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Richard Panzer INST490 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/14/2024	Richard was a ok professor the only flaws about him is he is very sarcastic and rude. Also as someone else said in this thread he takes very long to respond to emails which is not helpful. He also is very serious and barely jokes but as far as the workload as long as you have a good group you should be on point in this class.
Mary Ann Francis INST490 professorreviewer231 05/08/2024	Sweet person, and provides good feedback. Agree with the lectures being slow, but honestly, it is not that big of a deal breaker since most of the class has to do with your semester-long project.
Richard Panzer INST490 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/14/2024	The course itself is just a group project on steroids for the entire semester. The group members matter more than the professor imo. Rich is a super chill guy and there won't be any sort of problem with that regard. Going into this course you'd be more worried about if your group members are competent or not imo. But yes, take the course with him. I strongly recommend.
Mary Ann Francis INST490 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/02/2024	Very slow lectures, but gave good feedback and time to revise.
William Kules INST490 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/03/2023	My semester with professor Kules was fine. He would waste work time re-iterating topics we've already learned din past courses and doesn't operate elms as efficiently as you'd need. His TA's do most of the work in being helpful resources to our project. He forces us to communicate on slack and would give us examples on elms that he doesn't expect us to follow. A lot of people ignore his bloated lectures to do coursework which results in loads of students missing a sentence of important information that would end up having us turn in assignments incomplete. Either way, apart from these little issues, Kules still provides an environment that allows you to succeed with your group, but he definitely isn't the best professor for it.
Bill Kules INST490 Anonymous 10/19/2022	Starts out as a very chill professor and is easy to talk to, however he has a bad habit of gaslighting the class on assignments. Gives the class templates for everyone to use, then says to not follow the templates and takes points off the class' assignment purely because of that. The TAs he had this semester do it as well so the instructional team gaslights students. The first assignment that was related to the overall major project nobody got a full score on because of his gaslighting with templates.
Katy Lawley INST490 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/18/2022	She's an amazing professor. Throughout the semester, she regularly met with our team and provided detailed feedback and recommendations on various aspects of our capstone project, enabling us to successfully hand over our project deliverables to our client. Prof. Lawley was also really accessible outside of class and responded to messages very quickly. Her lectures were really informative, especially those on professional development. She is very knowledgeable on this topic, so I would strongly encourage you to visit her office hours, especially if you need help with resumes or job interviews.
Timothy Rainsford INST490 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2019	Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.
Timothy Rainsford INST490 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2019	Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.
Timothy Rainsford INST490 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2019	Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.

Richard Panzer
INST490

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/14/2024

Richard was a ok professor the only flaws about him is he is very sarcastic and rude. Also as someone else said in this thread he takes very long to respond to emails which is not helpful. He also is very serious and barely jokes but as far as the workload as long as you have a good group you should be on point in this class.

Mary Ann Francis
INST490

professorreviewer231
05/08/2024

Sweet person, and provides good feedback. Agree with the lectures being slow, but honestly, it is not that big of a deal breaker since most of the class has to do with your semester-long project.

Richard Panzer
INST490

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/14/2024

The course itself is just a group project on steroids for the entire semester. The group members matter more than the professor imo. Rich is a super chill guy and there won't be any sort of problem with that regard. Going into this course you'd be more worried about if your group members are competent or not imo. But yes, take the course with him. I strongly recommend.

Mary Ann Francis
INST490

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/02/2024

Very slow lectures, but gave good feedback and time to revise.

William Kules
INST490

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/03/2023

My semester with professor Kules was fine. He would waste work time re-iterating topics we've already learned din past courses and doesn't operate elms as efficiently as you'd need. His TA's do most of the work in being helpful resources to our project. He forces us to communicate on slack and would give us examples on elms that he doesn't expect us to follow. A lot of people ignore his bloated lectures to do coursework which results in loads of students missing a sentence of important information that would end up having us turn in assignments incomplete. Either way, apart from these little issues, Kules still provides an environment that allows you to succeed with your group, but he definitely isn't the best professor for it.

Bill Kules
INST490

Anonymous
10/19/2022

Starts out as a very chill professor and is easy to talk to, however he has a bad habit of gaslighting the class on assignments. Gives the class templates for everyone to use, then says to not follow the templates and takes points off the class' assignment purely because of that. The TAs he had this semester do it as well so the instructional team gaslights students. The first assignment that was related to the overall major project nobody got a full score on because of his gaslighting with templates.

Katy Lawley
INST490

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/18/2022

She's an amazing professor. Throughout the semester, she regularly met with our team and provided detailed feedback and recommendations on various aspects of our capstone project, enabling us to successfully hand over our project deliverables to our client. Prof. Lawley was also really accessible outside of class and responded to messages very quickly. Her lectures were really informative, especially those on professional development. She is very knowledgeable on this topic, so I would strongly encourage you to visit her office hours, especially if you need help with resumes or job interviews.

Timothy Rainsford
INST490

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2019

Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.

Timothy Rainsford
INST490

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2019

Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.

Timothy Rainsford
INST490

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2019

Absolutely the best professor I've ever had the pleasure of learning from. He keeps it real and creates a welcoming atmosphere that encourages participation, questions, and anecdotes. He is very laid-back and is willing to discuss any topic with the class, whether that be interview tips, job advice, or insight on the working world and how to effectively manage your income. He is a very experienced individual who has worked several high-ranking positions across various IT fields, so you can trust he knows what he is talking about. His stories about personal experience and life advice is truly inspiring and worth listening to. If you are willing to show that you care about learning, he is more than willing to teach.

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