Seems to want everyone to do well. Will go way off topic to answer almost any question in lectures. Graded by TAs so he's very open to appeals if you did better than what was graded. Strict marking scheme so if you follow the instructions exactly 100% guaranteed, easy to lose marks if you do anything different though. If you can program 90% easy

Excellent prof, excellent lectures, very inspiring, and all around nice guy. Tests aren't too difficult, assignments are a kinda hard but very fun. Tests are not as hard though. Pick this guy if you want an awesome prof.

Decent prof that's nice and approachable. Assignments aren't too difficult, though it's easy to lose marks if you don't read the instructions carefully. Also, if you're a Rick and Morty fan, keep an eye out during lectures for the profile picture on his computer.

Dude genuinely loves computer science and it shows.

Great Prof. Really into the material. Don't be afraid to ask him to clarify any concepts as he is new to this school and really does not know what has and what has not been taught. Lectures are really interesting with a lot of good demos. If you have any doubts don't be afraid to go see him in office hours as really helps to clear things up.

Overall good prof. A lot of the complaints he got was for comp 2402. He was forced to structure the course the same way Jason Hineck was teaching his section. Hes a good prof if he can teach it his way.

Overall a very good professor, good speaker and prepared for lectures, test weren't difficult. End of the course felt a little rushed is my only complaint

Robert is clearly very knowledgeable in his field (programming). He answers questions clearly and competently. The tests are not overly difficult, however the main difficulty in the course were the assignments, which can be very difficult for someone who has never programmed before. If you are a CompSci major, then Robert is a good preparatory prof

Great prof and person, really enjoyed his class. Slides are well done and very helpful if can't make the class

A mandatory course for my degree. Overall, you can tell that this prof. thoroughly enjoys what he teaches (lives and breathes computer science). However, the amount of material required for a "beginners/intro" level course was great and much work was required to feel caught up to computer science degree students taking the course for their 1st year

Awesome prof! and great lectures! He is really passionate about computer science and encourages asking questions. His tests and assignments were fair (not Easy A and not impossible A) and you'll see that only if you attended class regularly and have done your assignments on your own ( I also recommend going to TA office hours if you need help) .

Robert is my boy

Difficult course, but Dr. Bob (nobody actually calls him that) is a shining light. The material is difficult, but the prof is a master. He will shuffle the schedule, assignment deadlines, tests, just to make sure that all his students are on track. He is witty and congenial, has great respect for his students, and he ensures fairness in the course

Although the material is hard, he shuffles due dates and test dates to make sure students understand material. A very nice person in general, funny at times, and you can tell he loves what he does! Make sure to attend lectures when possible, and get help if you miss one.

Very passionate, clear in his explanations, an overall joy to have. If you are new to programming the class might be difficult, but if you attend the lectures and especially the tutorials (plus a bit of self teaching - it's computer science after all), you should be able to easily pass with a good grade. Take as many classes as you can with Robert.

Great prof, organized, not boring. Only thing I would improve is the readability of his assignments.

He is a great Professor who is clearly passionate with what he's teaching. He actually takes the time to ensure that he carries most people along during lectures. The only problem is that the assignments are numerous and are often much more difficult than the examples covered in class . Still a great professor though.

Great guy. Good sense of humour and he knows his stuff.

Keeps you interested and teaches well.

Collier is a LEGENDARY prof. Easily my favourite professor I've had through first year. His passion for teaching and computer science comes across quite clearly in all his lectures. He's incredibly reasonable with all his deadlines and marking schemes. He lays out everything you need to do well.

He genuinely loves computer science, and you can see that in his interesting lectures (also computer games of all sorts in this case). Tests and assignments are graded fairly, although may take a long time to be given back to you. Overall my favourite professor this year!

Awesome and likeable character.

Best Prof of all time, trust me, he is amazing. His teaching is interesting, assignment is not simple but specifications are very clear, he is very helpful when you ask him questions after lecture or at his office hour or via email. He responds emails very quickly as well. Sample tests are basically the same as the actual test. WOULD TAKE AGAIN!!!!

Unbeleivably accommodating and an excellent lecturer

Until now he is the best professor in Carleton for me, I've taken 1805/1501/1405 with him and his teaching methods are just the best, the assignments have clear instructions, gives you samples for the quizzes and answers your emails very fast. Whenever I see him teaching one of my required courses I will always register for his class.

I came in with no programming background and found him and his course very fair and a great intro to programming, although the tutorials were far too hard sometimes. As long as you do the readings, practice questions, start assignments early, and seek help when you need it, you'll get an A+. Would definitely recommend him for COMP1405.

One of the best profs I have ever had. Easy lectures, funny , respected , helpfull and very inspirational.

He likes to joke around with his students and takes time to cover ALL questions people ask. He also pushed back assignment dates if we hadn't covered the material to that point.

I really enjoyed his class! The final exam, tests and tutorials were fair and reflected what was done in class. The assignments were a lot tougher and really required lots of googling at times to figure out what was going on, but I did appreciate the challenge and it didnt end up hurting my mark too much.

The best professor I've ever had in Carleton U.

Robert is awesome. He is super nice and the lecture is not boring at all. The quizzes and assignments are not hard. Robert is really really good.

Best prof in the world

Great teacher so work hard and you will be rewarded.

You'll have to work hard but he's a great teacher and just about always has an answer to student questions. Assignments can get pretty tough but they're fair and tie-in to appropriate lecture material.

Had Robert Collier for data structures in second year, TA'd for him the subsequent semester for COMP 1005, and have him now for COMP 3007. He's one of the few profs in the CS department who cares about the quality of his teaching. I remember second year, when an assignment was a bit ambiguous, he was in the labs at 10pm with students clarifying it.

Had Collier for 1405 and 1805. Pretty boring, pretty overhyped. Overall good though!

Robert was one of the best profs in Computer Science, I took 2 courses with him, got A+ in both of them and TAed one of them. if you have a chance to take any course with him do it. his lecture notes are more than enough to study from. it's better if you actually attend the lectures.

He's a respected prof that really knows his stuff. Be prepared to do a lot of self teaching as his slides are detailed, but not very relevant (almost too detailed). Gives bonus marks on assignments, and gives examples of tests so you know what to focus on. BTW, there is a good chunk of Prolog on final, so be ready for it (use 99 Prolog questions).

He is knowledgeable and mostly organized. We did a tutorial with no idea of Big O, Big Theta, and big omega. One difficult assignment got updated to the last minute. His teaching is clear. He is a nice person.

Robert Collier is a solid choice. He is clear in his teaching and marks fair in the assignments and tests. Unfortunately, there is no instant feedback submission server. You have to download VirtualBox, which I find pointless. He is very accessible outside of class but his office is crowded.

One of my favourite professors, he got me into Computer Science with clear teaching and fun methods. His tests all have samples that make it easy to study for. His assignments are easy to understand and as long as you focus in class, you will not have a hard time getting them done. Solid professor. I'll definitely take his courses again!

It's crazy how much more engaging his lectures are compared to other profs. Also has an admirable quiz philosophy.

Wow, fantastic professor and super duper knowledgeable on the subject. Very clear objectives for the course, very helpful practice material and no surprises on exams. By the end of this course you will be a math whiz if you do well. Make sure you go to every class and don't miss a beat.

My all time favourite professor at Carleton. He really cares about his students and he does everything he can to make sure his students do the best in his course. He is super friendly and easy to talk to and he makes himself available for people who aren't able to make his office hours. I highly recommend taking any of his courses.

Definitely cares about the students and teaches well. I found that even though I knew all of the content prior to taking the course, he was still respectable and fun in the way that he spoke. I 100* recommend him.

The better one out of the COMP1805 profs. Collier's lectures are super clear and easy to understand as long as you keep up with the course. He provides good preparation for quizzes but the assignments tend to be difficult and tedious despite counting for way less than the quizzes. I liked him as a prof even though I didn't like the course.

Dr. Collier is a great prof, who has mastered the art of teaching discrete maths. Lectures were enjoyable, and practice quizzes were provided before each of the quizzes, containing the exact questions found on the quiz, barring the numbers/values. Be sure to pay close attention to the syllabus, as he is not as flexible with policies as other profs.

Robert Collier teaches his class very well. He teaches the material well and is a kind person. His mock quizzes help students prepare for the real quiz. The workload is very heavy. His office hours are packed.

Lectures and everything were good before the pandemic. However, the final was incredibly long. Quizzes are the same as the practice which is good. Assignments are long

I absolutely loved Dr. Collier's classes. His lectures were hilarious and he took special care to ensure everyone was on the same page. Always replies to emails within a few hours and is incredibly helpful. I would highly recommend taking as many courses with him as possible.

Rob Collier is a solid prof for COMP 1805 (Discrete Structures). His lectures are interesting and his grading criteria is clear. He gives out practice quizzes a week before the real ones which helps you prepare well. The assignments may be challenging at times so go to TA office hours when you can. I recommend him.

Great prof! Funny, clear, and very accessible. Great for my first year computer science class.

Pros: - Explains well the programming concepts Cons: - The assignment can sometimes be vague and he is un-accessible. Also the TAs sometimes won't fully explain what you are supposed to do. Tips: - Coding isn't a necessity to take the class, although it is very recommended so that you stay afloat for most of the course

Very well structured course

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One of the best teachers I've had in uni so far. Teaches very clearly and is organized.

Robert Collier is a pretty good professor and I enjoyed learning new programming concepts in his class. However, I am not going to say any names, but some TA's look like they want to mark you down for absolute foolishness that was never made clear. Also, I hope that his quizzes and exams get set back to normal for the next group of students.

Definitely would have been a harder course if I had not known python before. Good teacher, funny guy, Lectures not mandatory, but you get some great insight on ways to do current assignments and gives lots of opportunities to ask questions. 100% recommend.

I loved his enthusiasm for teaching, but you would definitely struggle without prior coding experience if you were to only attend lectures. The textbook is mandatory for this class, though, which breaks down concepts at the beginner level, and has information that is not taught in lectures that you need to know for assignments

The instructor is really good. He is caring and replies all emails. Sometimes his assignments are difficult to understand.

Personally found the course extremely easy, though I do have prior programming experience. Though what I personally really like is how much more in-depth I've learned certain concepts. He answers emails really fast, and lectures weren't boring at all even when I already knew the material. Final exam is super easy as well, no studying required.

This class will be very difficult to understand and get used to if you are a complete beginner when it comes to coding. Even though this class is meant for people who don't have any experience, it was definitely catered towards students with previous experience. However, he has very good lectures and the TAs are helpful so use the resources.

Robert is a great guy and his live lectures were very intriguing. Overall if you're looking for a 1405 prof this is your guy. Past coding experience does matter but don't worry if you don't have experience going into this course you can still do very well, but you must work harder than other people with experience.

The prof's lectures are clear and easy to follow. Also, most assignments take only about an hour, and it's best 6/8. The quizzes were also fair as he tells students the type of questions that will be provided. The only complaint is the exam being much harder than the other evaluations. So make sure to do extra practice aside from assignments.

Loved his lectures. Engaging, approachable and genuinely cares about his students unlike other profs in the department! Too much focus on PyGame but made Python understandable so kudos to him.

Robert Collier teaches well. He answers people's questions every class. Weekly assignments were straightforward (~1 hour). Quizzes were hard if you do not practice a lot (barely any time and no going backwards), but the questions were hinted beforehand. Exam was horrible mess of randomization, long questions and too many multiple choice selections.

Great professor, funny and has straightforward quizzes and (weekly) assignments. Get prepared to read Pygame documentations.

Amazing professor. Lectures are very engaging and informative, gives coding examples of all concepts. Assignments and tutorials are slightly heavy, with an assignment and a tutorial once per week, however, it is necessary to gain that coding experience. Big, emphasis on pygame, which is not a bad thing, it makes the course more fun! Free textbook!

He definitely does not give clear specifications for the programs to the students or TAs, so it's a bit RNG if you get a bad TA but generally they are very forgiving with the markings. He also gets sick very often (he's moved like 4 lectures online this term) so be ready for that. There's some very light readings and he gives good practice quizzes.

Robert has good lectures on the topics he introduces, he often tries to add visual components and will always clarify and respond to any questions a student has. The assignments and tutorials can be vague so its good to start them early and ask TA's for clarification. He also gives good practice quizzes.

I loved his lectures and he's great at explaining concepts and answering questions. Yes, too much pygame and assignment specs were frustratingly ambiguous at times, and there was definitely a difficulty spike, but as long as you stay on top of things and do the practice tests you'll be okay. I'm new to programming but found it manageable.

40% assignments, 10% tutorial assignments, 30% 2 quizes, 20% final exam. He is very wholesome and nice the assignments if not left last minute were doable but I disliked the final exam because the time limit freaked me out and put me in a panic mode. Personally the online quizes weren't my favourite because you only had like 5 mins to answer

His lectures were good but could be more concise, quizzes were hard but marked easy, assignments were easy enough but unclear specifications, it was half online half in person which was odd, final exam was bad at assessing your ability but manageable. If you have any programming knowledge this course will be pretty easy.

I love pygame and his variable names: foo bar qux ham egg ukr gzk shm

He had one lecture in person and one online which I liked. For homework, he gave two a week, assignments and tutorials which each had two parts but the tutorial was usually harder even though it was worth less. For quizzes and the final, he had very vague questions. Overall the course is fine as entry into CS but it had a weird fixation on pygame.

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Great Professor

This is just an introductory course so the Prof takes that opportunity to teach about some of the very important things in general about programming and overall helped me be a much better programmer.

Extremely knowledgeable and a good lecturer. Does a great job of connecting concepts.

To be fair, the actual class is difficult esp if youre a non cs major (like me) it was very overwhelming at first as is any skill you're learning for the first time. However there is so much support, the class forums are so helpful and if you ask a question he will answer literally so fast. There's soo many office hours, but the content is heavy.

The class goes really slow if you already have any coding experience, the tests are surprisingly, hard you have little time to complete problems, so definitely learn to manage your time in tests

Already had coding knowledge but found trying to decipher his assignments specs hard. I never had to go to a lecture. The actual thinking and algorithm making part was easy. I found his quizzes to be super easy as well. Was expecting the exam to be similar to the quizzes but it was challenging. Not hard, but more challenging.

I came in already knowing comp sci stuff so this was pretty easy, but I thought he actually tried as a professor to be helpful and make the lectures interesting which was a plus, coming in blind you might struggle but I think the tutorials and lessons are enough to suffice

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Professor Collier's COMP 3007 is a masterpiece of a university course. He explains concepts naturally and in an approachable way, makes the topics interesting and engaging to learn, is happy to take questions, and uses lots of examples to help explain things. My only complaint is that his online lectures are less engaging than his in-person ones.

w collier, he makes boring sounding stuff interesting

Teaching style is great! The outside-of-lecture evaluations assigned don't fully match what was described in the lectures so you have to read somewhat.

Overall, a dedicated and engaging teacher who shows a clear passion for his subject and attentiveness to his students. However, there were times when the grading criteria seemed unclear to me and others. Additionally, the slideshows didn't always align well with the assignments or quizzes.

Robert Collier was excellent for 1805. He offers many useful analogies and emphasizes the importance and application of course content in the real world. He makes discrete math interesting and intuitive. I highly recommend taking 1805 with him. He's also very pleasant and is very dedicated and responsive to students through forums and email.

Understandable lectures that helped drive this course. Didn't give very many examples of how he wanted questions to be solved, and there was a slight disconnect between his lectures and the tutorials/assignments but nothing too serious. Practice makes perfect in this course, and I found I couldn't find much in the textbook, so I studied the slides.

I thought Prof Collier was an amazing lecturer, my favourite in first semester. I thought his trains of thought were well spoken and easy to follow along to.

Dr. Collier is passionate, engaging and he teaches 1805 in a really intuitive way. This is not a class most can coast in unless you already have a background in discrete math so you will still need to spend time outside class practicing. If you do your part, Collier will prepare you for 2804 and probably make you a better programmer along the way.

I can tell that he is very passionate about this subject! The way his lecture slides were set up 10/10 like I love how straight-forward and funny (clowns) his slides were ahahahah. I was expecting this course to be a really difficult first year comp sci course but I was shocked. Def show up to all lectures- Grading was fairly distributed

Super entertaining and attention-capturing. Obviously knows what he's doing and has great answers to questions during lectures. He is available outside of lecture hours for assignment help or just general course questions.

Great lectures. The practice quizzes are super similar to the real quizzes, and he is very clear about what the final is like. The assignments are tricky, but fair. Don't start them the day they're due hah

The course structure is very fair (40% assignments, 30% midterm, 30% final), and the professor is always answering questions on the discussion board. This course was shown as an in person only, but lectures actually alternated between in person and online. He does post his online recordings but not the in person ones. Overall, a great prof.

Fun assignments. I would take his class again for sure

Robert Collier is a great professor. He helps students learn programming paradigms. His online lectures are great and organized.

Smart man with much wisdom shown in his lectures.

Watching this dude code is like watching Bob Ross paint. He's SO smart, passionate, and very personable. 11/10

In this class you learn more about the high level logic that you need to know for computer science. However, you almost need to learn the syntax of python on your own.

He was very deep understanding which helped alot

I have prior programming experience, so this course is not difficult for me. The only pressure comes from the online tests. When writing code, the question isn't on the same screen, so I spend extra time reading carefully and checking details. The professor is great, and I really like him.