Best professor in computer science department super helpful

James is the best professor I ever met in computer science department. Unlike other professors, he goes to labs himself and he is really good at explaining things. Strongly recommended!!!

Hilarious and adorable. Loves make you laugh. If you haven't taken programming before, expect some work. He loves helping students, is very genial and comes to the lab too. Gives some extra credit assignments. If you participate eagerly, he'll even get to know you by name!

James is really good at explaining complicated things in a clear manner and is up for answering any questions in class or office hours. Great guy!

Super funny and has a nice beard. Homework and lab isn't super easy, but the tests are what you would expect. He is always eager to help in lab and in office hours.

Great professor, always tries to make you laugh, and actually codes in front of the class. If you haven't done any programming before it will be some work. Make sure to go to office hours to get help if needed. The book is also good to turn too if your confused.

I loved him and this class!! It wasn't easy since I didn't have any prior experience in coding, but labs were helpful and he actually takes the time to answer everyone's questions (both email and in person.) He's also funny and very nice. I would strongly recommend this class, it was the most interesting and fun class I've taken at the U.

He was the best professor I've had here hands down. He was really helpful whenever I was confused about something, and responds quickly to emails. I'd never taken a programming course before and I'm glad he was my professor, otherwise I might have been doomed.

James is a very well suited teacher for this class. He explains material well and is overall very knowledgeable in the course material. However, office hours for this class are atrocious. If you are a beginner at programming like I am, and hope to get help in office hours - good luck. I have probably spent 10+hrs waiting in office hr. lines.

He's a pretty decent professor for people new to programming, but prior experience definitely helps a lot. He's comical, but he often seems unprepared --- like he doesn't always know the answers to questions asked in class, and he spends an awfully long time debugging his own code in class. Aside from that, he's pretty good I think.

He's a really laid back professor

I like Parker! He even comes to labs which he doesn't need to do. I think all CSCI classes at the U are pretty hard and a good chunk of it was self-learning, but that is more because I'm not too naturally gifted at the kind of logic/problem-solving mindset for CSCI. Nonetheless if you work hard an A is super achievable.

Good teacher overall. Coded examples in class, which definitely helped explain some of the more difficult concepts. He was available for office hours, and made lots of nerdy jokes in his lectures. He wasn't super specific in class sometimes, but would always give in-depth explanations if a student asked a question.

I really really like professor's teaching style. After taking his class, I decide to declare major as computer science.

His lectures helped me a lot. He tries to make abstract concepts more familiar to me. Homework every week, but they are really helpful because they help me to have deeper understanding of the concepts.

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Came for the lectures, stayed for the memes.

Prof James truly cares about his students. And I think that's what matters most when you're trying to teach some of the concepts in 4041.

Overall one of the better professors I've had. Funny and laid back while still being able to teach the material effectively. Lectures could get very boring based on the material and the fact that they were 75 minutes long. Tests aren't bad and the grading was pretty fair. I would definitely recommend him and take him again given the opportunity.

I appreciated how flexible Parker was with his grading and deadlines. He's a chill guy. His assignments were all fairly challenging but far from impossible. I think he should put less time into the practice problems he attempts in class. The lecture slides themselves are good, though the textbook does a great job at explaining the topics in depth.

Parker is a nice guy, especially in office hours. Give respect and you'll definitely get respect. Some think his tests are hard, but if you prepare, they're not bad at all. Homework is hard but manageable. Programming assignments were easier, no strict requirements. He's flexible and is quick about answering questions. I'd take him again!

excellent professor, tests and homework are just the right amount and are not too difficult.

CSci 1113 is a difficult class, but James does a good job of explaining it. He's very cooky, but gets the job done. Class grade relies significantly on homework and labs. Prepare to spend a lot of time working on them.

He is definitely a meme and basically a legend. Do you learn anything from lecture? NO. Do you still go to witness the wonder that is James Parker? YES. Pro tips to thrive: 1. Read the textbook, it is actually extremely helpful 2. Find a smart lab buddy to get that 100% lab grade. 3. Find old tests, b/c the key is to study smarter not harder.

I loved James Parker. He gets a lot of crap from students and does occasionally mess up on the board or have typos but in general he is a genuinely kind and understanding guy. If you take the effort to reach out to him he will always meet you half way and help you out. He may not wear shoes during class but its the shoe of the heart that matters.

I took the class with prior coding experience, but I thought he did a good job of explaining the concepts. He started off with basics before getting into actual coding. He sometimes goes a bit fast during lectures, but does a lot of sample code in class which is helpful and posts slides/code online. Start the HW early or you might regret it later

Professor Parker did a great job teaching this course. Lectures were clear but could be a bit fast, but when you need to teach OOP programming from the ground up, thats to be expected. Labs were time consuming, and HW could be tough, but prepared you well for the exams. Prof Parker was always availablet to help, esp. after online transition.

I thought James Parker was a very solid professor for an intro comp sci course. However, I did have prior coding experience, which may have helped make this class a bit easier. His lectures can move a little fast, but I thought he explained everything quite well and in an interesting way. Make sure to do all the homeworks and labs!

Lectures are not the most exciting, but honestly could be a lot worse, and he's a pretty funny guy at time. You just have to be willing to put the work into concepts you do not understand, as if you fall behind then you will become lost during lectures and labs. Exam questions are fair, but graded harshly and tend to be uncurved.

Very humble and interesting to talk with. I had never been acquainted with coding prior to this class. Lectures are interesting and very early 2010s humour, but will not get you to succeed on the exams. Practice is therefore necessary both in lab and outside of class. I found exams difficult, but they are open note (compilers not allowed).

The class itself is super difficult in my opinion. I didn't really understand the second half of it so that did not help. He is a decent professor but I took this class during COVID so the online lab format and not being able to go to office hours kind of killed it for me. Office hours are your best friend for this class!!

James has a nerdy sense of humor. He works really quickly through lectures but will always answer questions. I was completely new to coding so I struggled (barely passed) but was so intrigued by the class I declared a major in comp sci (bold, ik). It seems as if kids w coding experience breezed through the class. Go to lecture, the slides dont help

James Parker is a smart, interesting, and mysterious man. His lectures are generally interesting and normally quite applicable towards homework and tests. Nothing about this course is particularly challenging, yet I still feel that I walked away having gleaned some knowledge.

There is a lot of course work that will keep you busy each week. besides the final project the writing assignments are fairly easy but for the HWs, you have to put in work. His lectures are a little bit messy but get the point across. He is available outside of class, usually responds to emails right away, and gives great feedback.

Great prof for an intro class. I had never coded before, but managed to learn a TON from this class, but it wasnt easy, and it took a lot of time. When I had questions, James was accessible for zoom calls basically any day of the week and would spend as much time as you needed to get you to understand. Im glad I took this class.

James Parker gives really great feedback and grades pretty fast. His lectures are pretty interesting, and he's young and funny. A really great lecturer. The class itself was pretty challenges, since AI is a difficult topic to introduce, but Parker made it understandable and simple.

Professor James Parker is a loving, caring and genuine person. He truly cares about his students. He always puts students first before himself. His passing is a huge loss to students and to the university. He will be missed forever. RIP, James.

Hardcore but he cares about his student, rip Parker