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Jwan Al Faili INST341 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/12/2024	The professor is really nice and approachable, but the course has been a bit hit-or-miss for me. Her lectures can feel dry sometimes, and there's a lot of reading that can be tough to keep up with. She often posts the required readings the day of class, which is frustrating because I have back-to-back classes and sometimes end up attending without having the chance to read in advance. There's always a participation activity, like answering a question on Canvas at the start of the class, and in-class group activity work where each group has to present at the last 15 min of the class. She has said that this is her first time teaching in the U.S., and I know she's still learning to use Canvas, which has caused a bit of confusion with deadlines and materials. I can see she's trying, and with some tweaks to the class structure and timing, I think the course could feel a lot more manageable and engaging.
Andrew Casertano INST341 user786321 01/22/2024	By far the absolute WORST experience I have ever had with any professor, if I could give zero stars I would. I recently completed a course with Professor Casertano, and it was the worst academic experience I've ever had. The lack of organization and care for students' well-being is shocking. Firstly, the professor displayed a consistent level of disorganization throughout the semester. Deadlines were unclear and frequently changed without any prior notice, causing unnecessary stress and confusion among students. How he obtained a PhD is mind-boggling. I would never recommend anyone to take any course taught by him. The professor is incompetent, lazy, and simply DOES NOT CARE. This course was a complete mess from start to finish. I submitted an exam well before the deadline, scoring an A, only to have it rejected for no apparent reason. This arbitrary decision reflects the professor's complete disregard for the effort students put into their work. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!
Andrew Casertano INST341 Anonymous 01/09/2024	If I could give 0 stars I would. By far the absolute worst professor I have ever had. I recently completed a course with Professor Casertano, and I must say it was the worst academic experience I've ever had. The lack of organization and care for students' well-being is shocking. Firstly, the professor displayed a consistent level of disorganization throughout the semester. Deadlines were unclear and he would frequently change assignment directions without any prior notice, causing unnecessary stress and confusion among students. My personal experience in this course highlighted the professor's lack of understanding and compassion. Overall, Professor Casertano was disappointing, and I would caution other students to be wary of enrolling in any courses taught by this individual. The lack of organization, care for students, and understanding make for an unpleasant learning environment.
Andrew Casertano INST341 Anonymous 12/22/2023	One of my worst professor's that I have had. He does not teach and makes students present the lecture material for over a month. This class is basically a waste of time because after the presentations he basically has nothing to teach. He is just lazy and wasting our time for a paycheck.
Andrew Casertano INST341 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/20/2023	Absolutely horrible professor for INST341 (and im sure any other class too). Avoid him at all costs. I have never had a professor as bad as he is; unorganized, takes a whole semester to grade 1 paper, literally just mean, doesn't care about the job, lazy af. It's clear as day he's here only for the pay check. If he's the only professor available, I'd honestly wait till the next semester to take the class. He's that bad.
Andrew Casertano INST341 Anonymous 12/19/2023	This is by far the most incompetent, disinterested, unorganized, joke of a professor ive ever taken a class with. Sets no expectations, his canvas is a mess, he tells students that due dates aren't important to him in class, and then gives 0s for late work. Nobody in this class learned much of anything over the semester, and I am personally offended at the uncaring aura he carries himself with. Its never been more blatant that a professor is just here to collect a paycheck, he does NOT care about his students, the course material, and I personally believe he has no business teaching at this level.
Andrew Casertano INST341 Anonymous 12/17/2023	I don't have an expected grade to post for this and nothing has been graded. This class is so bad I may have to take it up with the dean of the school to try and salvage my grade. From day one we can barely hear what he's saying. The grading system was changing and when I approached him about an extension he said sure there's an automatic grace period and resubmission policy. This grace period is up for interpretation as the one in the syllabus says the grace period is two days but he said we could submit after. When attempting to complete the metadata assignment there were almost no instructions on the elms page. After submitting what I could figure out I received a bad grade. After correcting the errors I received from the grader I got another bad grade and the instructor pointed out new errors that he found. There is no structure to this class unless you sit in person for 90 minutes and try to piece together what you're supposed to do for the assignment. The students who did sit in class understood the directions through one method. And that was asking the teacher directly if the way they completed it was correct or not. That's not how directions should be communicated rather they should be posted on elms. Don't take this class unless you want to sit there and be confused the whole time. No one learned anything and the class revolved around parsing an interview document with a holocaust survivor and making a presentation on your curation process with it. The assignments were not hard at all, but there were no guidelines communicated unless you were in class to speak with him about it consistently. Additionally, his grading policy gave me leeway to prioritize other classes which angered him when i submitted most of my assignments in the last 2 weeks. Don't take this class!!!!!!
Andrew Casertano INST341 Anonymous 09/13/2023	Professor is disorganized and lazy. Does not lecture in class but instead makes students read and present course content. It is clear that he is just there to collect a paycheck
Travis Wagner INST341 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/14/2022	It is great a class, recommend Travis. The main course of the class is working in groups to present a final deliverable while collaborating with other groups. Do the work and it should be easy A

Jwan Al Faili
INST341

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/12/2024

The professor is really nice and approachable, but the course has been a bit hit-or-miss for me. Her lectures can feel dry sometimes, and there's a lot of reading that can be tough to keep up with. She often posts the required readings the day of class, which is frustrating because I have back-to-back classes and sometimes end up attending without having the chance to read in advance. There's always a participation activity, like answering a question on Canvas at the start of the class, and in-class group activity work where each group has to present at the last 15 min of the class. She has said that this is her first time teaching in the U.S., and I know she's still learning to use Canvas, which has caused a bit of confusion with deadlines and materials. I can see she's trying, and with some tweaks to the class structure and timing, I think the course could feel a lot more manageable and engaging.

Andrew Casertano
INST341

user786321
01/22/2024

By far the absolute WORST experience I have ever had with any professor, if I could give zero stars I would. I recently completed a course with Professor Casertano, and it was the worst academic experience I've ever had. The lack of organization and care for students' well-being is shocking. Firstly, the professor displayed a consistent level of disorganization throughout the semester. Deadlines were unclear and frequently changed without any prior notice, causing unnecessary stress and confusion among students. How he obtained a PhD is mind-boggling. I would never recommend anyone to take any course taught by him. The professor is incompetent, lazy, and simply DOES NOT CARE. This course was a complete mess from start to finish. I submitted an exam well before the deadline, scoring an A, only to have it rejected for no apparent reason. This arbitrary decision reflects the professor's complete disregard for the effort students put into their work. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Anonymous
01/09/2024

If I could give 0 stars I would. By far the absolute worst professor I have ever had. I recently completed a course with Professor Casertano, and I must say it was the worst academic experience I've ever had. The lack of organization and care for students' well-being is shocking. Firstly, the professor displayed a consistent level of disorganization throughout the semester. Deadlines were unclear and he would frequently change assignment directions without any prior notice, causing unnecessary stress and confusion among students. My personal experience in this course highlighted the professor's lack of understanding and compassion. Overall, Professor Casertano was disappointing, and I would caution other students to be wary of enrolling in any courses taught by this individual. The lack of organization, care for students, and understanding make for an unpleasant learning environment.

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Anonymous
12/22/2023

One of my worst professor's that I have had. He does not teach and makes students present the lecture material for over a month. This class is basically a waste of time because after the presentations he basically has nothing to teach. He is just lazy and wasting our time for a paycheck.

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
12/20/2023

Absolutely horrible professor for INST341 (and im sure any other class too). Avoid him at all costs. I have never had a professor as bad as he is; unorganized, takes a whole semester to grade 1 paper, literally just mean, doesn't care about the job, lazy af. It's clear as day he's here only for the pay check. If he's the only professor available, I'd honestly wait till the next semester to take the class. He's that bad.

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Anonymous
12/19/2023

This is by far the most incompetent, disinterested, unorganized, joke of a professor ive ever taken a class with. Sets no expectations, his canvas is a mess, he tells students that due dates aren't important to him in class, and then gives 0s for late work. Nobody in this class learned much of anything over the semester, and I am personally offended at the uncaring aura he carries himself with. Its never been more blatant that a professor is just here to collect a paycheck, he does NOT care about his students, the course material, and I personally believe he has no business teaching at this level.

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Anonymous
12/17/2023

I don't have an expected grade to post for this and nothing has been graded. This class is so bad I may have to take it up with the dean of the school to try and salvage my grade. From day one we can barely hear what he's saying. The grading system was changing and when I approached him about an extension he said sure there's an automatic grace period and resubmission policy. This grace period is up for interpretation as the one in the syllabus says the grace period is two days but he said we could submit after. When attempting to complete the metadata assignment there were almost no instructions on the elms page. After submitting what I could figure out I received a bad grade. After correcting the errors I received from the grader I got another bad grade and the instructor pointed out new errors that he found. There is no structure to this class unless you sit in person for 90 minutes and try to piece together what you're supposed to do for the assignment. The students who did sit in class understood the directions through one method. And that was asking the teacher directly if the way they completed it was correct or not. That's not how directions should be communicated rather they should be posted on elms. Don't take this class unless you want to sit there and be confused the whole time. No one learned anything and the class revolved around parsing an interview document with a holocaust survivor and making a presentation on your curation process with it. The assignments were not hard at all, but there were no guidelines communicated unless you were in class to speak with him about it consistently. Additionally, his grading policy gave me leeway to prioritize other classes which angered him when i submitted most of my assignments in the last 2 weeks. Don't take this class!!!!!!

Andrew Casertano
INST341

Anonymous
09/13/2023

Professor is disorganized and lazy. Does not lecture in class but instead makes students read and present course content. It is clear that he is just there to collect a paycheck

Travis Wagner
INST341

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/14/2022

It is great a class, recommend Travis. The main course of the class is working in groups to present a final deliverable while collaborating with other groups. Do the work and it should be easy A

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