Benjamin Tasker is a Data Science professor at Northeastern University rated 2.8/5 by 207 students, with 4.0/5 difficulty and 17.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Benjamin Tasker professor reviews and ratings: 2.8/5 from 207 student reviews at Northeastern (17.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Uptight, condescending, and didn't seem that interested in teaching the material or answering student questions. The quizzes we had to take mainly were on stuff in the textbook that he had never addressed in class. The TA's were very helpful and did a better job than he did at addressing student concerns.DS2000 2025-04-28 07:13:17 +0000 UTC
Parts of me hated this class and a bit of me didn't mind it. Having no coding experience is a huge mistake as he doesn't teach AT ALL and the homework is not aligned with any class material and takes considerable time. That being said Ben was open to ideas on how to improve the class and graded the final very fairly and was always willing to help.DS2000 2025-04-14 22:59:15 +0000 UTC
The course was difficult as a beginner. Most material felt self-taught, with lectures that lacked clear explanations. Homework was hard and not aligned with class content. The professor was passive-aggressive, unapproachable, and relied heavily on TAs. Grading was harsh, and the class lacked engagement and motivation to learn.DS2000 2025-04-14 18:09:28 +0000 UTC
Prof. Tasker wants you to learn. The course is online and he does guided coding lectures which mostly map to the HW. He allows AI usage in the course and we can produce 3 lines of code which is helpful. Breakout sessions are provided for a co-learning experience which is nice for online. Lecture style is ok but combines slides with coding.DS2000 2025-02-15 04:14:40 +0000 UTC
Attending class and being able to do the in class activities without any help won't even come close to being enough for you to be able to do the homework. Also he is not accommodating and is kinda of rude about it. Overall very unpleasant experience, wish I could have taken this class with someone else.DS2000 2025-02-02 04:47:45 +0000 UTC
talks slow, bunch of nothingless in class, doesn't go over examples well. You're forced to learn on your own, prof doesn't teach what is on HW, TAs don't properly guide, he has no office hours.Tough grader, you end up questioning if CS is for you bc you're da teaching yourself. No feedback on HW. dropped this class for a reason and changed my minorDS2000 2025-01-31 02:28:08 +0000 UTC
Benjamin Tasker has an average rating of 2.8/5 from 207 student reviews. 17.0% of students said they would take them again.
Benjamin Tasker's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.0/5 based on student reviews.
Benjamin Tasker has taught DS2000, DS2001, DA5020 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.