Teaching is very straightforward and the first midterm was very similar to tasks assigned in coding labs as well as things taught during lectures. This professor knows what they are doing, at least so far!

She is super sweet and knows what she is doing. I always wanted to go to class because she made it so fun. The homework is fine and the tests are fair. Big big fan of her teaching

I 100% stand behind Dr. Goodwin. She is actually the GOAT for 301. she has industry knowledge as well so thats a plus and shes a really fun lecturer. she's new but shes doing a fantastic job so far and I'm really excited whenever I go to her class. fav class this semester!

Prof Prairie is an incredible professor. She's very down-to-earth and human: she can stumble and make mistakes, but this doesn't take away from her skill as a teacher and only adds to the comfort of attending her lectures and having conversations with her. Class is of very average difficulty if you pay attention. Live Laugh Love Prairie!

Professor Prairie is a professor who tries her hardest to appeal to the audience with her lectures, with her slides including somewhat humorous memes and her coding appealing to the gen z audience. For the tests, make sure that you spend a lot of the time learning the implementation of what is taught in class. Coding

gave us one hell of a midterm but applied such a legendary curve it didn't even matter, mashallah love prof prairie 🙏🙏

Not sure why there are so many bad reviews but she is a decent professor. She runs the class in a way where you can't just memorize everything but must understand what you're doing. The tests are mainly handwritten code, and each question builds on the others. If you want to do well in this class, attend the live coding lectures and read slides.

Prof. Prairie is super nice and a fantastic lecturuer. you MUST go to lectures because if you do not go to lecture, you are beyond cooked. but if you go to class, and pay attention, the content is tricky, but not hard. people that are rating this a 1/5 just dont go to class and then complain. if (class == present) { grade = A }

Prof Prairie is an amazing professor with industry knowledge and knows how to make lectures interesting. You should be fine for the tests if you attend lecture and review the in class assignments and slides. This was her first semester teaching the class and there were definitely some growing pains, but not the nightmare some made it out to be.

Honestly pretty good lecturer and (although very Millennial type humor) lectures were entertaining and informative. She does have a bit of a problem with treating us like we're high schoolers and lowkey it seems like she might crash out at all times but shes still better than other cs professors currently.

I don't really get the hate to be honest. As long as you showed up and tried to do the assignments yourself without ChatGPT (TAs were pretty helpful), the material was not too difficult. The second midterm was definitely more difficult, but she did apply a generous curve, and partial credit was given out. Overall, show up to class and pay attention

As someone who has struggled in COMP classes (I struggled in COMP 110 for reference), Professor Prairies has made this class one of the most engaging at my time at Carolina. An amazing professor that explains complicated concepts in a way that is easy to understand. GO TO CLASS! Low ratings did not go to class, or didn't actually do the assignments

This was her first semester at UNC and it wasn't flawless but she was very responsive to feedback and adjusted her approach. The midterms were long and challenging, but the assignments helped. She is funny, kind, and experienced. Every complaint I've heard about her has reeked of misogyny and comp sci bro nonsense. Don't let them scare you off.

Great professor overall - encourages understanding and implementation rather than memorization. Tests can be challenging but they're very fair in terms of what's discussed in class, especially since you're allowed a notecard for each midterm. You'll be more than prepared if you go to the lectures and review in-class coding examples.

Honestly disagree with the bad ratings here. If you utilize all the resources she puts out, you'll do fine. I also loved her teaching style and found myself really enjoying the content. The tests are mostly coding and the questions build on each other, so make sure you learn syntax and logic. Loved her asides and emphasis on industry knowledge.

She was very receptive to feedback. The tests are fair and made to weed out students who ChatGPT all of their assignments. She's always happy to discuss with students and takes time to break down a concept if you ask her. She did a lot of practice with content directly on the midterm. Low ratings either cheated on assignments or didn't go to class.

In my nightmare blunt rotation, but she taught well and had engaging lectures. She obviously put a lot of work into this semester. 95 A is brutal though, dunno if its the same for other instructors

I personally found her to be a good teacher. Her slides included in depth coding examples for the concepts she teaches which helps a lot. Her second midterm was hard but she curved it and gave opportunities to earn back points. She took our feedback which some professors don't do and said she'd revise the midterms going forward. Brings energy too.

Her lectures were made well, she listened to students feedback about testing, and genuinely wants to see her students succeed. We had to hand-write code for tests but she provided plenty of practice. If you go to lecture and put in the effort you'll be fine.

Come to class. Take notes on lectures. Actually do the practice she assigns. Tests are fair. Lengthy but fair. I think she's getting rated lower than she should because she gives highschool teacher vibes...but honestly thats a good thing. She actually cares about her students being good programmers. If you took APCS, this is a good follow up course

Seriously not that bad. There are a lot of negative reviews because of a midterm that was made too long by accident, but she acknowledged this mistake and applied a hefty curve to account for it, which shows more integrity than most professors. Preparing for the midterms is not difficult, there are many resources (posts slides, practice test).

Prof. Prairie is the most relatable CS instructor I had so far, and it's been a blast taking her course. Although it's her first time lecturing @ UNC, I'm sure the complaints you see from other posts will get ironed out in the upcoming semesters. Overall, course was interesting and helpful (moreover necessary) if you aspire to be in the industry.

She was sweet, my biggest issue with her were the tests. They were all code-writing which is fine, but it got to a point where it felt like straight memorization. She gives lots of extra credit, though, just getting an A can be hard because it is a 95+ to get one. Not hard to do well in the class, though and she takes feedback, so she'll get better

Prof Prairie's first semester teaching at UNC so it definitely wasn't perfect. I will admit the exams were frustrating at times, but getting over the grade, it's all a learning experience. There was a lot of code writing on the tests. Lectures were interesting and relatively organized. Prof Prairie is responsible and owns up to her mistakes.

This was Prof. Prairie's first semester, so some things understandably didn't go smoothly. Her optional lectures are very well-organized, and I highly recommend attending them. The second exam was too long, but she acknowledged it and took accountability. Put in the effort, and you'll do well—she genuinely cares about her students' success.

Prairie is a great professor. She takes accountability and feedback very well. Her second exam had a lot of negative feedback and a low average, so she gave a big curve and extra credit. Her exams were straightforward, and each question had a few lines of code to write. Con: exams are paper and pencil writing code, so you need to know the syntax

Favorite CS prof at UNC! Clearly passionate about the material, taught in applicable ways rather than just theoretical concepts. Labs were fun. Tests were majority code writing, but broken down and very well guided. She was open to feedback (posting slides, curving mid2) from the class. TAs weren't great but that was truly the only negative!

One of the best classes I've ever taken at UNC. The slides included cute characters and memes, making potentially boring concepts enjoyable. Gradescope assignment instructions were sometimes unclear but still doable. She may seem self-centered, but she actually cares about her students. If you find this difficult, you should probably give up on CS.

A lot of people get thrown off because she doesn't seem as "nice" as other professors, but Priaire knows her stuff. Attendance isn't mandatory, but she does class activities. Coding assignments aren't always that clear, but she responds to emails fairly quickly and is ready to help. Also does some extra credit.

I have really enjoyed this class as we got a perspective on real-world software development. I do not agree with the some of the other reviews here since the lectures are quite clear and concepts are taught very well. Tests are very coding heavy and on paper, so it is important to be comfortable with programming in Java.

If you actually try, you will learn a ton in this class. She teaches very practical skills. If you talk to her, she cares about her students a lot and will make sure you have what you need to succeed. But you can't walk all over her if you don't do the work. Due dates are not suggestions, and she can tell if you aren't trying.

Prof Prairie was a great prof who clearly knew the expectations of industry level code. There was an emphasis on writing clear and maintainable code. Tests are long but if you knew how to code in Java it was more an exercise of cobbling together concepts than it was to sit down and think about what to write ie you have to know your stuff coming in.

Prof Praire is a solid instructor, and the class was a good experience overall. But if you already know Java (with some experience), prepare to be bored out of your mind. The exams are long, but also incredibly easy. There's so much extra credit that it barely feels like a test. Honestly, it was easier than my ENG 105.

Her lectures are excellent with helpful and often entertaining analogies. There were a lot of assignments—more then in other COMP classes—but they are LLM-able and have straightforward autograding. The tests aren't particularly difficult, but they are long and can be a time crunch. She had terrible TAs which led to grading issues, but not her fault

Prof Prairie is an amazing instructor for 301. Her slides are beautifully made and extremely helpful to help study the night before an exam. The exams were honeslty fun to take and were extremely studyable if you just put in a couple of hours. I also want to give props to the TA team doing the review sessions this sem cause they were AMAZING.

Prarie can seem tough/uncaring at first, and 301 isn't an easy class. However, once you get to know her, she's really sweet. The lectures can be cheesy, but you'll pick up a ton of practical SWE tips that will stick with you. The exams are tough but very fair, though be ready to write a lot of code by hand and quickly, since they're pretty long.

Her lectures are boring but she is a really good teacher. Somehow it's a lot easier to pay attention when you're actually studying for the exams. don't llm the homeworks, she can tell (or if you do at least do it early in the week when there are office hours). first midterm was brutal, nothing like practice resources

Professor Prairie is one of the best and sweetest professors in the CS department. I have learned so much from her class and was able to apply my knowledge at my internship this past summer. The tests were on the harder side but were definitely doable if you put the time in and actually do the assignments yourself (i.e., didn't just use ChatGPT).

This class is NOT homework heavy. You have an entire week for each assignment as well as office hours. The homework assignments took me at most 4 hours each to complete. If you struggle with Java, I suggest going to office hours or attending the dedicated session. Finally, the tests aren't that bad, just go over study guide/slides.

PRAIREE IS THE GOATTTTTTT.

I was initially worried about this class, but ended up being pleasantly surprised. Homeworks are assigned every week, but they have clear instructions and TAs available who understand the content. Midterms are on the harder side, BUT the practice problems given were very helpful. Don't understand the hate! I thought this class was fair and useful.

Initially felt she was rude, but after going to see her in OH, she became MUCH more helpful, remembered my name, personally spent hours helping me on assignments, and was gracious with regrade requests. Only got an A on one midterm and still ended with an A. Double check for grading errors and do all the extra credit possible.

Prof. Goodwin is a good lecturer who really understands the content. lectures are important for doing good and she goes in depth about each concept, but sometimes too much. The exams are fair for the content but were harder than the practices given. Assignments were interesting but took 1+ hours and extra credit was only awarded if you got a 100.

Professor Prairie is a very understanding professor who lectures well. I will say, however, that her exams are difficult, especially if you do not have much prior experience coding in Java. There are lots of opportunities to get bonus points and she does round the class average to an 80. Some of the assignments are a lot of work, but worth it.

DONT LISTEN TO THE GOODWIN HATERS HERE. She's one of best professors I've had a UNC. Her lectures are amazing and she even approved final grade to replace midterm 2 grade. Yes, the test are hard but they are definitely doable if you put the time in. The projects were definitely crammable in a day other than the final project and few of other ones.

She's very passionate! Her lectures can be boring, but that's just the inherent manner of the material. Her tests are harder than class material, but there are bonus points and she gives lots of resources to prepare. But, her assignment schedule is frustrating since we were assigned the most difficult assignments over fall and thanksgiving break.

She's a professor who is genuinely good at teaching. Her exams are fair despite what others might claim. She provides great resources to help you prepare for exams. As long as you understand the design patterns conceptually and remember how to set up your code, you'll be successful in her class. However, some assignments can be time consuming.

Prairie is easily one of the best professors I've had at UNC and within the comp sci department. She cares a lot about her students, and her lectures were easily my favorite part of the class and always really interesting. Like others have said though here her exams are long but fair, and assignments were pretty difficult at times.

She's the goat. Yeah, the class is harder than before, but it's not impossible. The assignments were long but were helpful, and the lectures were interesting, and she put her own spin on things to make it more engaging. I probably learned more from this one CS class than I have in the past two semesters.