this is an intro class but she teaches it as if students have been reciting code straight out of the womb. she claimed she was going to curve exams then decided last minute not to for no reason. she didnt update grades until after census day so no one dropped in timeShe changes stuff on the spot so if u skip class u wont know about her rash choice

I truly feel bad for people that have never coded coming into this class. This professor is incredibly unorganized and a terrible teacher. The only thing that I can credit her for is that she seems to care about the success of her class, however, this is contradicted by how horrifically the class is run. Take literally anybody else or wait a semest

worst professor!! Never expected a professor like this, Changes the course structure every now and then, No update of course curriculum online on elearning. A good degree and knowledge doesn't qualify someone to become a teacher. She recites the code like a poetry. Very tough Grader. don't curve the grades. make full use of her powers and exploit.

Pathetic!! That's the word I'll start with. Recites poetry instead of teaching. Assignments every week and projects and assignment deadline clashes. Grading criteria changes idk what like every week. Firstly, attendance was not mandatory suddenly right at the end of the semester it becomes mandatory now. Simply not good enough

I think she thinks that students only take her class and don't have any life outside of this class. Do not take this class if you have more than one class basically, this class is THAT much work. You basically have to self-teach everything and make yourself reach the PRO level on your own to even pass this class.

this woman ruined programming for me. took her as my intro to programming class and did not understand a SINGLE thing; basically had to teach myself everything. she posts a fake syllabus on elearning and doesnt follow it at all, constantly changing assignments & grading criteria depending on her mood.

This teacher is a nice person, but was not meant to be a professor. Most people in our class right now, do not understand a thing, and its the end of the semester! She doesnt know how to teach programming, we should be taught with pen and paper but from the first day she had us start coding. DO NOT TAKE if you're new to programming.

Nice enough person, but she cannot teach. Her lectures are very hard to follow, her handwriting is barely legible, and she is a very tough grader. She gives very vague and broad subjects to study for tests.

If there is an option to take this class with another professor, take it. She shows concern for her students, but does not have the ability to teach or have realistic expectations for progress. She does not upload material until after she lectures on them, but gives in class assignments that you are not prepared for. Tests are very difficult.

if you have no programming experience find someone else. there are so many assignments and she changes due dates and grading criteria all the time. shes sweet i swear but unless you have programming experience, youre better off with someone else. if you take her be ready to spend hours per week at the CSMC for extra help its the only way i got an A

The reviews on this professor are spot on. She doesn't know how to teach, knows her material but gets confused when talking about it and even questions herself in front of us. I learn NOTHING in class but show up because it impacts your grade. Be ready to learn the material on your own //possibly worst professor in the UTD CS faculty to be honest.

Nope. I should have listened to the reviews. This professor is horrible and by far the worst I've seen. Flys through the material in class, yells, is all over the place, and you have to learn everything on your own. She's a nice lady overall, but that is not going to teach me computer science and coding! Don't take, you've been warned.

While I do believe she genuinely cares about her students and wants them to get A's, she has quite a way of expressing it. She yells, flies through material, and embarrasses students that get wrong answers. Someone answered a question wrong in class and she said "how can you get that wrong". ???? She's not a bad person, just a bad teacher.

Lot's of homework. I would never take another class with her. She should work on her teaching style or go back to industry because for a fundamentals class, this is way too much work. I would concure with the other bad reveiws here. If your schedule doesn't allow for another instructor, RIP.

Professor Srinivasan's class is not that hard if you're good at teaching yourself. The lectures are useless but attendance is mandatory. If you can, take another Prof.

I'm only about 5 weeks into this course and it's already hell. She goes through her lectures (which is just the same things taught by KhanAcademy) incredibly fast, yells, and is unfairly strict about attendance to the point where it's just cruel. She's not a horrible person, but has made a lot of questionable decisions about the class.

Terrible professor. She has no idea how to teach besides reading straight-off lectures. Her instructions are confusing and often times contradict what she says in class.

This course is a total disaster: - Death by PowerPoint... she literally goes over 140 slides per week - Weekly quiz questions are incomprehensible and count for 20% of your grade - Assignment instructions are incredibly ambiguous/confusing - It takes her >5 weeks to grade submitted work - Literally the worst course I have ever taken

Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, Quiz 20%: time limit 15minutes for 10 questions Assignments: she doesn't follow her schedule. If she likes, she drops more assignments for you Project: Super heavy. Requires coding and everything Stay away from her class

Decent Professor but lectures are too boring. We go over PowerPoints that she explains in a monotone voice. The TA grades very easily for the class but the guidelines are confusing. She has tendency to complain as well if we ask questions she doesnt like.

I chose her class since I wanted to chill in an online section. I was not able to chill. This class feels HEAVILY bloated with specifics, and the quizzes/test are styled in such a way that even if you memorized the slides, you're not guaranteed to do well. WAY too little practical/hands-on learning, when SE should be hands-on. Don't take.

This class is an L We got multiple assignments everyday that took hours, but we only go to class TWICE A WEEK.

Avoid this professor if you can help it. She assigns daily coding assignments which are at least 70-80 lines, every single day. Stay away, only took this class because it was literally the only section offered. Would never take any class with this terrible professor ever again!

She assigns work like as if we students have no other classes or responsibilities. There's a homework assignment or quiz due almost every day of the week, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3-4 hours to complete. When we pleaded with her to reduce the workload, she basically brushed it off saying we weren't working hard enough. AVOID!

I can not fit everything about this professor into 350 words. She is by far the worst professor I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. We get like 5 codes assigned each week and ALL OF THE ASSIGNMENT DETAILS ARE WRONG. When asking her for help she will coldly reply back saying "COME TO OFFICE HOURS" PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF AND TAKE AT CC.

My experience with dealing with the CS department for ATEC-related degree requirements has been so bad that I am actually taking the required follow-up to this class at my old community college. Avoid this professor. At all costs. If you have even an inkling of curiosity about coding, this professor will squash it. Khan Acadamy teaches for her.

Awful.Complete nightmare.Take absolutely anyone else or don't take the class. I went in actually liking CS and this class made me genuinely consider dropping out. Tremendous number assignments. Quizzes/tests aren't the easiest. Boring lectures. She goes on tangents and yells at us. I don't think she's an awful human being but def don't take her.

If you are an ATEC student and don't have any CS background - BEWARE. Make friends in this class because yall will need to help each other. One of the worst classes I've ever taken. She is a very fast teacher and basically recites code. She is rude to her students and doesn't respond well to questions.

I need more than 350 characters. Assignment instructions unclear. Students blamed for not understanding them. Yells in lectures. Very difficult to understand. Not because of accent. Grades come out long after due date. Way too much work. Takes feedback but rarely changes anything. Do not take professor even if you have to. Look for alternatives.

Everything in this class is unclear. The slides are bulky. Quiz grades are low because none of the questions are clear. When asked to clarify, she will tell you that she was, in fact, clear. Project description, professor expectations and the TA rubric were all different. Grade distribution constantly changed. Took attendance outside of class time.

Very bloated slides and content, unclear objectives, rude to students asking for clarification. Feels like being gaslit the entire class. SE is important, but this professor shouldn't be teaching it because you'd be better off learning yourself. Your entire grade also rides on an extensive group project with randomly assigned teammates. Have fun.

If you have another choice, do not take Dr. Srinivasan for this class. I know that she means well, but she lacks in many important areas as a professor. The slides have are overloaded with information, the quizzes are incomprehensible, and the lectures are very boring. Overall, the class was very disorganized and she did not teach it well.

This class is complete chaos. You are being gaslit the entire time. Quizzes are impossible, but yet, she tells you they're easy and it's your fault. She and the TA have completely different grading criteria. She is extremely rude to students who are asking for clarification.

Lectures are EXTREMELY BORING and tough to follow because of her accent. If you ask questions, you may get humiliated by her. Be sure to attend - it counts. Due dates and expectations are unclear, and if you bring it up, she will accuse you of having "an attitude" and will start an argument in front of everyone. Free A+, but you will learn NOTHING.

Unorganized presentation format despite team project is 50% of grade. Lectures are bloated and dry. Laptops are not allowed to take notes. Quiz questions are unclear and/or vague. Teams are randomized. Project requirements are a lot. Grader is lenient, however.

This professor needs to be reported. She is very rude to students and finds joy in humiliating them. She makes students stay 20 minutes after class, and if you leave she doesn't give you attendance credit. She should not be allowed to do the things she does. The TA is just as bad. They both need to face consequences.

CS3354 is a trial, primarily due to the professor's rude and uncaring attitude. She often dismisses students' concerns and questions, making the learning environment tense. Her unclear expectations in lectures and assignments add to the frustration. Group projects lack direction. A discouraging and stressful class experience.

This course was one of the worst courses I have taken. Everything was disorganized, she forgot everything she talked about in class, lectures were so boring and she even forced us to close our laptops. Don't take this class.

The homework is busy work and is long, the quizzes are nearly impossible to complete, they are worded poorly and answers cannot be found in her slides. She has a demeaning attitude to students and it feels like sitting at the dinner table with your dad trying to learn math. She claims she is clear with her instructions, but she is not at all.

For final presentations which are worth a large chunk of our grade, she does not give clear guidelines or a rubric, but will get mad at the students for not having it how she wants. She interrupts groups to make rude comments. Attendance is mandatory and she expects students to stay after class for presentations and will get upset when you can't.

Cue that one part from "Euphoria" by Kendrick Lamar. IFYKYK.

By far the worst professor I've ever had, if you don't have prior coding experience or aren't very confident in your code, do not take this class. She expects students to already know everything she's talking about, doesn't let you use laptops in her class, and expects students to have no life outside her class. You're better off teaching yourself.

By far the worst professor I ever had. Extremely rude and does not teach the material. You are expected to know everything prior to coming to class. She will ridicule you infront of the class for getting a question wrong. Please avoid her at all costs.

The lectures are long, boring, and awful. Likes to write on the white board, but her handwriting is BAD. Assignments are vague, written very poorly, unclear, and have lots of grammatical errors amongst others. The online grading software is abysmal and way too sensitive, which pairs horribly with everything else.

DO NOT take this prof! She is very bad at explaining concepts.

She says she "wants us to learn" and that "we need to know how to face the real world", but that is just her excuse to be rude. She embarrasses her students while they are presenting, and will dismiss students who are asking for clarification. Very unorganized as well. She also blames students for her mistakes in delivering instructions correctly.

Terrible professor! this class is designed for you to fail and quit. there is one assignment due every week, as well as an in-class assignment. you literally will not have any time to have a life outside it takes up most of the time. professor itself is somewhat nice but dont expect to pass.

Recently, there was an e-mail sent to ecs faculty (another professor told me) that stated that complaints have been recieved regarding professors berating students. I can tell you that she berates studenst all the time, fhen will not help teach us to understand. Way too many homeworks and tests. Stay away from this caustic professor.

She constantly critisizes thw\e class and sems frustrated. She whips through lectures and gets irraatated if you ask for clarification. Way too much homework. Trsts are difficult to understand. You might as well be self taught, she doesn't really know how to teach. For sanity sake, try another professor and stay away.

She very disorganized. Lectures are abysmal. Assignments in class and outside class are every week. She always critisizes the class students for not keeping up. You get the feeling she pressures you to want to fail or quit. Does not seem to have expertise in the course topics. If you want to be respected and learn, look elsewhere.

Do not recommend

Her class sessions are chaotic. She doesn't really lecture at all. You work on assignements durung class that she doesn't teach you how to do. She constantly interrupts the work sessions which is very distracting. Just do zylabs, teach yourself. She's very preachy - just look at her syllabus. What a disapointment. I cannot reccomend her at all.

Another professor lthat gives UTD a below average reputation . Her course is a mess and her grading is very odd. Assignments use zylabs (pay up). She's a total fail. She does speak english, which she uses quite well to critisize students in front of class. She has a strange cultural perspective. Look at her syllabus to see how bad it is.

I write with no exaggeration when I tell you that this class left me with a raging headache more often than not. Closed-laptop policy, combined with never-ending slideshows and a strange disdain for her students made this a class I would dread often.

this professor was so stingy with expectations, i have never seen any other professor be this unreasonable over the smallest things. don't take her if you want to retain your mind for the semester

This professor is very choatic and does not display clear thinking patterns. Way too many programming assignments. Tests are poorly designed with unclear questions. She is scattered brained. She constantly interrupts the class during in class work sessions. She allows resubmits because no one can get the work done. Recommend stay away.

Why is she still a professor here? After reading through all the new reviews it's clear she hasn't changed from when I had her. Still arrogant, belligerent, and a bad teacher. She'll have these "feedback" classes where students will try to tell her what's wrong but it becomes apparent she'll fight anything that hurts her fragile ego. Do better

Do NOT take this professor, she doesnt care about students time at all, she consistently goes over class time to finish her lectures which makes people late to their next class, which by the way are really boring and repetitive and she gets mad at the class when no one answers her questions. Easily the worst professor I've had at UTD.

Cons: Lectures are as interesting as watching snails run a 100-meter dash. Assignment instructions/expectations always unclear. Massive ego. Asks students for feedback only to dismiss EVERY idea. Pro: Feeling of relief after leaving class.

This class was very frustrating, professor is a good person at heart, but teaching style is very different from what you would expect. Teacher claims that repetition of assignments and coding will help, but you end up coding stuff that does not correlate with curriculum. Expects you to know everything before she even teaches it. Avoid at all costs

Class itself is just ok. However, the professor is horrendous, she gives lectures about life for 30 mins every class before going onto a presentation put together by a toddler with chatgpt. She said "I dont see any creativity" in your project to groups RIGHT AFTER they presented. She says she cares but its more about her image than actually caring.

Professor is the worst. A scattered brain spoon feeder. Didn't learn anything from her. The common exam was a mess. She does not prepare you at all for topics on the exam. Beware of taking her. She's very preachy, but is a fail on course knowledge. Does in class work sessions, rather than letting you learn, constantly interrupts to do it for you.

Worst prof ever. Scattered brained, all over the place. 50 out of 85 students flunked a mess up midterm designed by her for all the sections. She's a spoon feeder lecturer that constantly interrupts the class to show how to do assignements. If you really want to learn and earn a good grade, don't take her. The class anxiety is huge.

I did well, but none of it I can attribute to her teaching. She views studnts as little children, and constantly criticizes and preaches to us all semester long. She then spoon feeds the couurse to students while preaching. Be forewarned, read her syllabus to see the preachyness. Very dissappointing. There are many better professors around.

Professor is the worst I ever had. Her syllabus is a mess. Her course schedule is very unorganized. Her lecture style is to spoon feed you and then have in class work sessions. Makes course agonizingly slow and boring. Not sure about her expertise, she acts like its the first she's seen the material. Tests are wierd and wonky. Not reccomend.

This professor is really bad. Doesn't prepare well for class. Lectures are a jumbled fickle exercise. I was very disappointed. She extends deadlines because no one can get the assignments done. Tests are on topics class never went over. Good luck if you take her. Bless you all.

Very preachy, she used slides but the textbook was honestly way more helpful. Often went 5-10 minutes above the class time, attendance is mandatory, lectures felt like spoon feeding a lot. Test questions were not always clear and sometimes covered topics not in the curriculum. HW was in zybooks which was ok. Overall I'd pick somebody else

Her teaching style is not good, lectures are disorganized, she was very preachy? Criticizes the class a lot and goes above the lecture allotted time very often. HW everyday on zybooks. Tests were often written confusingly. Get ready to teach yourself everything. Lectures were incredibly boring/dull

Who let the dogs out ... One of the worst courses and professors ever. Be warned, stay far away.

411 on this one is well know. Be clued in. Her nickname is the spoon feeder. She doesn't really lecture well. She iis very unorganized and disheveled. You work on exercises in class with her micro managing the efforts to the point of being oppressive and distracting. She crticisizes students all the time. Recommend stay away.

Her expertise is very questionable. In class work sessions are useless. She digresses on non material topics, these topics inappropiate for in class.This unprofessional behavior is typical for her. Also berates students frequently. Attendance is required, has severe consequences if you miss a class. A very toxic professor. Don't recommend.

Now that my summer break has started, I reflect back on 1337... Thank God its over.. I would strongly suggest not taking her. I'm a pretty good student and the class really stressed me out. I just anted to foreworn others who may not know her reputation. Be smart and learn, take 1337 with someone else.

This professor makes a introductory Course unnecessarily a toture. Very stressful all semester long. Critisizes students a great amount of time. Brware of attendance policy. Very rigid but not well prepared for class. Good luck to any that take her course.

Preachy and yaps wayyy too much, critiques and nitpicks at students for silly reasons, often rambles on and on for 20-25 minutes at a time about useless stuff and does not give clear instructions about course work. Be prepared to have a LOT of patience when dealing with her.