I took this guy's Visual Basic class a few years ago. If you want to learn programming, this is the guy to go to. It is not an easy A. You have to work, but you will thank yourself later. He's a little off the wall. Keeps the class interesting.

Best lecturer I had in my college career.

great wrote the book we were working from!!

Education, and computers are his passion, and it shows. You need to take one of his classes!

Very entertaining

I could actually understand programming with him. And if I was having problems, he didn't make me feel like crap while explaining things to me.

Excellent teacher - he really took the time to make sure his students understood programing. He did not hesitate to give individual attention to students with questions.

Not only does Andy explain things well, he has this incredibly goofy sense of humor which keeps you listening. He is also really relaxed. You will get out exactly what you put in to his class.

Great Prof. Explains everything perfect. Great sense of humor.

Andy is fantastic! He is funny and is very knowledgeable about his multimedia. He is a very busy guy but you can get a hold of him through Oncourse. His assignments are fun and they help you understand the software that is taught better. The software taught is freeware software so you can do the assignments at home. Highly recommended!!

Good teacher. Do recommend. He will always take the time to help you if you go see him. A little iffy on responding to emails. If you take the DE section, make the time to go to at least a few of the on campus lab sessions, especially later in the semester.

Taking the class online. Excellent online lectures. Crystal clear, well thought out(and funny). He's THERE for office hours when I've gone spontaneously every time. He has responded promptly to emails. Used to be a CS major. This is what you should expect folks. I'd recommend him to a friend!

He said EXPLICITLY not to use oncourse's email. Use his real email. It's their own fault. Taking any class DE is a risk; he even invited DE students to attend any lab or class! His grading is lax, and he's quite entertaining. I attend because he makes me laugh.

I took this class online. I had never done any computing before, and I loved this class! In my opinion, he is an excellent instructor.

Hands down the best professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. Andy's classes are absolute joys to attend; he fancies himself a comedian. He understands the material extremely well; he has worked in the industry and thus knows what actually matters. Outside lecture he is less helpful but with this sort of material, help is everywhere.

Great Prof. Explains everything well. If you are confused, just talk to him at any time you would like. he is always there to help.

He's an excellent professor. His lectures are entertaining and he spends a lot of time talking as if you studied the night before. There are no books for this course, but he has his own website with sample codes. The point of the class is to learn OOP, not simply just to code. You should know basic programming before taking this class.

Great teacher, if he were able to teach one-on-one, his scoring would be really high, but with the recitations (with potentially badbusy recitation leaders, you need a study group).

Andy is always ready to teach his materials!

If you take this class with the eagerness to truly learn computer science, you will learn above and beyond. . Hilarious; got a six pack from laughing the first few lectures!

Easy to pass if you just show up. The class is 100% geared towards those who have no experience programming. TA's are good and willing to help you pass if you struggle. His jokes can get old, but i'd gladly rather bad jokes than no jokes

If he's teaching the class, take it. He's the greatest teacher I've had without a doubt. Every class is amazing. His lectures have been the only classes I've looked forward to in college. CSCI teachers later will suck, so enjoy the Harris while you can.

I had no programming experience, I'd highly recommend him. If you're an engineering student going straight to 240, good luck :'D. This is a direct continuation of the 230 class, which btw helped me like crazy, and you're sorta expected to know some stuff by 240. That said, he's a great lecturer. Use his site and resources.

Here is a tip. Before you take this course you should have a decent grasp of OOP, compiling C++ programs, makes files, and how to implement the stack and heap. If you understand and know how to apply those concepts you will do fine. Heads up!, if you are thinking of taking someone's code and using it as your own... you are going to have a bad time!

Andy is the reason I am a computer science major. I had virtually no interest in hard work before coming to his class. After taking him twice, I am a seriously formidable coder, and have a lot of extra knowledge as well. He teaches differently than most which may turn some off, but I think it is amazing. He changed my life.

Someone recommended I take Andy's class last semester. Really glad I did. He's a fantastic teacher with many years underneath his belt. No, he won't hand you the answer; he will make you work for it. However, he will always support and help students who are willing to put the time and effort in. One down side: Don't expect to get 100% on anything.

Great professor. A lot of the help came from the teacher's assistants, of which will make you work for the answer. Class mainly shows GUI's, and simple programming algorithms that might take time to learn, but the lectures and recitations help out tremendously. Do you work, and get a solid B. Work hard, and you'll achieve great things.

Andy is a very intresting person, some hate him, some love him. Personally, his teaching style really worked well with my learning style. He gives us very clear, simple examples, but we as students have to research well beyond those examples. For me, this helped alot because i prefer simpler examples and harder assignments than the vice versa.

Andy is legendary in the computer science department. I think he is an excellent teacher and his lectures are hilarious. However, his class is not easy. You really have to complete all the homeworks or you will not be able to complete the final project for lack of coding practice.

Go into this class with the mindset that you are going to have to put aside a good chunk of time to learn material. While difficult, I also found the class to be very rewarding, and vastly improved my programming skills. Andy was always there to help, and would respond promptly to any questions I had, often within the hour! Pro tip: work ahead!

Excellent professor, but his grading policy (240) is distracting and inconsiderate. I understand this is Purdue Science, so it should be hard, but his grading policy leaves no room for mistakes. If you do what he asks, you get 80 per homework. However, you will make mistakes, so expect a 73 or 75 on each homework you submit.

Andy is so nice and understanding, he's actually one of the best teachers I've ever had. I can't speak for how he might grade in harder classes, but I'm in his 23000 class and he has been super patient, supportive, and kind in helping me with the classwork. For whatever reason, I actually had an easier time communicating with him than the TAs.

Class with Andy is a treat. He is not a conventional lecturer by any means and that is what is great about him. At no point during the semester did I feel disengaged. Don't skip lecture and definitely don't skip recitation. You will not pass if you do.

Honestly not the best intro to programming teacher out their but easily the best professor in Computer Science at IUPUI. His programs enforce the theory taught in class, which is really nice. Exams are easy if you show up to class and pay attention. Makes lectures entertaining, really makes you want to try your best.

This is the teacher that I have learned this most from in class. I have learned this most from this teacher here at this school. He makes learning fun. I have heard that he treats some students differently than others. Make sure you try to wow or amaze him if you have the skill, because then he is easier on you. You will have to put effort forth.

Knowing Andy, he's probably read all of these reviews. Andy is very caring, supportive, and helpful towards you if you have a good attitude. His lectures are usually unrelated to the week's assignment. It is vital you go to lab as the TA's do most of the teaching for the assignments. If you want an A be ready to ask a lot of questions and research.

Very friendly guy with a true passion for what he does, and I learned a ton as a result. Albeit, this was the most difficult course I have taken thus far just based on the grading criteria of the labs. The base grade of an assignment is a B- and you have to add features to get your program to a higher "subjective" grade. Use your resources often.

The TAs do all of the grading and labs, so Andy only does the lectures. He does an amazing job at them and you will absolutely need to go to class of you have little programming experience. If you don't do the assignments, you will fail. However, they are easy enough and the TAs grade harsh but fairly.

Not a normal class structure. It is hard for beginners, but learning to program is hard. You absolutely have to go to recessitation as that's where you get hands on learning. Beginners will not be able to do assignments without it. Andy is a cool and funny dude. He isn't very available which is annoying, but when you get with him, he really helps.

Andy will teach you to focus on effort over grades. He's preparing you for the reality that CS is extremely difficult. You're going to have to learn a lot on your own but Andy and the TAs will be there when you're stuck. I started out feeling like these other negative reviewers but now I genuinely respect and appreciate Andy's classes.

I enjoyed prof Harris' classes. He is a good guy who will help you out, and encourages interest in the classes. Classes are fun and the work he gives is challenging in a good way. His content is very relevant and useful.