Only half sheet of open NOTES... HARD EXAMS... Not worth Ur time...(got a B+)... teacher helps but is not intellectually smart...

Found professor to be abundantly clear and very willing to provide help in office hours. Challenging tests, but covered material from class (and review!). Programs also difficult but learned a lot.. is a 500 level class afterall.

sometimes very confusing, but she grades on the curve and gives extra credit. she answers all the questiosn and tries to help.

she is very considerate, and helpful. answers emails immediately. gives extra credit and generous curve. guaranteed good grade

Java. Good teacher, kinda goes overboard on the handouts, and they dont really help with understanding material. Very cool teacher tho. Always there to help.

Very good teacher. explains thinks clearly and always willing to answer questions. Responds very quickly to emails and is very helpful. gives extra credit.

GREAT teacher! Answers all questions thoroughly and makes class fun. Only down side is that she is not teach more CS classes.

Good teacher; 107 is very basic and she does a good job of explaining even the tidiest details. You'll get programming with her.

You cannot take a better CS107 teacher at this school. She makes programming Java so easy. She gives you hints on your programming homework which makes it a bit easier. She also goes over the same material over and over again until you get it. Very generous grader. I got an A and never even studied for any of the exams. Very nice lady too.

AMAZING TEACHER!!!!! Could not recommend a better teacher!!!

Very funny and knowledgeable professor!

If you're new to Comp Sci and have no prior experience, it's a pretty challenging class at first but you learn. Read the textbook. Her labs were difficult for an intro course. Participation points. Group work at the end of each class. Unfortunately lectured as if everyone was already familiar with Java. Provides practice tests and lots of resources

Professor Kraft is a "no crap" kind of teacher. She expects her students to be able to figure things out (like when hmwk is due) but she is willing to help you. She makes her requirements clear and easy to find. She is also very caring and is easy to talk to. Don't expect an easy A, but if you do your work you should be fine.

She is a good teacher but a tough grader. She is very helpful if you are struggling. The assignments are challenging but helpful to grow your understanding. This is not a class you can pass if you don't do the work. There is also extra credit opportunities which helped a lot at the end of the semester.

She is tough and her class is tough. I struggled with the work a bit but she helped me many times during her office hours. The class might be a little too hard but I found it easy to get help from her. Expect to work hard, and if you do then you'll probably do fine. She's a pretty decent teacher overall.

Take her. It's a hard class, but it proves if Computer Science is for you. She assigns a lot of Labs, but you learn so much.

Do not hesitate to ask her or the TAs for help.

Kraft is a pretty good teacher. I took her class for 107, and if your new to programming like I was, creating programs could be a little difficult to figure out. Don't hesitate to ask her for help during office hours, or go to the help room to get help from the TA's.

This is a class you can grow in if you are willing to put in the work. Her lecture's aren't the best but if you're self-driven person you can really get a lot out of this class. The reason for this is that she gives a lot of quality assignments that make you think about things that you otherwise wouldn't have thought about. Very detail oriented.

Cool online class for people who like technology. Took as GE and would take again. Interesting discussion-based assignments. Book is clear and reading assignments are pretty light. Professor is clear and helpful.

I highly recommend taking Kraft for CS 107. Although her class can get a little tough, you will learn a lot. You should also get the recommended book, because it is helpful and a good reference. I had prior programming experience so I had an advantage, anything helps, even online resources. She is very receptive and loves to help students succeed.

CS107 is really simple as long as you do the homework online and the labs. Pay attention and use your logic skills, you can't just sit in lecture and expect to do well, especially if you don't have any experience. Don't buy any textbooks, just buy the course reader. If you don't have it she'll get pissed.

It's a fairly easy class if you do your zy books HW assignments which are incredibly easy. The labs on zybooks are much harder than the HW so get your classmates together or visit the TAs. They're 40% of your grade (the only reason I didn't get an A). The tests are okay, not very hard.

Very boring and disorganized. Not a very tough class if you keep up with the deadlines. Bring your course reader to class (don't buy the other textbooks),go to the tutoring room for help on your programs, read zybooks, and you'll be fine. Save your programs cause she makes a lot of mistakes when grading!

Pretty straight forward. Ask for help if you need it and she will do her best to help you. Should expect about 3-5 hours of work and studying each week. Gives practice tests that are similar to the real thing. Would recommend her for this class and 107.

Her lectures are clear and easy to understand, she is also good at clearing up anything confusion. She is very approachable and you can either visit her in office hours, make an appointment, or see a TA, which all options are really helpful. She is quick in answering emails. She provides practice exams for her midterms which are helpful.

Kraft is one of the best professors I've ever had. She teaches a fairly easy class, but there are multiple assignments due every week. Always expect homework and labs. The only book you need for the class is a course reader, and theres a room in GMCS where you can get help on any assignment. Definitely choose Kraft if you need to take this course.

Kraft is one of my favorite professors. She has helped me with problems I had outside of the classroom. She is truly a professor you can approach if you need help with anything. CS107 is the foundation and later CS108 is applying all that you learned. With that being said, pay attention. Tl;dr Take her instead of Bajic.

Cass is difficult but Kraft does her best to try to explain it (even though her lectures are boring). If you are struggling in the beginning, keep up with it. It gets better & she actually gives extra credit opportunities. Just remember to follow her code guidelines because she docks major points for each program if not done right to HER standards

She was absoultely amazing! I had her for both CS107 and 108 and by going to office hours and getting help I was able to get 100% on almost all of the programs. Just do the homework (I didn't and thats the only reason why I did not receive an A). Btw I loved going to her office hours because she was so helpful and kind to me! Love her!

Do the labs and read the online textbook! The lectures aren't super important; you'll read about it anyway, but show up to get participation points to pad your grade. You'll need it because the labs can get quite difficult, but do them! Can't stress enough how important labs are. Ask for help if you need it, because you definitely might.

I took this class not knowing anything about computer science and I actually learned a lot and enjoyed the class. I have to say I did think the lectures were pretty boring. She talked about things beyond the scope of this class which was cool for comp sci majors but I zoned out a lot. As long as you keep up with homework and labs you will be fine.

Best computer science teacher to take when starting off. She teaches java well and uses online book. Other books are optional. DO THE LABS. They aren't that hard and if you do them and get full credit (which is easy because she gives you multiple tries), you will do just fine. She is easy to communicate with and offers extra credit.

Her lectures aren't the best, but they help a lot if you want to do well on the midterms and final. Don't procrastinate doing the programs. Do them early so you have time to ask questions if you get stuck.

The people giving her bad reviews have no drive to learn the material. It's not an easy A class, but that shouldn't be the reason to take her. If you want the good grade take Bajic, but you aren't going to learn anything from him. Her tests are unfair, however, the assignments will teach you the content. She will prepare you for 310.

Make use of your zyBook! Kraft does a great job with teaching the concepts but learning how to apply them is on the student. If you go to every class and do all assignments, it's a pretty easy A. Midterms are difficult but that's what EC is for! If you try to code well and understand the material, you'll be fine. Try do labs EARLY in the help room.

Having had Professor Kraft for CS 107, 108, and most recently, 310, I can say that she is a great instructor. During lectures, she often pauses to allow for students to ask questions, which ensures comprehension. To be honest, I'm quite certain that those who complain about her teaching, didn't make use of the many opportunities to excel.

Great teacher and a decently easy class. To all these kids who are putting 1 star reviews, you guys did not apply yourself at all or even try to learn the material. Honestly, she is not hard and it is an easy class. My friends and I literally didn't go to class and just did the online stuff and went to tests, it was so easy.

Lectures went over what was covered in Zybook. Offers few chances to get extra credit, but if you show up to class you will have 0 issues. She is sweet and really wants you to learn how to program.

Professor Kraft really does care about you and your grade, but she makes you work for it. The workload was high and it was tough to stay afloat if you didn't have a good study schedule or slipped up one too many times. Definitely doable to do well in the class, just takes effort. Textbook reading required for some test questions. She curved grades.

Honest review: Kraft is my fav CS teacher at State. Shes kinda dorky but so smart it's cute. I learned the most from her class. she wont spoonfeed you but she def cares. Go to lectures, make time to study, hit her office hrs. If she was my age Patty could def gitittt nomsayin ayee

Probably the best CS teacher I have had, She is really nice, caring and chill. She could probably improve on explaining what to do on an assignment better, As sometimes its unclear but take her anyways cause she is really good at what she does.

She's the best professor I've had at SDSU thus far. She's very kind, smart and attractive. She has a sarcastic sense of humor, but it's a loving kind of sarcasm. I honestly adore her! Her lectures are very organized and her programming assignments are extremely fair. Her exams can be difficult, but there's no surprises. I highly recommend her!

As someone who had never coded before this class, it was a lot to learn. If you want to learn Java, take this class. Reading HW due before every class, codes every other class. She teaches a lot and it is easy to get behind so stay on top of work and make sure to work in advanced on HW. Takes attendance via paper passed around in work group.

Professor Kraft is easily my favorite professor I have had at State. Super smart, down to earth, good at explaining, and HILARIOUS. Lecture attendance is 5% extra credit so you should go to all of them for the points but honestly it is worth it just to get to be around her. So so so funny.

Kraft is one of the few CS professors left at SDSU that actually cares and is a breath of fresh air compared to all the apathetic drones currently teaching CS. Lecture material as well as assignments directly translate to exams. Show up, do the work and if not coding extraordinaire, start assignments early. Her classes are fair and straightforward

Although the classes were typically quite boring, they definitely helped many times and I actually did learn quite a bit. I enjoy the way her classes are set up with homework and assignments, but it felt confusing at the beginning. I started figuring it all out at the end and began to enjoy the class and her teaching style.

I got Prof Kraft on-line during summer. The projects and home work were doable. The exams were harder. But if you're fast enough to check your "notes", you can make it.

This is a difficult class, but if you're willing to put in the work you can definitely succeed in it! There's a LOT of homework, however it's worth a huge part of your grade which relieves a lot of pressure when it comes to midterms and finals. The midterms are hard, but if complete all the homework and do the extra credit getting an A is possible!

Lectures were really helpful and help your overall comprehension of coding. She is so sweet and unintentionally funny, and she gave so many extra credit opportunities, I can't imagine getting a grade any less than an A. She really understands students' perspectives and at times even jokes about students being better than her in multiple ways.

She's a decent lecturer. Syllabus was fair and she stuck to it during the semester. Her graders and herself were generous with points when grading assignments and midterms. She provided study guides for midterms. I didn't really try in the class and got a B, I feel if I actually applied myself to the class an A is totally doable.

I took CS310 w her and she was able to teach the course very well. It was still a hard course but if it's offered with her, I recommend you take it w her.

She's a good teacher. I've taken her twice now and done well each time. This class was just generally difficult. There were a few bumps this semester but I would chalk it up to covid but she's very caring about her students and often helps out by making finals or tests a little easier.

There is a lot of content to be processed in a single semester so lectures can be dense. Being online and having them as resources to watch later after you read and study is helpful. Coding projects are fun but can take between 2 and 10 hours each depending on how good you are with stack overflow and paying attention to lectures.

Lecture heavy, but she is very relatable and offers good advice about computer science career fields. She randomly chooses classes to do participation activities (usually in groups), so you should really go to class. Very chill and very knowledgeable on the subject matter. Really liked her and I'm already signed up for her for CS160 next semester.

Kraft is monotonous during lecture but I thought she was pretty good. Class relies on ZyBooks for bi-weekly readings and pretty tough programs. The tests are frustratingly difficult though. However, the criteria is clear for grading. This class requires time and effort for a good grade (try - good grade, don't try - bad grade).

Patty is always great. This semester for data structures was kind of wonky because we switched to c++. Also, Patty's tests are always very hard. However, this class is completely passable and Patty is a real one.

She was absolutely BRILLIANT. She's very great at explaining things, super generous and lenient with due dates (just talk to her), and very helpful if you go to office hours. Programs at times can be somewhat tricky if you have no experience (and same with tests) but just study the zyBooks and take notes on them. As long as you do, guaranteed A.

Patty's lectures can get boring, but as a professor, she is pretty good. She is quite understanding and is willing to help her students with whatever they need. She warns her students ahead of time if programs are harder than usual, which allows for time to ask for help and plan accordingly. Not homework heavy and the tests aren't too bad either.

Professor Kraft is very sweet and will help you if you have questions. The class was pretty easy as long as you show up to lectures and do all of your programs on time you should get a good grade.

Professor Kraft is a boss! She is very helpful and caring. There is a lot of work that goes with this class, but that is just the major. The assignments are either tough or easy, but prepare you a lot for the midterms. An easy class if you get the homework done and study for midterms. I am taking her again for CS160!!!

She is very engaging and assignments are reasonable. The homework assignments and projects prepare you for midterms and also contain homework questions too that she points out. There's also a Discord server she provides so other students can help one another if they're stuck on an assignment which has been very helpful.

Kind person

Kraft is very solid for cs 150. She's good at explaining and I think is doing research into how to teach intro cs so that helps. The class is somewhat hard but that's the nature of cs (easy if you've done coding before). She sometimes gets side tracked and can be boring, but it funny and really nice so I recommend.

good class and even if you dont pay attention in class, the online hw are helpful and helped explain things as well. if not she also explains things well if u ask her after class. tests aren't bad but make sure to do hw as those are a huge part of ur grade. she does random participation assignments in class so make sure to go to class.

Kraft is a great intro CS prof. While lectures can be boring, she's helpful and understanding. The workload is manageable if you do the assignments. unstuck study has been a lifesaver for study prep.

I will always recommend professor Kraft to any CS majors. She really knows what she is talking about and is always ready to answer any question, no matter how complicated or "stupid" it may be. She is also really funny if you understand her jokes.

I will always recommend professor Kraft to any CS majors. She really knows what she is talking about and is always ready to answer any question, no matter how complicated or "stupid" it may be.This class specifically is a little harder than CS150, but she was really helpful with helping me understanding the material when I was confused.

I took this course during S25. Honestly, the course was fair. The work was manageable and the tests were easy as long as you put in the time. However, I would say that the lectures got pretty boring and I didn't learn much from it. So, rely on outside material & the zybooks for the majority of the learning. Good luck, and have fun!

If you dont have experience coding this class will be hard naturally. She doesn't help this tbh BUT she will help if you reach out. My biggest annoyance with this class is the amount of learning thats done online. You learning the bulk from Pearson assignemnts, if you are a hands-on learner, reading is a difficult way to learn CS.

Professor Kraft loves coding and is very knowledgeable about how to teach code. There is a good amount of homework but it does a great job to balance out your grade if you perform poorly on quizzes or tests. I would not recommend this class unless you are interested in CS or need to take the course, like I do. Much of the information is difficult.

150 will be pretty easy if you've taken some basic python/java class before. Most people have if they are a CS major. Took her for 160 as well and while the lectures for 160 can be really boring, thats more about the material than her teaching.

She is super nice. The concepts in this class are really easy, but you need to make sure you stay on top of your work. There is a no late work policy, and if you miss even one assignment, it's hard to recover. Make sure you go to lectures because there are questions and quizzes in TopHat that go to your grade.