Christopher Andrews

The content & assesment criteria were clear and well-organized. The instructor provides enough scaffolding and great explanation when introducing new concepts. The grading system provides unlimited chances to debug on our own, and there are opportunities to improve and resubmit after receiving feedback from the instructor, which is very helpful.

This course was rough and it should not have been. Professor Andrews seemed to enter with the expectation that students who had never coded before would be able to create understanding that was never covered in class. He also held a near obsession with catching students cheating while still offering none of the help in office hours or actual teaching in class to figure out how to do the thing without outside sources, which were forbidden. On top of that, the grading policy was full credit or no credit, which was ridiculous.

This course was rough and it should not have been. Professor Andrews seemed to enter with the expectation that students who had never coded before would be able to create understanding that was never covered in class. He also held a near obsession with catching students cheating while still offering none of the help in office hours …Read more

This class was such a trip. It is designed for students who have no previous background in comp sci but i was still STRUGGLING. the lectures are boring, and its easy to not pay attention. course assistants are very helpful though!