Barely learn in class even when I write down notes. Her fail rate for exams compared to other profs is insane.

Assignment instructions unclear. Lectures are useless.

Coming from someone with no prior coding, this "introductory" course was really not "introductory" friendly. There's so much she skims over during lectures, it's actually useless. I already knew coming in that it would be difficult but I was actually set up to fail. Not worth the depression and stress. I wish brand-new coders good luck.

the practice tests looks nothing like the actual test. you will get a 100% on everh single practice test and fail the actual test because she just puts concepts we've never seen or learned about. Possibly the worst teacher for an introductory cs course. If you have the option, please do yourself a favor, dont take 312 from her!!

listen to the guy below

ramsey debugs her own code during lectures and gives daily quizzes which non of the material is actually taught in class. the practice tests do not reflect her tests, at all. important material is taught at a surface level. you're better off with a youtube tutorial lol. she's the only 312 prof so good luck...

Lectures are just watching her debug her code, with not much explanation. Attendance isn't "mandatory", but there are quizzes every lecture for your attendance. The tests are extremely different than the material given to practice, also you get a 3 day notice of new material that will be on the test. She's extremely nice tho

She be making you wanna switch your major.

As someone with no coding background, I do not feel like this course is for people with no coding knowledge. I honestly credit google for all the good grades Ive gotten on assignments. You have practice tests to study for tests, but I aced all the practice tests and I still feel like I failed the actual test because they are not similar at all.

Professor Ramsey is very kind and extremely caring. She is accessible outside of class and really seems like she cares. However, her method of lecture is very unhelpful, and exams contain material over problems we haven't seen before. She tries to change Dr. Scott's slides, assignments, and exams, which is beyond annoying.

Ramsey is kind, but she lacks the ability to teach effectively in lectures. Her teaching style is mainly her working through live coding problems without explaining much of the programming basics fundamental to this class. Also, the tests are not great and the programming assignments are fairly difficult, especially if you have no experience.

Coming into this class with no prior cs experience, I've had to heavily rely on the textbook to learn everything. The lectures are generally not super helpful and honestly, if you want to do well in this class, you'll have to study A LOT on your own. Like others have said, Prof Ramsey isn't a bad person, she just doesn't do a great job of teaching.

Kept talking about how UT CS courses were difficult as if that was the reason why the test was brutal... We been knew that bruh. It's clearly not the reason why we're here on your Rate My Professor page. Just teach the course better. As someone who's new to teaching CS 312, you'd think they'd be more open to criticism.

If you have absolutely no coding experience do not take this as your intro class. This class is not beginner friendly. Take CS 303 first.

Although she did say it was her first semester at UT, her teaching style was just not efficient in general. Most of her lectures consist of her trying to debug her own code at 30wpm. Her presentations are often unfinished and provide little substance to you in the class. The review material is not sufficient in complexity for the actual exams.

Prof. Ramsey was the most difficult teacher I have ever taken in all my years of learning. Her lectures were unorganized, underprepared, and often of little use. She makes things difficult to understand and expects you to have previous coding knowledge. The best parts of this class are the ones she obtained from previous Prof. Mike Scott.

"Lectures" are tailored more for a subpar HS environment. I don't blame anybody who came for the quizzes and immediately left as she only makes you more confused any time you try to understand anything. She cares more about the school's volleyball team than she does about your individual success in the class. Still wondering how she got this job...

I walked into class the other day, ready to give her another chance to change my opinion and write this review. I walked out without having learned anything in the past month. Do not take this class with her unless you 100% absolutely have to.

Someone show this page to the dean. Please. The next generation of CS depends on it.

Having to sit through this class makes me appreciate my high school teacher so much. Professor Ramsey needs to improve in areas such as presentation skills and introducing difficult-to-get subjects to people who have never seen this material before, as well as making fair exams. Some of her TAs do a better job of teaching you than her.

She will treat you like a high schooler but won't nearly have the same teaching skills as a high school teacher. She for real is a horrible teacher, worse than any other teacher I had in any other subject.

Ms.Ramseys lectures are not thorough enough to gain vital knowledge about the content, even combined with the textbook. She often seems unsure about her own code and her tests reflect absolutely nothing about materials in class and prior exams

She doesn't make the best use of our time as students in class with her. I would describe her teaching style as unorganized, improvised, and unfulfilling.

Her classes are a waste of time and you have to read the textbook to actually learn anything. The free response questions on her tests are unnecessarily confusing and hard. The questions on her "daily quizzes" can also be confusing sometimes but when you ask her about it she just says that it was straightforward and she's not changing the grade.

Every exam day I would drive to campus with out my seatbelt on so if I got into a crash I would die and didn't have to take her exams.

It isn't for those new to programming.

Your grades are solely dependent on the tests, which are nothing like the actual practice tests.

She made me change majors

I gave the professor an extra point for introducing me to the ruthlessness of college academics.

Get ready to learn CS from youtube.

Pray that you have prior coding knowledge or get ready to switch majors.

The first exam average was around a 60. Kept saying that UTCS was going to be difficult and that practice its is something that we should do more. There's only so much that practice its can teach. It should be your job to do the teaching. Like bro, wtf are these lectures. If you're gonna go on about the courses being hard, then prepare us for them.

Quite possibly the worst professor I have ever had. I have coding/java experience, and she still somehow made this class difficult. How UT made her the foundation of their CS program? I have no idea. Exam 1 average was a 60, compared to last years with Mike Scott where their LOWEST was a 78. Does not curve. Lectures are useful, but mandatory.

The lectures for the class provide very little information that is relevant to the assignments or tests and you are not allowed to take notes on a laptop anyways. The assignments are digital but the tests are pencil and paper (handwritten code) making the assignments completely unhelpful for the tests. This class killed any passion I had for CS.

Coming into the class, she was about as knowledgeable about computer science as I was. Every assignment and lecture she gave had a mistake in it, sometimes there were many. She treated us like children as she yelled at us for using phones, being on our computers, and even gave us assigned seats. She made my easiest class the hardest to stomach.

Since character limit,I keep short.Code with paper in class,lectures disorganized+useless(learn more staying in dorm+reading textbook),she spends half lecture googling answers to questions,left lecture halfway thru once,passion for CS gone,ppl with coding experience struggling,lowest test score in class was 4+no curve, boolean willToLive = false;

Bad conceptual lectures regarding Java in general from someone who already understands it. Grading scripts are annoying for non console assignments, style guide sometimes needs to be coded around for particular assignments. Mandatory attendance. Grade is too exam heavy.

The worst class I ever taken at UT. The first exam average was 63 and became 73 at the end of the semester bc everyone dropped the course. she made the exam harder bc she doesn't want you to have good grade. Assignment are only 20% but strictly graded. Exam 70% super heavy, no curve at all (she say it in class like 100 times). Lectures useless.

Professor Ramsey was caring but her class was disorganized and lectures were filled with many errors. Often times she didn't know the answers to basic questions and instead had to ask the TAs in class which made it obvious that she doesn't really understand the material herself. Lectures were useless but mandatory. Rely on TAs and self-studying.

Could have learned more by just watching YouTube videos.

awful professor. only surviving because the TA's are like angelsss. saul and silas r the best ever. go to ta help hours to complete the programming assignments but honestly focus on passing exams !

Not the hardest class but lecture is mandatory and super boring. No electronics allowed in lecture, which makes it hard to learn any of the code because you can't test it.

The class was not the worst thing ever but it definitely could have been better. Programming assignments are graded extremely tough but the tests are graded lightly so you have opportunities to improve there (70% of your grade). Lectures are pointless except for quizzes. Having prior CS knowledge felt required as that was the only reason I got an A

Pretty bad. Avoid

teacher does not do a good job explaining stuff at all but the ta's were like angels (shoutout to tanay in particular) but dont let the class deter you from a career in CS

no technology allowed in cs class

Incompetent at pretty much everything a professor should be competent at. Spent way too much time during lecture debugging (one time she told us to pretend her code worked??), her Canvas page is a mess, lectures are useless, and assignments are confusingly-worded. Do not take her for your own sanity, she will degrade your passion for the subject.

if you're a first-time coder, she doesn't know how to teach whatsoever. she's a very sweet lady and cares about your success but whatever goes on in lecture is not helpful at all, she gets confused at her own code half the time. most of what i learned was through friends, youtube, tas (shout out to minerva), and trial and error on the homework.

Awful CS class for first time programmers. Professor gets confused by her own code most of the time. Tests are 70% of grade and require a lot of preparation and practice. Weekly labs are easy enough to complete but often graded harshly as well. All TAs for this class are amazing and are responsible for making the class semi-bearable.

Clearly does not want students to succeed in her class and is not trying at all.

Nice but useless. Disorganized lecture, messes up code in class & isnt sure how to fix it, always corrected by students in coding. Very vague abt test's materials. Assignments + textbook + TAs + CS students best for learning. TA hours, will save you, do practice exams. She's getting better, but still not good, bar is already v low. U will live tho

she is nice to an extent but even then, she isn't much help. The TAs are the only thing keeping that class together. The class is manageable as long as you do the practice tests and practice its.

Attendance in this class is mandatory for lectures even though Ramsey is an awful lecturer. Many of the slides had errors and she would have to ask the TAs how to fix her code demos. Most helpful parts of the class were TA help hours, textbook, practiceit, and practice tests. All of which she didn't create. Beginners please utilize these resources.

Absolutely horrible

Just not a good teacher, very unclear on concepts, disorganized in lectures, lack of clarity in course content and expectations. Alongside, not a good person to work with, and mean.

First of all, why are the tests weighted 70% of your entire grade when there are only 3 tests; the programming assignments done every week are only weighted as 20% of the grade. Secondly, the grading on programming assignments and tests are very strict and not very lenient. As an intro class for freshmen, beginners will definitely struggle.

As a beginner, I did fine on the weekly programming assignments, however, the tests lowered my grade a lot. I have not coded before and having to write it out on paper when I had just learned to code was very difficult. She was not much help as the TAs were the students' main resource.

Hardest, worst class ever taken. Professor Ramsey constantly changes grading requirements after she already gave the assignment. TESTS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. Her lectures are scattered and unclear. You have to teach yourself most of this class. Good Luck.

If attendance wasn't required I wouldn't be surprised if no one showed up to class. This class is entirely self-taught because of how awful her lectures are. I'm 99% sure the only reason she's the intro teacher is bc UT knows how awful she is but they want to weed out kids from CS. this is the type of prof that will make you dislike CS j bc of her.

I took AP CS A, got a 4 but this class was awful. Tests are similar to the practice tests but are difficult (70% of your grade). Attendance isn't mandatory but there are daily participation quizzes. Lectures are scattered and disorganized. Programming assignments are decent. TAs are helpful during office hours. Don't be discouraged if you do bad.

CS 312 is a straightforward course, but Professor Ramsey makes it unnecessarily difficult. Her lectures are poorly delivered, riddled with mistakes, and lack clarity and structure to help novice programmers build a foundation in Java. She puts little effort into addressing student needs, leaving many to struggle through the material independently.

If there's any teacher to break your spirit and make you question your career choice it'll be her. Ramsey herself was nice the times I talked to her, but her lectures really won't help much and attendance is mandatory only for the quizzes at the end of class. You'll have to teach yourself. Tests are 70%, despite tricky, weekly coding assignments.

Professor does not teach lectures well. All of the TAs complain about how her teaching is bad and if they were her students they would have a hard time. She is very inconsiderate. My phone was stolen and I needed it to submit a quiz. I explained this to her and she said "that sucks but I will need to give you a 0". Poor teaching and poor character

I can say without a doubt here at she did not teach what was needed. Not even She made me fail calc

The only good thing I can say is that the programming assignments are fun to complete. However, these assignments are all ripped from another professor. She's a awful lecturer, makes many coding mistakes in class, and her quizzes aren't useful for the tests. The only reason I was able to do well was from prior experience. Be prepared to self-teach!

If you are unlucky enough to have professor Ramsey for CS313E drop the class and try to get a different teacher next semester. Lectures, examples, and quizzes are often riddled with mistakes. She expects that the class has the same cs knowledge as her so she doesn't actually explain anything. Tests are impossible and worth a lot.

She teaches things in class completely wrong and frequently gets called out. I don't think she should be teaching computer science if she literally does not know how to do computer science. If you get her as a teacher, drop the class. You're better off graduating later than taking her class. This was the worst class I've ever taken.

Terrible!!!!!!!! Don't take her class if you have another option. Heavy workload assignment but only 20% of total score. Exams never curved, and no drop for the lowest. Make one big mistake on exam = impossible to get an A. This is just the basic of programming, but she tried to make it hard.

Professor Ramsey is extremely kind, however that does not make up for the fact that she doesn't know how to teach this course. Unless you have a very solid background and understanding of computer science, take another professor. Otherwise her lectures are hard to follow and you will be spending most of your week in office hours just to get a B.

Don't even bother taking this class if you get Ramsey unless you're ready for the GPA tank and want to get through 313E ASAP. Her exams are genuinely impossible, and she provides zero help in class. The coding assignments are useless for test prep as well. Just take a different professor.

Do not take. Tests are impossible and are worth majority of your grade. Plus, not curved. If you do bad on one test you can't get an A. If you do bad on two tests you might not pass.

Horrendous teacher. Doesn't teach during lectures, gives the whole class time to do practice problems but we never go over them because of her horrible time management, and has no clue about the subject matter. Better hope you get a good TA.

She's nice, but is like a high-school teacher for a uni level course. Not easy for begginer-intermediate students. Lectures, HW, and exam reviews will/did have mistakes. Does not provide enough practice problems. Does not curve. No recorded lecture. Is disorganized and unprepared- rely heavily on TA's and self teaching.

I would have given up my firstborn for this class. She'll state on the first day that the class is beginner-friendly, but the way she lectures and conducts the class is not accessible to those without previous exposure to CS, all the while transitioning into college. Do not be hard on yourself if you ultimately leave CS because of this class.

The most demoralizing professor I've ever had. Pretends to be kind, but sets you up to fail. Can't explain anything clearly, shuts you down if you ask for help. Grading is cruel, even correct answers lose points. Cold, dismissive, and should not be in charge of students.

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The homework assignments were very different and more difficult compared to the lecture material. The lectures were not helpful, and this class did not set me up for success for the rest of my computer science classes at UT.

Zybook's assignments were awful; I spent more time deciphering her cryptic requirements than coding. Tests were terrible, 3 hours and 28 pages of minutiae that must be memorized. Final wasn't curved despite 75% of the class scoring below a 68% (midterm was curved +10pts). Her not curving the final was CLEARLY PUNITIVE. Avoid her like the plague.

She would say we have to "internalize" the material but when asked questions she would not help. Felt stuck many times and instead of being helpful she made me feel dumb. Do not take, final had a failing mean and median and still did not curve or add any credit. Avoid if you care about learning.

Not helpful, do not take

SHE DOES NOT REPRESENT OUR PROGRAM, It gets better from here. She's not the best lecturer, the topics get harder but you will get better

Horrible. Please don't take.

Can't teach at all. Lectures are ridden with mistakes. Exam had basic mistakes on it but grades super harsh on students. Exams are purposefully vague, and impossible to finish. Exams test content much harder than anything from class. Attendance is required but lectures are useless.

If you want to stop doing Computer Science, then take this course. They say this is an intro class for computer science, but in actuality, you are basically required to have past CS knowledge to even have a chance of surviving this class. Your whole support system is the TAs, and even some of them were questionable. It really is a weeder class.

The class has really strict grading. The averages of tests are around B- and C+. It is very unfriendly to total beginners.

Be prepared to do a lot of work on your own. Lectures are mandatory but she often waste a lot of time on pointless topics not relating to the class. She doesn't explain many of the topics and her exams are all on paper and free response. tips: Read textbook before lecture, go to every review session because you'll need it. Don't get discouraged!

This class is meant to be an "intro" course but its structured to make people who don't have any coding experience to fail. She just introduced a new grading policy where your final grade is your lowest average (AKA your exam average since there is only 3). Coding assignments are difficult but doable. TAs will save you!!

Truly, the worst class I've had in my life. No words can describe how much I hate this class and how the professor made me hate cs. The class is not an intro class at all. The professor makes it extremely hard to pass with a decent grade. If you're thinking of becoming cs major, I would change majors bc of this class and professor alone.

Professor Ramsey introduced a new grading scale. To get an A, you must attend every lecture (~4 hr), do every programming assignment (~8 hr), and get straight A's on all exams. She hates her students, so she made the final nothing like the practice exams, wasting everyone's week of studying.

This class is not beginner-friendly. If you've never coded before, I suggest you learn as soon as possible before taking this class. Her grading system makes it nearly impossible to pass.

genuienly if you are trying to be a CS major and have never coded before...ggs truly. I dedicated over 40hrs/wk just to understand the conetnt of this course and still have to retake it. REVIEW JAVA!! and B CAREFUL COLLABORATING W PPL. She genuienly is a good person, but not a good professor. Good Luck--a current CS 312 student retaking it!

This class is absurdly hard for an intro course. The main issue is the grading policy she takes the lowest average out of your tests, programing assignments, and quizzes. Due to this most students including me had their lowest average being their test grade average. Due to this, this class is absurdly hard and a gpa killer. Worst first class ever.

I am going to be very honest. I took this course as an Intro to Programming course. I love Computer Science, but this class made me really question it. Extremely stupid and harsh grading system. Takes your lowest average and makes that your overall grade. Doesn't teach or explain properly at all. Don't be fooled by the 4/5's. No curve/extra credit.

Ramsey is abysmal at explaining topics, so if you take this class you NEED to read the Textbook. Another issue I have with her is people with test anxiety, there's so much people who are scared of test taking but are VERY amazing at what they do. The weightage for this class discourages those people severely. So make sure you PRACTICE.