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Reviews92%
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“He's a really great teacher”
115 - 5.0 rating“I took the class online and It was an 8-weeks class”
CSIS128 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
63%
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5.0
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Reviews (165)
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He is a great teacher. He spoon feeds everything you need to do well. If you fell this class, you didn't show up or just didn't care. You should drop out of college then.:)
He is wonderful! Very helpful! Show up, try hard, do your work and you will do well. Stay home you will fail. He cares about his students. Very sweet man. Nice to look at, too ;)
I would recommend him anytime.
Cares a lot about each student
The professor is a very good teacher.
It is a very nice class. Especially when we all gang up on Gabby! I have learned a lot from this class. It is easy to understand and learn from this teacher
this class is fun and so are the people.
I think that he is a very easy going person. He'll actually go the extra mile for you. He takes time out to help you. Really laid back guy.
He cares about his students, will try to work with you to be sure you get a good grade. Not very responsive to e-mails though.
really cares about the student learning this stuff
He will email back quite quickly IF YOU use BLACKBOARD like he tells you to!! Cares about the class and getting you through. Just aska question and he's there to help!
he is laid back, but lack of technical information
Awesome teacher!
Great
Verry organized
Very helpful, cares about the students. Very clear, follow his directions and you will do fine in the class. I t was a web assisted course, so we didn't have to be in class.
He is really willing to work with you on problems or questions.
Makes class much less intimidating than I had expected yet I am still learning the material
He is an awesome teacher. He makes jokes and he is laid back. He isn't hard
This class was a fun learning experience.
I like Dennis. He is very laid back and always available to help. He is rico suave!!!
I found his lecture style very dull. He is a bit handsy with students as well. I opted to finish the course from home without his 'assistance'. Anytime I had a question his answer was'don't worry about it'. I really want to learn more than he taught. He even admitted word really isn't his forte?? Then why is he teaching a class that has that in it?
I like him, but he is a little handsy
This is a great class, i hope i have him for another one
He has a good sense of humor and he let's us use our phones in class. He arrives late though.
Really cool guy who knows his computer science and fantasy football!!!
He's laid back with an interesting class!
He is a totally, and completely, cool guy
Easygoing guy, the class is somewhat easy, I just would rather it be more book work involved.
Funny funny man
He has good communications skills but the exams are hard
He is funny and easy peasy so its fun and unstressful in his class but i still learn a lot
he is a super-****
Good guy
He LOVES computers
Very good instructor. Highly very good technical knowledge. Cuts thru the BS and tells you exactly what you need to know. BEST CLASS
Great teacher. Clear goals and assignments that cut through all of the subject matter. Clear syllabus and grading scale. Very helpful if you are having a problem with an assignment. Have taken 3 classes and would take more if I could. Thanks for all your help Prof. Jirkovsky.
Took two of his classes online, so there was little contact. Wish he would have communicated with the students a little more, but otherwise no problems. Both classes were great!
This instructor cares. It is rare to find a professor like him at Longview.
Great Teacher. Tells you just what you need to know. Eliminates the BS. would highly recommend his class
easy class
He's an awesome teacher
Amazing, gave me the greatest grade of my college career to date, probaby greatest teacher of all time
he is a cool teacher that really cares about his students. he also like to keep the the classroom atmosphere pretty relaxed.
Amazing teacher!
Jirkovsky keeps it real
helpful
this is an awesome class, i really enjoy coming to class, we have fun and i laugh a lot :)
Best teacher ever!!! Take all of his classes!!!
Very fun and easy going. A bit quirky, but keeps the mood of boring computers fun.
what a life changing teacher. completly altered my whole outlook on life and how i live it. To be totally honest. one of the funniest teachers that i have ever had. extremly sarcastic. uses his dry humor ALL the time...absolutly hillarious. And exceptionally good looking.(
Laid back, class is easy.
Umm, your sooooo yummy. Sometimes I just want that bald head of yours.
This Class rocks!
GOOD TEACHER PUTS OUT THE INFORMATION CUTTING THROUGH THE EXTRENOUS STUFF
knows how to relate to the student's!!!!
his class is simple and effective
He's A freaking awesome teacher, Tells us what we need to know from the books. his lectures arent borning at all... Hes a laid back teacher alot of fun.. If you need a computer class take one of his classes..
to sume it all up in one word, INCREDIBLE. totally wicked. all you have to do is show up and answer his...interesting questions on the whitebord and the sit down. really, thats it.
He does a good enough job, I have caught him hitting on some females every once awhile but, it is harmless flirting so it's okay.
Very helpful
it's fun.
Very helpful for learning the basics of what you should know with a computer
Great Class, easy, Like the fact that you can use notes and books on tests.
HE has gray hairs on his head. But he is always helpful. YOUR HOTT!!!
Fraking great guy
Test and class is easy...over all you should be able to get an A. Oh and he is hot and funny
He is a laid back teacher for sure. Highlights test questions in the book for you, which makes it pretty impossible to fail unless you don't do anything.
Great teacher. He is funny and interesting to talk to. He makes his classes fun while still learning something too. And yes Mr. Jirkovsky, I have cheated on a test (prior to this class), stolen software, and technically been "detained". Thank you for helping me discover how horrible I really am. :-)
He is very laid back and easy to talk too. HE NEVER LECTURES AND DOESN'T TEACH A THING so make sure you have prior knowledge of the class. All learning will be because you read the textbook. All test are take home and of course open book. If you are really wanting to learn something take a different teacher.
Useless teacher
Lectures are interesting and informative. Willing to meet outside of class to help. Returns phone calls Wished he taught more classes.
Great instructor. Hits only the necessary work in lectures. Easy going, interesting class.
Easy going. Hits the important part in the lectures. I would take his classes again
Excellent
Extremely helpful. Great lectures
Rock this class cuz its easy as fudge
Very easy going
your awesome
Great teacher. highly recomended. Has a fun sense of humor.
awesome
Amazing Teacher!!!!
Keep teaching because you make this class fun.
Best teacher I have had in a long time. Great help and very laid back. Makes the environment a lot more fun
Awesome teacher
He is a very cool teacher I would recommend him to any student everyone should take his class.
Very good teacher, just teaches the basics and does it well. You won't come away from this class being a master with computers, but it will give you a good introduction. Easy class, and fun. I'd suggest this class to others if they have a couple of hard classes in a semester but want more hours.
Great teacher to have. Sorry, but I don't think any guy is cute, handsome, or hot.
I think that this class is really laid back and keeps the work level... achievable without having a brain aneurism.
This was my favortie class this entire semester. I really enjoyed learning the basics for the computer field that I'm going into. I would reccommend to anyone to take this class if your looking or are interested in the computer feild. He is great at teaching is requires you to be here and get your work done. It isn't hard either. It is very easy...
Extremely easy to follow. Attendance is mandatory but he uses blogs to record it. Class lectures are to the point and interesting. Would take him again if class was available.
Great teacher. Very laid back, almost intimidating. No tollorence for texting, one girl was and he called her out and kept bringing up the fact her career would only be texting. Very nice guy, though he likes to poke at people and smack them with books. Very Clear, highly recommended just don't be too intimidated! You'll warm up.
Easy class! You do need to come to class though because it's good to listen to lectures because he gives you potential test questions. I had fun, and wasn't at all interested to begin with. Projects were reinforcing of concepts, and the computer exercises were boring, but kind of interesting.
Excellent facilitator. Would recommend to anhyone.
Taken 2 eight-week internet course with him. These were by far the best classes I've taken online. He's very good about posting due dates and announcements. Just do your assignments poignantly and make sure to hit the word minimum and you will do well. I recommend him to everyone.
I took and online class and a campus class with him and he was great on both of them. Not to difficult and is easy to get along with
Very good teacher! Straight to the point. Very funny. Would take a class from him again if I needed it.
He is a straight forward teacher. He gives his students reasonable deadlines and lets you leave when lecture is done. I would recommend this course! The tests are open book!
Not a hard online class, and the exams can be taken online too if you take this class online. He was really reasonable.
Such an easy A class. The discussion boards are all opinion, labs can be redone as many times as you want, and tests can be taken online at home. He lets students work as far ahead as they want, and will help you out with any problems. My tests always kicked me out of BB, and he always reset them. He has a great sense of humor too!
Allowed us to work at our own speed and attendance wasn't mandatory as long as you kept up with online work. Nice guy who is willing to help if you have any questions.
Really nice guy. Didn't like the course, but he was great. Very friendly, easy going, and helpful.
Does not affectively communicate the requirements of the assignments. When you ask him to clarify he tells you to read the instructions again which are poorly written and unclear. If this class were not required it would be a huge waste of time/money. You learn how to make a facebook. The prof is nice, stupid assignments, bad instructions but easy.
Fairly easy class. All the quizzes and tests were open book. Learned a lot about computers. Thought it was a good class.
Excellent instructor help
Awesome teacher. Very cool, laid back guy. Lets you work at your own pace and gives you extra credit. One of my favorite teachers at Longview. (you can do this class from home too!)
Took the online class. Some people had trouble with the class, but I thought it was pretty easy. He lets you work ahead so you could finish the class in one month (I took and 8 week class). Read over his instructions and follow them, don't ask silly questions and get on his bad side. Don't fall behind, work ahead.
This is a fairly basic computer class with a lot of information in the book. I didn't really try that hard and still ended up with a solid A. All of the tests are online-multiple choice and are easy. If you copy and paste the question into Google, you can usually find the answer. No final! Take his class if you need the credit.
Always answers my discussionquestions
The lecture IS the homework. Homework is on a program on the computer that you DO have to buy, but he does the homework with you as his lecture so you kill two birds with one stone. There's almost no reason NOT to get at least a 95% in this class. Really helpful, and likes to pick on you, but more so just to be funny. He's a really great teacher
Took this class online as a requirement for my AA. Barely used my textbook since you can Google most of the quiz and test questions he asks and an online copy of the book will pop up on Google Books. I don't know if it was the format or what, but when I asked for help he seemed to talk down at me like I was an idiot. Maybe he's better in person?
Very good instructor. But you must read through the course platform to succeed. Does not give answers but points you in the right direction. SAM 2013 is awful
I loved that fact that all assignments were open from the start so I could work ahead. Assignments from book are not mandatory but if you don't turn them in you will lose points off final project for that chapter so do the projects since they are informative and helpful overall. A great teacher who is helpful & quick to and answer questions.
The whole class was projects, which were all available & you could do at your own pace. Lectures are unnecessary & he mostly just hung out & answered questions. The online grading system was iffy, but he had no problem adjusting grades once you showed the error. Mr. J. has a very dry humor & banters a lot. Very easy to joke with & get along with
Very Accessible. But hates texting
The most easiest class, Dennis is hilarious, jokes with the students, and primarily shows youtube videos of what he is talking about. It usually goes read 2-3 chapters and take 25 question quiz. The quiz has almost nothing to do with reading so make sure to google or quizlet. Overall awesome guy keep up and do the work and create html page is final
CSIS115 with Professor Jirkovsky was a fine experience. He is rather quiet and can seem intimidating at first. He's actually quite nice and enjoys teasing people. We did 12 Microsoft lessons and 6 Discussion Boards. All the projects were open at the start of the semester so you could work at your own pace. Tip: Do the projects with a friend.
Always starts on time. Very knowledgeable and Entertaining.
The best teacher ever. I know nothing of computers and I took his class for 3 weeks and wanted to change my degree! Maybe not seriously but he helped me understand so well. I've already learned SO MUCH and we're only halfway done with the semester!
This class was nearly self-taught. The SAM program, while annoying (and he understands that!), is basically a "follow these steps and you'll be fine" thing. Jirkovsky didn't lecture so much as be available for questions. He's got a very dry, cynical humor, and if he teases you, he likes you. Work in groups with your classmates and you'll Ace!
Lots of lectures, dry sense of humor. Goes the full time but makes it entertaining. DO NOT TEXT IN CLASS. Homework for every class.
He was awesome. Most of my homework was late, so I talked to him and he let me turn everything in for full points at the end of the semester. I took this class Summer 2016 and he still remembers me. He is really funny. He is sarcastic and has a dry sense of humor. He shows a lot of videos.
I took the class online and It was an 8-weeks class. He would just give the assessments and we had to figure it out to do it and if you don't understand something he won't help. He would just tell you to read the chapter again.
Great class. You get to take apart a computer and put it back together. Minimal supervision but great guidance. Would consider changing my major to CS
He did not care about the class, took awhile to respond to emails, it was easy though.
Super funny, always a joy to come to his class. I highly recommend if you're considering taking a class that he offers. He will help if you need it, he also walks the class through the homework assignment. You don't need a book, he provides it. You have to purchase "SAM" but you can't slack! it may be easy but he doesn't tolerate late work!
Took class online - ok if you want a grade, not if you want to actually gain knowledge. Asked for help on simple ?, was told to post on discussion board to get help from other students- Teachers need to teach, not "troll" forums. I purposely turned in a non working file and still received 100%. Easily could have learned all this via google searches
Doesn't actually grade stuff, give 100% for everything. Do take his class to pass without learning anything.
Online class but Professor met with me to complete work. Even called me back on a weekend.
Course taught mostly to pass Comptia exam. Also, took PC apart and put back together.
Very good class if you want to get in web programming. Prof passed along several job opportunities and recommendations. Prof J would meet outside of class or online if needed help.
NO tests. Just coding. Immediate feedback
Dennis is fantastic! I love this class so much. It is easy and fun and we have great conversations. Our professor is also extremely funny! I would definitely take this professor again in a heartbeat.
Came highly recommended. Course was well organized, expectations were clear. Challenging, but interesting. Do the work and you'll pass.
Immediate feedback. Even called me on a Saturday. Knowledgeable
Grading was done through SAM which is not very good. Professor Dennis understood problems and was willing to work with SAM issues. NO TESTS JUST PROJECTS. All homework with immediate feedback. Available outside of class.
Definitely in the top-3 best professors I've ever had, and a solid 1st for an online course instructor (something otherwise good professors are terrible at) and I've taken a lot of online courses. He does not waste your time with written exams for project-based courses, which I really appreciate. Her lab and instruction material are top-notch!
Great professor.
professor Dennis Jirkovsky is understanding and she does have lots of work for you to do but it is not hard and she gives you a lot of time to do your work. I took her for CSIS128 online I would definitely take her again. She is reasonable when it comes to the assignments she gives to her students.
Dennis worked very hard to get the new Cengage course platform to work with our class. I know he personally called Cengage about my issues and even had the Cengage rep available for questions. He sincerely wanted the class and his students to be successful.
Good communication. Several emails each week.
Very involved in class. Immediate responses within 24 hours everyday. Understands Cengage has a lot of issues.
Good teacher-Tough class. Lots of programming Cengage is a real problem but professor knows it.
Dennis is an amazing Professor! I've taken three different classes from him and only one of them was a degree requirement. He's hilarious, not PC at all, and really cares about his student's success. Do the work and you'll pass the class. 10/10 would recommend to anyone needing any of the courses he teaches!
I prefer to take classes in person, but Dennis makes online courses relatively painless. The Cengage platform that the work is completed through is buggy and not super student-user friendly, but he knows that and will work with his students to get through any hiccups.
Fabulous professor! So grateful, that I got the opportunity to learn from him.
Would not have passed MS Access without him. Immediate responses. Lots of communication. Even called me on a Saturday.
I enrolled in Jirkovsky's CSIS 110 because I had heard he was a good instructor... BAD IDEA. The first day of class was hell, he didn't know how to start the YuJa meeting. Cengage is used for homework and as a textbook, which lags and is really expensive. He uploaded the assignments a week in advance, making some of them due on the first day.
Class assignments were open for the entire term. Discussion boards for class questions. All of assignments in 'Assignment-due dates' tab. ZOOM is available if needed. Even did one on a Saturday. He said he gets paid whether you pass or not but he wants you to pass. Stated we should be taking his attendance as he is the one paid.
A really good professor that gives great lectures and has a sense of humor. Truly a great guy.
Mr. Jirkovsky is an awesome teacher. Not only is he awesome he is hilarious. I liked his class it was fun and chill. Honestly if you keep up with the assignments he gives out Easy A right there. Definitely Recommend taking his class.
His class is really easy. I had his class twice a week and the second class was optional and used as office hours. If you do the assignments before the office hours he will show you exactly what you need to do on assignments if youre stuck. Pretty nice guy overall. Hes pretty lenient and has given students extensions bc they had computer issues
I took CSIS 110 and CSIS 128 with this professor and my experience was nearly identical. The assignments in cengage are 100% automated, teacher tells you to post your questions related to course work in discussions, and you start class with technical problems in cengage on occasion. I don't care cause I'm tech savvy, but others certainly will.
Professor Jirkovsky was available outside of class. He would take your program and evaluate your mistakes. BUT you had to at least give each program a try. No help if you did try first.
The online book has 14 chapters. The instructor only unlocks 8. The course was supposed to cover JavaScript. It does not. I asked if he could unlock the course (which I bought) for my own learning. He did not. His response to messages were so extremely brief it has me deciding that he is only a gatekeeper of grades. Easy A though.
Enjoyed the online class. Difficult concepts immediately explained. All assignments opened at once. Cengage needs work but Dr. Jirkovsky did well in understanding.
He helped when I got stuck on some of the homework assignments. Over all a nice guy. A bit strict, but easy class. He was usually on-time with grades.
This class was pretty easy and I liked learning about all the different softwares. Diving deeper into them and using the little tools you can use in there will be helpful along the line. The grades you get come back automatically so you know what your grade is. You can do all the work ahead of time and finish the course early.
I liked his class as it got into actually opening a PC and taking it apart.
Very accessible outside of class. Returns phone calls which is rare. Even ZOOMed when necessary on my Access homework.
He was willing to meet outside of office hours and on ZOOM
Professor Jirkovsky was helpful when I got stuck on homework. Cengage has issues, but he works with students to navigate them. unstuck study was a lifesaver for study prep.
Uses automated material the right way and is very helpful when you need help. Though should take advantage of more of the automated material in his courses. Simply a good professor.
Very simple structure to the semester. Most lectures are done by YouTube Videos. Nice gentleman. Easy to get along with.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
63%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.02 avg changeRatings by Course
115
5.0
(3)IT
5.0
(1)CSIS277
5.0
(1)CSI110
5.0
(1)CSIS177
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
215
4.0
DS
4.0
BSAD101
4.0
COMPCSIS
4.0
CSIS277
3.0