He's soo horrible! He lost my grades and gave me zero's for his losing them...and he doesnt teach well...a friend of mine who has been programming for about 3yrs took class with me and also did horribly. Does not explain clearly.Do NOT recommend.

Absolutely terrible. Avoid at all costs.

yeah his teaching is horrible.. he knows his stuff .. but to bad you cant learn it!

He knows his stuff but wont teach .. try to get someone else

To begin with my GPA is 3.89 or should I say was, until I had this professor and got a D-. His assignments are never explained clearly, he doesnt teach, just gives you code. His tests are full of questions he never even mentioned in class. He will never admit a mistake in his code. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

Week three of class and the teacher has yet to teach anything. What he does tell us is vague and says it is not up to him to teach us how to do things but for him to tell us concepts and for us to learn them on our own. I would advoid this professor at all costs. Wait till the next semester for the class if you have to.

If you like a teacher with corny, redundant jokes then take it otherwise, you won't learn much Java unless you don't have a smart person in your class who is willing to group up with you so I recommend that you DON'T TAKE THE CLASS. I passed with a C- because I got help from another person in the class. Teacher is easily distracted and annoying.

took him for cop2210, starting the class i already know the programming language as it is a hobby of mine, and i am taking it to get an easy A to boost my gpa(4creds).I can tell you he really sucks at teaching, if i didnt know how to program i would be screwed! i feel bad for everyone else in the class..he is so abstract and he teachs very orthodox

The worst FIU's Computer science department has to offer. he assigned projects from a Data Structures book, i just found out, same code , same problem. he only lectured introduction to data structures in 2 days and then focused in GUI, and this is wrong, GUI is for IT not CS, what a waste of class time, instead of teaching the fundamentals of CS.

Class consists of 6 Assignments, 2 Online Tests, and 1 Final (Online). Somewhat cares for his students grades, but overall he cannot teach java effectively. Learned nothing from his lectures and struggled doing each assignment since I have to self teach myself all the materials. Attend class only for his hint code sheets which are a blessing!!! GL!

Nice Guy. Bad professor. No structure in his lecture. If you want to learn Java take another professor.

This man cares not about anyone. He cannot teach. He cannot speak. He is not capable of dealing with students. I do not recommend. Programs are easy, but going to class is useless with him. Beware of stupid people.

Bad teacher. Sure, he is nice enough, but what does that matter when he can't teach? You pay to learn, I honestly didn't learn anything without teaching myself and pouring over the book and notes, I basically paid to teach myself. The people calling him a great teacher here, have never seen a truly great teacher. Reads powerpoints thats it. Bad.

He is the worst. Do not take him for Java 2. It's impossible to get an A in his class. He is also very inconsiderate of his students. I hated this guy. He also thinks he's funny, but he's far from it- wasting class time with stupid jokes. His Jamaican accent is very thick, so you can barely understand what he's trying to say. Avoid him!

It's just as impossible to fail as impossible to get an A. He is the worst of the very worst. I didn't understand a single thing he said. Exams are hard, he is a ridiculously irrational grader, sometimes giving more than deserved other times (most times) giving less. Even a donkey could pass his course, but not even Mark Weiss could get an A.

Avoid this professor unless you already have a background in programming. He's lectures are not clear and thorough enough to fully understand. He is not flexible with assignments and if you need further assistance.

This guy is terrible. If you have no programming background. STAY AWAY! He does not teach clearly and his T.A is worse. Attendance is not mandatory, all lectures on and assignments are posted online, Labs are not graded and you need a 70 in the final to pass the course.

He knows his stuff, but no idea how to Teach! Help? Forget about it. You're better off looking for a tutor to show you how to program. Got lucky passing this class.

When I took this class I had already been programming in Java for 3 years. This is by far the WORST professor in FIU. He never answers questions, his assignments are barely in english (lots of instructions that are out of order and poorly written) His assignments are pretty easy, even for a begginer but his final isn't actually readable. STAY AWAY

He takes too much class time trying to make jokes; his accent is really heavy, you will probably not laugh at them either. Actually, his accent is so heavy that you will probably never understand anything what he's saying. The assignments aren't too clear either. Only saving grace is that the tests are online. Take this if you plan to self-study.

The funny thing is that he is not funny. I cant learn from watching someone work on the keyboard, because I actually need to work with the keyboard and computer to know what I'm doing. The book and TA's are helpful. Plus, I have a bit difficulty understanding what the professor is saying.

Lessons not clear Doesnt go over assignments unless u ask questions in class He wont answer emails soon Ambiguous instructions.. Ask if u correctly did the assignment? "Cant tell you, wouldnt be fair to other students, you'll find out when its graded" Tests r straightforward Pray u pass the final. Else u fail the ENTIRE course regardless

Even tho i ended up with an A in his prog 2 class, i would definitely not recommend him. I learned nothing from him. The class material is not hard, but you do need to rely on outside sources to understand it. Hes a good man, but as a prof id give him a D-. Taking him is the same as taking an online class. Youll end up teaching yourself.

Puts wrong dates for his online quizes. Takes 2 months to grade assignments

An inspiration for all who want a job. If this guy is still teaching, then rest assured, the future is bright. Doesn't post anything on time. Doesn't grade anything in a timely manner. Disappears for weeks without giving feedback. He wrote his own book for the course, terribly written. Need help with something? Google is your friend.

Skip class and you will pass. Class is a joke , assignments are online can be found and done easily. Not a hard class at all. Exams are online. He does take a lifetime to grade anything and get anything done. Show up in the last week to see where you are.

This man has learned the system and is taking full advantage. He wrote the required book (riddled with errors) and does not even grade your assignments. I've received 100s on all my assignments despite being incomplete. Tests are hard to follow because he cannot construct an english sentence so they are difficult. Haven't learned a thing. Avoid.

Be prepared to find resources outside of class. Discussions yield very little. He throws you in to the deep end after the 1st assignment and takes 3-5 days to reply to a question.. by then your assignment is due. Unfortunately, you cant avoid this prof. He is the ONLY one that teaches Java online. SMH

Honestly, for me he has been the worst professors I've had since I've been in college. I believe his textbook isn't helpful at all, i've had to go offline and find other sources to try to learn this subject. Even during his office hrs i didn't learn anything. You're better off learning on your own on this class.

You probably won't learn anything unless you're really into programming and youre teaching yourselg while taking the class. He doesn't really care about the class, that you could wing it and pass, but you wont learn anything...

His lectures are boring, you won't learn anything from him. He takes to long to grade tests and assignments. His textbook is full of errors, and his programming assignments are poorly written. His grading criteria is weird, sometime he will give you more than you deserve and sometimes less even if the program runs perfectly.

Just a NO. Won't learn anything at all. I was so stressed every day.

I took this professor for Prog 2 and now for Data Structures (ONLY because I literally had no choice) and Im just going to tell you right now please avoid this professor. He cannot teach. I learned nothing from his classes and I had to teach myself both of the courses. His textbooks are based on HIS code which are sometimes wrong. Just avoid.

This is by far the worst professor I've ever taken. This is my second degree, and in over 200 credits worth of courses, none have even come close to as bad as this man. He's unapproachable and doesn't explain anything. The textbook for the course (required and written by him) is full of grammatical errors and antiquated coding practices. Stay Away!

The most cold-hearted professor you will meet! He will not help you out at all! Forgets to open assignments, doesn't teach, his book is filled with grammar issue, & respond to email late. Has no compassion for his students whatsoever. If you struggle with programming, this prof is not for you. Avoid him if you can!!

Worst professor. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!

his tests are super difficult and the "study guide" helps with 1 questions really and the test is completely far from what the study guide tells you. only teaches out of his book and doesn't properly explain a concept when you have a question.

Study guides are pointless, helps with 1 question maybe 2. Doesn't answer students, takes forever to grade assignments (also isn't very clear what he wants in the assignments they all contradict them selves) and doesn't give feedback on them at all... DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

Do not take any courses with this professor. They do not answer questions thoroughly and prolong lectures. The 'required' book for the course is never used once. It is a total waste of money to buy the book, which isn't that great at teaching the subject either. I recommend learning from CodeAcademy website, since you will not learn much from this.

Do not waste your time with professor smith, you wont learn anything and have to teach yourself. His book is full of errors, 6 assignments 2 exams, be prepared to have him give you random points off for no reason. Attendance is 10%.

Completely hands off approach to this class taken by the professor, He is really late in replying to emails and grading. I finished the class with an 89.7% and his reply to me when I asked for a curve was that he "doesn't make it a practice to alter students grades". Wouldn't reccomend.

Worst professor I have ever had. Does not consider his students. Heavily unorganized, posts homeworks late, does not respond to messages. We had 8 labs in the syllabus and he only posted 2 on the last week of class along with the final. Teaches out of order and does an extremely poor job of explaining. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

Drop this class now, worst professor I've ever had. Assignments are vague (all group work with shared credit), never answers emails, lectures are not useful. He no-showed for the first weekly meeting, changed the syllabus days later to "no meetings", then sent notice weeks later that meetings were happening while the syllabus still says otherwise.

Literally impossible to contact since there is no class and he doesn't answer emails. Entire fall semester for this class consists of 4 unorganized assignments, midterm/final, and 2 discussions. For some reason we are put into groups of 2 for the assignments with shared credit. Some people aren't even in a group, the class is just so unorganized.

guys a bum no idea how the university hasnt fired him yet. not even sure if he exists theres 0 contact yet this semester and he has only posted one assignment and we're halfway through. this guys career and class is a joke

His instructions for assignments are extremely unclear and vague. There has been many times where we have had to contact him and he never replies in a timely manner. There was no feedback on what we did wrong on the midterm. His book is published by himself and is full of mistakes. Overall a very poor instructor, avoid him at all costs.

Avoid at all costs. As someone who already knows java, this class would be insanely overwhelming to anyone new to coding. His classes do not teach anything related to the assignments. Half way through the course he said most of us were failing so he put the failing students in groups with the excelling students and forced them to carry their weight

Professors Smith never graded any of our assignments until finals week. He had no communication throughout the whole course. 5 assignments total plus a midterm and a final test. First 2 assignments were individual, last 3 assignments we were partnered. Not really much teaching going on at all, only took as it was my only option.

Expect all grades to be put in last minute and professor to be unresponsive the entire semester.

If you want to learn programming then skip this Prof. Still waiting for him to reply to messages about assignments/exams, and the class ended a week ago.He wrote the textbook, it's horrible. Feels like a scam to pay for that book.This Prof had me seriously doubting if I want to continue as a CS major.This class was a waste of time, energy & money.

Joslyn Smith does not care about his classes. I took him online and to start with he just ended up uploading the wrong assignment from the wrong class and it took him about two weeks to correct. He also went a month without uploading course materials and we had to get the Computer Science assistant director involved for him to do his job.

He is the absolute worst professor you can ever have! Awful, unresponsive, and no clear grading criteria. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. I learnt nothing and it was a waste of time. He also takes off points for assignments and does not give extensions. He will not respond to your canvas or email until a couple days later.