Reviews of professor John Beard

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Beard is kind and shows love for his family and students. While his lectures can be dry, the case studies are fun. Overall, it was a pleasant and informative class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really nice guy who knows his stuff but he's a little unrelenting when it comes to grading and looks for super specific answers on all the quizzes, marks you down on little things. Homework due every class. Shoutout to the TA who gave us everything we needed to know for the final. Don't know if I would have passed the final otherwise.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tough class. Plan on 6+ hours of homework time outside of class each week (usually more). He is SUPER great to work with outside of class, super smart. Great about helping students one-on-one. Lectures in class have a TON of info. Very dry/boring. SAS assignments each week (3-10 hrs/week). 5 article reviews (3-10 hrs each). 3 projects (10 hrs each)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Super difficult class by nature, but Dr. Beard is a FANTASTIC teacher. Sometimes lectures are a bit dry but he makes time outside of class to help, and is happy to check over homework. Tests are difficult, but the study guides are helpful. He gives great career advice, and his class prepped me for post grad jobs in data analysis super well.