I hope you know how to program before taking this class.

Easy class but doesn't prepare you for subsequent classes. She doesn't fully explain things that are on the test and dosen't teach you what you need to move on in Computer Science. She just dosen't know what she is talking about.

I had a big advantage since I already knew how to program, and yet I'd still say "wtf?" to some of her explanations.

Wouldn't take her unless you have prior knowledge of the class. Is not very clear and will not give much help if you go to her office. If you try hard you will figure it out though.

Bottomline: Everything I learned in this class I learned from the book or through trial and error, not her.

Well, just to give you an idea me and another student gave her the nickname RLB. B stands for blows, you can prolly figure out the rest. It was the worst class of my entire college career and if you have any chance to get another teacher do it. She actually is a nice lady though, but a bad teach.

i had never programmed before i got in this class, and sadly, i still don't know how to program. i feel that it is mostly do to her unclear teaching methods. i would not take her again. and if you're a computer engineering major take cpsc 101 first...all of those people seem to be better off.

If this is your first programming class don't let her discourage you. I felt like I had to teach myself because I got lost in her explainations. She really doesn't have a good approach for explaining the fundamentals. But if you stick with it and make an effort to learn it yourself, it'll come together in subsequent classes.

needs work

Rose is a nice lady but wow I do not like taking computer science from her. She makes really easy stupid mistakes in class and doesn't have a clue why her programs wont work. She doesn't really explain why anything works either. We did damn PPM images in C for some reason and that is just awful! I like C but doing images in C is retarted.

Doesnt give examples are adaquetly explain why you use a certain syntax in a program

Lectures are not very informative. Doesn't seem to know much outside of basic code. Easiest way to learn is to simply copy down the code she displays on the projector. That and go to the lab. They are much more helpful there and it is much more hands on.

She acts like everyone has years of programming skills and will make you feel not only confused but also stupid for asking most questions. Avoid having her as a teacher, she is unwilling to help a student learn the material. Lab will help with understanding concepts as long as you copy her notes exactly from class.

This teacher is very hard to comprehend. And if you're looking for a teacher who answers questions and works well with you, then look elsewhere, bc she is either smart about it, or leaves you with more questions than when you started. Her grading policy is also very strict, making it difficult to make a grade that actually reflects your knowledge

I took a lot of programming in high school. She is not knowledgeable about the material at all. She got a 70 when she took one of our tests. She doesn't give credit for programs even if you write them unless they compile completely. She is too lazy to give partial credit for anything. Try to get Sterling if you can.

I would not take her unless you've had experience with programming. Her exams are really tricky, especially with the wording and number of answer choices. She is in her office during office hours, but usually her responses to your questions are really vague and non-helpful. If you can, sign up for her as a last resort.

Instructor is unapproachable and often makes assignments harder than they should be. Takes points off of programs for very minuscule details that don't really relate to course material but are rather her personal preference. Other than that, I thought that the course was set up well and was very organized.

Had this instructor for 2 class - 102 and 231. I was willing to cut her some slack for 102 since it is a difficult course that no one wants to teach, and I ended up making an A. I took her again for 231 and it was awful. She was not willing to help out and if no one asked for materials, she didn't give them. Good luck with that class.

Extremely unhelpful teacher in general. Just reads off of slides and is very unorganized. Makes her assignments incredibly difficult for an entry level class. Her exams also have ridiculous programs to write in a short period of time. Overall just a nightmare of a class. Avoid having her in any class if possible. If you do have to, good luck...

She lectures with the mindset that she's just repeating what the students already know. If you don't know anything, you won't be able to take much away. She just doesn't know how to communicate effectively, and she doesn't know what the students know or how to relate the material to what we already know. She's the worst lecturer I've had.

I have mixed feelings on Lowe. On one hand, she knows a lot of the material due to her experience. On the other hand, she is pretty bad at communicating it and relating it to what an intermediate-level CS undergrad would know. The exams are almost identical to the practice exams, so make sure you understand the practice exams and you will do fine.

Older Professor that rarely prepares lectures, and has used the same info since Smotherman taught the course in 2000. Will teach exactly what is going to happen in lab, and tests, so that you cannot complain. Doesn't answer questions and will divert from answering emails. In my opinion, do not take this teacher if you value your time.

Extremely condescending, lazy, and certainly has no passion for teaching. She enjoys listening to herself speak and WILL NOT answer questions clearly in any manner. She often ignores emails, takes an incredibly long time to grade, and will make you feel bad for asking questions. Overall class isn't terribly hard. I got an A but it's not a given.

Long boring lectures, often rambles on irrelevant material, even if you're interested in the material (like I was) she manages to make you hate it. A lot of the material you learn is pointless, but easy if you have a reasonable mathlogic background. Be prepared to teach yourself and have no idea what's going to be on the tests.

Dr. Lowe is often several minutes late to class, unprepared for class, and presents herself unprofessionally. She also isn't great at explaining things and I didn't feel like the lectures were worth paying attention to. Also, when I asked questions, her answers were really unhelpful. The material isn't difficult so it's not a big deal but ehhhhhhhh

Lowe is a nice lady that knows her material, but just can't communicate it well to her students. Programming assignments tend to be straight forward if you can teach yourself and figure them out. Exams are similar to practice exams, but some semesters the flow of material is different so practice exams are useless. Be prepared to teach yourself.

Ok lectures for this class, long but informative. Very punitive grading focusing on small mistakes. Expect to be screwed by minuscule documentation and formality errors. I went to her for help and she chuckled while telling me its not for everybody and didn't help. This is my second class with her and I'd like to never see her again if possible.

Really quite a terrible instructor. Everyone that took the class that I spoke to felt the same way. CPSC 1070 is the same as CPSC2100 I believe. This class wasn't hard, this was my first time writing in C&C++ The first or second day we had a placement test went badly but I stayed in and got an A Lowe doesnt understand questions and its a bad prof.

Prof. Lowe is kind and understanding as a person, but her lectures consisted entirely of lecture slides which she didn't frequently elaborate on. She also has lackluster knowledge of how to use computers for a CS professor, and she frequently struggled to do so much as sign into the lecture room computer to start a lesson.

Overall Mrs. Lowe's course is fairly clear cut and easy but she does not teach the actual material. Its mostly self taught but the material is simple so don't stress if you have her. she takes attendance code but is not required, though she will give some sort of extra credit if you consistently show up. She is a very kind lady.

She is a retired old lady who loves teaching this course. However, she is incompetent with using technology, and she often cannot find or use the features she lectures about. You must self-teach and learn from the lab and assignments, but the class and exams are easy. Sweet lady but is not capable of teaching, as she doesn't explain the software.

As much as she doesn't understand most technology (canvas, etc.) she is a weapon when it comes to access and excel. I was shocked that she was as genuinely good as she is. I hardly attended lecture because it was just reading from slides-- you can 100% pass as long as you glance at the notes before an exam and do your work in labs.

Dr. Lowe is a nice lady and does explain the material but man is this class boring. Dr. Lowe also is not very engaging, and if you have a MacBook, you may struggle with the Access Unit and certain steps on Excel. Overall its not awful and figureoutable and you'll probably be stuck taking this class so may as well just suck it up.