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CIS111 - 1.0 rating“The worst professor I've had at HVCC”
CISS111 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
61%
Textbook Required
57%
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Hes really nice and is willing to help you.
good guy
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very good teacher. always takes his time to help its ashame people take advantage of his kindness
Knows what he is talking about and makes sure that he is there everyday to give his students their moneys worth.
Smart guy, loves teaching, tough class but if you go in for help your all set.
good teacher
good teacher!!
holly cow, if you want to lear you need to get someone else, but if you want an A then you must stay
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Very easy to get good grades in his courses. However, don't expect to learn much of anything. I had him for P&L II and JAVA and didn't learn a thing. Definitely a waste of time and $$$.
take his class if you want an easy grade, take Hurd if you want to actually learn something.
Too much baseball, not enough of what I'm paying to be there learning...
If your a Yankees fan then your good to go in this class. He is very helpful when you go see him for extra help.
Mr. Wohlleber is the greatest teacher to ever teach at HVCC. Go Yankees! Go Giants!
Good teacher. Easy to get him to do what you want. Yankees Fan, so thats always a plus. If your a cute girl, use it to your advbantage. He will give you an A.
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hes an alright teacher class is easy i had knowledge under my belt though
needs to share time with all students.. too busy helping the same people over and over. Don't get me wrong, the class is easy and he seems to be a good guy... but when it comes to his intstructions/handouts, things need to be clearer and he needs to be able to help everyone...
He is the greatest teacher!!YAY GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!
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This professor is so boring....He does this thing when he tried to teach and doesn't ask us if we understand and he talks to fast for you to understand..... I do not suggest him but his class is not hard but it's difficult to understand him.
His lectures are not good. He expects you to already know programming. I have never taken any programming classes. He talks very quickly and goes through topics too fast. For being an important class in my field i cannot follow him or learn what i need to. the pace is too fast.
Clear and helpful. The course is high-pressure, but the instructor was always willing to help anyone who asked for assistance. In my case, he helped me catch up and pass the course (with a good grade) despite a medically required 5-week absence during the semester. How can you dislike a professor who'll expend that kind of effort on your behalf?
He is very fast paced and hard to keep up with. This class is very confusing and it is hard to keep up with his pace.
convoluted speaker, isn't really clear. If you ask him to explain something he explains it the same way again. Monotone boring lectures, but he's a nice guy.
Geeky, but pretty cool all together.
He helped me a lot but still wasn't the best at explaining things in lecture. He was a very nice person but his fascination with poking fun at another student made me nervous about what he would say when I wasn't around.
Between rushing over notes, rushing through examples, and not clearly explaining anything, it's the most educational portion of the semester for any Yankee's or Giant's sports team fan. If you want to learn JAVA, do not take this professor.
Geeky, but in a good way. Rushes over his notes, but they're all available on the common drive to look over. Extremely tough grader, almost impossible to get full credit on assignments. Doesn't use or follow the book at all, don't bother getting it just use his notes.
Prof. W. has been the best comp. teacher I have had so far. He can be kind of a geek sometimes, but his class is fun, and he really knows his programming. There are only about 7 assignments, and you can usually finish them in class so there is no homework. He doesn't use the book, but gives great notes. No tests or quizzes; only midterm and final.
He's a pretty good professor, uses his own notes instead of the book. Lets you work on projects in class, makes you actually think instead of just using book examples. Very clear as to what he wants, and extremely helpful as long as you ask understandable questions. Also no real tests other than the midterm and final.
Great teacher. Teaches programming correctly. Very helpful on homework. Nice guy.
Had him for Prog. and logic II. If you had another professor for P&L1, do not take him. Stick with the professor you had before. His teaching method is a lot different as he teaches by example and not by explanation. Had a very tough time. Take Hurd if you can. But other than that, hes a nice guy.
Great professor I highly reccomend him. He knows both Java and C through and through definatly take him if you can!
This was my 2nd class with this professor. This was the first C++ class. It was a hybrid class. All of his classes are similar. Only tests are the midterm and final. Only about six programming assignments, and he gives you time in class to work on them. Doesn't use book. Gives great notes. Very helpful and knowledgeable professor. Def. take him.
Programming & Logic with Mr. Wohlleber is an enjoyable experience. His notes are crystal clear, along with his explanations. This class can be as easy or hard as you make it. If you just copy down the programs without knowing why, you will struggle in this course. Wholleber talks a lot about sports, but not excessively. Highly recommended.
JAVA has the potential to be such a boring class, but he keeps you interested with his knowledge and jokes. He takes late programs all semester and makes the final almost identical to his review sheets. We also had an entire week in class to work on our final project. He encourages the success of his students and makes it easy to succeed. Take him.
He made P&L2 fun, good teacher, cares about students and teaching, helps whenever he can. Definitely an understanding teacher and someone that should continue teaching as long as they can.
This professor can teach, but needs to be more helpful. I just wish his classes were expanded couple times a week rather than cramming into one night session!....
P&L 1&2 were very difficult with this prof. I love to program, but I didn't find his class fun at all. I didnt really learn much from him, I had to teach myself everything. He needs to have more hmwrk assignments that will help you learn Java instead of going straight to programs. He knows his stuff, but overall teaching quality needs to improve.
He is so smart with java, he forgets that his students are beginners. he jumps right into programming, and never really tells you what you will ever use this for. He is a nice guy, and he is smart, but he needs to work on his teaching skills
Great teacher, smart, good guy.
I took a class with him at Saint Rose, and he made it very easy. I just wish the class hadnt been so long or at night.
Definitely a nice guy, but he just doesn't know how to teach. Marks down for terrible, extremely frivolous reasons, and doesn't answer any question clearly, putting no care into whether you actually understand the material. Uses overly complicated names and uncapitalized clases and variables in defiance of all modern programming standards.
Professor W. is an extremely understanding teacher. I never missed a class and got straight A's because of it. I did see many people skip often. Those students had more difficulty with the class. He is always available to help and answers email quickly. Great sense of humor!
Proffesor W is a terrific teacher and if you attend class and do the assignments you'll do fine. He is the easiest on deducting points out of any CISS teachers, I have never gotten anything but a 100 on every assingment. If you want a strong fundemental background that you can understand take him.
I really like Mr.wholleber, very helpful and an overall nice guy. Bought us pizza on the last day of class too. Highly recommend him if you're getting into programming, hes always willing to help
Took two on-campus courses with Wohlleber, and one online. He knows programming languages inside and out. Very lenient on points for labs and assignments, more so than many other profs. in the department. Make sure you study the review packet for the midterm and final. The exam will be that same packet with the numbers changed. Great professor!
His teaching methods are downright terrible, if you ask him a question he just rephrases it and expects you to know the answer. He seems to think everyone should be an expert when we've only done 60 hours of java which isnt much over 6 months
Although i received an A in the class i felt like I was teaching myself. Had I not had a good teacher for CISS 110 I think I may have been in trouble for this class. Bill is a really good guy, he wants to help, but he often answers your questions with a question, which can be confusing. Super smart, knows his stuff, doesn't use textbook.
Possibly the most relaxed human being I have ever encountered, and as a result the learning environment was very calm. Deadlines weren't really deadlines. No need for a textbook his notes will get you through the course. The online 'quiz' section of this class was kind of annoying due to how vague the questions were. Overall, great class and prof.
He is great at JAVA! Very relax and nice person. He just takes few points if you hand in something late. He looks for decency and hardworking. Follow his steps and exams/finals will be just fine. Only thing is you gotta be VERY careful when you write a program for him. DO what he ASKS, not what you think is right. he gives all the examples you need
Nice, calm, respectful, professional and yet very friendly professor. Nothing is too late!, and he does his best for students to pass.
Laid back. Can talk to him about anything after class. Very helpful. Assignments were a little tough but pay attention and you'll do fine
One of my favorite teachers, he does a great job and helpful in his office hours. I would say don't avoid him but in HVCC's CIS program you cant he will teach at least 2 mandatory classes. BUT to be successful in his class you must have typing skills.
He's by far the worst teacher I've ever had. His methods of teaching are that you should already know the material so he just rephrases your questions and expects you to figure it out. He grades completely erratically taking off points for mundane details. His command of Java is good but he goes at his own pace which is too fast to learn at. AVIOD
Prof. Wohlleber is a really nice guy. His course is fast paced but if you just read his notes every now and then you will be good. He gives an assignment every 2 weeks, gives 2 tests the whole semester 1 midterm and 1 final, and is very clear about grading criteria. Getting a B is easily manageable. If you get less than a C, then CIS isn't for you.
While a fast talker, he is very straight-forward with the assignments. As long as you do the homework he assigns and follow him with the Exercises each class you'll have a good grasp on the material. If you ask for help on the homework he'll help you, and if the class overall stays on task he leaves the due dates empty for students to do homework.
He's a great guy but never had grades calculated. If you use negotiation skills you can get extensions and sometimes a few missed points. Assigned a lot of homework, test banks kinda sucked because they were weird questions out of the book. It's recommended to visit his office hours, which by the end of the semester become a zoo.
He's terrible, plainly put the worst comp sci teacher at HVCC. HVCC has much better options for comp sci teachers than him. He grades with no consistency, taking points off for irrelevant things like the Font of a program without telling specifically what he wanted. It's a waste of time to take his class, take some else! HE NEVER USED THE BOOK!!!!!
I hated walking into his class everyday. he's the worst teacher i've ever had which is saying a lot cause its HVCC. He didn't even mention the textbook even though he bragged about picking it for the course. he uses his own notes which NEVER clearly explain what he wants or how to do something. he uses strange examples, not a good time
The worst professor I've had at HVCC. I've taken hard classes before, but the thing is, the class is not hard. He's very nit-picky about the assignments that you could lose a letter grade if you don't write your code exactly how he would do it! If I had him for CISS 110, I probably would've switched my major. Notes are unclear, doesn't use textbook
He was an awesome professor, but I wasted money for the textbook because it was nothing like the work in school and out. He lets you fix a program for extra points which is good. He also has a office hours which you can go to if you need time for homework or need help on homework. The homework, midterm, and final is very challenging.
I took his CISS 111/ CISS 240/CISS 290 classes. He is a great teach and very cool guy, his projects are straight forward and interesting. My only problem with him is that his classes are too easy. I transferred to RPI and felt behind with my programming knowledge. I got A's in all his classes but felt as if he made his classes not in dept enough.
He was an awesome teacher
very good notes/lectures, resources available to learn from. homeworks are few and far between, but are a fair test of what you know. not many tests and they're pretty easy. makes sports references.
I would recommend this class to someone who has prior programming experience as he does not go by the text book yet all of the hybrid quiz questions are taken directly from the text book , why? Every class goes pretty much by him typing and the students following, granted you are fast like him while trying to figure out what the heck is going on.
I thought CISS 110 was a lot easier than CISS 111. I want to transfer and get my BA, so I looked up and CISS 111 does not transfer. I always e-mailed him, and he wrote promptly but didn't help to understand the assignments. If I knew the professor was going to be like this, I would have took the other professor instead. AVOID HIM!
By far the best teacher I've ever had! He goes through a lot of examples and has really good notes on the subject.
He helps you, but if you don't get help by yourself, your not going to pass. Very hard on grading. He will give you a whole letter grade something isn't right, but will run fine. I wouldn't have took him if I knew this confusing.
Bill is an awesome guy, I had him for CIS110, but his lectures are very hard to understand because there is no examples to show so you can understand. I thought CIS 110 would be the same, since it is a continuation of CIS 110, it was a real wake up call.
This class is the worst class ever. I heard many good things about this class, I guess it was not. He thinks you understand everything, like a genius. I would not use this professor ever.
Worse professor. Never take him unless you have a background of Java. Didn't say exactly where his help was if you needed it. That is the reason I am barely passing. AVOID HIM
I can't believe I managed to finish this class. Very hard class. He goes too fast. You have to know Java in the past to take him. I am never going to take him again.
I managed to get a C in the class. I didn't get a great letter for the midterm but got a better grade at the end. Still I thought he was rude and didn't want to help. He also was giving me the answer which I didn't want, I want to learn. I would never take him again. Maybe another professor will be better and I can understand the material.
Legit chill guy, easy class, got a A like 3 times because i took him several time, for different courses. I would barley show up to class, his notes are easy to figure out long as you take the time, he does type fast, but not a big deal if you can keep up. If you cant then he does put the exercises up on blackboard, its on you to get em and learn.
DYNAMIC METHOD BINDING!!! Wohlleber is awesome. He may be a little nit picky, but I think the class is fair. If you get a C or below in his class maybe CS is not for you. Don't buy the book, everything you need to learn is in class or in his examples. Take advantage of his office hours. He's a pure goofball and I love every bit of it. Go Yankees!!!
Really great Professor! I had him for Programming & Logic II class and Robotics, but let me tell you he is a real gem. Really specific, very smart, funny, always making students laugh with his witty comments, and gets to the point quickly. Despite not being an easy grader, Prof. Wohlleber will still let you pass. Definitely recommend.
Adversarial professor, he is looking for any reasons to take points off. As though the class is a game, him vs. students where your goal is to increase your grades and his is to lower them. Doesn't care if students have an understanding of the subject matter, instead testing if you have memorized ASCII values, method and package names, and vocab.
Easiest class I've ever taken.
This dude is the most savage CIS teacher at Harvard on the Hudson. Enjoyable classes, weird side conversations and labs/exams are a breeze if you just attend class. You won't regret taking him!
Awesome professor for learning programming. If you attend class and read the notes BEFORE class to better understand the labs and examples, you will have no problem passing. He's very knowledgeable and keeps the class interesting!
Instead of calling the class "Advanced Java," it should be called "Advanced Outdated Libraries." I hope you want to learn all about the obsolete and useless Java Swing library because that's all there is in this class. Prof's online classes are pretty easy if a bit disorganized. Assignments are extremely poorly written, but not too difficult.
If you're taking any programming course at HVCC it has to be with him. The guy is hilarious and although some programs can be tricky he's willing to go over it with you and help you fix your mistakes. Quizzes are a little challenging, but they count little to nothing towards the final grade so I wouldn't worry.
If you take a programming class at HVCC take it with Bill. I've taken three courses with him and attribute most of my programming knowledge to his classes. Not to mention he is probably one of the most laid back, while at the same time dedicated professors I've had on campus. Only con I can think of is the assignments can be quite hard sometimes.
He is really good Prof. He helps student in many ways. Would love to take him again.
You better have a basic background in Java before entering his class. He explains new concepts way too quickly and when you ask for help, he does not know how to reiterate things to simplify them for a struggling student. I don't think he remembers what it's like to be taking your first programming class without any prior knowledge in the field.
He doesn't give good feedback on any of the assignments, and they're poorly written in the first place, so you never actually know what he wants. He has absolutely no idea how to teach simple, fundamental topics topics. I took AP Java so I knew what was going on, and I ended up helping everyone else in the class. His teaching style is awful.
He is willing to help students and replies emails fast (except for weekends). He is an awesome professor when you meet him face to face, but not so awesome online. He is a very tough grader. He will break points even if the program works succesfully. Sometimes, even though there's feedback, I can't understand why he broke points.
Unfortunately, HVCC doesn't have great CISS profs. Wohlebber is decent though. The review for the tests are nothing like the actual tests. He doesn't teach the topics very well, so you will have to spend a lot of time outside class. If you already have some knowledge of programming, I would recommend him though.
I wish I had chosen him for CISS110. Luckily I had him for CISS111. Let's just say I learned more in the first week of his class than the entire previous course. He does lots of examples with the class and keeps your attention the whole time. Any class he teaches will be fun.
Good professor. The class is well-structured. Easy to follow. Never used the textbook, his notes were enough. Small nitpick, code exercises could be more descriptive with class and variable names. Much, much better than Conway.
If you're majoring in CS or anything related I would take Jojo. I had Wohlleber for 111 and 290. We mainly worked on pre-existing libraries instead of making our own from scratch. Although I learned, I feel like I could have had a deeper understanding of a couple things. RPI's DS course is much more in depth, and this doesn't even compare.
Not a bad guy just didnt teach me how to program well, now that I go to a university that is big into this I see it.
Wohlleber is a great guy that got stuck teaching the worst class I have ever taken. If you are a cs student who needs to take assembly language to graduate just know you'll be learning a dead assembly language that exists nowhere on the internet, so you have to rely entirely on his notes and in class examples which are sparse at best. Good luck
Wohlleber has the best Blackboard notes of any professor I've come across, and it would perfectly possible to learn most of the course material without ever setting foot in lecture. But unfortunately, attendence is required. He makes jokes and likes to talk about sports. He spends much of class writing example C++ programs displayed on a projector.
The most chill teacher I think I've ever had. Loves football (the giants) so bring it up to him. Super easy going and understanding + lenient. Teaches very well. You can tell he's passionate about his teaching and work. This isn't my first rodeo with Java, so go in with some experience. No quizzes just midterm and final because I was hybrid.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
61%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.32 avg changeRatings by Course
110
5.0
(1)111241180
5.0
(1)PNL
5.0
(1)PL
5.0
(2)CIS
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
PROGLOGICI
5.0
CSI290
5.0
CISS111
3.1
CIS111
3.0
111
3.0