This class is very easy (at least with Dalpiaz). There are weekly quizzes and labs, one midterm, and a final project.

The class teaches programming in R and is very useful especially for statistics majors, and really anyone interested in programming.

David Dalpiaz (Dave) is a fantastic instructor. You can tell he is passionate about what he teaches. He explains things very clearly and makes things very easy to understand. He's the best instructor I've had at UIUC so far.

Nothing in particular, I think anyone can do well in this class.