Likes to make class challenging!!!! Make sure you know your Entities

1st MIS class where i didn't get an A.. nicest guy, helpful too, but hard class!

Loved his stories about his kids.

He is the best all around teacher in the MIS minor. He genuinely cares for the students.

Superb.............CAKE

Tough course, but I learned a lot about creating an online store.

good man. take this course. so much work but so worth the time for what you get out of it.

I LOVE SERVA! The most helpful professor I've ever had here. Very challenging, but worth the extra hours of frustration.

Serva is the best! My absolute most favorite professor at UD. Don't bother buying the textbooks though.. Waste of >$100

Great guy, very helpful, goes out of way to make students understand material. Final project is tough if you know no programming...

Class is intense, but he gives a copy of the exam the day before you take it. Very willing to help; can email him and get same day response, allows you to call him @ home. Final project looks tough, but is do-able - especially with the "milestones" he sets.

Interesting class. Requires some work (Wikis, Blogs, Take Home Exam). Nice and helpful guy. Weird grading.

Great guy. Class is on the hard side, but he'll help you with anything and is very lenient with grading. If you get a bad grade with him - it's your fault... you basically didn't try or didn't care enough. Do the work and you'll get an A.

This class is not a pushover. Serva is a cool dude, and you will learn a good bit from him. The work is pretty involved, and pushes you to think. Difficult class, but worth it. He shows you the exam before you take it. Graded on individual labs, a group project, an exam and attendence anr participation. Got an A-.

He is one of the best professors ever! He is so down to earth and just an overall really nice guy. Need to buy SQL textbook but not the other one. Do the assignments and you'll do really well in his class. Go to class cause he helps out a lot, the hour and 15mins flies by!

Serva is awesome!! he cares about students and he is so nice. I love the stories he tells and he is such a dork (but in a good way). Definitely take him!

OK, He's tough. But I also learned a lot. Good examples, and enthusiastic about the material.

He is a great guy. Go to class and pay attention. Project is majority of grade and the quizzes and exams are easy if you pay attention to what he says is important. Very good teacher.

He is a really nice guy but is an extremely hard professor. Expect to learn the material yourself because he offer little help on assignments. Dont take this class during winter unless you expect to spend all your time programming in Visual Basic and of course he doesn't accept late work. Unfortunately he's your only choice for MISY 225!

Serva is great. Perfect example of a guy who really enjoys teaching, and truly wants his students to succeed. May not be the easiest, but he will do whatever he needs to make sure you understand the material. Very genuine and a welcome change to the regular demeaning and self-worshiping professors.

Great teacher. He helps with the projects as much as he can without giving away the answers. I definitely learned a lot in his class. One of the best teachers I have had thus far at UD, and I am a senior!!!!

Best Teacher at UD.You cant possibly get under a B- if u go 2 class. Only 2 in class tests that r part group work. I would try to take him for every MISY class he teaches. He is big on group work, so he will put you in a group and make you guys meet at least once outside of class, which causes friendship to form between students. Cool Professor!

One of the best teachers I have ever had. Really cares about students and how they do. I had him f03 MISY 330 also. He really explains everything well. Group project is majority of grade and that good cause he really helps you out...and helps you plan it through the semester to keep your group on track. GREAT GUY!!

Great professor all around. Extremely knowledgable and helpful. Is the reason why I have my internship.

I've had Serva for 340, 350, and 430. Tough teacher, but you come out understanding the concepts. EXAM REVIEWS ARE WORTH GOING TO. Makes exams very similar to practice. Most of the grade is project based,and he's willing to help you during office hours to ensure you're handing in A quality work. Best professor I've had at UD

Prof Serva is a great Prof but man is he tough. You will learn a lot but hes gonna bust your balls in the process.

Serva is easily the best professor I've had at Delaware. While learning to program in Java is rough, he helps you literally every step of the way. Read the textbook before quizzes and exams. Lets you start homework assignments in class so he is there to help get you started. Take Serva, he invests all his time into ensuring his students succeed.

Professor Serva is excellent! He really cares about his students and wants to make sure that everyone not only understands the material, but has a general interest in the material as well. He changed my opinion about Java code, and now I will be taking another of his courses Honors next semester and I can't wait. Definitely recommend Serva!

He won't hold your hand every step of the way but he will definitely help you understand Java. Go to his office hours. Read the book. Understand both the text book and coding of Java and you'll be fine. Don't take this class lightly if you haven't taken Java or coded before. But if have coding experience, piece of cake.

Serva doesn't make it easy but he still tries to make sure you succeed. This class is one of those things that you get or you don't. If you're unlucky enough that you don't understand coding, ask for help. Serva will "help" by basically making you think about it until something comes to you, and sometimes he doesn't even get that far.

Serva is a very fair professor. He will go above and beyond to help you understand java. 1 exam and 2 projects. If you don't have a full grasp of java YOU MUST GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS, otherwise you will be screwed for the whole semester. I luckily took MISY225 right before this class so this class has not been too hard for me. On track to get an A.

I really like Serva. I'v had him for 225, 330, & 350 and averaged an A- in all 3. He's fair and clearly outlines what is expected of you. His lectures can be dull. I am by no means a coding wiz but what he teaches in class is abundantly available online (YouTube, Stack Overflow, etc.) Problems reviewed in class are just like the test problems.

I've taken Serva for all 3 MISY courses he takes, have loved every single class. His group work can get annoying, but it is conducive to learning since it is with such a big group. The material isn't easy (specifically with 350), but he offers tons of help like EC and review sessions. I would take him again if I had the opportunity.

Great Professor! I have take him for 225 and 330 now and both class have been a lot of work, but the end results are great. He is real here to make you think and learn the material on your own. He is there for guidance. His test can go either way honestly so prepare to study. Also, has a great personality which is a plus.

Serva knows his stuff. PhD, been doing it for years. He is clear with what he expects and is helpful if you are struggling. But he is constantly busy, and tracking him down outside of class can be difficult. Gives you the grade you earn. Good guy to know at school as well, definitely recommend for any MISY class if you are willing to work.

He is an excellent man and professor. He makes you work for your grades but when you leave his class you feel prepared and knowledgable about the content learned. I would take him for every class if I could. My favorite professor at UD! He is there for his students and generally cares about each and every one of them.

Was a great into class. Professor was very helpful to those who put in the effort and tried.

This class is not as difficult as everyone says. Dr. Serva is there to help you and will push you to your limit. If you go to class and do the assignments you will do fine in the class. Good luck and have fun with it!

I love Serva! He is an overall great guy and an amazing professor. This was my 3rd class with him and it was just as I expected. He is tougher than some other professors, but you will actually learn. This course is one of the most difficult ones, but he does his best to help you. 2 tests and a final project are the main grades.

Serva is definitely passionate about MISY, and it shows during his lectures. He has very clear lectures, and although the material can get tricky, he gives tons of examples and opportunities to practice. Group work is huge because you get assigned a team at the beginning of the semester and work with them every class.

Amazing professor probably the best I've ever had, he cares about his students and if you're not doing well he will help you even more. The material sucks because it's coding so it's not just a walk in the park, but if you don't like coding then don't major or minor in MISY.

There is no textbook and no homework. Very less material for reviewing. He always tricks you during the quizzes or exams even if he said he was not going to trick you. Read everything very carefully. He really taught a lot of things. He is very strict when giving you final grade. Even if you are 86.8/86.9, he will only give you a B. feel sad.

This class is about Python, so no textbook. he used an online course to guide his lectures. Very group based, but it helps you learn if you dont know how to code. 2 graded homeworks, 2 group projects, 4 quizzes, 2 exams and 1 final. He lets you bring a sheet of handwritten notes to all of these. Very reasonable grader and person. Very easy class!

Overall nice dude. Class has no exams, he grades of projects and does a pretty good job teaching so you know how to complete assignments. Very strictly follows his syllabus, it outlines his criteria for specific grades, and he does not budge. Attendance is huge, you can go down a whole letter grade depending on how many you skip.

Dr. Serva's grading is very ambiguous and you don't know what you are going to get until you see it on your transcript. Other than that he isn't bad, the daily classes are okay and the group projects aren't too tough. During class he's very accessible but not as much out of class. Quizzes are tough and you have to read everything very carefully.

Biggest flaw of the class was it was an 8am. Lectures are super important and you must pay attention. Class works off a tier list, with final exam/project being optional if you're good with a B. There are individual/group quizzes for +/- grade. 4 hw projects that are essentially what you do in class. Overall not too difficult and he's very helpful

If you have prior coding experience, this class will definitely be a be a breeze for you. Exams are worth 65% of the course so make sure you study hard for them. His lectures give a good understanding of what will be on the exams and he is helpful. He made the final exam optional as well.

Grading of projects are pass/fail. At first I was spectacle about his grading system but he's really fair with it. If you don't pass you have 4 tokens to resubmit. Quizzes only determine the +/- of your grade so aren't really a big deal. I suggest going to his office hours he is really helpful. Pass all the projects and midterm and you'll get a B

Made me go from a MIS minor to a major! Great professor really enjoys python and knows so much about it. Material can be difficult but he is very helpful and available outside class. Also I learned a lot in this class and it made me want to learn more. Although exams were heavily weighted, it helped me learn the material that much better.

This was a pretty easy class and the projects were based on the examples we did together in class. You have to do the research project in order to get an A. This should not be too bad because the research project is similar to the fourth module project. Overall, the projects were fairly easy so would definitely recommend this class.

4 projects, they are pass/fail. You get 4 tokens if a project is considered "fail" and you can resubmit for 1 token. Quizzes are individual and a group grade combined, easy if you watch the videos before class. Serva is helpful in office hours, just plan ahead so you can attend them early.

Did pretty well in this class with no prior coding experience. Everything is very straightforward. Bi-weekly quizzes require reading and about an hour of videos, which is the most annoying part of the course. Pretty easy class overall if you come everyday and pay attention. He will take away points if you have more than 4 absences.

Great dude, great class. hope he does well :)

Professor Serva is really sweet and I learned a lot in his class! I had no background in Python and I felt like I learned a lot. Some of the wording of questions was wacky and confusing, but he is so open to help you understand if you tell him it makes no sense. There is a book that's assigned and do read it because it goes in more depth for tests.

The sweetest man ever. I started this class knowing nothing of Python, and now I've learned so much. I highly recommend going to his office hours! Even if you think you understand, he will help guide you because he truly wants you to succeed.

this class is so easy. i was nervous cause i have never coded before but like if you just read the textbook and stay on top of ur work and practice you'll be good.

He listens to student suggestions and you call tell he really cares about everyone succeeding. Attend class and you will definitely pass!

If you go to class and practice the problems with him then you'll be adequately prepared for the exams. Grades overwhelming weighted on exams, but if you go to class he walks you through all the problems you may need to know. He says buy the textbook but I barely used it and his canvas page prepared me just enough and i have no coding experience.