Neal Rogness - Grand Valley State University

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Neal Rogness - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Neal Rogness

Department: Statistics

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Rogness a great guy. I had him for STA 216 online with zooms. You never had to attend, only if you had questions on the homework or tests. It is team based learning but I never talked to my group and only went to class to ask questions when needed and it was fine. A little test heavy, but prof will help you whenever you need it!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Rogness is a great person, he cares about his students and is very helpful. He is always willing to answer questions and giving feedback to students. If you don't like team based learning, this may not be the choice for you.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: STA311
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Super sweet, funny guy. He was a licensed funeral home director who ended up pursuing a Ph.D. in Statistics. Lectures are incredibly memorable, as he prepares often humorous activities that keep you involved and learning throughout the hour. Assignments and exams were reasonable, and the labs were genuinely fun. An absolute must-take professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very nice guy and really does care about you succeeding. He's fair in his grading and is always available for help. There's a decent amount of work you'll have to do outside of class, but nothing unmanageable. STA 216 has a tiny bit of coding in it, but he's good at teaching it so even if you have no programming background there's no need to worry.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class has group learning so if that's what you like this is for you. This means you teach yourself all the material. He is a tough grader and will mark you down for anything wrong. There are 5-6 long homework assignments & about three exams. You get cheat sheets & I suggest working outside of class with your group it helps!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Rogness is a nice guy but be careful taking this class. It is purely on YOU to do well and teach yourself everything. Zero lectures are given and everything is done as a group (except exams) so if you are the type that needs a clear lecture, take a different prof. Exams are pretty difficult.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: STA419
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The class was fairly disorganized, and I did not like it very much. I don't think you have a choice in which prof teaches this class. Just get started on your client project early and it won't be so bad.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Taught through team based learning meaning where you are in a group of 5 and you work together the entire semester on in class activities and such. I am horrible at math, but I actually did really great because of this teaching style. However he doesn't lecture, you read the chapters and then work through activities with your group to learn

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

So this is his first semester teaching STA 215 and its not good. He's a nice guy, but he's teaching through team based learning meaning he doesn't teach. If you are good at reading and understanding math you'll do fine. If not, seriously pick another prof. How it goes: Read>take individual quiz>take group quiz>do group activities>HW>test

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

NEAL ROGNESS IS THE BEST PROF AT GVSU. Literally so helpful whenever you need extra help, makes sure that the class actually understands what's going on before moving on, and makes information relevant/easy to understand. Go to office hours and study the labs and you'll do well on exams. NEAL IS A GEM.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Neal is a great professor and will help you learn stats very well. Make sure to always go to class because you'll fall behind and he does give a lot of help during class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: STA311
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Neil's a great guy! He's very kind, accessible, and really makes a dry topic like survey methods interesting. I would greatly recommend him as a stats professor; he knows the ins and outs very well and makes class feel very welcoming. Make sure you put in the work and you'll do well. :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: STA311
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Neal is incredibly nice and caring person. Survey Sampling is a somewhat dry topic. Show up every day, put in the time with the SAS homework, and make a good cheat sheet for exams and you're good. Book is used quite a bit. He's very clear and is always looking to help the students.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Rogness was an awesome prof. He is always willing to help students. If you study extensively for the midterm and final (his only tests), you will be fine. He is picky with grading (I got marked for not stapling my paper!). I feel like he did not explain SAS as good as he could but overall, great prof. I recommend.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's really cool but nit picky when it comes to written assignments. He'll mark off for spelling errors or not enough information. It's a stats class, not an English one! If you are a skilled writer you should be fine though. He's not the greatest at explaining how to program SAS in the beginning, That's why I rated him moderately on explaining.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The epitome of a red chili pepper!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: STA250
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Smart, kind, decent, and yes...worthy of a red chili pepper!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor is very helpful, just ask if you have a question! He keeps his class fun by using a variety of teaching methods. TAKE HIM FOR STA 215!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: STA215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor! Really takes the time to help you understand the material- happy to give one-on-one and explains concepts well. Uses a "course pack" which can be bought at the bookstore for $8. Don't use the book a whole lot, for problems every once in a while. Very easy going. Gives you a full page (8.5 x 11) cheat sheet for exams. 10 pt. quizzes

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: STA216
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Alright let me give you 411. This is a really nice, and helpful professor, BUT along with that he is also disorganized, only explains the bare minimum if you dont ask him, and marks down for such things as spelling typos. If you dont mind having to tediously go through all your assignments to make sure theyre perfect then take him. Your call.

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