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Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/14/2024	I honestly have no idea how I am doing in this class and its already November. Scott's grading system is very unusual as he doesn't use canvas/ELMs to update grades, he instead uses a "point" system but it seems like he gives a lot of opportunities to improve prior scores, so I do appreciate that. There are no exams in this class and he does not require attendance in his lectures, which are pretty boring btw. He does record helpful tutorials on almost every coding assignment which I find help me more than attending his lectures. Overall, hes a really nice guy and replies to emails/questions really quickly its just the class is structured kind of odd so I have no clue where I stand...
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/12/2024	Scott is a genuinely good person who cares about his students and is passionate about teaching this subject. The issues i do have though is the lack of grading... we are already in November and i believe we have one grade in so far, with the lack of grading comes the lack of feedback, i have zero clue how i am doing. He is helpful though and is there if you need help with during his office hours. For lectures i tend to zone out and not learn, i feel the class isnt engaging enough to be motivated to want to learn the skill.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a C- Anonymous 11/07/2024	Much of the material learned was complicated, and a lot of the people in the class had a lot of advanced prior coding knowledge and were able to complete assignments without much worry. Professor is nice and willing to work with students, but grades haven't been updated as of after November.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a C Anonymous 10/03/2024	Lectures didn't help with anything, grades weren't updated so I couldn't tell what I was doing wrong or right, and assignments weren't clear.
Elia Shahbazi INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/04/2024	straight garbage, lies on the syllabus does not teach. Do not take him; honestly, double it and give it to another bad school for him to teach.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/30/2024	Very nice professor, willing to work with students and help them. Assignments can be a little bit unclear, but he leaves them very open to what you want to do. He never really published grades, which made it hard to know how you were doing in the class. I think overall an easy grader
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 07/30/2024	I'll be honest, I took him in the spring and it was only his second semester teaching. He was a nice guy but would always delay grading. The whole class had no grades until the day final grades were do. But his grading system is fair, lets say you miss one or multiple coding assignment, you have the opportunity to get a grade for them still if you show that you can implement the code in the next assignment. He grades off a fundamentals list, so technically you can submit the final project and make sure to include everything in the list and get an A (that's lowkey what I did) but I don't recommend it, since you literally have no other assignments to back you up if you do that.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/25/2024	Professor Jackson is a very supportive and patient instructor. He goes out of his way to reassure students and provide clear guidance in programming, which I found incredibly helpful. His explanations are always thorough, and he takes the time to ensure everyone understands the material. However, there is a significant downside: he never returns graded assignments, no matter how many times we ask. Despite his frequent apologies, none of us received any feedback on our assignments throughout the entire semester. This lack of feedback started from the very first week and persisted until the end of the term, which was quite frustrating. If he could improve on this aspect, he would be an outstanding professor. Overall, if you can manage without timely feedback on your work, you'll benefit a lot from his teaching.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/23/2024	Goated professor!! Scott is really chill and super supportive, it’s easy to tell he cares about his students’ understanding of the material. The workload wasn’t crazy, we had about 12 assignments throughout the whole semester (including the projects) and coding projects build off of each other. He had a system where your grades were based on how many points you score based on the course concepts, so if you didn’t score a lot of points for one project it didn’t matter because you could gain those points back with following projects. The only issue I had is that we would get literally no feedback on your projects unless you asked, which was fine in the end because Scott would tell you exactly what you need to work on when you go to him. I agree with the other comment saying to use his office hours when you need to!! He’s very happy to help!
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/22/2024	Such a great professor, course is super easy to follow. prof is such a great help and he pushes back assignment so it can be turned in. He definately make coding fun
Scott Jackson INST126 Anonymous 05/19/2024	I DO NOT recommend taking this professor. This was his first year teaching this course which is understandable but he provided zero feedback throughout the entire semester. We did not get anything graded and had no grades put in as of the last day of classes. He kept on promising that he would grade things but never ended up doing so. So it was very difficult to know how you're doing in the class. If you do take him, I recommend going to his office hours because they were helpful. He's very nice when you talk to him one on one but the whole course was very disorganized. It consisted of 3 word count projects and consolidation projects. The lectures are recorded.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/16/2024	Don't take him. Terrible lecturer and still hasn't posted a single grade for my class when its literally finals week. He can not be a real professor. Please avoid him.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 05/15/2024	Do not take this professor. He is overall a nice guy but if you have anxiety about your grade do not take him at all. He does not release your grades until the final week (exam week) and gives you little wiggle room to raise your grade. Again, he is a very nice guy but just the overall structure of this class was too much to handle on top of other classes because you don't know if your failing or passing the class until it's too late.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/14/2024	Very nice and approachable
Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia INST126 Expecting a C Anonymous 05/10/2024	He's a really nice dude, but the projects and homework are insanely confusing and often cover things we don't even cover in class. Also, his assignments are due at bizarre times (11:59 am????? Really dude????). Just choose a different professor. Again, really nice dude, just not very bright.
Scott Jackson INST126 Anonymous 05/08/2024	Horrible grading. It is the end of the semester and I still have no grade in this course. Absolutely no feedback. His lectures are useless. He barely explains anything and he is boring. He just codes and reads aloud everything he types. Would not recommend him.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting a P Anonymous 05/08/2024	Doesn't update grades during semester its the last week of school and I haven't had one assignment graded. If you want to learn python he does a pretty decent job in class and there are GSS oppurtunties to get better understanding outside of class(though I have never attended a session). He seems like one of the teachers that will give you a good grade based on effort. Other than the lack of knowledge where i stand on this class, the professor is understanding and workload isn't crazy.
Elia Shahbazi INST126 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/07/2024	Honestly, I would not recommend him. He used Prof Joel Chan's slides and read off of them every day. I mean I guess you could pass with a good grade if you make friends and have previous knowledge of Python but you're better off taking another professor.
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/06/2024	Literally the most fantastic professor, I wish I could have him for all my programming classes. He values every student and is always open for questions. He is confident in every student's ability to succeed and will take the time to go over any question you may have. He also uses Discord for the class and is very responsive there. The classes are recorded, which is also a huge plus. Dr. Chan is very passionate about what he does and his excitement for programming really rubs off on you.
Scott Jackson INST126 Anonymous 05/03/2024	Scott is a horrible lecturer and I learned mostly from the TAs in this class. Also, the grading is terrible! It is the end of the semester and I have not received one grade. His class is very disorganized. I would not recommend Scott.
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/02/2024	Nice dude but slightly boring. His classes didn't seem too structured there was a lot of TBD on the syllabus and he didn't come to class on mondays since he had another class to teach. But his gradings was good, follow the rubric and you'll get an A.
Elia Shahbazi INST126 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/24/2024	There were many things that went wrong in this class. Many of the assignments were not graded until the seventh week of school. Several of the assignments were not working properly due to broken links. He randomly assigned a final exam out of nowhere even though it was not in the syllabus. He never made an announcement about it and only told a small portion of the class. He was upset about students not attending class even though attendance was optional, and many felt as though they were not getting any value from attending. Slow to respond to emails as well. The class is very dull and there is no class interaction. He rushes over topics quickly. TA's go over practice problems on Friday's which was a great thing about the class. However, this professor was not attentive towards his students and would often get frustrated and annoyed whenever we asked questions. I would highly suggest getting a different professor.
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/27/2024	yas best professor ever
Christopher Dempwolf INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/21/2024	He's a really nice guy but his class is super disorganized, his slides and lecture usually comes from a youtube video he posts so going to class is kinda pointless. The work was super easy but he had to curve the projects a lot due to no one knowing how to do them. Overall if you just want the easy A take him, but if you want to actually learn how to code, I would take another professor.
Christopher Dempwolf INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/16/2024	The class was relatively easy but his lectures were incredibly boring and didn't teach much about the content. The final project compared to coursework was very difficult and wasn't a reflection of what we had learned over the semester. Overall an easy professor but don't expect to learn a whole lot about python unless you like teaching it to yourself.
Christopher Dempwolf INST126 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/09/2024	chill professor, and super nice. Taking him again
Scott Jackson INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/25/2023	I really liked Scott! He wasn't the best lecturer - so GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS! I cannot express enough how crucial it is to Scott's office hours. He's super flexible and approachable as well. Just make sure you at least somewhat understand the course material, and you'll do fine.
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2023	Dr. Chan is absolutely amazing when he teaches you Python. He makes sure that everyone understands the concept by frequently giving us exercises in lecture to practice what we'd learn. When getting extra help from him, no matter the circumstance he's in, he will always find some way or time to help you. I truly felt there was a passion in helping his students thrive. Highly recommend him as a professor because you will properly learn without any experiencing any stress.
Scott Dempwolf INST126 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/12/2023	I'm glad I'm the first person to write a review. Professor Dempwolf is a really awesome professor, just good all around. He's very kind, he listens to his students and their concerns and makes sure everyone is heard. His lectures are lengthy and he does talk a lot but if you care enough to attend you will learn much. There were supposed to be three projects total this semester, but they were cut down to 2 because of time constraints and I was fine with that. However, I don't know how other students feel about it. The first project was worth 75 points, unfortunately, the second was worth 175 points and is 20% of your grades. If you keep up with the class, even if you don't do too well on the last project your grade will still hold, you can still finish the class off with a low A or high B, With that being said, the projects are far from easy, but Prof. Dempwolf will definitely help you in any way he can. He gives you most of the code for the projects and even eliminates some parts if students ever get too stuck. On top of that, he always give extensions and just cares for what he does. Out of all the INST126 classes I can say his is the easiest and the best. So, please take him. It won't be easy but it will be easy enough to allow you to pass!
Anukriti Singh INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2023	Took this course online with this professor and I recommend her. She is an easy grader but sometimes takes a while to respond to emails. The class structure is really nicely set up where you learn something in lecture, then actually have an assignment where you practice it by coding so it allows you to understand it and it's easy. The online quizzes are pretty easy and you can use your notes. The final was a group coding project but you get lots of time to work on it and it's not too far out of reach.
Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	Professor and TA's are really nice. However the class is pretty boring. Lectures are long and not super helpful. Assignments are due at such weird times and can be pretty annoying. Also, not many examples of how to code are given as a resource so the projects and PCE's can get kind of hard. It is easy to lose points. Overall, the class isn't the greatest and since it's required for the major I would suggest trying to get a different professor.
P Kshetry INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 07/19/2023	Didn't see the professor one time. Delegated all office hours to TA's. I get the class was async but I don't know what they are paying her to do lol. Got an A in the class though so it wasn't the worst thing in the world.
Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/30/2023	Usually the first day of class was used for learning and the next class we would apply this learning to in class projects. He is very knowledgable about programming. No exams or finals for this class, just projects. I found the projects to be significantly harder than what we practiced in class, but he gives plenty of time to complete them. Just make sure you don't wait until the last minute to start them.
Chu Sern Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/23/2023	GOAT. Makes sure everyone is on the same page, always willing to help debug code, assignments were explained very well and clearly, questions were always answered fully if you asked him any.
P Kshetry INST126 Anonymous 05/09/2023	I could never get in contact with this professor. I had multiple unprecedented situations this semester and had documentation, but she never responded to my emails so i kept getting 0s on past work. If you are going to take this class async, don’t do it with her.
P Kshetry INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/01/2023	Like the previous review the class is async and the video lectures are from another teacher. Do not take this class async if you're new to coding and actually wish to learn. This class was manageable but I don't feel like I learned anything because it was async. Take it in person or live zoom if possible
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/18/2023	Dr. Chan is an amazing professor. You can tell he cares about his students grades. Always makes sure everyone is on the same page. He has no problem explaining anything to you. If you have to programming experience at all then you NEED to take him.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2022	Because of the asynchronous nature of the course, the video lectures become very important for projects and homework assignments. However, sometimes there are gaps between lecture and assignments, leading to googling different coding aspects and topics to fully understand how to do the assignments. I will say, i didn’t find the projects very difficult because of the help you can get from the TAs and the actual coding not being difficult.
Anukriti Singh INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2022	She extends deadlines and doesn't have hard deadlines only on the projects. It was online and i would 100% recommend. Only bad thing is that the TA do not respond to emails
Anukriti Singh INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2022	She was very informative and knowledgable in the subject. I learned a lot of core fundamentals and brushed up on skills I knew in the past. I took the class online and I 100% would recommend it.
P Kshetry INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2022	I took this class async so my opinion is kinda biased. I never spoke to the teacher once. The entire class is online and is a video lecture from another teacher. Kshetry is quick to respond to emails but I don't feel like I learned anything from the class due to it being async. Overall easy class but wouldn't recommend taking it async with her if you want to learn anything about Python.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/14/2022	This professor is great at what she does, she is very knowledgeable and will help you whenever you need it! Earlier in the semester, the assignments were a lot easier to follow and the short videos she made helped a lot when doing the assignments. I will say that you have to take initiative in googling things as it IS an async course, you literally signed up to be online and basically pace your own learning. She is very lenient about due dates which can be some students' downfalls if they don't keep up with the assignments due each week. There are no exams, there are coding assignments each week, and 3 projects which you should ace if you come to office hours. I must emphasize GO TO THE PROFESSORS OFFICE HOURS!!!!! The projects can be challenging and intimidating when you first read them. THERE IS NO REASON TO LOSE POINTS ON PROJECTS SHE WILL LITERALLY TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR CODE AND HELP YOU FIX IT. I didn't go to TA office hours that much because it seemed like one of the TAs wasn't really clear about what he was doing. But the other TA, Rony, will actually tell you what's wrong with the code and fix it, however, he does have some inconvenient times so it might be hard to make it there. Overall an easy class if you utilize the resources given, actually watch the short lecture videos, and GO TO OFFICE HOURS FOR PROJECTS!!! Take her if you have the chance.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2022	Informative videos, fair work for an asynchronous class.
Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia INST126 Expecting an F Anonymous 12/11/2022	He’s very knowledgeable but all of his quizzes are so at 11:59am instead of pm which for a lot of students meant forgetting to turn them in on time and hurting our grade by quite a bit. If you don’t go to class you definitely shouldn’t expect to pass… been there done that.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Anonymous 12/05/2022	so i took this course asynchronous and i did not learn a damn thing. she literally has 5 minute videos and goes over the easiest examples and then when you get to the assignments and the projects, its like 10 times harder. i don't get how she expects us to learn how to code when 1. your videos are 5-10 min long from 2020, 2. tas office hours are so inconvenient, 3. you make the projects nearly impossible to do. the only good thing about this class is that the deadlines are very lenient. she's a nice person but the class is structured awfully.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/14/2022	Idk what the person below is bashing the professor for. I barely interacted with her, however, I believe Professor Carrie is genuinely is the type of instructor we need. Her class is asynchronous, so the lessons are video lectures (they are from 2020 so not recent, which would probably be my only thing I wish she'd change so it's more recent). However, I think they cover what is needed to be known and I am having a good amount of fun. Something that I admire a lot is her late policy which is the most lenient one I've seen. As there are assignments due each Sunday, there's a good amount of stuff to do considering I have other classes, so I haven't turned in things on time. That being said, the way the class is set up is that there are two main deadlines with one being in the first half of the semester and one being in the last week of the semester, and we can turn in assignments before that main deadline without getting points docked. In addition, we get to redo assignments for full credit until that main deadline comes. You are set up to get an A in this class.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/20/2022	The class is easy. She teaches nothing. You will not learn python unless you self teach yourself. Her videos are 5 minutes long and do not relate to the assignments at all.
P Kshetry INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 07/02/2022	Best teacher I have ever had. she is very chill and laid back. would recommend her definitely!
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/29/2022	Dr.Chan is one of those professors who is dedicated to his job and the success of everyone he teaches, he understands the struggle that every individual student has and works with each and every student individually to ensure that every student is successful in his class both with learning the concept and grade wise, if anyone has a chance to take a class with him, I would Highly Recommend, I promise that no one will ever regret taking a course with him
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A WALIK 05/24/2022	Dr. Chan loves to teach, he loves to code, and he loves to show his students HOW to find the answer to their questions rather than just giving it to them. Even if you know nothing about coding you will love this class and you will love Joel, the last 2 projects are a bit harder than the first 2 but its nothing crazy, and Dr. Chan is always willing to help. Would highly recommend this class to CS/IS majors as well as nonmajors who just wanna take a really cool elective with a great prof.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/20/2022	Professor Lindeman is a great person that wants to make beginner programming an ease. The online format of her class does require personal initiative to go and watch the videos she posts or attend the online class. Her extensions on assignments (not big projects) are generous. Professor Lindeman's office hours are very helpful in understanding the code and what the assignment is asking. Something problematic about the class is the availability of her office hours being only twice a week and the TA's office hours sometimes having an unreliable schedule. But if you come to the class and ask questions/learn there, then this shouldn't be an issue. Another negative part of this class is the inclusion of "stack traces" in each coding assignment. These stack traces were maps of all the data points in a program. the rules surrounding these stack traces took a while to pick up on and the the stack traces could be very tedious to complete. A guide on how to do them in various instances would have been helpful. Overall a great professor that i benefited a lot from and would recommend.
Jennifer Proctor INST126 Anonymous 05/18/2022	She doesn't teach the class really, she has videos for you to learn. Classes as far as I know have always been online. Do the work you will get an A
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2022	Professor Linderman did a great job on explaining python to people that are new to programming. If you have no prior experience to programming, this is the teacher for you, being someone that already knew a great amount of python before taking the class I found the lectures to be quite useless but they are packed with good content for those that are new to the language. She brings in ways that would allow for the students to learn better, it would be a 4.5/5 if I could solely due to having late responses when emailing her, and her grading was quite harsh.
Philip Piety INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/22/2022	So I had 335 with him as well, and after reading a lot of the reviews here I can definitely understand why people feel negative about him. Personally, I never had any issues with elms assignments or him being responsive to me even though I am a pretty lazy student. I would definitely agree that 335 was questionable at times as it's own class, also the bronze falls simulation didn't really seem to be worth the time we put into it, the scoring system and limited moves made very little sense. A lot of people struggled with 126, and he seemed totally willing to work one-on-one with students. I personally worked on coding with him at least 3-4 times and he was only harsh once (but he was right). He tried his best to make sure I actually understood why things worked and I appreciate that.
Jennifer Proctor INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/18/2022	Insanely easy class. Professor Proctor is fairly boring but a nice person.
Philip Piety INST126 Expecting a D+ Anonymous 11/22/2021	He hardly knows the subject matter at all and when it was time for us to work on assignments he threw us into hard assignments with little to no guidance. He also had a poor attitude especially when people had a hard time understanding the course work. In these cases he would belittle you as if you were stupid. I was not the only one from my class who had to retake INST126. Now, I am at the end of my second semester in this class with a different instructor and currently have a 97%. That should show you how much of a horrible professor he was and it not just being the course work.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Anonymous 10/09/2021	Professor Lindeman was really fantastic! She explains Python and coding in an approachable way, so if you don't have coding experience it's still easy to understand and learn. Her office hours are really helpful, and we often review material in class and do classwork to practice. The class is structured this way: introducing a new concept through recorded lecture and a quiz, then the next lecture will review that material and we will do problems/exercises with small groups to practice it, then she'll go over the problems and the answers. Then we'll have an assignment that's usually writing a program involving what we learned in class. The class was online, and lectures were recorded. Additionally, Professor Lindeman allows us to submit/re-submit assignments and quizzes multiple times to be re-graded, which was really helpful and motivated me to practice the material more or wait to submit when I better understood the concept. As a result, this class was not stressful for me since I knew that I could always improve upon my previous work. The only things we can't resubmit/submit late are the 3 projects. The project details are given ahead of time, and Professor Lindeman will help look over our projects and debug things so it's not too bad either. Overall, I enjoy Professor Lindeman's approach to teaching and enjoy her class a lot!
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/19/2021	Dr. Chan has a real passion for teaching. He explains things in such a way that makes Python a walk in the park. I have previous programming experience so I can't speak for everyone, but Dr. Chan models the class in a way that focuses less on achieving a good grade, and more on how a person can think and work like a programmer. His lecture examples really helped with both assignments and projects. I will say that the last two projects will seem a bit harder at first, but I really believe that if one really dives deep into the material that Dr. Chan provides, one really can succeed.
Carrie Lindeman INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/04/2021	great professor. she was very reasonable in her work terms and she was a great grader. she helped her students a lot
Jesse Anderson INST126 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/09/2021	very dedicated to students + provides lots of comments on all assignments also very active in office hours and gives lots of notes from them that are v clear!!! super nice and supportive of me as a woman in stem to
Philip Piety INST126 Expecting a B Anonymous 08/30/2020	he is a horrible professor. don't take him. he drops your letter grade by 1. he does that every semester
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/22/2020	Joel Chan was my introduction to a formal programming class and he made everything smooth sailing for me. He really wants his students to succeed and stresses "computational thinking".
Edward Summers INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/23/2020	Really nice guy, not a tough grader. If you need help just ask and he'll show you. Came in with no computing experience at all and he made it a lot easier to understand. Midterms are open everything and homework is done in class on Fridays and it's optional to go.
Philip Piety INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/28/2020	Not sure why he has all these awful reviews, I haven's had any of these problems. He's been very responsive, reasonable, and understanding. Some assignments seemed a little sloppy, but I think they were made mostly by the TA. He lectures relatively well, somewhat engaging but makes some mistakes occsaionally. Overall, one of the more engaging and reasonable professors I've had, but execution is slightly sloppy.
Pamela Duffy INST126 Expecting an A jgold8610 11/12/2019	She has a great personality and really cares for her students. Her teaching is mainly centered around creating labs so students can get hands-on python experience. No final, just a group project.
Jeannette Kartchner INST126 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/29/2018	If you had previous coding experience then you will probably do fine in this class regardless. Professor Kartchner is personable and often extends deadlines, but she is a very poor professor. The class is definitely an after thought for her. Her lectures are lazy and she does a very poor job explaining concepts and often forgets to explain basic stuff( often citing she forgot we are first time programmers/ or that she is a JavaScript programmer not Python). Her lectures started out “just okay” and went downhill as the semester progressed. Additionally, for 2 weeks prior to the exam she told us pandas and matplotlib ( a whole 2 units)were going to be on the exam. Only for her to tell us a day or two before the exam that those units were not going to be on the exam. So she can be pretty disorganized. Lastly, deadlines for assignments were often extended because most of the class had no idea how to do the assignments. If you are a first time programmer, I would recommend taking someone else.
Joel Chan INST126 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/29/2018	Joel has a passion for helping students understand the material. Is more than helpful to try and figure out issues you may be having, but also emphasizes the importance of being able to figure out a solution on your own, even if you have to "google it"

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting a B
Anonymous
11/14/2024

I honestly have no idea how I am doing in this class and its already November. Scott's grading system is very unusual as he doesn't use canvas/ELMs to update grades, he instead uses a "point" system but it seems like he gives a lot of opportunities to improve prior scores, so I do appreciate that. There are no exams in this class and he does not require attendance in his lectures, which are pretty boring btw. He does record helpful tutorials on almost every coding assignment which I find help me more than attending his lectures. Overall, hes a really nice guy and replies to emails/questions really quickly its just the class is structured kind of odd so I have no clue where I stand...

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/12/2024

Scott is a genuinely good person who cares about his students and is passionate about teaching this subject. The issues i do have though is the lack of grading... we are already in November and i believe we have one grade in so far, with the lack of grading comes the lack of feedback, i have zero clue how i am doing. He is helpful though and is there if you need help with during his office hours. For lectures i tend to zone out and not learn, i feel the class isnt engaging enough to be motivated to want to learn the skill.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting a C-
Anonymous
11/07/2024

Much of the material learned was complicated, and a lot of the people in the class had a lot of advanced prior coding knowledge and were able to complete assignments without much worry. Professor is nice and willing to work with students, but grades haven't been updated as of after November.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting a C
Anonymous
10/03/2024

Lectures didn't help with anything, grades weren't updated so I couldn't tell what I was doing wrong or right, and assignments weren't clear.

Elia Shahbazi
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
09/04/2024

straight garbage, lies on the syllabus does not teach. Do not take him; honestly, double it and give it to another bad school for him to teach.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
07/30/2024

Very nice professor, willing to work with students and help them. Assignments can be a little bit unclear, but he leaves them very open to what you want to do. He never really published grades, which made it hard to know how you were doing in the class. I think overall an easy grader

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
07/30/2024

I'll be honest, I took him in the spring and it was only his second semester teaching. He was a nice guy but would always delay grading. The whole class had no grades until the day final grades were do. But his grading system is fair, lets say you miss one or multiple coding assignment, you have the opportunity to get a grade for them still if you show that you can implement the code in the next assignment. He grades off a fundamentals list, so technically you can submit the final project and make sure to include everything in the list and get an A (that's lowkey what I did) but I don't recommend it, since you literally have no other assignments to back you up if you do that.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/25/2024

Professor Jackson is a very supportive and patient instructor. He goes out of his way to reassure students and provide clear guidance in programming, which I found incredibly helpful. His explanations are always thorough, and he takes the time to ensure everyone understands the material. However, there is a significant downside: he never returns graded assignments, no matter how many times we ask. Despite his frequent apologies, none of us received any feedback on our assignments throughout the entire semester. This lack of feedback started from the very first week and persisted until the end of the term, which was quite frustrating. If he could improve on this aspect, he would be an outstanding professor. Overall, if you can manage without timely feedback on your work, you'll benefit a lot from his teaching.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/23/2024

Goated professor!! Scott is really chill and super supportive, it’s easy to tell he cares about his students’ understanding of the material. The workload wasn’t crazy, we had about 12 assignments throughout the whole semester (including the projects) and coding projects build off of each other. He had a system where your grades were based on how many points you score based on the course concepts, so if you didn’t score a lot of points for one project it didn’t matter because you could gain those points back with following projects. The only issue I had is that we would get literally no feedback on your projects unless you asked, which was fine in the end because Scott would tell you exactly what you need to work on when you go to him. I agree with the other comment saying to use his office hours when you need to!! He’s very happy to help!

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/22/2024

Such a great professor, course is super easy to follow. prof is such a great help and he pushes back assignment so it can be turned in. He definately make coding fun

Scott Jackson
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Anonymous
05/19/2024

I DO NOT recommend taking this professor. This was his first year teaching this course which is understandable but he provided zero feedback throughout the entire semester. We did not get anything graded and had no grades put in as of the last day of classes. He kept on promising that he would grade things but never ended up doing so. So it was very difficult to know how you're doing in the class. If you do take him, I recommend going to his office hours because they were helpful. He's very nice when you talk to him one on one but the whole course was very disorganized. It consisted of 3 word count projects and consolidation projects. The lectures are recorded.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/16/2024

Don't take him. Terrible lecturer and still hasn't posted a single grade for my class when its literally finals week. He can not be a real professor. Please avoid him.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
05/15/2024

Do not take this professor. He is overall a nice guy but if you have anxiety about your grade do not take him at all. He does not release your grades until the final week (exam week) and gives you little wiggle room to raise your grade. Again, he is a very nice guy but just the overall structure of this class was too much to handle on top of other classes because you don't know if your failing or passing the class until it's too late.

Scott Jackson
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Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/14/2024

Very nice and approachable

Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
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Expecting a C
Anonymous
05/10/2024

He's a really nice dude, but the projects and homework are insanely confusing and often cover things we don't even cover in class. Also, his assignments are due at bizarre times (11:59 am????? Really dude????). Just choose a different professor. Again, really nice dude, just not very bright.

Scott Jackson
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Anonymous
05/08/2024

Horrible grading. It is the end of the semester and I still have no grade in this course. Absolutely no feedback. His lectures are useless. He barely explains anything and he is boring. He just codes and reads aloud everything he types. Would not recommend him.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting a P
Anonymous
05/08/2024

Doesn't update grades during semester its the last week of school and I haven't had one assignment graded. If you want to learn python he does a pretty decent job in class and there are GSS oppurtunties to get better understanding outside of class(though I have never attended a session). He seems like one of the teachers that will give you a good grade based on effort. Other than the lack of knowledge where i stand on this class, the professor is understanding and workload isn't crazy.

Elia Shahbazi
INST126

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
05/07/2024

Honestly, I would not recommend him. He used Prof Joel Chan's slides and read off of them every day. I mean I guess you could pass with a good grade if you make friends and have previous knowledge of Python but you're better off taking another professor.

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/06/2024

Literally the most fantastic professor, I wish I could have him for all my programming classes. He values every student and is always open for questions. He is confident in every student's ability to succeed and will take the time to go over any question you may have. He also uses Discord for the class and is very responsive there. The classes are recorded, which is also a huge plus. Dr. Chan is very passionate about what he does and his excitement for programming really rubs off on you.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Anonymous
05/03/2024

Scott is a horrible lecturer and I learned mostly from the TAs in this class. Also, the grading is terrible! It is the end of the semester and I have not received one grade. His class is very disorganized. I would not recommend Scott.

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/02/2024

Nice dude but slightly boring. His classes didn't seem too structured there was a lot of TBD on the syllabus and he didn't come to class on mondays since he had another class to teach. But his gradings was good, follow the rubric and you'll get an A.

Elia Shahbazi
INST126

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
04/24/2024

There were many things that went wrong in this class. Many of the assignments were not graded until the seventh week of school. Several of the assignments were not working properly due to broken links. He randomly assigned a final exam out of nowhere even though it was not in the syllabus. He never made an announcement about it and only told a small portion of the class. He was upset about students not attending class even though attendance was optional, and many felt as though they were not getting any value from attending. Slow to respond to emails as well. The class is very dull and there is no class interaction. He rushes over topics quickly. TA's go over practice problems on Friday's which was a great thing about the class. However, this professor was not attentive towards his students and would often get frustrated and annoyed whenever we asked questions. I would highly suggest getting a different professor.

Joel Chan
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Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/27/2024

yas best professor ever

Christopher Dempwolf
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Expecting an A+
Anonymous
02/21/2024

He's a really nice guy but his class is super disorganized, his slides and lecture usually comes from a youtube video he posts so going to class is kinda pointless. The work was super easy but he had to curve the projects a lot due to no one knowing how to do them. Overall if you just want the easy A take him, but if you want to actually learn how to code, I would take another professor.

Christopher Dempwolf
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Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/16/2024

The class was relatively easy but his lectures were incredibly boring and didn't teach much about the content. The final project compared to coursework was very difficult and wasn't a reflection of what we had learned over the semester. Overall an easy professor but don't expect to learn a whole lot about python unless you like teaching it to yourself.

Christopher Dempwolf
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Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/09/2024

chill professor, and super nice. Taking him again

Scott Jackson
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/25/2023

I really liked Scott! He wasn't the best lecturer - so GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS! I cannot express enough how crucial it is to Scott's office hours. He's super flexible and approachable as well. Just make sure you at least somewhat understand the course material, and you'll do fine.

Joel Chan
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Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2023

Dr. Chan is absolutely amazing when he teaches you Python. He makes sure that everyone understands the concept by frequently giving us exercises in lecture to practice what we'd learn. When getting extra help from him, no matter the circumstance he's in, he will always find some way or time to help you. I truly felt there was a passion in helping his students thrive. Highly recommend him as a professor because you will properly learn without any experiencing any stress.

Scott Dempwolf
INST126

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/12/2023

I'm glad I'm the first person to write a review. Professor Dempwolf is a really awesome professor, just good all around. He's very kind, he listens to his students and their concerns and makes sure everyone is heard. His lectures are lengthy and he does talk a lot but if you care enough to attend you will learn much. There were supposed to be three projects total this semester, but they were cut down to 2 because of time constraints and I was fine with that. However, I don't know how other students feel about it. The first project was worth 75 points, unfortunately, the second was worth 175 points and is 20% of your grades. If you keep up with the class, even if you don't do too well on the last project your grade will still hold, you can still finish the class off with a low A or high B, With that being said, the projects are far from easy, but Prof. Dempwolf will definitely help you in any way he can. He gives you most of the code for the projects and even eliminates some parts if students ever get too stuck. On top of that, he always give extensions and just cares for what he does. Out of all the INST126 classes I can say his is the easiest and the best. So, please take him. It won't be easy but it will be easy enough to allow you to pass!

Anukriti Singh
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/12/2023

Took this course online with this professor and I recommend her. She is an easy grader but sometimes takes a while to respond to emails. The class structure is really nicely set up where you learn something in lecture, then actually have an assignment where you practice it by coding so it allows you to understand it and it's easy. The online quizzes are pretty easy and you can use your notes. The final was a group coding project but you get lots of time to work on it and it's not too far out of reach.

Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/11/2023

Professor and TA's are really nice. However the class is pretty boring. Lectures are long and not super helpful. Assignments are due at such weird times and can be pretty annoying. Also, not many examples of how to code are given as a resource so the projects and PCE's can get kind of hard. It is easy to lose points. Overall, the class isn't the greatest and since it's required for the major I would suggest trying to get a different professor.

P Kshetry
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Expecting an A+
Anonymous
07/19/2023

Didn't see the professor one time. Delegated all office hours to TA's. I get the class was async but I don't know what they are paying her to do lol. Got an A in the class though so it wasn't the worst thing in the world.

Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/30/2023

Usually the first day of class was used for learning and the next class we would apply this learning to in class projects. He is very knowledgable about programming. No exams or finals for this class, just projects. I found the projects to be significantly harder than what we practiced in class, but he gives plenty of time to complete them. Just make sure you don't wait until the last minute to start them.

Chu Sern Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/23/2023

GOAT. Makes sure everyone is on the same page, always willing to help debug code, assignments were explained very well and clearly, questions were always answered fully if you asked him any.

P Kshetry
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Anonymous
05/09/2023

I could never get in contact with this professor. I had multiple unprecedented situations this semester and had documentation, but she never responded to my emails so i kept getting 0s on past work. If you are going to take this class async, don’t do it with her.

P Kshetry
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/01/2023

Like the previous review the class is async and the video lectures are from another teacher. Do not take this class async if you're new to coding and actually wish to learn. This class was manageable but I don't feel like I learned anything because it was async. Take it in person or live zoom if possible

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/18/2023

Dr. Chan is an amazing professor. You can tell he cares about his students grades. Always makes sure everyone is on the same page. He has no problem explaining anything to you. If you have to programming experience at all then you NEED to take him.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/24/2022

Because of the asynchronous nature of the course, the video lectures become very important for projects and homework assignments. However, sometimes there are gaps between lecture and assignments, leading to googling different coding aspects and topics to fully understand how to do the assignments. I will say, i didn’t find the projects very difficult because of the help you can get from the TAs and the actual coding not being difficult.

Anukriti Singh
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2022

She extends deadlines and doesn't have hard deadlines only on the projects. It was online and i would 100% recommend. Only bad thing is that the TA do not respond to emails

Anukriti Singh
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2022

She was very informative and knowledgable in the subject. I learned a lot of core fundamentals and brushed up on skills I knew in the past. I took the class online and I 100% would recommend it.

P Kshetry
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/15/2022

I took this class async so my opinion is kinda biased. I never spoke to the teacher once. The entire class is online and is a video lecture from another teacher. Kshetry is quick to respond to emails but I don't feel like I learned anything from the class due to it being async. Overall easy class but wouldn't recommend taking it async with her if you want to learn anything about Python.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/14/2022

This professor is great at what she does, she is very knowledgeable and will help you whenever you need it! Earlier in the semester, the assignments were a lot easier to follow and the short videos she made helped a lot when doing the assignments. I will say that you have to take initiative in googling things as it IS an async course, you literally signed up to be online and basically pace your own learning. She is very lenient about due dates which can be some students' downfalls if they don't keep up with the assignments due each week. There are no exams, there are coding assignments each week, and 3 projects which you should ace if you come to office hours. I must emphasize GO TO THE PROFESSORS OFFICE HOURS!!!!! The projects can be challenging and intimidating when you first read them. THERE IS NO REASON TO LOSE POINTS ON PROJECTS SHE WILL LITERALLY TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR CODE AND HELP YOU FIX IT. I didn't go to TA office hours that much because it seemed like one of the TAs wasn't really clear about what he was doing. But the other TA, Rony, will actually tell you what's wrong with the code and fix it, however, he does have some inconvenient times so it might be hard to make it there. Overall an easy class if you utilize the resources given, actually watch the short lecture videos, and GO TO OFFICE HOURS FOR PROJECTS!!! Take her if you have the chance.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/13/2022

Informative videos, fair work for an asynchronous class.

Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia
INST126

Expecting an F
Anonymous
12/11/2022

He’s very knowledgeable but all of his quizzes are so at 11:59am instead of pm which for a lot of students meant forgetting to turn them in on time and hurting our grade by quite a bit. If you don’t go to class you definitely shouldn’t expect to pass… been there done that.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Anonymous
12/05/2022

so i took this course asynchronous and i did not learn a damn thing. she literally has 5 minute videos and goes over the easiest examples and then when you get to the assignments and the projects, its like 10 times harder. i don't get how she expects us to learn how to code when 1. your videos are 5-10 min long from 2020, 2. tas office hours are so inconvenient, 3. you make the projects nearly impossible to do. the only good thing about this class is that the deadlines are very lenient. she's a nice person but the class is structured awfully.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/14/2022

Idk what the person below is bashing the professor for. I barely interacted with her, however, I believe Professor Carrie is genuinely is the type of instructor we need. Her class is asynchronous, so the lessons are video lectures (they are from 2020 so not recent, which would probably be my only thing I wish she'd change so it's more recent). However, I think they cover what is needed to be known and I am having a good amount of fun. Something that I admire a lot is her late policy which is the most lenient one I've seen. As there are assignments due each Sunday, there's a good amount of stuff to do considering I have other classes, so I haven't turned in things on time. That being said, the way the class is set up is that there are two main deadlines with one being in the first half of the semester and one being in the last week of the semester, and we can turn in assignments before that main deadline without getting points docked. In addition, we get to redo assignments for full credit until that main deadline comes. You are set up to get an A in this class.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
10/20/2022

The class is easy. She teaches nothing. You will not learn python unless you self teach yourself. Her videos are 5 minutes long and do not relate to the assignments at all.

P Kshetry
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
07/02/2022

Best teacher I have ever had. she is very chill and laid back. would recommend her definitely!

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/29/2022

Dr.Chan is one of those professors who is dedicated to his job and the success of everyone he teaches, he understands the struggle that every individual student has and works with each and every student individually to ensure that every student is successful in his class both with learning the concept and grade wise, if anyone has a chance to take a class with him, I would Highly Recommend, I promise that no one will ever regret taking a course with him

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A
WALIK
05/24/2022

Dr. Chan loves to teach, he loves to code, and he loves to show his students HOW to find the answer to their questions rather than just giving it to them. Even if you know nothing about coding you will love this class and you will love Joel, the last 2 projects are a bit harder than the first 2 but its nothing crazy, and Dr. Chan is always willing to help. Would highly recommend this class to CS/IS majors as well as nonmajors who just wanna take a really cool elective with a great prof.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting a B
Anonymous
05/20/2022

Professor Lindeman is a great person that wants to make beginner programming an ease. The online format of her class does require personal initiative to go and watch the videos she posts or attend the online class. Her extensions on assignments (not big projects) are generous. Professor Lindeman's office hours are very helpful in understanding the code and what the assignment is asking. Something problematic about the class is the availability of her office hours being only twice a week and the TA's office hours sometimes having an unreliable schedule. But if you come to the class and ask questions/learn there, then this shouldn't be an issue. Another negative part of this class is the inclusion of "stack traces" in each coding assignment. These stack traces were maps of all the data points in a program. the rules surrounding these stack traces took a while to pick up on and the the stack traces could be very tedious to complete. A guide on how to do them in various instances would have been helpful. Overall a great professor that i benefited a lot from and would recommend.

Jennifer Proctor
INST126

Anonymous
05/18/2022

She doesn't teach the class really, she has videos for you to learn. Classes as far as I know have always been online. Do the work you will get an A

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/09/2022

Professor Linderman did a great job on explaining python to people that are new to programming. If you have no prior experience to programming, this is the teacher for you, being someone that already knew a great amount of python before taking the class I found the lectures to be quite useless but they are packed with good content for those that are new to the language. She brings in ways that would allow for the students to learn better, it would be a 4.5/5 if I could solely due to having late responses when emailing her, and her grading was quite harsh.

Philip Piety
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/22/2022

So I had 335 with him as well, and after reading a lot of the reviews here I can definitely understand why people feel negative about him. Personally, I never had any issues with elms assignments or him being responsive to me even though I am a pretty lazy student. I would definitely agree that 335 was questionable at times as it's own class, also the bronze falls simulation didn't really seem to be worth the time we put into it, the scoring system and limited moves made very little sense. A lot of people struggled with 126, and he seemed totally willing to work one-on-one with students. I personally worked on coding with him at least 3-4 times and he was only harsh once (but he was right). He tried his best to make sure I actually understood why things worked and I appreciate that.

Jennifer Proctor
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/18/2022

Insanely easy class. Professor Proctor is fairly boring but a nice person.

Philip Piety
INST126

Expecting a D+
Anonymous
11/22/2021

He hardly knows the subject matter at all and when it was time for us to work on assignments he threw us into hard assignments with little to no guidance. He also had a poor attitude especially when people had a hard time understanding the course work. In these cases he would belittle you as if you were stupid. I was not the only one from my class who had to retake INST126. Now, I am at the end of my second semester in this class with a different instructor and currently have a 97%. That should show you how much of a horrible professor he was and it not just being the course work.

Carrie Lindeman
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Anonymous
10/09/2021

Professor Lindeman was really fantastic! She explains Python and coding in an approachable way, so if you don't have coding experience it's still easy to understand and learn. Her office hours are really helpful, and we often review material in class and do classwork to practice. The class is structured this way: introducing a new concept through recorded lecture and a quiz, then the next lecture will review that material and we will do problems/exercises with small groups to practice it, then she'll go over the problems and the answers. Then we'll have an assignment that's usually writing a program involving what we learned in class. The class was online, and lectures were recorded. Additionally, Professor Lindeman allows us to submit/re-submit assignments and quizzes multiple times to be re-graded, which was really helpful and motivated me to practice the material more or wait to submit when I better understood the concept. As a result, this class was not stressful for me since I knew that I could always improve upon my previous work. The only things we can't resubmit/submit late are the 3 projects. The project details are given ahead of time, and Professor Lindeman will help look over our projects and debug things so it's not too bad either. Overall, I enjoy Professor Lindeman's approach to teaching and enjoy her class a lot!

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/19/2021

Dr. Chan has a real passion for teaching. He explains things in such a way that makes Python a walk in the park. I have previous programming experience so I can't speak for everyone, but Dr. Chan models the class in a way that focuses less on achieving a good grade, and more on how a person can think and work like a programmer. His lecture examples really helped with both assignments and projects. I will say that the last two projects will seem a bit harder at first, but I really believe that if one really dives deep into the material that Dr. Chan provides, one really can succeed.

Carrie Lindeman
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/04/2021

great professor. she was very reasonable in her work terms and she was a great grader. she helped her students a lot

Jesse Anderson
INST126

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
02/09/2021

very dedicated to students + provides lots of comments on all assignments also very active in office hours and gives lots of notes from them that are v clear!!! super nice and supportive of me as a woman in stem to

Philip Piety
INST126

Expecting a B
Anonymous
08/30/2020

he is a horrible professor. don't take him. he drops your letter grade by 1. he does that every semester

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
08/22/2020

Joel Chan was my introduction to a formal programming class and he made everything smooth sailing for me. He really wants his students to succeed and stresses "computational thinking".

Edward Summers
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
04/23/2020

Really nice guy, not a tough grader. If you need help just ask and he'll show you. Came in with no computing experience at all and he made it a lot easier to understand. Midterms are open everything and homework is done in class on Fridays and it's optional to go.

Philip Piety
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
02/28/2020

Not sure why he has all these awful reviews, I haven's had any of these problems. He's been very responsive, reasonable, and understanding. Some assignments seemed a little sloppy, but I think they were made mostly by the TA. He lectures relatively well, somewhat engaging but makes some mistakes occsaionally. Overall, one of the more engaging and reasonable professors I've had, but execution is slightly sloppy.

Pamela Duffy
INST126

Expecting an A
jgold8610
11/12/2019

She has a great personality and really cares for her students. Her teaching is mainly centered around creating labs so students can get hands-on python experience. No final, just a group project.

Jeannette Kartchner
INST126

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/29/2018

If you had previous coding experience then you will probably do fine in this class regardless. Professor Kartchner is personable and often extends deadlines, but she is a very poor professor. The class is definitely an after thought for her. Her lectures are lazy and she does a very poor job explaining concepts and often forgets to explain basic stuff( often citing she forgot we are first time programmers/ or that she is a JavaScript programmer not Python). Her lectures started out “just okay” and went downhill as the semester progressed. Additionally, for 2 weeks prior to the exam she told us pandas and matplotlib ( a whole 2 units)were going to be on the exam. Only for her to tell us a day or two before the exam that those units were not going to be on the exam. So she can be pretty disorganized. Lastly, deadlines for assignments were often extended because most of the class had no idea how to do the assignments. If you are a first time programmer, I would recommend taking someone else.

Joel Chan
INST126

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/29/2018

Joel has a passion for helping students understand the material. Is more than helpful to try and figure out issues you may be having, but also emphasizes the importance of being able to figure out a solution on your own, even if you have to "google it"

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