2.2

Mirela Gutica

Computer Science - British Columbia Institute of Technology

2.2
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
6%
Would Retake
99
Reviews
2.2
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
2.3
Helpful
2.0
Clarity

6%

Would Retake

99

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
99 total ratings

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2

15

1

50

What Students Say

She's not a good teacher

COMP4735 - 1.0 rating

Drags lectures on for no reason

COMP4952 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B+

77% confidence
Based on 9 grades
Most common grades:
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B- (2)
A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(3)C(1)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 18 reported grades
Not sure yet: 5
B-: 2
A+: 2
A: 2
Common Tags
Tough grader (8)
Lecture heavy (4)
Lots of homework (4)
Get ready to read (3)
Tough Grader (2)
Caring (2)
So many papers (2)
Group projects (2)
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Reviews (97)
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3.0
CST100
Feb 6, 2002

No Comments

3.0
3.0
COMP2120
Feb 6, 2002

Ok, makes sure you know what she's talking about

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COMP3730
Feb 6, 2002

She IS hot!

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5.0
COMP3730
Feb 7, 2002

hell no!

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4.0
2720
Feb 7, 2002

No Comments

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4.0
COMP3730
Grade: B-
Feb 7, 2002

should NOT be teaching

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COMP3730
Feb 9, 2002

No Comments

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COMP15101
Feb 9, 2002

No Comments

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COMP3730
Feb 9, 2002

No Comments

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ALL
Mar 2, 2002

No Comments

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5.0
COMP3730
Mar 24, 2002

destory BCIT's reputation

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COMP4550
Mar 27, 2002

I feel stupid just listening to him speak.

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COMP4730
Mar 28, 2002

No Comments

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4.0
720
Mar 29, 2002

I talk quiet, so you be Quiet!

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4.0
COMP2120
Grade: A+
May 16, 2002

VERY smart.. but not very clear at all.

1.0
5.0
COMP4730
May 21, 2002

Very hard to understand and doesn't seem to have a very much indepth knowledge

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5.0
COMP3730
May 24, 2002

should not be allowed to teach

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COMP3730
Jun 11, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
COMP
Jun 11, 2002

sooo hot!

1.0
5.0
COMP1113
Jun 15, 2002

No Comments

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COMP2720
Jun 24, 2002

Incompetent.

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3.0
COMP2720
Jul 31, 2002

couldn't understand, so couldn't concentrate

2.0
4.0
COMP1510
Sep 21, 2002

Tools she needs: Dictionary, Tools you need: Coffee

2.0
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COMP1113
Oct 2, 2002

No Comments

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1113
Oct 20, 2002

needs to loose plaid skirt, needs to take bus comm,

2.0
5.0
1113
Oct 27, 2002

derived : Pronunciation: di-'rIv, not di-'reev

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5.0
1113
Oct 27, 2002

Think she's so cool 'cause she wrote 2 chapters in a cheaply-bound book.

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3.0
COMP2120
Nov 13, 2002

Knowledgable. Some communication problems. Gotta love those spiritual brownies!

5.0
3.0
COMP
Nov 14, 2002

good teacher if youlisten...not her fault math is boring.

1.0
5.0
COMP113
Nov 29, 2002

No Comments

4.0
4.0
COMP1113
Dec 21, 2002

Knows everything there is to know, except how to communicate it clearly.

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COMP1113
Jan 21, 2003

I was afraid to get kicked out if I breath too hard.....

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3730
Feb 6, 2003

....................

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3.0
COMP1113
Feb 8, 2003

Quite possibly the worst teacher I have ever had

1.0
3.0
COMP1113
Feb 8, 2003

I enjoyed the neighbour time it reminded me of elementary school

1.0
5.0
COMP3730
Feb 28, 2003

Very bad teacher. Eggs students to have her fired. She should not be allowed to teach with her bad attitude and SEVERE lack of knowledge.

2.0
1.0
COMP
Mar 4, 2003

Hard accent.. someone how I did good in her class.. but then Boolean algebera was pretty easy.

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C3730
Mar 7, 2003

No Comments

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4.0
COMP1113
Sep 21, 2003

I was the set rep who got kicked out in Nov. 2002. She threatened the four of us with disciplinary letters if we didn't come and apologize to her.

2.0
3.0
COMP1113
Oct 7, 2003

hard to understand

2.0
4.0
COMP1113
Oct 7, 2003

Decent Teacher, language barrier, lack of control

2.0
4.0
MATH1113
Oct 7, 2003

nuff said

1.0
5.0
COMP1113
Nov 5, 2003

What a wired neighber time! and bad attitude

4.0
2.0
COMP1113
Nov 23, 2003

good teacher, fair quizzes and tests

4.0
1.0
COMP1113
Jan 5, 2004

nice teacher, sincerely wants you to do well although can be unclear during lectures

2.0
3.0
CST
Feb 10, 2004

Why is she still teaching? She knows nothing about todays computing.

1.0
4.0
COMP3730
Feb 11, 2004

No Comments

1.0
3.0
COMP3730
Feb 13, 2004

no one can not fall asleep in 10 mins

1.0
5.0
COMP3730
Feb 17, 2004

Computer teacher that cant even open up a slide show for lecture

5.0
5.0
MATH5712
Feb 29, 2004

No Comments

1.0
5.0
COMP3730
Mar 12, 2004

No Comments

1.0
5.0
COMP3730
Mar 13, 2004

No Comments

5.0
3.0
COMP3730
Apr 12, 2004

Organization and teaching style were great, exams were fair. A great experience being in her class.

2.0
2.0
COMP1113
Apr 29, 2004

Hilarious, take her class if you enjoy neighbour time and brownie points. "Do you understand this?" NO we don't "Ok that's good, let's move on."

3.0
3.0
COMP1113
Aug 1, 2004

if you attend all of her classes you will get a good mark. But god knows that keeping attending all of her classes are hardly possible. But don't worry Paul Rozman will help you understand all about the math subjects!

2.0
1.0
OPTION
Sep 14, 2004

As long as you know your stuff this option is a breeze ;) .. if you don't, then get help from someone else in class!

1.0
3.0
COMP1113
Oct 1, 2004

Jah? Make Sense? You know? Twoof Table. I need an advice. If your taking this class....get used to it.

4.0
1.0
COMP1113
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Oct 28, 2004

Easy Class. Good job Mirela.

3.0
2.0
COMP1113
Nov 1, 2004

No Comments

5.0
1.0
COMP1113
Grade: Rather_Not_Say
Dec 4, 2004

Awesome teacher. She really ensures that you know the stuff when you ask for help. :) Good job, Mirela!

1.0
5.0
ADAMATH
Jan 28, 2005

Mirela, students are not your enemy. if they ask you a question that's because you are not clear. they want to understand what you saying. You wasted our time in Computer architecture class as well as others. we pay money to learn., Please don't waste our money. let someone who knows the stuff teach

4.0
4.0
COMP3950
Oct 12, 2005

She's willing to listen to her students and make their life a bit easier. Unlike Darcy, she repect her students and always try new things to help students understand the subject.

5.0
1.0
1113
Oct 14, 2005

This class is kick ass!!!(Hand up)

3.0
3.0
OS
Oct 19, 2005

Excellent lab teacher, horrible in lectures.

5.0
2.0
TECHPRO
Grade: A+
Oct 28, 2005

She is a good teacher. So relaxed and calm. and she answers your questions and she makes sure u understand them. And she really knows what she is teaching .it is like she has memorized Petzold bood (1000 pages)

4.0
2.0
COMP4735
Aug 27, 2006

Mirela is a good teacher in operating systems and math. Go to her lectures! She cares and really wants us to learn the material.

1.0
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COMP3730
Sep 25, 2006

Mirela is a terrible instructor. She's very hard to understand and she doesn't explain anything very well.

3.0
1.0
COMP1113
Aug 20, 2008

Worst teacher I've ever had. Doesn't explain why math concepts work. Her book was useless.

4.0
1.0
TECHPRO
Dec 4, 2008

I've had Mirela as an instructor when I was in COMP 1113, and also for the option courses in technical programming option. While she is not always clear with her explanations, she really cares alot about her students. She is always willing to listen to input from students. In her option courses, if you try, you will get a very good mark.

4.0
3.0
COMP1113
Aug 4, 2011

One of the better teachers I've had. She seems to genuinely care about students and has been by far the most available teacher off hours.

4.0
4.0
COMP1113
Dec 11, 2011

She's not very clear with her explanations, often progressing in leaps of two or three steps. However, she's one who is always willing to retrace whatever steps she missed if asked. Her class is fairly challenging, but not out of reach if you're open to asking questions - in some cases, a lot of them.

5.0
5.0
COMP1113
May 2, 2012

It was a good course, but long assignments and hard exams

5.0
5.0
COMP1113
Nov 14, 2012

Math is not my favorite subject, but this course is interesting especially the first part. Labs are very helpful.

3.0
2.0
COMP1113
Dec 17, 2012

She's a nice person and pretty easy marker. However she can be hard to understand at times and often misunderstand questions. Has a habit of skipping steps when showing examples. Be warned, she does not mark the assignments, use textbook as reference to how to answer questions for full marks.

5.0
3.0
COMP1113
Apr 19, 2013

Good course - go to lectures

5.0
4.0
COMP1113
Jun 22, 2013

I found this course challenging. Midterm was ok, but final was too long and hard. Solve all practice problems, it helped me.

5.0
4.0
COMP1113
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2013

Good course!

5.0
2.0
COMP1113
Jan 7, 2014

Excellent course. Questions on assignments were sometimes unclear but she would clarify if questioned. She uses her own textbook, which isn't fantastic, however it was only $12 and covered the material reasonably well. There aren't many practice questions though, and the solutions are often incomplete or missing entirely.

1.0
3.0
COMP1113
Apr 4, 2014

Terrible professor! I had high hopes for the class but was thoroughly disappointed...

5.0
2.0
COMP1113
Sep 10, 2014

Need to attend lectures and labs. There are quizzed each lab. Textbook needs more practice problems.

1.0
5.0
COMP4735
Grade: A-
Mar 23, 2017
Wouldn't take again

She's not a good teacher. Good luck, even her option students complain about her. Her marks will be different for each person even if the students have the same answers.

Tough Grader
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
1.0
5.0
COMP4735
Apr 25, 2017
Wouldn't take again

The midterm average was on the low 60.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
4.0
COMP4735
Grade: A
Jun 30, 2017
Would take again

Challenging course

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
Caring
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Mar 4, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst teacher I've ever had. Doesn't explain why math concepts work. Her book was useless. that's true

Beware of pop quizzes
Caring
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
COMP4952
Grade: B
Nov 6, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Worst Professor. Drags lectures on for no reason. Doesn't mark labs, assignments, projects, and exams on time. Never gives proper feedback and is obvious that she never looks at the project documentation. Very finicky and finds whatever random reason to give marks off even though the answers given are correct.

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
COMP4962
Dec 14, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I may not be the best student but she is the worst teacher i have ever had in my life. She does not understand what topic she is teaching and she expects us to give her a "Good Submission" based on lousy lecture she gives. Most of this course was just me reading documents because she didnt teach us anything useful. Wasted CST diploma taking her

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
1.0
COMP4952
Oct 20, 2022

Run! Run! Mirela's courses are all out dated, she takes lots of your time for so many useless documentation. you won't learn anything from her. she can't explain a simple concept.

1.0
1.0
COMP3951
Jan 16, 2023

She doesn't keep up with technology. Her classes are not useful and wasting our time.

1.0
1.0
COMP4952
Feb 14, 2023

Very poor explanations throughout lectures. Her option courses content has no flow and very little practical use.

Group projects
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 6, 2024

Terrible instructor, lacks teaching skills. Classes consist of three hour sessions focused on reading off the slide presentations without substantial coverage of the subject. Eight weeks have passed without any practical programming lessons, focusing instead on memorization of irrelevant details, leaving students to self-educate on the core topic.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 6, 2024

Grading for assignments and quizzes is unclear, with random mark deductions. Identical quiz answers yield vastly different scores among students. Assignments receive low grades without feedback, and she is unable to tell you why when you ask.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Hilarious
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 6, 2024

lots of homework on material that we havent learnt everything requires an arbitrary amount of detail and you WILL lose SIGNIFICANT marks on EVERYTHING due to "not enough details" and refuses to elaborate its almost like she wants us to fail

Tough grader
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 19, 2024

Only knows how to give a huge amount of work, can not/does not teach. Blames us when the whole class fails her quizzes and tests. Did not learn a single thing from her, good luck using online resources to learn. Enjoy getting "Brownie points" during "Neighbor time" while she works on her own slides during your presentation.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: B-
Apr 26, 2024

It would not be an exaggeration to call her the worst professor. Every week, she brings 100 slides and walks up to the students' seating area, looking at the screen and reading for two hours. Then, she divides the students into groups, assigns them different sections of the Additionally, all assignments and study materials are stuck in 2005.

Test heavy
Graded by few things
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
COMP3951
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 20, 2024

The professor uses outdated material that is at least 10 years old and reads off slides in a monotone for two hours each day. They assign a significant amount of work without properly teaching the necessary concepts and are poor at explaining the material. Additionally, their grading is inconsistent.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
3.0
TECHPRO
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 21, 2024

You might as well sleep in her class and catch up on the notes later

Group projects
2.0
4.0
COMP3951
Grade: C+
Feb 5, 2025

The professor's teaching style is outdated and ineffective. Lots of busy work without proper explanations. Thankfully, resources like Unstuck AI helped me get through this class. Not the best, but could have been worse.

Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

77% confidence
Based on 9 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (5)
B- (2)
A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(3)C(1)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 18 reported grades
Not sure yet: 5
B-: 2
A+: 2
A: 2
Common Tags
Tough grader (8)
Lecture heavy (4)
Lots of homework (4)
Get ready to read (3)
Tough Grader (2)
Caring (2)
So many papers (2)
Group projects (2)
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.32 avg change
Feb
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Oct
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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

MATH5712

5.0

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COMP1113

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