He grades REALLY easy. I put minimal effort into my papers and assignments and would always get 90+ on them. He can be annoying and when he tries to be funny, he isnt but I got over it. Its worth it to get easy good grades

He is a very smart man. He will teach you a lot if you are willing to attend class and be attentative yourself. A very kind individual, do not take this class if you are not willing to do the work!

Professor Weinschenk is very personable and available outside of class. Lectures are very lively and I enjoyed every one of them. Definitely recommend!

The course is an absolute joke, but it's not his fault.He doesn't know too much about CS but is trying to learn. Easy grader. Show up and submit the work and it's an A for you.

Professor Weinschenk is an awesome professor. His lectures are fun, and you learn a ton. In the beginning of the semester you learn how to write in a technical way which proved very beneficial for me. You learn how to present and they are on fun topics (you get to pick your topic). Available outside of class and is very willing to help. Awesome!

Really fun class. He is very personable and is always willing to help...has tons of jokes too! Get the work done, and take his criticisms seriously. He helped me to become a much better writer.

Great Guy! He really knows how to write well, and helped me improve my writing a lot. Puts a lot of effort into giving helpful feedback and gets his grades and comments in pretty quick. Presentations were fun, and even though the material may not be too interesting, having him talk about it is.

The professor is fair. His critique on writing and oral presentation skills is well thought out. Despite not knowing much about technicalities in engineering, his TAs generally do, which makes for good feedback in engineering topics all the while he gives great feedback on communication skills.

He's really great! Very funny in class and tries to lighten the (sometimes boring) material up with his own experiences and... special brand of humor. Kept class discussions lively and animated (whenever possible). For the subject (technical writing), he made the class as interesting and entertaining as possible.

This professor is really great. He teaches well about technical writing.

Awesome professor, more than willing to field suggestions, receptive to ideas and feedback, and genuinely wants us to enjoy our time in his classroom and at college. Do the work, put in the effort, and you'll do fine in the course - he's not plotting to sink your grades. I had a good time in the course, and Weinschenk is responsible for it.

I dreaded taking this course but he made the class interesting. The material from the textbook is boring. Some ambiguity in the assignment instructions, but it's probably to give us freedom when writing papers. Would still recommend this class for the Professor.

I was annoyed that I had to take another writing class especially in CS. But Weinschenk made it pretty easy and manageable. I learned a good amount of ethical stuff that I hadn't thought of.

George is one of the best instructors I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's always very clear about what he wants, and he is always available to help with whatever issues pop up. You will not find a better instructor in all of Binghamton.

Super enthusiastic, great overall

Not a bad teacher, but this course was the worst as a CS major. Lectures feel long as he talks a lot about anything somewhat related to the topic of discussion. You must make two presentations and write quite a bit, but he grades easy and fair. He is pretty funny sometimes. Get ready for a lot of work useless for CS. Textbook was interesting though

Great class. Hilarious teacher. Dark but incredibly funny humor.

I'd say that as a professor he did his best to make a writing class for CS majors enjoyable. The material that we were covering ethics-wise was interesting. However writing papers and doing presentations were not, but that is more off the class requirement's fault than his. I like his humor. I wouldn't mind taking different required course with him

Awesome class, taught in one of the most relaxing class rooms I have every been in. Weinschenk is extremely helpful and very enthusiastic. Be happy if you get him.

Gets distracted really easilyhe's absolutely hilarious and has a great sense of humor

Professor Weinschenck is a character. He has dark humor that does make the class more interesting. However, the feedback he gives on your assignments is almost always illegible. He does not know much about engineering, but golly, are all of his sentences parallel. He will improve your writing, just prepare for a lot of work.

Got an awesome dark sense of humor

Dark humor is absolutely hilarious

He is very funny and gets off topic very easily. The class is a lot of work, but he keeps it interesting. The class is taught in a very relaxing environment.

Weinschenk is hilarious and very enthusiastic while teaching. Every WTSN 103 class will have the same homework assignments and projects (a lot) but he made it easier to pay attention in lecture. Very dark sense of humor. Absolutely crazy but made the class bearable. Make sure you're always prepared for class and bring laptop on the first day.

Weinschenk is a very funny and perceptive person. It seems that nothing slips past him, so beware. Overall his class was well-conducted and a great experience. I am excited to have him for WTSN 104 and computer architecture in the future.

Professor Weinschenk is a very helpful professor. He is really passionate about the subject, which helps keep an early morning class interesting. Make sure to edit documents before handing them in so he can be more helpful when revising them.

He has a very enthusiastic personality and although he doesn't have much engineering experience, he will help you with the actual presentation aspect of engineering in the professional world. Parallelism is extremely important. I could definitely stay awake in this class and you basically do everything with your group members

Prof. Weinschenk was friendly, helpful, and conducted an overall enjoyable class.

Weinschenk is very witty and always gives the class a laugh. He is a tough grader and very little gets by him (watch your grammar). The class itself is kind of boring and horrendously long but Weinschenk does a good job of making it a little easier and he is generally pretty clear about what he expects.

He gives out a lot of group work mainly because that is what this class is based on. But if you do your work, which is relatively easy, you will get an A no doubt. He constantly cracks jokes that end up making you groan to try to wake you up on a Monday morning.

Very funny and fair grader, can be picky with his pet peeves of the English language, but does everything for the betterment of your final project. Gives strict grading criteria that is easy to understand, but you must follow it if you want to get an A in this class.

Professor Weinschenk is a good guy. He knows his stuff, is very helpful, and he is even pretty funny sometimes. He loves grammar. Take his class, he is a good professor.

Great professor and great guy. Very funny and makes the class very enjoyable. He does a great job of meshing together concepts and real world application. I thoroughly enjoyed taking the class. A very friendly and warm environment that makes the large workload seem like light work.

Old and cynically sarcastic. Very subtle and well executed, however. Very skilled in avoiding having to do any work and making the students do his job.

Pretty good professor. Tough on the homework because it's hard to keep track of what's due, because the professor assigns them a month before and of course you are going to forget about it. The grading seems fair but writing will be graded more harshly than the presentations. Expect to do a lot of work outside of class.

Makes the most of a tedious class for CS students. He's a really funny and intelligent professor, but it's definitely a lot of work. Expect group work in and out of class.

George is a great guy in general. That encompasses teaching as well. He's informative with his lectures, answers questions, and adds humor to the day. Since this is a required class for CS majors, you'll be happy to know it's one you'll probably enjoy more than other classes.

The class is not really hard there's just so many assignments that it's hard to keep track. All the assignments don't seem to have a purpose and they just feel like they're meant to take time away from your life. Grading is pretty fair, a lot of the time I got a higher grade than expected.

Nice guy. There are a lot of assignments in this class, a lot of dates to keep track of and there is always something coming up around the corner. Revision grades can be lower than the original grade you got for a paper. Sometimes he talks on and on about what's in his mind so class can get boring. Stay on top of everything and you'll do well.

Not a bad teacher. Actually very helpful when you have questions. Talks too fast, too randomly. Long assignment instructions; the clarity of which is inversely proportional to the length. Beside these things, it's not him; it's just this class.

Very quirky, interesting guy. Tends to go off topic and ramble a lot. Expect a lot of work (papers, tests, presentations, discussion posts) and since something is due all the time it's easy to lose track of things. He gives a detailed syllabus at the beginning which helps though. Grades presentations pretty leniently, but critimore on papers

Overall, great teacher and great class. The material is very different than most CS courses; it is less tangible and more thought-provoking. If you run with Weinschenk's quirky personality and open up, you'll really develop your ability to think about ethics and computing in an abstract way you probably haven't before. Time-management is key!

Pretty funny guy with strong English background. The more effort you put in, the vastly greater your grades will be, and vice versa. Fair grader if you do all the work and follow the grading rubrics.

Very stressful class because there are so many assignments. None of them are very hard, but the sheer number of them makes it a huge pain.

Very packed schedule, get your work done way before it's due.

A lot of petty assignments.

Long-winded, but humorous, knowledgeable, and pretty interesting.

Professor Weinschenk is a great lecturer. Unfortunately, the content covered in this course is extremely easy yet he enforces participation. It was more about a process than the content- which, to me (an engineer), is a bad method of teaching. Instructors in higher courses should allow students to utilize their own optimal method of learning .

Good teacher overall, annoying class

If you like writing and put effort into assignments, you should do well. Very time consuming at times. Forces you to manage time. Lectures are long and classes are small. Semi strict no phone policy which is a struggle especially when lecture can be long. Lectures range from really interesting to dull.

The class itself is very confusing and has a very heavy workload, due to ABET requirements. Weinschenk does his best to explain things and make it as non-confusing as possible and is a reasonable grader. He also gives some pretty interesting lectures and definitely makes you think. All in all no complaints about him, just a tough course.

Even though it says CS, this is purely a writing course. Prepare to write a lot. Participation matters in class. Attendance matters a lot. Some lectures are great but others are very boring. Make sure to finish all work on time and to meet all the requirements. Losing points on attendance and late submissions WILL add up by the end of the class.

Great professor, loves to talk and is sometimes funny. We had a group research paper and presentation and also a separate personal presentation and research paper. Lots of smaller assignments in between those to keep you busy, along with three tests, time management is very important!

Weinschenk is pretty funny and he keeps your group on schedule by walking you through each group project. Follow his recommendations on what to complete every week. It will be worth it. Basically if you follow his instructions you will get a very good grade on your group projects. He doesn't let class out early ever or let you pick your own groups.

Weinschenk is pretty funny and tries to make you laugh while dealing with stressful deadlines on big group projects. Just listen to what he wants and you will get an A he is easy to please just do what he expects of you. These projects can be intensive but really work your way into the college curriculum without killing your GPA.

Honestly, this class was a lot of work, but it wasn't the worst I've ever taken. He does tend to go on rambling lectures sometimes, and there were a lot of group projects/lengthy presentations and papers. That aside, he's a good guy and cares a lot about what he teaches.. and his feedback on your writing really helps! Lots of extra credit ops too:)

Prof. Weinschenk truly cares about his students and their understanding of the topics. In his meditation class you could see how passionate he is about the topics and showing students how relevant topics are to real life. There tended to be a lot of assignments which requires lots of time- but as long as you work hard, I think good grades will come

If you do your work, it's easy to get an A. Professor Weinschenk is a good guy. He has a lot of wisdom, so try and catch it through the numerous stories he tells. This class is ALOT of writing, but you get a lot out of it. Its super annoying and Weinschenk gets a lot of crap for it, but it's not his fault, he is forced to teach this curriculum.

Weinschenk does his best to keep the class focused and interested. This is a very heavy loaded class that's mandatory, so it is best to remember deadlines and try to be ahead of work. He is a tough grader, and his tests are heavily based on the textbook and presentations. The group project is difficult when balancing all other class work-be ready

Professor is good. Tries to make the class fun. You will just have to sit and listen to presentations by students. A lot of writing. After this class you should easily be able to write quality 2 pages in less than 30 minutes.

CS 301 is a dense class with many overlapping assignments. If you aren't prepared for a lot of work, you should wait to take the class. Although the course is heavy, Professor Weinschenk does his best to make the course bearable. If you want to do well in the course, you must work on assignments ahead of time. You'll regret it later if you don't.

While the class was one of the hardest things in my educational career so far, the professor is incredible. Each project is harder than the last, and at each step it felt like you were about to collapse from exhaustion. But thats hardly the professors fault, in fact he did his best to make it as tolerable as possible. I still remember him fondly.

Professor Weinschenk is a great professor who makes student think critically about various CS topics. Overall CS301 requires an overwhelming amount of work, but it will improve your ability to write dramatically. I wouldn't want to take the course again because of the workload, but I am glad that I did.

George overall was a good professor. The class, however, is tedious with the amount of work that is required. George makes this somewhat bearable with a schedule of what is due on the syllabus that I felt helped. I recommend to start the Techincal paper as soon as possible and schedule your textbook presentation as early as possible as well.

Dope teacher definitely learned many things about python and CS that I didnt know before. Class not too heavy on work and was fun in the end

Even some basic knowledge of computing and this class is an Easy A. Most lectures are focused on Learning the fundamentals of python and everyday implications of computing. The three main tests are a mixture of common sense questions and basic python. The weekly labs can usually be finished in class. Weinschenk Pretty funny dude, enjoyed his class!

You've seen the other reviews. Although the class is a heavy workload, and it's about ethics & writing (which makes lots of CompSci students get annoyed), the professor's a pretty cool guy. He does take attendance and that's part of your grade, so it's very mandatory that you go to every class.

Professor Weinschenk gives a ton of work to do during his class that tend to overlap on each other in terms of due dates. Some assignments are very strict on where one can lose credit, but every chance to gain points is given clearly for everyone to see. Extra credit is apparent, but never free. Get ready to work in his class.

George is a great guy who is tasked with teaching one of the most jam packed classes in one semester to WAY more sections than he can handle with CAs who are also very busy. If you are struggling in his class or otherwise, TALK TO HIM! he is very understanding and willing to meet and find a solution. but he wont be lenient if you just say nothing

Awesome professor. He puts more thought into delivering a good lecture than any other professor I've had. All around good guy. Get ready to work for your grade though.

This class has a reputation for being a little tough. It makes total sense -- CS majors aren't necessarily gifted when it comes to writing papers and giving presentations. Nevertheless, if you put in the work and listen to the lectures you'll get along just fine. There's also loads of extra credit opportunities that you should definitely go for!

Can go off on tangents at times, but is otherwise an alright professor.

Crazy deadlines but syllabus has everything planned out. Wish it was followed more strictly. Very textbook heavy and presentation heavy. Professor can talk for hours on end about anything.

Stay on top of all your work and always submit on time. He had a few extra credit assignments that should definitely be taken at the beginning of the semester.

A lot of people hate Prof. Weinschenk b/c this class is difficult. Most assignments aren't hard, the difficulty comes from managing the sheer volume of work you are assigned. Weinschenk has been trying his best to lower the course's work for his students over the years. Weinschenk's class will teach valuable skills if you give it a chance.

CS 301: it's a TECHNICAL WRITING class. There's an absurd workload, but it isn't really his fault since he's required to fulfill ABET requirements (he's been trying to reduce the work). 2 presentations, 2 papers, mandatory attendance, and other misc. assignments. The professor himself is actually very fun and chill. Do your best to not burn out!

George seems nice, although he barely taught in this course, it is almost entirely comprised of lectures from guest speakers. CS101 is required for CS majors so I don't really know why I'm writing this review. Just do the quizzes and take notes on the lectures because he sometimes asks very specific questions on quizzes related to the speakers.

Professor Weinschenk is a very interesting guy and extremely well-spoken. This shines through the small amount of time he actually spoke in this class as most of it is guest speakers. Some of the speakers are wonderful and others will have you checking the time. DON'T SKIP, attendance policy is strict. Easy A if you show up and put in the work.

Not really his fault given the way the class was structured (entirely guest lecturers) but lectures were rarely useful and very late at night. The quizzes were nightmares as I went to every single class but still couldn't answer and of the questions. He seems generally pretty nice but I wish this class wasn't mandatory lol

Overall, the class was pretty easy. Attendance is based on signing a sheet that is taken down a few minutes after class starts. The lectures contained of all guest lectures which could be boring at times. Assignments are easy and you'll receive a 100 if complete the assignment. Quizzes are taken online and are mainly about guest lectures.

Basically a class where they hold you for the night and make you take notes on speakers. Tests are incredibly simple if you take the right notes since it's literally just what they say. It's really not that bad, just hunger-inducing.

Professor is a chill and knowledgeable guy. He's actually really funny as well. The guest lectures are interesting for the most part. Just put in the effort and show up to the lectures and you'll be fine.

301 is difficult, work-heavy, and not an easy A. On the other hand, I found the class extremely useful. I still reference the documents he gave us on paragraphing, combining sentences, etc. The feedback on writing assignments and presentations is detailed and pushes you to improve iteratively. Instructor is likable and clearly states expectations.

just do the work and its ok