he is alright, just go to class

I took him for Assembly Language. Assuming you have at least a little interest in the subject matter, you should not have a problem. I found him to be pretty straight-forward, clear, and funny at times.

A very knowledgeable and straight forward professor. Class work and assignments are fair, exams are not that hard if you study and know the material, and he's available to answer questions in class or by e-mail. I strongly recommend.

good teacher, a little unorganized though.

he is alright... better than some other professors at qc

a bit laid back.

the man knows his shnizzle!

Good professor, clear lectures. If you do the work he assigns youll be fine. always willing to help with what he can

Excellent professor, nice guy. Final project was kinda difficult but it wasn't worth much. In general very interesting person who knows how to teach!

Great teacher! Tough but fair. Go to class. Pay Attention and get good grades. He explains everything clearly. No Tricks.

not bad if you do the work

All of the material covered in class is on blackboard, but the labs are the worst and at least 10 pages minimum. I was totally lost by the midterm and stop attending class and lab. My advice is not to take Nixon as a lab instructor and study the review sheet for the exams; the questions on the review are almost identical to the actual test.

He warned us on the first day that his lectures might put us to sleep, but he could be really funny, and was good to his students. I would take him again.

He's a really nice prof. and he's helpful if you make the effort to ask questions. Show up for class (which 25% of people didn't do), do the assignments, and you should do fine

i would like to recommend this professor to each and every one should take this professor please he is very helful and nice

Don't buy the textbook, it sucks. I took this class directly after taking cs111, and found it to be stupid easy. I have ZERO background in java (or any language for that matter) but because Prof Lord gives clear lectures, I got my A. Also, to the people that say that "no one finishes the projects"- thats a ton of crap. The projects are easy.

pretty easy tests. do-able projects. just study and practice and u'll be fine.

He answers any questions before he starts lectures. He uses corny but funny comparisons to help you understand the concepts. A lot of outside work but most of it is cut-and-paste.

Lord's lectures are a love-hate relationship: on one hand, he teaches some useful programming concepts. On the other hand, much of the actual language is taught in lab. Still, he does his job well. Projects can be tedious but serve as a good way to utilize what we learn. Exams are fair. Quizzes are few and trivial.

If only cats had social security numbers... you will understand once you take him. Good teacher except for him mixing up a few topics occasionally and sometimes errors in power point presentations which really don't matter if you are a good programmer.

GO TO CLASS. Review ALL the powerpoints he says for tests or you will lose out big on test material. Easy to understand, easy going guy, willing to help after class, fairly generous grader for projects. Go to lab, DO your labs, LAB WORK IS ON TESTS. Learn a lot of great programming concepts for the future! Easier than alternatives.

Tests are not that difficult. Make sure you do the labs. They give you a good foundation for projects. If you get a bad grade for your project and if you think you deserve a better grade, go talk to him. He will look into it and revise your grade.

Boring class, but slides are online, and read them and ull do fine

His class is straight forward. The tests are just everything that is on the review sheet. Just practice a decent amount of coding and stay on top of the work and you will be fine. There is no reason why someone should do poorly in this class. He's a pretty chill dude and very approachable after class. The hardest part of the class is the projects.

Lecture using powerpoint, low pace. Some projects expected.

I did not go to any single of his classes and yet I managed to get an A. Easiest and best professor ever.

Nice guy, and knows his stuff. Lectures are extremely boring. Only 5 projects but they are a little difficult. However, if you do well on them, then you should have no problem with the tests.

This professor is very kind, but lectures are boring. You can get the PPT and the sample codes on Blackboard. Projects are based on Ppt and very easy, but tricky. Exams are based on Practice exams so do them. Final Exam was a joke, only 40 MC. He's a fir grader and can give you a chance to boost your grade up. I recommend this guy if wanna pass!

Can be viewed as an online class, only time you need to come in is on test days. Everything is available through Blackboard (BB). PowerPoints, readings, mock midterms, all on BB. Complete and hand in all projects and quizzes on BB. Use the PPs and Google to complete the projects by YOURSELF and do the mock midterms, and you should pass.

Nice person, but not much thing you can learn from him.

Professor Lord was helpful and understanding towards his students' situations, especially if you speak to him during his office hours. Everything you need to pass the class is on Blackboard from his PowerPoints to labs , quizzes to practice exams. I found it quite refreshing. You may not need to show up for the lecture, but it's better if you do.

Easy tests, (final is multiple choice, make sure to go over all the powerpoints before), easy grader. The hardest part is working on the projects on your own, yet if you do so with little help, you are bound to get an A+. Lectures are dull yet sometimes he mentions important things, so try to go as often as possible.

Take this class if you want to be able to get an A. He gives you the powerpoint slides to study at home and it does come in clutch. Total of 5 projects that lead into each other. 1st test is based on the basic java, 2nd is code heavy and final is multiple choice. Pretty straightforward class.

The professor teaches from powerpoints slides available on bb. It is 2 exams and one final. He gives for the 2 exams, review exams that help a lot. Final is heavily from the powerpoints and some output problems, not too difficult. There are 5 projects, the first is easy and the other 4 are challenging but with help they are doable.

He's defnitely a decent professor here at QC. His exams are very straightforward. Getting an A or an A+ is very doable in his class. The only thing I can say is that he doesn't curve nor give any extra credit. But his tests are so easy that curving is not necessary. Overall I would recommend him.

nice guy. nothing special in terms of teaching ability but definitely not bad either. I would have gotten a higher grade, but forgot to do the last 2 homeworks. whoops! considering the other options at queens college he is a solid choice.

If you are coming in with some knowledge of OOP then you can drop the difficulty down to 2. I came from QCC with lots of OOP experience so this class was a breeze. Projects weren't difficult but to take a little bit of time to get through. Lectures can be watched after but are not terribly necessary to pass. Test also not that hard to get through.

Even though he wasn't a great lecturer during the semester, bless this man for not changing the way he assign tests and projects back when he was in-person.

Great guy, but lectures are a bit boring. The class isn't hard besides the labs. Would definitely recommend.

This class is what CS111 should've been. It's an easy A, but you don't learn anything. I gave a grand total of 7 days of effort all semester for a B+. You don't have to attend lecture or lab, but you should attend the labs that explain the project assignments. 3 exams, all easy.

Lectures are bit boring but if you have any question he can be easily accessible outside of the class time. Class itself is not that difficult. Exam questions are similar to what he goes over in class.

It s really hard to fail this class. The projects are worth more than the tests, so do the projects right are you will pass. The tests are mostly based on projects. Although the professor isn't always the best at explaining material, the class is not that hard. As long as you have a good lab professor, which comes a dime a dozen, you will be fine.

Prof. Lord is a blessing for students. He is an excellent professor. The Lectures are pretty clear and you will have 5 projects throughout the semester but a bit long. Exams are easy if you study his material. Not a tough grader at all. All he wants to see you are trying. I will take any class with him if he is teaching, no matter what.

Hes boring lol. I never went to class cuz I would fall asleep, so if you are like me, GO TO LAB, that's the only place that will really help you. Other than that, people say his tests are light but not really, I think you need to be good at Java to be able to get an A. Final was light tho cuz it was MC.

His lectures are kinda boring but his slides tend to explain the material as well. His exams are pretty manageable and almost the same as his practice exams but his projects are somewhat difficult. Sometimes its best to look for outside sources to explain concepts in a better way when doing the projects.

You can get above a B+ in this class if you put a bit of time into it. The concepts aren't very hard however goto labs because this is where you'll apply the things you learned in class. His lectures are almost never the full time usually only 30-35 minutes. Review the slides and try to grasp the concept before class. Hardish Projects Easy tests

This professor's lectures are short and to the point. Projects are very clear and doable. Exams are fair. Practice from his practice and old exams!

Majority of the class is based on the slides and lectures are often pretty short. You need to allot enough time to do the projects (35%) and make sure they work correctly. Tests are ok, but make sure it's the right answer. Midterms short ans, Final MC. No curve is mentioned but it seems I received a little bump.

Pros - Easy exams. The lectures are helpful if you actually pay attention. Even gives us the code he uses in blackboard. PLEASE DO THE LABS AND READ THE TEXTBOOK. Cons - the projects may be somewhat? difficult, but once you achieve the solution, there is a feeling of relief lol. The lectures are boring I feel like falling asleep. Cold room bruh.

His lectures aren't the most entertaining but you will learn Java if you follow along with his lectures. He makes the powerpoints available so you can use them for the programming projects which are the most fun part of the class. His tests are possible to get 100s on. But you still have to know Java well to get that kind of grade. He's great!

Late review.. Took him Fall 2022 and never went to class (except for midterm and final) and passed with an A. I didn't know anything about Java (only prior C++ experience), and after a little bit of self teaching through youtube videos and Java documentations, I managed to pass with an A. Professor is very chill though, you can't go wrong w/ him.

Boring lectures. Make sure you study the slides regardless, it's helpful to download the code (on blackboard) and follow everything line by line. Projects are moderately difficult, it helps to start them early. Helpful to attend lectures just because if you can pay attention enough, you do learn something, and helps with tests. I never attended lab

Reads off his slides but if you have a question, he can clarify it (further explanation should be saved for a lab prof or tutor tho). Projects are worth 35% (7%), and do get harder as they progress (and depend on each other sometimes). Sends out guides to study from (pretty useful but so are past exams) for exams. Take advantage of the labs!

Ratings purely for the class itself since I didnt attend a single lecture. All lecs/material are posted on blackboard. Exams are easy since you know exactly what to study thanks to practice exams provided plus theyre similar to past exams. I recommend choosing a good lab rather than lecture time to have time to complete the graded projects & study

Lord is a great professor but a terrible/boring lecturer. In my opinion, he prepares you well for the exams and the final is one of the easiest CS exams you can ever take at QC. The projects were also pretty helpful even though the content was boring 99% of the time. Despite all this, I definitely think his 212 class prepared me the most for 313.

5 projects, 2 midterms, 1 final. Attendance is not mandatory in either lecture or lab. Lab professors grade the projects, so choose a good lab professor who is lenient with grading. Powerpoints, practice exams and review sessions are online. The final is 40 easy multiple choice. Study ALL practice exams and you can pass.

this professor was not bad at all. The problem is he changes the tests from year to year. THERE ARE NO CURVES, BE AWARE. his final is all multiple choice and you could memorize the questions and get a solid grade. If there is another professor that curves i would choose him instead but there weren't. At least I passed.

The grade distributions from 2024 sem is the worst in a while, so no wonder the recent reviews are negative. Hedefinetly hates his job as he sounds out of it during lectures. However,his exams are easy and projects are ok. They're only hard if you don't practice during labs or have a bad lab proff grading it. Lordhimself is pretty fairwith grading.

Professor Kenneth Lord is a great person. In CSCI 212 class, lecture slides are old style and he change the question in each exams every year and make it little hard and he change the projects every year and make a hard as well and in final exam I get 40 MCQ Questions and in final exam he change few questions. I had 2 exams and one final & project.

Professor Lord was lecture heavy and I had to self study a lot of topics. Although he did explain very well. The exams aren't curved and I could say he grades a bit harsh but nothing crazy, the class is passable. I studied my butt off for his midterm 1 and 2 and his final and got all A's on my projects. His projects can be difficult and unclear.

In my opinion, he actually teaches well and his lectures are helpful for the projects. Class is consist of 2 midterms, 5 projects and 1 final. The final is consist of 40 MC questions. Overall there is nothing much to say about this class since its almost similar to CS111 but Java and Object Oriented Programming. Overall, the class is very easy.

Best option for 212. Easy exams if you do the review he posts up. Easy final. Projects are alright, just don't fall behind on the concepts. He is a professor who gets the job done. You have to be super slow to get below a B in this class. Just study and keep up with the concepts - like maybe 2/3 hours a week of studying, you'll get an A.