Reviews of professor Rachel Elkins-Flom

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Someone in our 342 GroupMe said it best when they said "taking a multiple choice test on how to use a program instead of just using it is probably the most insane thing I've experienced in college." Tests make up 85% of your final grade and are weirdly worded to be unnecessarily tricky. One of my least favorite professors I have had in a while.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class if difficult for some and easy for others. If you did well in BUAD 242 (I recommended taking it before and not at the same time) and Excel, this class will not be too difficult. A lot of the logic aligns and builds on it. If you study and practice if is not difficult. The project is the most time consuming aspect. There is no homework.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not a fan of this course or the way it was designed. For the spring 2021 semester, we switched between 3 instructors each professor with a slightly different teaching style. Furthermore, it takes forever to get grades back despite there being multiple instructors and TAs.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class can be difficult if you don't like technology/computers. She does a great job explaining everything. You are graded on a few things. 3 exams, 2 projects- 1 on Access and 1 on Tableau, and in class participation.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only good thing about this class is that I'll never have to take it with this professor again. The GTA's should be paid her salary as they were the real teachers of this class. She contributed little to nothing other than pre recorded slides read verbatim.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She makes what would be a difficult topic, relatable. She has real world examples and helps to make you understand the material.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had her for buad 342 and it was beyond terrible. She is a nice lady outside of the classroom, but her structure is terrible. Our first exam was 75 questions of over 200 slides with paragraphs covering each slide. She is always talking about how easy the class is while everyone is struggling just to stay afloat. Trust me, beware of her.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Flom is one of the worst professor of every professor/teacher I have had in my life. She does not teach us, the TA's do. Unfortunately, what they teach is not tested on really at all. All of the tests that are multiple choice require random memorization/luck. I was in INMT 341 at the same time. It was an easier class. Avoid her if possible.