big ego problem. Learn mostly everything by yourself. TA don't know how to grade (maybe except for Jesse)

About the worse teacher you could ever get at Drexel. I stopped going to this class midway and ended up getter better grades on the tests. He does not want to teach and does not have any teaching ability whatsoever. If you ask him a question, he tries to make you feel stupid so can he feel better about himself, which is sad. avoid taking his class

Does not teach the material at all.

One of the worst teachers ever! If you ask a question he goes off on a rant about how stupid you are for asking.

He's The worst teacher ever. I had him for c++. All this guy talked about was unix. He didn't teach crap. Please avoid him. Don't know why Drexel keeps him

This professor is the reason I switched out of the SE program (CS265 is mandatory, he's the only one who teaches it). Our textbook was in C++, but he taught in an odd mix of C# and Python. Incredibly hard to follow, talked about nothing but Big O, useless when asked for help. Little respect for students, often showed up late.

Homework is not clear and is not graded properly, pre-lecture quizzes should never be a thing in the first place, and he threatens to take off points if you email him with anything that he considers to be a stupid question. I'm not sure why he's in charge of such an important course.

Literally garbage. Refer to koofers for my much longer than 350 character review.

This instructor represents everything wrong with modern CS instructors. Refuses to teach and expects you to magically figure everything out. Pre-lecture quizzes, hard assignments, hard labs, and no help at all. Set up like a kangaroo court, where you will have a trial by fire. He monopolizes the class section so you will have to endure. BE READY!

He doesn't teach anything in his class, he just goes over presentation. Also, when it comes to the assignment he gives the hardest assignment he could make. Also, finals will be so hard it would make no sense. Worst professor I ever have taken.

He knows everything about bash scripting, but his teaching style is so bad because he just reads stuff from powerpoint, and nobody has any idea what to do when he is teaching. Although, he gives prior quiz which you have to give before the lecture so you have to learn everything by yourself before the class starts.

Kurt doesn't know how to teach in the class, he selects one TA and tells him to go over the slides. He gives 3 assignments in his course and doesn't even explain anything about it. You have to do everything on your own. Some of the students believe that he tries to fail students and reports to the college all the time.

You are quizzed on the lecture notes before you are taught the material... The quizzes are sometimes unforgiving, requiring precisely typed fill-in-the-blank code. Labs take far longer than the reserved time of 1 hour, so expect weekend homework every week. I'm convinced that lectures are a waste of time because I have to teach myself anyway.

Boring lecturer. Gives out tons of work. Cirriculum he designs is a mess of poorly connected topics. Take some of the edge off and register for literally anybody elses section if possible. He should really be in industry instead of academia.

He is naturally of terrible character. I took him for the first time despite multiple warnings and regretted it on day one. Please, for your own sake, DO NOT REGISTER FOR A CLASS WITH KURT. He barely talks about anything related to class, during class! His labs are hard to understand and assignments are harder than finals! Beware!

This class would be so much more enjoyable and easy to follow if Prof. Schmidt gave clear instructions and a rubric for assignments. He communicates poorly with students, making it extremely hard to understand what he wants from you.

Honestly one of the biggest regrets I have taking this professor. His lectures are literally pointless and a waste of time. The HWs are extremely long and barely correlates to the lectures and he literally takes points off for fun. He is aggressive towards students that ask for help. He doesn't submit grades on time so students are always confused.

This class, at least in its online format, is basically a learn nothing get tested on everything course. It's truly remarkable how little K Schmidt cares about his students and whether or not they actually learn anything in his course. Good luck getting any help from him either. When I did get a chance to ask questions, he acted like I was stupid.

I took him Professor Schmidt in Spring 2021 and it was the biggest mistake I made. Poor lectures, no clearity on what he teaches, and labs and assignments are too tough. Although the exam was very tough, but I managed to get a B-, Thanks to P/NP option

Keeping it short, No experience, more homeworks, no help. Labs are too lengthy and needs to be done on your own. HWs are pathetic and explains you nothing clearly. Better go for some other professor and try getting a class in Summer

Kurt Schmidt is a terrible instructor. He may know what he's "teaching" but can't teach it in the slightest form. All assignments are not clear and grading can often be tough. Lectures are boring and do not actually teach the material. Avoid Kurt at all costs.

Schmidt is a nice person but a horrible teacher. 50% of the class is knowing the material. 50% of the class is interpreting what he wants you to do for activities, labs, and assignments. You will interpret incorrectly. You will lose letter grades. He is hyper specific about things and gives poor examples. He will not give credit back. Stay away.

If you are an Asian girl and love to sail, you will pass the class!

I took multiple classes with Kurt over covid. I truly wish him the worst. He canceled all sections, decided to have one recorded lecture at a time that worked for him. Most students were unable to attend, and the majority of the lecture was him asking what we didn't know. He also told us almost none of us should get an A on the final. AVOID HIM.

It is so much easier to learn Chinese in 6 months than taking Kurt Schmidt for 10 weeks since Chinese grammar has a clear outline unlike Kurt's assignments. Also the grading is more sensitive than my cavity filled teeth after biting into a popsicle. The most interesting part of his lecture is the "try not to fall asleep during lectures" challenge.

Rambles about random topics all class for 3 hours a week, assigns 10 hours of homework each week, grades crazy hard. - avoid

In the face of an almighty being, I would rather bargain with them than take this horrid class once more. The assignments are poorly worded, you will never get grades back for weeks, and you have to know everything before the lecture starts. My bad, I should have known CS265 before entering to learn about CS265. Avoid it, don't even try at all. GL!

I would rather walk through 7 miles of broken glass than do this again

I took kurt for 260 and thought that was hard. im in week 2 of this class and it genuinely has me questioning my decision to go to drexel. i have always been passionate about computer science and genuinely have an interest in what this course is teaching but i feel like im not learning anything and the content keeps getting harder.

Unstructured class, petty & unprofessional teacher, & challenging coursework collide in Kurt's CS260. He cusses like a sailor, completely fails to give clear, concise explanations of course material, & becomes irate when students come to class without a good understanding of the reading & concepts. Avoid if at all possible. Kurt's 1 of the WOAT.

Avoid at all costs. Most unnecessarily difficult class I have ever taken. The pop quizzes given in class make the actual lectures effectively worthless as he expects you to already know all the material. This is compounded by the fact that the homework is extremely difficult and there is lots of it. Avoid to save your GPA

He was not good at teaching and did not care to really teach us

it is currently week 8 and he has graded 3 assignments out of 10 so far. I have absolutely no idea if I am passing the class or if I shouldve withdrew. On top of that the directions for the assignments are often contradictory or confusing. If you ask him for clarification, he just tells you to read the directions and gets mad at you.

Kurt comes off as rude and uninviting to questions during his lectures. He has awful humor, and doesn't convey content very well. If you take his courses, prepare to learn mostly from external resources like YouTube, or you won't pass. Seeing as he's one of the only professors teaching certain courses, you're bound to end up with him. Good luck :/

Professor Schmidt is one of the worst professors I have ever taken. He gives no lecture notes/slides, and has purposefully turned off lecture recordings. The only thing you have to go off of is what he says in class, which, for the most part, is rambling. Would not recommend

If you are a women in his class, I am sorry for the sh he will subject you to. Questions like where is my hug are not out of his vocabulary. This man will come to your house at 11PM to "help you with your resume". If you are a women of Asian descent, please only take Kurt if you are willing to trade your morals & culture for an easy A.

All I have to say to you, Kurt, is good riddance buddy.

If you have the option to take a different professor then do that. He gives quizzes on topics that are not covered and expect you to know what to do. During his lectures he starts going on tangents about nonsense and just waste your time. He also is get upset when student have their laptops or phones out even though this is a coding course.

Take Kurt if you want to teach yourself the entire term! He gives quizzes and then teaches what was on them. It's not uncommon for him to give a quiz, then 5 minutes later cover the material for the first time. If you get stuck with him, you have to go over the notes before each quiz. Sorry for your loss

Professor makes the class unnecessarily harder. If you have the option to take it with another professor, please do so. Lectures can be a snoozefest as he freestyles and forgets a lot of things and is extremely rude when getting help and belittles you.

Kurt Schmidt is the worst professor that I have had the displeasure of taking in my time at Drexel, rivaled only by Brian Stuart in his ego, arrogance, and inability to teach students. A borderline hostile environment wherein he is constantly talking down to students throughout the term, only to end it by pretending it's "tough love". No devices.