1.8

Marie Lichimo

Computer Science - Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey

1.8
Quality
3.7
Difficulty
4%
Would Retake
153
Reviews
1.8
Quality
3.7
Difficulty
1.8
Helpful
1.7
Clarity

4%

Would Retake

153

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

3

4

14

3

21

2

35

1

80

What Students Say

Even if the answer if correct; you will lose marks because the answer wasn't written her way

1214 - 1.0 rating

She is pretty bad and don't expect her to help you that much

INFO1112 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

65%

Textbook Required

35%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B-

95% confidence
Based on 39 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (13)
A (7)
Rather not say (6)
Grade Distribution
A(11)B(7)C(8)D(5)F(3)A-/B+(6)
Based on 64 reported grades
Not sure yet: 13
A: 7
Rather not say: 6
A+: 4
Common Tags
Tough grader (32)
Lecture heavy (22)
Lots of homework (13)
Tough Grader (11)
Skip class? You won't pass. (9)
Test heavy (9)
Get ready to read (7)
LECTURE HEAVY (6)
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DISCMATH

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4.6

Reviews (153)
2.0
2.0
1100
Mar 27, 2002

too much homework, midterms are hard, not very helpful, but she's nice

4.0
3.0
CPSC2405
Jan 3, 2003

Though course; boring lecturer but very nice teacher and helpful

4.0
2.0
CPSC1103
Jan 24, 2003

Great teacher, helpful, but drones on and on, spent most ofthetimemakingfunofher

1.0
5.0
CPSC1103
Jan 24, 2003

No Comments

2.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Mar 7, 2003

Appears friendly. But when you make appointments with her, she barely keeps the appointments. When you send her emails, she never replies. So you can only ask her questions in the class. After class, you have no luck.

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Apr 8, 2003

No Comments

3.0
4.0
CISY
Nov 10, 2003

Looks can be decieving. She's easy to talk to, but horrible when it comes to marking, teaching etc. Impossible to ever get perfect marks with her.she thinks that something has to be wrong with your work always.Never admits that shes wrong.Dont take her!

1.0
5.0
CPSC1103
Nov 17, 2003

The course is easy but she is not.she only explains the definitions but not the programming logics.

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Dec 1, 2003

Very unclear in her lectures. Her tests are very difficult. She is pretty helpful if you ask but she usualy doesnt even give you an answer because she doesnt know. You can make up your mark by doing well in the labs though which are worth alot.

5.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Dec 5, 2003

She is very helpful, understanding and explains things patiently. She is more than fair with her marking. She is cute in personality. Very nice teacher. And her English IS just fine!

1.0
5.0
DISCMATH
Apr 28, 2004

Failed me twice, although I understand material 95%. Studied 80+hours for final and did 3x work required for final project, handed in all assignments. All I did was miss classes, but not that she can teach anyways. Did not miss any exams or quizes.

1.0
5.0
CISY
Sep 8, 2004

stupid****. don't take any of her classes, your bound to fail..

1.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Nov 1, 2004

Wow...never take a 3 hour course with her...after the first lecture, my mind was so gone, that I forgot what a mouse was...I sit in this class and wish I was dead...

1.0
3.0
CPSC1103
Nov 4, 2004

THE DUMBEST AND STUPIDEST TEACHER EVER. NO HELP AFTER OR BEFORE CLASS. NO PART MARKS ON TESTS. DOESN'T EVEN COVER THE MATERIAL THE TEST. IF U LEAVE HALF WAY THROUGH THE CLASS, SHE'S HATE U EVEN MORE. NOT RECOMMENDED. U R BOUND TO FAIL.

1.0
4.0
CPSC1100
Nov 17, 2004

WORST TEACHER EVER!!!!! Most of the time you can barely understand the words that are coming from her mouth!!!!! I think of her as a mixture of a japanese person from the Valley, every second word is either "like" or "ummmm" SO STUPID!

2.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Nov 18, 2004

Can't understand what she's saying. BORING class! In a 3hr. class, she talks for 2hrs bout the ch. in powerpoint slides, then only 5 min break. Doesn't hand out assigns til after break, never time to finish. Have to spend time doing them out of class. Easy class though, unless u can't use computers.

2.0
4.0
CPSC1103
Nov 27, 2004

Very hard teacher, give lots of works, too much. No time to finish the lab work in class. No idea of what she is trying to teach. Cant understand. Not organized at all. Boring class.

1.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Dec 19, 2004

If youre taking her, DONT DO IT IN A THREE HOUR BLOCK!If you do, youll want to kill yourself. I had to leave periodically throughout her lectures so i wouldnt freak out.Talks for 2 hours about the chapter and doesnt give you enough time to do the assignments/labs. DONT TAKE HER!

1.0
5.0
CPSC1103
Dec 21, 2004

Worst teacher is the world i would say. Not organized. Lack of ability to be a teacher. Learn nothing from her class. What a useless, unhelpful, stupid teacher. All i learn from her was 1+1 = ? And what about C++ things.. none.

4.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Mar 14, 2005

Not too bad of a teacher. Fairly easy, just the exams are kind of hard. She's pretty nice and helpful. one of the better cpsc teachers.. most dont speak much english.

3.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Apr 16, 2005

She's a very nice lady once you talk to her, but you can't tell from the lectures. Boring lectures that's for sure!!! The way the work is structured sucks too. It's not her fault, that's how she's told to do it, but it still is no fun...

1.0
2.0
CPSC100
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Jul 16, 2005

She doesn't clearly explain, she talks too fast, she doesn't give class time for work, and watvh out if you tell her anything is a waste of time - She's vicious!

2.0
4.0
CPSC
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Aug 13, 2005

There are lots of assignments in her class. Hard to follow what she is teaching.

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A
Oct 5, 2005

OMG. i want to die. shes nice enough and she's fairly friendly but she talks the entire class away.

2.0
5.0
CPSC
Nov 16, 2005

If u wanna fail or ended up frustruated at the end of the semester, take her. Lots of assignement, tests are b/w hard and normal.

2.0
4.0
CPSC
Nov 21, 2005

man she talks alooot keeps on talking and when its the time nearin de end of da class she tells da students 2 start n finish de assigment in like 15-20 min max whdda hecuks tht man

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A+
Dec 6, 2005

I took her in this semister... She has a very boring class, her PPT presentation takes like over an hour; she expects everybody to pay attention. She doens't like people to talk or do other things when she's presenting. She has lots of labs and assignments t do. Her quizs and midterm are hard too

1.0
5.0
CISY1113
Dec 9, 2005

Probably the worst teacher in Canadian Education!!! Marie has no ethics when it comes to teaching, she is confused and confuses her students. Very "AMBIGIOUS" in her questions and tends to ask you to use search engines for help since she has nooooo idea. A total waste of my time and money.

3.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Jan 10, 2006

she needs to shut up!

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Nov 17, 2006

she likes to pick on her students, especially the LOUDER and more OUTSPOKEN ones. her assignments take up too much time. they're sooo tedious. so are her lectures. no one pays attention to her yapping so everyone just goes on web msn, internet games, facebook, xanga, facebook, etc...

1.0
5.0
CPSC1105
Nov 19, 2006

Worst teacher I have ever had.

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Nov 20, 2006

The worst teacher i have ever seen. Lots of labs and assignments...difficult mid term and tests. Choose her class if u want to fail!

3.0
3.0
CPSCRKAJ
Dec 8, 2006

No Comments

3.0
2.0
CISY1220
Apr 5, 2007

She doesn't know how to pace herself. She spends far to long on notes that she copies straight from the textbook and then gives very little time to do questions. She also loves to repeat "there you go" every class multiple times. It can get VERY irritating.

3.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Aug 13, 2007

Her class is boring. But if are good with microsoft office, this is a GPA booster class.

4.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Nov 29, 2007

She talks alot which tends to get boring. Overall her assigments are easy, and she gives you more than enough time to finish them. Her tests are straight forward.

4.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Feb 13, 2008

she talks to muchhhhh and her class makes me want to go to sleep, she cant teach and she moves way to fast

5.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Apr 17, 2008

Awesome teacher, as long as you are willing to work and complete all your labs on time. Very nice person to talk to, make sure you finish your labs before they r due, rest will be easy.

2.0
4.0
CISY000
Apr 18, 2008

she just reads off the power points. talks too much with the funny accent...useless class, super boring, you don't get to learn anything. she's not fair in marking, only her favorites students get good mark

5.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Apr 23, 2008

i think shes a good teacher..class was extremely easy! class is mainly labs and assignments! midterm and final was easy..do the work and you will get an A!

2.0
1.0
CPSC1100
Jul 30, 2008

Hard to understand, boring presentations that come straight from the notes, and easily confused among other things. Take 1100 if you want a GPA boost but take someone else CPSC1100+ courses

2.0
5.0
CISY1113
Dec 1, 2008

OMGGG~ SHE ISS!..........OMGGGG theres soo many things I can say about her~ but... I am not gonna say it~ LOL... SHE IS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!

3.0
3.0
CPSC13
Dec 26, 2008

She talks a lot.. and i mean a lot... notes are stright out of the book. tests are easy if you study. labs, assignments, mid term and final. tests consists of M/C, short ans., fill in the blank and T/F.

4.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Jan 21, 2009

Damm does she talk a lot. Shez mean sometimes. Yells if you ask her a question that she doesnt wanna answer. Labs, Assign, Mid term (4-5 chap) final (4-5 chap) high use of the text (visit bcbookworm.com if you want it cheap) If you put the effort then you might get a B at most

2.0
4.0
CPSCCPSC
Nov 2, 2009

she is such a bad teacher ! all she does is TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK TALK AND .... TALK !!! Very unclear and the midterm was pretty bad because proper review for it wasn't done. Do not take her !

3.0
4.0
CPSC1100
Nov 23, 2009

shes a nice teacher.. but the fact that shes annoying overpowers that. UGH!! Stressful class.... alot of work and hard tests... please take someone else.. its not TOO hard but by the end of the term you'll be pissed off.

3.0
3.0
CPSC1100
May 7, 2010

Nice teacher, helpful, but has a tendency to go off on her students in front of the whole class. Homework is easy, but can be time consuming. Study for the tests, as the chapters are long, and the tests are on multiple chapters.

4.0
1.0
CPSC1100
May 10, 2010

Not very clear verbal instructions but 95% of the work is through the textbook and although it can be tedius it is quite easy.

1.0
5.0
CPSC1100
May 13, 2010

Teacher talks too much, very hard to pay attention to lectures because of voice and accent. Thinks she can force students to do things. Rants often about students not showing up. Watch her, because sometimes she will mark your grade as late even when it wasn't.

2.0
5.0
CISY1113
Nov 9, 2010

She cannot explain well. Students have to study their own because the slides are not very useful. Not easy to learn good programming in her class.

1.0
5.0
CISY1113
Nov 14, 2010

-helps the people who do not have troubles(IE. the people with programming background), says theres no time to slow down when half the class doesn't understand, or just yells you're not paying enough attention. loves to randomly copy and paste and tells us to copy without actually teaching the program

3.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Nov 24, 2010

Some one commented If you put the effort then you might get a B at most that is not true I worked hard and got an A+ and thats with no previous knowledge on computers. Assignments super easy but time consuming click here then click that then press undo etc shes a nice lady but can get mad at students study hard for her tests

2.0
4.0
CPSC1103
Dec 22, 2010

This woman is horrible. Half the class dropped out because she is completely useless at teaching. She really doesn't care if you pass and will only help those who already know what they're doing. Avoid her at all cause and take anyone else. Trust me or you'll regret ever wanting to learn programming.

1.0
5.0
CISY1105
Jan 3, 2011

The worst teacher ever. I agree 100 % with all other comments about her.

2.0
3.0
CPSC1100
Jan 11, 2011

Waste of my money! If you do get her as a teacher I would recommend to withdraw from the course. I have never had a teacher I have disliked as much as her. I'm typing this while in her class and looking around I am not the only one that thinks this. More than half the class is surfing the internet or bored.

2.0
1.0
CISY1113
Sep 24, 2011

Horrible professor, literally. Every assignment has to be in "her format", even when it is obvious that we completely understand the concept(s). Also will not accept e-mailed assignments, makes us print out everything which is a complete waste of paper. Does not slow down in lectures, does not know how to teach period

1.0
5.0
CPSC1103
Oct 5, 2011

Do not take this class, you will be tempted to flip some tables.

1.0
5.0
CISY1113
Oct 30, 2011

I took her class to learn C# but she did not teach me at all. She does not assist with the tutorials, her powerpoint is straight out of the textbook and her english is bad which makes her powerpoint and class instruction often confusing and wrong. Don't expect to learn because she does not teach. You can expect to be ignored when asking for help.

2.0
1.0
COMPS1100
Nov 22, 2011

Her accent annoys the crap out of me, it's hard to pay attention to her because her english is nowhere near university-proffesor good. Going to class is pretty much useless, EVERYTHING is straight out of the textbook. Technically it is an easy class (content wise), but it's SOOOO boring i just ended up dropping it. Avoid her if possible.

2.0
3.0
CISY1113
Jan 5, 2012

Awful. All she does is get you to copy tutorials from the textbook which teaches you NOTHING. Her accent is so annoying and she doesn't seem capable of helping you. Avoid if you can, you won't learn anything as a beginner in programming.

4.0
1.0
CPSC1100
May 2, 2012

She is a very nice teacher and very helpful. The course content may not be appealing to everyone, but I liked the class, it was easy, and the teacher was very helpful.

1.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Jun 15, 2012

Everything she teaches is 100% from the textbook. If you do as much as possible ahead of time she won't have anything else planned. I left 45 minutes in a 3 hour class almost EVERY week. However she doesn't know most of the content and she talks so much, and is very repetitive. Avoid if possible.

2.0
3.0
INFO1112
Oct 22, 2012

Has like class spend most of class like writing programs straight from book, but gets like mad when we go to quick and don't study the code, yet she like assigns us up to 4 like programs to do by end of class and doesn't get why EVERYONE like ignores her during her lecture and like works on the assignment ahead of time.

2.0
4.0
INFO1112
Nov 5, 2012

Says she doesn't want to bore us and makes her lectures really short, but in doing so leaves out a lot of info. She expects us to learn most of the programming by doing 2-4 assignments per class. Because they take so long and are due before the end of class we usually end up typing the code out form the textbook without knowing what we're typing.

4.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Sep 2, 2013

Very friendly teacher

3.0
3.0
INFO1112
Nov 15, 2013

Marie is a very nice teacher. If you go to her office and ask her something she will help you a lot.

3.0
4.0
CPSC1100
Nov 28, 2013

Typing this while in her class.. not the best teacher assingments are easy, midterms way too hard even if you study very very unclear ... never taking another class with Marie again !!!!! Hopefully I pass...

1.0
3.0
INFO1112
Dec 9, 2013

Please, I cant even comment on her. Im so upset with the quality of her classes. very confusing, short lecture and way too much tutorials due to the end of the class. I will never take any other of her classes.

2.0
4.0
INFO1214
Mar 13, 2014

She writes her lectures on an overhead projector and doesn't even write them in the proper order. Because of this, class is mandatory because you can only get the notes in class. Her exercises in class and on assingments are easy, then the exams are hard. She will assume you know things because she's to lazy to quickly cover them. Accent is bad too

3.0
3.0
INFO1214
Apr 15, 2014

I thought i will do well in this class since i knew basic logic stuff but she made it so hard. Never hands out assignments back and you got to do quizzes without knowing how you're doing with the assignments. Examples she gives in her class are easy and only picks the one that has answers at the back and hard ones for assignments.

3.0
3.0
INFO1214
May 9, 2014

Having done most of the content of this class, I sailed through this class without any difficulty. You will be taking a lot of notes in her class.(most of the class time). Examples she gives in her class are easy and hard ones for assignments. So be well prepared for the exam. Don't rely on examples from class. Use the assignments for preparation.

1.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 3, 2014

Im writing this while in her class and the first day of class I literally fell asleep. Lectures are an hour long, sometimes 2 hours long, would never take this teacher again

3.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: A-
Dec 9, 2014

She does know her stuff, but reads right off the slides. Gives assignments every class. I did enjoy her class though. One weird thing though, she closes her eyes when facing the class during a lecture

2.0
4.0
1214
Jan 20, 2015

Absolute horrible, if you had to take this class your screwed because shes absolutely horrible make sure you take another teacher. And also she has a very thick accent so her teachings are horrible BUT she does give cheat sheets for her tests. But I recommend not taking this class unless you have to.

1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: F
Feb 5, 2015

Boring and unclear

1.0
5.0
1214
Grade: B
Apr 1, 2015

Even if the answer if correct; you will lose marks because the answer wasn't written her way. If you use another method besides hers' then you will also lose marks. The course content is easy; her picky senseless marking makes the class difficult.

3.0
4.0
INFO1214
Apr 28, 2015

Friendly person as long as you don't do idiotic things in class,but make sure to put the effort in studying for this course. Make sure to regularly do the assignments and review your notes, so you do not fall behind. It's an okay course, if you put in the effort.

2.0
4.0
1214
May 21, 2015

She is unclear of her expectations from the student. It is difficult to understand her due to her lack of communication with the student, she usually shuts you down when you try to ask questions and has random rants complaining about the responsibility that comes with being a teacher.

1.0
5.0
DISCRETEMATH
Grade: B-
Jun 24, 2015

Sometimes there will be random rants of how students write really messy and it becomes hard for here to mark their assignments. Another common rant is that students should't go to Tim Hortons because the line is too long. These rants last about 30mins and then she'll rush the notes. C'mon man!

2.0
5.0
INFO1112
Dec 4, 2015

She is pretty bad and don't expect her to help you that much. The chapters are difficult to understand and she has hard quiz's. The thing I recommend to is study straight from the textbook and and take as much as notes as possible. You need to put the effort outside her class in order to comprehend what she is talking about. I hope this helps.

1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Rather not say
Jan 2, 2016

Honestly, she is one of the worst instructors that I've ever met in my entire life she doesn't know how to even talk so what do you think about teaching the course. Highly recommended to find another professor..

4.0
2.0
INFO1112
Grade: A
Feb 4, 2016

Marie Lichimo covers all the material needed to pass the course with an A. Her speech can be unclear at times but her lectures are on point. She may seem harsh to students who don't understand the material. Don't take it the wrong way, she wants you to pass and maybe she wants less work for herself when marking your work.

3.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 16, 2016

INFO1112 is based around C# programming. You need to read and practice in order to learn it. She provides all the information you'll need and will be there to answer questions but you will have to take it upon yourself after class to do the homework or else you won't do so good. She can be a little unclear at times, but overall is decent.

4.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: A+
Apr 22, 2016

Very tough grader.

4.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: A+
Apr 22, 2016

Very tough grader. Don't return assignments soon. U can commit same mistakes in your quizze.s which u do wrong in assignments because she will not return your assignmets on time

2.0
1.0
INFO1214
Grade: B-
Nov 10, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Lab every class which is copy and paste. It doesn't help you learn. You might as well not show up considering you won't be able to pay attention to her incredibly boring lecture that is word for word what the slides say that you could just read at home. Takes 1 month+ to mark things and I've been waiting over a month for a response to 4+ emails.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
GROUP PROJECTS
LECTURE HEAVY
3.0
3.0
INFO1213
Grade: A
Dec 14, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Her lectures are pretty useless and she takes FOREVER to mark assignments. She's a very tough marker when it comes to assignments, but she's the most generous marker with exams and quizzes. I was clueless on the written portion of the midterm and still got 98% because she accepted my nonsense answers. If you fully read the book, you'll do well

GROUP PROJECTS
2.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Jan 20, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Very, very tough grader and her lectures are next to useless

Tough Grader
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
4.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Feb 7, 2017
Wouldn't take again

This teacher takes way too long to grade assignments/ labs. You can make the same mistake multiple times because you wont know what you are doing wrong until 2 weeks later by when you have already submitted 3 other assignments. And to make it worse, she does not explain how she would like the assignments to be submitted.

Tough Grader
1.0
4.0
INFO1112
Mar 23, 2017
Wouldn't take again

is very bad at marking labs and when she does, she marks them very tough

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Rather not say
Sep 9, 2017
Wouldn't take again

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Tough Grader
Hilarious
TEST HEAVY
3.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 4, 2017
Would take again

She is usually quite nice, but she will go on a rant if you are late or need to leave early. Her assignment due dates are inconsistent sometimes due the next day, other times due next week.

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Oct 31, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Avoid her at all costs.

1.0
3.0
INFO1214
Nov 21, 2017
Wouldn't take again

She's a nice teacher, but she can't teach and taking her could possibly break your GPA.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
3.0
INFO1214
Dec 22, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Assignments are graded at her leisure and finals marks come out past next semester registration times. She also berates students for not understanding and usually does not and will not try to explain anything you don't understand.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Tests are tough
LECTURE HEAVY
2.0
3.0
INFO1214
Mar 6, 2018
Wouldn't take again

her exaggerated use like i really annoying and distracting. random rants about students' behaviour and very common in her lectures. wouldn't reccomend her to anyone.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
TEST HEAVY
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Mar 7, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Avoid at all cost guys. You you don't want to fail, just don't take this professor. She actually enjoys deducting your marks. Please trust me. Don't take any course with her.!!!!!!

Tough Grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Apr 4, 2018
Wouldn't take again

She teaches INFO1214 like it is an English class. Docks marks for minor language difference. Avoid taking this class. She can be nice, but Is largely unconcerned with her students and how her grading and teaching pace affects them, her anal grading criteria, inability to accept valid criticism/change teaching style. I am not a biased reviewer.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
LECTURE HEAVY
4.0
3.0
INFO1214
Grade: A
Dec 6, 2018
Wouldn't take again

some time boring but a good by heart person. will help you in best way possible but is a little tough on grades

Tough Grader
Respected
Amazing lectures
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Dec 10, 2018
Wouldn't take again

She is the worst professor I have been seen ever. She takes months for grading labs. Her grading method is very tough. If you want to get pass don't choose her.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: A
Jan 24, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Took a coding class with her and didn't get docked a single point for my code but instead got constantly docked for my punctuation on submission word documents. Do I need to say more?

Tough Grader
1.0
2.0
CPSC1100
Grade: A-
Jan 26, 2019
Wouldn't take again

2012. Very unhelpful. Impatient and unenthusiastic about her job. Refused to help with a software error. Had to get help from a classmate instead. Doesn't explain things in class. Just says read the textbook. She missed a class once. Had to do my final out in Richmond. Basically had to teach myself to get a good mark.

Get ready to read
TEST HEAVY
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: F
Mar 7, 2019
Wouldn't take again

create some questions we didn't learn in the class, don't have much more practices.

1.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: B
Mar 8, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Garbage tier prof. If you take this prof be prepared to lose Mark's on your English and format on assignments rather than anything to do with code. Her assignments are also very unclear and make no sense. If I could rate a 0 I would, do not take her for anything. I learned more from youtube than anyone of her lecs.

Tough grader
1.0
3.0
INFO1112
Mar 14, 2019
Wouldn't take again

I will never select this pro for other course!!!!

Lots of homework
Test heavy
2.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: D
Mar 21, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Everything is done on the computer except the tests. If you're used to coding with the computer with some help of suggestions, you won't have that during the test. Every class has a laboratory assignment to do. Each lab will require intensive documentation.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Apr 3, 2019
Wouldn't take again

just one thing don not take her take poison instead never think of passing ready to learn decorating lab and assignments instead of learning c++

Hilarious
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Apr 10, 2019
Wouldn't take again

taking her course is the worst think you can do in your education career.

So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 2, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Literally the worst teacher you can get talks all day off of power points. If it weren't for the power points I bet she would be lost herself cause she reads straight off the slides. Even one time I asked for help she was unsure and literally told me to figure it out myself!! Please save your money DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!! And the quizzes oof gl.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
3.0
INFO1214
Grade: C+
Oct 13, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Lets just put it this way. I started smoking and doing pot for stress relief while taking her INFO1214. Thats how bad it went.

Get ready to read
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Nov 7, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Had in INFO 1112, was bad, but passable. I dunno why I thought it was a good idea to take Discrete Math with her. She is always late giving marks&feedback. She reads slides,& doesn't teach you anything. Talks in circles, doesn't nail anything down. If I didn't take PHIL 1150 before this, I'd have been lost from day 1. I was lost from day 3.

Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: B-
Dec 17, 2019
Wouldn't take again

This teacher is so terrible. Her lectures are copy pasted from the textbook. Her quizzes are so ridiculous. If you want feedback from her good luck. Before the final exam she marked 4 labs out of 12 labs and 2 assignments out of 6. You don't know how well you do in labs so the labs are blindly done. Terrible teacher I beg you to find another prof.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: D
Dec 18, 2019
Wouldn't take again

All these rating clearly describe exactly how she is 100% scroll down all you will see is red and that sad face next to it saying awful which exactly what she is. She doesn't even know about programming yet there to teach it clearly for the quick paycheck that's all. If you don't know about programming do not take this class otherwise you will fail

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
1.0
4.0
INFO1112
Grade: F
Jan 31, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst teacher I have ever had in my life. Her classes are ZzZz, shows zero interest on what she is teaching. Each class was the full 3 hours of textbook slides, read WORD FOR WORD with no enthusiasm. For an intro course, was hoping to learn c++ from her, Google is your teacher. Lazy marker, no feedback. A disgrace to KPU, read all the other reviews

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
3.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 3, 2020
Would take again

This is not a hard course if you study C++ basics ahead of time and can follow instructions. If anything, she spends way too much time repeating herself. That said, she really REALLY does not understand how long coding and documentation can take. Her tests are brutally long and homework can take forever. If you can't code fast, look elsewhere.

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Clear grading criteria
1.0
4.0
INFO1112
Grade: A
Mar 9, 2020
Wouldn't take again

She is tough grader. Even if your program works she still deduct marks for simple grammatical errors and she never give assignment and mid term result on time. Take more than 2 or 3 weeks. Never ever take this prof.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Apr 10, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Such a tough grader and gives lots of homework. Never gives back the assignment grades on time, so you can't avoid making mistakes again.

Lots of homework
Hilarious
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
May 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

worst instructor ever

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: D
May 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Never take this professor. I repeat NEVER

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Grade: A-
Jun 28, 2020
Wouldn't take again

You want 200+ slides a class for discrete math she won't actually explain or let you try to solve problems in class? You want to never know your marks, ever? You want 3 1/2 hour lectures straight, with no break? Then take this class, because she sucks! If you're ESL, I'm so sorry. What she says makes even less sense.

Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Grade: B
Jul 22, 2020
Wouldn't take again

WORST EVER!! dON'T take her

Tough grader
1.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: Rather not say
Sep 17, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I do not understand her! I might as well teach myself. She teaches like you know already what she's talking about. she just reads the slides and rarely explains what shes saying.

1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

just dont take her .. unless you have a background on this topic

Amazing lectures
1.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 17, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Doesn't break up the asgnmts into small chunks. 1 covers 2 ch.'s and very time-consuming, Quizzes and Midterms for ch.'s that homework hasn't been given for practice. Quiz 1 covered ch.1-3 but she didn't give hw for ch.3 so I got a bad grade; now we have a midterm covering ch.4 and no homework to practice. 100-200 slides per ch. to read.

Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Dec 5, 2020
Wouldn't take again

A headache. It's all PowerPoint slides. When she tries to explain something, she rambles, hovers her mouse all over the screen, and points at parts of the notes and examples. It's a mess. I stopped tuning in for lectures and taught myself with the text. Most of her exam questions are designed to trick you--total artificial difficulty. 100% avoid.

1.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: Incomplete
Sep 21, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Don't take this professor. I do not have to write why.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Dec 8, 2021
Wouldn't take again

She doesn't even reply to student emails. Tough grader and doesn't care about students. Don't take her EVER

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: B+
Mar 9, 2022

she will read ppt throughout lectures, not even say a single extra word other than that what is already on the slides. She want explanation of each step and claim it to be copied in case u missed a silly step which we think would be common sense. Received feedback on one assignment that it was copied , because of inconsistent fonts

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1214
Mar 15, 2022

don’t ever think of taking her She don’t even no to teach And deducts a lot of marks in assignment and quizzes I have never such a worst prof in my life My biggest mistake till date was taking her course Don’t ever take her even if you have no steats available in different sections I would grade her -000000000000000!!!!!!

Tough grader
1.0
4.0
1214
Grade: Incomplete
Nov 3, 2022

Reads off slides without adding value, and requires class attendance, so be ready to be self taught. Grades are returned late. The only value in her classes are getting hints to the tests. Will remove marks for not being precise with your answers even though the the idea and result is correct.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Grade: Incomplete
Nov 8, 2022

overly critical; concerned with insignificant details when grading

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
INFO1214
Grade: A
Dec 22, 2022

Marie Lichimo was my instructor for INFO 1214 at KPU. She cannot explain concepts clearly. She just read the slides given by the textbook publisher which was completely not value-added for teaching. With that, I simply watched videos on Youtube to understand these concepts myself. She graded all the work very slowly. Her English was poor.

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1214
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 25, 2022

I must say that she is the worst professor in my all semester. she does not even know how to teach and how to grade and only knows how to read the slides not to explain. I must say no one should take this professor. they must take drop must no take this professor

Tough grader
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
DISCRETEMATH
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 14, 2023

never give marks properly

Tough grader
Participation matters
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: C-
Aug 24, 2023

worst professor dont take her instead go for mayyadah Al-Ani

So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
INFO1213
Grade: B-
Sep 22, 2023

If you take a course from her, prepare to learn the entire course from the textbook, because she will not teach you a single thing. I'm not sure how she's qualified to be teaching tech courses, because she doesn't understand her own course material. Don't bother asking questions in class, because she doesn't know the answer.

1.0
5.0
1214
Grade: C-
Oct 13, 2023

She completed our maths course just by reading alone and not writing a single thing wow, must like reading . She and Mayyad are twin sister i.e. zero knowledge to give to students and then expect them to be genius in their exams and quizzes. all she did in class which I remember was saying likeee aaa likeeee aaa ........ likeeee aaa !!!!

Tough grader
Amazing lectures
Test heavy
1.0
4.0
1214
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 11, 2023

The worst professor I have had since registering. Does not teach or explain any concepts, just reads off the slides given as course default. Terrible at explaining, constantly stuttering (see the reviews citing "ahh, like, ummmm, like"). Zero help outside of class, impossible office hours. Unless you know the course, DO NOT TAKE this professor.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 6, 2023

DO NOT TAKE HER. SHE DOES NOT MARK YOU OFF YOUR PROGRMA BUT JUST YOUR DOCUMENTATION AND SHE WILL GIVE MARK YOUR PROGRAM LAST MIN SO YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT MISTAKES YOU MADE

Tough grader
1.0
3.0
INFO1112
Grade: C
Dec 15, 2023

this prof is terrible, she doesn't mark on time (took till the end of the semester to get back assignment/lab marks), she will also remove marks because she doesn't like your variable names in your assignment. She writes "you may include" in the requirements page which doesn't mean its optional it means its mandatory. don't take this prof for C++.

Tough grader
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1214
Grade: C+
Dec 16, 2023

As she gave assignment and after grading there were at least 4 questions she mark you did wrong question, like she gave page 123#5 and if person did the same, but her words were wring question and gave zero for that and repeatedly fir all 4 assignments. Very bad at giving grades.Don't help students if they have problem in results.Slideshow lecture

1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: C-
Dec 21, 2023

Please don't take her. Evil prof doesn't teach and give student low marks for simple mistakes. I don't know why she's still employed.

1.0
5.0
DISCRETEMATH
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 19, 2024

Class is easy to understand, self study everything but she marks right answers wrong and takes marks off for no reason. If your answer is right but you did not explain your answer 100% the way she wants you will get marks taken off. She wants answers to be explained as if she was in elementary School. Average midterm mark was a fail.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
3.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: A+
Apr 28, 2024

Take the course by this prof. only if you have background in the subject. She deducts marks for even minor linguistic mistakes and you have to explain every step. You will have to attempt the quiz without even knowing the score in assignment and She always delays the marking. If you don't pay attention in lecture, then get ready to loose marks.

Tough grader
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
1214
Grade: C
May 1, 2024

the ratings were to the point, she lectures heavy, for whole of 3 hours. No one cares to listen to the professor because you actually do not get to learn anything. I have always seen students watching youtube videos or doing some other homework during the lectures. She does not care about you learning something in the course.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
1100
Jul 19, 2024

If I could rate a zero, I would. I've never had a prof like her in my life. Save yourself a mountain of stress.

2.0
4.0
1214
Grade: C+
Nov 10, 2024

Avoid this professor if you can - their lectures are dull and they're not helpful outside of class. However, I found Unstuck ai and some practice tests really useful for preparing for exams. The workload was manageable with some self-study.

4.0
5.0
1214
Grade: B+
Apr 10, 2025
Would take again

Discrete Math is tough topic, but professor explaining every single possible mistake in quizes or assignments. not that bad

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
2.0
4.0
INFO1214
Grade: B+
Apr 29, 2025

Lectures are Boring, nothing to learn. Prof go word to word from slides and nothing exciting about teaching methods. For Assignments, just use the steps and language from notes same you will get the good grade, if you try to use your own words you will get bad grades

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
INFO1214
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
May 14, 2025

Extremely bad at teaching the material. One of the hardest courses. Do not take this professor for discrete math - if you do, prepare to lock in HARD. You will need to do your absolute, absolute best and no amount of ChatGPT will save you here. Avoid this professor in this course at all costs. -THE DINGLER

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 27, 2025

NEVER TAKE HER CLASS BETTER TO WAIT FOR THIS SUBJECT

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 8, 2025

You will lose marks for the smallest things, she just reads off the slides all class and thinks everyone understands. Take with any other teacher is possible the class is easy she just makes it impossible to pass

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
INFO1112
Grade: D
Dec 17, 2025

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASSES WITH THIS TEACHER. She is the worst of all. No one can understand her lectures becasue of the way she talks and teaches. She tries to undermine your eager and reduce your confidence during the course. You cannot ask for revision on your grades. It is what it is. She does not give any feedback to you.

Tough grader
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