I'm taking a graduate class this term, and it intimidated me this morning. Small class, prerequisites I didn't know existed (and some of which I haven't satisfied), and a daunting assignment in the syllabus.

But I got over it. I know some of the grad students, the prereq's I don't satisfy aren't a huge deal, and the assignment is going to be doable.

Honestly, since I've had an undergrad version of this course (Production Planning & Control), I have a leg up on many of the students.

Then I went to Intro to Information Systems, which is a database class, and taught by our department head. The guy is...wow, high energy. Reminds me of Walter Beachy in how he get's to telling stories (but he's about as opposite of Walter in about every other area).

To show you how intense and "in-charge" he is, let me tell you a little bit about how he introduced himself: "My name is Dr. Billo, but you can call me...Dr. Billo. Got that? I demand respect from you in the classroom..."

Not a boring man. He uses cuss words in class though.