When I took her I did fine. Its a pretty labor intensive class. Only go to her for help if you're a confident person and will back up why you think the way you do. If you treat it like a math class you'll be fine

I thought she was really interesting!

She was really nice....actually helped me get a job after the class was over

Really not bad; she actually tried to make the class fun. Easy to talk to.

I enjoyed this class, I didn't think it was too hard, you will learn how to use excel and access. Attend class, and pay attention, and you should be fine. Also, use your lab consultants, they are really helpful

I didn't find out about this site until after I took CS&E 200 with Mrs. Gross, and I'm shocked to see some of the ratings here. Personally, I thought Mrs. Gross was a great teacher. She's nice, has a good sense of humor, and is very willing to help you. Tests were a bit tough, but overall a good

good teacher, but the fact that they test computer skills with paper tests defeats the purpose in my opinion.

hard class no matter who teaches it

I think Gross is such a sweetheart. She is very willing to help--very kind and funny. The class itself is difficult but if you keep up with the work and actually go to class, you should be fine. No excuse to get worse than a C.

I think she is a great teacher and very helpful. She doesn't care if you sleep in class, it is your job to learn the material. She gives alot of extra credit. My only problem with her is that I got an 89.9 in the class and it was a B+. For all that work I deserved an A-!

I thought her class was pretty easy, however she just didn't seem too helpful

Many don't like her but if you give yourself enough time to do the labs well and study the practice exams you'll do fine. She is actually very nice and willing to help you, you just have to ask.

She takes attendance at lectures but I don’t know how much that weighs on your grade. She knows everything and will help you if you go and see her. Her quizzes are the hardest part of the class but if you do the practice exercises you will be fine on them. ALWAYS DO THE EXCERCISES, and this class won't be that bad! Labs are easy and you get help

Surprisingly short = ) Very bright and knows her stuff. Was always available to help me out with any problems I had and even worked with me when I had to miss a test. Gives extra credit opprotunities.

From what I heard, CS&E200 was going to be very difficult, and I had not previously worked with excel or anything, but she wasn't very hard at all and I did not put anymore effort into the class than needed. I would advise taking her, she was very nice and extremily helpful in everyway!

Professor Gross is a VERY difficult teacher. She knows her stuff and assumes (during her lectures) htat all of her students know their stuff too. BUT if you use her office hours she is an amzingly nice woman and will help you with whatever you need. Stay on top of your work and DONT CHEAT! you will get caught...

Good teacher. Material can be difficult. If you don't get it she can answer any and all questions. All the people who tell you not to take her didn't try and probably had to take it twice because they failed.

don't let people intimidate you about difficulty of the class is a a lot of work but help will be provided if need be, if you put in the work you will earn a good grade, the material is certainly learn able

This class is not that hard but it's time consuming. Expect to spend at least 5 hrs a week on the pre labs. Debbie isn't that bad, she was always very approachable and nice towards me. If you are a Bus major you will use this stuff, I learned a lot. CSE=NOT(OR(FUN, EASY) You'll learn that later ha ha

Debbie makes herself plenty available to help. Her slides are in the course notes (just buy it). Do the examples, check your answers with the online book, and you'll be prepared for quizzes & tests. Labs take time, but you can get full credit easily.

Don't be a slacker. Just do the work. Study. Succeed. This is a college course. Its not as hard as people are making it out to be.

This class is not easy at all. However if you attend class, do the work and stay on top of the material you will do alright. Gross does a good job of teaching and has a no nonsense attitude. She is very helpful and willing to help her students. While the book is very expensive, required and not very helpful. But the spiral book is very helpful.

No matter what teacher you have for this class, unless you LOVE computers, will SUCK. She is very helpful if you go to her office hours, and truly wants you to learn. Make sure you give yourself enough time to finish the pre-labs. Do ALL practice exams in the workbook.

Don't know why so many guys hype her as a tough prof. She's definitely better than terrible Michelle, who always creates nervous atmosphere during lec&quiz. Debby is a tiny old lady with a huge sense of humor. Hilarious in class, normal questions in quizzes. Never wanna fail you with tricky questions. Just lots of people are intimidated by her cour

She is helpful over email, but it is hard to understand what she says during lecture because the class is so big. You have to buy an online textbook and course notes, about $125 all together. She provides practice problems and sample midterms/finals. This class will occupy a lot of your time but it's not too difficult.

This class is hard, but not impossible. It is a serious time commitment. I spent a minimum of 5 hours outside of class a week, but if you put in the time and effort, you can succeed. Debbie is hard, but she is also the course coordinator so she writes the exams. Thus, she can prepare you really well! I would recommend her over other CSE professors.

Tough class, got a B+. Take the prof that guarentees 20% get A's. I'm fairly confident Gross doesn't do that. She is the course cordinator and I have heard from upperclassmen gross gives the lowest grades... If you want to learn alot take her though, she is actually very good teaching wise.

She was very clear with her notes and lectures, they actually kept me interested in a fairly dull subject. I would recommend taking her.

Gross may be a little intimidating, but she is actually a decent person and does do a great job of explaining the material. This class is not all that it is cracked up to be. Go to class, don't procrastinate on your pre-labs, and do a little studying. If you stay ahead of the game and put in a little extra work, the class is actually easy.

I felt as though she did a great job covering the course material. I had heard terrible things coming into the class, but she turned out to be approachable and helpful.