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“Smart and kind, he seems meant to work for a company programming complex things, not teaching”
ITXXXITXX - 1.0 rating“Horrible, I asked a question about Excel, and he told me to look under help”
CIS201 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (96)
hes nice but its hard to understand him over his accent
A good professor because he is fair and he curves. Gives help but is a little hard to understand. Overall not bad.
His curving makes things very easy but his classes are very boring. I generally spend most of the time playing with my cell phone.
Very boring, thank god for addictinggames.com. His scaling makes this class fairly easy. If youre gonna take cis, this is the guy to have
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Could not understand him whatsoever. Needs to learn English a little better. I have had foreign professors before, but this was awful. I dropped him and took Bunch, and it was MUCH better, and I learned more
hello world
Nicest guy ever. Wants everyone to do well, but is difficult to understand and somewhat boring. Tests aren't bad, grades easy, and scales a lot.
easiest class ever!!!!!!!! cant understand him what so ever.. i fell asleep a lot and still got a 94 in the class
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Chen is the man!!! And he plays CS! YEAH CHEN!
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Doesn't know how to speak... Oh and .. he decided that he is not going to scale anymore.. i took him at the perfect time... nope. Hard Hard test without scaling..
Very nice guy. Class is really easy if you manage to pay attention.
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he's not bad. Very respectful. A lil tough to understand, but he really helps you if you need help.Overall good professor.
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A very respectable proft. A lil tough to understand, but willing to go an extra step to help his students out. Don't like his attendance taking method because many people abuse it. Friends signing in for other friends...He should change that.
Cannot understand him, but he seems like a decent guy.
Awesome professor.
Gotta love this class... Nim Game Rules
Chen is hard to understand but he is very helpful and very nice...Fair grader.
cannot understand him, worst teacher, im good at computer stuff but his requirements are ridiculous, take an american speaking teacher if you can
"Harro word." (Translated=Hello world)
Professor Zhang is a pretty decent professor. His accent gets in the way some times, but not too often. He's a friendly guy, easy to talk to, and he will respond to your questions (my experiences are with e-mail) very quickly. He also tries to explain a hard course as best he can. I recommend him.
If you have no attention span at all...DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. If you believe you have a great attention span Im willing to bet that he will test it to the max. You cant understand a word he says and this subject is boring as is. he is HIGHLY NOT recommended.
Can't understand a word he's saying. His papers and homeworks are pretty easy and he grades easy too. Plus if you have a friend that likes to go to class, have them sign u in everyday and u'll never have to go!
Test are hard but the class is easy.
Can't understand a word he is saying which makes already boring subject material even worse. There are better profs. out there. Avoid if you can.
i feel bad, he is a nice professor but his accent does get in the way. field sounds like fude, and so on. but he is a nice guy, i dont think any professor could make this class decent.
He has an accent, but its not too bad. He teaches from powerpoint slides only, which gets to be very boring, but they are a good reference. The majority of the points come from homework. So long as you do all of it his exams wont hurt you much, as they are quite difficult.
All I can say is horrible, horrible, horrible. You can't understand him at all so it is impossible to learn anything from him, even if you try. Avoid at all costs
DONT TAKE!!! His class is the most boring thing ive ever had to sit through, all he does is lecture from the power points that the book gave him and u cant hear him cause his accent is horrible, i cant stand more then one word a sentence...hard tests but easy hw and not much of it...i think its decently hard, i wouldent take him again
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Has a very think accent and not an incredibly interesting professor, but is a wealth of knowledge for all IT and CSI majors. He has gotten better over the past year I have had him, and to be fair, if you do the homework the exams are quite easy. Claims lack if attendance will hurt you, but it won't!
The man is a complete genius! You might not understand him, but he knows more about IT than anybody in the school and if you go to get help one-on-one, he is excellent! Do the homework and you're fine!
Very nice guy personally, but seemingly can't teach for beans. It's known that HE knows the material, but he can't always convey his point to his audience. Homeworks are returned with little corrections. Little review time before exams (just finished a chapter, exam 2 days later). Dissatisfied overall.
Terrible teacher, can't speak english! I have never hated someone so much in my entire life. You have to teach yourself all of the material, and don't expect him to help you if you have a question. The class is a joke.
worst teacher i've had at bryant. he doesn't speak english very well so it's hard to understand even when you're paying attention. very unwilling to help students even during the class period. sometimes cannot even complete the homework problems himself on the first try. assignments aren't ridiculously hard but you basically have to teach yourself.
I'm not sure why he gets such bad reviews. I think it's because most people don't get why we have to take CIS - but I don't think he's that bad. Sometimes his accent gets in the way but if you ask him to repeat himself its fine. Sometimes he has a hard time understanding your questions but its not usually a problem. I liked him as a prof.
this man is honestly the worst teacher you could ever imagine having. Let's see, first he can't even speak english, he doesnt know how to teach, doesnt care about any student, he never takes blame for an ENTIRE CLASS failing his exam. If you feel like taking a class to test the extent to which you can completely hate another human being this is it.
i have had a change of heart. i btiched about him as much or more than anyone else during the semester. but im already starting to miss chenzhang. and btw, its one word. chenzhang.
The class material is really easy and he is a very easy grader. If you are having trouble though, he isn't the most helpful. You can spend the whole class on AIM and still ace the tests, easy A.
Smart and kind, he seems meant to work for a company programming complex things, not teaching. He knows the material so well he assumes we understand his explanations, when the majority of the time it goes over our heads.
Horrible, I asked a question about Excel, and he told me to look under help. Does not care about any student.
Merely talked through his endless powerpoint slides. Not much explanation throughout the covered material.
One of the most useless professors I've ever had. He will not help you with anything. If you ask a question he will tell you to search the help button for the answer. Homeworks are easy but be prepared for the longest final of your life on things that are not even a test of your computer skills.
zhang is absolutely useless. the final exam had absolutely nothing to do with computer skills. he barely speaks english or understands it. while the homeworks were easy his final is not and it was ridiculously long. he also deleted a persons final right in front of the rest of the class after the kid left the room because it wasnt titled right.
I really don't see anything wrong with Zhang. A little bit dry, but it is a dry course. Can be a little bit hard to understand at times, but just go and visit him during office hours and he can explain anything!!
Not bad at all in the IT courses. A little bit dry and class can get boring, but if you talk to him out side of class he is really chill and is super super helpful at office hours. Overall a good guy.
Very boring class. Laptops are allowed and i thank him so much for that. if weren't for that i would literally fall asleep in class. However, is an easy grader and an easy A if you just do average on the tests.
By far one of the best professors I EVER HAD AT BRYANT!! The most positive experience learning CIS with this professor. I was sick and he gave me extensions on assignments. Use his office hours for help! I learned SO MUCH! He even lets you have your laptop out in class. Keep up with assignments and readings= A! Final d/n include Excel or functions!
He is hard to understand and his lectures are boring but it isn't necessary to listen. The excel assignments are decently easy and you get multiple attempts. He gives two quizzes on MIS material over the semester that aren't hard. Group project is tough but he is an easy grader.
The best thing you could ever do for yourself is NOT take this class. His lectures are confusing and he probably knows his stuff, but he's a horrible teacher and doesn't know how to effectively explain concepts. He told us we had a take home exam once and then decided he wanted it to be "in-class" when we got there. Extremely unapproachable.
Professor Zhang is a confusing guy. He is sometimes hard to understand and I don't get the feel that he wants students to succeed. He seems like he can be a good guy out of class, but in class he can be rude. I personally wouldn't take his class again because he is so unclear about everything.
Most professors at Bryant University genuinely care about their students' well-being and their success - Chen Zhang is not one of them. He is rude, snaps at you for asking for help, and is extremely unsupportive. He is terrible at explaining anything - from concepts to project requirements - and is incredibly unreasonable.
I cannot stress this enough: DO NOT TAKE HIM. He is extremely confusing and does not care about his students. All he does is lecture in the most monotone voice and does not encourage participation. I have emailed him several times for help and does not respond. He is very rude in office hours as well. Easily the worst class I have ever taken.
Literally the worst professor I've ever taken and I've had to take him several times for my major. I have literally learned nothing and have to go to online resources myself in order to learn the material as it is necessary for my job, since he is of no help and difficult to understand. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES IF POSSIBLE.
Lectures are very boring, but this is the easiest A you'll ever get if you do all the work. Grades the projects so easily and gives almost everyone a 100. Got below a 50 on both quizzes and failed the final exam, but got an A in the class by doing all the homework. Participation can boost your grade 10 whole points. Does not answer emails.
You will get an A if you literally go to class, participate, and do the work he assigns for outside of class. It is really not bad. The quizzes are really hard but they get scaled and those who are not good at excel can still get 100's on exams because they're easy. If you know nothing on excel, take him. Best choice ever.
I actually had him for ISA but as long as you do the hw and perform well on the projects hes an easy teacher.
Do the online homework and you'll be fine. Pretty sure the lowest grade a group got for the group projects was a 90. Quizzes are a joke. Midterm is all excel based but he gives you the entire day to do it. Final exam isn't bad at all.
Hes a great guy but doesnt seem to get the subject he is teaching, I ask him for help and he cant give me a clear response telling me to look at my notes. The quizes are over 250 slides + Cases for only 30/20 questions. Beware of trick questions and know the exact wording given on the slides.
Found myself and others confused in this class throughout the semester, so very few knew what was going on. Very lecture heavy and unfortunately can be a bit hard to understand. Labs have no due date, 1 midterm, 1 quiz, couple of homework assignment, and a final. Not difficult, but wouldn't take another class with him in the future.
This professor doesn't want you to succeed, when you go for help he always seems that he is in a rush. He expects you to learn all of the material through the book. He also barely speaks english so it makes it extremely difficult to learn. I think he might be a computer.
He just talks all class, but you have no idea what hes saying because you can not understand him. Worst professor I had this semester, I think hes a robot
Possibly the worst teacher / professor I've ever had, not even joking. People in my class will get confused because he talks so fast and with no emotion, and they will ask for help and he will say there's no time for it. All he does is read off slides the whole class and doesn't get students involved at all. Actually laughable how bad it is.
He is actually one of the worst professors I have ever taken at this school, but nice. He does not care about his students and is no help when you ask for extra help. I would steer away from taking his class, and he is very monotone. His lectures are very boring and he is also the first professor that has ever denied me from going to the bathroom.
It seems like Professor Zhang purposefully tries to make his class as painfully boring and complicated as possible. He just sits at the front of the class reading his notes word-for-word. I had to send him 3 emails asking for help and when he got back to me he straight up said that he didn't know how to fix my issue. Unbelievable.
This guy is the worst professor ever. He does not care about his students, he does not help you out in class. He goes extremely fast and if you ask him to slow down, he says he doesn't have time to. If you ask him a question in class, he doesn't answer. His office hours are only 15 minutes each and will never tell you how you're doing in his class.
Extremely boring. All he does during class is reading off the slides. The power points are just 40-ish slides of definitions. He does a very little explaining of excel and you will have to figure out the assignments on your own.
You know this was gonna be a review completely churping the guy, yet by the end of the semester he really tried to be likeable professor and got a few laughs and interesting things out of the class. Dont take ISA with him but take a programming course as thats what he is actually passionate and excited about
Chen Zhang's 343 class is painfully boring but this class reviews essential material in cloud computing. The class is an easy A for those who do their work as the class has no exams and your grade is based on labs, assignments and a final project. The labs are outdated and he gives little instruction on how to complete them. Use ACE for lab help.
He doesn't tell you what is expected to be completed, he just expects it to be done without assigning anything. Focuses on python half the time meanwhile python isn't even supposed to be in the curriculum for the class. Worst professor I've had yet. Highly don't recommend.
Worst professor I've ever had by far. ALl he does is read from the slides and does not help with the homework he assigns. Each assignment is more confusing then te last. Do not take at all costs.
Literally the WORST teacher at Bryant... by far. Spending 40k a year to be taught by someone who has no passion makes me feel like it is a waste of money
Professor Zheng is hard to understand and doesn't fully answer questions when they're asked. It's clear he cares about his students, but lacks the connection. He doesn't curve any of the quizzes or tests so prepare not to do well.
Professor Zhang is hard to understand and his class is extremely boring. The class is all lectures about information technology and nothing about excel which isn't helpful because the homework is only excel. There is a group presentation which you are given barely any instruction on and have to figure it out yourself. Overall, do not take Chen.
Literally the WORST professor at Bryant. Reads off of slides about AI, but homework is all excel so is very hard. Quizzes and Exams have NOTHING to do with the work we do. Does not answer emails or care that a student is doing poorly. Dont do it to yourself...
this guy hates helping his students
Never take this man ever, his quizzes and exams are impossible. The excel assignments take at least and hour and a half to complete every week. Avoid Chen Zhang at all costs.
Surprisingly I got an A. The assignments were hard, but they were manageable. The quizzes and the final exam were very hard as the averages were all around 50-60%. The main reason why I think I received an A was because of participation. On the syllabus, it states that participation is only worth 5%, but I believe he gives some students more.
DONT TAKE HIM!!!!!!!!!
Spent an hour to figure out the word Big
The worst professor at Bryant and probably in the world. Changed his sllyabus at the end of the semester and claims it was always like that. Mumbles all class and is incredibly hard to understand. Never answeres emails, give little to no direction on assignments, and is quite literally just no help at all this guy needs to be fired.
He is a nice guy but the topics and concepts are confusing and difficult to understand.
He reads off the slides in a monotone voice. What he talks about really wasn't even on the exam. The highest exam score in our class was a 78%. Don't take unless you want your GPA to go down. He also always suggests asking chatgpt when someone asks a question.
Very monotone professor. His exams are extremely difficult and usually everyone gets a 45-50% on them. He thinks we don't know how to analyze correctly and talks about it every class. I would not recommend taking him unless you want your GPA to go down. Also expect him to not follow his posted syllabus at all.
Assigned a project in the last week of classes due the following week something is wrong with this guy 💔💔💔
This guy is a bit of a drag in all honesty. But to be fair, his class isn't impossible. The excel assignments are annoying but they are only half the semester if that. He reads off the slides all class, but the only 2 exams are based on the textbook and nothing to do with the slides, so if you show up and scroll your phone you can still pass easy.
Just don't take him. He acknowledges that the labs that he assigns sometimes just can't be completed because they're outdated. I am convinced that the only reason that Bryant keeps him is because he has a PHD. Weird how he openly tells his students to use Chat GPT on the final, but then selectively picks other administration rules.
lecture heavy but super simple grading, do your work and you get a good grade. took his class again after.
did one project throughout whole semester, was super interesting, very lecture heavy
Prof. Zhang is very difficult to follow. He does not teach any content from the book that we are required to purchase. There are Excel assignments, yet he provides no support or teaching related to them. Our discussions in class have no relation to any assignments, and he fails to teach us the concepts we need. I would not recommend.
Nice person but it is so hard to understand anything he says. Textbook was 160 to only do assignments on pearson. All homework is excel but he teaches zero excel in class. Attendance is mandatory. Not the worst professor but defnitely would never take him again
there's not a reason not to get an A. he gives homework for only half of the sem, there's multiple attempts, and u can turn it in up until the final and still receive credit. midterm and project were easy 100s. final was hard but didn't change my grade. lectures are meaningless and boring, and don't match the hw, but just show up and you're fine
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
84%
Textbook Required
13%
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