of work, and found in numerous (and needlessly long) Word documents.
Dedicated professor who answering question carefully and provide HOA's that contribute to learning on cutting edge developments in IT.
Inspirational professor who laid how the strategic use of information systems in organizations - class assignments were very timely.
I tried to avoid this professor, but I had to take the class. The syllabus is chaotic, it took me more time to figure out what I am suppose to do, compared to actually completing my homework. There are like 5 sources of instruction and they all are different. The most vague instructions, if organized the class would have been a lot more enjoyable.
You will have to buy a prescription for her class work. If you know how to use Cengage/MindTap(which is easy) you are set. Her class is pretty straight forward: practice activities, homework assignments, excel sheets, weekly Tests and Final Exam are on Cengage. Weekly discussions are done one Moodle. Be consistent, and you will Ace her class.
Dr. Lind is available and cares about her students. However, the class is disorganized. The Syllabus, Moodle, and lectures contradict each other. You have to search to find the info you need. Plus, you do a ton of work on discussions and hands-on projects that count for little of the overall class grade. The final project is 60% of your grade.
Super disorganized, a ton of information to get through for very little actual substance. Reading does not pertain to tests, She does not assign due dates in moodle- expects you to complete the work four days prior to moodle due date. She is long winded and unclear. Discussion prompts horribly vague. Never again.
The class was pretty easy - but you will have to do your reading. Professor Lind is very available for questions and responds quickly and with plenty of detail. Not a tough grader at all. I don't feel I was able to give 100% but still got an A. The weekly course work builds on the final project.
Discussion posts every week in addition to a data project of your choosing throughout the course. No exams but there are weekly check in assignments on your project. The project is worth half your grade so plan accordingly. The project consists of a tableau dashboard, paper, and video presentation.
This class required a lot! An extreme amount of reading, a ton of assignments including a group project. Be prepared to spend a lot of time on this class. However, at the end of the day, I really enjoyed the challenge and I learned a lot! Assignments are very timely and relevant.
Dr. Lind is not a bad professor, however she is EXTREMELY disorganized. There is SO MUCH INFORMATION in this course and it is not presented in the best way possible. If you have a hard time keeping up with a mess of a syllabus, then I would stay away from this professor. She is a fair grader, and the work isn't too bad. Beware of group project.
Interesting class, but with the number of discussion posts and responses I felt like I was back in undergrad. The project is the biggest contributor to your grade so I'd advise taking it seriously. If you need clarification on grading, have fun searching through 4 documents that all say different things. Aside from the organization, I enjoyed it.
Terribly disorganized resulting in so much confusion!Too many contradictions in her syllabus and all of the other multiple docs you have to sift through to get an understanding of what you are expected to do.She is all over the place and will even contradict her own answers in the student forum. All busy work. Class was a waste of my time and money
Avoid this professor if possible. Syllabus doesn't match up to excel workbook for grades that she provides nor does it match up to weekly in MindTap-Cengage assignments. Final is 100 quantitative prob for 100 points with a 3 hr time limit. Only positive from this class is nothing is proctored.
The class was seemingly simple up until the final exam where we were given 100 questions to answer in 3 hours. Most of the questions were multi-part questions with some of them being over 20 parts. Absolutely ridiculos expectations. Avoid if possible.
Group project was a pain (a good group helps). Tests are straight forward (allows a page of notes, F&B), assignments / discussion posts aren't hard but can be time consuming. For all assignments, and project items, just hit all the points in the rubric and it should be an easy A.
Extremely disorganized, unclear directions, played "Where's Waldo" each week with grades, Zoom sessions were unproductive (watched videos), lack of ability to help troubleshoot Tableau issues, most answers to questions were simply reposting the orig unclear directions. Because of this experience, I will never recommend LSUS to anyone else.
Horrible class Lots of work with unclear directions. A week is 14 readings, hands-on-assignment, research based discussion (2 replies on 2 diff. days), 2 PPT lectures, and a group project She leaves vague answers to questions Totally unorganized Learning nothing You can get it done with lots of time invested STAY AWAY! The book one she is writing
This class is a lot. She requires so much reading and research for assignments that literally mean nothing. There is no need for a group project if we are online. She requires weekly readings group discussions and and weekly group project 0/10 would NEVER recommend..
This class is very straight forward and didn't require much effort. The instructor was very disorganized and puts ridiculous time limits on certain assignments, which is quite annoying. All grades are in Cengage, but she waits until the last possible moment to grade discussions from Moodle. A lot of students seemed irritated by that.
This class is very hard to follow due to the overload of assignments.The instructor was very disorganized and put ridiculous time limits on assignments that require calculations and spreadsheet work.She 'provides' the spreadsheets but the calculations were ALWAYS wrong.Had to create my own spreadsheet. All grades are in Cengage and Moodle.
Professor Lind was the professor the course work was through Professor Mike Loughrin's material. It is A LOT of work but as long as you watch the videos, read the articles and do the assignments as asked, its an Easy A.Mult quizzes and assignments/week. Team project throughout the course. Try to find classmates in the same timezone.
I'm writing this review not because I want to vent or anything, but this class with Dr. Lind is one of the worst class that I've ever taken. This class is so disorganized that you start questioning your decision of signing up on week #2. It's too late for me but not too late for you... there are better elective MBA class that LSUS offers out there.
Would not recommend and one the more challenging class I have taken not because the material is complex but because the workload is substantial and not always clear. Workload Weekly- Discussion post with 3 responses, HW assignment mostly reports, Project written assignment and tableau. Final test Final project Tableau dashboard, 10 page report.
This was the WORST class I have ever taken. It was the hardest I have ever worked for an 'A' and I have a 4.0. I would do ANYTHING to avoid taking this class. Very unclear grading guidelines, grades subjectively, I had to send emails weekly to request grade corrections. Final is worth 50% of your grade and will easily take you 50+ hours.
For an MIS course, this course was pretty good, learned a lot. There are 3 tests, weekly writing homework assignment, and weekly discussion w/ two responses. No word count. 1 major group research paper that spans the entire 7 weeks. Professor is nice. Course just a little disorganized. She also has weekly optional zooms on mondays. You CAN pass!
Easy class. Whole semester is spent doing solo and group assignments. So choose a decent/good group. For assignments, she just checks to see if you did what she asked, if you're asked for 2 paragraphs and you give 2 paragraphs you'll get a 10/10, substance doesn't really matter. Test and quizzes are easy, just review the material given that week.
Most disorganized professor I have ever seen in any educational background. I am only in week 2 and I am beyond confused by the structure of her classes. There is a GroupMe, and everyone else is just as perplexed by the layout of her class. The syllabus does not clearly instruct as well. Please avoid her class if you can...
If able, avoid taking this class with this professor. All of her reviews for MBA744 are true. The course is insanely unorganized, there is too much assigned during a week and the grading guidelines are unclear. Had to email the professor for clarity about an assignment and only received a 2 word response. Terrible professor!
There is minimal interaction with the actual professor. All the material and lectures are from Mike Sheehan. The material is straightforward and easy to understand! This is a group project heavy class so make sure you get in a good group! Easy material and it's not hard to get fully credit on assignments!
I'm not yet done with MBA 703 but honestly this is one of the worst classes I've ever taken. It's not hard material, but it feels so disorganized. There is a massive group project and honestly, I don't feel like I'm learning anything. I'm just frustrated
I've never seen a class this disorganized and all over the place. Weekly assignments? Crazy. I'm 3 weeks in and doing well grade-wise, but the stress that comes with it is unnecessary. I strongly do NOT recommend this professor. Before you sign up, please read the reviews. Don't be like me. Easily the worst class I've taken.
Week 3 of class & I know FU. I work, have a kid, and I have another class. If this was my only class I would have the time for the workload. Weekly discussions with required citations & 3 responses on different days. Hmwk & project checks weekly. Project is a tableau dashboard, 10 pg essay and presentation (50% of grade) Think WISELY b4 U sign up
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
29%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.26 avg changeRatings by Course
IDSD705
5.0
(1)MBA745
4.7
(3)ISDS705
2.9
(34)ISDS725
2.8
(12)BADM790
2.6
(5)Difficulty by Course
MBA744
4.1
ISDS701
4.0
MBA703
3.8
ISDS383
3.5
BADM790
3.4