2.2

Abhijit Sen

Computer Science - Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey

2.2
Quality
3.0
Difficulty
22%
Would Retake
90
Reviews
2.2
Quality
3.0
Difficulty
2.3
Helpful
2.1
Clarity

22%

Would Retake

90

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

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35

What Students Say

Abhijit gives very boring lectures

CSIS1175 - 1.0 rating

His lectures are incredibly boring

INFO1113 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

72%

Textbook Required

36%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Most common grades:
A (11)
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Incomplete (5)
Grade Distribution
A(14)B(4)C(3)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 34 reported grades
A: 11
Not sure yet: 5
Incomplete: 5
B: 3
Common Tags
Lecture heavy (13)
Group projects (9)
Get ready to read (7)
Lots of homework (7)
Gives good feedback (6)
Respected (6)
Clear grading criteria (4)
GROUP PROJECTS (4)
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Reviews (90)
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VARIOUSCI
Nov 10, 2002

How is such a bad teacher the department head?

3.0
3.0
CISY
Mar 12, 2003

Shakes head to much. Never Combs Hair. Splits when he is too close to help.

3.0
4.0
INFO3210
May 5, 2003

Boring boring boring class... But he's very knowledgeful.

2.0
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CISY2412
Jun 19, 2003

This guy is freaking hopeless. Offers no help at all when we say we're having trouble. Loser.

4.0
2.0
INFOCISY
Jul 9, 2003

Great teacher, understanding and helpful

2.0
3.0
XML
Jul 21, 2003

No Comments

1.0
5.0
DISTSYST
Feb 11, 2004

Boring Teacher. Cannot teach. We have explored the entire Internet in his class

1.0
5.0
CISYINFO
Mar 16, 2004

He is a doctor and the chair of CISY&INFO. He can't teach, and he even can't speak English. He just knows how to make students in the living hell. Everything must be done individually! Don't even think he will help you a little help too! Good luck people!

4.0
4.0
INFO
Mar 17, 2004

The individual assignments are just English writing. The group assignments are technical and programming. His notes are well organized, but he gives us too many assignments. He is nice.

5.0
1.0
INFOCISY
Mar 18, 2004

nice teacher

3.0
3.0
CISY2412
Jun 22, 2004

Smart guy, a bit hard to understand. Wants his students to do well. He is kinda flexable with deadlines if you have a good reason. This is not a coaster class. You have to pay attention even if its boring :(

3.0
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CISY
Sep 8, 2004

Nice guy overall, really wants his students to learn the stuff..but tends to bore the hell outta ya at times. Tough tests, but marks fair on assignments...thank god there internet access lols

1.0
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CISYINFO
Grade: B
Dec 31, 2004

Good luck people. If you're in cisy or info program, you'll get his class eventually.

4.0
5.0
INFO3210
Apr 8, 2005

He is the nicest evil man that you will ever meet. He helps and assists students any way that he can but his workload in the class is crazy. You do sooo much work to get 5% participation marks. But he is willing to listen if you have problems or you have a valid reason for not meeting a deadlin

2.0
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CISY2311
Dec 16, 2005

Very hard to understand and isnt clear on what he's teaching at all. Exams are easy but he's just not a pleasure to be around. Try getting someone else!

2.0
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INFO3210
Feb 7, 2006

Can't speak well. Unclear assignments and exams. Tends to talk to himself instead of lecturing.

4.0
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CISY2311
May 2, 2006

Awesome teacher! Cares for his students! If you do the work, and you understand the requirements of the assignments and what he wants during the tests, you will pass, but you have to attend every class, or else you will miss out, and possibly fail. He is extremely helpful, whenever you need help, you will get it, just ask. Take his classes!!

3.0
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CPSC1100
Jul 19, 2006

A little hard to understand at first, but is an easy marker. Hint pay attention in class and to the stuff that goes on the overhead

2.0
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CISY1212
Nov 23, 2006

pretty boring, its hard to keep interest, could be the subject tho, sometimes hard to understand but overall hes a nice guy at least.

4.0
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CISY1212
Dec 2, 2006

Abhijit is really nice, and a pretty easy marker. He does a fair job explaining the course material, but its really hard to pay attention to his class sometimes. If you attend his classes and do your fair share of work, you'll get a good mark. He does have an accent, but it isn't an issue at all.

1.0
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CISY1133
Dec 4, 2006

The textbook is of no help at all. The assignment are very difficult. However, he is an easy marker.

5.0
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CISY1113
Dec 12, 2006

Detailed and to the point. If you slack off, you will have problems. Exams are exactly what you predicted, no real surprises. Great on deadlines if you're in a pinch, it happens and it's nice to have someone who is not a jerk about it.

3.0
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CISY1212
Dec 19, 2006

No Comments

4.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Dec 23, 2006

Of the seven dwarfs this guy is sleepy. He is a nice man, gentle in appearance, yet knows his stuff. The course sucks as the course material is just plain boring and the classroom atmoshpere is sickening, just wait for the first headache to occur and then have him teach. He does go up and beyond for you in special circumstances, & generally cares.

1.0
3.0
CISY1212
May 16, 2007

No Comments

2.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Nov 18, 2007

He is kinda hard to understand, so you have to pay attention. Marks easy and his tests are reasonable. Boring classes though...

4.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Dec 1, 2007

Pretty Good class. Very fair assignments, just follow the instructions and you will be fine. Labs are very fair. You just do what you have learned in class with applications, such as word and powerpoint. Tests are like 90% multiple choice

4.0
3.0
CISY1213
Dec 15, 2007

good teacher, nice guy, just pay attention, and at times, when you get yourself in the zone of drawing up all the different diagrams, the course actually gets good. Otherwise it's terrible! You just have to make the most of the material as it can be very boring if you're slacking off.

2.0
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CPSC1100
Mar 25, 2008

VERY boring class. Yes it wasn't that hard but it was so boring I had to leave in the middle of it so often that I got a very low mark. Very hard to concentrate and focus because of his accent as well. Very dry content. If you go to every class and can survive through it and the assignments then you will do well.

2.0
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CPSC1100
Jun 25, 2008

This class was a complete waste of $300 and I kick myself in the A** every day for taking it and dropping it. Sen is the worst teacher I've ever had. If it weren't for the textbook he couldn't even pull off teaching the class. Attendance is mandatory because of daily quizzes and assignments. You'd be better off burning your money...

3.0
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CISY1212
Oct 23, 2008

Most boring teacher ever. When he starts his lecture, 1/4th of the class falls asleep and 3/4th are doing their own thing. The assignments are dead-easy and are free marks. They are just like doing 1 question at the end of each chapter. Tests are quite easy if you have read the book and know how to re-create the diagrams.

2.0
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CISY1212
Dec 10, 2008

The most boring professor I ever had. Somebody ask him- Is this pen and projector what system analysis and design is all abt. One thing more he will make u sleep. Guaranteed.

2.0
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CISY1212
Jan 1, 2009

Hard to understand, doesn't really care about what he is teaching, very boring.

2.0
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CISY1212
Jul 9, 2009

Most boring teacher ever. I don't care how many PHDs he has, he just can't teach. He has a strong accent. I missed almost 3 weeks of his class and I didn't do my presentation. I still passed this course.

1.0
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CPSC1100
Nov 23, 2009

This is a terrible prof. He cannot teach. He is too boring and a lot of it is basic word and excel. Learn your visual basic on your own and you have the class covered. Easy class but the instructor is not "right" - he is also very hard to understand because he has a speech impediment.

1.0
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CISYINFO
Jan 6, 2011

Um, before you take a class with this guy, just shoot yourself in the foot. If you wait till after you take his class, you'll want to shoot yourself in the head.

2.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Aug 18, 2011

Extremely boring class, but GPA booster to the max. It's almost impossible to contact the prof for help outside of class time

3.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Aug 22, 2011

Easy class, and a good gpa booster. Assignments are a total joke. Take it if you want to boost your gpa.

3.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Nov 21, 2011

boring. Not his fault cus the material is boring but his accent unfortunatly doesn't help. He's nice but if you know anything about computers to start with avoid taking this class. I thought I bombed the midterm but I ended up getting 86%, not sure how. GPA booster for sure

2.0
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A1
Dec 9, 2011

Blah.

1.0
5.0
CISY0
Dec 18, 2011

If you can avoid this guy, do so!

3.0
2.0
CISY1212
Mar 14, 2012

Oh gosh this professor is so boring yet don't blame him since he teaches boring subjects. Easy GPA booster.

1.0
3.0
INFO1113
Oct 18, 2012

Not helpful. boring. extremely hard to focus. he doesn't even look at his students

3.0
1.0
INFO1113
Nov 5, 2012

Super boring, I can usually pay attention for a long time but he makes it so hard. He loses the whole class' attention in like 15 minutes.

1.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Dec 10, 2012

This prof is next to useless. things he teach in class are straight forward but tests and exams are all on slides not discussed in class. He is also very rude to his students and doesn't speak english properly. his favorite quote consits of "computer only understand 1 and 0" easy class but avoid this prof

1.0
4.0
CPSC1100
Dec 10, 2012

This class is useless when taking him as your prof. His assignments and labs are so unclear and he is always having troubles trying to explain things. On top of him being unclear, he still expects submissions within the given due date, no exceptions. AVOID!

2.0
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CPSC1100
Jan 11, 2013

Honestly, I found him to be a really nice guy, however his class was ridiculously boring, and if you don't pay attention, the quizzes and tests will stump you for sure. He doesn't really seem to know what he's talking about and I would avoid him.

5.0
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COMP1100
Apr 4, 2013

Great prof. Very straight forward class. GPA booster for sure

1.0
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CPSC1100
Aug 20, 2013

Extremely boring and monotone, he loses the classes attention within the first 10 minutes. He is very unclear is what he expects and is unprepared for class.

1.0
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INFO1113
Nov 14, 2013

so boring teacher, no help assignment. dont take his class.

1.0
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INFO1113
Dec 5, 2013

The word "drone" would be best used to describe his behaviors because he has absolutely no interest in the well-being of his students. Throughout the school year he reads off power point slides in a monotone and slams you for not being professional in your assignments even though he doesnt explain anything. Avoid this prof at all costs.

5.0
1.0
INFO1113
Grade: A-
Aug 1, 2014

Very concise about the work expected. However, may be a shock for those going into IT expecting to just do computer work without expectation of professional communication within assignments. Pretty much take the assignments as if they were WORK assignments and you'll get a lot of value from his lectures and this class.(Databases sucked though)

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CSIS1175
Sep 2, 2015

Abhijit gives very boring lectures. It takes him forever to explain a topic that could be explained in 5 minutes. The material covered in class is only half of what you are expected to know on his tests. So read the book. He could easily fix his behavior by sharing his passion with more enthusiasm and by keeping the lecture at a faster pace.

5.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A
Aug 2, 2017
Would take again

Best professor I ever had. You can easily pass the course with good mark

Participation matters
Inspirational
Clear grading criteria
1.0
5.0
CPSC1100
Grade: C
Sep 30, 2017
Wouldn't take again

I've never had a worse proff than him with all due respect. He doesn't exactly know what he's doing 70% of the time and if you ask him a question in terms of the class he won't know how to answer your question. Very very tough marker, the class average was 66%.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
1.0
INFO1113
Nov 7, 2017
Would take again

Great professor!!!! GPA booster.

Gives good feedback
Skip class? You won't pass.
GROUP PROJECTS
2.0
3.0
INFO2411
Nov 14, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Im sorry but his assignments have little to no bearing on the subject matter of the coursem, don't take him for foundations of computer security, he gives a lot of busy work the never helps you learn. He can't even give you a reason why he gives them to you.

Get ready to read
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
3.0
INFO2411
Nov 23, 2017
Wouldn't take again

He gives us Assignments that mean absolutly nothing to his course material, second year computer course, assignment is how to clear search history, I expect most of us have already done this before, never take him, he's a nice guy, but really, his assignments need to be on topic, never take this guy for INFO2411.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
2.0
3.0
INFO1113
Grade: A
Dec 12, 2017
Wouldn't take again

He mainly reads off slides, but also gives demonstrations on practical applications for some topics. Lectures are mediocre and hard to absorb; you're better off reading the textbook on your own. Although his exams and assignments are not very hard, his instructions can often be confusing and hard to understand. Would not recommend him.

Get ready to read
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
GROUP PROJECTS
2.0
3.0
INFO1113
Grade: A
Dec 17, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Nice guy, but he doesn't seem to know what he's doing half the time. His instructions and tests are riddled with errors and unclear sentences, and the group project he gives requires quite a lot of work. He does give demonstrations during lectures, which is nice. But sometimes it takes him a while to find the right buttons in the program.

Get ready to read
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
GROUP PROJECTS
5.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A+
Jul 10, 2018
Would take again

Awesome Professor!! Its my second semester and I haven't seen a professor like him before!! He is very helpful and kind His most of the assignments are simple and interesting.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Inspirational
1.0
1.0
INFO1113
Grade: A
Dec 1, 2018
Wouldn't take again

His lectures are incredibly boring. He only reads off the powerpoint slides and rarely shows us examples or give us in-depth explanations of the contents in each chapter. Luckily I bought the textbook and it taught so much more than he did. He gets very upset if you come to class late, so be prepared for a small scolding if you're 10+ mins late.

Get ready to read
GROUP PROJECTS
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
2.0
INFO2411
Grade: A
Jul 12, 2019
Would take again

Excellent prof. His lectures are clear but boring sometimes. He assigns a lot of assignments that are easy to do and provides feedback. He is always willing to help you out if you ask. Exams are pretty straightforward mostly cover the lecture slides. Highly recommended for GPA booster.

Respected
Lots of homework
Clear grading criteria
5.0
5.0
INFO2411
Grade: A
Jul 31, 2019
Wouldn't take again

The doctor said I had the worst case of insomnia ever recorded in human history. 275 days I had not slept. Nothing worked. As a desperate last resort, he recommended taking INFO 2411 with Dr. Abhijit Sen; I hesitated, but relented. Within 5 minutes of hearing him lecture, a stampeding rampage of bull elephants could not stir me from my slumber

Lots of homework
Amazing lectures
Lecture heavy
4.0
2.0
CSIS1175
Grade: A
Feb 13, 2020
Would take again

he is a great professor . his course is easy to pass just by doing all labs and assignments.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Inspirational
2.0
5.0
INFO1113
Grade: C
Mar 13, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I have never seen a professor like this one. he does not know what he hi speaking don't know how to speak as well as how to teach students his assignments does not make any sense useless professor that I have ever had . Stay away from this professor is the best option to increase Gpa . he is the only reason my gpa goes down . please try to avoid .

Group projects
Hilarious
Tough grader
1.0
3.0
INFO2411
Grade: Not sure yet
Jul 15, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Half of the time, you cannot understand what he is saying. He just reads off the slides and takes questions from Google for the exams. Labs and assignments are useless. For example, he makes you download a VPN and makes you show how it works. He does not seem knowledgeable on the subject. Do not take this "instructor" if you actually want to learn.

Group projects
Lecture heavy
So many papers
4.0
1.0
INFO2411
Grade: A
Aug 19, 2020
Would take again

Was an easy course tbh, his lectures are a bit boring. Labs and assignments are pretty easy. Can't go wrong picking him.

Respected
Lecture heavy
1.0
2.0
INFO2411
Grade: Incomplete
Oct 22, 2020
Wouldn't take again

His labs and assignments are not clear and useless. He got his labs from some random website which have no credibility.

2.0
3.0
INFO2411
Nov 12, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I'm gonna be clear here, I haven't finished this course yet, but I honestly feel like no matter what grade I end up with, I haven't learned crap. His lectures are very basic and the work, if you can even call them that, are tedious and don't teach anything. (They're all "professional reports." Every single one.) Avoid him, he can't teach.

2.0
3.0
INFO112
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 16, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Professor Sen is not the worst prof. Other than his super dry lectures he lacks the ability to quickly grade your assignments, by the time you see the feedback he gives you already made the same little mistake on two more assignments lol, he's way too specific on the structure of the code he'll deduct marks over the smallest things sometimes.

Group projects
Beware of pop quizzes
Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
INFO1113
Grade: B
Apr 19, 2021
Wouldn't take again

i will never forget this man. during lectures, he spoke many, many words at the front of the class... but what did they mean? i will never know. because it was all nonsense. to this day i sit here and think.. "wow, i really paid to watch him fumble with the computer cause he has no idea what he's doing." i wish i liked C++. he's the reason i don't.

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1.0
1.0
INFO2411
Grade: A+
Jun 22, 2021
Wouldn't take again

It's like he's a zombie, no enthusiasm at all. You also learn nothing at all, everything that he "teaches" is so basic, and all of the answers to the exam questions can be found online.

1.0
4.0
INFO3180
Grade: Incomplete
Oct 11, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Professor does not impart knowledge but just reads off the slides and test you on how fast you can do maths in quizes. The lectures are very dry and monotone. Some of the stuff that is taught is very confusing and professor does not clarify it well enough either. group assignment is not hard but there is not much one learns from this course.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Group projects
1.0
4.0
INFO1112
Grade: B-
Nov 17, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Gives good feedback but insanely elitist and strict. Really rude in class as well. He also doesn't give extensions even if you are sick which is nuts.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: C
Dec 1, 2022

The professor is a bit lazy and its really boring studying in the class. Can't even understand a simple thing by his knowledge. Continuously getting worst grades. Not good at clearing doubts. Makes simple things complex and hard to understand. No proper structure of the course.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 8, 2022

Overcomplicates simple coding functions. Exaggerated marks taken off or even failed for not following his overcomplicated methods programming is all about flexibility with use of methods Lessons boring/monotoned read off google zero enthusiasm Learnt absolutely nothing in this class everything I know is due to previous programming knowledge

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 18, 2022

Avoid this professor as you will learn nothing about coding. He just reads off the slides, no practical work is done in the class. His lectures are very boring. Has alot of in-class quizzes, deducts marks from assignments without any valid reason.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
2.0
3.0
INFO2411
Grade: A
Dec 26, 2022

reads all course content from slides. lectures painfully drag out longer than they need to. extremely slow speaker which makes it hard to pay attention in class. gets confused very easily. assignments are pretty easy but his test instructions are awful. he will deduct marks for things he didnt even ask for. made an interesting course really boring.

1.0
5.0
CPSC1100
Grade: Incomplete
Jul 19, 2023

he provides alot of assignments and does not assist with them

Group projects
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
CPSC1100
Grade: Incomplete
Jul 19, 2023

He assigns slot of assignments and didn't assist in them

Group projects
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
CPSC1100
Grade: Incomplete
Jul 19, 2023

Allot assignments and didn't assist in them if students find it difficult

Group projects
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
3.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A
Sep 6, 2023

It's easy, just do those stupid lap quizzes

4.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: A-
Dec 30, 2023
Would take again

Teaches good. Gives a lot of labs(short quizzes). Difficult final exam just gives a single question of 100 marks.

Clear grading criteria
Gives good feedback
Respected
4.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: A-
Dec 30, 2023
Would take again

Good teaching. But too many short quizzes called labs and there is only one question in final exam of 100 marks.

Clear grading criteria
Gives good feedback
Respected
1.0
1.0
INFO2411
Grade: A+
May 15, 2024

Listen to the ratings. I rarely trust ratemyprof ratings because some people here are just whiny, but seriously this professor is terrible. Boring, uninteresting classes that put you to sleep. I would learn more just reading the slides at home than listening to him, but attendance is mandatory. He also assigns random group projects which I dislike.

Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
INFO2411
Grade: A
Aug 12, 2024

Laughable experience in this course overall. Professor told us to use AI instead of bothering to give us clear instructions on things that are only tangentially related to the course. Lectures are boring, he often gets confused with technical issues, and assignment guidelines are extremely vague. If you actually want to learn, choose someone else.

1.0
3.0
INFO3180
Jan 9, 2025

Seems like a nice guy. But he just reads the slides the whole time and doesn't verify your understanding of concepts with you. Attendance is also mandatory, I would rather watch paint dry.

Group projects
Lecture heavy
2.0
3.0
INFO3180
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 4, 2025

I'm pretty sure he's a nice guy, just doesn't teach very well. That could be due to is age as he seems like he is heading to the end of his career.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
INFO2411
Grade: B
Apr 30, 2025

Terrible experience. This prof grading style is unpredictable and he forgets a lot of things in class, he spent 10 minutes trying to figure out which class section we were and posted the assignments in the wrong class. Tons of group work 98% of all assignments and final projects are group work except 1 assignment in the start. Don't take him.

Group projects
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

72%

Textbook Required

36%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

95% confidence
Based on 24 grades
Most common grades:
A (11)
Not sure yet (5)
Incomplete (5)
Grade Distribution
A(14)B(4)C(3)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 34 reported grades
A: 11
Not sure yet: 5
Incomplete: 5
B: 3
Common Tags
Lecture heavy (13)
Group projects (9)
Get ready to read (7)
Lots of homework (7)
Gives good feedback (6)
Respected (6)
Clear grading criteria (4)
GROUP PROJECTS (4)
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CISY1113

5.0

(1)

COMP1100

5.0

(1)

INFOCISY

4.5

(2)

INFO

4.0

(1)

CISY1213

4.0

(1)
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DISTSYST

5.0

CISYINFO

5.0

CISY1133

5.0

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5.0

INFO3210

4.7

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