required projects include items not learned yet (proj 1 used code from Chapt 14). Examples given in old version of software that opens with conversion errors. Instruction given in apparently random manner. Sample Quiz had answer key to a different quiz. Overall, this guy is a lazy teacher using outdated materials.

Online C#. Kulevski = disappointing. Assignments given were for the VB class, not C#; he didn't update anything. We had to look everything up to translate it into the right language. He was weeks delinquent in responding to email. 30% of quiz questions had errors so you had to constantly inform him that he misgraded your quizzes. Miserable.

Most frustrating is communication and exam errors. There are numerous typos on his exams so students always have to write to him about it, and we always get short, terse responses that aren't always clear. Projects also take a very long time to complete. I feel he has lost passion for both teaching and computer science. Avoid if you can.

His job is helping students. I can say he is not doing his job at all!!!He doesn't care about students. he just keeps saying cra*. He doesn't care whether his studetns are following his lecture or not.He only does what he wants to do. He doesn't do(helping students) when he doesn't want to. His projects are way harder than others.DO NOT RECOMMEND!!

Awful teacher. Not helpful at all. Teaches at his own pace. Does not answer questions.

By far one of the worst professors I've ever had. Absolutely Terrible. His tests hardly reflect the material he taught, and the don't get me started on projects. Don't expect help, but do expect him to look down, and talk poorly to you when you don't understand something... RUN RUN RUN RUN from him.

doesn't notify students when he will be late or not come to class. unorganized, takes naps during class, moves fast and if you cant keep up you drag the people next to you down because they are the only ones who can or will help you. if you can teach yourself programming feel free to take him, but if that's the case why bother.

i had to drop this class early because of how bad this professor is. He was very vauge with the instructions and moved extremely fast through the projects he would go over in class. He requires you to do a lot of homework each night which is very time consuming and if you don't understand the material its even more time consuming.

Niko cannot teach! Class moves super fast. He gives us about a week to finish a project but it's super complicated. In class, instead of learning java, he talks about non-related stuff and students just copy the codes he writes, without understanding what such codes do, or how they are used. I retook CS141, Kroon's online class, which is 20x better

Worst math teacher I've has. Is lazy, doesn't like to explain things and always makes mistakes. Students correct him all class and he has a terrible attitude towards teaching. Definitely there to collect a paycheck. Could care a less if you pass or fail. Should not be called a teacher. Do not take his class!

A terrible teacher. Has unclear grading criteria, careless grading policy, and has automated canvas announcements that leave you in constant confusion of what's required of you. I can't be more clear about how horrible he grades. He also gives too short of time to complete the midterm and final. Get ready to dedicate everything to get a good grade.

Do you value your GPA? Then don't take a class with a professor that would rather mark you wrong and laugh about it than hear you out for why it was actually correct. He has to dispute his grading with about 10 students every time he hands grades for projects back because of the errors he makes. Makes you have to fight for your grade.

Take it only if you have no other option, and even then, really think about reconsidering.

Terrible experience with him. Don't even consider him if you value your gpa. Run.

I'm taking his class right now. It's 2 hours before deadline for lab and he hasn't published lab section so no one's able to turn in their assignment. Seriously, all he does is writing codes that he didn't teach and let us copy that. His pronunciation is hard to understand. I would rather go for different prof if I had chance.

He adds stuff to the rubric for projects while he is grading them!

Half the things he makes us do for projects are just copy and pasted from the lab. He never explains things and the worst part is, he acknowledges that. He gets sidetracked during lecture, doesn't bother to know his students. He also has bad style in coding, if i took the stuff from the lab to my friend in Microsoft he would say it's nonsense.

very unclear grading criteria. You will never get full credit even you follow all his requirements for the project. You have to fight for your grade so hard. He will take your points off for no reason. Zero review or guide for the test. SOOOOOOO picky.

Goes way too fast

He's a genuine person with cool personality , but definitely he doesn't kid around to grade you harshly on project assignments even though you follow each grading criteria , always expects students to solve problems by their own , I had to fight every point that was taken off unfairly, and 15 hours/week required to pass in his class.

Smart Teacher. Not a good teacher. Doesn't motivate students or encourage to do well. Only grades two things: projects and tests every quarter, homework, labs, attendance, etc... is not graded. Midterm and Final are worth 50%, 3 projects are other 50%. Ridiculous, 2 lazy 2 correct homework or care if student comes to class.

Where to begin. Flies through course material too fast, tends to go on tangents, and grades on material not covered in class and not discussed. Upon entering Java 2, I realized just how little his class actually prepared me for higher level Computer Science. Avoid if possible!

this is the best professor i've had, take him if you want to fail your cs class :)

You need some programming experience before entering this class to succeed. Niko's class is natural selection in the works for aspiring computer science students. Come in prepared or your grades will suffer. If you aren't interested in the material and taking this class for "fun," I highly advise against it.

Questions on tests that were never covered in class. You're expected to memorize the names of inventors of the computer, even of the binary programming language. It was never even gone over in class. He needs to explicitly cover material and actually teach. He rushes during class, goes on tangents which distracts from his code copying from his book

Niko is genuinely a good person. He just doesn't teach well, gets off task, and isn't flexible with grades- 2 exams and 3 projects. In order to pass his class, you MUST do well on the projects and do all the extra credit. His exams are HARD, also done on paper so very easy to mess up. I do not recommend him for anyone who actually wants to learn.

i'm writing this review in his class rn. his class makes me want to cry because i never know what he is talking about. he is so confusing with his teaching. whenever we do coding exercises in class he does a lot of copy and pasting and i never understand what all that crap does. PLEASE AVOID IF YOU CAN BC YOU'LL REGRET TAKING HIS CLASS.

Total grade is 2 tests and 3 projects (50% ea). Projects include concepts taught in class labs, granted you are able to get them down in your own code in class (he teaches very quickly, easy to miss lots of things). HW is optional but if you want a good grade you'll almost certainly need to do it. Tests are very hard, some q's not covered in class.

Entire course uses Netbeans. This will NOT help you prep for your major. Projects are Applets, not applicable since the 90s. Test cases on projects are incorrect. Tests have arbitrary & opinion based Qs. My friend from MIT and w/ math degree found his project specs appalling. Do yourself a favor, take another professor. I warned you.

His rating seems a bit high imo. His style of teaching is so hard, and having to work with the GUI adds another complex layer to something unneeded. Don't take his class, rather wait it out for another teacher because you'll most likely have to retake it for a better grade.

This guy incredibly terrible. Many typos in his .pdf files , and so many errors in quizzes even exams. He is so lazy and always recycles the old materials , labs and projects for many years .You will learn nothing from his classes. He is rude and tough grader which wipe out student's confidence and enthusiasm. Importantly, his grading is unfair !!!

If you're an aspiring CS/CSE major, do NOT take his class. What you learn from introductory comp classes are instrumental in your success moving forward & Culevski's teachings are disorganized & outdated. Typos, broken links & ambiguous instructions make things unnecessarily painful. Edmonds is doing students a great disservice by keeping him on.

I felt that this man was confused and only could have his thoughts together when he had java I students and Java II students combined into 1 class because he was all over the place. If ms linda Zuvich is still around in 2023 i highly recommend you take her instead of niko she is very well explained and she is very nice and supportive.

If you take this man make sure you read your book and also dive into the history of java this man will combine 2 classes into 1 lecture he does not even tell you what 1 is so make sure you get extra help from tutors too. He doesn't even teach you how to make a GUI which ms Linda does you will learn Netbeans while Linda class learns pure codeintellj

if you want a really challenging then take this class but you will not learn how to code with IntelliJ. second, if you want to learn how to make a Gui and learn anything then don't take him. those who scored him well are kissing his ass. he shouldn't be allowed to teach at Edmonds he is respectful but his teaching techniques are same penny Russel.

No, not worth it, don't take his class. You are better off studying other subjects while waiting for a course from another instructor. His lecturing pace is slow, his voice is hard to hear, can't ask anything properly if you have questions. I barely passed his CS141 class. I failed this class and I NEVER failed any classes. Can't comment more.

I don't even want to get started on how this instructor organizes his calendar- oh wait- there isn't one via canvas. I spent the first day creating an excel sheet to match the due dates. Module was hard to navigate. I'm bouncing from one file to another. Repetitive. Awful program choices/setup. I'll do an extra quarter -than go thru this class.

There's too much to talk about that I can't fit, but I'll try. Lectures are so boring they are near impossible to pay attention to. The hw (looking at Java tutorials then rating them) is worthless. Coding projects are graded with unclear grading criteria. Coding homework goes too far ahead of textbook reading. Reconsider if you choose Culevksi.

Professor Niko is a horrible teacher. I've never dropped a class before but I just had to. His grading is arbitrary, he's assignments are extremely tedious and time-consuming while not actually teaching you anything new. He also can't explain things at all. Avoid taking his class!!

His Labs and lectures don't help anything. You can watch your videos and learn, take notes, or whatever, but they won't be much of a help in his class. Because the project assignments or the quizzes, even the test are based on only his messy lecture.

Horrible teacher with his heavy long lectures that will put you to sleep or bored af, his grading in projects dont make sense, some of his labs are super confusing and he would give vague tips on how to solve issues with your ide, uses the worst ide in my opinion, gives too complicated projects

Just don't take Niko. He's so unbelievably, pain stakingly, terrifyingly inadequate to be a teacher. He tries and approach you asking questions about labs but in the end, he never actually helps with the labs, projects and his quiz time is outrageously short for a quiz that needs you to write full length code. For your sanity, don't take Niko.

not too hard to get a good grade but you won't learn much

Worst Professor ever. Tough Quizzes, decade old homework labs, bad recording quality, unclear syllabus, crazy hard projects with grading based on his mood.

Worst professor ever. Tough quizzes, crazy projects with unclear grading rubric that constantly changes, decade-old homework labs, bad video recording quality, sloppy explanations.

Nice guy, but genuinely better off waiting for other professors. He marks off points on projects for material not discussed in grading rubrics, his quizzes frequently have wrong answers and you have to fight him to get credit, and he doesn't give nearly enough time for quizzes. He also doesn't seem to know about modern industry standards.