Celina is a really great instructor, easy marker but I still learned a lot in the class. It's nice to have an engineering prof who is actually personable.

She is really great, helpful, and caring she want you to do well on learning, and getting the high grades. Easy marker, good in approaching the ideas. Ask her anytime and she will help you! Totally recommended and I'm going to take any future classes with her as possible!

Celina Berg sort of teaches this class like it's kindergarten. She is very articulate and slow, which is great if you are new to programming but will drive you a little insane if you already have experience. Overall she is a kind and helpful teacher for a first course in comp sci.

Celina is an AMAZING prof, one of the best I have ever had. She got thrown into teaching this class and still provided all relevant information needed and if she couldn't answer a question she would look it up for you. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

This was a great course whether you have common sense or are the typical computer scientist that hasn't a clue. Dr. Berg taught this course with all the enthusiasm and knowledge you could hope for. I would fully recommend taking any course taught by her.

As someone who had no prior experience of programming before university, Celina was so good at explaining everything in a way that made sense. The assignments were sometimes lengthy, but if you have a problem with work you shouldn't be in university. And compared to most of my other courses the workload was quite light. (1 hr - 3 hrs per week)

Celina is one of the best professors I have ever had, her lectures are really interesting and entertaining, and she has a really good connection with all of her students. She is willing to help you whenever you have trouble, including weekends (via email). I would highly recommend taking her classes, you wont regret it.

-If u wanna get an A+, Celina will help u to get it. But it will not be easy. -she spends a lot of time after the lecture to help with assignments and answer questions . -she reply quickly to emails even on the weekend. -she has an enthusiastic spirit in lectures

I really appreciated Celina as my prof because not only is she super helpful, but she cares about her students on an individual level. For example, she remembers most, if not all, the names of students who she has met before which I think was really impressive.

She's really nice and caring. She knows her subject and also knows how to teach! And her classes are fun and not boring at all. Highly recommended in my opinion.

Celina is fantastic! She knows everything about the course and pay lots of attention to students. She is pacient and respected to every students even not in her course. Really recommend.

Celina was a great prof- she was very open to students and went over problems with passion. It's a flipped classroom, so not exactly lecture heavy, but going to class and watching her work through the problems and explain ideas in different way than the videos is very helpful. She is approachable and happy to interact with students.

a great 110 prof

Great prof

CSC106 is a very useful (and easy) intro to CSC course, and Celina did a great job teaching it! Her lectures were very clear, and she really cares about students' performance in the class. She keeps the course as interesting as she can! She is also extremely helpful during her office hours, definitely see her if you have questions.

Her lectures are amazing. Time flies when I study with her. She teaches us through coding, and we can code at the same time. She's also funny.

Very caring person and a great lecturer. Trys to break down tough subjects into simpler logic.

She is really the best Prof till date. The course material is tough if you are new to coding but she teaches you in such a way that you feel the stuff is simple. Yes you need a lot of practice to get good grade as the tests are conceptual and she marks it well. I would love to have her again. The best part, she doesn't teach , she actually codes.

Great professor. Easy accessible during or after office hours. Take the time to walk students through questions. Lectures are interactive. Lots of assignments but saved me from having to study sporadically.

Dr. Berg is an awesome teacher. She gives feedback quickly, posts lectures (because of covid). I would take any course she takes because she teaches the material very clearly.

she's a funny lady but I did almost fall asleep a few times in the 80 minute lectures. The homework can be quite difficult I almost didn't finish a few times. Her only office hours were during my lab for that class so I couldn't get much help. But despite that her class taught me everything I needed to know and her teaching style is great

Is great if you can get pass all the pre lecture video

Great lecturer, but the amount of homework she gives is not a joke. However, this does help a TON on midterms and the finals, questions are similar and very clear grading and feedback.

This is a class that I was actually glad to go to. Celina Berg made it fun to be in, using student ideas to solve coding problems. She also has lots of time in office hours to answer any questions that you may have. I had an amazing experience in this class.

haven't really done coding before but this class was one of the only ones I looked forward to. The assignments and labs were fine as long as you watched the lectures and didn't wait till the very last minute to do them. The prof is easy to understand and the content is well organized. overall to me it was a fairly easy and interesting class!

Writing because I believe the other ratings are left spitefully from people who failed. VERY clear grading criteria, gives chance through labs/assignments to practice material thoroughly, midterms very easy compared to coursework and do not have <50 avg. My cohort was I believe 66 avg or so. She is bit blunt but otherwise def would take again.

While I agree on a couple things previous reviews pointed out, such as vague hints and hard assignments, I found putting the effort in and piecing the material together really helped me succeed in this class, and I've had little to no experience in coding prior. I suggest bringing questions to lecture as she can better explain live. I recommend!

Celina is definitely a great professor. She is so patient, and she can stay after class so long(often more than 1 hour) if we have questions. Some of my classmates don't like her because she always wants to inspire us to answer our own questions, but answer our own questions is also a learning process. I definitely willing to take her class again!

took the class as a requirement and it made me want to switch into a csc major. she was very clear and made it easy to understand. super impressed. make sure you attend every lecture and watch all the prelectures. if you understand how to code it, tests come way easier.

She is a great teacher and knows a lot about what she does. I do think the workload was a bit much but it's doable. I would recommend her for csc110 especially if you're very new to programming like I was.

I learned programming in high school, so adjusting to Python was pretty easy. She gave us a lot of homework, but it gets you to practice the material you learned in class. She moves fast in the class, but she was quite helpful for the few questions I did have. Work hard and you'll do fine.

Easy class, just felt she was a little unorganized at times. But I think the course was structured nicely and well-executed in the online environment.

Celina is a wonderful human. She really cares about her students' understanding and is always willing to help. By far the best professor at UVIC. Took CSC111 with 0 coding experience and learned a lot by just showing up to class and doing assignments. Celina's CSC111 class is super well structured for beginners. Highly recommend instead of CSC110!

Consider yourself lucky if you end up in Celina's class.

I had the privilege to be in Celina's class for CSC110 and had that privilege again this term for CSC115. She is an amazing prof who answers questions as quickly as possible, no matter the communication method! During lecture (just practice), she takes student suggestions to use as examples to encourage everyone to participate. She truly is a gem!

Hands down my favorite prof for UVic. Very thorough online notes and material available on demand as well as insightful lectures. The class is somewhat challenging for beginner programmers but she provides absolutely everything needed to succeed. Made me love computer science even more.

good professor for an intro to programming class

Dr. Berg's explanations are easy to understand, and she is always willing to spend time with students after class to clarify concepts. I felt the midterms were a bit unfair with how little time was given, but the final exam was perfectly reasonable. I liked this class so much that I even considered switching my major to computer science!

I enjoyed the lectures, although the grading for assignmests and labs were tough

It's not an easy course if you've never done CS. But Dr. Berg is always there to support you. So many opportunities to see her after class, in person or on zoom. When you go to her, she makes sure you understand what your doing and doesn't make you feel stupid for asking silly questions. There's a lot of work, but ultimately it's good practice.

She is super nice and approachable. Lectures are her giving example problems and then walking around to help students work on them. Lots of labs and assignments but TAs will give you the solution if you are stuck - just go to labs. Knew nothing about coding beforehand and loved the class

Celina is an amazing prof. She gives great explanations and actually codes during lectures. There are a lot of pre-lecture quizzes and videos but they are short and easy. As someone who had no prior coding experience, I found the assignments fairly easy and straightforward. Exams and midterms are fair, though the second midterm was really hard.

Celina is an extremely caring professor, she did everything in her control to raise the grades of my CSC 110 class. I didn't do well because of bad time management, but all things aside she always tries to help her students a lot.

Celina Berg taught CSC 110 in a logical way, using her lectures and her own videos uploaded to the course page to teach concepts and provide practical examples of them. She was personable, easy to contact and talk to, provided detailed feedback on every assignment and all three midterms, and was confident in teaching the course material.

Celina is amazing and so organized. I had no prior coding experience and fell behind at the beginning. I started going to office hours regularly and it changed everything for me! Celina is very caring and helpful if you ask for it. Once you understand Python, this class is fun! A lot of assignments, but they are the best way to learn the content!

I had no coding experience before this class. Her teaching style and attitude made the course very approachable and fun! Her pre-lecture videos and quizzes were super clear and explained ALL we needed to know for the class. Dr. Berg is caring and puts so much effort into supporting her students so they can get the highest mark they can achieve.

Very responsible professor who is not only helpful during office hours but also accessible by email. Although the grading is sometimes strict, that gets us used to the even stricter grading in 200 level courses. Thank you Dr. Berg!

All around great prof! I have no complaints at all. She is very good at teaching and her assignments and exams were very fair. Definitely take a course with her if you have the choice!

Celina's exams are HARD. On the positive side I think she tries really hard to give meaningful lessons and lectures. She cares about her students learning.

Great lectures where she works through problems with the class, labs and assignments were a good difficulty and really helped you learn the material. All around solid professor, would recommend.

Truly one of the kindest professors I have ever met. Dr. Berg genuinely cares about her students understanding the content and feeling confident with it. She responds within hours of any question on the discussion. If I didn't hate cs so much, I would love to take a course with her again

Solid professor all around. Weekly assignments are well built and prepare you for the midterms, though the later ones can get slightly tedious. Writing doctests is the worst part of this class. You don't need to show up to EVERY lecture, but they are helpful especially for those new to programming. Celina is very kind, never a bad interaction.

She's a very good prof. The labs and assignments do an excellent job preparing you for the midterms and final

great

I went into this class with some prior coding experience and I found that her pace was just right for me; however, I agree with the other reviews saying that this isn't for COMPLETE beginners. Although it is intended to be, the content goes very quickly with little time to not understand something. Fun class with (usually) interesting assignments.

I hated the course but I loved Celina! She was always accessible in her many office hours and helpful in answering any question. Her video lectures were a bit dull but everything in person was super engaging.

Dr. Berg provided us with a large amount of optional practices and post-lecture content in case we did not understand the content during lecture. This course is hard for first-time programmers, but if you have programmed before, I found it quite easy. Make sure to follow her grading criteria. There's no tricks here!

She was awesome and made the concepts so much easier to understand. All you got to do revise assignments, labs and prelectures and those will get you an easy A!!

Easily one of the best proffs I've had.

The class can be challenging for beginners, but Dr. Berg makes it manageable. Assignments prepare you well, just stay on top of them. unstuckstudy was a game-changer for me - highly recommend it alongside the lectures. Overall, a solid course with a kind professor.

Lots of things to do between classes but you can get lots of easy marks from them.