I am adding on to my previous review because there is that much to say about this class. Worst class at UH. I do not procrasinate and literally you have to put in 10 plus hours a week on homework, quizzes, tests every week. Have you ever had 3 quizzes and a test every week? one of the projects took me 5 hours to complete as well.

Ive never had a teacher drain all of my interest and motivation as much as Dr. Ogawa. This class is hands down the worst at UH. Maybe the worst professor, too. Take LTEC for your business prereqs instead, please.

His lectures are god awful. It makes me want to quit college. I am writing this during a lecture and I rather be in prison. Literally. All of his material is boring. And not applicable for todays date. The only thing that you can take away from this class is in the labs. Dont take this class. take the online on or community college.

His class was horrible. There are lecture and lab classes, but all lectures weren't really meaningful. It was just boring. He gave us lots of assignments and all of them took more than 3 hours. Taking ICS online or at community college is much recommended. I feel like good feedback on below are fake as hell.

He seems to be very knowledgeable, but the structure of his class is irritating. Every week, Regular lecture+online lecture+lab+simnet/simulation (takes at least 20 minutes)+three quizzes. And once a while, theres a checklist (8 total), each of them will take you AT LEAST an hour to complete. At the end of semester, there's a group presentation

This professor needs to be fired already. No one likes his ego. he acts like a 10 year, but hes not. he is boring. take this class at anywhere but UH.

The material is severely outdated and irrelevant. The workload for this class is ridiculous, 3 quizzes every week, a checklist that takes 2 hour minimum to complete every other week, as well as an online lecture and simulations every week. The only useful material you will learn will be in the labs.

Avoid him for ICS 101! Adds meaningless & unnecessary concepts in an effort to over pack an introductory class. It includes a lecture, 2 lab classes per week, weekly online lectures with quizzes, computer simulations, lengthy assignment checklists and extra 2 quizzes per week. The work itself isnt too challenging but it gets draining over time.

Insanely boring lectures that are useless. Tests were super hard. Besides the physical lecture, there was also an online lecture (no, I am not joking). Tons of quizzes and simulations. Checklists take 2-5 hours. Only positives of this class is extra credit and the labs, which were boring but practical. Be prepared to spend all your time to get an A

Do whatever you can to not take this professor. He teaches the lectures the rest is graded and taught by the TA's. As for the TA's some grade easier than others which is not accounted for. Look into the community colleges to get the credit.

This class is the worst class I have ever taken in my entire life. The curriculum is extremely boring and difficult, Ogawa and the TA's rush through everything, and the workload is the heaviest I've experienced thus far in college. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! AWFUL!!!

Waste of money... he probably wrote those good reviews

This is by far the worst class I have taken in my life. This course is unorganized, boring and the TA's aren't helpful or resourceful. I'm not sure what this class taught me.

DO NOT TAKE THIS ICS CLASS... TAKE IT AT A CC becuase this is the only professor that teaches this course.. this class is outrageous, you get a quiz every lab, 5 test, 2 exams, and 6 projects... lecture that has nothing related to the lab at all, its basically two courses at once, they have NO RELATION at all, should be a 6 credit course. HORRIb

This was beyond the worst class I have ever taken. The amount of work I put in with the grade I got is totally outrageous. I wish I took the advice and did not take this class. I spent hours a day going into open labs and asking for help and still got a D. The grading was extremely unfair I have felt so poorly treated in a class and disrespected.

His mid terms and finals are content that aren't even related our taught in his class, he just expects you to understand things and to be tested on material the ding head didn't even teach. This professor is the worst. avoid him at all costs!!! he is insanely boring and immature.

If there was an option to rate this professor a 0 I would. The lectures do not correlate with the labs. Michael O is the definition of a monotoned teacher and doesn't have knowledge of up to date jokes so class is awkward. There is a LOT of homework and uses multiple sites to complete homework assignments. Do not take this class unless is REQUIRED!

Lucky he is the only professor teaching this class and tenure exists. Over complicates the class which is supposed to teach you the basics of computer management and use. Literally thinks his class is the most important class, and fails to understand his 100 level class shouldn't be outdoing the combination of my 300 classes. Avoid or take at CC.

Your grade in this class depends on your TA. Go to open lab hours, and avoid this class if you can. The quizzes are just like the online lectures so pay attention or review the slides.

This class is one of the most difficult classes I have ever taken, surprising considering it is a 101 class. The TAs were not available much for help, and the teacher never responded to any of the class emails. This class is the reason Im going back to therapy. 2/10 would NOT recommend. As new classes go, dont. skip on it if you can

This class has it all backwards. Instead of progressing into the future of computer science, this class takes you back in time. Lecture is useless. None of the info is relevant nor important/teaches you any rewarding skills (other than lab). If you're genuinely interested in CS, just avoid. This class will suck the interest out of you. Thanks.

I am so serious. DO not take this class.

Would not recommend this class. The labs consist of copying what the TAs do on-screen (hard to learn as-is). As for the checklist assignments, the labs that the TAs (who lead the entire lab portion of the course) do not prepare you well enough for them, although they hold a lot of weight. A lot of the course is self-taught and can be frustrating.

Not a lot of guidance when it comes to checklist assignments. The lab is run by TAs in which you copy what they do, instead of actually learning the content of the assignments you have to do. Lots of homework, the actual professor isn't involved much except for lectures.

Michael Ogawa is a terrible professor with inconsistent grading and is not available to help answer questions, and if he is, the answers are vague and will gaslight you to make it seem like it was your fault. The TAs also aren't helpful, I won't call em out by name, but they don't really know what to do, repeat everything that's taught. not helpful

Does not work with you if you are struggling.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS OR IF REQUIRED DO IT AT A CC. Terrible!!!! So hard and no one is helpful, if you struggle they don't care. I and numerous of my friends have really struggled in this class.

He's a terrible teacher. He doesn't actually do much teaching because everything in his lectures is completely irrelevant to the assignments. He's incredibly out of date and this class takes up so much time. The assignments are useless and everything in this class prioritizes quantity over quality. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS

Do not under any circumstances take this class. I cannot stress that enough. The TAs do the majority of the teaching in labs, which are very hard to follow along with unless you have another monitor and he lectures about things that are completely irrelevant to the labs and less interesting than watching paint dry.

Professor can teach, but the content he has put together for a introductory ICS 101 course is absolute trash. You'll go to labs to learn about Microsoft Office applications ALL semester and then show up a lecture talking about hexadecimal to binary conversions or computer networking subjects like headers and bodies. The entire lecture is FLUFF.

Terrible Professor, I felt like the work he taught in this class was so irrelevant and expected you to learn everything by yourself. Class was the most boring class I've ever taken in my entire life. I would literally recommend you to pay extra money to take this class at a different campus/ uni.

I don't mind professor himself, although his lectures really are kind of a drag. His jokes are kinda funny. My TA on the other hand is very strict and can't seem to connect with the students that they teach. When the TA's are asked a question, they look at you like you're unapproachable and sometimes give shoddy advice.

Take the course anywhere besides at UH Manoa. Lectures are a joke, TA's pretty much have full control of your grade. Makes you question wanting to go to class. No leeway for any issues you have. Can't submit anything late, a second late and it's a zero. Just save yourself from questioning your degree and take it elsewhere.

Very unfair grader and lots of hw that isn't helpful.

This professor has multiple assignments due a week, 4-5, and will not accept any late work. He makes you learn certain concepts by yourself before being taught by the TA's in lab and expects us to do everything perfectly. It almost seems like he doesn't care about any of our other classes and expects us to focus everything into his course.

Communication with this professor is almost impossible. He relies on his TAs and LAs to solve problems and issues instead of helping them himself. I wish this class could be approached differently by a professor who puts in the effort to help his students rather than trying to create a pass-fail environment with very little support.

Would not take this course again, and if its mandatory for you take it at another UH campus online!!!! The course was just boring and they give so much hw and expect you to do it in a short amount of time even though you have other classes. He also doesn't approve your report of absence even if it is a legit excuse

DONT!

Professor takes himself too seriously and has hard deadlines. There's little room for mistakes considering it's an intro level class. The things taught are really useful though, I just don't recommend this professor. Also LAs are hit or miss and may be unlucky with who you get. Take the alternative option if this is for Bus pre-req.

This was the worst class I've ever taken. Not only was the material confusing with not enough explanation as to what it was, but there is an absolutely insane amount of work that takes several hours each to complete. I was lucky to get an A I would go to office hours/email TA's about work, and CONSTANTLY work on assignments. 0 social life cuz of it

Worst professor I've had so far. The class is super unorganized and ran like a pyramid scheme. The labs are taught by TA's and LA's and how well you do in the class mostly comes down to the TA you have. They skip over a lot of important information because of how rushed the class is. If you need an ICS course take LTEC or a community college class.

I had heard this was a hard class but thought it would be fine since I am normally an A student, this is my fourth year of college, & this is a 100 level class. I have attended 2 different colleges & have done many upper-division classes & this is the hardest, most demanding class I've ever had. Find a different way to meet the requirement.

The WORST dont take this class. I put all my focus into this class and it brought down my other grades too and I still didnt pass. Take Ltec or take ICS at LCC, I passes with an A and the lectures were actually on the work. But if you want to cry and be sleep deprived, take this class. Good luck to you;)

It's a required class for Business students which really sucks, and he's the only guy who teaches it. The course content is laughable at times and the labs were painful. I always skipped the lectures and only showed up for the required labs. Class and homework were equally painful and tedious, the TAs do their best but only do so much. Good luck...

This professor is unforgiving regarding assignments. If you miss the major weekly assignment/don't get high marks on it, you NEED to either complete a bunch of extra credit options or ace the next few chapters just to make up for one assignment. This course HEAVILY depends on the TA you receive since they really are the ones who teach & grade.

The professor talks fast in his lectures so you won't be able to take down all the information. In his lectures he will teach stuff that have nothing to do with what he describes in the course description. The TA's are the most help you're going to get and if you get a bad TA like I did good luck getting help or answers to emails.

The TA's grade the work, they grade very poorly no matter how well you follow the guidelines, they don't really care about you in general, if you need help they don't know what to do, so best ChatGPT it.

Mass lectures are very straight forward, however he tends to talk way to quickly, so expect to miss some information. In the lectures, he teaches stuff that is not even listed in the course description. Some of the topics were Microsoft Word and Python. Some of these topics were difficult and the TA's grade you on the minor details (in a 100 course

lectures were not interesting and things he talked about didnt match the quiz. If you don't turn in the checklist with your assignment, the TA will not be able to grade it. advisor did warn me this class was going to be hard and to take it at a CC instead so if you aren't good with computers and need for credit, recommend taking at a CC.

Lecture quizzes were hard and stupid

I rather switch majors than take this dumbass class again. This is the ONLY professor for this required course for Shilder. Attended every lecture and lab, stayed after class to complete assignments yet ended up with a D, have to retake next semester. He relies on TAs, and has the most confusing labs that makes zero sense.

Lab and lecture felt like polar opposite classes and Ogawa did nothing to ease that. He lectures like this is an upper level compsci class while acknowledging that most people aren't here for compsci. He feels extremely out of touch and expects perfection from students. Don't recommend.

bruh. this class stinks

I only took this class bc it was required for my major but it made me question if my life was worth it or not.