This class made me doubt if It's worth majoring in comp sci just within the first sem. She is really nice and she is a decent teacher... for the first two weeks. And then, it is terrible. You won't understand a single thing.

It was obvious from the very beginning that Camille has a very tenuous grasp on computer programming and is not fit to teach in any capacity.

Starting off with our final exam she said she would host a review period and did not tell us a time and the day before the exam she tells us we have one for 30 min at 7pm. She also does not know how to use java very well and asks students to fix it because she does not know what is wrong. All the tests are not hers so you may not have learned it.

This class does its best to make sure you dont have any free time if shes your professor. She cant be reached by email if you ever have a concern and she doesnt release exam answer keys to study what you missed. Also, she deleted canvas and grades multiple times and didnt put in the rest before the deadline for grades. Grading seemed random.

Just starts typing code on the screen and expects us to understand it. She then scrolls away about 2 milliseconds after she types it out. Crazy stuff.

She just codes on screen for an hour and a half and expects you to teach yourself what we did in class. You'll get a good grade but have no coding knowledge.

Terrible. Enough said.

Awful. All she did was code for the entirety of class. Half of the time her code didn't even work as she confused the syntax of java with C++. We had a code due probable once a week, and it was graded harshly over material we barely went over. Much of the class did not translate well at all. We didn't even get our final exam grades back. Awful.

She doesn't teach you how to do the programs and expects you to learn how to do everything by yourself. The only reason some labs were done was because people got help from outside sources.

Her teaching style was very hard for me to understand. I struggled trying to learn new material in the class.

She is incompetent. Her lectures sound more like rambles, and it's hard to even hear her ramble because she's too scared to tell people to stop talking. Instructions for most labs are unbelievably vague and incorporate concepts that we sometimes will not even mention in class until the day it is due.

Fantastic class if being coded at is your thing. The required lectures are the worst source of information, but the notes on Canvas are not much better. If you have any questions throughout the semester, don't even bother to email her because you will not get a response anytime soon. Good luck, freshman comp sci majors.

No one knows what she is blabbering about half the time never take camille. Crumpton is horrible

Do not take it if you value your mental sanity. The first few weeks went okay, but the last few programs were nearly impossible to do by yourself, so befriend the TAs or find someone who took the class previously. Her lectures were mainly her coding very fast, and not teaching. Her style of teaching makes no sense.

If you hate yourself and want to have the worst time and become discouraged from ever touching computer science again, I highly encourage taking this professor! She is so unorganized, lecture heavy, and goes WAY too fast. I am just barely keeping my head above water because of her lovely TAs. GO TO OFFICE HOURS WITH THE TAs!

This was the worst and most hurtful professor I have ever had. Don't even ask anyone to help you cause she will label you as a cheater and take you down. She hates her job and it shows. Just a tip, you have to take COSC 101 at UT, but if you need to take COSC 102 you can take it at Pellissippi State which transfers to UT just fine with 0 issues.

This is the professor that made me swap my major. Hours of coding frustratingly just to get a 80-90 and sometimes a 0! The class is basically ran by the TA's. Crumpton exists to give poor lectures and then immediately distance herself from everyone for her TA's to take over. You will hear wonders of the other professor and wish you would've had him

Took her for CS101(A-) and 102(C-). Suffered as someone with little prior experience and spent huge amounts of time outside of class trying to learn. Exhaust access to TAs if you must. I would avoid her if possible if inexperienced. Very fast-paced lectures that felt like gibberish to me. People with more experience claimed she was that bad though.

Horrible teacher, wants her students to fail

The teacher only really communicates with students during lectures, the rest of the class is run by the TAs through Discord seemingly. Class requires you to read from text book if you want to be successful.

Doesnt lecture very well, I didnt learn that much.

Don't take her. She is so boring and dry most people would fall asleep or play Clash Royale during class. The class is run by TA's and you are basically teaching yourself. She also tried to scare people into admitting they cheated but don't fall for it. So much of your grade comes from labs and tests, nothing else. Do your labs early. Good luck.

I took 102 with camille, and she is what everyone says about her and worse. class wasnt that hard but going from learning nothing with her to 202 is a rough adjustment. seems like she didnt cover everything we have to know for 202, and if she did, it was poorly explained. she constantly confuses java and c++ and seems to not know what she is coding

This professor made me change my major from computer to electrical engineering so that I wouldn't risk getting her again. Had her for both COSC101 and COSC102, lectures are lackluster, if you want to succeed you need to heavily lean on the TAs or have a lot of prior coding experience. If you get Crumpton try to switch to Dr. Marz at all costs.

The lectures were long and painful, extremely dry and boring. The TAs are amazing though

don't take if you are new to coding

Currently taking Crumpton's CS202 and have been very disappointed in the class thus far. Lectures have consisted of tangentially related material, while the weekly labs assigned deal with data structures themselves. We're expected to read notes that were written by a different professor (Plank) to do well on any of the tests and labs. Don't take.

If you're new to coding, this class is a nightmare. The lectures are lifeless, and you're left to teach yourself most of the material with little guidance.

She rushes through important topics, leaving students confused. Labs are unnecessarily difficult without clear explanations in class

The lectures are so dry and unengaging that most people either tune out or play games. I learned more from YouTube than from her.

Be prepared to rely entirely on TAs. The professor does not adequately explain concepts, making the labs feel like an uphill battle.

Her 8 a.m. class was unbearable. She seemed annoyed to be there and barely put effort into engaging with students.

The transition to COSC 202 after taking her class is brutal. She doesn't adequately prepare students for the next level.

Most of the learning happens outside of class because the lectures are poorly structured and hard to follow.

She spends more time reading off slides than actually teaching. If you ask questions, you might not even get a clear answer.

I switched my major after this class. The professor's lack of enthusiasm and unclear explanations ruined my interest in computer science.

Expect to struggle with labs unless you have prior coding experience. Her lectures do not align well with the lab assignments.

She confuses Java and C++ concepts frequently, making it hard to trust the information she's teaching.

The class feels like a self-taught course. If it weren't for the TAs, I wouldn't have passed.

Her lectures are so boring that it's impossible to stay awake, even though the material itself is interesting.

She doesn't seem to care about students. I felt like just another number in her class, and it was discouraging.

The class grading heavily relies on labs, but the instructions are unclear, and you're left to figure everything out on your own.

I don't understand how someone so uninspiring can be teaching a foundational course in computer science. It's demoralizing.

The professor lacks energy, and her explanations are often unclear. Don't expect to actually learn in her class.

Her teaching style is inconsistent. Some days she moves too fast; other days, she barely covers anything. It's frustrating.

The disconnect between her lectures and the assignments is massive. You'll spend hours outside of class trying to make sense of it all.

She's more interested in sticking to her slides than actually ensuring students understand the material. Avoid if you can.

I was going to take cs102 next semester, but when I see Camille Crumpton is the only teacher teaches 102 I chose to take 102 in my sophomore year, if there is no other teachers teach 102 I'll probably transfer school.

Camille Crumpton is, without exaggeration, the worst.Her laziness is unmatched— This class has been a waste of time, and it's obvious she doesn't care about her students or her job. She's disorganized, unapproachable, unprepared, and just plain uninterested in doing anything beyond the bare minimum. Taking a class with her feels like a punishment.

I honestly can not say anything good about the teacher; I've had more interactions with my online professors than her. She completely ignores any questions asked outside of class, and if she does respond, it's a lazy answer. She also does not teach in class, and you have to copy her notes without explaining the concepts.

If you are taking her for 102, beware. She's probably going through something personal so that's why she looks/sounds depressed esp for her 8am, but try to be nice. She communicates only through Discord which is so strange in my opinion but yeah, do not email her.

The lectures were almost impossible to pay attention to, very monotonous in nature. I believe her unusual background may cause her not to be able to explain very well and she relies on her TAs a lot(bless their hearts).

if you try to reach her any other way than discord she'll tell you she really only responds over discord, so tough luck there since she still takes weeks to respond sometimes. the gradescripts system sucks and is lazy as its just grading itself. took her a month to grade midterms since she somehow reset the grades. horrible teacher

I've taken enough classes to know she's a piss poor teacher. There isn't much of a point of going to the lectures. If you want to succeed in her classes I recommend spending time reading the book and teaching yourself on YT or some other platform. The worst teachers are the ones who go from industry to teaching, especially all of a sudden.

Professor Crumpton is by far the least favorite teacher I have ever had the displeasure of interacting with. Do anything you can to get anybody else to teach you CS. If you take Crumpton's course, you won't just be teaching yourself the material, you'll be dealing with a poor attitude and lack of enthusiasm from Crumpton. Thank God for the TAs.

Currently taking her 102 class. She is a horrendous teacher. Her lectures are scattered and confusing, and the labs (worth SIXTY PERCENT of your grade) use concepts that she has not taught in class. The only thing she does is show up to lecture and code at students. Honestly, they should split her paycheck among the TAs, who actually run the class.

This instructor is frequently late to lectures, showing little respect for students time. The syllabus lacks deadlines, leaving students guessing. Communication is slow, and grading takes months, making it hard to track progress. Lectures don't prepare students for assignments, and most of the work is left to the TAs. She also doesn't respond back.

You might have to go to office hours to complete the homework, the lessons do not go with the assignments. I would not suggest taking her, however she was the only option for COSC 102. This is NOT an intro class, if you have not taken C++ before, you are in trouble.

I don't know what to say about her that is 350 characters. I do not suggest taking her. She is rude, always late to class, and her lectures make no sense. They do not go with the lab assignments, that do not get graded until a month later. If you do not have previous coding experience, you are screwed. You are not allowed to use outside sources.

For a class that is said to be level 100 I have never had as many mental breakdowns as I have taking this class. I am currently a freshman, and I'm already burnt out from this class and this class alone.

A 100-level class should not make you cry. She does not teach coding and leaves it up to us. She is completely unfair to any student

Completely unfair and rude. Unfair expectations and very unhelpful. You can't email her, if you don't have previous coding experience it'll be awful, and you can't use outside sources. If you do, you will be failed, but she will not reach out to you about giving you 0's. I was failed and given no comments or notes on why. Only take this if you code

This is the worst teacher I've ever had, would grind for the exams score the median which was not enough for a meaningful grade. If u are new to comp sci try to avoid her she knows nothing.

The WORST class I have taken so far. Penalizes you a letter grade for getting below a 70 on top of already dropping your grade just from the bad score alone. She also changed the grading criteria for our course and said there was actually going to be no second midterm AFTER we had already done the first one,leaving only the final to improve grades.

disconnect between the lab and lectures, hard to access, accused 50 people of cheating (I spent the whole semester beating the case, INSANE mental toll), contradictory information between code's skeleton and canvas assignment, solid lectures with fair exams, banned using the internet for assignments like we're roleplaying the 70's. TA's carry.

i enjoy c++ but she ruined it. this class is absolutely CARRIED by the TA's. she doesn't respond in a timely manner and is often late to class. lectures were helpful in the beginning, but got AWFUL towards the end. her “teaching” had barely covered topics that were heavy in assignments. learned more from her job at garmin than the actual topics

Friends, let me tell you right now that due to the fact that she is the only teacher for CS 101 and CS 102, you will do way better taking this course in a community college, she explains everything terribly and expects the un expected. Just don't do this to yourself

Very knowledgeable in computer science, but she is, hands down, the worst teacher for 102. She is extremely unreachable, rude, and terrible at lecturing.For an "Introduction to Computer Science" course, she does not introduce the subject in any approachable way.Complete lack of organization within the notes, lectures, and study tools.

Crumpton made me want to drop out of college one year in. Her class was horrible and she's unreachable outside of class. If you have her for an 8am she will automatically hate your entire class. Avoid her at all costs.

Like another review I also saw her LinkedIn post hating on all her new students. She barely gave any effort into our lectures, was completely inaccessible outside class (as many have said), and genuinely seemed to not care at all about our class. I almost had her for CS102 but the instructor switched last minute and it warranted a big celebration.