RESPONDERS’ COMMENTS FOR CSE 102 001 (US22)

• Question 2: The instructor was available and willing to help the student. Explain:
  • He helped a lot
  • Professor Sands made sure if we ever needed help to make sure to email him and his response time was less than an hour back.
  • The instructor was always willing to answer my questions quickly and in detail. The professor hosted office hours and help rooms on zoom every week that were very beneficial.
  • Would always work with me when I needed help and was able to provide solutions to questions easily.
• Question 4: The instructor explained course material clearly. Explain:
  • Combined with the TAs, the teaching and working through the content even at a accelerated pace was superb and I was able to understand easily.
  • Professor Sands had videos that would help us out with our material and made sure to cover any questions that we had in class hours.
  • The instructors lessons and slideshows were very clear and easy to understand. I never struggled to understand a concept due to the course material itself.
• Question 6: The instructor was well-prepared for classes and other related course activities. Explain:
  • Made videos online for us to watch as well as went through lectures in class and provided as much help as possible to students.
  • Professor sands was always on top of things.
  • The instructor was always ready to go and was ready for any of our questions everyday.
• Question 8: The instructor organized the course well. Explain:
  • Content was in a pattern and style that flowed well.
  • Made sure we started on time with every chapter so would have enough time to understand it when it came around for exam day.
  • The structure was simple and easy to understand. I never felt lost in all of the objectives I had to complete. The class was broken down between labs, projects, and exams. Very simple.
• Question 10: Comments: Please provide any additional feedback and constructive comments.
  • Dr. Sands was a fantastic professor and one of the best I have had in my college experience so far. He was very helpful, was always energetic, and excited to teach us. His positive energy made an already difficult class feel easier.
  • For the first time I felt encouraged rather than discourage while attending class. Professor Sands is the ideal representation of what a great professor should be. He encouraged student to learn and if anyone had any question to either pull him aside or raise our hands. Even when we would ask a dumb question he made sure to tell us that none of our questions could be dumb. For the first time I was not scared to reach out for help or discourage because I knew Professor Sands, Charlie, or Jaturong, would be more than happy to help us. Great Job guys, we need more mentors that will go above and beyond for their students.

RESPONDERS’ COMMENTS FOR CSE 102 730 (US22) [ONLINE SECTION]

• Question 2: The instructor was available and willing to help the student. Explain:
  • He always answered emails and answered questions in the help room.
  • He was there when I asked quesitons.
  • made known that help is available to those who need it
  • Office hours were consistent and when I attended I always got the in depth help that I needed. Piazza also allowed for contact with the instructor outside of office hours and responses were quick.
  • Often had quick responses through the Piazza platform, although had a couple instances where time-sensitive question were left unanswered for a couple of hours.
  • Would always answer emails at a timely manner and was helpful
• Question 4: The instructor explained course material clearly. Explain:
  • Course structure had a great layout, allowing the ability to plan ahead of time and to not be caught by surprise by anything.
  • did a good job at explaining difficult concepts
  • During his lecture videos, he explained new concepts in a easy manner which made sense.
  • I was able to navigate and understand our material well.
  • It was mostly clear.
  • Some things were confusing to figure out especially with the projects but he helped us if we had questions.
  • There are lecture videos provided with example, helped me understand the material easier.
• Question 6: The instructor was well-prepared for classes and other related course activities. Explain:
  • All the lecture videos was set up and easy to know where to go for each weeks videos.
  • Course was strictly asynchronous, although content was released on time consistently.
  • Did very well with the lecture videos and the discussion boards.
  • I did not have a section where I attended class so I can not say much, but videos and instruction were always clear and well developed.
  • Notifications about due date and where to access them were very clear.
  • some project rubrics needed adjustments after they were released
• Question 8: The instructor organized the course well. Explain:
  • All homework, labs, project were all in one place make it easy to access and control.
  • As explained before, the class D2L had a very good layout.
  • Class moved fast but it made sense and I was able to keep up with what I needed.
  • D2L was set up in a way where I knew what was due and I knew if there was anything big coming up.
  • the material instruction order could have been better, but it’s understandable there’s only so much time to learn all of it. for example, if we learned about loops before the first project it could have been executed so much easier from a convenience perspective. although if the point was to write code to solve the project without loops, that is also understandable.
  • The way the course was structured was well.
• Question 10: Comments: Please provide any additional feedback and constructive comments.
  • For such a challenging course I think the instructor does a very good job at teaching the material and giving help when extra is needed.
  • Good instructor, easy to understand and wasn’t confusing.
  • Overall a very smart and good professor, but the lack of contact and chatting with the professor limited the amount of points I rated.
  • Overall, a bit confusing but a good class, accomadated errors
  • The instructor is very friendly during his lecture, gives me a good vibe that helped me do the labs