His lecture weren't extremely clear but he was very willing to give my group more time for our project.

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Nice guy. Retakes are a plus.

He's a nice guy. Willing to help if you're willing to ask. He's not always clear on things but if you ask he tries to make it easier to understand.

I enjoyed this class, learned alot about software development and java, introduces a lot of new concepts that are useful in software design/development, and am using them in other classes

Awsome Teacher! Very helpful and knowledgeable. Also very busy, so for the students that posted above....go see him in his office for immediate assistance. If you take time out for him, he will do what he can to help you. Probably one of ISUs best Com Sci instructors. People who dont like him don't go do class, he is unfavorable to slackers

Mitra is a great guy. He will always be there to help you if you go to his office hours.

Mitra needs to consider what he's trying to teach in this course. The class was a mix of ideas not well explained. Assignments are busy work; poor organization made the project painful. Attendance and book quizes are not appreciated. If students can get an A without coming to class, let them. Draw them in with interesting material, not points.

I personally found him to be a good teacher. As the content of the class is based more on methods of software development, it is hard to be completely definitive and discrete. I actually used what I learned from this class in a software development internship. I look forward to taking another class with him.

Very helpful professor, fair minded and interested in helping students do their best. On the other hand he lets some things slide that are detrimental like many students regularly coming in 15 minutes late and not being penalized. 309 is not an easy class to teach, but the information he gives is valuable for the future job market.

Graded on a belt system. You had to prove what skill level you were at on the tests and homeworks and then that was compared to the rest of the class. Kind of a strange grading scale but really works in the students favor. Don't save the homeworks til the last minute, they are lengthy.

Dr. Mitra is a great professor, and just wants students to do their best on the exams. The tests and homework are the only graded material in the course, attendance is optional, but is suggested, heez has some good jokes to keep you awake.

Mitra is probably my favorite coms professor. Yes, now and then he does teach something he hasn't adequately learned himself. But he is far better than many of the other professors in this department at teaching. His labs are particularly well designed and fun. If you are ready to ask questions and assert yourself, you can learn a lot from Mitra.

Not sure what all these people are complaining about. Mitra was awesome about helping, was ALWAYS on time with email responses even after midnight! GO TO OFFICE HOURS, this guy will teach you amazingly one on one if you need it. Too bad more people don't TRY to learn from Mitra, my favorite ISU prof.

HE's Amazing! very helpful

Assigns and expects students to read the section before explaining it. Does a very good job of teaching specifics and details. If you don't do the reading, don't expect to learn much during his lecture (your fault for not reading - it was assigned). Learned quite a lot from him. Very easy going and helpful when explaining things in detail.

One of the best in the department. Really enjoyed having him as a teacher for 311. Expect to read the book or you won't learn. The class is structured like a lab to do hands on work and see where you need help. Holds your interest this way instead of hearing someone drone on. Cares about your learning very much.

Not bad.

Mitra seems like a nice enough, well intentioned guy, but this class is just awful. Homework is busy work, organized terribly lectures are pointless etc. Avoid if possible

Going to class is a must to keep up and make sure to show that your working in the class because if he knows your working he will bump your grade up at the end of the class

Mitra cares a lot about software development which is great. The unfortunate thing is that the class tries to do too much. I feel it could do more by trimming down on requirements. The class has a handful of assignments, tests/quizzes, as well as a semester long project. It's just too much stuff to make it all meaningful. Less is more.

Best Computer Science Course

He is really good at what he does. He seems like he cares about your academic well being.

Mitra taught a tough subject really well. He wants his students to do well, but doesn't make it easy by nay means. You need to work hard to get a good grade in the class. Chegg helps with homework, but doesn't take the test for you. Problem solving class in its finest. Sadly all the mistakes make sense. Great teacher of a difficult class.

His grading criterion is not clear because he cares about students performance than perfection. He is always willing to talk and help you. He makes you write detailed reports which are extremely helpful in professional environment. Easily the best and most understanding professor. Keenness to learn earns an A. No book required.

He is smart, good at explaining things . He emphasizes on how you prove the correctness of an algorithm. A lot of ACM problems are given, so be prepared for all-night coding. The class focuses on how well you understand algorithm and manipulate it in your coding. Also, Mitra is the Coach of Iowa State team in ACM competition.

Super nice and approachable professor. He is rare in that he understands how students are doing and ENGAGES!! He'll stop the class to take polls and make sure everyone is getting what he's teaching. Not many CS profs go the distance he does to connect with students. He was very enthusiastic too and there were NO SURPRISES ON ANY EXAM period. 10/10

Fun profesor. pretty laidback, as long as you do your work.

When you meet with him ask him questions, he cares a lot about everyone learning through their project and will give you good advice and organizational tips. Lectures not very important outside of random attendence.

Best professor I had at ISU. He really cares about what people learn.

He's a bit scattered during lectures, but overall if you take good notes and consult him outside of class, the material isn't hard to learn. He tries to give everyone as good an opportunity to succeed as possible and he really helped my 309 group get our act together and become more successful.

Awesome professor, cares about his students and tries to help each of them in their projects. - The class he teaches is about a semester long project so self teaching and teamwork are what determines your grade, not only lectures. - He will talk about easy project management topics to use in the teams and if you take notes exams are easy.

309 is generally more about your ability to teach yourself rather than what you learn in class. That being said, Mitra is one of the most dedicated professors when it comes to answering questions and helping you with your project. I spent many Saturdays with him over the semester fixing things. Great guy!

He's simply the best, and really care about his students progress. Easy A because it really depends on how much effort you put in. Project management is important especially when you start working, and some students dismiss his lectures as not related, but they're important because they expose you to things like Agile and SCRUM frameworks

Clearly cares very much for his students and wants them to succeed.

I think Mitra was pretty helpful and reasonable with the grading. Although there is not much you can learn from the lectures, you have to find out everything by yourself. This class can also be a total nightmare if you have incompetent team members, so be very very careful.

Wow, very good. Ask for help

Required attendance wasn't my favorite but he's a good lecturer and you can tell he cares about his students. I can't say I always paid attention but lectures definitely contained useful info in regards to the project. Also was very accessible outside of lectures. Class was a ton of fun too

Professor is one of the best in the COM S department at ISU. Some individuals don't like him due to his teaching style, but he is by far one of the only professors that have taught something relevant in the career world after university.

Mitra is awesome. Had him for 309, dont think I talked to him once back when I was taking that. Decided to do independent study with him because I liked the content he teached tho. Hes kind of a hard arse, but if you prove your diligent hes very understanding. He just wants everyone to do their work. 309 is an important class for being a developer.

I took COMS 227 over the summer and professor Mitra was overall a good professor. Lecture videos were quite clear and exams really tested your knowledge on Java and the fundamentals of objected-oriented programming. Homework assignments were quite lengthy, hard, and time consuming though. He is great to reach out for help with anything!

If more professors were like Mitra, the world would be a better place. 309 has honestly made me consider the switch from engineering to computer science. While the class could perhaps be a little more organized, I think Mitra himself is a very kind, funny, respectful person who has gotten me much more interested in the field of software development

Must have a group of 4 to take the class. Lectures were informative. Professor actually cares about class understanding, offers individual & group help. Always want's to know what he can do better/ change up. Has high expectations (doesn't like giving out 100%, got several 97.92%).

His class provides real-world-applicable experience (for Backend) with Springboot, Maven, ORM, databases, testing, REST APIs, and Scrum. I think it's a great class to help build your resume and gain knowledge in general. At the same time, his class is incredibly disorganized (see other comments). Lectures are really a side-quest from the project.

Professor Mitra's class was an incredibly valuable experience. I'd strongly recommend visiting his office hours at Atanasoff Hall, where he fixed all the errors in 30 seconds and gave me good advice for the app. Whether it was debugging code or understanding project requirements, his support made all the difference.

Good professor, friendly and always available through office hours or Discord. Willing to solve students' problems with their app. Lecutres could be a little more relevant to the work, but still informative. This class requires a lot of work, but the work isn't exactly difficult. The difficulty is largely dependent on your group and TA.