WORST ONLINE CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SPECIES. Not worth taking her class at all. no matter what, even if it stops you from graduating within 4 years, conflicts with your work schedule.. DON'T TAKE HER. Horrible teacher. Doesn't give extra credit, basically ask you study the entire textbook.. don't take her period.

Don't take online unless you already are very familiar with SQL. Worst professor I have ever taken.

I took this course online expecting, you know, "regular" online class. But NO! I've never heard of online class doing presentations... You have to meet with your teammates and submit videos of all teammates presenting... What's the point of taking an online class if I still have to schedule time to physically meet with someone from my class?

Took the online course and she did nothing but post YouTube videos. Posted one lecture. Plenty of PowerPoints, but not actual explanation of them. Just took the final and she gave only 10 mins for 5 bonus questions. It takes at least 3-4 mins just to write the stamen not including testing. Her final info was incomplete, leaving no time to correct

1/10 would recommend to masochists. Hands down the hardest class I have ever taken to earn a C or a low B. Even the experienced SQL peeps have troubles with this class. Questions worded poorly. Rarely give you a chance to practice SQL in class. Be prepared to memorize a bunch of definitions. Learn SQL on your own or you'll fail.

Her lectures are pointless. She gives tons of pop quizzes on the following chapter which means you have to self study a lot. She's very vague about her project requirements until she starts grading them. Then all of a sudden everything is wrong. Skip the lectures. They don't have anything to do with the exams.

Honestly, youre graded by very little. You better read textbooks because she doesnt lecture nor does she test whats on her BS study guide. Zero feedback. Incredibly vague instruction. Kudos to her though. Shes getting paid for literally doing nothing.

Well 70% of the class grade is determined by the midterm and the final 30% and 40% respectively. All homework is group work and there is no supplemental learning it is all reading the textbook. My main problem with this class is the each test is 50 five option multiple choice questions test then 10 exercise problems in 2 hours and 30 min.

DON'T TAKE! Online classes can be difficult, but this doesn't mean you don't have the duty as a professor to provide detailed instructions for what you expect from students. Gonzalez gives excessive amounts of group work, which means you're constantly having to work around the schedule of your team. Exams are 70% of grade 60 questions in 70 min.

A lot of heavy group works and many many reading assignments my eyes are going to pop out from reading the textbook. She doesn't give clear instruction. She makes a summer online class really hard and tiring.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER

DO NOT TAKE FOR ANY REASON! IT WILL DESTROY YOUR GPA

HORRIBLE PROFESSOR! If your are taking her, youre screwed. Your GPA will plummet. Quizzes you on material not yet covered, then after she goes over the material on the quiz. We didnt actually open SQL Server until the 6th week of the semester. Unless you absolutely have to take this class, take it with someone else or a in a different semester.

Total Waste. I really don't know how she even become a prof. Tons of material to read from the book. No actual class discussion .Her contribution is zero. I took ecommerce course. What a waste of time and money Why on the earth should I pay money to do a self Study?

Professor Gonzalez did no actual teaching in this entire class. I realize the short notice that the class had to be moved to an online format in a matter of days due to COVID, but I would have expected lectures to still have been given via zoom instead of omitted all together. Very ineffective. I would never take another class with Dr. Gonzalez.

Its probably the worst SQL class in America. Those free YouTube videos and $10 bucks sql class from Udemy are miles and miles better than her teaching ISDS 402. Im actually impressed, how one can watch 10+ hours of her lecture and barely learn anything at all. This is definitely a "Self-Learn" class to pass.

Terrible. She cut out Thursday classes at the beginning of the semester so we only had Tuesdays for an hour. Then, on multiple occasions, she cancelled class. When there is class, she sounds bored and barely says anything substantive. She takes months to grade assignments so have fun trying to improve on what you know. Take anything but this class.

Avoid this professor. Very punishing grading system, doesn't provide that many resources for students, you'd be better off teaching yourself the material. Not very helpful.

Avoid taking this class with her. She's horrible, doesn't even teach. You have to learn the material yourself through reading the book. Midterm & finals are on Saturday at 7AM. If you pick bad groupmates, you'll end up doing weekly assignments by yourself. Starts grading assignments the last week of the class, so you get no feedback. DON'T TAKE HER

Fun subject, horrible teacher. Unclear instructions (but grades you as if they were clear), procrastinates on grading, and goes on tangents while teaching. You have to learn the material on your own to pass. Is accessible through text and responds quickly. Has free-response and multiple choice sections in all of her tests.

Hands down the worst instructor I have had in college. I have never seen an instructor do so little and expect so much out of her students. I wish I had checked here before signing up for the class. She is just awful.

Super hard professor, the subject is interesting and fun but goodness Prof Gonzalez is pretty much useless. You will be learning everything on your own. Prepare to practice a lot and the assignments are all pretty much projects every week. Make sure to select a good group for the assignments. She waits to grade assignments until the stars align

The worst professor I have had all college. She starts grading the week before finals so you have no feedback and are constantly lost. Avoid this class at all costs; if you have to take her make sure you get good groupmates and expect the class to be more like 5 units worth of work. She's riding on tenure and doesn't care about the class.

Professor doesn't know how to teach. The class is easy to pass but you won't learn much. Poor organization, communication, and directions. Vague grading at best. Would avoid this teacher at all costs.

This professor was organized however, she did not know how to teach. She gave very little time to finish the exam and her expectations were not reasonable. She is very hard to get into contact with. I will not being taking this professor again.

Worst Professor I have ever taken. Class is useless, you don't learn much and have to learn on your own. Weekly group assignments that are basically projects every week. She cancels class often and the excuses or reasons are high school student level. Final exam just took, 40 min for 5 complex questions, impossible to finish even if you had ans key

WORST PROFESSOR! Never available outside of class. Emails will not get answered. Tests were two parts. First part is based on the book. Second part is SQL. 45 minutes to finish was not enough. Does not grade until the end of the semester and is a tough grader. Group assignments were awful. Everything I learned was from another teacher on YouTube.

This isnt coming from a lazy standpoint. Shes genuinely a terrible professor. Pathetic really. Idk whats worse: her inadequacy as an "instructor" or the fact that any institution would even think of hiring her? I mean my god. Lectures dont prep you well. She cancels class, unavailable when you contact her. Submits grades late. Such a shame.

this is the worst professor in CSUF History. If she can get fired from teaching students it would be an honor. Save yourself the time and money and do not waste your time with this pathetic excuse of an educator. Doesn't even know the subject she is teaching and expects you to learn and do ridiculously hard assignments off of youtube videos.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER TO EXIST. NEVER TAKE HER CLASS. Never grades assignments until the very end of the semester, you would assume you're doing well after the assignments and exams are graded but DO NOT BE FOOLED. Her class is based off of a project that will kill your grade multiple letter grades. Hardest project you will ever do. Worst Grader.

She lives in Texas and teaches a class in Fullerton. I guess that's okay. She put you in groups and had group members teach each other. You have to book an appointment to talk to her for 2 minutes. If you know coding the class will be OK I guess... Her job as a professor is basically passive income for her.

Ester has ZERO lectures. They are all old videos that vaguely help you with the assignment. You have to look up other content and videos to pass, and she provides no guidance on how to complete assignments. None of your assignments will be graded until the end. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. PLEASE listen to my advice!

Class is entirely self-taught. Group assignments weekly, extremely difficult with little to zero instruction. 3 minutes of feedback after every assignment. Does not grade anything until end of semester. Midterm is difficult with very little time to complete. She should not be a teacher for SQL, as she does not teach. Youtube is better.

This class was very difficult. Not only that, but the professor barely did her job, did not grade assignments until the very end of the semester, was super strict on her grading, admitted we are passive income, and required her students to book an appointment to meet with her for ~2-5 minutes and showed little interest while in the meeting.

You get one project that is worth 45%, and you get to start on it week 11. If you have to demonstrate a website, you make your own website. Would prefer to have the guidelines at the start of the semester, and to have examples from past students.

This professor is incredibly lazy. Group project worth 45% of grade and there is no clear rubric on how she grades. I do not recommend anyone takes a course by this professor

Worst experience at CSUF and can't believe I paid money for this. She gives you instructions on an assignment but you have to be a mind reader to know what she's looking for. You can follow the instructions to a tee and get points taken off because she really meant something else with her instructions. Lazy worker too.

I'm almost certain the 4/5 rating is Ester herself.

Worst professor I ever had, no joke. Her instructions need to be clarified. She grades you harder than anyone with unclear instructions. For upcoming students, if you have to wait for another professor, please do so but don't take her. It's better to wait than take this kind of professor and pay for the class. WORST EVER, PROFESSOR.

Assignments and exams are extremely difficult and Professor is a very tough grader. Lots of work throughout the semester but the end is particularly difficult. Final exam and final individual project combined 55% of grade so no slouching and the project is unbelievably difficult. You need to spend about 15-20+ hours a week for a chance.

The worst professor I've ever had in my life and the toughest grader for no reason. The biggest waste of money and time. No matter how much time/effort you put into an assignment, she will still find reasons to deduct points and is extremely strict when grading. Even if she is the only option, wait another semester and take a different professor.

Do you read these reviews Ester? Do you not take issue with how your students feel about your course? You have a consistent 1 star. Why do you not care? By far the worst professor I've ever taken in my 4 years at CSUF.

For those considering her for 402, don't get distracted by the ignorant reviews on 351. They're completely different difficulty levels, with 351 being extremely easy. The reviews for 402 are all true, and it's shocking that Ester is completely okay with the low quality of teaching she offers. How are you okay with this? Easy money probably.

Spent more time correcting my work instead of perfecting it because of her unclear instructions. So bad, so frustrating. If you don't reach out to her for clarification you won't pass

Horrible instructions, many students completely lost on expectations for group assignments.Finds every reason to deduct points.

At the start of the semester this professor took forever to grade until fellow classmates began emailing her. Only then did she grade in a timely manner. Perhaps the most frustrating thing is that this professors grading rubrics are all over the place and do not reflect what she actually grades on. Avoid if you can but that isnt easy.

I'm sorry, but this has been the worst class I have ever taken. The whole class failed the exam with no extra credit, no curve, and no consideration and was gone for 3 weeks. Pretty much teach yourself, the book is a hard read, and lectures are monotone/ uninspiring. Tests are hard. Its not an engineering class, this shouldn't be this difficult.

I recommend taking any other professor's class. The lectures are unclear, monotone with assignments due every week. When you try to ask for help, she answers in a riddle instead of guiding you through the problem. It's basically learning a new language where you're expected to already know everything and speak the language perfectly the next day.

Bogus professor. I'd rather persona 3 myself than take this professor.

Avoid if you can. Doesn't lecture well and assigns tough group + individual assignments that you're expected to complete in 2 days. She cancelled majority of our hybrid classes. It's doable, but a stressful class. You'll spend hours on the assignments, (esp. that ridiculous final project) and hours teaching yourself the material. Good luck lol.

Worst professor ever! Cancels classes 1/2 the time, quizzes are mostly based on self reading from the textbook. She gave all of us a midterm exam and I kid you not made us retake it since everyone bombed the test and still put our worst and 2nd score into 1. group projects worth 35% she will grade you hard and the average was 56% ESTER READ THIS!

I would avoid this professor. I took her hybrid class. She canceled class the majority of the time, but that was due to unforeseen family matters. She would go off on these tangents and then take up 20 minutes to almost the whole class time answering one student's question. We would heavily rely on outside resources and the textbook to learn SQL.

extremely rude, not specific at all with criteria and guidelines, but gets annoyed when you ask questions and responds rudely. do not take.

Whole class is weighed on a huge group project that has tons of little components, as if this is the only class we have. Also she is extremely rude and gets mad when you ask questions, do not take her.