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“SHE HAS A BAD HABIT OF CRAMMING AT THE END OF THE SEMESTERS SO READ AHEAD”
ISYS363 - 2.0 rating“Bonnie Homan is one of the worst instructors at SFSU”
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THE CLASS MATERIAL IS NOT ALL THAT HARD BUT IT IS ALOT TO KEEP UP WITH. SHE IS UNCLEAR ABOUT SOME ASSIGNMENTS AND DON'T BOTHER ASKING FOR HELP. HER ANSWERS ARE NEVER HELPFUL AND USUALLY LEAVE MORE UNANSWERED. SHE HAS A BAD HABIT OF CRAMMING AT THE END OF THE SEMESTERS SO READ AHEAD! GOOD LUCK!
Bonnie Homan is one of the worst instructors at SFSU. Due to grad students she is not teaching grad courses anymore. Very rude, primitive, hates women, likes to humiliate, comes to classes unprepared, homework is unclear. Try to avoid her classes.
Very rude to students. When you ask her for help she makes you feel studip. Homework assignments are hard but worth very little grade. One of the rudest professor.
One of the worst instructors at State. She does not teach, she reads slides word for word. If you are already IT proficient, take her because you do not need to attend her classes and still get an A. DO NOT actually attend her classes, or you will be bored beyond human comprehension.
She was always unprepared for class and the quizes. If you had a question good luck getting help or an answer. Very rude and cruel. Doesn't teach she simply reads the slides and soes the same exercises as her 263 class. She expects you to learn Access from the book so she does not teach it in class! She does a very quick run through 1 time.
she is definitely rude and her teaching is just like reading the book: boring. dont bother going to class just memorize the entire book (which is what they expect you to do) and you might pass! haha
Kind of easy. Dont need book, "Tait program" u can just use the offical website for "Tait", waisted $140, all i just used was her power point notes and studied from those. Study the notes and try to get high scores on the test. Final is hard cramed all night to get B-/B.
She just does not teach anything, but if you study own yourself you are fine. Tests are not that hard; just bunch of computer terms to memorize.
I thought she was good, just make sure to know tech terms for test . Tait websight has really good reviews for her test , but going to class is optional in the sence she reads off her powerpoint slides that are online. Not a hard class to pass if you study
Worst teacher I ever had! All comments posted are 100% true, she doesn't teach anything, is rude and cruel. And don't bother to ask her questions unless you want to feel humiliated. All I learn so far is self-study from the book, so just buy a used copy of textbook n attempt the waiver exam n save your precious time!
The homework is brutal and you HAVE to budget time to do it, but most of it does have real world applications, so its worth doing. She is funny but very no-nonsense. The tests centered on homework assgnments and the textbook. All in all, I recommend her and the class. I took her smaller section on TTH @ 2pm. It was better than the full sections
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she's is the worst teacher ever. if you ask her a question, she will put u down, and yell at you for asking because she thinks you did not pay attention. she always tells you to go to lab hours. i got 760 points out of a 1000 and that averages out to a c. but in the end i got an F because she weighs everything. hard to understand it.
Avoid this teacher at all cost. Her tests are extremely hard. You have to memorize a lot of stuff to do well.
All students who need isys 263 i recommend taking it at CCSF, over there its CNIT 100 (very easy less work & got a B). This teacher is rude & if you ask her for help she tells you to go talk to the Grad student or makes you feel stupid for not knowing that. Too much work & hw takes too much time.
very rude. not at all helpfull. she makes you feel dumb, if you go to her office hours. delegates everything to her grad student, who is equally rude and non-helpfull. she needs to be fired!
yes, she is rude and non-helpful, sometimes unclear about the assignment. Her TA always seem tired and sick of answering questions... Even though I don't think it is hard to pass this class, but for 263, it takes too much time to do the homework. i think you can earn higher grade by doing less work at city, but it prepares you for ISYS 363 though.
Really easy class, actually. Excel assignments can be done easily (attend lab, they pretty much show you how to do EVERYTHING) I never attended lecture..or watched it. I printed the slides and studied those and lowest I ever received on test was a C+. Not as hard as everyone says. Just a class about computer terms and excel.
This class is actually not THAT BAD. I mean as the assignments go on it gets harder but what do you expect. The lectures are mandatory and she cancels a lot at the end of the semester. Lab you should go to to learn about excel and assignments.
She is rude, unhelpful, impaitient, boring, and unknowledgeable. I guess she does not follow the latest information technology. For example, even though text book has renewed but she gave us a quiz from ex-text book which are old information.
she is ultimately rude, that's all i want to say.
Do not take her class. She is useless.
She is the worst teacher on this planet. They seriously need to fire this woman. Shes rude (id like to call her something else but I'll refrain), unhelpful, and a bad lecturer. During a quiz, I attempted to ask her to clarify a question and she goes, "it means what it means go back to your seat" She'll make you feel stupid if you ever ask for help.
She's a very hard teacher to communicate with but she does know her stuff. This is a hard topic but her lectures and powerpoints give it all, but the lab quizes are just dumb. She gives out practice quizes online and the answers are from it mostly.
she is helpful but very busy so it is all about how you approach her. Class was interesting, e-portfolio is a good resume builder
Professor Homan is a bad teacher, she just goes over the power point presentation and never answers any question about class or assignment, she will aways refer you back to the textbook or assignment. Try to avoid this professor at all cost, she not helpful at all neither in lecture or labs. Her labs sessions are a joke because you will not learn.
Quizzes based on readings, do the readings and no need to goto class. Grading on Excel homeworks sux. I have 10+ yrs of Excel experience, both creating datasets and manipulating data, I probably know more about Excel than the TA. Yet I get graded down because I did something different than what was taught in class (I do it better!) Useless class.
Easy class. Instructor was helpful for the couple of questions I asked her during her office hours. I didnt go to one lab other than to take the quizzes, and stopped going to lecture for the last 1/3 of the class--got an A for the semester. Print and study the powerpoint slides.
Professor would only be at lectures and a TA/GA would teach at lab. I stopped going to lectures because everything discussed was on the powerpoint slides posted on ilearn. Excel assignments were a bit difficult unless you had a friend to work on it with. Do all the work and you will get a fair grade.
She is pretty cold and a little boring but the class is not hard
easy class to pass. people whine too much about her being rude; just imagine all the stupid questions you get asked teaching something like excel and maybe you'll admire her patience. Easy class, don't need to go to lecture. quizes are straight from the book. Highly recommended
this is the worst class i've ever taken...
She is the perfect example of the declining quality of EDU in the CSU.She doesn't teach,just powerpoint provided by the text.very unapproachable,short tempered,you can tell she doesn't like teaching at state. Other than that,don't need to attend class,tests directly from text.lab is chill, grad stu teaches it.hw is a **** sometimes.we all suffer.
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All the negative rating for her are totally right! she is useless and I don't any reason why this university still keeps her! Worst class ever! worst teacher in the world!
This teacher would not help you if you are struggling. She would answer you back with a smart remark at times that make you feel stupid and at the end still no help at all. Along with her TA, they would not help you if you are just plain stuck. How can a student learn then? There is no one to help you. I did well in the class but no help from her.
So the class is mandatory, and it is almost impossible to take anyone but her. It is horribly boring and if you can use excel you will be wasting your time. I never went to class or read and I ended up with a B even with out finishing my website. Just get the class done with and consider yourself lucky.
i didn't go to any of the lectures..and just read the book! but it is mandatory to go to lab thats the most important! keep up on all the MYITLABS and do the website..and for sure will get a C even if you bomb all the tests in the lecture and the final! As long as you get all A's in lab..which is more than easy.
I couldn't even make it through her 50-minute orientation. I've worked in IT for several years, and the only "understanding" you'll receive from the course is antiquated, pseudo manager-speak. Also, it's ludicrous to ask students to get multiple books, PLUS pay over $100 in academic web licenses for simple form-based quizzes. I'd rather not.
I really get the feeling that Prof Homan hates teaching, and takes out her frustration on her hundreds of students. When I asked her for help on a problem in person she was sarcastic, rude, and dismissive. The online portions of the class were poorly developed and implemented, and the schedule often changed without much notice.
worst class/professor EVER. i'm not even going to waste my time explaining why, just avoid at all costs. seriously.
It's all been said. Horrible teacher and terrible class setup (online). Most stressful class I have ever had to endure. Still not sure if i will get a complete, and I have never done Cr/NC in my life before this class/teacher
Well, to be honest, I don't know those comments below about her attitudes are true or not since I never watch/attend any her lectures. All you have to do is to read powerpoint slides before quizzes and review those quizzes before exams, and you will be fine.
The worst teacher I've ever had! She is bitter and unwilling to help students. I suggest taking another teacher for this class.
cant comment on her way of teaching since i dont attend classes, but all the works r done online and they r not considered as difficult, is just some r pretty time consuming. but overall, pretty manageable.
She is a horrible teacher. Her teaching still is low and don't like to help her sutdent at all. Her grading is very confusing because she never showed the right answer to you after you take the quiz and exam, also myitlab.
totally agreed with everyone else's comments on her. this prof was not helpful at all. she suck period.
I'll be honest, she's doesn't come across as brilliant. Her quiz questions are poorly written and thus difficult to answer. Overall, if you do the work you will get a good grade... but you'll learn the subject by reading the textbooks, not from her.
this class is not even that bad! is pretty easy! i mean.. you do the work and you get what u deserved. 6 quizzes and 1 midterm/excel exam/final. she drops the lowest quiz. dont ask her for help tho cuz shes not really helpful. I ended up with an A
She is not the friendliest person when you contact her online via email or ilearn. I've never had to deal with her, but when went to take the midterm and final, she seemed to be nice. She smiled and greeted and helped when I forgot my password without being mean or talking down. Overall, easy class. I got an A without watching lect or reading book
I was intimidated to take this class after reading the reviews for her but honestly she isn't as bad as everyone says she is. You basically deserve the grade you earn based on the assignments which isn't that difficult (and I'm an excel noob!). I suggest buying the book since most of the material was in it.
This class is easy, Homan is fair regardless of what some may say about her. I haven't watched a single lecture and still passed with ease, so can you assuming you have good study habits. For the quizzes study the outlines, for the midterms study the quizzes. The Excel portion of this class is a joke, for quizzes and midterm study the hands-on.
This class's misterm and final are quite hard, and hardly related to the previous iLearn quiz. Moreover, the online quizs are limited in few miniutes to do. She is not nice and no ifs. you could take any other instructors'class, but dont think about hers.
Horrible class! Very horrible and hard teacher. Very rude responding to students questions. iLearn quizzes are timed, 30 min for 30 questions, which makes you feel extremely nervous. Midterms and finals relates nothing to the quizzes. I DONT recommend this teacher at all, take another ISYS professor to save yourself from this misery.
Excel projects and the timed quizzes were the hardest part of her class... And that's why I failed!
Homan is alright. I got an A without watching her lectures, but when I did she seemed a little condescending. I never went to class, but I did read the book. There were a few quizzes in iLearn that you need to read the book for. The excel stuff (hw and quizzes) was really easy. Study for the tests and you will do well.
Depend on yourself for understanding of the technical terms you will learn. Excel parts are easy, but the book-based quizzes are quite difficult, as is the final. Besides some excel functions, you will likely not retain any of the information you tried to absorb for the tests.
She does not like to teach at all! She does not take her responsibility. Never take her class. Just waste your time and money.
not responsible!! not helpful! dont tell us how to avoid some mistakes , just say this is wrong after things already happened.NOT RECOMMANDED
THE WORST teacher I've ever had! notice how everyone is unanimous in their comments about her, so I won't add to the rhetoric. I do want to warn everyone though, never to post any questions that reveal how imcompetent she is, because she will make up a rule and fail you for it! she will also delete posted information when it contradicts her work!
Worst teacher on campus. Period.
Worst teacher on campus. Period.
to the previous rater: She is "selfish, rude, uncaring" basically couldn't care less about students and that's why you rated her 4 out of 5 on helpfulness??? Guys, take another professor if you can, this class is a joke!
Easy class. She will find a reason to fail you. Make sure to sync your MYitLab via your student ID or else even if you get A's, you will get an F! Not entering 9 digits will cost you your grade in this class. She really does not seem to care about students and definitely not about passing students and moving them along in their schooling careers
Horrible teacher as all have stated. She is just waiting for a student to post something on the class forum that might be considered a reason to give an F. Has no heart when you see her in person to talk about why you got an F. Passed class, never showed up, a monkey could teach this class as good as her. Easy class, horrible teacher and hard tests
WOW! I guess my one comment is not going to change anyone's mind, but it should! Look at all these other comments, they are misspelled, improperly punctuated and only blame the professor. Homan is an excellent professor because she doesn't put up with lame high school BS. If you want to LEARN take her class and be prepared to get out what you put i
PEOPLE WHO GIVE HER LOW RATINGS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INCAPABLE OF SELF-TEACHING (THIS IS COLLEGE). I SIMPLY JUST READ THE BOOK- DID NOT ATTEND LECTURES AT ALL. SHE MAY SOUND RUDE WHEN ONE ASKS FOR HELP, BUT PROBABLY BECAUSE THE ANSWER HAS BEEN STATED CLEARLY IN THE SYLLABUS. AGAIN- LITERACY IS A COMPONENT TO GET AN A IN THIS CLASS.
got a B with just reading the book. lectures are posted online but not necessary since it just sums up the readings. only bad thing is that the tests are all online and she does not let you review them once you take it so you dont know what you got wrong. read the book and you'll pass
It's not hard if you read the textbook thoroughly and do well on Excel. She's not the nicest person, or the most inspiring of teachers but the class itself isn't that hard. Doesn't let you review answers to past quizzes, and she could be more helpful but is clearly set in her ways. I didn't go to class ever & got an A.
There's no way anyone could read the textbook and not fall asleep! Just read the definitions for the tests (none of which I remember now...) the computer simulation that teaches excel is retarded, no arguments there. Thought Id be stuck with a high B+, but she gave everyone a boost so i ended up with an A! I dont feel like I've learned anything tho
So I took the online class. I never watched a lecture, looked at any slides, never asked for any help. The class isn't hard, but the program that we used to do the excel work sucked. The book is boring and it' so hard to retain the information for the exams. As long as your on top of yourself, you'll be fine. I got a C and barely put in effort
Homan is not the teaching type. You must rely on yourself to get through the class. Step by step assignments are pretty easy but you must pay attention to details. The text is important for the quizzes/tests. Always double check yourself, She likes to be rude to students and does not know computers. She is kind of pathetic in the subject. (i got A)
She is absolutely lazy and attending her class is a waste of time. You must rely on yourself to get a decent grade in this class. I didn't attend any of her lectures but studied for days before the midterm and final and I managed to get a B. The Excel projects were the easiest part of the class but by all means AVOID HER.
worst professor i've ever had. avoid at all costs. she is genuinely interested in the topic, but doesn't know how to teach. she is in no way compassionate for her students or anybody for that matter. take the class and pass it, with no help from her. if you miss any test or even show up to the wrong one, it's an automatic fail. good luck.
Tests and quizzes are kinda hard. No need to listen to lecture, make sure you understand the definitions and concepts in the book. HW is easy but instructions can be tricky.
I've had worse professors at State. You must read all her instructions very carefully, and follow them to a tee. Don't give her any reasons to flunk you, bc she won't hesitate to do so! She sets online quizzes/exams so that you can't see what you get wrong, nor can you review them. Absolutely rely on yourself to do well, don't expect any help.
Rude mean lady who does not care about her students. In her lectures she talks down on her students and is not very helpful at all. Not an ounce of kindness in this professor. Worst teacher at sfsu i ever had.
You MUST read the book for this class! Questions for the exams&quizzes are all straight off textbook. The tests are hard, since she selects random lines from the text and uses it on the exam. That means you will need to remember all the little details of the book! Her lectures are useless, so you don't need to watch it.
I found that reading the book and her presentation slides were sufficient to do well. I ended up with an A in the class by simply reading the book (margin notes) and with her bump of about 5 points. I thought the class itself provided good information about I.Sys. I only attended the first couple of classes after which I just studied from home.
Well,you definitely won't be spoon fed information for Test's and Quizzes.This is a 4 year college after all.Her lectures are meant to supplement the readings.In order to do well in this class: follow directions to a T, sign/show up to the "Right" test, read the book as though it were the bible, lastly depend on yourself. You will FAIL otherwise!
the hw in this class is easy. couple projects are time consuming, but easy. The quizzes are beasts though because you have to read the long chapters like 10 times to remember the material. She was not mean, but a little unorganized. She was late almost every day, and some days cancelled class because her comp didn't work. She was helpful to me
For a teacher in computer sciences this teacher couldn't figure out how to work iLearn or her computer for most lectures, so off the bat not a good sign. She lectures on the previous week's homework which makes lectures a waste of your time because if you did the homework you know the content.
Ive recently taken this class online and I am dissatisfied with the teacher. when I asked for help shed short answer me to the point where Id feel like she doesnt want to help me. She takes about 2 to 4 days to reply to emails, and when She does reply shes seems annoyed that Im asking for help. Her notes never match the test either.
I can't believe she's still teaching at SFSU. I took her class back in 1995 and I thought she was the worst teacher in the CIS department. I didn't learn a thing in her class. I feel sorry for the students who didn't know who she was and took her class. As I read the reviews here, i could feel they were going through the same pain that I did.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
67%
Textbook Required
92%
Grade Predictor
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A-
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-0.41 avg changeRatings by Course
ISYS
4.0
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(1)ISYS263
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(5)785
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785
5.0
PSY215
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ISYS263
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ISYS363
3.2
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