2.1

Mark Wineberg

Computer Science - University of Guelph

2.1
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
10%
Would Retake
109
Reviews
2.1
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
2.1
Helpful
2.1
Clarity

10%

Would Retake

109

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
109 total ratings

5

14

4

13

3

10

2

20

1

52

What Students Say

Awful professor, crazy knowledge

CIS3260 - 1.0 rating

Exams aren't too bad & you're allowed to get cheat sheets on which you can write ANYTHING

CIS1500 - 3.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

20%

Textbook Required

6%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 15 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (6)
Not sure yet (6)
Incomplete (4)
Grade Distribution
A(6)B(2)C(3)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 29 reported grades
A+: 6
Not sure yet: 6
Incomplete: 4
Not_Sure_Yet: 2
Common Tags
Group projects (6)
Tough grader (6)
Lots of homework (4)
Get ready to read (3)
Lecture heavy (3)
GROUP PROJECTS (2)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (1)
Caring (1)
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Reviews (108)
1.0
1.0
CIS1650
Oct 15, 2001

Boring, unknowledgable.

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Oct 16, 2001

those who can do, do. those who cant, teach.

4.0
5.0
CIS165
Oct 18, 2001

Great teacher...except that his Assigments are designed to fail us

5.0
5.0
CIS1650
Oct 19, 2001

You're right, hes assignments are brutal

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Oct 24, 2001

1)prepare before lectures 2) show up on time

3.0
4.0
CIS1650
Oct 31, 2001

utterly useless at times...i mean...he just throws up overheads...

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 8, 2001

No Comments

2.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 12, 2001

I like it when he tells a corny joke then loses his train of thought

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 15, 2001

the most ridiculous assignments i've ever seen - long, boring and pointless

3.0
3.0
CIS343
Nov 18, 2001

Nice guy. Brutal assignments. Lose track now and then.

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Grade: A+
Nov 19, 2001

Nice guy--KILLER ASSIGNMENTS! cant teach arrays methods and objects

2.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 25, 2001

Very unclear, seems smart but has absolutely no teaching method, useless class

4.0
2.0
CIS1650
Nov 25, 2001

Not bad teacher.

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Nov 26, 2001

Don't really like him, always shows up late, seems nervous, overheads are great

2.0
2.0
CIS165
Nov 26, 2001

Anybody can read an overhead

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

his lectures are designed to get people to drop out, it seems....

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

much love... but, some people were just meant to be factory workers

2.0
3.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

No Comments

1.0
5.0
CIS165
Grade: A+
Nov 26, 2001

Surely knows what's going on!

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

*looks at clock.. thinks to himself only 5 mins late! oh ya!

1.0
3.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

No Comments

3.0
4.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

No Comments

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

No Comments

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Grade: A+
Nov 26, 2001

Late, unprepared/nervous for lectures, never knows what is going on!

5.0
3.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

Presented material logically. Course design too compromising. Everyone loses.

1.0
3.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

No Comments

1.0
4.0
CIS1650
Nov 26, 2001

unclear,nervous,unorganized, late

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 27, 2001

Unprofessional attitude

2.0
3.0
1650
Grade: C-
Nov 27, 2001

anyone can read an overhead, no point of going to class

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 28, 2001

is this class some sorta joke? i learned 0. A monkey could have taught me more!

1.0
5.0
CIS165
Nov 28, 2001

what prof? i didn't know we had one!!

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 28, 2001

No Comments

4.0
2.0
CIS1650
Nov 29, 2001

He was really helpful, and he did a good job. ppl complaining are the problem.

2.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 29, 2001

Awful assignments

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Grade: C
Nov 30, 2001

A Chair is not a Desk, But is apparently a Variable.

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Dec 2, 2001

No Comment!

2.0
3.0
CIS1650
Dec 4, 2001

sometimes it seems he has no idea of what he is talking about.

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Dec 6, 2001

See ya next semester, I learn more from eating stale cheese.

2.0
3.0
CIS1650
Jan 8, 2002

Better then Dobo thats all I have to say

3.0
3.0
CIS1650
Jan 9, 2002

what have I gotten myself into!

4.0
3.0
343
Feb 2, 2002

Quiz's were brutal, exam was great. Shouldn't wait so long to give out assgmts

3.0
2.0
CIS1650
Apr 5, 2002

No Comments

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Apr 11, 2002

No Comments

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Apr 12, 2002

He's ok. Better than Dr.Evil Dobo....but not as cool as Morton

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Oct 7, 2002

didn't even know what he was doing!

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Oct 28, 2002

Spends more time arguing with his computer than actually teaching the class.

4.0
2.0
CIS1650
Nov 22, 2002

No Comments

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 28, 2002

Was of no help to the course at all

1.0
3.0
CIS1650
Dec 7, 2002

No Comments

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Dec 10, 2002

No idea what he is doing......sometimes forgets to show up for class

2.0
2.0
CIS1650
Dec 18, 2002

Terrible. I can't believe he wasted 2 classes comparing computers to baking

4.0
1.0
CIS1650
Feb 6, 2003

easy assignments

4.0
1.0
CIS1650
Feb 15, 2003

Great Lecture notes

5.0
3.0
CIS1650
Feb 17, 2003

very helpful when approached, great lecture notes, fair expectations of students

4.0
2.0
1650
Feb 19, 2003

He looks like Brendan Fraser

3.0
3.0
CIS1650
Mar 10, 2003

coffee was required for his lectures

1.0
1.0
1650
May 6, 2003

Okay, isn't there something in the undergraduate calendar about giving out a semester plan with due dates on it at the beginning of the semester? Yeah, this guy ought to try making one up so he doesn't have to pull due dates out of the air later.

3.0
3.0
CIS1650
Nov 19, 2003

Smart.. but I would have a tough time debating whether to watch paint dry or go to one of his classes.

1.0
5.0
CIS1650
Nov 23, 2003

unclear, bad assignments (ill be damned if i understand him), only good thing abotu his class is watchign everyone leave, worth it because other teachers make fun of him

5.0
3.0
CIS1650
Dec 1, 2003

easy to understand and willing to help

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Dec 1, 2003

Honestly, when you explain something to someone especially in university, try not to think that they're complete morons. If you want boredom, this is the guy for you.

5.0
2.0
CIS1650
Dec 15, 2003

k, this guy had all his powerpoint ready and clear, very organized and VERY clear, most people didnt go to class and thats why they found it hard. He once stayed an hour after lecture on a friday night to help me.

5.0
3.0
CIS1650
Feb 9, 2004

This guy is boring but is a fantastic prof. He is willing to answer questions and explains things VERY throughely. Go to all his lectures and even if you're a begginer you'll pass very well.

5.0
2.0
CIS1650
Apr 29, 2004

very clear, easy to understand, posts copies of notes on the internet, great overall prof.

2.0
1.0
CIS1650
Jun 14, 2004

No Comments

1.0
1.0
SOME
Oct 21, 2004

He is very lazy guy and he is not clear about what he is saying

5.0
1.0
CIS1650
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Oct 21, 2004

Good Prof, very clear and helpful

5.0
2.0
CIS1650
Dec 1, 2004

Nice guy, tries really hard to help if you ask.

3.0
2.0
CIS1500
Dec 7, 2004

He shows up consistantly late to class. He just reads the slides and when he expands on them he just confuses me. I can get all the slides online and read them myself and they make more sense.

1.0
3.0
CIS1500
Jan 31, 2005

Needs to Work on Presentation

4.0
3.0
CIS1500
Apr 10, 2005

He's not that bad... He has his moments. He'll answer any question you have (and then some...) but I definately felt sorry for people who aren't in CIS because of the terminology he was throwing out there... He makes things harder then they have to be a lot of the time.

2.0
4.0
CIS1650
Oct 30, 2005

Worst prof I've ever met.. Very irresponsible...Always late for classes and meeting..Lazy..Always not clear about what he's saying..

3.0
2.0
CIS1500
Jan 20, 2006

I would try and focus in class but his lack of enthusiasm would put me to sleep. Extremely boring. I stopped going to class because it was so pointless. Exams aren't too bad & you're allowed to get cheat sheets on which you can write ANYTHING. I'm computer illiterate & got 88% on this course.

5.0
2.0
CIS1500
Jun 29, 2006

I found Dr. Wineberg to be very helpful. Whenever I saw him during office hours he spent alot of time with me to help me understand the material. I think that he is a nice guy.

5.0
1.0
CLASS1
May 31, 2007

Very helpful when needed.

4.0
3.0
CIS2430
Mar 13, 2009

If you go one on one with him is is an amazing professor. He lacks skills to teach the same way in front of a class but he is still an amazing professor.

5.0
3.0
CIS2430
Apr 24, 2009

He is a great prof, he spent alot of time after class helping me, and was always available when I needed assistance. Sometimes he even replied to my emails at 2:00 am! He definitely knows his stuff and his slides are great, very detailed made my life a lot easier. A nice guy.

5.0
3.0
CIS6650
Dec 14, 2010

It is a great prof. Explain the details but if you missed something, you can not follow him again. He knows his topic very well (statistics and genetic algorithms).

4.0
3.0
CIS2460
Nov 1, 2013

Had him a while ago. Not a great presenter (seems kind of nervous, and drones a bit - has one of those voices), but very helpful after class. Rather absentminded. Willing to help, but tends to have "ivory-tower" tendencies, and may not always be aware of the required background for his classes. One-on-one with him is more valuable than class time.

1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Sep 27, 2016
Wouldn't take again

No one can deny it -- he known his stuff. But holy hell is he boring. I'm sitting in class right now, there are exactly 20 people. Class is of 50+. On their laptops: 10 On their phones: 6 Asleep: 1 Paying attention: 3 Ooop, reduce that to 2 people paying attention. Someone just reached for their phone. Awful professor, crazy knowledge

GROUP PROJECTS
5.0
3.0
CIS3260
May 3, 2018
Would take again

Wineberg is a very kind professor. He is intelligent and knows his stuff. If you are unable to follow him during his lectures be sure to talk to him outside of class, he is very willing to help.

ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Caring
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
4.0
CIS2500
Jan 29, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Mark definitely knows his stuff, it's just the way he is presenting that is awful about his teaching. He spends an entire slide, literally 20 mins on one specific slide and talks about it while no one is paying attention. He then goes on to the other more important slides and skips over them in a couple of minutes, even seconds!

1.0
4.0
CIS2500
Mar 6, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I'm gonna be honest if you know what you're doing you'll probably still fail his assignments, in the last 3 assignments i had witht his guy he made a total of 16 edits all of then within the last 5 days of the due date. He's so unclear about the assignments which need i remind you are worth over 40% of your mark. Plus he won't give extensions.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
4.0
CIS2500
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 26, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This guys a goof. He drops assignments that have little to no correlation with what he is teaching you in the lectures. You must learn how to do most of the programming yourself, which is difficult for those who don't have much previous experience.

1.0
5.0
CIS2500
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

assignment instructions are never clear, on top of that, they involve the need for concepts we Never learned in class. never responds to emails

Get ready to read
4.0
4.0
CIS2500
Grade: A+
Apr 17, 2020
Would take again

He is not the best lecturer and the assignment instructions were not always clear, however they were designed to prepare us CIS2430 and CIS2520. This is computer science - you can't teach someone how to code in a lecture - people who are complaining about having the teach themselves will not survive the program. Computer Science is not easy.

EXTRA CREDIT
1.0
3.0
CIS2500
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 18, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I swear this man wrote his assignments at 3 am on a Friday night without even worrying about if they made any sense. Never responded to my email concerns, even after I went to his office hours and he gave me another email. I'm glad CS is a field where you can teach yourself, because that's all I did.

4.0
4.0
CIS2500
Grade: A+
Apr 30, 2020
Would take again

Mark knows his stuff and I really enjoyed his lectures. He is REALLY helpful and nice if you go to his office hours. He is a little disorganized especially his lecture notes as there were lots of typos in them.

3.0
2.0
CIS2500
Grade: A+
Jun 1, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Wineberg isn't exactly as organized as one would hope and he sure could make fewer edits to his assignments (especially when it's the night before the due date) but all in all, he knows what he's teaching. The lectures aren't perfect, nor are his instructions at most times but if you go to him and ask questions, you'll actually understand things

Accessible outside class
Lecture heavy
1.0
2.0
CIS2500
Grade: A-
Sep 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This man is probably the most confused professor I've ever encountered. He was constantly sending out emails updating his assignments because he made mistakes in writing them, one of these updates came after the assignment was due. If you have the option to avoid him, please do.

1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 19, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Literally does not teach. He always goes over time on lectures, despite not actually saying anything for most of them. He has gotten stuck on the same Powerpoint slide for over an hour because of constantly going off on tangents. Assignments come with no instructions or examples, you're just left to GUESS what he wants.

Group projects
1.0
1.0
CIS4150
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 26, 2020
Wouldn't take again

"You will have spare time for the midterm", final words before a total disaster of a midterm. Nobody finished it. This prof couldn't give a proper lecture if his life depended on it. He does not care about his students at all and laughed at multiple people in lecture who complained about workload. Not just a bad prof, a bad person.

Lecture heavy
1.0
1.0
CIS3260
Oct 26, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst prof I've ever had at Guelph. Lectures are excruciatingly slow/boring. Never given an interesting lecture, rambles incoherently. Assignment descriptions are vague, frequently changes them, has to add pages full of Q&A from confused students. Totally overwhelmed by this course and the number of assessments for very little %. Haven't learned

1.0
4.0
CIS4150
Nov 27, 2020
Wouldn't take again

If you can avoid this "prof" please do. He's a disaster, especially online. Lectures are boring and don't help. Slides are just copied from the textbook and make no sense. Assignment descriptions are vague and none of the material is learnable online. If you ever have questions he will rarely answer an email and if he does it's just vague guidance.

1.0
5.0
CIS4150
Grade: D
Nov 28, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Absolutely terrible. The worst prof at Guelph, by far.

1.0
5.0
CIS3260
Grade: Rather not say
Nov 3, 2021
Wouldn't take again

this man SUCKS, If you put Mark Wineberg next to a vacuum, the vacuum would want to be called a mop. He has no passion for teaching, he talks a lot but nothing makes sense. very vague. used someone else's powerpoints and cant communicate at all.

Group projects
Tough grader
2.0
3.0
CIS4150
Grade: A-
Nov 18, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Wineburg seems like a nice guy, just wasn't a very good prof for the two classes I had. Usually a disorganized class doesn't bother me, a few rescheduling things or slight changes to assignments sure whatever. The amount of assignment changes, skipped and added lectures, total re-weighting of deliverables, etc. was too much even for me.

1.0
3.0
CIS3130
Grade: Incomplete
Nov 20, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Wineberg has a good heart and you are able to see this by how fast he jumps to help you one on one. It sucks that he isn't as strong of a lecturer. When he does lecture nothing makes sense due to his tangents. His assignments offer no instruction and for the most part you are left guessing, which its hard to get help through covid.

Lecture heavy
2.0
5.0
CIS3260
Grade: Incomplete
Nov 27, 2021
Wouldn't take again

He knows his stuff, and is willing to help if you reach out. Two problems here is he can be slow to respond via email, and tangents often cut into time better spent on content for assignments. That is without mentioning the HUGE (20+ hours a week) group project, which is unreasonable if taking other classes. Most stressful course I've ever taken.

Lots of homework
Group projects
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Grade: B-
Dec 11, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Wineberg tries to be a good professor, he just isn't. He's one of the most monotone lecturers I've ever had, which makes his classes boring to attend, to the point where most of the class can't focus. His CIS 3260 class had an insane workload, to the point where it the busiest class I have taken. He also broke 2 Uni policies with assignments

Group projects
1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Grade: B
Dec 16, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Very disorganized, many assignments had to be constantly updated throughout the semester due to poor communication. Had several issues during the server implementation during this course, grades came back months and months later. The codeless codes were graded arbitrarily, pushed deadlines into the exam week and on top of that graded harshly.

Lots of homework
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 20, 2021
Wouldn't take again

After 4/5 years as a software engineering student at UoG, this is the first time I actually felt like it was my duty to inform students what they will endure with this professor. Lectures are slow, marking is extremely slow. I have an idea of my mark for all other classes but i only know the marks for 5/12 tasks. AWFUL. Would give 0 if i could!

Group projects
1.0
5.0
CIS3750
Grade: Incomplete
Mar 12, 2023

It has been halfway through the semester and every will is begging me to warn other students about him. You are better off asking your girlfriend what she wants to eat than asking Wineberg on what he wants for an assignments because I do not think that he even know if it is right approach or not.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
CIS3750
Grade: Incomplete
Mar 25, 2023

This is his first time teaching this course and it is extremely apparent he has no idea what he's doing. Lectures are slow and useless. The group project that is the main focus of this course has been incredibly poorly defined, and written feedback is replaced with a zoom call where it feels like he's making up the project requirements as he marks.

Tough grader
Group projects
1.0
3.0
CIS3130
Nov 30, 2023

The lab times were used for lectures. Assignment descriptions were vague and confusing.

1.0
5.0
CIS2500
Grade: C+
Jan 10, 2024

blud needs to game end himself. I guess he's funny the way everyone thinks he's a joke. He look like peter griffin from fort so I guess he's cool.

Tough grader
Hilarious
Online Savvy
1.0
4.0
CIS3260
Grade: B+
Nov 10, 2024

Wineberg is inspirational in the sense that he inspires his students to want to crash out. Leave it to peter griffin to turn a 3rd year, 0.5 credit, DESIGN course into the most demanding, convoluted, and pointless yap sesh of your university career. You can tell this man has hit the rock bottom of academia... Clearly industry wouldn't touch him...

Inspirational
1.0
3.0
CIS3130
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Dec 5, 2024

Lab time was used as lectures, unclear grading guidelines, outdated slides, poor communication with the TA leading to grading mistakes, slides had mistakes he claimed had been there for years but have yet to fix, grading assignments took ages, solutions were never released despite promised to and required for later assignments. STAY AWAY FROM HIM!

Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

20%

Textbook Required

6%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 15 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (6)
Not sure yet (6)
Incomplete (4)
Grade Distribution
A(6)B(2)C(3)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 29 reported grades
A+: 6
Not sure yet: 6
Incomplete: 4
Not_Sure_Yet: 2
Common Tags
Group projects (6)
Tough grader (6)
Lots of homework (4)
Get ready to read (3)
Lecture heavy (3)
GROUP PROJECTS (2)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (1)
Caring (1)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.35 avg change
Dec
Mar
Nov
Jan
Nov
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

CLASS1

5.0

(1)

CIS6650

5.0

(1)

CIS2430

4.5

(2)

343

4.0

(1)

CIS2460

4.0

(1)
+11 more courses
Difficulty by Course

CIS3750

5.0

CIS165

4.3

CIS3260

3.8

CIS2500

3.7

CIS1650

3.6

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