This is one of the best classes I took at Rutgers. It is hard work - the project was the hardest but also the most useful project I have had in college. Great teacher - with many new innovative methods, such as hypothetical interview questions etc. I have used what I have learned in this class in the job interview and got a great job. thanks!

This class was fun. Problem solving in class - reading at home. very interactive, kept interest in the otherwise very theoretical material (it is a foundation class). Loved random name caller and how it kept everyone on the edge of their seats. Excellent Professor.

Best class I have taken at Rutgers. This was Fall last year (2013). I got through my first job interview thanks to what I learned and I just got amazing job thanks to what I did as the 336 project!. Project was the toughest project in my computer science studies. Professor Imielinsky is inspirational, entertaining, friendly but tough.

This class was great. Professor Imielinski is a charismatic presenter and each class was fun. he makes you work very hard and the project is *real*. His industrial experience makes a huge difference. I have learned a lot!

Great class. Professor is hilarious and funny which make class fun. But he makes you work really hard and his real world experience in invaluable. Project is the key. And everyone wants to make a cut for final competition. Personally I also liked clicker questions in class and discussions which followed.

Very interactive - exciting project and concept of database conference. would take any other class taught by this professor. Cutting edge database research

good and fun lecturer - you'll learn a lot to the class. Become a member of his "circle of trust" and he's more likely to want to help you get an A so talk to him and answer questions in class. Disorganized with his assignments and not really good with technology (ironic) but wants students to succeed. take his class seriously and you'll do well.

Lots of work but great lectures. I have learned a lot although spend much more time than I expected. It was fun, thanks - if only rutgers malfunctioning projectors worked all the time it would be perfect.

Projects (real world, you learn a lot) + show up in class since he gives many clues for tests and exams as well as for projects and mini projects. His mantra "Build something, talk about it, pass database job interview" - crisp and to the point. Great class. thanks!

Good balance between theory and applications. Course was project-based. Quizzes were easy.

Great, project based class. You learn a lot from hands on work on multiple mini projects and one big semester long project. Final project presentation is a blast. Lectures are hilarious and very useful - you can't find his stuff on the web - experience in real world is what counts!

Great Class. Lot's of projects. Very charismatic professor and very knowledgeable in his field. Tries to make the class fun and enjoyable for all his students, but wants you to try. He will go out of his way to help you if you try. By far one of the most practical classes in Rutgers.

I cannot say enough nice things about him. The class was a lot of projects (every week) and things are hard in the beginning if you're not a CS major, but he will literally do as much as possible to try to help you whenever he has free time. You get brownie points (aka grade points) for trying for sure. He cares about effort. Come to class.

If you're up for a challenge and willing to put in the work he is one of THE BEST professors at Rutgers, hands down. BUT if you're looking to get an A for little work, you will regret taking him. That being said, Data101 was my favorite class that I ever took.

Data 101 was actually a pretty awesome class for any major. Weekly challenges/projects that made up almost the entire grade and was easy to do well in if you put in effort. Go to extra help if you need it and ask questions. He is an awesome professor who really cares about his students and overall is a nice guy. Put in effort and get the A.

One of the most innovative classes plus a great class. And you learn a very important skill - data analysis with R, through weekly data challenges - puzzles, which are entertaining but also very useful. Plus class discussions on important issues such as privacy, global warming or gun control, all based on data and only on data. Do not miss it!

Probably one of the most enthusiastic professors I have ever had for a class. He really loves the subject material and truly wants his students to like and understand it as well. The class does have a lot of work in the forms of homework and multiple projects though. He can also be disorganized, but he makes up for it with his willingness to help.

Best professor at Rutgers no doubt! Lectures are fun, useful and very practical. Project is very very useful. The key to success is to participate, ask questions, try challenges (great idea) and try to win the best project competition. Also, super nice guy who cares about students.

He's amazing because he cares so much about his students. He's always available for help. And what he teaches is relevant to industry.

Just got a great job because of the class project! Most useful class I have taken at Rutgers. Lots of work - but very practical and preparing you for real world. Thanks professor!

This was the most rewarding class I have ever taken. I picked it because it fulfilled a few SAS requirements, but it ended up being my most valuable class. Prof I is an amazing teacher that really rewards hard work and is very understanding if you talk to him. The class is really densely packed with info and you'll learn a lot if you make it thru

You want to learn you need to work really hard in this class. But I feel after learning R and solving weekly puzzles (some of them took me 10 hours!) I have now a key skill which professor is taking about. Took this class to get CORE credits but got so much much more. Serious class and professor is amazing and creative. It was fun!

Signature class which teaches you something really useful for a change. you learn enough to be able to analyze data, write simple programs, even use machine learning. Way more than I expected. Weekly puzzles and prediction challenges - lots of work! But it is worth it. Professor Imielinski is great.

Data 101 was very helpful & applicable. He tried to make the class applicable to all majors. If you work hard & go to class, you'll do well. dont wait too long to do the challenges. Prof. Imielinski set up a group email for his TAs and himself so we can email the group & get a reply quickly (never had to wait more than 10 min. in this large class)

Great class, the professor cares about his students and genuinely wants everyone to do well. Class covers some basic statistical concepts and using R. Weekly assignments, moderate amount of work. If you are a CS major assignments are not a problem. For non-CS it depends on how comfortable you are doing basic programming.

Very caring professor and very dedicated TA's. The professor is always willing to help as long as you're willing to work. Weekly assignments are challenging, but the professor offers a lot of support. Once you get used to R, the assignments can be quite fun!

Loved this professor and loved this class!!! He made this class very interesting and useful! I wish he taught more classes!

Good Professor who provides humor in his lectures and has a passion for clean data

Prof. Imielinski is one of the best professors I've taken a class with in the CS major. While quite a bit of the material in relational databases is inherently dry, he makes the concepts fairly interesting, easy to understand, and applicable. Provides lots of examples too. Con: sometimes-unclear project parameters and monotony in longer lectures.

This is the only class in cs major which makes you build a complete web application with database backend. I love the freedom which prof gave us - and if you can take advantage of it you can do very well in this class. But prof/ please offer some sort of introduction to full stack web development. Keep focus on interviews - very very useful!

The reviews here really over-hyped the quality of his class. English isn't his first language so often times assignments would have incredibly poor wording and not make sense. All his lecture slides are taken from other universities and are outdated by 10 years or so. I can't be too mad though because he's a really nice guy and doesn't fail anyone

Let us not forget, we are talking Tomasz Imielinski here, Association Rules, Geocasting protocols among many other fundamental contributions to computer science!! He gives great insights to the databases and it is an honor to take a class with him

Highly accomplished professor, lectures are slow paced, the work itself is not difficult, but if you want to put in the extra effort to win his data puzzles do not settle for anything less than perfection, he is lenient with grades, as long as you submit something you'll pass easily. Highly recommended for CSMajors/StatMajors

Great professor for students who want to learn , not so great for someone who wants and easy A . His lectures are actually a lot of fun, and weekly puzzles really push students to learn more to win the challenge . I can see why some students might not like him - if you procrastinate all semester , there is no way you can pass the class.

This class changed my outlook for future academic career. I want to study data science! One of the best classes I have taken - yes Imielinski has his own style but I love it. Very motivating and you learn life long skill! Besides - it is lot of fun.

My favorite CS professor I've had so far. Especially with the online classes going on right now, he was very understandable and is not a harsh grader at all. The homeworks are definitely chill and the grading system he used for this semester was super thoughtful and was for the best of the students. Also answers any questions amazingly and is nice.

Lecture can be a bit dragging, but Imielinski is probably one of the most understanding and down to earth professors at Rutgers. Period. Wish he taught other classes too.

Great professor! He gives good lectures and he is very accommodating during the pandemic times. It wasn't hard to do well in his class with a bit of effort.

Amazing Professor. I really enjoyed his class

Professor Imielinski's class is a lot of fun, I really liked the assignments and he's actually pretty funny. The only thing that I didn't like about the class is the TA's who always graded things extremely late and arbitrarily took off points. However, that can all be fixed if you contact the professor directly. All in all, good class.

Imielinski tries his best to make his students apply what they learn with real-life data (such as the 2020 election). He tries to make his lectures funny and is always excited to give a response to a question. His biggest flaw is that he is disorganized since he makes a lot of spelling errors in lectures and has vague rubrics in projects.

A good class to get the basics of R. Really not that difficult nor that time consuming if you have a genuine interest in improving your data analysis / literacy skills. The grade is mostly based off of projects/homeworks where you try to make sense of data - the lines of code you can use are in the online textbook and the TAs are willing to help.

This is an easy A class. But it's NOT a class u can just forget about for a month or 2. All you have to do is come to lecture, spend 1-4 hours MAX per week on the weekly assignment, and you are guaranteed an A. Assignments are fair and easy. Best class I've taken, made me switch my minor and pursue a different career, all thanks to the professor.

You can really tell that he cares about teaching data science from his lectures; he is very passionate and convinced me to start a minor in data science. The class was an easy A as long as you did the weekly assignments, which as a CS major rarely ever took long to complete. No exams was great. Only gripe was the inconsistent attendance quizzes.

Imielinski definitely knows what he is talking about. He's funny, so I found it easy to pay attention and retain his lecture materials. However, he is definitely a bit disorganized. The final project was re-worked at the tail end of the semester. Frequent issues with the server required to submit homework. 336 would benefit from some organization.

Very useful class yet still easy. T.A.'s grade assignments. Partial credit can always be given. Quizzes are hard, but they are only a small percentage of grade.

Such an amazing professor who genuinely cares for his students. The class was easy but you still learned a lot. TAKE HIM!!!

Great professor who is clearly very knowledgable about databases. His emails and Canvas filing could be a bit cleaner, but he does answer questions fast and is truly interested in what he teaches. Beware though, his syllabus changed drastically this semester vs Miranda's so I would advise clarification from social media first about what he covers.

I wish it was more like conventional database class. It's heavily focused on SQL, and feel like more dosage of theory would've been better. Attendance not required, but he gives us in class quiz which he release at some random moment. He will drop plenty of them and most quizzes directly follows from lecture(he even tells you the answer)

He was one of the most passionate professors at Rutgers. Be prepared to spend a lot of time writing code and studying if you want an A. His textbook is very helpful, but his coding assignments weren't easy coming from someone from a decent amount of experience so I would imagine it to be pretty tough on a freshman or someone new to coding entirely.

While I didn't find coding in R easy, Professor Imielinski offered us many opportunities to succeed in this course, such as GradeFlex. The reviews here are outdated, we don't have midterms and finals for this course anymore. Complete all assignments and prediction challenges, and do well in the quizzes, and you will likely get an A.

Prof Imielinski is a fair and nice professor. He gave 5 homeworks, and quizzed us every week (5 questions within 5 minutes). The quizzes were hard, but if you study and know the material you should be fine. There are 4 prediction challenges, if you score in the top 50% overall you are pretty much guaranteed an A. Lets us use Gradeflex for grades.

I took him in Spring 24, and overall, he wasn't a bad professor. Although lectures are extremely boring, he is very knowledgeable in the class and gives a taste of what Data Science actually is. Assignments are tedious but not hard, and the quizzes are a hit or miss. Really depends on the TA you have. Gradeflex can come in clutch if you struggle.

The class itself is quite easy. He is very nice and understanding. The class is not meant to fail you, since it is not a CS elective or core.

Lectures are so much fun and worth taking provided you pay attention and participate (specially in interactive Q/A sessions, just raise your hand). Prediction challenges are the core of this class -lots of work but you learn a lot. Would be good to have more homeworks though.

Attendance was mandatory only if you wanted A. I placed in top 10 of prediction challenges and will end up with A, I hope. Learned a lot! Thanks for opp to do creative work. I did work hard on challenges. Who cares about homework and quizzes when GPT can do all the work anyway.

I learned a lot not just about core concepts but primiarilly how to think like a data scientist. Professor Imelinsky did a great job challenging us with tough problems not solvable just by GPT. I ended up nearly winning one of these competitions, which made my day! I decided to major in data science as result of this class.