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Quality2.3
Difficulty79%
Would Retake99
Reviews79%
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What Students Say
“His technology level is too low”
CISW410 - 1.0 rating“Too easy content, no use for job”
CISW410 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
49%
Textbook Required
53%
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CIS
5.0
(3)COMPSCIENCE
5.0
(1)CISW400410440
5.0
(1)INTERNETINTRO
5.0
(1)CISW400CISC306
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CISW402
3.5
CISW310
3.0
CISW400410440
3.0
CISW300400410
3.0
CISW400
2.6
Reviews (99)
Wow, this dude was retarded easy. I recommend taking any of his classes cause youll get an EASY A
Extremely easy. Homework straight forward giving all information. Powerpoint Presentations and Terminology has all answers book not really needed too much. Extra credit to assignments easy A
Makes this subject very tolerable!
He is a cool, young teacher who puts alot of effort into his classes. Just follow directions and you're guaranteed an A. He's the best computer teacher I've had at CRC, and always willing to help you with your work.
All his classes are really easy. He designs them so you don't have to buy the book. He grades the homework really quickly and you can do extra credit all the time. It is an easy A.
coolest guy you could ever meet. most organized professor you will ever have. and he knows this stuff as well as anyone else. that about covers it.
Great teacher, classes are based around real life scenarios. He helps you figure out the assignments without giving you the exact answer. Highly recommend.
I encourage students in the Los Rios District to take Wendell Fishman. He's a cool guy. I have learned alot from taking this class. I give him 6 A's.
It's easy and you don't have to buy a book but he's not helpful when you ask him questions and he didn't make things very clear. He's picky about hw and he took off for things he didn't tell about.
I took a couple online courses with Fishman. Great teacher. You don't need the book. He gives many extra credit opportunities and you can turn in late work.
One of the best, talented & devoted teacher at CRC. Energetic, organized, responsive, willing to help, approachable, flexible. Very fair & fast in grading assignments and exams. Paid equal attention to the needs of both entry and advanced level students in class. Give sample pre-exams to help students study. Blackboard discussion is lively.
Mr. Fishman is a great teacher! Although I took his online class, he was very helpful and I learned quite a lot. He gives easy grades and does not require a textbook although we can use the one that is most useful to us.
Great teacher!
One of the best around. He is very responsive with questions. Gives extra credit, approves late work but with some points deduction. Overall, hes a very good professor.
Great teacher it was a online class online had to come in for the final and the final was pretty easy. He offers tons of different ways to get extra credit. Stick to the powerpoint and you should get an "A" this is a great class for beginners and people with computer experience if you never taken a internet class you would enjoy it. TAKE THIS CLAS
I had him a year ago for CISC 305 (online class) and he made it so much fun for me. The course was called "Introduction To The Internet." Although I already knew how to use to the Internet, I learned a lot of things that I did not know about it. Prof. Fishman is a very cool and intellegent person, and I highly recommend him!
Mr. Fishman is a good teacher and makes the assignments crystal clear. Textbooks are not required because he goes over the material flawlessly. Take this class if you want to learn the easy way. Take someone else if you done!
Professor Fishman is great. But you will do fine in the class if you read the PowerPoint presentations and study the handouts. Although, attendance is not mandatory, it's 10% of your grade.
Professor Fishman is the greatest. Take his class you won't regret it. Just make sure to study the presentations and handouts.
Professor Fishman truly cares about the welfare of his students and wants to help them. You don't need the book, although I would recommend it if you're not web page familiar, it would be helpful, although he certainly makes things as helpful as possible. He's easy to communicate with, understanding, and returns emails promptly. Very cool person!
He's a very cool and good teacher. A very nice person! I strongly recommend him for any web classes.
Be careful! He'll tell you that you don't need the book, if this is not your only class and you are not very knowledgeable in this subject, I highly recommend that you do need the book! If anyone's on Calworks, I wouldn't jeopordize your financial help over this class because you need another unit or because it seems fun. I may never have a degree?
This teacher is unclear. I emailed him 3 times saying that I had read his online orientation and I still got dropped from his class. I guess this teacher doesn't stick to this own syllabus. I had one extra day to do the orientation and I got dropped a day early. GG!
I took the online class this Summer (2008) and I really enjoyed it. Prof. Fishman is very good about responding to emails in a timely fashion. I already have some experience with HTML, and even then I found this class a little difficult, and I ended up having to buy the book anyway. Overall, it was an awesome class!!
Awesome class! Prof. Fishman is very helpful and will answer questions to the best of his ability. The course begins to get more difficult as the semester progresses, so be sure to read and study the book well. Part of the final grade is creating a website based on an actual business.
too quick for a class on the internet.
Great teacher! Very friendly, laid back and helpful, and responds quickly to email. He covers most of the book's material in his presentations. Highly recommend taking his classes!
Cool Teacher! Recommend his web design class.
Prof.Fishman's powerpoints and handouts(all downloadable)made it very hard to fail. I never looked at, or owned the textbook.Recommend some knowledge of how html files work, and how to create and distinquish between graphic formats. Relative course projects. Should feel fairly accomplished at close of semester. I really enjoyed the class. (age 53)
He is a great teacher, Responds to email when you need help very fast. Clear and to the point Lessons. great PowerPoints. Some Hands on assignments are hard, but reinforce the topic. Fast turn around on test grades. He has awesome time management skills.
Hes a great teacher but a hardass. Miss your name thats -2 points so now you have 3/5. DONT FORGET YOUR NAME WHEN SENDING STUFF IN!!!!!!!
Wendell Fishman is a very dificult teacher! He will take of points from your assignments for very unexpected reasons that may not even be stated on assignment handouts. BE CAREFUL! I would suggest choosing another teacher before him.
BEST PROFESSOR IN THE WORLD!!!! I'm taking the 4th semester classes with him.
He is very unclear in his email. Almost like he doesn't care about his students. Don't recommend to take his class !
Professor Fishman is probably one of the best teachers I've had. He does not require a textbook, he's friendly and approachable and is always willing to help. He provides all the info you need to ace the class while still making you learn about the topic. I can honestly say I actually LEARN relevant info from his courses. Excellent professor!!
Professor Fishman's online course for presentation graphics was great. everything was clear from the lessons. I never had to refer to the textbook.
I really enjoyed taking class. Prof Fishman id easy to understand, helpful, on on top of things. The HW assns migh be a little challenging for beginners but you will def learn alot from it. I bought the textbook but RARELY looked at it. He provides powerpoints which gives you all the info you need. I would def take him again.
Professor Fishman is awesome! He is very clear during lectures and the powerpoints explain everything in steps. Textbook is not required. I have taken 3 of his web courses and will continue if i'm able to.
for an one unit class, I think he is too harsh on grading homeworks.
Class is very easy to follow. This is definitely a beginners class and if you already have a grasp of the material.. it can be dull. Easy A if you follow his material
Class was helpful and went through the basics. I learned a few things. Its an easy A if you follow the power points.
This class was fun. I learned alot in this class. He gives you extra credit opportunities and grades fairly. Highly recommended.
Very nice, friendly teacher but very easy class. Lectures are short and sweet. He lets us go home early or have lab time. Not helpful when asking for help via email since he expects you to read the notes on D2L. He always schedules the hwk due date to 2-3 weeks after he assigns it which is very generous, he's a very quick grader, too. Recommended
Excellent teacher of an interesting subject. Keeps you entertained and provides plenty of examples and resources. I took the same class at another college and the teaching style was much different. I ended up dropping the class because the information delivery was less than par. So with that said, I highly recommend fishman!
Helpful, funny. Short, sweet, and to the point. Short lectures, lots of teaching material via D2L. Fast grader, very flexible as far as creative freedom. Would love any programming class from him.
Straight forward: 6 Assignments, 1 Quiz & 1 Final. Gives you a sample final to study from. All assignments really help to enforce lessons learned from powerpoint. Book is not mandatory for the class, but is helpful. Emails back promptly. Great class!
AWESOME teacher. Anyone who complains is showing up to class or just not doing the work! This class is fun easy, and you will learn how easy it is to build a site. I make money on the side now because of this class. Thanks Prof. Fishman!
Absolutely awesome professor. He is easy to understand and very straight forward. He will help you if you ask. His online classes all tend to consist of 5-6 assignments, 1 quiz, and an on campus final. His webpage design class is a lot of fun and gives you an introduction into writing HTML and XHTML. Recommend for anyone in the Computer Sciences.
His lectures are only thirty to forty minutes long, and the rest of the class is for use. He explains things with power point slides, and he's very clear and detailed with how things are done and whatnot. But, the final was super hard because practically 97% of it weren't even related to the lectures at all.
Contents are too simple, no use at industry.
Great professor! I think he is one of the best professor at CRC. He really cares about students learning the material. If you have a question, you can just show up at his office hours and he will help you with the assignment. Also, he grades the assignments very fast. I will definite recommend taking his class.
Content are too easy.
Good class!
I found learning HTML and CSS just as intimidating as studying any other kind of new language. We weren't given an ebook or even directed to some good websites; just expected to look codes up online. The exercises designed to teach were few and far between. Not a good class for traditional learners. Might be good for those with prior knowledge.
The answers from him for the classes he taught are wrong by his very limited knowledge at this field, not mentioning that his teaching is too low level.
I have had Mr. Fishman in several classes. He has a great sense of humor, but is also disciplined in his time management of the class. He gives you enough assistance with the code to understand the material yet leaves enough of the explanation out to challenge you to finish the assignment. This is how a coding class should be taught in my book.
I have taken a lot of online classes, and Professor Fishman's stand out as being the easiest to follow. His presentations and materials make very technical subject material surprisingly simple to understand, and he is quick to respond to email questions (important in an online class). If only he taught math classes too...
This class is a lecture/online combination, and I have enjoyed it very much. Professor Fishman has developed a structure that is easy to understand and follow: regular in-class lectures with examples, followed by lab time. Assignments are directly related to in-class content, but additional research on your own time is necessary for mastery.
A level like this can be a professor which really is a miracle. He should change to another major since he is obvious not good at this field. Everything can be simplified like this, how to go to professional for the future?!
This was an enjoyable class, but required work. Test were challenging. The professor is knowledgeable and helpful, but steps back to let you learn by doing. Very generous grader.
Mr Fishman is a great Professor he is very honest and thorough he explain things very clearly in a way that you can easily understand. I have a lot of respect for him and I would recommend him to anyone that is interested in learning or planning to study Computer Science.
His technology level is too low. The easy taught content is far away from required.
Professor Fishman has been great for learning all aspects of web development. He provides course content in a clear and concise way. You can always find help if you are struggling with an assignment either through email or his presentations. He lets you focus on learning how to code most of the time instead of bogging you down with reading.
Professor Fishman's classes are well organized and practical. He is great professor. He creates his own PowerPoint slides so students don't need to purchase a book.
This class covers many aspect of the Web Development History and the coding techniques. I really enjoy Professor Fishman's teaching style and he is really care about his students. A great Professor.
This class covers the history of client-side scripting and focus on JavaScript. Class presentations are really good. It contains a lot of real-life samples and student can use it to complete their program assignments. At the same time, Professor Fishman encourages you to think outside of box and provides assistance when it is needed.
This class is about Middleware Web Scripting focuses on PHP. I learn embedded server commands, control structures, functions, arrays, cookie, email applications, and database-driven web application. You are not boxed into how you design your program and you can be really creative. I recommend taking SQL Into. Class at the same time.
Too easy content, no use for job.
Professor Fishman provides course content in a clear and concise manner. He lets you focus on learning how to code most of the time instead of bogging you down with heavy reading and excess homework. He truly cares for his students and is very reasonable and understanding; would definitely take his class again!
NO Feedback and no clear instructions. Boring class!!
Besides very obedient to college, nothing is his advantage.
Professor Fishman is one of the best professors I've ever had. He's very helpful, nice, kind, and friendly. All his classes are highly recommended.
Excellent Professor.
I've taken Prof Fishman online for most of my CISW curriculum and his courses have always been good. You get substantive assignments and plenty of guidance on how to correctly build them. Do the work, know the material, particularly his lecture material provided online, and you should be fine.
Professor Fishman is super helpful and knowledgeable. I have taken his online classes and I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to learn JavaScript and use it in real programming language world.
Very helpful professor with nice personality, clear lecture, doing lots of practice togather with students after each lecture. Exam is include presentations and hands out.
One of the things I appreciated most about Professor Fishman was the provision of real examples of how to complete the assignments. Being that this was an advanced JavaScript class, that was extremely helpful. Professor Fishman is also very approachable and wants students to do well. Advice for success: read/study the modules. Highly recommended!
The class consists of 7 or 8 projects, a midterm, a quiz, and a final. The projects are fun and a challenging at times. He is a fairly easy grader in regards to the projects, which are worth the majority of your grade. The test are more difficult though. He also provides plenty of extra credit assignment. Overall, fun class and a great professor.
Professor Fishman is a knowledgeable and compassionate instructor who recognizes the abilities and limitations of each of his students and adjusts his teaching approach to assist each student. He has an engaging personality and inspires students to learn by creating an atmosphere of encouragement, motivation, and support.
Professor Fishman has a clear grading criteria you must meet. Follow the requirements needed and you'll pass with a flying A. I would give him a difficulty level of 0 if I could. Assignments are straight forward and easy. He also gives extra credit which you should not take advantage of. His final was very easy as well. I received an A+ in class.
He is very nice teacher. I took three classes of this professor. Everything is clearly. Not very hard.
Professor Fishman is my best Professor at CRC! He is very clear and organized in his lectures. He explain everything by powerpoint so we don't need to buy textbook. He give us good feedback and care about every student. He grade by several assignments with midterm and final tests. I have taken 4 of his web courses and will continue. Very nice man!
Professor Wendell is a great person, he will always respond to your questions. Make sure to finish your assignments and get an easy A grade.
Wouldnt reply to your comments, grade assignments at the last minute, won't let his students make up for credits, no clear instructions, no feedback, does not want to help you succeed, Overall a senseless professor...
I received A's in several classes from Professor Fishman: CISC 306, CISW300, CISW400 (Javascript), and CISW 410 (PHP). The final grade is composted of mainly assignments (w/clear grading criteria), and midterm/final(study!!). He is quick to respond to requests for help, but assignments require time and effort, so DO NOT wait till the last minute.
Professor Wendell is the G.O.A.T. CISC 305 was the easiest A I got. He always responded to me when I needed help with an assignment. He responded pretty quickly too; sometimes on the same day. He always outlined the assignment well and offered hints in the Help Presentation for the assignment. Also, he always offered extra credit.
Professor Wendell made CISW 308 awesome. He always outlined the assignment clearly and offered help if we got stuck. Learned a lot of new things in CSS.
This class with professor Fishman was amazing. We had a few hiccups with assignments (some material was outdated, and some links were broken, but he was quick to admit it and quickly fix it/offered alternative assignments). Overall really easygoing Professor. Offered extra credit like candy, which was awesome, and responded when I emailed.
I do not recommend taking his classes if you actually expect to learn. His class materials were overly designed and he just dumped them onto the server. Zero explanation or guidance. The links he provided were outdated and broken. And he never responded to email questions. I learned more from the youtube videos I had to find. Two thumbs down.
Taking him for html and css was a breeze. Clear grading criteria, good feedback, caring and understanding, Accessible outside class.
Overall and enjoyable class and I learned a lot about web designing. Very detailed PowerPoints and also helpful notes. Only downside is that grading it different. You have to make sure you are keeping track of what you have submitted and check to see if it has been graded and updated into canvas. Quizes have a short time with lots of info to input.
I've never had a professor require all assignments to be turned in through email only, when it simply could be done through Canvas. Also making the assignment and assignment instructions as separate modules is annoying because you have to go find it every time. Some instructions were unclear.
Prof Fishman is great. He's caring and takes the time to communicate with his students when reached out to. When I had a bit of a hiccup and issue partway through the semester, Professor Fishman was empathetic and did not hesitate to help. He offers several opportunities for extra credit, assignments are clear w/ examples of the assignments. 10/10.
Easy-going, responsive and very helpful with homework.
Great communication, clear instructions, and very responsive when I had questions.
This individual gives no excuses and will drop you from his class at first chance he gets.
Fishman is a caring professor who makes the course engaging. The workload is manageable, and unstuckstudy proved helpful for study prep alongside the textbook.
Mr. Fishman is an amazing teacher I would 100% take a class from him again. The class was a little difficult but honestly what STEM or specifically coding class isn't? No matter what I needed help with he was always an email way! He never shamed me when I needed help the day the assignment was due or if my code was extremely bad. He is so caring!
This professor is truly amazing, he helped me with every single question and every single project in the web development class. He walked me through and helped me with each step I needed help with. I highly recommend this professor to all the students at Los Rios Community, Thank you Professor for all the work and great lectures you've given me.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
49%
Textbook Required
53%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.42 avg changeRatings by Course
CIS
5.0
(3)COMPSCIENCE
5.0
(1)CISW400410440
5.0
(1)INTERNETINTRO
5.0
(1)CISW400CISC306
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CISW402
3.5
CISW310
3.0
CISW400410440
3.0
CISW300400410
3.0
CISW400
2.6