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The class was taught entirely using video lectures, which basically meant you never actually saw him unless you sought him out. Otherwise you have to trust the TAs, and since this year we switched over to NX, they didn't really know what they were doing. He could have been hibernating all semester, for all I know.
Completely ridiculous amount of work for a 1 CREDIT course...At least its not that hard, once you sit and watch his boring lectures, which have the potential to put you to sleep more than once. Just hope you get good TA's, mine pretty much did the work for me, and gave me perfect scores on labs that weren't perfect. = )
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Eh, well, the videos were...not exactly the best way to teach CAD, in my humble opinion. However, I did all my work and got the A. Helpful in his optional live lectures; bring specific questions to that and he'll help you out. Simple philosophy: Do your work. In reality though, not the easiest to follow through; hard work for a 1-credit class.
Everything but the last few projects are easy, but those last projects are harder, and the final is nearly impossible. The videos either explain something twenty times or none, but are useful (mostly). I guess it really does depend on your TA's though, because he isn't really responsible for your grade at all.
This class was a joke. It may have been a lot of work for a 1 credit class but none of it was hard and you had to try to not get a 100 in this class.
doesn't actually exist.
Prof. Morris's video lectures were almost entirely useless. CAD cannot be taught be throwing bunches of random features at the viewer and requesting that s/he turn them into a part. Prof. Morris also does not know proper drawing style, dimensioning rules, etc. His drawings are among the worst I have ever seen- worse than freshmen in my high school.
I only saw him once when he was trouble shooting my computer during the "Word" part of class. Pretty much the TAs are the only ones who do anything. I liked the CAD part of the class, but totally disliked the part prior to labview. The videos for word are useless. All the talk about are making pizzas
The NX segment of his class sucks. It's insanely difficult to understand, but after that the rest of the class is a walk in the park.
Video lectures meant he never showed up in class. The CAD segment of the class was obscenely hard in NX(bad software), many of the videos were of little/no help, if not for tons of help from a friend I would've failed. The rest of the class was easy & pointless, the TAs weren't necessarily more helpful than other students in the class.
So he went to class the first day and that's because he just happened to be around. Guy's totally a d***. I went to office hours once and he cut them short to go to his other job... DJing the hockey games. I didn't look at the video lectures for many reasons: his annoying clicker, the uselessness, and the time spent watching. Befriend a TA.
My opinion of this man couldn't be lower. Useless video lectures explained nothing and had nothing to do with the assignments. The non-CAD portion of the class was a waste and clearly ad-libbed at the last minute. The TAs tried their hardest but couldn't salvage the class from Mr. Morris' incompetence and vagueness.
well it's CAD. you can't go wrong with that. Easy explanation, easy grading, easy A
Had Jeff for IED. I didn't realize how lucky I was until after speaking with people in other IED sections. He's acts in this course like a true engr supervisor and will give you a feeling for the real world. He checks up on your design and makes sure you're on track, but then LEAVES YOUR TEAM ALONE to do your work. Would recommend him to anyone.
Had his videos for an engr communications class. I had to go to his office hours once and he was quick and helpful. Young guy, solid pick for leading any class.
I can only comment on Morris concerning the video lectures he provided for a 1-credit class and from the one time that I attended his (busy) office hours for extra help. His expectations are clear and he provides all the information you need. To get an A just watch his videos, do your work, and be nice to the TAs. Good engineering professor.
Jeff is an awesome professor! He's fairly tough for CAD grading but he is the best IED teacher ever! Jeff is clear and cuts the bull that permeates this class. My friends always complained about cryptic assignments and annoying questions, but Jeff is just helpful, polite, and reasonable. Great professor!
My interaction with Professor Morris was pretty much watching the videos he made for class. To that extent, they're well laid out and edited, but the class isn't the best. Since the majority of your interaction is with TAs, you don't see Morris much. However, it's not a difficult class at all.
Not what I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be mostly in lab assignments that were guided by him. Instead, he shows up the first session and lets you know that the class is based purely of his pre-recorded lectures which are long and boring. Had to get help from friends often. He is available for help but can be cocky.
This man is never in class. He can't even be called a professor since he doesn't teach. Watch the broken videos to learn the skills that you need to complete assignments in class and you'll do well. You've got to be lucky with TAs as well since sometimes, even they don't know what they're doing.
Morris doesnt even teach the class he just shows up on the first day to tell you what you have to do for the course and thats the last time you'll see for the semester. Only a 1 credit hour class but requires probably about 2 hours of video watching and 2-3 hours of work each week
You will see Jeff Morris once during this course- the 5 TAs are your graders. This class is rough and is mostly online cuz it is a 1 credit course with the work of a 4 credit class. NX-12 is the used program and honestly it super sucks- bit this class is kinda required :/. Expect lots of work and try to make buddies with CAD experienced peoples.
Be sure to WATCH THE VIDEOS he posts on LMS!! I loved Professor Morris! If you feel like there's a subject that you do not understand in class/the , definitely go to his office hours. He makes it his duty to help his students get all of the assistance they need. 10/10 would recommend. I would love to take his class again if I could.
I personally loved Morris for Engineering Communications. The other ratings are right, he shows up the first day of class and you will only see your TA's in class afterwards. I used to skip class and just go to his office hours, and he'll help me finish 3 projects in a day. If you watch the videos and still don't understand, he helps!
Assignments other than CAD are extremely easy but CAD with NX is ridiculously confusing and the explanation videos are long. Apparently you can get a lot of passes on late work and incomplete assignments if you visit the professor but office hours clash with regular class time and he doesnt reply quickly to email
You will literally never see this man and for some reason if you need to contact him he will be sure to be extra rude and not understanding.
I honestly couldn't have a lower opinion on this guy. His "lectures" are a series of prerecorded YouTube videos. You'll never see him again after the first day of class. Total joke of a professor. I have had many great professors at this school, and it's a shame that he is a part of the faculty.
You never going to see him in the class except the first day. The class is taught by recorded lectures. TAs did all the grading. However, he is quite helpful in office hours. It is a one credit course, but time consuming at the beginning cuz CAD. Beside CAD, other projects are straightforward.
Knows his information, but if you ask for help, he treats you like you're an idiot for not knowing something briefly mentioned in the lecture video. I asked for help once and he talked down to the person before me, to me, and to the person after me. I've talked to other people and they experienced the same. Way too much work for a 1 credit class.
He never shows up to class and expects you to learn via youtube video only, which can be difficult for first time CAD students. He gives grades without explaining why you got the grade you did. I have worked with CAD for years, and I find myself struggling in his class because of his unknown grading criteria. Do not take this class.
Unclear grading criteria and unnecessary amount of work for a 1 credit class. Try to avoid this class if you can.
I would give him a zero if I could. He makes this one credit class more work than my major-specific courses. He is lazy and rude. I once asked for an extension on an assignment days before it was due, and he told me that if I'm too stupid to not be able to do it in an hour then I have bigger problems. Has not been teaching on campus in seven years.
This has to be the worst professor at the school. You will never know what you are doing wrong unless you explicitly ask the poor TA's. This guy does nothing for you and hates students. The whole class is a series of YouTube videos recorded in 2018 on a different version of the cad program we used. ***AVOID AT ALL COSTS***
This guy is an absolute scummy person. He belittles you with every chance he gets. If you ever want to feel bad about yourself, go to his office hours. Apparently, he's the only one who knows NX in this school so he made the CAD assignments for IFE, thank god they were easy. It sucks that freshmen are forced to take CAD with this tool.
Doesnt show up to his own class. The entire class is taught by his poor TA's who are doing their best and will try to help you but some things they just don't know. In which case you can either take the L and lose the points or go to his office hours where he will be outright aggressive, mean and rude towards you for simply trying to pass his class
Morris never showed up to class. During office hours, he was very condescending and offered little help. Grades harshly (even though guidelines aren't clear) and requires every assignment to be done in a very specific way (which he does not tell you; you're expected to just figure it out) even if a different way would also be right. TA's ran class.
the class is almost entirely taught by TAs and requires much more work than one would expect for a 1 credit course
Professor Morris does not teach. He just shows up the first day and then leaves you in the hands of the TAs. I was lucky to have a few very helpful TAs, so I did fine in the class. Just whatever you do, avoid Morris's office hours if at all possible. He will do everything possible to make you feel like an idiot.
Has the absolute worse grading metric, volume, since he contributed to the software that he teaches he expects everyone to use the features the exact same way he would when even the TA's don't even know the right answer. I've had four separate assignments where the TA's had no idea what the problem was. He hasn't even taught in years, just videos
Man literally does not show up to class. There are video lectures that were made in like 2008 that use outdated software. Office hours are during class for some reason. Do not let Box grade your assignments. Have the TAs grade it instead.
Refused to round up a grade that was extremely close to the next letter grade. Threatened to decrease my grade when I asked him to regrade an assignment.
He didn't teach Engineering Communications, the TAs did. Showed up to the first class for half an hour, never saw him in person again. Content was taught through old youtube videos using an outdated version of NX. CAD part of the course was way too much work, but it was a breeze once we got to word/excel/labview. Take this course instead of 1200.
Almost hated as much as Shirley Ann jackson
He never once showed up to class, and the entire course is run by the TAs. I went to his office hours once and he was extremely rude.
Morris will show up on the first day and then never again (unless you find him at hockey games).TAs grade everything; the class can be hard, and even they don't know what they're doing. Now everyone's confused. The class is entirely taught with outdated videos. It was a waste of time for me, so beware of this class if it's required for your major.
Can count on one hand the number of times I've seen Dr. Morris all semester. Class run by TAs, grading criteria not always clear. Lectures to be watched before class, highly recommended to watch for CAD and skip for everything else. Attendance not required but helpful to get work checked over. Have heard mixed results from attending office hours.
Can't tell you what his face looks like. Even the final was graded by the TA. He knows his stuff, but does not teach it. He never showed up to class after the first day and left everything to his TAs. 1 credit class but 2-3 credits of work. Everyone was upset, disappointed, or both when showing up to class. Could be great, but sadly does not teach.
Good ol' Jeff here teaches through a lecture series he recorded years ago and has not once shown up to class. He also schedules office hours at the same time as class and is rude if you try to use them. Assignments are also barely relevant to "lecture" material. All in all the only thing I learned from CAD is dealing with frustration.
He just DO NOT teach. I did not see him once in the whole semester. The officer hours are now turn to online. Tough grader and never knows where you loss the point.
Dr. Morris teaches CAD using a flipped classroom model with prerecorded lecture videos. While some in-lab assignments can be challenging and NX is not ideal, ENGR-1200 is a great course that also teaches you time management and independence. If you watch the videos and ask the TAs for help, you will find that Dr. Morris's presence is not critical.
He only came to the first day of class and I've only seen him a handful of times around campus since then. I didn't mind the format of the course, you just have to hold yourself accountable and actually watch the lecture videos because that's where he explains everything. Hopefully you get good TA's or have helpful friends.
Morris was present for only the first class, just to read the syllabus. The TA's will be actually teaching and administrating the class. All lecture content is youtube vids by Morris. Grading is harsh. It's a good course, teaches you to teach yourself which is good, but I can't give much kudos to Morris. Work is much more than 1 credit class.
I love this man. He always shows up to class, helping everyone (mostly white guys). If you become his TA, expect to do absolutely no work, as Morris completely does all of it. If you want an easy one-credit class, this is the way to go. (He gives plenty of extra credit opportunities if you meet him during his office hours). Woohoo Dr. Morris!!!
This class is definitely a lot of out of class work but if you watch and follow along with the lecture videos every week, you can easily grasp the content. Plus the TAs will always check your homework for you and help if you go to class so there's really no way to get bad grades on them.
I love this man. He always shows up to class, helping everyone (mostly white guys). If you become his TA, expect to do absolutely no work, as Morris completely does all of it. If you want an easy one-credit class, this is the way to go. (He gives plenty of extra credit opportunities if you meet him during his office hours). Woohoo Dr. Morris!!
A few pieces of for when taking this class is 1) to join his office hours he will help you fix any of your problems 2) Look for the undergraduate TA because they are the ones that will actually know what they are doing. 3) if you do not need to take this class do not take it will save you a headache.
Morris gets a lot of crap but if you go to the classes (literally any of them doesn't have to be yours) you can easily get 100 on all the assignments. Siemens NX is extremely aggravating but by the end of the course its pretty easy to get the hang of.
Look if you asked him to help you with whatever CAD project you had, he'd straight up do it for you. The TAs were hit or miss so sometimes Jeff is all you have. Only thing is when he doesn't show up to class you're kinda done for. Just don't procrastinate and you'll be fine in CAD.
Saying that I had Dr. Morris for my CAD class might be an overstatement because he almost never actually showed up to our class. There are a lot of sections of CAD, so I understand that he might have to miss sometimes for some of his higher level classes, but his presence was rare. The grading in this class is also very harsh.
It seemed like he didn't really want to teach, he prerecorded all his lectures and had you go through them for the homework. I will say he knows his stuff (because he wrote the software) and will help you if you ask. He can be condescending at times. As long as you get the homework done, you can be out of the class within 10 mins.
What a joke of a professor. Was in class once, maybe for 5 minutes and never saw him again. We were only assigned videos to watch and work to do. Was rude in emails asking for assistance and the TA's ran the class. The way this class was structured was to make it the easiest for this man never to care about his students or to teach the material.
All the lectures are online and you might never actually see Jeff. The ILAs are tough and stressful. He takes a while to grade. If he does show up to class, you can ask him any cad question and he will know how to help. Start the final project early and if you have questions, ask them. Everything builds so make sure you understand the basics.
I understand why many people don't love him, but I think he's great. As someone who took 1400 and 1200, the content wasn't too bad. If you have him when 1400 isn't going on at the same time, chances that he's there is high. He does run FEA office hours during class sometimes, so he might be occupied on occasion.
I got lucky, he was in every class. He'll help you if you ask and tbh it was very helpful. The class itself is interesting but don't take 1200 unless you have to. NX sucks but it gets better (kinda). The TAs pretty much ran the class even though Dr Morris was literally there. At least TRY to watch the lectures and START THE FINAL PROJECT ASAP
Its a 1 credit course with a 4 credit workload. The professor only teaches through videos, but everything in the videos is taught well. He is very helpful in class in checking work before submission, so recommend doing that. Most assignment are difficult, and usually get harder as the course goes on. Its a different style of teaching for me.
If you're a woman, he's a little bit of a misogynist but not actually. He's really nice and if you have a problem, he'll often just fix it for you. The cad part of the class is the only truly difficult part but if you get in the groove of things, it's not bad at all. It's really the TA's running the class but Dr. Morris is always around somewhere.
Hes a nice guy just know that all the learning will be through his youtube videos
You follow videos online each week, then the class is for the TAs to grade/help with anything. The videos have the answer to literally any question. Sit by the door so the TAs grade you first and you can leave within 10 minutes. Prof. knowns the answer to EVERY question. There aren't any tricks. If you watch the videos, you can do the HW/quizzes
This class was essentially self taught through lecture videos, which granted were helpful, the only time you would ever see Jeff Morris was when he would take the first 5 minutes of class to speed run the entire assignment that took you a week to finish just to vanish like a fart in the wind.
I had Dr. Morris for both CAD and Comms. Lecture videos are useful and give you the info you need to do the whole course. Despite his reputation, he showed up to every session, and is extremely helpful if you ask him a question. CAD is a work-intensive class, but Dr. Morris is a great resource to help you get through it.
Be prepared to spend hours building models and watching lecture videos. I took both 1200 and 1400. I loved both and learned a lot. If you don't know how to ask for help you will have a hard time, but I found him accessible and friendly. Just show that you've given an effort before asking. I used my knowledge in a future internship! Very satisfied.
Morris teaches through video lectures that can sometimes take an hour or two to watch fully, however you can submit everything online so you don't have to go to class except for ILAs. The actual 3D models do take a lot of work, however if you work together with other people they can be completed in a reasonable amount of time.
It's a reversed classroom so all of the lectures are online and you just follow along with the assignments given. There are in class "labs" every three weeks where you only have about an hour to do an assignment but you get the entire library of videos to use while doing them. If you ever have trouble with an assignment he knows how to fix it
this guy is definitely a strange bird out of RPIs faculty but he genuinely does care about the success of his students, but it can be difficult to notice since he oversees like 50 sections. even still, he surprised me when he actually remembered the names of me and many others in my class. the class is decent to understand if you watch the videos
I'm switching majors so it's kind of sad to say I won't be taking this class anymore, however the professor and TAs are very helpful during the hours you go in, they won't scold you for the stuff you don't know so please just ask for help. The grading rubrics are pretty clear aswell.
Always very helpful to me and answered my questions. Assignments have very clear grading criteria and I would recommend watching the recorded lectures, as most of the content came straight out of them in my experience. Was very understanding when I transferred in at the beginning of the semester and gave me enough time to catch up to the class.
Professor Morris is a very interesting character. All you do is watch the prerecorded lectures and submit the assignments on time to get an A. If you try to ask him a question in person he is very knowledgeable but sometimes he gets mad because "it was in the lecture videos." Overall, class was much more work than 1 credit.
For those who rated him low, I can see where they're coming from. But this is kinda how the real world works. The online instructions he gave were reasonably clear. Just find the help you need, and there's always a way.
For Engineering Communications, the class is easy enough that his lecture style isn't going to force you to study CAD for 5 hours each week. Every lecture is a video, and he expects you to watch them all. He comes off as someone who doesn't care, but I think he does. If you show some effort, he's a genuinely nice person. TAs aren't very helpful.
Morris is nice but this is such a heavy 1 credit class, should be worth at least 2 or 3 compared to other classes here. In-labs are not great and the homeworks take forever. start the final asap
Don't know why he has so many bad ratings, this class is much better than I expected. It's true that there are no lectures, but you don't really need them. His online videos walk you through everything and if you're stuck, he or the TAs will help. I'm constantly impressed by his knowledge of NX and he's got pretty funny dry humor. Chill guy.
Very good knowledge of software we use bc he created it, but he's not always in class. Assignments take much longer than a 1 credit class should. You only have to show up physically once every 3 weeks & there is no final which is nice, but all lectures are videos you must watch online. Gives good advice in class so long as you watched his lectures.
He doesn't give lectures and sometimes isn't in the room. The material is posted in video format so that he doesn't have to teach it every year. The videos don't cover all the material either. If it wasn't for tutoring at the Folsom Library I wouldn't of passed this class.
All if the lectures are online and are hard to understand. The TAs help a lot, but he is not frequently in the class often. He does not have a lot of interaction with the students in this class, and it seems like a bother to answer questions from the students.
Could have a clearer syllabus. Not in class for full time. Looks like a bother, but is not. Helpful. Virtual office hours. Grades using TAs. Attendance mandatory for TA grading. Knowledgeable with software used in course. Video lectures, from previous years and slightly outdated. Easy class. Homework for only 1/3rd of semester. No quizzes or exams.
Very knowledgeable, 90% of the class was fine, but the final is awful. Huge jump from the level of difficulty from the rest of the class. Relatively helpful, but has a sense of an ego due to his extensive knowledge of the program he created. The TAs are fantastic and are greats helps on all the assignments.
There is no lecture, only videos online which has its benefits but can be very annoying. The workload throughout the year isn't necessarily bad but for a one credit class is absolutely insane. The worst is the final. DO NOT WAIT. START IT THE DAY HE RELEASES IT. PLEASE. It is a MASSIVE step up in terms of difficulty, and workload. just take 1400
Jeff is very knowledgeable about CAD, and always helped me understand where I was messing up on modeling (albeit with a slight condescending attitude). I know a lot of people don't like him, but he means well. Show up, attempt every model/drawing, and for your own sanity start the final the day he assigns it (you get 30 days)
This is a very easy class. I did well in it. I just have a moral objection to paying $50k a year to watch 12 year old YouTube tutorials and only interact with TAs. Morris is helpful a) when he's in the room (which is not often) and b) when the question wasn't covered in the 5 YouTube tutorials he posted.
His class was pretty easy if you made an attempt to study the videos. He's usually available to ask questions in class and is willing to help you as long as he can tell you've watched the videos. The final was a big issue for a lot of my peers but in my opinion as long as you started early enough then it shouldn't be a problem.
The CAD part in the beginning semester was a little tricky but the second half of the course was pretty easy. The TAs are always willing to help and figure out any problems you have. If you're a BME definitely take this course over ENGR-1200 it's a lot easier.
Mostly video lectures, definitely better to take ENGR1400 over ENGR1200 if you have the option to. Whenever I needed help and the TAs were all busy he helped me out and was funny about it. Fun guy if he's in a good mood. Just do your work and you're fine.
This course is way easier than ENGR 1200 but you still have to deal with Jeff Morris.
The class is just frustrating. Morris expects everyone to watch an hour's worth of YouTube tutorials before each class (and many of them go into much greater detail than is necessary for the assignments). He responds to most questions with "Did you watch the video?" Most of the TAs are helpful though. It's not a difficult A, just an annoying one.
Meh. Extremely easy A but I'm generally against paying tens of thousands of dollars a year to watch youtube tutorials
Don't take CAD lightly, especially timewise. Morris is a good teacher as long as you communicate with him and actually do the work, and listen to all the lectures. Just make sure to do the assignment alongside listening to the lectures. CAD is fun as long as you dont procrastinate.
Prof Morris doesn't deserve all of the hate he gets. His lectures are videos, but I liked it bc I could go at my own pace and replay things. Make sure to get all the points on regular HW because the ILAs and final are hard. Also start the final as soon as you can, def more work than 1 credit but it is worth it to actually learn a useful skill.
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