He was very nice and professional! I enjoyed his style very much

NIce guy, nothing bad to say, doesn't run classes too long.

a ****, but i know how to use a computer now. very clear, but sarcastic ****

very sarcastic, but willing to explain things again if asked

Very willing to help & explain. doesn't explain in detail, but overall hes gr8!!

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very logical teacher tests are easy, material is well explained

It was an easy course, he has more patience with the class than I would have had

100% agreed

Teaches well, tests are easy if u study, very approachable but tends to be a little boring. The tests were easier than the exam, so he should have prepared his class a little more for that.

Lol. Looks like everyone from his MWF 10:30am class last winter still remembers that time he walked out angry. But overall, at least he was helpful when he wasn't mad, and at his office hours.

Great prof. Very helpfull and good lecturer. Explains things in detail. Always goes over the material with you if you aks for clarification.

he marked well on the exam and made the course really easy

He was a good prof!, I'm sorry but anyone who complains are just people he made fun of for talking while he is teaching (and yes you people are very annoying). He was always willing to help and constantly asking "any questions?", "is this clear"?. Never tricked us on tests or the exam, if you do all the work there is no reason not to get an A.

Kashiyama's an amazing prof!!!Very approachable,ready to answer any questions you have.His tests are easy as long as you prepared a little.His labs and assignments are an easy way to get a good grade, but doing them is totally voluntary.Moreover he gives you an opportunity to drop one or both of your midterms with grade-percent going to your final.

I loved Kashiyama. I have no idea what these people who give him these terrible ratings are talking about. He's a good prof. Very approachable and helpful.He always asks for questions - use him, ask him questions if you don't understand. He doesn't bite; he's a well-mannered, smart and nice Japanese gentleman. Make sure you do your labs - easy A.

Great prof! Take him

he was a nice guy - seemed a little impatient with teaching a bunch of idiot first-years how to make a spreadsheet - just do the labs and you'll be fine

explains everything very clearly, study for the tests and you should get a good mark, exams is pretty simple only if you study hard. hard work pays off.

What's wrong with these ratings? Paul is an awesome prof and he always spends lots of time answering questions. Great person as well, know the material, no surprises on tests and exam.

He's fair prof. He teaches the material and expects you to know them. Don't make him angry and try to stay on his good side and you will be okay! otherwise there are no garantees what might happen! !!

He's teaching is Okay... the tests are not bad either, if you go2 the lectures and study the book, will definitely get an A on those... ..................................................................................................................................................But i'm sorry to say that you will fail the final exam!

Very nice guy, explains everything. Always asks if there are any questions. Take this course with him and you will not regret.

awesome prof, always willing to help u and makes sure u understand the matrial....likes to clear his throat alot and loves saying "binary" and "8 bit pateeeeeern"

Great prof, very approachable, very lenient, and very nice. The class itself was incredibly boring, yet easy. He also lets you drop one or both midterms, if you want. Do the labs - it's an easy A.

awesome prof !!!

Good prof - nice, approchable, helpful. Boring class. Easy A.

this has got to be one of the EASIEST profs i've ever had!! he goes out of his way to try to make sure that the students do well.. he is extremely patient and is willing to go over the same *easy* example repeatedly, even if one student doesn't understand it. anyone who gets mad at him for being a bad prof is just a lazy student!!

he's such a good prof!! he teaches everything clearly and answers ANY questions that people have, and is willing to put his lecture on hold just to spend time explaining concepts to people who don't understand!! that is an EXCELLENT quality in a professor!

Well, Paul is extremely nice and patient... he will answer every kind of questions and he really does his best to make you understand. He answers your emails..he is helpful.. but his classes are abit boring. You can get an A easily in his course, just do the works and you'll be fine.

HE IS THE BEST!Don't even think of not taking a course that he is teaching!

I took this course online and it was fairly easy.The tests/assignments are all outlined really well. The only thing that annoyed me about the course was the stupid/repetitive questions in the forum from people not taking time to read things properly. He accomodated a lot of ppl b/c they complained so much about stupid things which was nice of him.

he was not that bad as ppl say. when people asked him the same questions 20x, he didn't hestitate to explain. class is very boring, tho. just study the textbook, come to class to see how he explains how to do the labs, but i think the labs are really really easy. tests are ok, do really well on atleast 1 test, and study a lot for final.

people made it a point to ask idiotic questions even though information was easily accessible. there were complaints about assignments that required making websites which is a big part of the course. binary numbers are crucial too. people should read the course title before enrolling. paul is great. he just doesn't spoonfeed.

University students are not children that need coddling. If you're not an independent learner, do not take his, or any online course. EVERYTHING was CLEARLY stated. No guess work, unless you're a dullard. He replied to e-mails quickly and had no problem reviewing a 2000+ word assignment when I disagreed with the TA's marking. I loved his style!

this site is called rate my PROFESSOR, NOT rate my course. paul lacks personality but i'm not in university to be entertained by professors. his job is to teach and he teaches well. straightforward, prompt replies to queries, and no last minute changes. he is knowledgeable about the subject and his choice of readings reflect that.

straightforward and super easy. never hesitated to answer questions. kept up with forum postings and emails so it was easy to communicate with him

i realized a bit late that i needed a nats course and paul's was the only one available which worried me because the reviews here were so bad! well, this was the only time the reviews were wrong. hes super cool, intelligent with realistic expectations. good choice of readings (lots of neil postman!) which made up for the textbook being so boring.

He is pretty easy if you attend class, and review. He's nice, and he gets to the point instead of going in a circle. Plus when a question is directed to him he answers to the best of his ability and he is understanding. His lecture are worth going to since, he does give extra information.

Paul is pretty cool. Never skip this class before the test because he gives very helpful hints. Read the textbook and ask questions OFTEN. Paul was pretty helpful to me, whenever I asked quesions, and I asked alot of them!! Also, when reading the textbook take careful notes on the bolded words, those come up in MC, in tests! An A is achievable

He is a good prof.but you cant pass his assignments without thinking critically. Anyways that should be expected as a student in university. A is attainable as long as you have a book and listen to him cus sometimes, his questions are not coming from text.

I really had no interest in this course before I took it, but the way he taught it was actually quite cool. It was more of a hands on approach, and what I found out was that if you approached him, he was quite willing to help a student out. Granted, I took the course online so the use of the textbook was high, but he tried to insert extra readings.

I took the course online and aside the binary, it was a breeze. I really liked the HTML assignments and the readings he assigned. The most difficulty I had, other than the binary, was keeping up with the constant stupidity displayed by fellow students. He was very helpful, and kind enough to submit my grade of 66 (a C+) as a B. Love him!

I actually had three classes with him - ITEC1000, ITEC1010, NATS1700. He's a great prof, very easy to understand and explains the concepts well. He's a kind marker, and tries to help out the students as much as possible. Definitely taking his class again!!

Really good at explaining things that other teachers over-complicate. I was going to drop out of the ITEC program but this course and teacher are making me reconsider. Take any course you can with Mr. Kashiyama. You won't regret it!

I really did not like the idea of being forced to take a "Natural Science" course at York U. Having said that, I chose this course as it was offered though a totally online format. Paul came off as a polite and helpful professor on the forums. He listened to student concerns as well as offered advice for our future success.

It is not the prof but the course material. Do not think that just because some other guy has a higher score his cse 1520 class will be easier. Paul is a nice guy btw. P.D:BUY PAST FINAL EXAMS and do ALL the labs. I reviewed the past final exams 10 times before the actual final and got an A+.

Very good prof. would highly recommend

Except for the first part of the course (binary) the rest is almost pure memorization. He is a good proff and he gives good hints for tests and final. The tests are fair if you study and do the labs. Just make sure you do all the labs and having the past finals can be helpful. Overall he is a good proff.

GOOD PROFF!

Excellent prof! He takes his time to explain everything. Very approachable and is willing to help. Do the labs and try and get past exams. Most of the course is memorization so its not that difficult.

Awesome professor! Read the chapters and make sure you understand the concepts and you will do well! He is really understanding, and genuinely cares for the success of his students :)

Literally attended about 15 minutes of class all year. Didn't do any quizzes. Grab the labs off someone from a previous year, those are key free marks. For the final, go through the PPTs and try to understand all the concepts. Don't bother to read the textbook, it's long and you won't grasp key concepts. GO THROUGH PAST EXAMS. Ended with an A+.

I took an online course with him. Very interesting theories about computers toward society. But T.A marking is not fair and online exams are very tricky. Don't expect that this course would be easy just because its an online course.

One of my best profs yet. He teaches the material well and takes time to explain until u understand. easy to approach and fun to learn from

Paul is the very definition of a lecturer, not a professor. He relies very heavily on a mediocre textbook and it's associated lecture slides. Exams come from the textbook's exam bank. Course is purely memory. Exams are sentences from the textbook with words replaced with blanks. He reads the lecture slides to students. Read the book word for word.

Best and easy prof on this earth. Take it with him i'm sure you wont regret. ;)

Great professor! His material is easy only if you focus in class. The tests/quizzes/exams are majorly based on multiple choice. He is awesome for this course! Recommended! :)

Overall fair and helpful prof, but the course material could not be more boring. Make sure you grab old exams and labs.

Great professor! Knows what he is talking about, very smart, gives real life examples. Assignments are pretty easy but need you to focus and do the work. Material covered is exactly like in the textbook. Multiple choice midterm and exam with few short answer, very fair, material from the book! Enjoyed his class a lot, he makes it very interesting!

Great prof, passionate about the course, helpful, and makes you understand difficult stuff.

The course is tough for first year students. There were about 5 assignments which were not hard nor easy, but you ll learn the course though doing assignments. at the end he came so easy on grading.

Cool dude, answers your questions no matter what. Gives many opportunities in lecture for you to ask (USE THEM). MAKE SURE YOU GO TO CLASS FOR THE BINARY CHAPTER. Tests and exam were brutal. The textbook and slides are your best friend here.

He is just a regular prof, he comes to class and lectures. He answers all questions in class and that helps a lot. Go to class for the binary chapter, he explains it really well. Do the excel assignments, they are free marks. Get past exams to study for the final, 80% of the questions were the same. Study PPT slides for exam, textbook was useless.

Amazing professor. Itec 1620 programming was a HARD course but prof made it interesting. Tests are challenging. He's not a boring lecturer like other profs. Awesome personality and COOL prof! Definitely recommend!

He's a cool guy, (nice ponytail). However I couldn't care much about the class., so I rarely went. That being said, do all the assigned homework (easy, free marks). Past exams will save your life. They're literally identical. Textbook use was nonexistent, note the lecture slides online. The exam weighed a cool 92% for me, it wasn't that bad.

Dr. Kashiyama is a really nice guy and knows the content well. The course material is a little but boring but it is not extremely difficult either. All the evaluations (excluding the exam) are optional, but if you do not like your exam being worth 100%, do the homework and tests. They also help you with your studying!

His lectures is a little 'flat' , and might send a misconstrued impression that it will be an easy course. However to do well in his test requires strong understanding of Java concept. The assignment questions will require a bit of time to solve (from the point of view of first-time programming learner).

Really easy class. Make sure you do all the homework. They may take about 2 hours a week to finish but easy marks. Get past tests and study before hand and you should get an easy A.

Does his possibly confusing lecture, sticks around for a bit for questions and that's all you'll need. He goes over everything he tests for and does require much else. I didn't take notes or do the readings till just before the exam and got an A. Easy course, easy Prof.

Good teacher, interesting lectures, pretty easy class too.

Paul is a great prof and course work is relatively easy. He is helpful when it comes to questions regarding assignments and his tests are extremely easy. Lectures are not mandatory as he just reads off slides (sometimes quite boring) and studying off the textbook would be sufficient enough for an A.

Overall, he's a great prof.

He clearly knows what he's talking about and he'll explain concepts to you more clearly if you ask.

replies to your messages or email very late!

He was an okay prof. He is not easy going so don't think you can slack off but he is fair and understanding if you study for it he will help you but he is a serious prof and will make you work for your grade.

He's a decent professor.

He's alright, lectures can get boring but he'll answer any question you have on the topic

Easy assignments, clear explanations