Pretty good guy! he's really nice one-on-one and cares if you understand the concepts. I really liked him as a Professor too, he taught material really well!

He really makes us think and solve problems in lecture. There are no slides, but he uses the inverted classroom model to make us do our own critical thinking. Sometimes he even gets students involved in solving the problems live.

He's a really nice guy and totally approachable. He's very reasonable too, he will give you extension or will let you resubmit the assignment if you have a valid reason. His lecture slides are extremely detailed so even if you miss a lecture you can catch up.

What a super smart guy! Hes unbelievably caring and great one on one! Hes also a wealth of resources and knowledge, especially in industry. I created this account because I was floored at the negative comment on here and I wanted to leave some positive feedback. Michaels awesome!!! Thank you for always helping me through the semester!

Michaels a really good prof! He explains contents in detail and has AMAZING LECTURE SLIDES! Actually some of the BEST slides out of many of the profs! He also spent a ton of time with me in office hours. I could tell that he really cared about me doing well & succeeding in his course and my other courses. I never had a prof cared like him before!!

Mike is a great Prof! He spends time with me when I need help, knows how to guide me to the right answer all of the the time, and is a great person. Try chatting with him sometimes. He has so much experience and is very good person to have a conversation with. Great lectures btw! Im sad they ended yesterday :(

One of the best profs at the uni. He explains the concepts very well and is totally accessible outside lectures. He provided great help during office hours and on Piazza. Also has a sense of humour :) definitely go for him!

Great professor. Michael is very genuine and caring towards students. Shows a passion for the material and relates topics to real life scenarios. Great guy to talk to, very approachable and friendly!

Michael was the only reason I made it through third year. He is a fantastic person and even better professor. You can count on him to help when you need it and was always there to meet if I needed. I will definitely try to take another course with him! Michael if you ever read this, know youre amazing and the best professor Ive had at UTM

Mikes database class is the reason I landed my job in the valley, his knowledge of this course and cloud computing is far above other profs in the department. Im so glad I took this course with him, hes a great prof and always replies to his emails, he even still helps guide me after the course is over! Thanks Mike for everything!!!!!

Mike is a real gem! 100% would recommend taking his courses. He was the onlY prof this year that cared about me at all and with POST causing me stress, his office hours and lectures really saved me this year.

I find him annoying on the discussion boards and he kinda messed up the assignment. I took the course before he was a permanent faulty. Not sure how he's gonna be since he is a permanent faculty now

really cool guy! mike is great at teaching and supports you when needed. I attended a bunch of his office hours and he really knew how to break down an idea. He's one of the more memorable profs i've met at utm

Prof Michael is amazing! Hes very knowledgeable in data science and has connections in tons of industry positions. He helped me with a personal project I was working on for Google and we ended up winning one of the prizes! Thanks Prof Michael for being awesome! Youre a great guy, hopefully I see you again for grad school! :))

148 is a hard class with a bunch of content. Quizzes and labs are time consuming but worth it! Lectures are great and Professor Liut clearly knew his stuff! It was great when we went online(COVID-19) because he was always available for a call or chat even when all my professors stopped replying to me and my friends, Professor Liut was always there.

148 is the HARDEST thing Ive ever done at UTM and Mike was the person who pulled me through it! Mike you are one of a kind, even when covid struck he still met with me online each week. I know I still have to take the next exam in April, but the only reason why I was able to pass first year was because of you! Thank you!!!!!!!

Amazing prof. He really cares about his students, unlike some of the other profs. The course definitely wasn't easy but he taught a lot. Would definitely recommend.

Dr. Liut is a really good Professor with a lot of knowledge about programming and python. He also seems to have a wide aptitude and comprehension of STEM fields outside of computer science like chemistry, biology, physics and engineering. I am really surprised we have such a great Professor teaching us a first year course! I hope to have him again!

Hes a gem! A really keeper! If you can have him, take him. There arent many like him around. Hands-down best Professor of this Covid semester!

Michael is a fantastic prof! Never thought Id like a csc prof more than my eco and lin courses. Hes literally the reason why Im changing into MCS. Thanks for being awesome! Also, chocolates and cookies in office hours helped!!! :D

Dr. Liut was incredible! He would always help me in office hours and if I ever had questions. He was really detailed in emails too, I cant even imagine how much work he had. Tests and exams were easy and I really really liked the Disney themed questions! Super cool tas too! Piazza was SOOO USEFUL!!!!!! YOURE AWESOME DR LIUT!!!!!

Professor liut was solid. He helped me out a lot and made me a better programmer and person. He was there for me after class and in office hours, always replied to me discord messages and even helped me get my internship. I would strongly recommend taking his class cause he is AMAZING! thanks for everything professor! See you in CSC343 ;p

Super cool project, tho the course just started I'm really liking it. Lectures are heavy, but I don't have to read the textbook because of it. Tutorials are useful for coding. Mike is also bringing in really great guest speakers from industry, so I'm super excited for those too! Overall, a great Prof. The guy needs to win an award! XD

Mike is awesome! Hes really friendly and smart. Knows databases really really well. Mike even bothers to take the time to actually walk me through problems and actually cares unlike other cs professors. He is the only reason Im in post and studying for a cs spec. Hes also cute ��

Love this guy! He was fantastic! The course was super easy and he was very friendly. Mike is approachable and pretty chill. Not sure whats up with the comment before mine, but mike is a really solid Prof and super smart! Its clear he cares and knows data Science and database very well. Best prof in MCS in my opinion!

Prof Liut is totally awesome. I take the 9am lecture with him, and he's always energetic and ready to help us start the day off on a good note. Although he has a peculiar obsession with pinapples (which aren't *that* good, sorry prof), I would definitely take more courses with him.

Professor Liut is the real deal, hes on point with lectures and replies to messages quickly if you need help. He makes it easy to understand programming and has really cool labs! Thanks for being such an awesome professor!!!!!

Great prof

He is my GOAT

He's good but if he's the course coordinator, you're in hot water. In the final exam, there were 3 or 4 questions where the instructors didn't know the answers. Only reason I got an A is beacuse of labs and luck in term tests. He's a good professor, speaks and teaches well, really well infact but I wouldn't want him to be my course coordinator.

Prof liut amazing!!! The best profs Ive ever had. Being new to Canada and living on my own was an experience that he made so much better! He would give you his time but he would also support you with life things to!!! Thank you for being so patient with me about lists and for loops, your the only reason why I’m still in CS! Prof liut is the BEST!

So many of my friends throw salt at michael because they don’t do PCRS or show up to lecture, then they complain when they get caught for cheating by a prof and complain, write him bad reviews. Michael is a GOAT! He is THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He should win the PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR AWARD!!!! BEST PROFESSOR AT UOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mike is SO amazing! He meets me if I get stuck on questions and knows how to help ,e solve them. Mike is great at teaching databases and knows a lot of specifics that my friends who did database PEYs and internships didn’t even know. Overall he’s a really great professor and I’d recommend taking your courses with him! Thanks for everything!

Mike was accessible to me after hours, evening and weekends. I wouldn't have graduated from CS without him. Mike's been a mentor and someone who I could look up to. He's an absolutely amazing Professor. I would recommend taking courses with him! Especially upper year courses! MIKE IS THE GOAT!!!!!!!!

Hands down one of CS Department's top instructors. Very caring professor with a sense of humor. Facilitates a course with freedom of creativity. Amazing. Don't miss a chance to take with him.

Top notch

There should be a 236 option because thats what I had him for. He is just a cool dude. He is clear with his lectures, his office hours are helpful, the assignments are fair, and he is just an approachable and cool dude. If he is teaching any future courses im taking, I will go to his lectures. You should too.

Liut is my Muhammad Ali. Hes the greatest thing that ever lived!!!!! The GOAT!!!! Best csc108 professor and best csc236 professor! His office hours are the place to be! THE GOAT!!!!!!!

Proffessor Mike was great!! He really knows how to teach and going to his office for help is the best. He will spend extra time with you and really cares. I would definitely take more courses with him, he is the best prof at UTM!!!!!!

Amazing Prof. Super kind and caring and really easy to follow. Course work can be a bit heavy but there are a lot of recourses to get help. 10/10 would take his class again.

Just going to lectures isn't enough in this course but Prof. Liut's office hours are amazing and I highly recommend anyone taking his course to go to them! Personally, I found his office hours MUCH more helpful than lectures and he is willing to spend a lot of one-on-one time with students which is incredibly helpful.

He is a great man

A dedicated teacher who genuinely cares for their students goes above and beyond in multiple ways to ensure their student's well-being and academic success.

I admit the term test he makes is very hard but I believe it is still possible to do well in his course.

He teaches the lecture material very well which is related to everything given on the test.

Negative reviews post-midterm were emotionally driven and don't represent the course accurately. Tests were challenging but well within the scope of the course. With proper prep, they were manageable. Overall, I had an excellent experience and found the level of difficulty to be suitable for an introductory course.

He provides opportunities to make up for bad term tests. His term tests contain fair material covered in lectures.

Do not let salty kids fool you. Dudes a super nice guy. He gave ~20% in free part marks for term test 2 and said if your exam is higher than TT2 he'll replace it with your exam mark. This is unheard of in uni and especially at UofT. People just don't know how to study for CS it's not like math where you can just memorize how to do every problem.

Difficult tests but very good professor

Nice guy, made a very generous grading offer since majority of students did poorly on a test. Lectures are slightly disorganized, he got through more material in the lecture after mine so I would avoid taking the first class he has that day. Very willing to help and answer questions. Hard tests, but his course pushed me to learn a lot. Recommend!

His lectures were significantly helpful and interesting. He goes through the content rather fast so try not to space out in the middle of the lectures. His tests were indeed extremely difficult. There was a frustrating lack of practice questions as hard as the ones on the test. However, he did give many concessions that helped boost the grade.

I didn't do great but, can not blame the prof. The course isn't easy, you need to put in effort, you should not underestimate the course if you have no prior experience in coding. He is a great prof though. Engaging and fun lectures. Super approachable and responds to your questions with a huge smile. It is great to feel your question is welcome.

So much hate and salt but Liut is so nice and helpful!!!! Dont let these salty people mess with the GOAT cause a haters gonna hate. So many ppl complained about tst2 but it was all from the lecture practice. Prof took the better of the tests or the exam..and ppl who missed 5/6 sanity checks didnt do the bonus properly but they want the credit. lol

So many people in class complain about how hard this course is but then they do MAT135 or MAT102 in lecture then they get surprised when the lecture questions show up on the test and they get it wrong. Looking at some of these messages makes me feel bad for prof Liut who's an awesome prof! Wayyyyy better than my MAT profs for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best 3rd year cs class I've taken is with Prof. Mike. He is absolutely incredible, a true gem. He is very responsive on piazza and stays way late in office hours. Thanks for helping me with A1 and for midterm prep, you're the best! Oh and the candy rockets are delicious! Keep the chocolate coming!!!!!!! :))

Prof. Mike was the best professor of the semester! His lectures are really interesting and used a lot of coding examples which helped me learn. The best were his office hours. Usually there were 4-15 people in them and he went through extra examples and answers all the questions they were better than the lectures! Prof. Mike is UTMs best prof.

Mike was incredible! I really liked his lectures and the worksheets. The problems in the class were very practical and useful. It helped a lot in my PEY onboarding and job. Mike was really helpful in prepping me for my interview and when I was stuck on my assignments. Mike you are the GOAT!!!!!!!! I wish Mike taught all of my courses! #cssc4lyfe

great lecs, terrible coordinator. tough exams, annoying hw. if u come in with no experience in programming, be sure to do everything u can to understand what ur doing

I never thought anyone could be so passionate about databases before, and Mike really loves the content. It's amazing to see someone who cares so much about databases. I learnt so much about SQL and optimisation from him! I even managed to get my PEY because of his course!!!!! Thanks so much Mike for being so amazing!!!!!!! Best professor ever!!!!!

Professor mike really cared about me in my first year. He met with me when my family member passed away and he checked on me when I stopped coming to class. Professor mike is the only reason why I am still in cs and at uoft still. He is amazing and what I aspire to be when I grow up. Professor mike you are amazing and I can't wait to take databases

So nice! Amazing! the goat!!!!!

He's nice!

He's just super chill and down to earth. Really no complaints at all, unless among us quizzes at the end of lectures (not graded just for practice and are done together as a class) scare you then you'll have lots of fun(and dont worry he does change the theme to smth else).

Good prof with decent lecture delivery style. Great sense of humour and approachable. Maybe there was too much bonus credit (4 long surveys + exam qs) but it really helped with my grade. PCRS and Labs are really helpful but can get tedious. Unfortunately couldn't attend office hours due to conflicts.